Week in review: 14 - 20 January | janavar
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Week in review: 14 – 20 January

After almost three months of winter temperatures, the snow has finally caught up. The first snow storm of the season reached New England yesterday evening. First we ...

Recent Empties - Starting New in 2019 | janavar
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Recent Empties – Starting New in 2019

I used to share my emptied beauty products with you regularly and it helped me a lot in being more conscious about all the products I own. ...

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Week in review: 7 – 13 January 2018

Last week wasn’t very exciting. I worked six days and then felt really tired and sick. I even had to call in sick yesterday and spent the ...

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January 10, 2019 | 1 Comment

Fünf Fragen am Fünften: January 2019

Last year I participated about twice in Luzia Pimpinella‘s ...
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January 8, 2019 | 0 Comments

The Books I Read in 2018

Reading is one of my favorite activities. There is ...
Week in review: 31 December 2018 - 6 January 2019 | janavar

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Week in review: 31 December 2018 – 6 January 2019

So much for an unexcited start into 2019 … ...

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Happy New Year & 2019 Goals | janavar.net

January 5, 2019 | 0 Comments

Happy New Year & 2019 Goals

Happy New Year to all of you! I hope you have had a wonderful start into the new year! I celebrated the turn of the year in Montreal where I went to with a friend for a few days. Now that my two weeks of Christmas week are almost over, I feel much more relaxed […]

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December 4, 2018 | 1 Comment

15 Things I Am Looking Forward to This Holiday Season

Until yesterday I wasn’t really sure if I’d be the Grinch or the happy elf this year. When I went grocery shopping in the evening, I could not pass by the odorous fir wreath and just had to buy one for my table. Just in case, I also watched “The Grinch” on Netflix last night […]

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Week in review: 26 November - 2 December 2018 | janavar

December 3, 2018 | 0 Comments

Week in review: 26 November – 2 December 2018

The last week wasn’t very exciting because I mainly spent it with working. I am still missing the weekend I didn’t have. I already can’t wait for Friday to arrive. Else, I started to re-read “Harry Potter” last week. I find it very calming to read the novels, and I still find new details in […]

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Recipe: Turkish Salty Cookies (Tuzlu Kurabiye) | janavar

November 27, 2018 | 0 Comments

Recipe: Turkish Salty Cookies (Tuzlu Kurabiye)

I have a big bag full of cookie cutters. Some are still from Germany – like the traditional star shaped ones for Christmas cookies. Others are from Istanbul where the amazing baking supply shops had such a great variety to choose from. Besides, I bought some newer ones in America because they sometimes make pretty […]

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Week in review: 19 - 25 November 2018 | janavar

November 25, 2018 | 0 Comments

Week in review: 19 – 25 November 2018

This week was amazingly quiet and relaxing. Thanksgiving is one of the few days when pretty much all shops are closed in the U.S. We started the Thursday by going to the movies already around lunch time and watched “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald”. For the huge Harry Potter fan I am the film […]

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