Day: September 8, 2014

Of 15 Minutes and How They Can Mean the World

Von 15 Minuten, und dem Unterschied, den sie machen können   As you know, we’ve been out and about, actually mostly trying to avoid big adventures, but today, alas, on our last day, our journey back, we actually got to have all that excitement, all that adrenaline that we’d managed so well to avoid so far. And it all started with 15 minutes. 15 minutes, which I thought we’d still have to stop by for lunch on our way between the airport and the train station. 15 minutes which we spent at McDonald’s to quickly down a little food before moving on, but when we got to the subway station, I realized that those 15 minutes might have outdone us. Why? Because of the holiday. And because of the flocks of people streaming into the subway station from all sides trying to make the subway just as much as we wanted. And what with those endless lines to buy tickets and get through security – it didn’t take more than counting 2 + 2 together …

Journaling Café: About Me – Part 1

Schreibstube: Über mich – Teil 1   Summer’s about to be over, and that means we finally get to talk about other topics again. This week, I’d like us to take some time to have us reflect on ourselves. Take a look at the prompts:   Der Sommer ist nun fast vorbei, was bedeutet, dass wir uns endlich mal wieder anderen Themen widmen können. Diese Woche möchte ich, dass wir uns mal ein bisschen Zeit nehmen, um über uns selbst nachzudenken. Hier ist ein Blick auf die Vorschläge:     Ich fühle mich wichtig, wenn … Was mir am meisten etwas bedeutet, ist … Fünf Dinge, die ich an mir am meisten mag … Wenn ich eine Sache an mir ändern könnte, wäre das …     Of course, there has to be a scrapbooking layout that comes along with these prompts, and here’s my take on this:   Natürlich musste ich mal wieder hierfür ein Layout erstellen, und hier ist, wie ich die Dinge sehe: