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janavar

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

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My 5 Favorite Books I Read in 2024
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Monday Morning Mood #2
Monday Morning Mood #2 Read More ...
My Word of the Year 2025
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New York City’s First Snowstorm in Winter 2020-21

New York City’s First Snowstorm in Winter 2020-21

Recipe: Healthy red winter salad

Recipe: Healthy red winter salad

Beauty: 6 Products to Combat Dry Winter Skin

Beauty: 6 Products to Combat Dry Winter Skin

We try to enjoy the warm weather as much as possible outside.

A Little Bit of Chit-Chat

Posted onMay 2, 2023May 2, 2023Leave a comment

Good morning, how are you all doing? I am great, although as usual short of time.
Josephine has had a bad cold for a week and I am sincerely hoping Read More …

CategoriesLifeTagschit-chat, janavar, Life, Lifestyle

3 Recent Encounters With People Who Don't Understand or Like Kids | janavar

3 Recent Encounters With People Who Don’t Understand or Like Kids

Posted onMarch 27, 2023March 27, 20231 Comment

We recently experienced these: Our attempt to book a bed and breakfast; Unleashed dogs on playground; On our flight to Myrtle Beach Read More …

CategoriesLifeTagsjanavar, Life, life with kids, Lifestyle, New York, New York City, parents

Wishing for Spring on a Snowy March Day | janavar

Wishing for Spring on a Snowy March Day

Posted onMarch 14, 2023March 14, 20231 Comment

It is 14 March and, after a rather mild winter here in NYC, it is snowing. Who can I please complain to? Because all I do now is wishing for spring. Read More …

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9th Update: 101 Things in 1001 Days | janavar

9th Update: 101 Things in 1001 Days

Posted onFebruary 24, 2023February 23, 2023Leave a comment

A little later, but here is my 9th Update of my 101 Things in 1001 Days project. It is less than three months now until the finish line. It is unlikely that I’ll finish even most of my goals. Then Read More …

CategoriesLifeTags101 in 1001, 101 things in 1001 days, goal setting, Goals, janavar, Life, Lifestyle

How to Make Someone (i.e. Our Baby) a Cat Person | janavar

How to Make Someone (i.e. Our Baby) a Cat Person

Posted onFebruary 22, 2023February 22, 20231 Comment

All of us (including Lotti and Arti) have tried very hard here, since her birth, to make Josephine a cat person: The cats didn’t really know what to think when we brought Josephine home from the hospital. They sniffed her Read More …

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Jana, German blogger: Manhattanite since July 2019. ❀ Canavar 2011 - 2020.
Lived in Istanbul from 2010 to 2015 and in Boston from 2015 to 2019.
Wife, mom of two girls & two cats.

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40+, German, living my NYC dream πŸ—½
Mom · bookworm · fashion lover · cat lady 🐱
Culture · style · real life in Midtown ✨
πŸ”— Linked below ↓

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 πŸ¦„πŸŒ¬ (to survive standing on the playground for about half an hour) πŸ˜†
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#nycmom #nycheatwave #manhattanlife #unicorntribe #unicornfan
A good old fashion haul πŸ› with everything I brough A good old fashion haul πŸ› with everything I brought from the brand-new Primark flagship store here in Midtown Manhattan:

- handbags πŸ‘›
- clothes for the girls πŸ‘•πŸ©³
- slippers 🩴
- tops πŸ‘š
- bath bombs πŸ¦‹
... 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 πŸ’ž, who somehow aren't babies anymore. Ha My babies πŸ’ž, 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 πŸ™„
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    • Jams & Jellies
    • Main courses
    • Salads
    • Soups
    • Vegan
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