Author Archives: Johanna

About Johanna

A human on a journey. In my blog Split seconds of life I write about my experience with career changes and travels, but also other topics I am interested in as cooking, holsitic health & natural cosmetics, photography and there will be some art as well.

Sustainability in fashion!?

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Johanna

source: http://www.calgreeks.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sustainability-pic-300×256.jpg I already had two other fashion posts about the Primark obsession and about shrinking jeans sizes, but now I want to write about another topic which comes to my mind again and again, I was inspired to … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Issues | Tagged bio, biological cotton, chemicals, cloth, clothing, colors, cotton, dangerous chemicals, fashion, horrible conditions, labels, mass production, online shopping, primark, production conditions, ropa, second hand, second hand shopping, shopping, sustainability, tendency, tiendas en línea, treatment, trends | Leave a comment

Delicious summer sweets: Liqueur 43 Muffins!

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Johanna

After a long blogging break I found my way back to the internet again ;D and I would like to write about a delicious baking experiment which I made recently: I made Stracciatella muffins flavored with Spanish Liqueur 43. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Food & Recipes | Tagged baking, café, cake, cakes, cooking, cupcakes, delicious, experiments, food, Licor 43, Likör 43, Liqueur 43, magdalenas, muffins, recipes, spanish liqueur, Stracciatella, summer, sweet, sweets, vanilla | Leave a comment

1. A Hair experiment: Getting silicon-free and reducing tensides – The beginning

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Johanna

One of the projects which I chose for this year: changing my hair cosmetic equipment into a new one which does not contain silicon and does not or contains a lower amount of tensides, thus I chose natural products. So … Continue reading →

Posted in Hair Care & Cosmetics | Tagged beauty, Bierhefe, biotin, brewer's yeast, conditioner, cosmetic, cosmetic equipment, cosmetics, dietary supplements, experiences, gesundes Haar, ghassoul, grow hair, Haar, Haare, Haarpflege, hair, hair care, health, healthy hair, Khadi, Lavaerde, natural, natural cosmetics, oil, rhassoul, shampoo, silica, silicon, silicon-free, tensides, Wascherde, zinc | 2 Comments

Delicious dinner for spring

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Johanna

A little mix of minced meat, vegetables and exotic spices – easy to make! At first roast the minced meat and then roast the vegetables and dried apricots, afterwards put it together and finally flavor it with pepper, salt and … Continue reading →

Posted in Food & Recipes | Tagged carrots, cocinar, comida, cook, cooking, cous cous, curry, dinner, dish, dishes, dried apricots, exotic spices, food, leek, meat, minced meat, pan, recipe, recipes, roasting, vegetables | Leave a comment

Jewelry made by angels: made in Berlin!

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Johanna

I wish you all a happy new year 2013! And I am startin with a post about jewelry. This above are my favorites which are handmade by a friend of mine. The shop is called “kupferkatze” and I love them … Continue reading →

Posted in Berlin City Life, Photography | Tagged shopping, Berlin, fashion, jewelry, schmuck, Modeschmuck, vintage, retro, Nostalgie, nostalgia, necklace, necklaces, bracelet, bracelets, Kette, Ketten, Armband, Armbänder, earrings, ohrringe, silver, bronze, silber, altgold, messing, mode, style, unique, unikat, handmade, creative, happy new year, jewelry pieces, clothing | 1 Comment

Welcome back, train interruptions!

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Johanna

image source: http://www.s-bahn-berlin.de It is winter time again and Berlin is cowered with snow like in a fairytale. But besides beautiful appearance the wheather also has disadvantages for current travellers. There are many cancellations and delays which are caused by … Continue reading →

Posted in Berlin City Life, Current Issues | Tagged Öffentlicher Nahverkehr, Berlin, delays, Deutschland, Germany, public transportation service, S Bahn, snow, traffic, train interruption, transport, transportation, travel, Verspätung, weather, winter, Zugausfall | Leave a comment

Walking over the dunes of Maspalomas – Gran Canaria

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Johanna

when walking along or over these dunes, I would urgently recommend wearing shoes(or at least flip flops) because the sand will be very hot… durante pasear aquellas dunas lleve zapatos por favor porque la arena estará caliente! ( o al … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Travel | Tagged arena, beach, Canary islands, chancletas, España, flip flops, Gran Canaria, isla, island, islas canarias, pasear, playa, sand, Spain, walking | 8 Comments