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Thursday, August 15, 2013
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Curious or genuinely interested?
Curious or genuinely interested?
I would say the second applies to me but who is willing to admit that he or she is genuinely curious?
Whereas I would say either way isn't a bad way. It just shows that you still are interested in things outside of your own comfort zone. I'm for sure not loving everyone but that doesn't mean that I'm not interested. Sometimes it's the fascination or maybe even malicious joy and on other occasions it could be empathy, learning from others, thinking outside of the box.
As long as you are acting in a kind way no one will feel laughed at or not taken seriously so is no harm you're doing.
Humans in general are interesting and fascinating in many different ways. This whole big game of action and reaction is not only interesting for psychologists, no, it's even helpful to look at myself. Why are we doing what, why are we feeling served, disappointed, cheated on, etc. Many things just happen because we are thinking in the wrong way, about ourselves or about others. Why should a stranger think something about me, like e.g. "How is she walking" - there are two options why we think that, either we know we are walking quite different compared to others or we don't feel confident in walking which could have thousands of reasons. So who's problem is it, in the end ours. If we want to avoid these thoughts we have to work on ourselves. Work doesn't mean you have to change your style, it could as well just mean we don't care any more about what others may think.
So back to the topic, I love being curious as this is one of the free things in human learning. You don't have to pay a penny to learn from others behavior.
Be keen, enjoy life and grab as many input as you can get - it doesn't harm, it just shows us different options and we may adopt a few and neglect others and that's fine.
Faith in yourself is the greatest thing you can earn,
Miss Faith
Wedding DIY
Here's just a bit of what I prepared up to now for our upcoming wedding.
Handkerchiefs for happy tears
Small tags to hang in a tree (we celebrate in a garden)
A sign for the guestbook
The motto of the day
Our menu cards
Seat cards
I'm more than keen now to see it all on its place - pics of the real wedding decoration will for sure follow.
Take care!
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Why the heck...
Why the heck...
...do good movies start in the middle of the night
...does a white denim require washing after once worn
...does it rain during the weekend although the whole week was sunny
...is the chocolate empty whenever you would need it most
...is a helicopter circling above my area in the middle of the night
...is it colder in my flat than outside
...is not everyone talking proper english
...is my work to do list getting longer each day although I'm working
...can't I put everything in the tumble dryer without shrinking
What "why the heck"s do you have?
Slowly calming down - don't lose hope,
Miss Faith
Sunday, May 26, 2013
How to be a good couple?
How to be a good couple?
A good partner doesn't make a good couple.
Two persons are able to become one but it's work!
What I realize every now and then is that we both need to look in the same direction, at least for the main parts of our life together.
Sure we will always be two unique persons and we don't need to have the same hobbies but we should have to have the same goal - growing old and wrinkle together.
You don't see too many good couples although they surely exist and the main reason is that they act normal. They don't talk about it in either way, good or bad, they do live.
Comparing yourself with other couples is the start to ruin your relationship as we are talking about humans, what's right for someone hasn't be the right choice or way of life for someone else.
The most important as a couple is to be happy with one another, not with people outside, not with family members or with whoever wants to step in.
A relationship is a couple thing, it hasn't to be a public topic on how it should be.
I even think that it would be boring for people outside to listen to couple stories, discussion, or fights about their relationship as these moments are intimate, unique and they only belong to these two persons.
If you two go along like you want a relationship to be then it's perfect!
Stay loving your life,
Miss Faith
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Being able to spend time alone...
Being able to spend time alone...
...is so very important. A full schedule every day of the week just because you are not able to cope with yourself cannot be healthy. It's essential to know how to spend time alone and to cherish these times. Regardless of sitting on the couch and watch weird things on TV or reading a good book, just being alone shows us that we are we and only if we can be happy with ourselves we will be able to make others happy. I love it from time to time to do only things for me and these things can be thousands of different situations. Reading while eating lots of chocolate, listening to music on an open window with the sun on my face, not talking, not even picking up the phone for two hours. Your friends will still be there after three hours when you are in the mood to call them back.
Stay relaxed,
Miss Faith
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
What I Spend Money On
What I Spend Money On
Honestly, on too many things. And often on things I don't even would need but which give me the feeling of having a piece of luxury for my long working days and short free times. Food, as food is something where I seldom save money. If I want to eat a piece of beef fillet, I just buy it. I'm not eating it daily but if, then it has to be a good one. As women, and I'm pretty sure I am one, clothes, shoes, beauty stuff or something nice to decorate my flat and make it cosy is also something where I can spend lots of money.
Nowadays I try to take myself back as we need to plan a wedding and weddings let money vanish quickly. But during normal times there is always a certain piece of something which I haven't yet and which is needed desperately. Men can't understand that we need everything in different colors and shapes as they go along quite perfectly with a brown and a black pair of shoes and that's all they need. But think how stupid it would look like if I wear black shoes to a yellow dotted pink skirt. And the clutch in brown wouldn't fit either. Women do not have problems in buying all that stuff, it's more the men who are scared as they see their hard earned money going over the counter every time we wear something new. Luckily I'm a full time worker which means I don't have to rely on my husbands money and what's even more important I don't have to ask for permission.
Happy shopping, girls!
Take care, yours
Miss Faith
Thursday, May 2, 2013
The third and last recipe of my cooking box test week
The third and last recipe of my cooking box test week
I really have to recommend www.kochabo.de
These guys have wonderful recipes and high quality food which they deliver - even for people new to cooking it's easy to follow and have a nice dinner.
The last recipe of the week was a Tomatoe-Ricotta-Tarte
I was already looking forward to cook it as I love tomatoes as well as ricotta cheese.
As side dish we had salad.
It's almost impossible to have a full dinner prepared quicker. Except of grating the Parmesan cheese and cutting the tomatoes nothing needs to be prepared upfront.
According to the recipe it was complete vegetarian but we changed it slightly and added bacon to have a bit of another taste inside.
Absolutely delicious!!! In less than half an hour everything was ready to be served.
And once again - if someone wants the full recipe, just let me know and I send it through.
Yummie, Cooking Miss Faith
I really have to recommend www.kochabo.de
These guys have wonderful recipes and high quality food which they deliver - even for people new to cooking it's easy to follow and have a nice dinner.
The last recipe of the week was a Tomatoe-Ricotta-Tarte
I was already looking forward to cook it as I love tomatoes as well as ricotta cheese.
As side dish we had salad.
It's almost impossible to have a full dinner prepared quicker. Except of grating the Parmesan cheese and cutting the tomatoes nothing needs to be prepared upfront.
According to the recipe it was complete vegetarian but we changed it slightly and added bacon to have a bit of another taste inside.
Absolutely delicious!!! In less than half an hour everything was ready to be served.
And once again - if someone wants the full recipe, just let me know and I send it through.
Yummie, Cooking Miss Faith
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
The first time I prepared Tofu...
The first time I prepared Tofu...
...still cooking recipes from my cooking box test I went to the second recipe which was
stem cabbage radish vegetables with sesame tofu.
I like both, stem cabbage as well as radish, but the combination of them prepared with yoghurt, basil and lemon scoring was totally new to me. Tofu is something I never prepared before - it's getting a new thrill.
My sister already told me upfront that you need many spices for the tofu to have a taste in the end so I put more soya sauce than mentioned in the recipe to have it marinated.
Sesame added and fried in a pan it looked as delicious as on the picture I hot before.
The vegetables were prepared easily and after I filled the dishes it looked almost the same as on ten recipe picture.
What about the taste?
The vegetable itself was perfect, but the taste was not mine. I would have gone with simply salt pepper and a bit of cream, that would have been my personal taste.
And the completely new taste tofu - what should I say? It really looked delicious but tasted like nothing than sesame. Not even a bit of the soya sauce taste. This means a new challenge for the future - prepare it again and try to get more taste in - haha.
If someone is interested in the full recipe - just let me know and I will send it to you.
KR and a nice 1st May evening,
Miss Faith
...still cooking recipes from my cooking box test I went to the second recipe which was
stem cabbage radish vegetables with sesame tofu.
I like both, stem cabbage as well as radish, but the combination of them prepared with yoghurt, basil and lemon scoring was totally new to me. Tofu is something I never prepared before - it's getting a new thrill.
My sister already told me upfront that you need many spices for the tofu to have a taste in the end so I put more soya sauce than mentioned in the recipe to have it marinated.
Sesame added and fried in a pan it looked as delicious as on the picture I hot before.
The vegetables were prepared easily and after I filled the dishes it looked almost the same as on ten recipe picture.
What about the taste?
The vegetable itself was perfect, but the taste was not mine. I would have gone with simply salt pepper and a bit of cream, that would have been my personal taste.
And the completely new taste tofu - what should I say? It really looked delicious but tasted like nothing than sesame. Not even a bit of the soya sauce taste. This means a new challenge for the future - prepare it again and try to get more taste in - haha.
If someone is interested in the full recipe - just let me know and I will send it to you.
KR and a nice 1st May evening,
Miss Faith
Monday, April 29, 2013
The child within a man...
The child within a man...
...can be funny if its not too much. If you discover more than two of the following
10 reasons that prove that he still is a mummy's boy - run!!!
1. Whatever you cook, his mum is doing it better.
2. The display of his mobile shows a pic of his mum.
3. His sentences start with: "Mummy thinks...".
4. She is still cutting his toenails.
5. His fav movie is Forrest Gump.
6. He likes dresses which were trendy in the 70's.
7. He's Italian.
8. He's forgetting your anniversary but never Mother's Day.
9. If he has a cold his mum is moving in.
10. There's only one woman with a key to his flat - guess who?!?
Greetings from Miss Faith
...can be funny if its not too much. If you discover more than two of the following
10 reasons that prove that he still is a mummy's boy - run!!!
1. Whatever you cook, his mum is doing it better.
2. The display of his mobile shows a pic of his mum.
3. His sentences start with: "Mummy thinks...".
4. She is still cutting his toenails.
5. His fav movie is Forrest Gump.
6. He likes dresses which were trendy in the 70's.
7. He's Italian.
8. He's forgetting your anniversary but never Mother's Day.
9. If he has a cold his mum is moving in.
10. There's only one woman with a key to his flat - guess who?!?
Greetings from Miss Faith
Friday, April 26, 2013
My first Bulgur-Vegetable-Salad
My first Bulgur-Vegetable-Salad
I have been chosen to participate in a cooking box test.
Not sure if "cooking boxes" are known everywhere but in Germany for instance you can order different kind of boxes filled with food for one to four persons and they have all the ingredients you need to cook certain recipes which are also included.
For the Germans here, my box was delivered by www.kochabo.de
I will add the recipe at the end of this post for those who may want to try it - it's so quick and easy and absolutely delicious.
The recipe itself is written in a way that even cooking starters are able to handle it.
To make it easier for myself I prepared everything upfront, means washing and cutting vegetables.
To keep oversight I didn't put all in one pot as the tomatoes for example had to be put in later than the other vegetables. But also keeping oversight as I'm usually not trying to document my cooking.
I was astonished by the quality of the food as I never got so much juice out of a lemon before, that means I can highly recommend this website, they deliver wonderful quality.
You have to add Ras el-Hanout and I had the impression that its quite a lot but trusted the writer of the recipe and they were right. All measures for the different ingredients should be kept to get such a delicious salad in the end.
Try it yourself (and it's completely vegetarian for those who don't eat meat).
Yummie,
Miss Faith
What do you need (2 persons):
- ca. 150 gr Bulgur
- 3 Tomatoes
- 2 green onions
- 1 carrot
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 onion
- 1 small can of red kidney beans
- 1 soup spoon Ras el-Hanout
- parsley (fresh)
- 4 soup spoons lemon juice
- olive oil
- 325 ml water
- salt and pepper
How to do it:
1. Wash the tomatoes, remove the core and cut them into small pieces. Wash the green onions and cut them into small rings. Peel the carrot and cut it also into small pieces (no slices). The same for the red bell pepper, also cut it into small pieces as well as the onion. Squeeze the lemon to have the juice for later.
2. Heating up the oil in a pot and put in onions as well as the vegetables (except of tomatoes and beans). Steam them for 3 minutes. Open the can of beans, wash and dry them. Now add the bulgur to the vegetables in the pot and steam for another 2 minutes while stirring. Now you can add the Ras el-Hanout, beans and tomatoes.
3. Pour the water in the pot, add salt and pepper, and boil it shortly while stirring. Then cover the pot and let it soak on the lowest flame for 15-20 minutes.
4. In the meantime wash the parsley and cut it. As final step add lemon juice and parsley, add more salt and pepper if needed and ENJOY!
I have been chosen to participate in a cooking box test.
Not sure if "cooking boxes" are known everywhere but in Germany for instance you can order different kind of boxes filled with food for one to four persons and they have all the ingredients you need to cook certain recipes which are also included.
For the Germans here, my box was delivered by www.kochabo.de
I will add the recipe at the end of this post for those who may want to try it - it's so quick and easy and absolutely delicious.
The recipe itself is written in a way that even cooking starters are able to handle it.
To make it easier for myself I prepared everything upfront, means washing and cutting vegetables.
To keep oversight I didn't put all in one pot as the tomatoes for example had to be put in later than the other vegetables. But also keeping oversight as I'm usually not trying to document my cooking.
I was astonished by the quality of the food as I never got so much juice out of a lemon before, that means I can highly recommend this website, they deliver wonderful quality.
You have to add Ras el-Hanout and I had the impression that its quite a lot but trusted the writer of the recipe and they were right. All measures for the different ingredients should be kept to get such a delicious salad in the end.
Try it yourself (and it's completely vegetarian for those who don't eat meat).
Yummie,
Miss Faith
What do you need (2 persons):
- ca. 150 gr Bulgur
- 3 Tomatoes
- 2 green onions
- 1 carrot
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 onion
- 1 small can of red kidney beans
- 1 soup spoon Ras el-Hanout
- parsley (fresh)
- 4 soup spoons lemon juice
- olive oil
- 325 ml water
- salt and pepper
How to do it:
1. Wash the tomatoes, remove the core and cut them into small pieces. Wash the green onions and cut them into small rings. Peel the carrot and cut it also into small pieces (no slices). The same for the red bell pepper, also cut it into small pieces as well as the onion. Squeeze the lemon to have the juice for later.
2. Heating up the oil in a pot and put in onions as well as the vegetables (except of tomatoes and beans). Steam them for 3 minutes. Open the can of beans, wash and dry them. Now add the bulgur to the vegetables in the pot and steam for another 2 minutes while stirring. Now you can add the Ras el-Hanout, beans and tomatoes.
3. Pour the water in the pot, add salt and pepper, and boil it shortly while stirring. Then cover the pot and let it soak on the lowest flame for 15-20 minutes.
4. In the meantime wash the parsley and cut it. As final step add lemon juice and parsley, add more salt and pepper if needed and ENJOY!
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Friday, April 19, 2013
Loving DIY
Loving DIY
While planning a wedding I realized shortly that I love to create things myself.
I'm just now in the process of thinking about decoration and what to do how but the first two "projects" are done already.
One is a nice way to store my earrings, bracelets, etc. and just use them as wall decoration.
The other one is the seat cards for our guests.
Let's see during the next weeks what else I will do myself - I'll keep you updated.
Greetings from the DIY Miss Faith
While planning a wedding I realized shortly that I love to create things myself.
I'm just now in the process of thinking about decoration and what to do how but the first two "projects" are done already.
One is a nice way to store my earrings, bracelets, etc. and just use them as wall decoration.
The other one is the seat cards for our guests.
Let's see during the next weeks what else I will do myself - I'll keep you updated.
Greetings from the DIY Miss Faith
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Venice
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Venice
I'm planning to go to Venice for a view days in June prior to all the wedding stress upcoming this year.
Any recommendations or tips are more than welcome!
Thanks a lot in advance,
Yours Miss Faith
Venice
I'm planning to go to Venice for a view days in June prior to all the wedding stress upcoming this year.
Any recommendations or tips are more than welcome!
Thanks a lot in advance,
Yours Miss Faith
Saturday, April 13, 2013
The eyebrow shape
The eyebrow shape
Do you know how it is when you had your eyebrows shaped the same style for years and years and then you are trying to change it?
I'm just in the process for the x-th time, I can't even count any more how often I started it.
The main problem - at least for me - is that they start to grow naturally and I have the feeling as if there is something wrong in my face.
I feel each small tiny little hair and have the urge to plug it right away.
This is now the time to show myself how much self discipline I can have.
One good thing is that nowadays the beauty industry has lots of eyebrow pencils so that at least nobody will see the difference until its done. I can hide or cover up areas the way I like it.
The last I want is having additionally the feeling as if people are staring at me.
And again, this is the perfectionism I try to fight as I know exactly that nobody except of me is realizing anything so tiny in my face unless its their business and they work in the beauty area.
Call it weird but I'd rather be weird than not being how I want to be.
What are your beauty problems?
Stay safe,
Miss Faith
Do you know how it is when you had your eyebrows shaped the same style for years and years and then you are trying to change it?
I'm just in the process for the x-th time, I can't even count any more how often I started it.
The main problem - at least for me - is that they start to grow naturally and I have the feeling as if there is something wrong in my face.
I feel each small tiny little hair and have the urge to plug it right away.
This is now the time to show myself how much self discipline I can have.
One good thing is that nowadays the beauty industry has lots of eyebrow pencils so that at least nobody will see the difference until its done. I can hide or cover up areas the way I like it.
The last I want is having additionally the feeling as if people are staring at me.
And again, this is the perfectionism I try to fight as I know exactly that nobody except of me is realizing anything so tiny in my face unless its their business and they work in the beauty area.
Call it weird but I'd rather be weird than not being how I want to be.
What are your beauty problems?
Stay safe,
Miss Faith
Monday, April 1, 2013
Poem - Your hurtful words
Never heard them
Waited too long
Nothing cuts deeper
Than silence
Struggled beyond words
Until I accepted an apology
Which never was heard
Now it's too late
Every word would fade
Into the black corner
Hidden in my heart
Waited too long
Nothing cuts deeper
Than silence
Struggled beyond words
Until I accepted an apology
Which never was heard
Now it's too late
Every word would fade
Into the black corner
Hidden in my heart
Saturday, March 23, 2013
What I Would Say To My 20-Year Old Self?
What I Would Say To My 20-Year Old Self?
Now obviously this won’t work if you’re younger than twenty (although feel free to change the age to suit), but what would you advise yourself if you could go back in time? What mistakes, errors, decisions and more would you change if given the chance? Would you change at all?
I read the question some time ago in a magazine and pinned it down to think about it. What would I advise and would I do it at all? Was my life exactly like I wanted it to be so far or were there major mistakes, times I regret totally?
If I'm honest it wasn't always like I wished it would have been - I don't know if there are really persons who could say everything was perfect at any time. But on the other hand, even if there were times I never wish back, they made me the person I am today. Don't we have to make mistakes to discover ourselves? I think we have to as otherwise we would never be able to judge for ourselves what's right and what's wrong. Learning never was easy, so why should growing up be?
If it comes to every single emotional experience it was important to live it and feel it, even if it was painfully sometimes.
But what about style and fashion? In this case I would say to my 20-Year old self not to try out curly short hair, never cut it too short as you will regret it for sure. These fat heels were never nice even if people want to tell you this right now, don't buy them! Ah, and nobody needs a fake diamond on a front tooth, it may be hip for some but you just ruin your tooth.
And what about drinks and food? Here I would have also a few recommendations. Never have too much Ouzo, believe me, you can't stand it and will end up drinking liters of plain water as if you crossed the desert. On the other hand you are always staying away from cinnamon, this doesn't make sense as it will take just a few more years until you will love it, so why not to give the yummy taste a try right now?
As you see, I may be able to recommend and give some hints and tips but only about kind of unimportant things in life. If it comes to the seriously important experiences, we all have to go through them on our own and I would rather regret to beware my 20-Year old self of one of them than giving her the back up that everything will be all right in the end.
The 35-Year old can assure to the 20-Year old that the next fifteen years won't be all fun and easy going but they are worth it to move forward and stand up whenever you feel that you were knocked down by life.
Good luck and cheers from Miss Faith
Now obviously this won’t work if you’re younger than twenty (although feel free to change the age to suit), but what would you advise yourself if you could go back in time? What mistakes, errors, decisions and more would you change if given the chance? Would you change at all?
I read the question some time ago in a magazine and pinned it down to think about it. What would I advise and would I do it at all? Was my life exactly like I wanted it to be so far or were there major mistakes, times I regret totally?
If I'm honest it wasn't always like I wished it would have been - I don't know if there are really persons who could say everything was perfect at any time. But on the other hand, even if there were times I never wish back, they made me the person I am today. Don't we have to make mistakes to discover ourselves? I think we have to as otherwise we would never be able to judge for ourselves what's right and what's wrong. Learning never was easy, so why should growing up be?
If it comes to every single emotional experience it was important to live it and feel it, even if it was painfully sometimes.
But what about style and fashion? In this case I would say to my 20-Year old self not to try out curly short hair, never cut it too short as you will regret it for sure. These fat heels were never nice even if people want to tell you this right now, don't buy them! Ah, and nobody needs a fake diamond on a front tooth, it may be hip for some but you just ruin your tooth.
And what about drinks and food? Here I would have also a few recommendations. Never have too much Ouzo, believe me, you can't stand it and will end up drinking liters of plain water as if you crossed the desert. On the other hand you are always staying away from cinnamon, this doesn't make sense as it will take just a few more years until you will love it, so why not to give the yummy taste a try right now?
As you see, I may be able to recommend and give some hints and tips but only about kind of unimportant things in life. If it comes to the seriously important experiences, we all have to go through them on our own and I would rather regret to beware my 20-Year old self of one of them than giving her the back up that everything will be all right in the end.
The 35-Year old can assure to the 20-Year old that the next fifteen years won't be all fun and easy going but they are worth it to move forward and stand up whenever you feel that you were knocked down by life.
Good luck and cheers from Miss Faith
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Poem - Two paths
Choose wrong or right
Choose darkness or light
Live during the night
Or love the days
Believe it or not
There are always two ways
Choose darkness or light
Live during the night
Or love the days
Believe it or not
There are always two ways
Friday, March 15, 2013
Thinking about...documentaries
Thinking about...documentaries
... Documentaries....
Why are the most interesting ones on air in the middle of the night?
Whenever I switch on my TV there's trash and even if they call the trash documentary because its about a special topic like sextoys, germans dating women in Eastern Europe or another new fashionable building in Dubai, it all remains trash from my point of view. But what happens if I just roughly switch through the channels before I intended to go and sleep?
Yes, the real documentary starts.
Behind the scenes information about workers of the United Nations, journalists traveling through Mali to uncover what's going on with the Tuaregs there, and so on.
Topics which are not only interesting, they can also teach us to be more open minded instead of living in our small world with our small problems.
I'm keen to learn as much as possible about the whole world, see different cultures, lifestyles and traditions but it's hard to find it on TV.
Am I so unique or what's the reason for this? At least travel documentaries should be something which is interesting for the majority, shouldn't it. I can and will not believe that most persons live in such a small restricted world and are happy with what they can reach within a few hours. There's so much to discover on earth, so why should I limit myself and just stay where I am for my entire life. Isn't that boring?
I honestly think if more would be interested in learning this world would be a bit more open to others. As long as you don't want to learn why people are doing something you will never be able to understand. It's easy to judge from an outside position but stepping into depths is teaching you why traditions, cultures or habits are existent and how they influence whole countries or regions.
Stay open and faithful,
Miss Faith
... Documentaries....
Why are the most interesting ones on air in the middle of the night?
Whenever I switch on my TV there's trash and even if they call the trash documentary because its about a special topic like sextoys, germans dating women in Eastern Europe or another new fashionable building in Dubai, it all remains trash from my point of view. But what happens if I just roughly switch through the channels before I intended to go and sleep?
Yes, the real documentary starts.
Behind the scenes information about workers of the United Nations, journalists traveling through Mali to uncover what's going on with the Tuaregs there, and so on.
Topics which are not only interesting, they can also teach us to be more open minded instead of living in our small world with our small problems.
I'm keen to learn as much as possible about the whole world, see different cultures, lifestyles and traditions but it's hard to find it on TV.
Am I so unique or what's the reason for this? At least travel documentaries should be something which is interesting for the majority, shouldn't it. I can and will not believe that most persons live in such a small restricted world and are happy with what they can reach within a few hours. There's so much to discover on earth, so why should I limit myself and just stay where I am for my entire life. Isn't that boring?
I honestly think if more would be interested in learning this world would be a bit more open to others. As long as you don't want to learn why people are doing something you will never be able to understand. It's easy to judge from an outside position but stepping into depths is teaching you why traditions, cultures or habits are existent and how they influence whole countries or regions.
Stay open and faithful,
Miss Faith
Friday, March 1, 2013
Poem - I hear a whisper
It's your voice
Calmness is surrounding me
by the sound
Whispers in my ear
Taking me down to the ground
Here I am loved and cared for
The ground spreads the truth
Nothing stays as before
My heart fell in silence
A few years ago
Awakened now by the whisper
Assured that this love will grow
Calmness is surrounding me
by the sound
Whispers in my ear
Taking me down to the ground
Here I am loved and cared for
The ground spreads the truth
Nothing stays as before
My heart fell in silence
A few years ago
Awakened now by the whisper
Assured that this love will grow
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Sometimes I wish to live back in the 1970's or 80's
Sometimes I wish to live back in the 1970's or 80's
Don't understand me wrong, I'm not unhappy with my life but when it comes to certain points I would prefer these times. The time without mobile phones where we didn't had to be available 24/7, the time without emails where it wasn't expected to answer each "letter" within an hour. If you just think about the work-life balance everyone is talking about nowadays, I'm pretty sure people were much more relaxed.
Do we have constant life's?
What I see is that almost no one wants serious relationships as it was back then. We switch not only jobs, flats or cities within a short period of time, we also switch private connections instead of putting efforts in. The time where family and friends were counting more than social networking seems to be history. I have the impression that many just try to connect with other persons for their own needs.
Are we becoming more and more selfish nowadays?
I knew persons who started to bother when not receiving a reply on a short message within five minutes. Bother means after the text they started to call, to talk a message on your mobile box, sending a message on Facebook, checking if you are somewhere to be seen as 'online' for a chat message. And for what? Nothing special, just being bored or telling the newest gossips they heard somewhere.
Aren't we allowed anymore to disconnect for a while?
Also the newsfeed is overwhelming, people back in these years weren't aware of every single small catastrophe happening on the other side of the world. If I say small it doesn't mean it's awful for the persons being involved but honestly, even if I know something happened somewhere, I cannot change the whole world to be safe and good. Instead of bothering myself too much with bad news of a country I haven't a single relationship to I should start to change the part where I'm able to make efforts. I just told my husband a few days ago that I would become depressive if I would watch the news channel for too long.
On the other hand not everything is bad but we have to be careful on how to use all these connections we have, they shouldn't start to use us. Without the web I would never have met my husband and without world wide news I wouldn't be aware of what's going on in his country.
The biggest task for us now is to use it carefully, filter for the parts which are important to us and not to forget that there is a real life outside. Real people who may want to have us around, need us or just want to step by for a coffee to tell about their own personal important news.
And never forget that we are allowed to disconnect, mute mobile phones, shut down computers and turn of TVs whenever we think we need a time out for ourselves!
Stay yourself!
Faithfully...
Don't understand me wrong, I'm not unhappy with my life but when it comes to certain points I would prefer these times. The time without mobile phones where we didn't had to be available 24/7, the time without emails where it wasn't expected to answer each "letter" within an hour. If you just think about the work-life balance everyone is talking about nowadays, I'm pretty sure people were much more relaxed.
Do we have constant life's?
What I see is that almost no one wants serious relationships as it was back then. We switch not only jobs, flats or cities within a short period of time, we also switch private connections instead of putting efforts in. The time where family and friends were counting more than social networking seems to be history. I have the impression that many just try to connect with other persons for their own needs.
Are we becoming more and more selfish nowadays?
I knew persons who started to bother when not receiving a reply on a short message within five minutes. Bother means after the text they started to call, to talk a message on your mobile box, sending a message on Facebook, checking if you are somewhere to be seen as 'online' for a chat message. And for what? Nothing special, just being bored or telling the newest gossips they heard somewhere.
Aren't we allowed anymore to disconnect for a while?
Also the newsfeed is overwhelming, people back in these years weren't aware of every single small catastrophe happening on the other side of the world. If I say small it doesn't mean it's awful for the persons being involved but honestly, even if I know something happened somewhere, I cannot change the whole world to be safe and good. Instead of bothering myself too much with bad news of a country I haven't a single relationship to I should start to change the part where I'm able to make efforts. I just told my husband a few days ago that I would become depressive if I would watch the news channel for too long.
On the other hand not everything is bad but we have to be careful on how to use all these connections we have, they shouldn't start to use us. Without the web I would never have met my husband and without world wide news I wouldn't be aware of what's going on in his country.
The biggest task for us now is to use it carefully, filter for the parts which are important to us and not to forget that there is a real life outside. Real people who may want to have us around, need us or just want to step by for a coffee to tell about their own personal important news.
And never forget that we are allowed to disconnect, mute mobile phones, shut down computers and turn of TVs whenever we think we need a time out for ourselves!
Stay yourself!
Faithfully...
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Live your life...
...in the best way for yourself. We only have this one!
At least try to fulfill your dreams because if you don't there will be lots of regret.
Faithfully, Miss Faith
At least try to fulfill your dreams because if you don't there will be lots of regret.
Faithfully, Miss Faith
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
What to Wear with Skinny Jeans
What to Wear with Skinny Jeans
It depends on your shape. I love skinny jeans because you can combine so many clothes with them.
A short dress, which would be too short without trousers, looks great as well as a layer look.
They go with high heels, boots and flat shoes. I don't start to talk about colors as this depends on what you like but attached is a variety on how you could wear skinny jeans. I put some "what if" scenarios below and I wrote "what if you think" on purpose as many have an idea of how they look like whereas in reality they are "normal" shaped. Nevertheless, the aim is that you feel comfortable and confident while wearing skinny jeans so you may give some of these tips just a try.
What if you think you have short legs - try heels, as soon as you wear heels with your jeans your legs appear longer! Boots may work also but it depends on the length, calf mid or ankle boots should have a heel, flat mostly let your legs appear the way they are but not adding length.
What if you have a great shape but don't want it to show off too much - here I would go with tunics or long tops, they could be tight but as soon as they cover your bottom it has the impression of not showing off too much.
What if you think you have heavy hips or a heavy bottom - wear long blouses or long shirts which aren't too tight. The jeans is already tight and this way you can cover up easily what you don't like. Smooth, flowing material is complimentary.
What if you think you are skinny and don't want to look bulimic - try the layer look, means put several tops on, sure they should fit to each other in color and essential is that they have different lengths which almost all show off in the end, hanging loosely above each other. You can start with a basic top or shirt, above a button down shirt or blouse, it can stay unbuttoned or only half closed. This is the start but to have more layers there are many opportunities, like a vest, a cardigan, or a jacket or all of them. But don't add too much, otherwise you may look more heavy than you intended to.
These are only a few tips on how to wear them, there are indeed many possibilities.
Accessories like belts, scarfs, hip belts, necklaces which draw the view to something else can work also as well as roll the skinnies up with ballet flats
Trying what's best for you is the main thing from my point of view.
My favorites are all of them - seems as if I'm a fashion addict.
To find these pieces go to www.asos.com - they are all available there!
Enjoy!
Yours, Miss Faith
It depends on your shape. I love skinny jeans because you can combine so many clothes with them.
A short dress, which would be too short without trousers, looks great as well as a layer look.
They go with high heels, boots and flat shoes. I don't start to talk about colors as this depends on what you like but attached is a variety on how you could wear skinny jeans. I put some "what if" scenarios below and I wrote "what if you think" on purpose as many have an idea of how they look like whereas in reality they are "normal" shaped. Nevertheless, the aim is that you feel comfortable and confident while wearing skinny jeans so you may give some of these tips just a try.
What if you think you have short legs - try heels, as soon as you wear heels with your jeans your legs appear longer! Boots may work also but it depends on the length, calf mid or ankle boots should have a heel, flat mostly let your legs appear the way they are but not adding length.
What if you have a great shape but don't want it to show off too much - here I would go with tunics or long tops, they could be tight but as soon as they cover your bottom it has the impression of not showing off too much.
What if you think you have heavy hips or a heavy bottom - wear long blouses or long shirts which aren't too tight. The jeans is already tight and this way you can cover up easily what you don't like. Smooth, flowing material is complimentary.
What if you think you are skinny and don't want to look bulimic - try the layer look, means put several tops on, sure they should fit to each other in color and essential is that they have different lengths which almost all show off in the end, hanging loosely above each other. You can start with a basic top or shirt, above a button down shirt or blouse, it can stay unbuttoned or only half closed. This is the start but to have more layers there are many opportunities, like a vest, a cardigan, or a jacket or all of them. But don't add too much, otherwise you may look more heavy than you intended to.
These are only a few tips on how to wear them, there are indeed many possibilities.
Accessories like belts, scarfs, hip belts, necklaces which draw the view to something else can work also as well as roll the skinnies up with ballet flats
Trying what's best for you is the main thing from my point of view.
My favorites are all of them - seems as if I'm a fashion addict.
To find these pieces go to www.asos.com - they are all available there!
Enjoy!
Yours, Miss Faith
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Stopover of lives
Stopover of lives
How many ways of life did we encounter?
There are always "stopovers" of lives, paths crossing, staying for a while. Some are fading slowly, some are ending abruptly.
I recently thought about how many lives crossed mine already and how many I even remember. There were many but did they all left footprints which matter? No, as this is the circle of life. Sure there were a few not only leaving footprints, better to say that they left scars, wounds, life lessons learned and different marks. These were the ones really counting for what I am today. But there were also the others, short insignificant by chance encounters. They didn't hurt or let me stumble and fall. Most of them were funny or just nonsense, days or a few weeks where I experienced something in my life which wasn't directly connected to the persons I met.
Do we sometimes interpret too much into something which is quickly forgotten once its gone? I would say so as I honestly don't even remember some names. These were the stopovers that matter in a certain way for me maybe but not in a significant way. I feel confident that I remember names and places and times for all the important stopovers, the others may leave emotions, stories or a gain in experience but they will never be the stories you tell your grandchildren.
Most important are the current paths, the precious ones which you want to stay for a lifetime.
They are worth it to work on, to put efforts in and to cherish and value. But carefully, not all recognize them in the same way you do. Try your best to ensure that they are what you feel and that both parties are honestly caring for a lifetime stay. If not, believe me, they are not worth of existing in your life. Letting go is one of the hardest things in life but it will free your soul once you were able to decide for yourself. Sometimes we realize it months or years later but as long as we see it one day it wasn't wrong. These are the so-called lessons learned in life and also the way of exploring the sense of stopovers. Every path has a sense, positive as well as negative, and we should learn decide for ourselves what's wrong or right. We only have this one life, so live it to the fullest, don't regret, try your best to give it the sense it deserves!
Faithfully, yours Miss Faith
How many ways of life did we encounter?
There are always "stopovers" of lives, paths crossing, staying for a while. Some are fading slowly, some are ending abruptly.
I recently thought about how many lives crossed mine already and how many I even remember. There were many but did they all left footprints which matter? No, as this is the circle of life. Sure there were a few not only leaving footprints, better to say that they left scars, wounds, life lessons learned and different marks. These were the ones really counting for what I am today. But there were also the others, short insignificant by chance encounters. They didn't hurt or let me stumble and fall. Most of them were funny or just nonsense, days or a few weeks where I experienced something in my life which wasn't directly connected to the persons I met.
Do we sometimes interpret too much into something which is quickly forgotten once its gone? I would say so as I honestly don't even remember some names. These were the stopovers that matter in a certain way for me maybe but not in a significant way. I feel confident that I remember names and places and times for all the important stopovers, the others may leave emotions, stories or a gain in experience but they will never be the stories you tell your grandchildren.
Most important are the current paths, the precious ones which you want to stay for a lifetime.
They are worth it to work on, to put efforts in and to cherish and value. But carefully, not all recognize them in the same way you do. Try your best to ensure that they are what you feel and that both parties are honestly caring for a lifetime stay. If not, believe me, they are not worth of existing in your life. Letting go is one of the hardest things in life but it will free your soul once you were able to decide for yourself. Sometimes we realize it months or years later but as long as we see it one day it wasn't wrong. These are the so-called lessons learned in life and also the way of exploring the sense of stopovers. Every path has a sense, positive as well as negative, and we should learn decide for ourselves what's wrong or right. We only have this one life, so live it to the fullest, don't regret, try your best to give it the sense it deserves!
Faithfully, yours Miss Faith
Monday, February 4, 2013
How to be a real and true friend
How to be a real and true friend
What are the most important things in real friendship and how can friendships last?
Many pretend to have hundreds of friends but are these real ones?
I cannot believe it as from my point of view a friendship is a relationship growing over the years and we have to "work" on it. Trust is one of the basics as is honesty. We all haven't just happy days and the phrase "in good and in bad times" is not only valid for marriage. Real friends are the ones who smile and laugh with you and not about you and who are not ashamed of sharing tears with you when times are not good. They share their last piece of bread and invite you for dinner when you ran out of money or food.
But only taking is no friendship, you have to act the same way.
We are living in a stressful world and what I appreciate about my real friends is that regardless of when we had the last meeting or phone call we stay friends - it's like having spoken the day before even if it were two or three months and nobody is angry as we understand that all of us have enough to do and are sometimes just too tired to pick up the phone and dial a number.
When meeting friends face to face focus on them, you scheduled a date to have them around you so the worst you can do is focussing on something else or talking only about yourself. If you want to be friends you have to be one yourself.
Selfish or not interested persons are the ones without real friends at the end because no one can bare to be put in the background on every occasion.
Sure there are times when one or the other has more to talk about and it's normally regulated by life but as soon as you realize that the topics are always about others and never about what you experience, feel or go through it's time to think it over.
Either you are able to discuss it honestly and maybe the other person just didn't realize and promises to change and be more attentive or it's time to say goodbye.
I said goodbye last year to a few and after almost one year without them I can say, I don't miss anyone. Even better, I'm truly happy to have no contact any longer because there are so-called friends who can eat you up and suck your energy. These are the ones to kick out as soon as you realize as they don't do any good thing in your life, they just live in their little world and suggest themselves as the key of the universe.
Going seriously to your list of friends and decide who is worth to move forward with and who not is a great thing. Free yourself from negative persons and surround yourself with the true and real ones.
I rather end up with just a few real friends instead of having many fake ones!
Keep the faith, Miss Faith!
What are the most important things in real friendship and how can friendships last?
Many pretend to have hundreds of friends but are these real ones?
I cannot believe it as from my point of view a friendship is a relationship growing over the years and we have to "work" on it. Trust is one of the basics as is honesty. We all haven't just happy days and the phrase "in good and in bad times" is not only valid for marriage. Real friends are the ones who smile and laugh with you and not about you and who are not ashamed of sharing tears with you when times are not good. They share their last piece of bread and invite you for dinner when you ran out of money or food.
But only taking is no friendship, you have to act the same way.
We are living in a stressful world and what I appreciate about my real friends is that regardless of when we had the last meeting or phone call we stay friends - it's like having spoken the day before even if it were two or three months and nobody is angry as we understand that all of us have enough to do and are sometimes just too tired to pick up the phone and dial a number.
When meeting friends face to face focus on them, you scheduled a date to have them around you so the worst you can do is focussing on something else or talking only about yourself. If you want to be friends you have to be one yourself.
Selfish or not interested persons are the ones without real friends at the end because no one can bare to be put in the background on every occasion.
Sure there are times when one or the other has more to talk about and it's normally regulated by life but as soon as you realize that the topics are always about others and never about what you experience, feel or go through it's time to think it over.
Either you are able to discuss it honestly and maybe the other person just didn't realize and promises to change and be more attentive or it's time to say goodbye.
I said goodbye last year to a few and after almost one year without them I can say, I don't miss anyone. Even better, I'm truly happy to have no contact any longer because there are so-called friends who can eat you up and suck your energy. These are the ones to kick out as soon as you realize as they don't do any good thing in your life, they just live in their little world and suggest themselves as the key of the universe.
Going seriously to your list of friends and decide who is worth to move forward with and who not is a great thing. Free yourself from negative persons and surround yourself with the true and real ones.
I rather end up with just a few real friends instead of having many fake ones!
Keep the faith, Miss Faith!
Friday, February 1, 2013
Music
Music is essential, at least for my life! What's more relaxing than just sitting down and listening to the music you love. For me kind of a time out, don't you think?
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Somebody Has to Say It...
Somebody Has to Say It...
Wintertime sucks! Days are short and mostly dark, I'm freezing as soon as I step out of my door, sunlight is missed so much and streets are empty as almost everyone is hurrying to get into a warm place again. Even singing birds are something I miss during wintertime.
The worst is that the last three weeks were completely grey, cloudy and rainy. I had to turn on the lights already in the morning. I'm not tanned, the German white skin, but I'm honestly a summer type if you judge from my mood state. As soon as the sun is shining, birds are singing in the morning and a warm breeze is waking me up I'm in a good mood. Which type are you? Summer or winter or are there even more, like maybe the depressive autumn type or the ever happy spring type?
Yours Miss Faith, waiting desperately for the first signs of spring...
Wintertime sucks! Days are short and mostly dark, I'm freezing as soon as I step out of my door, sunlight is missed so much and streets are empty as almost everyone is hurrying to get into a warm place again. Even singing birds are something I miss during wintertime.
The worst is that the last three weeks were completely grey, cloudy and rainy. I had to turn on the lights already in the morning. I'm not tanned, the German white skin, but I'm honestly a summer type if you judge from my mood state. As soon as the sun is shining, birds are singing in the morning and a warm breeze is waking me up I'm in a good mood. Which type are you? Summer or winter or are there even more, like maybe the depressive autumn type or the ever happy spring type?
Yours Miss Faith, waiting desperately for the first signs of spring...
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Facebook status
Facebook status
Am I on Facebook?
Sure I am as several others, or let me say I hardly know persons who aren't.
Why is Facebook not showing up on my blog then?
I mean, I'm just writing about it but there is no possibility to follow me on Facebook.
You want the truth?
My Facebook is my private fun.
A network where I'm connected with friends, family members and colleagues and it was hard to separate them into groups with restricted views on my profile.
I'm not shy or prude but I don't believe that my colleagues need to have access to my latest holiday pics or need to know where I was exactly at which time where on the other hand my friends are allowed to see it.
I'm happy when friends just pop up in the same location as they have seen my status on Facebook. It's also a nice way to stay in touch with friends or family spread all over the world.
Even now when I'm in the situation that the whole family of my husband is living in Libya I love to have a network like this.
Just yesterday my husband became a proud uncle of a little girl for the first time and the cutie was shown in our private family circle.
You see, this is internal stuff for myself on Facebook and that's why I haven't linked it to this blog.
My plan for the future is to have a public Miss Faith profile.
But this needs to be set up in a professional way and I honestly didn't found the time yet to start working it out. Stay tuned, as soon as its online I will let you know for sure!
Now back to the private account.
What I recently discovered is that Facebook is asking its members directly how they feel, what they think or where they are.
Does they mean they care - I would rather say they want even more information from users.
Some are serving them well already nowadays or would you put in your status that you are just on your way to hospital for giving birth?
Not me, that's a no-go from my point of view. Even if we are all and everywhere online and connected there should still remain some privacy.
As Facebook isn't that easy to handle in regards to privacy I just post stuff where I would have no problem if strangers may see it. Means not posting almost naked pictures or status updates which carry my deepest emotions. Break ups are often posted and what for? Should my friends be sorry for me or back bite my then ex-boyfriend? If I want to share these stories with a good friend I pick up the phone and dial his or her number.
Preferred by me are updates like favorite songs, favorite quotes, some funny pics from time to time or congrats to whatever. I can show my new bought couch to my family who is not living directly around the corner or send my husband snowy pictures from Germany to Libya.
What are your favorite status updates and what would you never write on a social network page?
Let me know your "random" thoughts.
Yours Miss Faith
P.S.: the pic is my status on New Year's Day ;-)
Facebook status
Am I on Facebook?
Sure I am as several others, or let me say I hardly know persons who aren't.
Why is Facebook not showing up on my blog then?
I mean, I'm just writing about it but there is no possibility to follow me on Facebook.
You want the truth?
My Facebook is my private fun.
A network where I'm connected with friends, family members and colleagues and it was hard to separate them into groups with restricted views on my profile.
I'm not shy or prude but I don't believe that my colleagues need to have access to my latest holiday pics or need to know where I was exactly at which time where on the other hand my friends are allowed to see it.
I'm happy when friends just pop up in the same location as they have seen my status on Facebook. It's also a nice way to stay in touch with friends or family spread all over the world.
Even now when I'm in the situation that the whole family of my husband is living in Libya I love to have a network like this.
Just yesterday my husband became a proud uncle of a little girl for the first time and the cutie was shown in our private family circle.
You see, this is internal stuff for myself on Facebook and that's why I haven't linked it to this blog.
My plan for the future is to have a public Miss Faith profile.
But this needs to be set up in a professional way and I honestly didn't found the time yet to start working it out. Stay tuned, as soon as its online I will let you know for sure!
Now back to the private account.
What I recently discovered is that Facebook is asking its members directly how they feel, what they think or where they are.
Does they mean they care - I would rather say they want even more information from users.
Some are serving them well already nowadays or would you put in your status that you are just on your way to hospital for giving birth?
Not me, that's a no-go from my point of view. Even if we are all and everywhere online and connected there should still remain some privacy.
As Facebook isn't that easy to handle in regards to privacy I just post stuff where I would have no problem if strangers may see it. Means not posting almost naked pictures or status updates which carry my deepest emotions. Break ups are often posted and what for? Should my friends be sorry for me or back bite my then ex-boyfriend? If I want to share these stories with a good friend I pick up the phone and dial his or her number.
Preferred by me are updates like favorite songs, favorite quotes, some funny pics from time to time or congrats to whatever. I can show my new bought couch to my family who is not living directly around the corner or send my husband snowy pictures from Germany to Libya.
What are your favorite status updates and what would you never write on a social network page?
Let me know your "random" thoughts.
Yours Miss Faith
P.S.: the pic is my status on New Year's Day ;-)
Facebook status
Monday, January 28, 2013
My first try to write a poem...
...perhaps that's why it's called poeTRY...
Would love to hear if you like it!
Our love
I remember the last time
You were holding my hand.
I remember the last time
We had our feet in the sand.
Time is passing so fast
But remembrance will last.
Do you remember the time
When I kissed you goodnight.
Do you remember the time
When hearts felt so light.
Time is getting me through
All those days without you.
Faith is keeping us moving fast
As we know our love will last.
Would love to hear if you like it!
Our love
I remember the last time
You were holding my hand.
I remember the last time
We had our feet in the sand.
Time is passing so fast
But remembrance will last.
Do you remember the time
When I kissed you goodnight.
Do you remember the time
When hearts felt so light.
Time is getting me through
All those days without you.
Faith is keeping us moving fast
As we know our love will last.
Sunday, January 27, 2013
My favorite beauty treats...
My favorite beauty treats...
...are from Origins
Did you ever try the mega-mushroom skin relief?
If not you should. Since I discovered them for myself it's like my own home spa.
As soon as applied them on my face the skin is relaxing and I smell the cream which has kind of a calming down smell, at least for me. What I do just these days additionally is applying the all-purpose high-elevation cream in the evening to smooth my skin. Wintertime leaves my skin dry as I stay lots in heated rooms and the dry air seems to suck out every moisture of my skin.
Why is the Jo Malone candle also on the pic? Because it smells so nice, I couldn't resist adding it.
I light it up in the bathroom while pampering myself or just on a small table next to me while reading, writing or listening to music. This scent is addictive.
What are your favorites?
Nourished greetings from Miss Faith
...are from Origins
Did you ever try the mega-mushroom skin relief?
If not you should. Since I discovered them for myself it's like my own home spa.
As soon as applied them on my face the skin is relaxing and I smell the cream which has kind of a calming down smell, at least for me. What I do just these days additionally is applying the all-purpose high-elevation cream in the evening to smooth my skin. Wintertime leaves my skin dry as I stay lots in heated rooms and the dry air seems to suck out every moisture of my skin.
Why is the Jo Malone candle also on the pic? Because it smells so nice, I couldn't resist adding it.
I light it up in the bathroom while pampering myself or just on a small table next to me while reading, writing or listening to music. This scent is addictive.
What are your favorites?
Nourished greetings from Miss Faith
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