One year on Nostr 🤍 365 #GM posts, countless photos, and glimpses into my life and my inner world. I truly appreciate this platform, where my content belongs to me alone, where no algorithm dictates what I see, where I don’t have to censor myself, and where I can connect with people who value all of this just as much as I do 🤍 #nostr #grownostr #growstr #nostronly

#GM Sunday 🤍

Family movie night 🤍 #GN

A while ago, I made two skirts. One turned out great. I finally finished the other one today because I was still waiting for the buttons. And what can I say? I like how it looks, at least at first glance. But it just doesn’t suit me. I don’t feel comfortable wearing it, and I know I’ll never actually wear it. That’s part of making things yourself, too. Investing time and money into something, only to realize in the end that the experience was all it was worth 🤍 #sewstr #fashionstr #dowhatyoulove #growstr

I’m once again witnessing a separation after a long marriage within my closest circle. And although I’m closer to the person who was left behind and can understand and feel their incredible pain, I can also see the other side. The person who chooses to leave is often quickly cast as the villain and subjected to all kinds of accusations. But people don’t leave without a reason. Perhaps they are simply the first to find the courage to walk away when nothing else has led to positive change. As always, actions speak louder than words to me. A separation is always painful, but it is possible to handle it with respect: not abandoning the other person when it comes to financial and practical matters, and being there for your children as best you can. The person who chooses to leave has the right to do so without having to justify themselves. And the person left behind has every right to be in pain and not understand why. Both can be true 🤍 #love

Saturday morning walk by the lake 🤍 #naturestr #naturelove

Best #GM 🤍

He always says hello to us when we come home 🤍 #catstr

Almost weekend 🤍 #teacherstr #schoolstr

My door stays open for a long time. But once it’s closed, it’s very hard to open again 🤍

#GM Sweetheart 🤍

Today, a family member was admitted to a psychiatric hospital. This isn’t the first time I’ve experienced something like this. I’m slowly beginning to think that perhaps one of my life’s purposes is to learn how to navigate situations involving people in psychological crisis and to be there for them. This has been a part of my life since I was young. There are many things I can probably already handle quite well. And there is still a lot I have yet to learn 🤍 #psychology #love #family #growstr

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

Tammo wants to help me pick rose hips 🤍 #dogstr

Picking up our apple juice 🤍 #mecklenburgvorpommern #germany

#GM the sky is burning again 🤍