out with the old, in with the new

Happy New Year! I hope you all had a good one wherever you are and all I wish for is health and happiness as well as lots of nice times with my family and friends and some good food as well!

Had a bit of a shock when I got a bill (which I couldn't understand, nice way to dent my German language confidence!) from the bank and then realised I am running extremely low on funds. Thank goodness for my student loan which will come in next week. I need it to actually pay rent, let alone do anything else! I can't believe that from this year student fees are doubling, or in some cases trebling...

Heimat

I'm back from my ever so quick visit home. Enjoyed a really relaxed Christmas which was lovely to see my family and friends as well as to see how much bigger our puppy is, but it's really nice to be back here. I feel like this is my new home, I feel like I belong here...

I didn't get back til 2am after waiting on buses, taxis, planes, trains and more buses! On the flight I chatted to a man who teaches golf in Heilbronn but I didn't enjoy the conversation too much as I spent most of it clutching the seat in front/armrest due to turbulance!

The new year sees me aiming to be more organised/read more/relax more which I have already begun. Also, is it just me or is anyone else absolutely shattered in winter? I sleep lots but it annoys me when I plan to read books before bed in order to relax (incorporating all three of my 'resolutions') and I end up waking up with a sore neck half an hour after beginning the first page...

Onto something completely random...after just pouring a cuppa, I've noticed icky bits of calcium floating around and have checked the inside of my kettle which is white, need to be a decalcifier (I doubt this is the word, I think the German is decalker or something!) Sorry to bore you all!

Hope you all (if anyone reads this) have had a lovely festive period and have a wonderful new year, wishing you all lots of health and happiness!