Let’s Keep Talking About You

Wow.  What a blast reading all of your comments on the post, Let’s Talk About You.  70 comments later, and I still can’t pull my eyes away from so many awesome introductions.  Thanks for chiming in (especially all you first time commenters!).  It’s so nice to meet you and know a little more about you.

I think Rowenna sums up my biggest goal on Making This Home:

Sometimes I feel like I’m the only one in this materialistic, stuff-driven world that would really rather just have less.  I’m glad to know that I’m not!

Martin and I are so glad we’re not the only ones, too.  So thank you!  We love sharing this community with all of you.

So just who are you… and where are you?

  • Most of you are women.  But not all. (Hi Eric!)
  • Most are married.  But certainly not all.  (Congrats to our two future college grads.)
  • Some are expecting babies in the next few weeks or months. (Congrats to SIX of you.)
  • Most of you live in Texas, California, or Oregon in the United States.  But there are plenty of us expats, Germans, Englanders, Australians, Canadians, Europeans, other Americans, and New Zealanders poking our heads in.
  • A lot of you have lived in Germany, dreamed of living in Germany, have German roots, or -yeah! – you live in Germany.
  • Simple.  You loooove simple.
  • All of you made me smile with your comments, blog links, and awesome etsy shops.

My mind is abuzz with some really great ideas to share with all of you.  The common themes you’re asking for:  more photos, more simplicity, more expat, and more Berlin.  Check.  Check.  Check!  And oh – check.

Can you guess how flattered I was to read how many of you look forward to reading Making This Home every day?  Thank you!  I never imagined that my blog would grow like it has, and I know I have all of you to thank.  More than a couple of you commented that you feel like we’re sitting down to coffee in my kitchen every day.  Awww.  You’re welcome to stop by any time!  Just be forewarned: I really hate to answer the doorbell (really fast German over an intercom doesn’t work so well with me), so ring a few times, okay?

There was one request that came up several times that I sadly cannot fulfill: gardening stuff.  My green thumb is a limp brown thing.  I bring plants home and -oh!  here’s a good example.  As I write, Martin says, “Katie – your basil needed water.  I just fed it.”  There is a reason we do not have a yard, people.  I grew up with plant lovers, yet the knack just isn’t there.  I’ll keep working on it.

And now, I’ve got something for you to work on.  (Insert rubbing hands together with way too much energy.)  I’m not accepting comments in English today.  Nope! Here’s your chance to comment in German.  Gasp! Okay… maybe say the same thing in German and English so everyone can understand or mix the two together a little.  Whatever you need to do.  Tasha asked me to challenge you guys a little with speaking German.  So here we go… what have you got?

Was hast du zu sagen?

Hint: if you read the FAQs in my journal shop, Gadanke, you can snag a few fab words. You know – like danke.  I’m not picky!