FROM PEEL-OFF-MASKS AND SOAP BUBBLES

Within the scope of the Feel Good Blogging Challenge, Alex wants us to tell you some fun stuff about ourselves. So here we go.

   I like Bananas. But not when they're already ripe, they taste too much like bananas for me then. They still have to be a little bit green on the edges to be perfect. Does this make sense to anyone?   One thing I learned today: Don't trust your little brother's phone battery in case you want to take a video - the video will probably not even be filmed.
   Another lesson of the day: three packs of Ahoi Brause are too much to eat at the same time. You should try it anyways, it's a heck of a lot of fun. Make sure to film it (with your own camera) and be excited for the foam developing in your mouth - just sayin.
   A couple of minutes ago my brother (spending a lot of quality time today, I guess) and me tried out a new peel-off-mask and it had GLITTER in it. How amazing is this? How. Amazing. Is. This? When it finally had dried and we could peel it off, he was so juiced up - it was his first peel-off-mask ever and he was impressed and joyful because of his extremely smooth skin. Seeing that really made me happy.
   Chocolate & Cookie Vanilla Icecream is THE BEST. Love the chunks of cookiedough in there. Well, who doesn't?!
    I've been meaning trying to do yoga for a pretty long time now but I've never really come around to do it. Something I should definitely do during my next holidays.
   Wo is already in the christmas-mood? To be honest, I totally am. Normally all the early decorations, the chocolate-santa's and advent calendars in the supermarkets are going on my nerves, but this year, I enjoy it. What I love most are almond cookies and beginning to bake patties again - the whole flat smells delicious afterwards.
   For the last few years, I never had a winter jacket I really liked. Simply because I never found one. This year it's my goal to find the perfect winter jacket. My biggest problem at the moment is to decide wether I want a hood or not.
   I love blowing soap bubbles. Especially after the rain, since I have a roof window the bubbles sink onto the roof and just lay there. Another thing you have to try out.
   Lastly, I asked my little brother. What he came up is: she's a little chaotic and I guess I have to agree with him. Should probably work on that, right?
   
Also, if you want to get to know me even better, go ahead and have a look at my 50 Facts about me I posted a few weeks ago.

Comment - Question: What's the most random fun fact about you? Do you find yourself in one of these things?

HOW TO GET OVER A BREAK-UP

   We've all been there at least once. Laying in our bed alone, crying every night until we finally manage to fall asleep. Thinking about the good old times and trying to hold back the tears in public. Feeling sorry for things that haven't even been our fault. Wanting to turn back the time and doing it all better. Forgetting about all the mistakes, the anger and the pain. Trying to figure out a way to recover our relationship with the one we love so bad. 

   The problem about this is that most of the time, there is no way back. We're located on a one-way road, facing weeks and months of terrible heartache. "I don't want to have to go through the next six months" - that's what I thought at this point of my life.
We can't just skip half a year or erase the past months. But remember: What doesn't kill you, makes you wanna die stronger. 

#1 wallow in self-pity  
Trust me. It won't kill you, even if it feels like that for the first couple of days. I know that it can feel like the end of the world. And it's okay to wallow yourself in all the pain, to think of all the beautiful moments and the mistakes you have made and to feel sorry for yourself.
Here's what you'll need: your best friend(s), tissues, sweatpants, ice cream, DVD's.
Eat your favourite ice cream, grab some tissues and watch the most beautiful, sad and tragic romantic movies you can think of (my faves are PS: I Love You, Friends with Benefits and A Walk to Remember).
Pamper yourself. Take long, warm baths with candles around you and your favourite relaxing music in the background - or even no music, if that's what you prefer.
Don't hold back the tears. Cry it all out, it's incredibly liberating and relieving.
Realizing that it's truly over - in case that's the case - takes some time. I speak from experience.

#2 crawl out of that black hole
Sorry not sorry, but an end has to come. Snatch yourself up, wear your favourite outfit and apply some make-up if you want to. Head up, shoulders back and give the world a smile. And I truly hope you won't have to fake it. Make yourself aware of the fact that your life will go on and that it will at least be as fun as before. 
To prove that, grab your friends and go shopping, try out a new restaurant or buy concert tickets. Do some DIY's, read a new book and step out of your comfort zone as often as possible. Take a risk. Trust yourself.
It's all about creating new memories, about being happy and getting back up.

You don't need a prince to save you.

#3 find your self-esteem again
I don't know about them boys, but girls often seem to lose the love for themselves and huge part of their self-confidence, what is terrible to me. You are beautiful and strong and whoever doesn't realize that will kick himself. 
You're still an extra special someone. To your friends and family, and to yourself. As creepy as it sounds. Especially since I know the feeling of being a girl among thousands of others again, not knowing where you belong and kind of feeling lost. But there's no reason to feel this way. You're awesome. Think about what you want in life, what your strengths and weaknesses are.
Do something you've been planning to do for a long time. Accomplishing something will be extra good for your soul. 

People will hate you, shake you and break you.
But how strong you stand is what makes you.

#4 get rid of his stuff
If you haven't done so until now, sort all of his clothes out of your closet. And you wanna be decent with this one, because I have already been in the situation of finding some of his single socks weeks later and that wasn't fun at all. 
Also clean your purse. Don't kid me, we all have at least one photo in there. You don't necessarily have to throw it away, but keep it in a place you don't have to see it every day. 
It's totally fine to keep some memorabilia, but nothing fancy as a Lord's table, okay?  
And of course this is the latest point of time to change your music. Everywhere. Seriously, this is so important.You don't want to be reminded of him while driving the car, working out or doing grocerie shopping.   

#5 stop stalking
Your own life is much more interesting than his, so don't mind his profile pictures (and especially not the girl in the background). Concentrate on your own business, girl. His snapchat, facebook, instagram or even whatsapp status don't belong into that. You get me?

She needed a hero, so that's what she became.

#6 don't rush anything - enjoy being single instead 
Didn't you see all the advantages yet? You have all of your time for your own business. Practically you can do whatever you want. Hang around with male friends without risking another stupid fight, experiencing fun stuff with your friends all weekend long, wearing whatever underwear you want, even during that time of the month. You have your whole wonderful bed for your own, there's no noise, no elbow in your ridge. You can workout as much as you want to be the hottest ex he'll ever have. You just don't need that boy in your life anymore. Well, let's say you never actually did.
Try a dog instead.


   As I told you: Life is amazing. There are so many things to discover. Ain't nobody got time to cry over their ex anymore!

   But there's still one last thing I have to say.
Please - PLEASE - don't cut your hair. Just don't do it, trust me.

WHAT'S YOUR PASSION?

#2: A Passionate Post  

Between youTube, blogger, school, sports and friends I don't find the time for my good old diary anymore. A few years ago, I used to write in there every single evening, even if it was the stupiest stuff about what I did that day or why I had argued with someone. I remember one time when a boy in my class and me dated, I would write down everything I planned to wear, even what Make-Up and what I wanted to do with my hair. 

It was incredibly calming for me and it gave me the possibility to structure all the thoughts going on in my head. When I was confused or sad and I just couldn't fall asleep, I would always take a pen and write all that crazyness down.
An old friend of mine also used to have a diary like this and she often told me about an entry she wrote about me. "Tomorrow my new friend Pia is going to visit me..." and so one.
Haven't we been cute?

Of course me and my friends dreamed about what
we wanted to be one day, as every child does. 

We all know at least one boy who wanted to becoma a policeman, firefighter or astronaut. Or, as my little brother, a businessman who drives all the way to his bureau in his BMW, wearing a nice suit and carrying his briefcase.
There you go.
And all the girls wanted to be model, singer or dancer, veterinarian, advocate or filmstar. That were the first things we always came up with.
But besides that, I always wanted to be an author. Simply because I had found a range of books I really liked. I kept trying and wrote the first eight pages. They were rubbish, so I wrote another five new pages. Over and over again, I didn't count. None of these books have ever been finished. Looking back, the subject of the books I wanted to write were always girls I could identify with.
I processed things I had experienced.
Later, the author became the journalist and this dream developed in exactly what you are reading in this very moment.
Congratulations, you're officially a part of me trying to figure out, what my current dream is. 

   I don't know my dream. It's too blurred and vague to figure it out. But what I know is my passion. My biggest one, to be accurate. Writing.

It seems to be the resolution to all of my problems. Most of them. Some.

Learing to me is the easiest by writing everything I need to know down. Writing letters is such a personal way to communicate with friends and family who don't live in your area. Saing goodybye gets much easier through a letter, it's something that you can hold in your hand or you can burn it if you want.It's more than just some dark letters in front of a blazing  display in all of your loneliness, joy or love. Music has to be written down, even though it is another kind of language. 

  A diary to me seems to be the best self-enacted therapy that I could possibly think of. It helps me to understand what I think, feel and want. It helps me to avoid stupid reactions, to calm down and to be balanced. It allows me to let my mind wander. Today as in my childhood. Don't you understand the brilliance of a diary? No matter how big or small it is. No matter if you have a real book, with lock and key or without or if you're just taking notes on a single sheet of paper, your phone or laptop. It keeps your thoughts, your feelings and your secrets.

Hide it, so that they are safe.

   When you find something to rave about, to put all your time and effort and heart and soul into, to gather information about and to do whenever you have time, to tell all of your friends about and to simply feel good, happy, satisfied and strong while doing it, then you know, you found your passion. 

   For me, passion is the key to happiness.

Tell me about it. What is ypur passion. And what does PASSION mean to you - can you sum it up in one single sentence?

Feel Good BLOGGING CHALLENGE [by Alex Beadon ]

Vor etwa zehn Minuten habe ich dieses Video von Alex Beadon gesehen. Was die Frau erzählt, sauge ich ja sowieso auf wie ein Schwamm, aber über diese Challenge habe ich mich besonders gefreut.
Da ihr die Community sehr wichtig ist und sie in meinen Augen auch die Challenge ausmacht, werde ich die entsprechenden Blogposts auf Englisch verfassen. Falls ihr den Inhalt nicht verstehen solltet, könnt ihr in der linken Sidebar den Google-Übersetzer finden, der euch den gesamten Blog übersetzt. 

#1: A Simple Introduction

1. WHO ARE YOU?
   
   I'm Pia, turning 17 next week and being excited without to even know why. Maybe because of this challenge, maybe because of my birthday - who knows. I have moved about three times in the last few years, but never to another city. My room is all white. I have already had two mice and two rats. Not at the same time, of course. There's this huge teddybear lying in my bed that I love to death. Guess what, it's white too. This year, I'm gonna finish school - finally! Playing The SIMS for me was all about creating the people and their houses. The rest was boring, to be honest. I'm playing badminton and I go to the gym. Vegetarian from the bottom of my heart. What I absolutely can't stand is not having my nails done. I hate how they look without polish.
   To get to know me even better, feel free to read my 50 facts about me and please feel tagged! :)
                                                                     
2.  WHY DID YOU START BLOGGING?
   
   Because of - why not? To be completely honest, I found myself thinking about starting a blog more and more often since a few years. Basically, since I started reading other blogs myself.
   Writing has always been very calming for me, and even at school I really liked writing essays and stuff. My absolute dream would be to be some kind of journalist so I thought a blog would be pretty good excercise for me. Also, it's a great way to share whatever comes to my mind. Healthy lifestyle, creativity, thoughts on different subjects. Because I love it.
    
3. WHO IS YOUR BLOG FOR?
   
   Even though this sounds cliché, it is for everyone. Everyone with one same interest as me, everyone searching for positivity and inspiration is welcome to my blog. I want to share with you everything I love and discover. I want to inspire people, to make them think and to make them feel strong, beautiful and motivated.
   
   
4. WHAT'S SOMETHING YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON LATELY THAT YOU'RE REALLY PROUD OF?
   Can you guess it? My blog, for sure. I haven't been too disciplined with my eating and my workouts lately, so I'm not really feeling very good about that. I love how my room turned out, but it needs so much more effort and love for every single detailto be finished.
   What makes me feel proud at the moment is my blog. It's not perfect, I'm totally aware of that. There are some things I don't really like or that I want to improve and I will have to work on that some hours. But it makes me proud. It's not just about my blog. It's about taking the risk and putting myself out there. It's about taking the step and doing what I've been thinking about for so long. I have to invest time and heart and soul. For me, it's one step into the right direction regarding my future and what I want to do in life. That's what makes me happy.
    
5. WHAT'S THE ONE MESSAGE THAT YOU HOPE PEOPLE TAKE AWAY FROM YOUR BLOG?
   Life is amazing. Feel free to dream big, cause there are no limits to your dreams.
   Just think about life in general. About the universe and about us consosting of octillions of atoms - and everything around us too. And then think about all the innovations and opportunities we have today. Isn't that absoultely mind-blowing? To me, it is. We should appreciate that. We should be thankful and share, what we have. There are so many different professions, delicious dishes, possobilities to connect with people all over the world and to see the most beautiful places on earth. Even if you're having ab bad day, a bad week or even a bad month. This amazingness is all around you, at every single point of time. Use it. Try it. Believe in it, and believe in yourself.
   
   
   I'm really excited to see what will be the theme of the next six days and also what kind of people are going to join the challenge. In case you are, please make sure to leave the link to your blog in the comment section below sonce I would really love to read your posts. ♥ 

50 Facts about Me

Nachdem ich heute zwei Kleiderkreisel-Päckchen erhalten und mein Zimmer aufgeräumt habe und außerdem bei meiner Ärztin war, um mich impfen zu lassen (so schlimm war es ja wirklich nicht, aber im ersten Moment nach dem Pieksen hatte ich doch ein komisches Gefühl :D), dachte ich mir, ich ziehe mir 50 Fakten über meine Wenigkeit aus den Fingern. Ohne getaggt worden zu sein und auch nicht als Video. Einfach, damit ihr mich ein bisschen besser kennenlernen könnt. Cliché, ich weiß.

1. Ich bin 16 Jahre alt.
2. Sowohl meine Haare als auch meine Augen sind Braun. Ich bilde mir aber ein, dass meine Augen in der Sonne einen leichten Grünstich haben.
3. Das könnte daran liegen, dass ich früher unbedingt rote Haare und grüne Augen haben wollte.
4. Als ich acht Jahre alt war, habe ich mit dem Kindertanzen aufgehört und dafür mit Badminton angefangen.
5. Ich suche regelmäßig auf YouTube, Tumblr, We ♥ It und Blogs nach DIY's, um sie dann doch nie nachzumachen.
6. An mir selbst stören mich unlackierte Fingernägel sehr, bei anderen garnicht.
7. Twitter habe ich noch nicht so ganz verstanden. Shame on me. (folgt mir hier)
8. Ich wollte tatsächlich mal Unfallchirurgin werden - jetzt nicht mehr.
9. Für Pasta könnt ich sterben.
10. Seit Ostern bin ich Vegetarierin.
11. Ich liebe Statementketten! Die sind meiner Meinung nach unglaublich praktisch.
12. Festivalbändchen schneide ich nie von meinem Arm ab. Das älteste ist zwei Jahre alt, von meinem Sommerurlaub, und ich kann mich einfach nicht davon trennen.
13. Die Möbel in meinem Zimmer sind weiß. 
14. Besuchte Konzerte dieses Jahr: Casper &Cro. Und natürlich Das Fest.
15. Definitiv ein Hundemensch.
16. Ich hatte mal zwei Mäuse (Sandy und Bonny).
17. Später waren es dann zwei Ratten (Josie und Lucy).
18. Grüner Tee schmeckt mir zwar nicht, aber ich versuche trotzdem, jeden Tag eine Tasse davon zu trinken.
19. Meine Leistungskurse sind Deutsch, Mathe, Englisch, Biologie und Kunst.
20. Mein mündliches Abitur werde ich in Ethik machen.
21. Ich habe einen PAX-Kleiderschrank.
22. Und natürlich gehe ich liebend gern zu IKEA (mein Lieblings-Möbelhaus)
23. Ich kann mich an Urlaube in Frankreich, Kroatien und Spanien erinnern. Auf allen anderen Reisen war ich leider noch zu jung.
24. Urlaubsziele: Island/Irland/Schottland, Thailand/Japan, Griechenland, Italien und die Türkei.
25. Früher habe ich meine Haare jeden Tag geglättet, mittlerweile habe ich mich mit meinen Locken abgefunden.
26. Meine neue Obsession ist Kleiderkreisel (folgt mir hier).
27. Tumblr-süchtig (folgt mir hier).
28. Ziehe wasserfeste Mascare in jedem Fall der nicht-wasserfesten Version vor.
29. Meine Lieblinksmusik ändert sich mindestens wöchentlich.
30. Mit Epilierern kann ich mich überhaupt nicht anfreunden.
31. Ich gebe Nachhilfe in Mathe, Deutsch, Englisch und Französisch.
32. An meiner Wand hängt ein Spiegel, der da nicht hingehört, aber er klebt so fest, dass ich ihn nicht abbekomme, ohne die Tapete zu zerstören.
33. Von der Schule aus habe ich mal in einem Praktikum einen Vaterschaftstest durchgeführt. Die Wartezeiten waren zwar ewig lang, aber es war trotzdem sehr interessant!
34. In meinem Zimmer hängen drei Lichterketten.
35. Ich hasse hasse hasse normale Zahnbürsten. Elektrische forever!
36. In meinem Bett können nicht genug Kissen liegen.
37. Ich kann Einrad fahren.
38. Ich sammle Dosenverschlüsse.
39. Ich liebe Textmarker.
40. Am liebsten würde ich mein Zimmer tapezieren, aber für die Zeit, die ich höchst warscheinlich noch hier wohnen werde, lohnt sich der Aufwand nicht.
41. Mir fehlen jetzt schon die Whatsapp-Smileys hier auf Blogger.
    
    
42. Eine eigene Kolumne ist ein absoluter Traum von mir.
43. Wer hätte es gedacht: ICH LIEBE CARRIE BRADSHAW!
44. In meinem Zimmer stapeln sich seit über einem Jahr an die 20 ungelesene Bücher.
45. Ich male wirklich gerne. Das Problem ist allerdings, dass ich oft keine Ahnung habe, was ich malen soll.
46. Früher habe ich nur silbernen Schmuck getragen, jetzt trage ich (mit einer einzigen Ausnahme) nur noch goldenen Schmuck.
47. Ich steh' total auf selbst geknüpfte Freundschaftsbänder.
48. Ich liebe es, z.B. T-Shirts mit Textilfarbe anzumalen.
49. Graue Hosen sind nicht so mein Fall.
50. Entscheidungen zu treffen fällt mir leider oft sehr schwer. Ich überlege dann ewig hin und her und entscheide mich fünfzig Mal um. Eine Eigenschaft, an der ich dringend arbeiten will. 

Yeees! Ich hab’s geschafft! Ohne irgendwelche Cheats wie „49. Mir fällt nichts mehr ein.“ Oder
„50. Ich bin froh, dass es vorbei ist.“, aber leicht war es definitiv nicht. :D Vielleicht fällt euch ja anhand dieser Fakten etwas ein, über das ich einen Post verfassen soll, dann schreibt es gerne in die Kommentare! Ich wünsch' euch einen faktenreichen Tag, bis ganz bald! :)

First things first, I'm the realest

Ja, hier ist noch nicht viel los – aber das wird sich noch ändern. Ich bin ja so aufgeregt! :D
Schon seit Ewigkeiten denke ich darüber nach, meinen eigenen Blog zu schreiben. Oder einen Youtube-Channel zu starten. Ich schaue liebend gern Youtube-Videos oder lese Blogs, nach der Schule, wenn ich keine Lust habe, irgendwas Produktives zu machen oder wenn das Wetter so schlecht ist, dass man nicht raus gehen kann, um etwas zu unternehmen.
Aber die Kamera und ich sind nicht gerade beste Freunde und da ich auch keine Ausstattung habe (und auch kein Geld dafür ausgeben möchte), habe ich die Idee mit Youtube schnell wieder verworfen.
Trotzdem wird es hier vielleicht mal das ein oder andere Video zu sehen geben, denn gerade Challenges (z.B. die "Chubby-Bunny-Challenge") und Tags haben es mir total angetan. :D  

Viel lieber als vor der Kamera sitze ich vor einem leeren Blatt Papier. Schon immer habe ich gerne geschrieben, mit ungefähr zehn Jahren hatte ich meine "Ich-werde-Autorin-und-veröffentliche-am-Besten-jetzt-schon-mal-ein-Buch"-Phase – natürlich kam dieses Buch nie über die ersten acht Seiten hinaus. In der Mittelstufe gehörte Deutsch zu meinen Lieblingsfächern – seit der elften Klasse habe ich allerdings das Gefühl, es lag mehr oder weniger an meinem damaligen Lehrer – und Journalistin zu werden ist einer meiner Kindheitsträume, der sich bis heute gehalten hat. 

Was ich damit sagen will: Ich liebe es, zu schreiben, und ich habe schon lange darüber nachgedacht, einen Blog zu starten. Also, warum sollte ich diesen Gedanken nicht auch in die Tat umsetzen?! 

Darum habe ich die letzte Tage und insbesondere die letzten Stunden (gerade ist 02:09 Uhr, also verzeiht mir eventuelle Rechtschreibfehler) damit verbracht, auf Youtube (wo auch sonst? :D) Videos zum Thema "Wie erstelle ich meinen eigenen Blog?" anzusehen. Ich wollte eben möglichst gut vorbereitet sein. Und ich denke, das bin ich jetzt. Irgendwie werde ich mich schon zurechtfinden.

Es gibt kein bestimmtes Thema, über das ich schreiben werde. Einen roten Faden habe ich nicht - der wäre bei mir wohl eher bunt. Fashion, Beauty, Rezepte, Ernährung, DIY’s – das sind alles Themen, die mich interessieren und die mit Sicherheit keine kleine Rolle spielen, aber eben nichts Spezielles. Ich schreibe über alles, was mich bewegt, was mir wichtig ist oder mein Interesse weckt, was aktuell ist, mich inspiriert, motiviert oder zum Denken anregt.
Es ist ein Projekt, ein Hobby, eine Entwicklung – ohne Ziel, ohne Ende. Also seid gespannt. :)