first week of January: a retrospective

The big smiles and cheerful twitter in the hall, like schoolkids returning from summer break, have dwindled. So many projects halted at Christmas, only to deal with later. Well, it’s later. Meanwhile, I’m thinking I have to be able to at least make it through the first week of carrying out my New Year’s resolutions […]

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2016: Sharing

My 2015 focus was on balance. I assessed the balance in my life every month, checked in with myself throughout the year, and by the end, I learned what balance is for me. By bringing my thoughts back to this intention, I was able to identify when I felt out of balance and what had […]

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Happy new year!

Returning to Frankfurt the day after New Year’s Day, it felt like I had entered a war zone. In addition to the cold, rainy, grey weather that whispered “welcome back” to me, every street was littered with trash. Broken bottles. Firework debris. Soggy streamers. Apparently, they like to party BIG for New Year’s here (I […]

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