Today I spoke on the phone with my friend who has cancer. She is now in the third of eight treatment cycles, each lasting three weeks. The fact that she still has more than half of them ahead of her is really discouraging for her. I could hear it in her voice as she told me how sick the chemotherapy makes her feel, and how difficult it is to live with the knowledge that she still has such a long way to go. I could feel what she was going through. And at the same time, she is so incredibly brave. She doesn’t sink into self-pity. I admire her very much. And as our conversation went on, I noticed her mood changing. She gradually became more like the person I know: facing life head-on, proactive, thoughtful, and intelligent 🤍 #cancer #friendship

When I’m home alone, I cook whatever I feel like, without having to take anyone else in the family into consideration, and I eat whenever I want. Today: gnocchi in sage butter with feta 🤍 #foodstr

#GM My second rain jacket is soaked through and my pants are wet. Time to head home and enjoy my second coffee and some breakfast 🤍

The teenagers made themselves some pancakes and settled around the kitchen table with lovingly sliced fruit, homemade chocolate sauce, and hot chocolate. Even though we don’t have any strict screen-time rules, I don’t feel like they’re constantly glued to their phones. Instead, I notice them picking up on our active lifestyle and always finding things to do. Cooking, baking, reading, crafting, making things, training with the animals, and so on 🤍 #kidstr #foodstr

Finally #coffee 🤍 I let myself get carried away into giving a moral lecture again today (thankfully, it only happens rarely). But 12-year-olds who sit back and play helpless or adopt a victim mentality can really push my buttons every now and then. So the poor kid had to listen to me telling him that “he isn’t helpless, and pretending to be helpless doesn’t exactly suit him,” and so on and so forth. Of course, it doesn’t accomplish anything and certainly wasn’t one of my finest moments as a teacher 🤍 #teacherstr

Arrived at school. I have six lessons back-to-back without a break ahead of me. That would have scared me in the past. Thankfully, it doesn’t anymore. Well, almost 🤍 #teacherstr

Mystical #GM 🤍

This year, I decided to try growing just one physalis plant. I’d say it was a success. It produced around 30 fruits 🤍 #homestead #gardenstr #growstr

I didn’t sleep well, and it was a long, exhausting day at school. Now it’s time to take a deep breath and unwind with my four-legged friend in the evening October sunshine 🤍 #dogstr #touchgrass

#GM Have a nice Tuesday 🤍

#GN

My @BitBox Nova that I won at @BAMO21 arrived today. I’m so excited! Thank you so much again 🤍 #bitbox #bitcoin

I always get a little culture shock on Mondays because I spend the weekend so immersed in my own little world. But then I remember that I’m a teacher, too, and by Tuesday I’m back in the swing of things. Coffee definitely helps, too 🤍 #teacherstr #coffee #proofofwork

#GM from the stables 🤍

Nostr. Until now, I’ve been pretty anonymous here, in the sense that hardly anyone who follows me here also knows me in real life. That’s given me a certain sense of freedom to share whatever comes to mind and whatever I feel like sharing, without having to worry about someone in my personal life feeling hurt, offended, or uncomfortable by it. And when I really think about it, it’s actually the beautiful things in my life and the little moments of happiness that I tend to be more reserved about sharing in my private life. That comes from experience: sometimes it can hurt other people’s feelings, create an incomplete picture, or even trigger (unwarranted) envy and misconceptions. Of course, that can happen here, too. But it doesn’t affect me quite as much because I don’t run into these people every day or have close personal contact with them. Now, more and more people from my inner circle are finding their way here, too. And I’m genuinely happy about that. It’s lovely. But I also need a little time to get used to it 🤍 #nostr #grownostr #growstr

And we found another secluded lake. Now it’s time to head back to the kids and our parental duties 🤍 #love #germany #mecklenburgvorpommern

Sunday #coffee just the two of us 🤍

In philosophy class, he recently answered the question, “When do you feel free?” with: “When I’m riding.” 🤍 #horsestr #kidstr

The rose hip wreath looks so pretty on our front door 🤍 #homesweethome

#GM autumn Sunday 🤍