Let's start with a short summary: In 2020, I decided to do a Low Buy Year, setting up some rules and at the same time providing my inner shopaholic with some loopholes — like a €50 book-buying budget. Although I failed a few times and wasn't always satisfied with my efforts, overall I enjoyed my
She [Sachiko] was sometimes startled at the thought that she spent more time worrying about her sisters than about her husband and her daughter, but they were like daughters—they were on a level with Etsuko in her affections, and at the same time they were her only friends. Left alone, she was surprised to note
I’m so sorry — I owe you Low Buy updates for November AND December. I was deep down the rabbit hole of PhD/thesis work for the last few weeks and days of 2020, so I didn’t find the time and energy to write a proper blog post. My first draft is now finished (more or
As I’ve already stated several times before, I’m a cover whore. Most often, this leads to interesting books I wouldn’t necessarily read. Sometimes, this leads to me discovering that the beautiful cover is indeed the only remarkable feature of a book. “Don’t judge a book by its cover” goes both ways I’m afraid. Unfortunately, Spielman’s
Warning: This review contains spoilers, even though I try to not give away too much. Think of it as more than a blurb and less than a book report 🙂 Speaking about blurb — this is what it tells us about the book: Meet Nina Hill: A young woman supremely confident in her own…shell. Nina
This year went by so fast… In January, I was worried about how giving up 'retail therapy' would turn out. Now, 10 months in, I'm pleasantly surprised by how well it went. Granted, I had a few slip-ups, and not everything went according to plan, but overall I’m quite satisfied. Not the least compared to
I’m a cover whore — that’s the main reason I bought this book. I’m also always looking for a gripping cozy mystery, so one more reason to get myself this lovely little gem of a 'cozy'. Looking at the cover, you may understand why I noticed this book: a touch of vintage, the promise of
The last few weeks were definitely not good for blogging — I’m sorry. I had a lot going on and time was flying by. Besides, I felt sick, spending my spare time napping and reading instead of doing something productive because I felt exhausted a lot. But hey, it’s nearly mid-October and I’m finally coming
Mea culpa! I neglected this lovely little corner of my world for much too long… Time flew by the last few weeks and things got complicated on the way. Let’s just say that this Low Buy Summer did not go as planned. My Low Buy July July was a quiet month filled with preparations for
“Der beste Konsum ist der, der nicht stattfindet. Weil es aber unrealistisch ist, dass alle von heute auf morgen nichts mehr konsumieren, brauchen wir Lösungen. Die gute Nachricht: Es gibt so viele Möglichkeiten und Alternativen, ein nachhaltiger Lebensstil ist längst keine Einschränkung mehr. Es macht Spaß, die Lösungen auszuprobieren und grüne Marken und Ideen zu