July 2023 | Lovely, packed July
I am exhausted from a packed July. It was a lovely July, with many great events that I looked forward to and enjoyed. But at the same time, time for myself vanished and I need a bit of that – time to myself. Since end of July, when my short holiday with friends in Bavaria ended and since I’m back, I haven’t really found (or only very slowly) my way back into everyday life. And I have so many plans. Thus, I am very restless.
But now I’d rather turn to lovely July and show a little appreciation and joy for what has been.
Summer was celebrated in July: I went to a garden party and the work’s summer party. People put in a lot of work to make it a good party and it was relaxed hours of eating, drinking, laughing and great conversations with people.
When I was in Bavaria, I took advantage of the Deutschlandticket to visit my former study town Ulm. Feelings of nostalgia and memories came up. We strolled through old places and enjoyed the summer day.
July is also the month I started jogging. But only because I’m preparing for a 5 km run (which I volunteered for haha). I ran my first laps along the field not far from us. I finally realised that it really does make a difference to run outside close to nature compared to running in a gym 😀
Last but not least, July also meant to me: start preparing for the autumn holiday. I’m really looking forward to it and I don’t think I’ve ever put so much thought into a holiday before (clarification: I’m not a good travel planner either). But work has just begun, so let’s see if the anticipation lasts he he. Where will we head to? Hint: the country has amazing autumn leaves!
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