#nospendjanuary and all the Outfits I have worn…

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I have participated in #nospendjanuary and it wasn´t as hard as I thought. Did not make it all the way through but for me it wasn´t about getting nothing but about cutting way back on ordering new things. One thing I have gotten back is my love and exitement for creating outfits. I was organizing all my skirts the last week of December and had so many I definitely wanted to wear before Spring and I created so many outfits and realized I love all of my older pieces so much and it is way easiert to find a daily look if you have tried and true pieces you know how to combine. 

The one thing I got in January has been a ruffle denim shirt. I had one years back and always loved it so much but it didn´t fit anymore. I was so excited when I found such a similar one.

Going to extend into #nospendfebruary and maybe March. We´ll see how it goes but we can defintely agree that it is way more sustainable and a lot cheaper that way.

I also don´t have a full month of outift inspo for you because the flu has hit our hosue at some point and all we have worn were pj´s.

 

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Weekly Review #6…

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Another week with sick toddlers has come and gone and to be honest I can not take another sickness in the next few weeks. This has to stop. There is also so much else going on these days that I just can not take any delays to our schedule.

On the bright side Valentine´s Day is just around the corner and I have finished the girls love baskets. This might be my favorite year with all the cute pink things I put into the baskets. You can watch my reel here and find out what I got them. The shops in Germany have a much bigger selection nowadays than a few years back. You almost couldn´t find a thing for Valentine´s. It was really hard. 

 

Meals

MONDAY – German schnitzel and oven roasted potatoes

TUESDAY – can not remember at all

WEDNESDAY – Chinese take-out  – Thai curry with chicken is my preferred meal. I love the sticky rice, the crispy chicken and the spicy sauce.

THURSDAY – Leftovers

FRIDAY – Omelett is one of our go-tos when it comes to cook all the leftover ingredients from the fridge. It is just so easy to chop up all the foods and throw it in the pan with some eggs. 

SATURDAY – Pasta Bolognese is my number one pasta dish. I love everything about it and the girls like it too. They usually do not eat any sauce but make an exception for this. It is also easy to prepare for the next day or cook a huge batch to freeze.

SUNDAY – Homemade pizza is a favorite in our home. The girls love to help and add a topping of their liking. At least they also eat it when they have helped. 

 

Fashion 

Still no signs that it will be Spring any time soon. At least not temperature wise. The sun is shining and plants start to blossom but it is still freezing cold. 

Activities 

It is still to cold to do a lot of things outside or even stay out a long time but we ventured to our nearby playground on Monday cause at some point you just can´t take it anymore being cooped up in the house all weekend. After 15 minutes we went back home cause everyone was freezing. Took me about 20 minutes to get us all four out the door. I´d say you win some and you loose some.

I had my car in the shop on Tuesday so I went to a nearby shopping centre while I waited and enjoyed a hot coffee and panini in total silence. Little miss was sleeping in the stroller and I had a total half an hour to myself.

On Saturday we went to a children´s festival at our nearby hospital. It was a great opportunity to show the girls that they shouldn´t be afraid of a hospital at all and that there are many things to see and learn. They had a booth with face painting for children and my girl finally got her cat face she wanted all along. Another very cool thing I have been anxious to see were the Star Wars actors and they did not disappoint.

Misc

My grandma hasn´t left the hospital in weeks and since last week we have finally found a place in a nursing home for her so we started to clean out her appartment cause she is moving next week and can´t take anything with her other than her clothes and a handful of personal items. This really got me thinking about this kind of situation a lot and also made me really sad. You collect and add things to your home your whole life but when it comes down to the end there isn´t a thing left of you. People come and throw everything you have ever owned away and that´s it.

Yesterday my MIL turned 60 and we have a huge surprise planned for her gift. Can´t wait until she is back from vacation so we can gift it to her and see what she thinks.

Quote of the Week

„There is always a light at the end of the tunnel“ – this is very fitting for our never ending sickness at home

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Valentine´s Day DIY Tattoo Candles…

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You know I love a great DIY and this was super easy and very effective. I have seen a similar thing back in October when someone added tattoo spiders onto candles for a Halloween table scape and I thought wow this is such a cool idea with a lot of impact and forgot about it. But somehow it was still flying around in my head cause when I was brainstorming what would be cute post ideas for Valentine´s Day this suddenly came back and here we are.

DIY Tattoo Candles

This is a fairly easy tutorial. Choose the candlesticks (of course normal candles work as well as long as they have a smooth surface) and add your tattoo onto the place you would like to add it. Make it wet so it transfers and be careful when you are taking away the paper. That is it my friends!!!! Repeat this as often as you like or until your candle stick is full of cool tattoos. Works for every season or ocassion.

So here is what you need :

– candles (obvious)

– a cloth you can make wet (I used a dish towel)

– tattoos of your liking

My candles are leftover from our wedding so I already had them stored away in the basement and the tattoos are from SheIn I think but amazon has very similar ones if you don´t have much time left for your package to arrive. 

 

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Ein Beitrag geteilt von Kati R. (@madame_schischi)

 

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