Be Awesome today!: Let´s take a step back...

... till it´s getting warm and sunny again.

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To Do List 2012

1. One big journey (4 weeks in Australia) and two city trips (Nice in July, Millstatt in July, Basel in August, Vienna in Oktober, Kitzbühl in November, Schladming in November)
2. Visit at least two cooking classes (1. Thai cooking class done)
3. Read 30 books (29/30)
4. Do sport regularly (really... have to kick my own ass)
5. Buy a camera (Nikon D3100) and attend a course for beginner
6. New haircut
7. At least fulfill one "happiness task" a week
8. Start to bake again (now I have an oven) and try to make cupcakes
9. Go to the market on Saturday morning as often as possible
10. Go to the cinema 26 times (10/26)
11. Visit at least one new location in Munich (bar/restaurant/café) a month (11/12)
12. Go to 5 concerts (5/5 - Philip Poisel, The Sounds, Tim Bendzko, Santigold, Sportfreunde Stiller, Casper, Kraftclub, Deichkind)
13. Go to fleamarket as seller at least five times (2/5)
14. Attend BYW Course of decor8 (hopefully the course times will fit into my diary - keep my fingers crossed!)
15. Clear up the mess in our cellar so we are able to get in again
16. Get blinds for at least our bathroom and bedroom (ordered)
17. Create a galerie of holiday pictures in our corridor
18. Find the perfect lamp for our dining area (ordered)
19. Buy myself a notebook
20. Create an entrance area that makes you feel very welcome
21. DIY-Project: sideboard in the kitchen (grinding, etc.)
22. Get new glasses (new glass ordered - wohooo) or try contacts again
23. Turn our roof terrace into a perfect outdoor space

Booklist - Done 2012

1. Alle lieben Alexia - Daniel Zahno
2. Das Leben drehen - Nicole Walter
3. Dear John - Nicolas Sparks
4. Cliffhanger - Tim Binding
5. The Lucky One - Nicolas Sparks
6. Was will man mehr - Hans Rath
7. Damals in Lissabon - Susanna Kearsley
8. Harem Girls - Jillian Lauren
9. Freiheit schmeckt wie Tränen und Champagner - Ayse Auth
10. Das Lächeln der Frauen - Nicolas Barreau
11. Totentanz für Dr. Siri - Colin Cotterill
12. Das Paradies ist weiblich - Ricardo Coler
13. Das Verhängnis - Joy Fielding
14. Furchtbar lieb - Helen Fitzgerald
15. Erbarmen - Jussi Adler Olsen
16. Schändung - Jussi Adler Olsen
17. Ewig Zweiter - David Nicolls
18. Mit einer Reise fing alles an - Katja Bullmann
19. Natalie küsst - David Foenkinos
20. Ich hab nix gemacht - Tim Dowling
21. Erlösung - Jussi Adler Olsen
22. Shades of Grey Geheimes Verlangen - E. L. James
23. Solar - Ian McEwan
24. Shades of Grey Gefährliche Liebe - E.L. James
25. Auf den ersten Blick - Danny Wallace
26. Zerbrechlich - Jody Picoult
27. Unsichtbar - Paul Auster
28. Ins Freie - Joshua Ferris
29. Shades of Grey Befreite Lust - E.L. James

Discover Munich - New places visited 2012

January
Café Frenzy´s (taste the home made lemonade!)
Café am Hochhaus
Café Catwalk (famous for it´s breakfast)

February
Due to our move I had no time to visit a least one new place

March
Café Bon Valeur (just two words: chocolate. cake.)
Café/Lounge Trachtenvogel
Club 8below (legendary Hyper Hyper 90ies Party once a month)

April
no new place, but a lot of guests in our new home

May
no new place because of the fact we spent the hole May in Australia

June
Club 8seasons (TuEs Summer Bash)

July
Restaurant Südtiroler Stuben (owned by well known Alfons Schuhbeck, very very expensive but fantastic food)

August
Heart (The It-Location in Munich at the Moment)

September
Kostbar (Tiny location, Birthday Party of a friend of mine)

October
Goldene Bar (hidden in the "Haus der Kunst", great selfmade ice teas and lemonade)
Schumann´s Tagesbar (nothing more to say about famous Charles Schumann and his great bartender team!)
Zephyr (tiny little bar, specialized in cocktails with herbs and exotic ingredients)

November
Cyclo (one of the best thai cuisine in Munich)

18.04.2012

Let´s take a step back...