dreams

Read an article on Marie Claire about common dreams and their meanings. Here are the ones that I quite regularly dream:

Unprepared for an exam:
"Exam dreams can be so real that we actually wake up convinced we just failed an important test. Exam dreams are a reflection of your lack of confidence and inability to advance to the next stage in life."
This used to be a very common dream for me, not so much recently anymore though (yeah!). And I could never work out why I still dreamed about failing my Abitur - when I had already gotten my Bachelor. The above makes a lot of sense, of course.

Unable to find a toilet:
"Having trouble finding a toilet means you may be finding it difficult to express your needs in a certain situation. It can represent feelings of your personal needs not being met by always putting others first. You may feel that you are lacking time for personal issues and need more privacy, self-care or self-expression."
Hm, I still think my toilet dreams are just an expression of a full bladder...

Teeth falling out:
"Dreams about your teeth can reflect your anxieties about your appearance and how others perceive you. Such dreams may stem from a fear of rejection, embarrassment or feeling unattractive. As teeth are used to bite, tear and chew, dreams about losing your teeth can stem from a sense of powerlessness which means you may be experiencing self-confidence issues."
Well, yes to all of that - at times....

Being chased:
"Being chased suggests you are running away from something that is causing you fear or anxiety in waking life. It indicates that you have a tendency to run away or avoid a particular issue. The chaser can also represent an aspect of yourself e.g. your own feelings of anger, jealousy or fear can manifest itself as the threatening figure."

no more!

After a couple of good weeks at work, last week was pretty shit. Mostly due to the pressure I keep putting on myself. Surely NOW is the time to learn how to deal with it all. As C always reminds me: you already resigned!

Enough is enough. New resolution: letting go of all negativity. Reminding myself every time something stresses me out, and my bad mood comes to the surface that there really are more important things in life.

Thus no more negative crap on this blog either. Cause writing about it, will just keep it at the forefront of my mind.

Watch this space!
And watch this video:

inspirational quotes

Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.
Maya Angelou

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Eleanor Roosevelt

ahead of my time

Read an article about a new 'fun trend': the photo booth.
Can I just say that I organized a photo booth for our annual meeting back in 2013?
Such a trendsetter, me.

beautiful people

Yes, I have said it many times before and I will keep saying it: I am grateful for all the beautiful people in  my life! And I am proud and pleased that my rate of meeting nice people has gone up exponentially in recent years.

One of my latest acquaintances commented the other day, that the kind of people we attract into our lives are of course in relation to how we present ourselves to the world. So, I am really giving myself a pat on the back here. :-)

job hunting? learn from tinder

According to this Marie Claire article.

weekend

I don't have breakfast during the week. I usually just have breakfast when I stay in a hotel (if I paid for it, I might as well...). I do like meeting friends for breakfast though and especially in Germany, where most cafes have a great selection of breakfasts on offer.

Last weekend, I met up with C who I had met at a couple of evening classes earlier this year. And she brought her absolutely adorable daughter Neele. One year old and such a cheeky smile, flirting away with the two boys at neighbouring tables. Also turns out that babies - like dogs (?!) - are a great way to get talking to other people.

plus a break basket - might not look like much, but I never manage to finish them...