Morning walk by the lake 🤍 #germany #mecklenburgvorpommern

#GM The things you experience with kids and animals before 7 a.m. Now, #coffee first 🤍

Today, I’m way outside my natural habitat 🤍 #carstr

This day seems determined to push me well outside my comfort zone and offer me plenty of opportunities for personal growth 🤍 #growstr

#GM from school, even though it’s the holidays 🤍

I feel deeply connected to my femininity and love living in harmony with my cycle. I thrive on the energy and creativity of the first half. The second half took me longer to embrace, but I’ve learned that I can feel just as content and balanced when I slow down and expect less of myself. And then there are days when I simply want to be, to do nothing and be alone. As a mother, that’s never entirely possible, but I acknowledge that need and slow down whenever I can. That’s when I find inner peace, too 🤍 #femininity

The kids are getting together for a round of Minecraft, and I can lie peacefully in bed, listen to the rain, and write this post. I know not everyone here approves of children spending time in front of screens. But hey, you’re doing it right now, too. And of course, you’re free to handle things differently with your own kids. Live and let live 🤍 #kidstr #freedom

Turnip ghosts 🤍

It’s been raining nonstop. And across the lake, you can hear the banging as the farmers unload the sugar beets 🤍 #october

#GM It’s supposed to rain a lot today, so we’re planning to make the most of it by carving turnip lanterns, making a piñata, decluttering a child’s bedroom, and eating pizza. And I’m actually supposed to do some lesson planning, too 🤍

School holidays mean lots of time with the kids. That’s lovely. But they also mean an endless cycle of preparing meals, loading and unloading the dishwasher, mess all over the house, sibling squabbles, and so on. I’ve had enough for today 🤍 #GN

What do you do on a rainy day during the school holidays? 🤍 #kidstr

Nach den Ferien werde ich mit meinen Sechstklässlern wieder viele Gelegenheiten haben, im Geschichtsunterricht über Herrschaft zu diskutieren. Wie wäre es, wenn wir das Scherbengericht wieder einführen? 🤍 #teacherstr #history #libertarianism

#GM mystical October 🤍

#GN #germany

Helping my 87-year-old mother-in-law with online shopping. She’s overwhelmed by all the choices. And in the background, the original East German wall unit is still standing 🤍 #family

“My seven-year-old asks me, ‘Mum, do you still have your wedding dress?’ And shortly afterwards: ‘Why won’t it close at the back anymore? How could you possibly have been any thinner?’ Fair question, my child 🤍 #fashionstr #kidstr

A classic Mecklenburg dish for children: eggs in mustard sauce with mashed potatoes and vegetables 🤍 #foodstr #germany