It was a cold and gray day and it took a lot of energy to keep going. I am thankful that I was able to eat well and sleep well in my safe and cozy bed.
Category: Review
Year in Review 2024: 50 years alive!
Turning 50 is a milestone worth celebrating! I’m grateful to be alive and healthy today, though it hasn’t always been this way.
12 of 12: A day in September 2024
It’s the 12th of the month again. What a long day! How was yours? Are you busy, too, these days? Let me know!
October 2023 review: Progressing with my goals
After struggling for weeks with my augmented reality (AR) and health literacy project, I finally achieved a breakthrough in October.
12 of 12: A day in October 2023
Today is the 12th of October. Time to document the day with 12 photos. A mindfulness practice. A bloggers’ tradition kept alive by Caro from “Draußen nur Kännchen”. I feel sick today. I have worked until late yesterday. I also went to bed hungry. A bad combination.
12 of 12: A day in September 2023
It’s the 12th of September. Time to document the day with 12 photos. I work from home today. Life is good. I am healthy, I am safe, and my job as a designer is to create joy.
12 of 12: A day in August 2023
It’s the 12th of August. A great day to document the day with 12 photos, as my son and I will start our 6-day sailing trip on the Dutch IJsselmeer.
June review: More time for my health
In June, after some busy weeks, I was able to invest more time in my health by spending more time outdoors. I went running and sailing – I even won the Frankfurt City Sailing Championship 
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12 of 12: A day in May 2023
It’s the 12th of May. I document this random workday with 12 photos. While taking these photos and writing the captions, I feel grateful for my health, my work, and the people with whom I have been able to connect in my life.
12 of 12: A day in April 2023
As a designer, I spend a lot of my working time in front of the screen. To balance this, I spend time outdoors. Some days ago, on the 12th of April, I have joined the bloggers’ tradition of documenting my day with 12 photos. I have spent a wonderful day with my favourite person.
12 of 12: A day in March 2023
It’s a random Sunday. I still feel tired of the week. It was a busy week and my throat feels sore. Before going to bed yesterday, I took some medicine. My muscles ache.
February review: Doing things I love to do the hard things
I did many things in February, but not the things I needed to progress in my business. Instead, I did things I love to stay energised, because my job at the Institute was intense. After work, I spent time outdoors, sang and danced, and socialised. Only by end of the month, I managed to work on my business, and it felt wonderful!
January review: Tiny steps
My job as a science communicator at the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, was quite demanding in January. I had to create and implement a design for a report in a short time for the scientific advisory board that will visit the Institute in March. This didn’t leave me with many resources to work on my own business. But here are my tiny steps I have still made.