picture perfect Sunday

Summer truly arrived over the weekend with up to 30°C.
Sunday afternoon trip to the Walchensee. The water was an awesome turqouise colour and sitting on the pedalo in the middle of the lake was just pure bliss. The beauty of the surrounding was simply breathtaking.
I feel that there is still so much more for me to explore here.

gratitude rocks

I came across the My gratitude buddy website through a webinar held by JP Morgan Jr (a coach, and relative of a friend).
Check it out! I love it!
You write yourself messages that will be sent to you at random. And the really cool feature is that you can share the link with friends who can add their messages to you. Share the love and gratitude! 💕

a premiere

Not quite THE premiere but a premiere for me nonetheless.
I had come across the play Amor & Psyche based on Greek mythology that finished its run on Sunday at the local theatre. And you may imagine my excitement, when I saw it was performed in English!!

And my disappointment when nobody (at first) reacted to my post in the English speakers FB group... Especially as my determination to go and see the show by myself was waning. Cue even more excitement when somebody finally replied AND reserved tickets AND booked a table for dinner beforehand. As I continuously bemoan the fact that I tend to be the organizer of anything that happens in my social life.

I enjoyed it.
The Theaterinsel (theatreisland) is a small theatre with maybe 50 odd seats. So a good view is guaranteed. The actors' English didn't make me cringe instead added to the charm and my amusement in places. I loved how they used the space and how even on a small budget you can make a show cool.

The second half dragged a little bit but that might also be due to my short attention span. All in all, it was a wonderful evening which taught me once again: Expect the unexpected! Always.

out and about

I'm feeling a little lazy with regard to blogging at the moment. Not because of lack of stuff to blog about but other sorts of busyness.
But that's ok.

After almost two years in Rosenheim, I am realizing just how many places there are that I haven't yet discovered. Always helps to have a "guide" to introduce me to new places! Such as the Hofstätter Lake on bank holiday Thursday.

I especially loved the chair placed in the lake. I am all for looking at things from a new perspective!

2x

Can't remember whether I have written about this already (and too lazy to check...). I have been meditating on and off for a number of years now. When living in London I attended a weekly meditation class with one of the most delightful people I have met so far who happened to be a Buddhist nun.

Meditation doesn't always work for me. Some days the thoughts keep coming and I don't manage to focus on just breathing at all. I love the image of thoughts as clouds that we allow to pass by without holding on to them. Letting go in general is such a special skill in my opinion and something I am consciously working on.

I couldn't work out why I was finding it so tough to incorporate meditation into my daily life. Knowing that it makes me feel better every time I do do it. Thanks to an NLP intervention, I came up with the solution of fixing a time to do it. I was excited to have come up with such an easy solution which felt so right for me.

When I got home though, other thoughts had crept in. Fixing a time when my current schedule differs each day really, didn't seem practical anymore. Until I had another light bulb moment:
My 'fixed' meditation times are now after waking up and before getting up in the moment. And the last thing I do after going to bed at night. Those are fixed times but still offer flexibility. And by picking two times, if I miss one, I will still get to meditate at least once - which was my original objective.

It's about 10 days now, and it's working well 😊

massage heaven

I can't even remember when I last had a massage. Which means it was high time to treat myself. 

And it was heavenly as always. ❤

just do it

Sometimes the stars align, right?
Well, that might be a grand.... After my motivation to exercise had seriously dipped over the last couple of months, I made it a topic in my final NLP weekend, hoping (but not believing) that I would be able to access some 'inner wisdom' that would help me to get back on track.

Lo and behold - I did tap into something thanks to my lovely fellow coach Peter. The concrete plan emerged to get a proper bike. On Wednesday, I noticed that the bike shop in town had moved to the outskirts. What I didn't realize when standing in front of the now closed shop (and being pissed) was that their new store opened on Friday last week only! With lots of opening offers.

On my visit to the grocery store on Friday, I then noticed a bright pink bike lock. First step towards getting a bike, I thought and bought it. And then on Saturday I went and bought myself my new lovely silver bike.

I test rode three bikes and was pretty confused as to how to decide which one to get. Cause well, they were all bikes that seemed pretty similar when riding them around in little circles inside the bike store...

In the end, I went with the one that had the biggest discount 😎

Took it out for a spin along the Inn
Squeezed into the back of my Seat Ibiza and my fluorescent bike lock 💗

chillaxing

After the stressful 8 minute facebook live recording in the morning, I enjoyed the sunny day at the Happinger Au See. It's a 10 minute drive away. Unless, your SatNav tells you the wrong way...
I got there in the end and it was beautiful. And the lake was actually not too cold. Had I brought my swimsuit, I would have gone for a swim (others did) but this way, I only went in knee-high.

As always, the pictures don't do it justice. The Alps at the horizon make me smile every time. It doesn't get old!

niche = nitch??

I don't want to be a bitch about this - and maybe I am being the moron here - if so, please do tell me!

I was listening to another free webinar. The lady doing it is German. She was doing it in English and she kept saying nitch. That is not how you pronounce niche? Or is it?

And while I am at it...

My Facebook business page - including my first live video I recorded this morning.
For days I had been going back and forth over whether or not I would REALLY dare to do this. This morning I sat in front of my laptop for probably half an hour, playing around with the lighting, until I finally had the courage to press 'record'.

And I even had two (live) viewers!
Then the video finished. And disappeared.
Argh..................
Turns out that I had forgotten to click 'done' afterwards. I had only seen the option to delete immediately (it was tempting, I admit it!!!) but not that I had to press 'done' to add it to my wall.

But having had the bloody courage to do it once, I was now determined to do it a second time. I actually felt a bit calmer. So, there you go. Check it out if you want to see me and hear me speak.

what the hell...

While I have been keeping this blog anonymous for the last 5 or so years, I have finally decided to change that.
And I am sharing my new coaching website and instagram page with you all - exciting times! 😎
Well, exciting and a tiny bit nerve-wracking... No more hiding.

Coaching Website
Instagram

a day in the life of KS

I really want to create more days like this.
Wednesday last week, I did some work in the morning, then went to see a friend to celebrate her boy's first birthday, came back to work some more, went out again for a photo shoot with the mayor in honour of the organisation I volunteer with celebrating their 20th anniversary, realized that even in Rosenheim you can network, and ended the day with pilates practice.

Note to self: I need to stop stressing myself.

chicken

Today started with lots of sunshine and blue sky. Which made me very happy.
Shortly before I was about to leave the flat to meet a friend for lunch, it started pissing down with rain. Which didn't make me too happy.
First of all, I had planned walking into town, partly to 'exercise' and partly cause it's a pain to find a parking spot. I then realized that this would end with me being totally soaked.
Then I decided to take the car. But within 5 steps from my flat towards my car, my feet were already soaked. So, I cancelled the lunch date.
Which is very unlike me.
Of course an hour later, the sun was back out again...

Anyhow, fortunately he was able to reschedule to Thursday. Something to look forward to. And fingers crossed for decent weather!

it's been emotional...

There was no doubt that the last of the seven NLP weekends would be a bit emotional.
I have learned so much and NLP is something I use and that supports me in my personal life as well as my coaching. It has been an eye opener in so many ways and I cannot really put it into words.

We ended the course with a final feedback round which moved me to tears throughout. Each one of us got to sit on a 'throne' at the front  - able to give feedback to the group. And to receive feedback.
Even listening to other people's feedback and everything they are grateful for brought tears to my eyes. To start with, I didn't even think I'd bring myself to go sit on that chair at all.
And when I did, it of course ended with actual tears. Very happy tears, I'd like to add. What a beautiful coincidence (?!) that this morning's meditation was all on gratitude!

I know this will sound pretty soppy - but it really has been such an incredible experience.
At the end of which stands the title NLP Practitioner, certified by the German Association for Neuro-Linguistic Programming. 💃🎆🎓

picture perfect

the little creek near my flat - so pretty 💗

energetic

I had an awesome weekend!
Supporting people during their first experience with NLP. It was great to further deepen my own knowledge and so rewarding to be able to help others. And - who would have thought - I was even able to accept the great feedback I got.

One of the attendees said that she felt that I was full of energy. Which I thought was a nice compliment and a bit different from the comments I usually get with regard to my calmness. And - as my trainer noted: how awesome that I have both in me. 💕

2017 resolutions - April review

My 2017 resolutions
January review
February review
March review

1) exercise: a complete disaster... I need to work on new tricks to keep me motivated!

2) healthy eating: Hm, equally not going great. But I feel that I've been cooking more, and having less take aways. Whether that equates healthier eating, too, is debatable. But it's certainly worked out cheaper.

3) less moaning: I'd like to say that this is still going well. But maybe I need to ask those around me whether there has been a difference.

4) travel - has been replaced by working on my coaching business: website is live. Started an instagram account. set up a business fb page. got business cards. this is going well!

5) less time on the internet/mindfulness: more time watching DVDs. Especially in the last couple of weeks I have enjoyed time by myself a lot more consciously. Thumbs up.

Menschen 2017 - April 2017

Reminder Menschen 2017

Maren, Nora, Samuel, Frederic, Thomas, Ani, Julianna, Martin, Matthias, Alex, Ruth, Christian, Andi, Julia, Dirk - ProjectTogether workshop

Mr. and Mrs. S. - Antonia's parents

Finni - finally met one of my friend's son - such a cutie! As well as a friend of his, Tobias, and his two kids

Tom - my new hairdresser and a very interesting guy.

Laura Long - Kathryn, Pam and Ana - connecting in two wonderful zoom sessions and my first experience with EFT.

X and Y and Carl - at the pub quiz. I am terrible with names. The two girls were on my team though, so they definitely 'count' for this list!

Dani and the three kids (T's wife) - I was having coffee with a friend, when I recognized one of my ex colleague. So I finally got to meet his wife and three adorable kids.

January 2017 - 17
February 2017 - 8
March 2017 - 17
April 2017 - 33
New total: 75

the day has come

With a heavy heart, I finally decided to let go of my beloved CK jeans which I bought in New York probably 10 years ago. I figured I didn't want half my bum on display after all...

roll it, baby

The other day I came across the Marie Kondo folding method. And as especially my t-shirt and jumper drawers always looked rather messy, I decided to give it a go.

I feel it looks a lot tidier. On the other hand, all my black jumpers kind of look the same in a rolled up state. That might prove tricky to pull out the 'right' one.

Added bonus: I managed to free up a whole drawer this way! But also another reminder that I really do not need any more clothes... Good news for my bank account!