English formulary published. Minimalism on the website. Don't eat anything I don't like - oatmeal. 5 instead of 10 T-shirts. Only own colored laundry.
May 7, 2023. As usual these days, my alarm went off at eight in the morning. After an untoasted toast with chocolate spread, I visited my current favorite café in the city center, Kreipes Coffee Time. There, I got myself a latte with oat milk and sat down at a table upstairs with an outlet. It was still empty. Shortly after, a girl walked in. She smiled at me, and I smiled back. Then she sat down with her laptop at a table opposite mine. Shortly after, two other girls walked in. I smiled at them, they smiled back, and they sat down at the table next to mine. In that moment, I thought about the impressive effect a smile can have.
"Hey, do you know what the Wi-Fi password is here?" one of the two girls asked me.
"Good question, I forgot. You'd better ask downstairs," I replied. She nodded and went downstairs to ask for the password.
By the afternoon, I had translated my formula collection into English and finally finished it today. With joy, I closed my laptop, sat down facing the window, leaned back, crossed my arms behind my head, and looked out of the large window at the opera house.
Somehow, in that moment, I felt like I was capable of falling in love again. I imagined this pretty girl approaching me. We would look deep into each other's eyes and fall in love instantly. And then we would be happy forever.
During the time I was with Jule, and even before I met Jule, I didn't have the readiness to fall in love. I just couldn't imagine having that fluttering feeling in my stomach. But now, in this moment, it suddenly seemed possible. I grinned.
I uploaded my English formula collection directly online. As a reward, I went out tonight. This time to a different club, one I've never been to before, because today I wanted to step out of my comfort zone and try a different club. Every time I stepped out of my comfort zone, I always felt happy that I had dared to do it. That was the case when switching from UCOZ CMS to Drupal CMS. That was the case when switching from Windows to Mac. And every time, it was so worth it. And maybe it will be worth it to go to the 60s hall instead of the Dax tonight. Maybe I'll fit in better with the people there. We'll see, maybe I'll meet an eco-conscious girl at the club tonight.
In the evening, I went to the Faust to the 60s hall. Tonight, the 90s party was taking place there. When I arrived at ten o'clock, the bouncer told me that the party in the 60s hall didn't start until midnight today. I didn't want to wait that long, so instead, I went back to my familiar environment - the Dax...
The next day, I woke up around eleven o'clock and went straight to my favorite café to work. This time, I focused on my website to make it even more minimalist. I had realized by now that minimalism has its effect not only on material things but also in communication, whether it's presenting technical topics, programming, or designing websites. With the changes on my website, I hoped for a stronger focus from the learners and reduced usage of server resources.
As I sipped my coffee, I deactivated all unused modules in the backend and removed unnecessary if statements in the programming code. In the frontend, I designed the website's theme darker and removed some unnecessary navigation links.
In the afternoon, after cooking and enjoying delicious fried potatoes, I listened to the wealth affirmation. Just as Bodo said the phrase "I enjoy eating. And I drink two to three liters of water a day," I took a sip of water, paused the audio, and went to my pantry shelf in the kitchen. I focused on the oats. I didn't like them, but I still ate them because they were cheap and healthy. I definitely didn't enjoy it - at least not with the preparation method I always chose: soaking oats overnight in hot water, adding some frozen fruits, sprinkling with a little cinnamon or cocoa, and letting it sit overnight. Eating it in the morning always put me in a bad mood. It would have tasted better for sure if I had used oat milk instead of water, but oat milk always ran out too quickly, and the resulting packaging waste took up too much space in the yellow bag. What gave me much more joy, for example, were toast or rolls with a spread, topped with cucumber or other vegetables and cheese, sprinkled with crushed flaxseeds.
I placed the almost full package in Hanna's cupboard, where similar oats were already stored. Then I looked at the packaging of white sugar. I hadn't used it in my drinks for a while and didn't plan to use it anymore. I disposed of it directly in the trash and vowed never to buy white sugar again.
Proud to be giving up sugar and its packaging from today, I went back to my room to finish listening to the affirmation.
In the evening, I dared to take another step regarding my bed: Tonight, I slept without the mattress topper directly on the foam mattress covered with the black bedsheet. As I lay down on it, I felt that it was significantly harder and somewhat less comfortable. But I wanted to give my modified bed a few more days to get used to it.
Learning: I've learned that minimalism can also be applied in communication, whether it's presenting or designing websites.
Micro Changes:
- I own exactly two compact microfiber towels in dark colors, which I use for both showering and drying my hands. One towel is in use, while the other serves as a backup towel. This minimizes the amount of laundry generated.
- My wardrobe consists exclusively of colored clothes. This way, I never have to sort my laundry by whites and colors, and I no longer need full laundry detergent.
- I reduced the number of my T-shirts from 10 to 5.
- I sorted out all expired food stocks as well as those that I don't like (like oats) or never use or want to use (like white sugar).
