Get ready with me - school morning routine

Hello everybody,

I'm going, to be honest with you I'm not a morning person so getting up at 5.45 a.m. nearly every day is no fun for me or my family. So today I'm going to talk you through my school morning routine and show you some of the products I use.

I have quite a strict time schedule so in the 50 minutes I have I need to get presentable ready, pack my school bag, have some breakfast and try to convince myself that the day won't be as bad and I'll be home soon (easier said than done).
Well, first of all, I need to get out of bed once I did that I need to find an outfit to wear, what takes bloody ages and when I finally found one I get dressed and have my quite unhealthy breakfast (toast/rolls with Nutella). At that point, I quickly chat through what's on today with my grandfather.
I go back to my flat in our house, brush my teeth and wash my face. Makeup time! Afterwards, I pack my school bag. Last but not least I style my hair which is basically me just brushing it and put it in a ponytail because I can't be bothered to do anything else. Before I put on my coat and leave the house I check my to-do list and twitter (@doublesteff).At 6.35 a.m. I leave the house and go to the bus station.
So this sums up a typical morning for me.
What's your morning routine like?
Love, Steff xx

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My plans for 2017

Hello everybody,

surely everyone has new years resolutions but a lot of people fail to actually stick to them. So this post won't be about new years resolutions just because I'm kinda sick of them now. This post is about my plans that I have.
Clearly, some will and some won't work out. And pretty much all of them are plans that will take a longer time to realise than just 2017 but the point is that I start with them now.

These plans are very various but they are things that I'd like to achieve and everybody should have such plans (it takes the pressure away by calling them plans rather than resolutions which can be quite helpful).
So let's begin, shall we:
I want to travel as much and many places as possible. We are young only once and we should take that time who knows when we'll be able to do it again.
Another thing is my school work that I want to concentrate on more or at least as much as I do now. It can open you so many doors but I also want to spend more time with my family and friends and have more me-time (which is one of the hardest things for me).
But the hardest thing will be working on my mental health even though having some me-time and this is quite close, mental health is a whole different level.
And the last thing I want to do is organise and plan my life more and have more of a regular schedule and routines that I do everyday (like get rid of your make-up as soon as you come home or read at least one chapter or at least 20 pages of a book a day).

It does not sound like that much work or hard work but it is a lot and hard as well. Some of the things are harder than others but they all have the same meaning for me.

I strongly believe in doing and (hopefully) achieving them. And I know some of them I will and some of them I won't but at the end of the day it won't matter.
It's not always about the the number of thing you achieve but about the meaning these things have to you.

Love, Steff xx

Why we should compliment each other more often!

Hello everybody,

today I've got a little story for you.

A few weeks ago I went somewhere by bus and as I sat there a little boy and his mum got on and sat a few seats in front me. The mum looked a bit tired, she wasn't wearing any makeup and hadn't styled her hair. She wore some sweatpants and an old t-shirt. A few minutes into the bus ride, the boy turned to his mum and said. "Mummy have I told you yet, that you look pretty today." The mum looked at him, smiled and gave him a kiss on his forehead. It was such a cute moment and gesture and even thinking back to it know makes me so happy. It has something magical to see this pure love between parents and their kids.
And that's why I think that we should compliment each other more often. We live in a world where everything is moving so fast, everybody is rushing around, staring at screens that we forget sometimes the beauty of the people and places around us. It is our job to make our world a happier and peaceful place. Just go to a loved one or even a stranger and compliment something about them. Repeat this every day and you will see it not only makes them feel happier but also you.
The thought of making someone's day by just saying something nice to them is as easy as it is.
To see this happiness will make you feel good because you know you've done something, not everybody would do.

Love, Steff xx

2016 - what a year

Hello everybody,

I'm really sorry that this blog post comes out so late but we'll be back to normal next week.

I hope you all had a nice and happy Christmas and a great start to the new year.

I know this last year has been very crazy but it's still worth mentioning some of the stuff and I'll be focusing more on funny and random stuff rather than all the bad things that have happened but there still are going to be some.
So for the start here are some of the great people who have died:

10. January David Bowie, 23. February Peter Lustig; 24. March Roger Cicero, 12. April James Bond and David Gest, 27. May Jean-Claude Decaux, 28. May Micheal McCurdy, 19. June Götz George, 29. July Anne Hepburn, 24. August Walter Scheel, 28. September Gary Glasberg, 21. October Janet Patterson, 25. November Fidel Castro, 2. November Max Alexander, 18. December Zsa Zsa Gabor...

January:

• I went to "Gruene Woche" which is a big fair that I went to nearly every year since I was born
• Oxfam publishers report stating world's 62 richest people as wealthy as half the world's population

February:

• I watched the Superbowl with a friend of mine there the Denver Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers
• I travelled to London and it was one of the best times this year (every time I go there it just makes me realise how much I love this city even more)
• The Reverant won BAFTA for Best Film

March:

• I dressed up as a bunny at Eastern
• Scott Kelly returned to Earth after 340 days setting and ISS record

April;

• I got a different German teacher and he was just the best one I have ever had
• the first baby born who has DNA from 3 parents in Mexico

May:

• I started driving school
• Ukraine wins with "1944" at 61st ESC

June:

• we had a class trip to Berlin and it was so much fun
• Brexit
• Gotthard Base Tunnel completed (world' longest 57km)
• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child premieres in London

July:

• I went to summer camp and it was so much fun 
• Pokémon Go was first released
• Harry Potter n the Cursed Child is published at midnight

August:

• the new school year started
• longest Hunger strike ends after 16 years

September:

• I had an amazing birthday and weekend with my friends
• I got my drivers licence
• Brangelina broke up

October:

• I went to Lullusfest in Bad Hersfeld which was exciting
• James Charles becomes first male face of CoverGirl

November:

• I went to a lot of local events and to trips with my class
• Trump was elected president
• UNESCO adds Belgium beer to Cultural Heritage list

December:

• more trips with family
• stressful school weeks
• Uni of Toronto scientist present finding of oldest water (2 billion years old)
• Amazon announces 1st delivery by drone

The last but not least here are the Top 10 Films and Songs of 2016

Films:

1. Rogue One
2. Spectral
3. La La Land
4. Suicide Squad
5. The Magnificent Seven
6. Office Christmas Party
7. Fantastic Beasts and where to find them
8. Arrivel
9. Nocternal Animals
10. Silence

Songs:

1. Love yourself - Justin Bieber
2. Sorry - Justin Bieber
3. One Dance - Drake ft. WizKid & Kyla
4. Work - Rhianna ft. Drake
5. Stressed Out - twentyone pilots
6. Panda - Desiigner
7. Hello - Adele
8. Don't let me down - The Chainsmoker ft. Daya
9. Can't stop the feeling - Justin Timberlake
10. Closer - The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey

What has been your best moment of 2016?

I hope that your new year will be full of fun, happiness and love!

Love, Steff xx

PS: Sources -> ibm, billboard