APRIL FAVOURITES - ALL THE BITS I LOVED LAST MONTH

What a month it has been...
I´m sure everyone of us will remember this April for a long time and might tell children and grandchildren about it. So many different impressions from all over the world, so many amazing things happening in difficult times like this. So many emotions both seen and personally experienced.
I will definitely remember it as a time I felt torn between emotions, expectations and moods. I am constantly between feeling amazing about all this time I get to spend at home, time I have for myself and for doing stuff I wanted to do for a long time and on the other hand feeling very anxious and panicky due to daily changing good or bad news, due to worrying about the future atm mostly financially and wether I´ll have a job after all of this.
I hate money worries with other things most of all...not because I won´t be able to afford stuff but because of existential need - living and food costs and such. I´ve been in a very very bad place mentally because of that a few years ago and I just really don´t want to go there again...
But I am holding up. I have my family around me and we stay together and in any case will help each other and that´s the absolutely most ensuring thing one can have to stay positive and keep going and looking forward instead of wanting to hide away and cry all day.
Meaning focusing on the positive which has always been a strength of mine ;) and making the best out of it! With that recapping my favourite bits about this last month! Here we go:


natural and festive

1. Spring in full swing with all its colours
2. Buds on all the trees and first leaves and everything turning green again
3. The bees on my self-planted flowers which make me happy everyday
4. Up to 25°C and a lot of time on out balcony sunbathing and reading ^^
5. And deserving a point on its own - OUR BALCONY ^^ so so so glad I am able to go outside and enjoy nature and fresh air and the sun

 beauty and pampering

1. Loving my quite new Alterra Hydro eye cream - such a gorgeous product. I always leaves my skin feeling so hydrated and smooth and lovely. No tightness or itchy dryness left after using this ^^
2. Wearing my Clinique Pop Lip Colour + Primer whenever I actually wear lipstick. My fave is 17 Mocha Pop - the perfect shade for every occasion and so comfortable and hydrating - just perfect.
3. I love my Nars Ignited Palette a lot lately - the perfect combination of shades for every occasion and perfect for Spring

fashion and trends 

1. There is nothing in particular but I love the warmer temperatures and the possibilities they bring outfit wise ;) all my dresses and skirts again and the lovely blouses ^^
2. I absolutely love TheCatwalkItalia on Instagram - I´m always so excited whenever they do one of their red carped looks polls ^^

music

1. Still very much into the Labor Playlist by Matt Degreff on Spotify - just loving the songs ;)
2. Also loving Abigail Washburn - just the music to match my mood atm and also very often the perfect tunes to lift my spirits ^^

movies and TV shows

1. Those Who Kill - which is a Danish crime TV series (Danish: Den som dræber) I discovered it on one of the Amazon Prime Channels - the Circus Channel which I got because I wanted to watch Lewis ;) It´s quite thrilling and I love the combination with Profiling and Psychological strategies
2. The Loch or Loch Ness which is a british TV Series in six parts - also found is on the Circus Channel on Amazon Prime ;) Loved it and reminded my ever so slightly of Broad Church which I looooved  a lot, a very thrilling Mystery.
3. Binge watched No Offence on Amazon Prime either ;) loved it - everything from the humor to the characters to the accent ^^
4. The City & The City which is a four part series which fascinated me mainly because of it uniqueness. It´s inspired by a book with the same title which I really want to read now ;) You can watch it on the Amazon Prime Circus Channel either.

people, random stuff and dainties

1. Caro Daur and home workout plans...killing me everyday but I kick my ass to pull through it all the time and it makes me feel soooo good ;)
2. Animal Crossing - New Horizons I´ve been probably quite late to the party and still don´t get how some people can play all day long but I looove playing this game a lot and enjoy all the little bits about it 
3. jerianie on Instagram - the most beautiful pictures and aesthetics and she is so creative and has the best ideas 
4. Baking Baking Baking - I have this Dr.Oetker Cupcakes and Muffins book which I´m baking from front to back cover one after the other ^^ about two recipes a week ;) still at B like Banana but I´m onto Birne which is pear ;)

And that´s it for April - what a strange month it has been...when I would change something in my routine in May I´d love to get more into my routine and do my makeup a bit more often ;) I miss it a bit ^^

What have you been up to last month?
How are you holding up?

♥ ♥ ♥