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in my 30s, getting back to the things i enjoy in 2023 💫💖 she/her ♡ learning german, my daily life, lists, goals, and planning

[okay-anya]

february 8, 2023 *:･ Es ist Mittwoch!

Heute morgen, ich sah das vlog. This morning, I watched this vlog.

It has taken me.. 15 minutes to figure out how to write that sentence and I'm not even sure it's correct lol I'm trying not to use google translate because I've heard that it is not completely accurate!

edit // this is the correct way to say/write it: heute Morgen habe ich diesen Vlog gesehen.

thank you to everyone who has been helping me in the comments! i really appreciate it ♡

This Reddit post was helpful, but I'm not sure how to say "this" in this instance. I went to google translate and it says diesen?

I also printed out some lyrics of a song I've been listening to. From it, I learned that zweimal = twice and dreimal = three times. I'm also picking up on fragen = to ask and seeing/hearing it often.

[okay-anya]

february 6, 2023 *:･ Es ist Montag!

i had to take a little Wochenende break from german because i felt like i was just spinning my wheels and not learning. but, i typed Wochenende from memory just now so i'm pretty proud of that lol

i AM learning!!! yay :D

heute morgen, i watched this vlog and ate one of the best ice cream sandwiches i've ever had - so good!

i watched a tiktok that said to learn german sentence structure you really just need to write out a bunch of sentences daily and speak as much as you can. so, i'm going to try that because i have stalled a bit with the grammar workbooks.

i have been listening to a lot of german music and writing/translating some of what they are saying. my favorite rn is shirin david - i listen to ich darf das all the time! to find music i just go to spotify and type in "top 50 germany" and it will show what's popular there at the moment.

to all my fellow language learners, it's tough but we can do this! let's keep on going ♡

[okay-anya]

february 1, 2023 *:･ Es ist Mittwoch!

happy february 1st! today i watched anja's video on der, die, das hints because i needed a refresher on it badly! i also attempted a lesson out of my grammar drills book, but i wasn't able to get them all so i need more practice for sure.

i spent most of the day super anxious and unable to turn my thoughts off. i felt like i couldn't focus, so i kept studying light since i knew nothing was going to be absorbed.

i took some zinc, b12, drank a bunch of water, and ate a big bowl of pasta with veggies in hopes of nourishing my run down body and mind a bit lol hopefully it works!

take care of yourself ♡

[okay-anya]

january 30-31, 2023 *:･ Meine Montag und Dienstag!

yesterday (gestern) i worked on conjugating sein = to be and haben = to have. i tried to use them both as much as i could throughout the day by making super simple sentences. i definitely need more practice, but it is a good starting point! before bed last night, i watched this video of anja's about shopping in a german store. it was entertaining and i was able to understand quite a bit :D

this morning (heute morgen), i learned possessive pronouns (Possessivpronomen) and it was much simpler than i was anticipating. i watched this lesson with anja and it was very helpful! i also put on some german vlogs in the background so that i could listen as i was washing dishes and doing some meal prep for dinner tonight.

i'll work on using the Possessivpronomen in sentences throughout the day to get some more practice in.

tomorrow is february 1st and i need to think of what i want the goal for the month to be (ෆ˙ᵕ˙ෆ)♡

[okay-anya]

*:･ last week / the week ahead

☕️ what are three things you're grateful for? » german vlogs (they are so helpful to watch and listen to!), coffee, and my home

💿 what helped you get closer to your goals last week? how can you make that a habit? » i worked out early in the morning, right after school drop off. i usually wait until lunchtime, but it is so much better to just get it over with asap!

i'll make it a habit by wearing my workout clothes to drop off and doing my workout the minute i get home.

🤍 what pushed you further from your goals last week? how can you avoid that this week? » studying longer than i planned to lol i'm going to have set hours for studying so that i don't hyper fixate on studying and am able to get other things done too.

🥥 what habit do you want to focus on/incorporate this week? » eating more vegetables every day!

🍶 list three major goals for this week. 1) eat dinner at home every night 2) do yoga 2x this week (trying this again!) 3) go through all my subscriptions and write the prices. then see if there are any i should/can get rid of.

last week's goals: 1) finish + post a digital download i've been working on // nope, didn't do this ahhhh 2) do yoga 2x this week // i only took one yoga class and i could barely move my arms for the rest of the week lol 3) clean out my closet // did this one! it looks great :D

have a great week everyone! ♡

[okay-anya]

january 28-29, 2023 *:･ Es ist das Wochenende!

i stopped by a coffee shop (kaffeestube? cafe?) and it was unusually warm, so i sat outside in the sun. i looked at things around me and said the ones i knew: "Das ist ein Kaffee." / "Das ist ein Tisch." / "Die Sonne ist sehr schön!" / "Das ist ein Baum."

then i looked up the things i didn't know, like cup, chair, ice, lid, etc. it was good practice! i have been studying german for about a week now and i am so glad i have been posting about what i learn each day so that i can look back on it. when i first started, words just looked like random letters - like a code that i'd never be able to break - and now i am able to speak in (very) small sentences :D i'm very happy! Ich bin sehr glücklich!

when i got home, i went over the plural nominativ artikel again because that has been tripping me up a bit. i think i have got it now though. today i am going to review what i learned during the week and watch some vlogs.

[okay-anya]

january 27, 2023 *:･ Es ist Freitag!

i'm posting this on the 28th, but i this is what i studied yesterday. i didn't have time to write a post because our afternoon was hectic with a few after school activities and errands.

so, yesterday i watched anja's nominative case part 1 video and took notes. she explained it very well and i was able to understand! i went around the house asking "Ist das ein/eine ______?" and answering "Nein, das ist kein/keine ______." it was super helpful!

i also wrote out the chart she uses in the video from memory to get that info to stick. we have sliding glass doors in the kitchen, so i get a dry erase marker and use the doors as a big whiteboard haha you can also do this with mirrors if you need a big space to write and don't have a dry erase board.

i also watched a couple of savannah's vlogs and wrote out any words/phrases i was able to pick up on. i really love her vlogs!

i didn't practice any vocab really since i was so focused on nominative case. i'll be working more on that today because i was having a hard time with plurals. sind keine, sind keine, sind keine, sind keine, sind keine. there.. maybe if i type it out a few times i will remember it now :]

[okay-anya]

january 25, 2023 *:･ Es ist Mittwoch!

this morning, i reviewed the lesson on noun genders that i did yesterday and then did the next lesson which was on noun plurals. if you watch this video too, be sure to look at her notes in the description box because she mentions a few important things she accidentally left out of the video!

i also rewatched a couple of vlogs while cleaning and doing laundry and am starting to pick up on more words :D

also, i have to add that learning a language is working my brain big time. i usually have a hard time falling asleep due to anxious thoughts. but since starting german lessons.. i am out in minutes. i hope that continues because it's been amazing.

what i learned in german heute:

Der Verkehr = the traffic (i was translating a few sentences out of a book i am reading, so all these words/phrases are from that)

schlimmsten = worst

und ich hasste = and i hated it

zeitungen = newspapers

das stimmt = that's right

wie bitte? = i beg your pardon?

[rosyoxymoron]

If you say 'bitte' in response to another person as if they have completly lost their mind or whatever you've been told is just that insane, then you can just say 'bitte ????!?!??' instead of the full "wie bitte????!?!!?" Very much like 'the f*ck did you just say???!?)

If you say 'wie bitte' in a normal and calm manner then the other person will usually repeat themself or give more information, so you can understand what they just said (because you couldn't hear them, you lack certain information/ context, etc)

btw the last one is the one to which some poeple will say 'hä?'

[okay-anya]

thank you for explaining that! it is very helpful :]

[okay-anya]

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[okay-anya]

january 26, 2023 *:･ Es ist Donnerstag!

i got a couple of books in the mail — one for grown ups and one for kids lol I borrowed a few german kids books on my library app (libby) and appreciated how simple they are for me and i was able to learn quite a bit. so, i thought a lesson book for kids might be good!

at first glance (auf einen Blick), it looks and feels pretty intense to me.. but that's probably because it's completely in german. the german grammar drills book has english instructions/lessons so it doesn't seem as intimidating.

i also reviewed the noun plurals video from yesterday and then watched this lesson from anja. i think i like learning from two sources because it helps me understand better overall.

what i learned in german heute:

der Stein = the stone

der Teppich = the carpet

der Mantel = the coat

i didn't study much vocab today since i'm trying to focus on noun articles and plurals right now. that's giving me enough Kopfschmerzen at the moment haha it's such a beautiful and interesting language, so i just keep picturing myself being able to hold a conversation and it helps me stay motivated whenever i get discouraged.

[okay-anya]

today's to do list

study german

print out noun plurals chart

delete photos on my phone that i don't need anymore - i deleted over 300 photos/videos (!!!)

spin class

clean the kitchen

small grocery trip (dishwasher detergent, pretzels, hot dog buns, salad mix, cucumbers) i forgot the dishwasher detergent ahhhh

[okay-anya]

january 25, 2023 *:･ Es ist Mittwoch!

this morning, i reviewed the lesson on noun genders that i did yesterday and then did the next lesson which was on noun plurals. if you watch this video too, be sure to look at her notes in the description box because she mentions a few important things she accidentally left out of the video!

i also rewatched a couple of vlogs while cleaning and doing laundry and am starting to pick up on more words :D

also, i have to add that learning a language is working my brain big time. i usually have a hard time falling asleep due to anxious thoughts. but since starting german lessons.. i am out in minutes. i hope that continues because it's been amazing.

what i learned in german heute:

Der Verkehr = the traffic (i was translating a few sentences out of a book i am reading, so all these words/phrases are from that)

schlimmsten = worst

und ich hasste = and i hated it

zeitungen = newspapers

das stimmt = that's right

wie bitte? = i beg your pardon?

[okay-anya]

january 24, 2023 *:･ Es ist Dienstag!

i watched this german vlog while i was folding clothes, so i wasn't able to see the subtitles, and i could understand quite a few words/phrases !!! i was so happy haha

what i learned in german heute:

da = because

jetzt = now

nicht jetzt = not right now

na ja aber... = well, yes, but...

heute Morgen = this morning

immer so = always like that

der Tee = tea

die Weintrauben = grapes

i also watched this video on noun genders. such as, months, seasons, weather, and currency are usually masculine = der. trees, fruits, flowers are usually feminine = die. metals, countries, hotels are neuter = das.

[okay-anya]

january 23, 2023 *:･ Es ist Montag!

today i did german lesson 3 w/anja and watched (listened, really) to this vlog to see if i could pick up on anything she was saying. i caught on pretty well to some words/phrases here and there!

i also watched taggesschau for about 15 minutes while i cleaned the living room, but it was all business talk and i couldn't pick up anything they were saying. they were speaking so fast lol you can get the taggesschau channel on roku btw if you're also learning german.

what i learned in german heute:

hallo zusammen = hello everybody

the verb "haben - to have" and its conjugation

Woher kommen Sie? = Where are you from? (formal)

Woher kommst du? = Where are you from? (informal)

Ich komme aus... = I am from... (den USA)

haben - to have

Ich habe - I have

du hast - you have

er hat - he has

sie hat - she has

es hat - it has

wir haben - we have

ihr habt - you (plural) have

sie haben - they have

Sie haben - you have (formal)

[okay-anya]

grocery list

i used to be a part of a community on livejournal way back when where people just posted their grocery lists. no photos, no meal plans.. just a simple, text grocery list.. and i loved it! :D so i'm going to bring it back here on my little blog.

i'm vegetarian and gluten free, but my family isn't, so this trip to trader joe's was mostly to get some things for them.

wild smoked salmon

grassfed whole milk

strawberry yogurt 4 pack

block of cheddar cheese

sliced turkey

sliced pepperjack cheese

dozen pasture raised eggs

frozen french fries

frozen mini pancakes

frozen curry chicken w/rice x3

cherry yogurts x4

large tub of 2% greek yogurt

harvest apple salad kit

broccoli

2lb green grapes

gerolsteiner mineral water x4

2 cans vegetarian chili

3lb russet potatoes

2lb sumo oranges

1 tomato

1 avocado

cantaloupe

wheat bread

multigrain gluten free bread

pack of toilet paper

[okay-anya]

january 22, 2023 *:･ Es ist Sonntag!

it's a rainy morning over here and we are all feeling lazy.. even the puppy :D

i woke up with a headache that won't go away though. it's like.. a 2 on the pain scale, but constant and radiating behind my right eye. i wonder if it is caffeine related. or if i need water. or it's bc of the rain.. who knows, but as an over thinker.. i need to chill.

it might be due to staying up late working in the lego factory — aka helping my daughter color sort her legos lol we talked and sorted for almost two hours and it was so much fun :)

what else.. today i reviewed all the german i learned throughout the week. i've been rewatching (listening?) to some vlogs to see if i can pick up on what they are saying without reading the subtitles.

i also did this yoga workout and it was challenging. my core is not as strong as i thought it was haha i always feel strong and happy after yoga though, so i want to incorporate it more into workout routine.

tomorrow is a new week and i'm feeling good! working on - and figuring out - my goals. hope you all have a great week ♡

[pansy2025]

some of you guys have GOT to remember about fun

[pansy2025]

like it’s ok… just be a little silly… be annoying… be embarrassing… you are alive