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ate my glorious version of a Greek salad
ingredients: feta cheese, lettuce, pitted canned olives, mini bell peppers, carrots, and the highlight: one garlic and herbs sausage- sliced

watched A Coffee in Berlin
This made me want to visit Berlin. I was really struck by how similar the German language is to English. I wonder if it's easier for native German speakers to learn English as opposed to other language speakers.

continued on that Berlin kick and read (and still reading) Freunde von Freunden: an online publication that showcases creative people of different fields who live all over the world. There are so many independent print and online publications these days but this particular one seems especially authentic and inspiring, not to mention diverse.

also discovered this blog and found that the blogger is a contributing writer for Freunde von Freunden. I love the way she weaves her personal writing, pictures, and interests into a blog that seems so uniquely her own and not swayed by the exhaustingly pervasive blogging trend of posting fashionable outfits and frivolous wants.

was struck by the quote, "Eighty percent of success is showing up." That's always the hardest part isn't it? It is for me at least. Showing up. Making sure to wake up on time. Making sure to be prepared, mentally and physically. Making sure to push yourself to get out the door no matter how much you're hating life at the moment. I need to remember to show up.