Ich möchte in einer Welt leben …

… in der auf der Fahrt ins Krankenhaus nicht mit mein erster Gedanke ist: “Na, zum Glück hab ich letzte Woche noch die Beine rasiert!”
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I have a bikini body. This is it.

The bravest, most daring thing I ever did on the internet is this: Continue reading

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They will, they will rock him

Incidentally, he’ll only dance on top of stuff – chairs, tables, benches and so forth. I guess he just needs a stage to present his art. I’m thinking of calling him Freddie Jr – Mercury, not Prinze, thank you very much.

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Prince Charming rides again

Yesterday, we had our last Musikgarten class before the big summer break. Bastian made a point of picking a dandelion for his teacher and bringing it along. Well, I had to bring it along in my bag and then give it to him so he could give it to her. So up he marches to his teacher and … Continue reading

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Fuck Yeah Eating

Could every woman out there please read this? And remember it? There’s hardly anything more unnecessary, more degrading and yes, damnit, less sexy in my opinion than being all coy and apologetic and asking for absolution when it comes to food. “Pleeeeeeaaaaase, tell me I’m allowed to eat this …” I blogged about this here (buy my book! Nobody else does!) already, but I’m willing to talk about this over and over and over again, until people start to listen. Continue reading

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Summer food: Caprese salad, sort of

Somehow, summer seems to have decided to show up a little after all. A welcome guest, so let’s cook up something nice to make him stay a little longer, shall we? Continue reading

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A Study In Bastian

Yes, we had pasta with tomato sauce for lunch. Other than that: No comment. Just love.

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Train them early, I say

The newest addition to Bastian’s room: Continue reading

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Geek Mom strikes again

Sometimes, I’m just having way too much fun with the kid’s breakfast. Continue reading

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Tortillasagna. Because why not?

I guess officially it’s a tortilla lasagne, but isn’t it much more manic pixie dream girly and whimsical to shorten it to tortillasagna? No? Well, tough titty.

Here’s what you’re going to need to know when it comes to recipes in this blog: I do metric. I don’t do any other measurements. You want to know why? Ask any maths teacher I’ve ever driven to despair, and trust me, there have been a fair few. Continue reading

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