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I have looked for photos from 2016 but to be honest did not find many so went down another rabbit whole and looked at passed Winter styles cause I wanted to gather some inspo for outfits to wear the next weeks and I have to admit there are many I would definitely wear again, styled with the exact same pieces.
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Today on January the 56th we are having our fourth weekly review of the month. How is it that the first month of the year seems neverending !! But nevertheless we had the most beautiful Winter weather the last couple of days.
Also time passes so quick, how in the world does she look so big !! Standing on my bench and looking at my lipsticks.
Monday – Always a one pot meal on these day cause I have no time to cook in the evening. We made Gnocchi with mushrooms and a pesto sauce.
Tuesday – Tuesday is chicken day. I always get a rotisserie chicken and ribs and some potatoe salad from a local vendor.
Wednesday – Potatoe soup
Thursday – Chinese take-out day. IYKYK.
Friday – Leftovers from our take-out and butter noodles for the girls. We had a time were they wanted butter noodles for all meals of the day, every day. This has gotten way better.
Saturday – I just love a lazy weekend moring with my favorite breakfast – French Toast and Bacon and Eggs. With lots of maple syrup and butter. When I have such a rich breakfast I try to scale back on the other meals
Sunday – We are always at my in-laws on Sunday and we had my favorite dish – chicken stew and German nockerl.
Closet challenge is still on and this week my husband picked out one different piece everyday and I had to style it. I was very pleased that week cause he picked many things I wouldn´t have, so I got to wear things I haven´t in a long time. Loved every single one of my outfits this week.
Caught in the dreariest and freezing Winter weather there really wasn´t much to do. We had a pediatrician appointment on Wednesday but that was pretty much it. I am longer for warmer days when the outside world becomes available again for us.
We attended our monthly children´s mass at church and all of the girls really enjoyed the music and the stories.
Dunkin Doughnuts already has their Valentine´s selection. Going to venture there next week to try some or all 🙂
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So let´s see, well not much has happened at the beginning of the week. We fell back into our routine pretty well. The big girls are back in Kindergarten and still love it very much and I am home with my little shopping companion.
Monday – I made a German Wedding Soup – which includes chicken broth and three types of dumplings (one made of semolina, one made of liver and one made of sausage). The girls divide and conquer here as each one of them likes to eat a different dumpling.
Tuesday – Had so many leftovers (feta cheese and tomatoes and mushrooms) that we made scrambled eggs and put everything together in a pan. Eggs are generally loved in our house so you can never go wrong with it and it also includes lots of protein.
Wednesday – There was a Bavarian buffet for dinner at the hotel we stayed in. It was delcious. Lots of Bavarian meats, dumplings, salads and of course desserts.
Thursday – The 4 – course menu was absolutely delcious. I haven´t had such an amazing meal in a very long time. Every single thing just tasted soo soo good.
Friday – We got our air fryer on Friday and made potoato cubes with sour cream. A delcious and easy dish. I added cucumber and garlic and some herbs and it tasted very good with the crsip potatoes from the air fryer. A very simple but satisfying meal.
Saturday – I made burger for the kids and us but I ate them with a low carb bread option – lettuce leaves. My kids are not super into burger but they love a meat patty and cheese so that´s a win.
Sunday – We went to brunch to my inlaws and took leftovers home with us and had those at night. Lots of cheese, vegetables, sausages and different bread.
It was the third week of my closet challenge and it was free choice week. It was pretty easy for me to choose out cute clothes to wear this week. I am still loving the closet challenge and find getting dressed a lot easier again. Year prior I have layed out all my outfits of the week on my arm chair in my closet and I was dressed quickly in the mornings and happy with my look. I am still doing this to this day but not to the extent of more than two or three days.
Next weeks closet challenge theme will be „Let your husband pick out a different piece every single day“. I can´t wait what he is going to pick for me. Going to share over on Instagram.
This weeks outfits
We took a three day spa trip to the Bavarian Forest from Wednesday to Friday so there was not much we did before. Monday didn´t happen much at all cause we had super icy roads and everything got cancelled due to the weather so we mainly stayed at home and played / watched movies.
The big girls have been visiting their grandma from Wed-Fr while we were away. They always have the best time there and I love that for them. Feels like a small vacation for my girls as well.
My overall thoughts of this week are that we didn´t do a lot cause before and after our trip we stayed „just“ home. There is nothing wrong in being at home if you love it as much as I do but I sometimes have the feeling I need to schedule more things but when there is something different each day I am easily feeling overwhelmed. Anyone else the same about it ?
Also how can I be 36 ?? Most of the times I don´t even feel like a grown-up and now I am almost 40 !! Maybe a little too dramatic but how in the world did time fly this fast.
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I just love a home project and you might think by now I have exchanged every little corner and piece of furniture possible but no I did not. I have had this Ikea Billy cabinet for over ten years now and I definitely think it was a lot more white when it was new so I was on the lookout for something new but since it fits all of my glassware perfectly and also is drilled to the wall I could either get another new one or paint it. I went with second.
To reduce the work to a minimum I was looking for ways to just paint the cabinet without sanding it first and then I found this cute paint company called Miss Pompadour. It offers tons of different colors with chalk finish and you only have to prime your piece of furniture first.
The color I have used is from the Cosy Colours line and called Mystic Lake Green. It´s a chalk paint so it dries of matte.
I also got the primer from Miss Pompadour. Did one coat of primer on the cleaned cabinet. Took about 2 hours to dry. Then I started with the actual color. Did two coats and redid some little spos I obviously missed.