Headaches: How to deal with them

Headaches: How to deal with them

Have you ever had a headache where the pressure felt like it was igniting right behind your eye? When something like this occurs, you usually take an over the counter pain pill with a good amount of water and try and get rest, a nap perhaps. But what if it wasn’t just...
Good-bye dear little Princess

Good-bye dear little Princess

Losing a member of the family is never easy and this week we had to part with a pet who has been part of our family almost since day one. When Stefan and I started dating back in March of 2000, we knew very shortly after meeting each other that things were going to...
7 Reasons Why You Need to Start Saving Seeds Today

7 Reasons Why You Need to Start Saving Seeds Today

Here in our apartment in Berlin, we currently only have a limited number of plants growing. I’ve managed to keep a store-bought basil plant alive in our kitchen window for the last few weeks, which feels like a huge accomplishment since it seems that most...
What to do with those special old t-shirts

What to do with those special old t-shirts

Since we moved to Berlin just over 1 year ago (hard to believe it’s been that long already!) we’ve made it a point to go through one section of a closet, dresser or whatever once every two weeks to reduce our belongings. Recently, one of the things I have...
No Ordinary Favorites {July 2013}

No Ordinary Favorites {July 2013}

It’s full on summer this week in Berlin and that means it is H-O-T! Living in the heat never made much difference to me, until I moved to region where ice cubes are scare and air conditioning is even less prevalent. So one of this month’s favorites is...