50 Thoughts I Had While Binge Watching Harry Potter

During the Easter holiday’s, I decided to binge watch all eight Harry Potter movies and it was fantastic. It had been a while, since I last watched them or read the books and I just felt like diving into the fantastic world, for a few days. I also took notes which is just something that I like to do. Therefore, I’m going to share 50 thoughts that I had during Harry Potter and I know, that there a lot of fellow Potterheads out there, who may or may not agree with me.

Harry Potter Platform 9 3/4
01. Why didn’t I do this earlier?
02. This is the most fantastic fantasy world of all.
03. Just imagine going to a school like Hogwarts.
04. I want to own every single one of all the amazing props.
05. Why haven’t I been to all the Harry Potter Parks and sites yet?
06. At least, I’ve been to Platform 9 3/4.
07. Oh how I would love to be a wizard.
08. I’ve wanted to fly on a broom, ever since I was a little girl.
09. Who doesn’t want to know in which house the hat would sort you into?
10. Yes, I want to be a Gryffindor and I would be a good one.
11. After all, I’m ambitious but with a big heart and lots of power.
12. I have a great imagination, but how can someone create a whole world like this?
13. Honestly, with sitting on a broom, even I might be into sports.
14. What would I give for an invisibility cloth.
15. Trust me when I tell you that those special Bertie Botts Beans really do taste disgusting.
16. The Weasly home is simply magnificent.
17. The Hogwarts Express might even make me like public transportation.
18. When Hermione punches Malfoy will forever be the best scene.
19. We probably all knew a Draco at some point in our lives.
20. There are actual unicorns living in the woods.
21. The giant spiders give me nightmares.
22. There is nothing stronger that the friendship between Harry, Ron and Hermione.
23. When you’re willing to die for someone, you know it’s real.
24. It’s so adorable when they become teenagers and have to deal with romantic feelings.
25. I always hoped for the Dursley’s to become a little nicer, at some point.
26. Wonderful magic creatures, everywhere. Unicorn, phoenix, dragon, elf and more.
27. Most deaths just hurt so bad.
28. RIP – Dobby – Dumbledore – Cedric – Fred – Lupin – Tonks  – Sirius – Snape
29. I love how everything outside the school is in London.
30. Dolores Umbridge is the worst person in the world.
31. I still want to punch her in the face, just thinking about her.
32. I love how everyone has their own patronus. I wonder what mine would be.
33. That moment when Harry and Hermione talk about love is adorable.
34. Hermione is my spirit animal “Excuse me, I have to go vomit!”
35. I was clapping when Mrs. Weasly defeated Bellatrix.
36. Every time Neville is successful with something, I’m so proud.
37. Ginny is such a beauty.
38. It’s so cute to see how people fall in love.
39. The Marauder’s Map is the coolest thing ever.
40. Man, how I hated Snape until the last 20 minutes started.
41. Why did J.K. Rowling ever stop?
42. Kids, stop teasing the smart people in your class. Maybe one day, you need them to save you.
43. Professor McGonagall is such a great woman.
44. Seriously, how is anyone able to tell who is Fred and who is George?
45. Neville’s words, at the the end, are so inspiring.
46. Hedwig ♡ ♡ ♡
47. Imagine a world like that being real and we just don’t know about it because we’re muggles.
48. Lord Voldemort, you’re an ugly bastard.
49. There is nothing more powerful than love.
50. I need to read the books again.

Take me to Hogwarts

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The Roller Coaster Called Life

Roller CoasterUsually, I think about a good opening sentence. You want people to be interested. You want them to continue reading. Well, today it’s simple. My life sucks. There, that’s my sentence. There is nothing else that I can say right now and I don’t even want to try to describe it with pretty words. It’s impossible. My life sucks.

Yes, I know. Life is a roller coaster and it comes with ups and downs, no matter what. And yes, there are always people who have bigger problems than you do. But this is my life, these are my problems, my feelings and I have to deal with my situation and nobody else.

There are different reasons for making you feel bad. Things happen or they don’t and some of them you will never understand or be able to influence. Don’t let people tell you that it is all in your hands and that you always have a choice to make the best of something because often, it’s just not that easy. Not everything is just magically going to turn into something good and not everything will just be alright. Maybe in time it will, but there is no guarantee for it, so stop telling me this.

I was always a very strong-headed person with dreams and goals. I had plans for my life and I always knew exactly how I want it all to turn out. I never wanted anything handed to me on a silver platter because I don’t think that it will be good in the long run, but a little luck here and there wouldn’t be that bad. Unfortunately, there are moments in your life, when everything you see and want, crashes right in front of you and you are left with a feeling of failure and loneliness. No matter how much of a positive person you are, it can happen.

When you begin to realize that things are falling apart, you try to stay positive and you assure yourself that there is a way out. There always is, at least that’s what everyone tells you. But how and where do you find this way and how long will it take to get there? It takes a while to fully realize the whole extent of an uncomfortable situation because you try your absolute hardest to stay in your bubble. You don’t want to admit that you are falling apart and that you’ve lost control of your life.

Last week, I hit rock bottom. I fully realized that I lost control. I was sitting at a table with three very good friends. We were drinking tea, eating ice cream and just chatting about anyone and anything. And while I was listening to them it hit me. I have nothing to bring to the table. I listened to them sharing their construction plans for future houses, talking about kids, while one child was already sitting next to us. I listened to them talking about jobs, holidays and life with their partners. And in between all the exchanged information, I sat there, not sure if I wanted to laugh or cry.

I’ve been single forever and it doesn’t look like it’s going to change in the near future. I don’t have a job and the rejection letters are not really helping with keeping me motivated and on top of it all, I moved back into my mother’s basement. Smalltown life now frustrates me more then ever. Everyone around me is so caught up with their lives that there is hardly any time for me and I’ve honestly never felt so alone. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not jealous. When something great happens in other people’s lives, I’m the first one to cheer and I know that they also have problems they have to deal with. The only difference is, if something goes wrong, they have something else to hold on to and I don’t. And I don’t even want a house or a child. I’m not even sure if I want a partner or if it’s just because it would make me feel a little less alone. I just want a life because what I have right now doesn’t really feel like one.

Last year, I realized that what I had planned for my future doesn’t feel right anymore. Now I kinda know what I want but no clue how to get there without a little bit of luck. It drives me insane and it makes me feel like I failed myself. I don’t regret any decisions that I’ve made in my life, even though they’ve led me here, but I just feel stuck in reverse. Everyone around me is moving forward and my life is standing still. I try to suck it up and I try to motivate myself to try and try again, but I can’t force people to give me a job, to fall in love with me or to just share a little of their time, to make me feel less alone.

I don’t want to be pitied because even though I feel weak, there is still a strong and proud person somewhere inside of me. So I cry silent tears and plaster a smile on my face. I try to convince myself that this is not forever because I know it isn’t. It can’t be. I’m the strong one. I’m the one with hopes and dreams but I am also the one who is breaking inside. I am the one writing this while crying her heart out. I cry all the tears that I try to suppress, every day. I want to feel ok again with being alone, because it was my decision, but I don’t want to feel lonely because life makes me feel that way.

I know that I have to ride the roller coaster and see where it takes me. I know that I have to continue fighting for what I want my life to be like. I know that I can’t give up and trust me, I don’t want to but sometimes, it just seems so much easier. I’m scared. I don’t know what will happen and when something is going to change. I just know that my life right now is not what I want and that if I let depression win, I will not get out of this situation. And this right here is my way of dealing with it. By expressing what feel, I try to let it go.

Life is a roller coaster and I have to find a way to make it bring me to my destination.

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10 Things That Will Make Me Swipe Left On Tinder

Tinder
By now, we’ve probably established that Tinder is not really for me. I still have the app on my phone and I swipe through it, but I hardly ever swipe right on someone. So many weirdos out there. I would probably be more open to the whole thing in a big city where I don’t know people and people don’t know me. Seriously, finding someone for the real deal on Tinder is probably almost impossible and casually hooking up with someone, when chances are you’ll run into him at the supermarket a week after, isn’t very intriguing. And yes, we all know that I’m a superficial bi*ch with a whole list of no-go’s. So here we go.

1. Your bio is weird as fu**
Yesterday, I read a bio saying “Those who wear sweatpants have lost control over their lives.” What a weirdo. I mean, if you never wear sweatpants, are you even human? And if you don’t like me in sweats, you don’t deserve me anyway. Seriously, people write some crazy stuff into their bios.

2. You’re holding a baby or cuddling an animal
There is this thing with women finding men super attractive when they’re holding a baby or playing with a dog. I don’t dig it. I mean, I actually think that most of these guys probably borrowed child or animal to make them look better. Furthermore, if it’s not just for sex, I don’t want these commitments. Planning around pets and children is really not my thing. So yeah, it doesn’t work for me.

3. You’re surrounded by other girls
What exactly is the point of this? If you’re such a chick magnet, why do you need Tinder? And I don’t care if it’s your sister, mother or best friend, don’t include other women in your dating profile.

4. You’re clearly lying about your age
Have you seen some of these obvious liars? It’s ridiculous. I wish I could just dm them and ask if they really think they can pull it off? Sure, there may be some people in this world that are younger or older than they look but please, if you look like you could almost be my dad and pretend you’re like 29, it’s simply pathetic. And people, don’t tell me age doesn’t matter. I’m 28 and I can’t and don’t want to go out with someone who’s like 18 or 50. I’m not into it.

5. You have a name from my no-go-list
So this might seem a little harsh but there are just some names I cannot handle. Either they remind me of someone or they’re just not acceptable. No, I won’t give examples. I mean, if he’s otherwise perfect, I may try to look past it but in any other case, just no.

6. You don’t have a picture
Seriously, what are you hiding? Tinder isn’t really about the inside of a person. It’s about either liking someone’s face or not.

7. You’re an extreme party goer
I’m not saying you can’t party but if your pictures tell me that it’s all you’ve got to offer, I will have to swipe left. Grow up and get some more hobbies, you’re not a teenager anymore.

8. You’re such a poser
Guys that clearly take too many selfies are not very attractive. Especially when the duckface is involved. And all that muscle flexing in front of mirrors hardly ever catches my attention. Sure, a nice body is great but posing totally kills it.

9. You’re someone I know
You see guys from school, university, your freaking small village and you just think great, never gonna happen. I’m also not a huge fan of you when we know a lot of the same people. Trust me, I have many reasons for this.

10. You live too far away
What is the point? Most people on Tinder are probably looking for a hookup. Like I’m gonna drive an hour or two for that. In your dreams, babe.

PS: This is probably my way of boycotting every chance of getting to know someone.

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Sisterhood of the World Bloggers

Sisterhood of the World BloggersI love tag posts so of course, I had a huge smile on my face when the lovely Naomi from Teatime With Naomi tagged me in her post, a little while ago, and asked me to answer her questions. Thanks, babe! Everyone go check out her blog, she’s a super nice person and a teacher in Japan, which personally, I find pretty interesting.
You know how it works. If I tagged you (and even if I didn’t), answer my questions, come up with 10 new ones and tag 10 other lovely people (more or less is fine too). It’s all about getting to know each other and sharing each others blogs.

My Answers

01. How do you start your day?
Pretty late. I’ve always had a strange sleeping pattern whenever I had no obligations to be somewhere. I try to get up earlier than noon but I hardly ever succeed. Then I lie in bed forever and play with my phone and then, I have breakfast, no matter how late it is. I’m a breakfast all day kinda girl.

02. Whats your dream job? Are you living the dream?
From the bottom of my heart, I’ve always wanted to be a journalist. Not really living it yet but I’m working on it. Definitely not the easiest thing to choose.

03. Why did you start blogging?
Because writing has always been like therapy for me and I don’t really have anything to hide, so why not share my thoughts and stories with others?!

04. Where in the world would you love to have the chance to live?
If I had the chance to choose right now and it would happen, I would choose London. But that can always change. For 20 years I thought I wanted to live back in the States. It was always on my mind and my number one plan and when I went back, it just didn’t feel right anymore.

05. Tea, Coffee or other?
Tea! I just don’t like coffee. I don’t even like the smell of it. I wish I would though because you know, it wakes you up and all but no way in hell am I ever gonna start with that.

06. What’s your favorite TV show to binge watch?
Pretty much every show on the planet. I finally got myself a Netflix account on March 2nd and by now, I’ve binge watched Fuller House, Orange Is The New Black season 2&3, Nashville season 1&2, The Originals season 2 and How to Get Away With Murder season 1. And yes, I still watch other shows on cable. But since I’m not really doing anything right now, I have the time for it.

07. Would you say your were an introvert, extrovert or a balance of the two?
As a child, I was more of an introvert. I was the girl walking home from school crying. I wasn’t hiding in corners but also not too much out there. A good mix, I would say. Then puberty hit and I turned into a wild child. I always had something to say and I did, no matter who I was talking to. I’m known for being the center of attention and even though that can be tough sometimes, I loved it. I’ve grown a little and I’m a little calmer now. Still an extrovert, though.

08. What gets you up on those dark, glum mornings?
Literally nothing but my bladder or my stomach. The benefit of not having to be somewhere is that you can just stay curled up in bed, all day.

09. Whats your perfect way to spend your weekend?
That totally depends on my mood. Currently, I would definitely like to do more things with my friends but they’re all busy with their lives and as almost the only single in the bunch, it can get pretty lonely. But when I have a partner in crime, I’m open to anything. Movies, chill hangouts, party, fun trips, shopping – it’s all great when you can share the fun.

10. Speaking of weekends, what are your plans for this one?
It’s easter weekend so I will definitely have some family time and hopefully some friends time, as well. Still hoping for my bff to be in town because I really miss her.

I nominate

The Sunglasses Effect
Got Meghan’s Blog
Franzizzy
Hannah Lane
Molly Mac
Cuteinstgram
Bethans Blog
100 Ways To Happy
A Hearty Home
The Elle-Rose Edit

My Questions

01. How much do you sleep?
02. When did you start using make-up?
03. Who is your favorite Disney character?
04. Which one is your favorite shopping store?
05. What is your favorite room and why? Describe it, if you like.
06. Is there a different century/decade you would’ve loved to live in?
07. What has been the craziest thing you’ve ever done?
08. Do you believe in fairytales?
09. Who’s concert would you love to go to?
10. Is there anything in particular that you collect?

I hope you have fun reading my answers and answering my questions. Spread the blog love!

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Photography: New Orleans

It’s been more than five months since I went on a wonderful travel month across the US. One of the stops was the beautiful city of New Orleans and I want to share some pictures I took there. I admit, it wasn’t my favorite stop along the ride because for some reason, my friend and I just didn’t feel really comfortable. I can’t even tell you exactly why but I definitely want to go again, someday. In the two days we had, we of course visited some typical NOLA places like the French Quarter, Jackson Square and St. Louis Cathedral, we went to a Vodoo Museum, ate delicious beneits at Café du Monde which you totally have to do, we bought masks visited the Tsunami Museum and The New Orleans Museum of Art and more because the city has a lot to offer. And not to forget, the Cities of the Dead. Next time, I would love to experience Mardi Gras or some other festival because I’m sure NOLA people do it right. Now, I will continue watching The Originals which goes perfectly with this post.

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