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Hey everyone, I've just come back from 3 days in Berlin, where my sister and I celebrated her 21st birthday and also history geeked out on loads of museums that Berlin has to offer. We spent 3 full days in Berlin, which means 3 BRUNCHES! Here are the three brunches we had, all of which I would highly recommend. 

Brunch 1: The Barn Roastery


I'd had this place recommended by a friend for the amazing coffee - which as it was so hot we ended up not having! We had a nitro tea instead, something I've never had before but was quite refreshing. One thing to note though is that they don't have a kitchen. They do have some pre-prepared bites though, and I ended up having a turkey, beetroot and cream cheese sandwich, which was really nice. You can also buy coffee to take home there as well! 
You can find The Barn Roastery online here, and the address is: Schönhauser Allee 8, 10119 Berlin




Brunch 2: Roamers


I think this is potentially my favourite café/brunch spot EVER. Everything about it was really really nice. We only had to wait about 20 mins for a table, as it is super small but the cafe was so nice we didn't mind. The music was great, the food was absolutely superb and the decor was just amazing!!! Honestly cannot recommend this place enough!! I had a raspberry smoothie to drink and for my food, I had the "summer special" which I can't remember the exact details of but definitely involved feta cheese, crusty bread, sunny side up eggs and avocados... it was so tasty. The location is a little further out though, so we got an Uber there and then walked to the East Side Gallery which isn't too far from there. 

You can find Roamers online here and the cafe here: Pannierstrasse 64, 12043 Berlin






 Brunch 3: Commonground 


Brunch 3 was on our last day in Berlin and we knew we were going to have to get a taxi to the airport soon after we had eaten so we wanted somewhere close to the hotel. We had originally planned to go somewhere else, which had been recommended to us but when I googled it the night before it didn't open until 11 am which was far too late for us getting our flight! Luckily the hotel stepped in and a short google later I realised there was a café below our hotel called Commonground. This turned out to be amazing and I can't believe we didn't discover it until the last day! Guests of the Circus Hotel (where we stayed) got a breakfast package for 12 Euros, which included the meal and 2 drinks. I had apple juice, fresh mint tea (which was amazing!) and the avocado on toast with beetroot chutney and hummus. It was really tasty and I even got another mint tea on the house. There is also an outdoor bit (it was raining for us though) and at night it is a cocktail bar. 

You can find Commonground online here and the café here: Rosenthaler Straße 1 10119 Berlin



 Overall, Berlin has to be one of my favourite places ever for brunch! Let me know if you have any brunch recommendations in the UK or if you have visited any of these places in Berlin before! Claudia x
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Hey everyone, this summer I have some mammoth tasks on my plate. I've got to do my dissertation in order to finish my masters, get a job and I've set myself the task of losing weight as well.

How on Earth will I do this? I hear you ask. Well, I am trying to balance lots of things at once without losing my mind, so I decided to share some of my top tips with you and hopefully then you can share some of yours! 


Tip 1: PRIORITISE

I have started something recently where I make a massive to-do list, and realise how unachievable it is and so I have to prioritise! My tip is on your list pick out your top THREE things you want to acheive that day. Just three. If the list seems a lot more manageable you are more likely to tackle it. Mine for today is to vote, watch an East German Film and to begin secondary source analysis. As long as I have done those things I can be pleased with myself! I understand some days you might have more stuff to do, but the key thing with this method is to make sure the amount of things you have to do isn't weighing you down.

Tip 2: BLANK CANVAS

Below is a photo of my desktop - it has ONE THING on it. It's taken me a while, and lots of practice but I finally have everything on my computer organised in folders. I find that this really helps me to work, because then I don't get stressed about where things are going and where to find them. I would really recommend getting a system sorted as soon as you can and then when you are really pushed for time you know it's done! I have folders for my blog, for my masters, for jobs (and then my CV on my desktop just in case I am in dire need of it!). 


Tip 3: CATEGORISE

I am a big fan of bullet journal style lists, where you write everything you need to do in the same place, but I find that it works best for me when I categorise things on the list, so for example at the moment, I will have headings like "Career" and "Dissertation" which help me to know what I am working towards when I am completing the lists. It also helps when I block out my time, as I might want spend mornings doing things for my dissertation, but not know where to start - having your to do lists in categories can help you break down tasks. 

Tip 4: ACTION

This is definitely the most important tip. I learnt about this one at a training course about project management at my last full-time job, and it's had a really lasting effect on how I write my to-do lists. Always write your to do lists as an action. If you put "sort out room", what do you mean? Do you mean "pick up all socks on the floor"? Don't put "sort out dissertation sources" put "organise key sources" and "create a list of sources". Make sure you write everything as an action so you can get stuck into the doing (rather than the planning) straight away. By breaking large tasks down into actions, you can ensure that it doesn't seem overwhelming (one of the biggest causes of procrastination) and you can get it done as soon as possible. 

Hope this was helpful! Let me know in the comments if you have any more tips.. Claudia 

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