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

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That Was My January 2023 | janavar

That Was My January 2023

Posted onFebruary 1, 2023February 1, 2023Leave a comment

Wrap-up of my January 2023: we visited the Queens Zoo and Flushing, started home projects, some planning of trips and a baby birthday party Read More …

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Week in review: 16 - 22 January 2023 | janavar

Week in review: 16 – 22 January 2023

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Week in review: 16 – 22 January 2023: For the first time in six years, I had my winter allergy so badly that it turned into a sinus infection. Read More …

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Week in review: 9 - 15 January 2023 | janavar

Week in review: 9 – 15 January 2023

Posted onJanuary 16, 2023January 16, 2023Leave a comment

I feel that, this winter, we are focusing much more on apartment projects. I recently fixed our bathtub plug and switch. Read More …

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All the Books I Read in 2022 | janavar

All the Books I Read in 2022

Posted onJanuary 11, 2023January 19, 2025Leave a comment

As reading is my favorite hobby, I today want to look back at all the books I read in 2022. Namely 95. Or 22,320 pages. Read More …

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Week in review: 2 - 8 January 2023 | janavar

Week in review: 2 – 8 January 2023

Posted onJanuary 9, 2023January 9, 2023Leave a comment

This first week of the year went well. As in nothing too exciting happened, but it also wasn’t boring.
We booked our first trip for 2023: 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 🗽
Mom · bookworm · fashion lover · cat lady 🐱
Culture · style · real life in Midtown ✨
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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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#nycmom #nycheatwave #manhattanlife #unicorntribe #unicornfan
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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    • Jams & Jellies
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