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Jana, German in the City (NYC). Lifestyle blogger. World traveler; Istanbul, cat and food lover.

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My Year in Books 2021: I Was a Very Hungry Bookworm | janavar

My Year in Books 2021: I Was a Very Hungry Bookworm

Posted onJanuary 5, 2022January 19, 2025Leave a comment

This blog post & shop widgets use affiliate links. Last year I read 156 books. So I think I might not even be a bookworm anymore, but a very hungry caterpillar. As I mentioned before, 2021 wasn’t an easy year Read More …

CategoriesBücherTags2021, booklist, Books, read, year in books

The Books I Read in November 2021 | janavar

The Books I Read in November 2021

Posted onDecember 6, 2021January 19, 2025Leave a comment

I read only 5 books in November. Not many considering how much I bing-read over the previous months. Then again, “Dune” is a far longer novel and I didn’t read much during Thanksgiving week. The quality of the 5 books Read More …

CategoriesBücherTagsbook reviews, Books, novels, read, reading

The Books I Read in October 2021 | janavar

The Books I Read in October 2021

Posted onNovember 9, 2021January 19, 2025Leave a comment

I read 24 books in October 2021. Yes, I do have a lot of time. Also, everytime I wake up during the night (which happens rather frequently these days), I read for a while before I fall asleep again. Lately, Read More …

CategoriesBücherTagsbook reviews, Books, novels, read, reading

The Books I Read in January 2021

Posted onFebruary 9, 2021February 9, 2021Leave a comment

Last year I developed a great reading habit and I have kept it. In January I read 11 books. Most of them were part of one cozy mystery series. Those are the books that I read when I go to Read More …

CategoriesBücherTagsBooks, Bücher, cozy mystery, janavar, Lifestyle

My Year in Books 2020

Posted onJanuary 14, 2021January 19, 2025Leave a comment

2020 was a very good year for me when it comes to reading. When everything else fails, I could (and still can) always bury myself in books. And man, did I need that last year! This is how I read Read More …

CategoriesBücherTags2020, Books, Bücher, cozy mysteries, janavar, novels

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Lived in Istanbul from 2010 to 2015 and in Boston from 2015 to 2019.
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40+, German, living my NYC dream 🗽
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You, Me & New York ✨️ Take a walk through Central You, Me & New York ✨️

Take a walk through Central Park.
The MET.
The Flat Iron District at night.
The High Line.
And always coffee.
Are you coming along?
The first heat wave this season is upon us, and I The first heat wave this season is upon us, and I am well prepared 🦄🌬 (to survive standing on the playground for about half an hour) 😆
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A good old fashion haul 🛍 with everything I brough A good old fashion haul 🛍 with everything I brought from the brand-new Primark flagship store here in Midtown Manhattan:

- handbags 👛
- clothes for the girls 👕🩳
- slippers 🩴
- tops 👚
- bath bombs 🦋
... and Lotti definitely felt very left out 😸

In the end, I feel I did well as I didn't buy blindly and too much. The girls absolutely love their new stuff.

Can you guess how much I paid in total? ⬇️
My babies 💞, who somehow aren't babies anymore. Ha My babies 💞, who somehow aren't babies anymore.
Happy Mother's Day!

Oh, and our real life background: our piano has become a shelf for arts and crafts materials 🙄
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