Yo! It's been a year since I started writing this blog and I have to say it's really been one of my favorite ways to pass time, writing this... I know it doesn't seem like it since I haven't written anything in about a month but hey, a girl's gotta eat! I've been busy working, focusing on journalism and seeing friends that I've just had to put something aside. Sorry, blog. I figured that leaving school would leave me some extra time... man, was I wrong.
Lately I've been suffering from the so called "writer's block", which I've learned, does not exist at all.. it's simply just a lack of motivation to write due to limited information on the subject or something else like that. A lame excuse not to write and yet I use it. So now I've got this idea I want to try out. If you want me to write about some particular subject, leave a comment below. It doesn't matter if you're a regular or a first-time reader, all ideas will be taken into consideration and I will surely write about some of them, if not about all of them.
Will be waiting for your responses ;) (This post is gonna look soooooo stupid if no one leaves any comments...)
xoxo
December 29, 2011
November 29, 2011
EXCLAMATION POINT
I finally started my journalism course a week ago and I'm so excited I can't even begin to tell you. I've only just gotten my second assignment and here's what it is: write an article (subject was selected in the first assignment), ideally within the next two weeks, and then you are going to try and sell it. SELL IT! OMG! I'm sooooo freaked out and at the same time so incredibly excited!!! I know there's a good chance no magazine will buy my first article, but I won't let that bring me down. Eventually it will happen ;)
Part of me becoming a journalist is making reading my second nature. Check. I just have to make sure I read something worth while. I've been thinking of subscribing Life- magazine since it's so hard to find from the stores here... Instead of Life I found these:
Trust me, they have a lot worth while reading there ;)
xoxo
a very happy girl
Part of me becoming a journalist is making reading my second nature. Check. I just have to make sure I read something worth while. I've been thinking of subscribing Life- magazine since it's so hard to find from the stores here... Instead of Life I found these:
Trust me, they have a lot worth while reading there ;)
xoxo
a very happy girl
November 10, 2011
Well planned = half done
My friends and I were talking about what we should do with our lives -what we would like to do and what we should do. One of them said she wouldn't want to move anywhere now that she's got a perfect apartment she loves and after purchasing new furniture she sure ain't moving anytime soon. I said that I could sell everything I own right this second and go see the world. Well, I might be too much of a coward to do that, but you get the idea.
I've moved three times in my life and not once have I settled in at my apartment. There are always paintings leaning against the wall, waiting for me to hang them up. Never gonna happen... My balcony's full of stuff I can't place anywhere (my current apt is kinda small..). I always have my eyes open for upcoming opportunities, I'm always waiting for the first chance to pack up again and leave. I've come to the conclusion that maybe it's a good thing I'm still single and unattached. I have the choice to decide what I want to do, and if you've been reading this blog you don't need many guesses to know what it is that I want to do with my life.
I have plans, I tell you that much. If it wasn't for school and work I would set them to action right now, but all in good time. My plans still have a billion chances to change.
I've moved three times in my life and not once have I settled in at my apartment. There are always paintings leaning against the wall, waiting for me to hang them up. Never gonna happen... My balcony's full of stuff I can't place anywhere (my current apt is kinda small..). I always have my eyes open for upcoming opportunities, I'm always waiting for the first chance to pack up again and leave. I've come to the conclusion that maybe it's a good thing I'm still single and unattached. I have the choice to decide what I want to do, and if you've been reading this blog you don't need many guesses to know what it is that I want to do with my life.
I have plans, I tell you that much. If it wasn't for school and work I would set them to action right now, but all in good time. My plans still have a billion chances to change.
November 02, 2011
There's ALWAYS room for chocolate
Right now I'm starting to feel very occupied. Not yet, though. I have about three weeks before I have to kick in the full speed and work like a maniac for the rest of the year, and here's why:
1. My boss decided to promote me and I'm currently being trained to be a shift manager (when in need), and as one of our permanent shift managers takes her two-week vacation soon I will be working more in addition to going to school.
2. My Journalism course begins this month! YES! This is something I'm very excited about and what will probably be one of my first priorities. So then it's journalism, work, school.
3. I'm now studying my final year and I have to write this report-kind-of thing (at least 5-7 pages + introduction, possible pictures etc.) We were allowed to pick the subject and mine is -of course- chocolate, and its use in baking. This gives me a chance to do a lot of baking outside of school and test for different kinds of recipes which is fun, but there's also the report-part which -as much as I love to write- isn't so much...
I will probably post pictures of my grand chocolate creations (haha) later this year, stay tuned ppl!
So yes, my plate getting pretty full and I already dread the lack of time I'm sure to experience at some point. I know I will get things done but until I do I'm not the most companionable person to have around.
But I still have some time to relax before the madness begins ;) Trust me, I'm going to enjoy it.
1. My boss decided to promote me and I'm currently being trained to be a shift manager (when in need), and as one of our permanent shift managers takes her two-week vacation soon I will be working more in addition to going to school.
2. My Journalism course begins this month! YES! This is something I'm very excited about and what will probably be one of my first priorities. So then it's journalism, work, school.
3. I'm now studying my final year and I have to write this report-kind-of thing (at least 5-7 pages + introduction, possible pictures etc.) We were allowed to pick the subject and mine is -of course- chocolate, and its use in baking. This gives me a chance to do a lot of baking outside of school and test for different kinds of recipes which is fun, but there's also the report-part which -as much as I love to write- isn't so much...
I will probably post pictures of my grand chocolate creations (haha) later this year, stay tuned ppl!
So yes, my plate getting pretty full and I already dread the lack of time I'm sure to experience at some point. I know I will get things done but until I do I'm not the most companionable person to have around.
But I still have some time to relax before the madness begins ;) Trust me, I'm going to enjoy it.
October 22, 2011
Something to think about
When I come across something that moved me, touched me, inspired me and changed me, I can't shut up about it. That's why I'm now telling you about a book called The Help. It's about a young college-graduate living in Jackson, Mississippi, who decides to write a book from the point of view of the help. The book is set in the 1960's when such a topic was dangerous to bring up. The book is so wonderfully written in the point of view of the main character, Skeeter, and two African-American maids, Aibileen and Minny. It made me laugh and it made me cry. Most of all it made me so happy things have changed since then.
So if you want a new addition into your book shelf, go buy The Help. Or go get it from the nearest library. Just read it. After you're done let me know so I'll have someone to gush about it with!
October 10, 2011
fire
This is the best time of the year hands down. The trees still have leaves and they're multiple colored, the air is brisk and perfect. And when the sun is still just above the trees it looks like everything is on fire. I cherish these moments especially this year when it's been raining 6,5 days a week. Who wrecked my fall?!
A picture I took about a month ago while driving home (I know -don't use your cell and drive) So pretty! And then it rained.
Fall has always inspired me. I like it when it gets darker earlier and I can just curl up on the couch and read -and most importantly write. This fall has been a little different... I'm going around town from one store to another buying note books and pens, I'm keeping Microsoft Word open on my computer all the time and considering buying a new laptop no later than next year and I can't wait for my journalism course to start next month. In other words, I'm doing everything but writing. I'm running out of fresh ideas! I'm going over all the old ones in my head and my recent writing includes random scenes from whole stories I've been planning over the last few years. There's absolutely no harm in going through something you haven't worked on for a while, but I feel like I'm making all this room in my head for new ideas and they're just not coming... BLAAAAAAHHHHH!!!
So again: who wrecked my fall? The answer: I did. With too much expectations. My advice for myself: embrace the change and take the best of it. Yay. Easier said than done. But I'm working on it.
xoxo
Fall has always inspired me. I like it when it gets darker earlier and I can just curl up on the couch and read -and most importantly write. This fall has been a little different... I'm going around town from one store to another buying note books and pens, I'm keeping Microsoft Word open on my computer all the time and considering buying a new laptop no later than next year and I can't wait for my journalism course to start next month. In other words, I'm doing everything but writing. I'm running out of fresh ideas! I'm going over all the old ones in my head and my recent writing includes random scenes from whole stories I've been planning over the last few years. There's absolutely no harm in going through something you haven't worked on for a while, but I feel like I'm making all this room in my head for new ideas and they're just not coming... BLAAAAAAHHHHH!!!
So again: who wrecked my fall? The answer: I did. With too much expectations. My advice for myself: embrace the change and take the best of it. Yay. Easier said than done. But I'm working on it.
xoxo
September 29, 2011
...for reals?!
Something happened yesterday that I can't help but share... I already did -on Facebook- and in Finnish and this is for my English -speaking audience. Enjoy.
I got off from work at 10.30pm and drove all the way home, which is about 10 miles. When I parked my car I realized I had left my purse at work, and it held my wallet and the keys to my apartment, all I had was my phone. Great. There was no way to get them back anymore that night, I knew I would have to wait until the next morning. So I decided to go to my mom's and spend the night there. I drove for a few miles until it occurred to me that the two plastic bags containing my work shoes and uniform weren't in the car anymore. I had taken them out and placed them on the roof of my car while I was trying to decide what to do after figuring out about the purse. And I had just taken off... with the bags on the roof. So now they were probably lying somewhere on the road where anyone could just take them. Time for a quick U-turn. I made it as far as half a mile from my apartment when I ran out of gas. I'm so not joking. Luckily there was a bus stop (there's the silver lining...) so I could pull up there. And that was the final straw. I called my mom and started crying and asked her to pick me up. She of course said she'll be on her way and when we ended the call I got out of the car and started pacing toward my apt. I found the plastic bags in the middle of the road in front of the building I live in. All my stuff was safe. Then my mom picked me up and we went to get gas for my car. I went to sleep at midnight. Everything ended well.
But seriously, how much can go wrong in less than two hours?!! Forgetting my purse, driving off with the bags on the roof, running out of gas... come on! Please please PLEASE share your alike experiences with me so that I would know I'm not the only hopeless case in the Universe.
xoxo
I got off from work at 10.30pm and drove all the way home, which is about 10 miles. When I parked my car I realized I had left my purse at work, and it held my wallet and the keys to my apartment, all I had was my phone. Great. There was no way to get them back anymore that night, I knew I would have to wait until the next morning. So I decided to go to my mom's and spend the night there. I drove for a few miles until it occurred to me that the two plastic bags containing my work shoes and uniform weren't in the car anymore. I had taken them out and placed them on the roof of my car while I was trying to decide what to do after figuring out about the purse. And I had just taken off... with the bags on the roof. So now they were probably lying somewhere on the road where anyone could just take them. Time for a quick U-turn. I made it as far as half a mile from my apartment when I ran out of gas. I'm so not joking. Luckily there was a bus stop (there's the silver lining...) so I could pull up there. And that was the final straw. I called my mom and started crying and asked her to pick me up. She of course said she'll be on her way and when we ended the call I got out of the car and started pacing toward my apt. I found the plastic bags in the middle of the road in front of the building I live in. All my stuff was safe. Then my mom picked me up and we went to get gas for my car. I went to sleep at midnight. Everything ended well.
But seriously, how much can go wrong in less than two hours?!! Forgetting my purse, driving off with the bags on the roof, running out of gas... come on! Please please PLEASE share your alike experiences with me so that I would know I'm not the only hopeless case in the Universe.
xoxo
September 16, 2011
SLAM!
This is something I picked up from a friend's blog... I love these quiz-kinda things! I know I'm lame, but so what?! :) Feel free to copy and paste and add your own answers.
How big is your bed? big enough for me :) queen maybe.
What are you listening to right now? I'm watching Sleepless in Seattle. Can you believe that I've never seen the movie before?! Shame on me!
What was the last thing you ate? Chocolate :P
Last person you hugged? My mom :)
How is the weather right now? rainy and cool. I love the fall<3
Who was the last person you talked to on the phone? one of my girls :) Emmy!
What is the first thing you notice in the opposite sex? eyes
Favourite type of food? maybe Chinese..
Do you want children? Yes :) I love kids!
Do you drink? Rarely
Ever get so drunk you don’t remember the entire night? Well, I do remember bits and pieces of that night. But trust me that ain't happening again!
Hair colour? Blonde (at the moment)
Eye colour? Green w/ brown spots
Do you wear contacts/glasses? I have reading glasses that I never remember to wear
Favorite holiday? -
Favorite season? FALL! <33 It's not too cold, not too warm, the trees look beautiful (especially in Finland where we have a lot of forests!!) even the rain won't ruing the spirit. It gets dark sooner and I can light candles and curl up on the couch to read a book. Love it!
Have you ever cried over a girl/boy? Oh boy.. Yes and no. This is a complicated thing that needs to be told and heard face to face :D
Last movie you watched? Sleepless in Seattle! Just ended
What books are you reading? The Lovely Bones, One Summer
Piercings? Three on both ears
Favorite movie? What you have to know is that I love movies... so here: Sleepless in Seattle (ha! ;D), Notting Hill, Little Miss Sunshine, Forrest Gump, Love Actually, The Blind Side, Office Space, Inception, Atonement, Thelma & Louise, The Green Mile, The New World, The Holiday, White Oleander, Bridges of Madison County, It's Complicated, Sex and the City 1 & 2, Unbreakable, Signs, The Illusionist, Babel, In Her Shoes, The Secret Life of Bees, Match Point, The Day After Tomorrow, Wonder Boys... just to name a few :DD
Favorite college football team? So American... I don't know any :(
What were you doing before filling this out? Watching movies! And I went shopping today omg.. shouldn't have done that :D
Any pets? I have a cat named Haywire and he lives with my mom.. I've also had four gerbils in the past and two mice. And another cat.
Dogs or cats? cats
Favorite flower? Lily
Have you ever loved someone? Yes
Who would you like to see right now? A lot of people
Have you ever fired a gun? Yep.. on a range!!
Do you like to travel by plane? I love the feeling of going somewhere and I do like flying :)
Right-handed or Left-handed? Right.
If you could go to any place right now where would you go? Virginia
Are you missing someone? Always
Do you have a tattoo? Not yet at least... probably I'll never get one but never say never lol..
Do you still watch cartoons on Saturday mornings? I don't have time for that! I'm such a busy lady. I'd love to though.. there's Pokemon, Sponge Bob etc..
Are you hiding something from someone? Well I'm not telling EVERYTHING about myself to EVERYONE :)
What do you do before you go to bed? Pray
September 10, 2011
Took me long enough...
So I'm sitting on my couch with my laptop and writing and I'm thinking that maybe one day I'll be a published writer. That's my firm goal. It doesn't have to happen today, because I believe that being a writer doesn't have anything to do with being published. And then I realize I'll never get published if I just sit around dreaming about it... I have to take actions to set things in motion. So I did. I signed up for a Professional Freelance Journalism Course arranged by British College of Journalism. Google it. I'll start November 21st and the course lasts from 12-24 weeks, then I get my diploma. This course has the best guarantees! They promise you'll get your name in print. Now please don't misunderstand me, I'm not all about getting published -I'm all about making my dream of twelve freaking years to come true and make writing my career! If you don't earn the course money back in a certain time, the College will pay you the difference. I actually found out about this course over a year ago, but being a chicken I didn't act on it until now. I won't lie to you -I'm a bit scared. But it's a challenge that I welcome.
How many people out there are actually doing something they really, truly want to be doing? I'm guessing not that many. The common consensus seems to be "as long as it pays the bills". Right now that's what I think of my job... luckily my current job can actually be fun :) Sometimes. But I hope that after the course I get to count myself into the group of people who do what they love and get paid for it.
Just go with it! <3
How many people out there are actually doing something they really, truly want to be doing? I'm guessing not that many. The common consensus seems to be "as long as it pays the bills". Right now that's what I think of my job... luckily my current job can actually be fun :) Sometimes. But I hope that after the course I get to count myself into the group of people who do what they love and get paid for it.
Just go with it! <3
September 04, 2011
The Prime of Life
I've never been the one to think that work is everything. It's always just been something to support myself and a way to pay for all the traveling ;) I never want to be one of those whose life centers around work, but lately that's what I've become. Not volunteerly, I may add. After my vacation I've had two days off (four,if you count my two days being sick). I've been doing my internship and working 2-4 nights a week, and that makes about 60-70 hours of work per week all together... and I'm only getting paid for like 20-26 hours since the internship is unpaid. Thank goodness for the raise I just got...
So I think it goes without saying that my social life has been pretty non-existing... I've only seen a couple of my friends after the trip abroad and I've seen my co-workers way too much. This is all just way too much like 2010.
Any suggestions on how to maintain my life? No? Yeah, me either... Just have to suck it up and if I get to do even half the things I've planned for next year it has all been worth it.
Sorry for the complaining.. Don't forget you can always complain back <3
So I think it goes without saying that my social life has been pretty non-existing... I've only seen a couple of my friends after the trip abroad and I've seen my co-workers way too much. This is all just way too much like 2010.
Any suggestions on how to maintain my life? No? Yeah, me either... Just have to suck it up and if I get to do even half the things I've planned for next year it has all been worth it.
Sorry for the complaining.. Don't forget you can always complain back <3
August 22, 2011
fab
Hellooooo!
Our welcoming cake!
Cape Cod Light
NYC
Ocean City, MD
Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
I am back in Finland, back to work and back to school, back to my busy schedule that after a 2,5 week vacation feels like serving a death sentence. I won't be having a day off in at least another two weeks. Oh and my feet are killing me! I have an infection on my left foot and am currently on antibiotics. What a nice way to start this fall, in deed.
But I DID enjoy my vacation so very much, it will carry me through all this ;) And I know I promised to give you a detailed description of my trip, but I think one picture says more than one thousand words. So here are several thousand words:
Niagara Falls
At least we came home with style... business class ;) and yes, that's champagne
Enjoy ;)
August 12, 2011
need < want
Tuesday's approaching at a terrifying speed... That's the day I have to leave :( Flying from D.C to Frankfurt and from there back to Finland. Dammit. I do NOT want to go! I think that's something everyone already knew, but I can't emphasize it enough. And you wanna know what's stressing me the most right now? That I've done the wrong kind of shopping. Finland is experiencing cooler and cooler weather and that means one thing and one thing only: my favorite time of the year - fall. And I've gotten myself a couple of new tees, summer dresses, sandals, ballerinas... everything but the pair of jeans that I actually NEED. And no, I don't wanna do shopping in Finland. We don't have all the cool shops. Dammit again.
I've had a great vacation though. It's been two weeks now that I left home and it feels like a month. Still I'm not ready to go back to reality. I've had two similar dreams during this trip and they both were about me being back at work and oh the relief when I awoke and realized I'm still here!!
I'll be fine, though :) Somehow I always will be. Might not be the easiest thing to accomplish but I'm not a quitter (most of the time I'm not). And after I've settled in at home I'll post a more detailed description of our trip and add pics as well.
Tomorrow's Friday... I have four whole days before it's Tuesday and I have to figure out how to fit all my stuff into my luggage. I have four whole days to get those jeans. Welcome fall <3
I've had a great vacation though. It's been two weeks now that I left home and it feels like a month. Still I'm not ready to go back to reality. I've had two similar dreams during this trip and they both were about me being back at work and oh the relief when I awoke and realized I'm still here!!
I'll be fine, though :) Somehow I always will be. Might not be the easiest thing to accomplish but I'm not a quitter (most of the time I'm not). And after I've settled in at home I'll post a more detailed description of our trip and add pics as well.
Tomorrow's Friday... I have four whole days before it's Tuesday and I have to figure out how to fit all my stuff into my luggage. I have four whole days to get those jeans. Welcome fall <3
August 05, 2011
Yours Truly Is So Happy
Hello ya'll :)
I am writing from Syracuse, New York! We started our road trip yesterday. Left from Manassas, Virginia, headed to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and today we went to Niagara Falls. OMG! So wonderful! We went on a boat ride on the legendary Maid of the Mist and when we got really close to the falls the announcement was: "Ladies and gentleman, THIS is Niagara Falls." You know how Ryan Seacrest always says "THIS is American Idol!"? That's how it was said on the boat and it was just so magnificent! Words aren't enough. I'll post pics later ;)
So we're happily in America, but coming here wasn't so easy. We flew to Frankfurt last Friday, and we were supposed to fly out to D.C on Saturday.. to make a long story short, we couldn't get into the flight and we were told our best chance was Amsterdam. So we rented a car and drove it from Frankfurt, Germany, to Amsterdam, Holland. We got a flight out on Monday, yay!
Tomorrow our road trip continues toward Vermont and New Hampshire :) Can't wait for those mable cyrup candies and breath-taking sceneries!
I can't even begin to tell you how happy I am to be here. When we were driving to Manassas, VA, from Washington Dulles Airport I thought to myself that I'll definitely move here some day. I noticed that coming here was no longer like coming on a vacay (though it really is), but it was more like coming home. Not in a bad oh-why-do-I-have-to-go-home-kinda way,but in a great way!! This is my home away from home and I come here every chance I get. I just hope some day it'll be the other way around -that I get to live here and go back to Finland once or twice a year ;)
More updates later! Love ya <3
I am writing from Syracuse, New York! We started our road trip yesterday. Left from Manassas, Virginia, headed to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and today we went to Niagara Falls. OMG! So wonderful! We went on a boat ride on the legendary Maid of the Mist and when we got really close to the falls the announcement was: "Ladies and gentleman, THIS is Niagara Falls." You know how Ryan Seacrest always says "THIS is American Idol!"? That's how it was said on the boat and it was just so magnificent! Words aren't enough. I'll post pics later ;)
So we're happily in America, but coming here wasn't so easy. We flew to Frankfurt last Friday, and we were supposed to fly out to D.C on Saturday.. to make a long story short, we couldn't get into the flight and we were told our best chance was Amsterdam. So we rented a car and drove it from Frankfurt, Germany, to Amsterdam, Holland. We got a flight out on Monday, yay!
Tomorrow our road trip continues toward Vermont and New Hampshire :) Can't wait for those mable cyrup candies and breath-taking sceneries!
I can't even begin to tell you how happy I am to be here. When we were driving to Manassas, VA, from Washington Dulles Airport I thought to myself that I'll definitely move here some day. I noticed that coming here was no longer like coming on a vacay (though it really is), but it was more like coming home. Not in a bad oh-why-do-I-have-to-go-home-kinda way,but in a great way!! This is my home away from home and I come here every chance I get. I just hope some day it'll be the other way around -that I get to live here and go back to Finland once or twice a year ;)
More updates later! Love ya <3
July 25, 2011
Tears
The topic on everyone's mind now is Norway. Of course I am as shocked as the rest of the world and also -I gotta admit- a little scared. Norway is a neighboring country to Finland and having something that awful happen that close is just... terrifying. I went to a theme park yesterday and they had tightened the security there, too. They checked our bags and there were more security staff present than usually. Frankly I felt more unsafe than safe. I started thinking about how a theme park full of people would be a great target for some sick bastard...
The media's full of Norway but sadly, in a few weeks it's all forgotten. The news might pop up again at some point but in a month's time there are new stories to tell and what happened last Friday will be but a vague memory in everyone's mind except for the people who lost their loved ones. My heart and prayers go out to them. I cried today when I was reading about how everything happened and what made it more worse was that the amount of sorrow I felt was absolutely nothing compared to the one of devastated parents, sisters, brothers and friends of those who were killed.
When something like this happens I get the need to discuss it with everyone. It's a part of dealing with it even though it makes me anxious. But whatever makes you feel better in a time like this, make it happen. We never know what tomorrow might bring.
Thinking of you<3
The media's full of Norway but sadly, in a few weeks it's all forgotten. The news might pop up again at some point but in a month's time there are new stories to tell and what happened last Friday will be but a vague memory in everyone's mind except for the people who lost their loved ones. My heart and prayers go out to them. I cried today when I was reading about how everything happened and what made it more worse was that the amount of sorrow I felt was absolutely nothing compared to the one of devastated parents, sisters, brothers and friends of those who were killed.
When something like this happens I get the need to discuss it with everyone. It's a part of dealing with it even though it makes me anxious. But whatever makes you feel better in a time like this, make it happen. We never know what tomorrow might bring.
Thinking of you<3
June 24, 2011
The Official Fashion Issue
Ciao !
I've never been CRAZY about fashion but I've never ignored it either. I've always had some kind of fashion sense and like any other girl who cares even just a little bit of what they look like I've been stressing over my clothes... You know, the closet's full but there's absolutely NOTHING to wear. Hate it. So recently I've discovered that I'm more into clothes and accessories than usual and I like to combine different kinds of outfits (this new feature in me has probably gone un-noticed since I'm still pretty conservative when it comes to dressing up). I'm more into trying new things and not that afraid of what others think anymore. In other words: I'm becoming more and more like my mother (in the not-caring-what-others-think-part lol ;))
Sometimes you gotta suffer for beauty... and did I suffer last weekend!! I wore high heels three days in a row and let me tell ya -it hurt. Two days out of three the heels were only like an inch and a half, "kitten heels", but still! Too bad I wasn't aware back then that kitten heels are out. Reading Cosmo really pays out. My feet are now recovered and I'm even more in love with my practical and worn-out black ballerinas <3 true love, peeps.
I'm still the girl who looks for comfort, though. I love to ditch my jeans and t-shirt when I get home and change into sweat pants and a PJ-top, pull my hair up and wash my make-up. The trick is to know how to make even that look classy. The answer is: a glass of red and a laptop. This will totally make you feel like Carrie Bradshaw, one of my fashion icons. The previous sentence is dedicated to a friend of mine who said something similar a while back and people got confused -why does she feel like Stephen King's Carrie when she's doing stuff with her brand new laptop?? So come on people, learn your facts!
To all of my Finnish-speaking and reading audience, you should check out a fashion blog by two of my friends (one of them just mentioned). It's called Février and it's fab! <3 go to www.kadoksissamuotiin.blogspot.com and enjoy!
love love love
I've never been CRAZY about fashion but I've never ignored it either. I've always had some kind of fashion sense and like any other girl who cares even just a little bit of what they look like I've been stressing over my clothes... You know, the closet's full but there's absolutely NOTHING to wear. Hate it. So recently I've discovered that I'm more into clothes and accessories than usual and I like to combine different kinds of outfits (this new feature in me has probably gone un-noticed since I'm still pretty conservative when it comes to dressing up). I'm more into trying new things and not that afraid of what others think anymore. In other words: I'm becoming more and more like my mother (in the not-caring-what-others-think-part lol ;))
Sometimes you gotta suffer for beauty... and did I suffer last weekend!! I wore high heels three days in a row and let me tell ya -it hurt. Two days out of three the heels were only like an inch and a half, "kitten heels", but still! Too bad I wasn't aware back then that kitten heels are out. Reading Cosmo really pays out. My feet are now recovered and I'm even more in love with my practical and worn-out black ballerinas <3 true love, peeps.
I'm still the girl who looks for comfort, though. I love to ditch my jeans and t-shirt when I get home and change into sweat pants and a PJ-top, pull my hair up and wash my make-up. The trick is to know how to make even that look classy. The answer is: a glass of red and a laptop. This will totally make you feel like Carrie Bradshaw, one of my fashion icons. The previous sentence is dedicated to a friend of mine who said something similar a while back and people got confused -why does she feel like Stephen King's Carrie when she's doing stuff with her brand new laptop?? So come on people, learn your facts!
To all of my Finnish-speaking and reading audience, you should check out a fashion blog by two of my friends (one of them just mentioned). It's called Février and it's fab! <3 go to www.kadoksissamuotiin.blogspot.com and enjoy!
love love love
June 09, 2011
So Little Time
Do people enjoy their birthdays? I would seriously like to know. Maybe sweet sixteen is something to enjoy, but after that.... omg. I wouldn't know, I've never celebrated birthdays in my life. I don't feel like I've missed anything, on the contrary, I feel blessed for not having to deal with the stress of the party. And think of all the money I save when I don't have to buy anyone anything ;)
Now that I've reached the grand age of 22 (holy ****) I would like to share a list with you: things I wanna do before I turn 30, things I wanna do before I die. Ladies and gentleman, this is my Bucket List:
1. Get married and have at least two kids
2. Travel to Australia and New Zealand
3. Move to America. Seriously.
4. Become a published author.
5. Don't depend on anyone financially.
6. Pick a haircolor and stick to it!
7. Walk across the Golden Gate Bridge.
8. Kiss someone in the rain (preferably my future husband)
9. Make a complete fool out of myself in a public place.
10. Seriously concider Spotify Premium
11. Overcome my fear of hights and bees and people with masks (I mean, come on!)
12. Read all the books in my shelf (there are a lot)
13. Learn how to curl my hair with a straightening iron
14. Travel to every continent
15. When I have kids, embarras them in front of their friends (in a way they'll find amusing when they grow up)
16. Learn to change the tyres of my car
17. Stand on both sides of the equator
18. Swim with dolphins
19. Go to Hawaii
20. Get myself a real Louis Vuitton bag. <3
Ok, these are not in any particular order and that's not even everything I want to experience. I swear, I think about this stuff pretty often, but right now the two brain cells that I have don't seem to co-operate amongst themselves and this is what we have to settle for. I hope you find it even some what entertaining and please, if you have any ideas for me, leave a comment!!
Thanks to my friend L for help, even though all your ideas were already on the list. Love you anyway ;)
xoxo
Now that I've reached the grand age of 22 (holy ****) I would like to share a list with you: things I wanna do before I turn 30, things I wanna do before I die. Ladies and gentleman, this is my Bucket List:
1. Get married and have at least two kids
2. Travel to Australia and New Zealand
3. Move to America. Seriously.
4. Become a published author.
5. Don't depend on anyone financially.
6. Pick a haircolor and stick to it!
7. Walk across the Golden Gate Bridge.
8. Kiss someone in the rain (preferably my future husband)
9. Make a complete fool out of myself in a public place.
10. Seriously concider Spotify Premium
11. Overcome my fear of hights and bees and people with masks (I mean, come on!)
12. Read all the books in my shelf (there are a lot)
13. Learn how to curl my hair with a straightening iron
14. Travel to every continent
15. When I have kids, embarras them in front of their friends (in a way they'll find amusing when they grow up)
16. Learn to change the tyres of my car
17. Stand on both sides of the equator
18. Swim with dolphins
19. Go to Hawaii
20. Get myself a real Louis Vuitton bag. <3
Ok, these are not in any particular order and that's not even everything I want to experience. I swear, I think about this stuff pretty often, but right now the two brain cells that I have don't seem to co-operate amongst themselves and this is what we have to settle for. I hope you find it even some what entertaining and please, if you have any ideas for me, leave a comment!!
Thanks to my friend L for help, even though all your ideas were already on the list. Love you anyway ;)
xoxo
June 06, 2011
An Update!
You may notice that I've done some changes with my blog: the outlook has improved (or so I like to think) and more importantly the name has changed into something that's more descriptive (and yet not at all descriptive). I'm happy with the changes and I hope you are too. I got a little carried away with all the tools I can use to make the page look better so don't be surprised if my blog's gonna look a whole lot different (again) the next time you check it out (IS anyone checking it out anymore?!)
There's another thing worth mentioning: did you notice this is my second post within a week?!! There was a major gap between posts, I know, but now I'm actually keeping my word: posts more frequently!
To make this post more interesting for you to read... I've got nothing. Seriously. At the moment I have a runny nose and I don't know if it's allergies or if I'm coming down on something, but it's not fun. And I have to go to work in a few hours. Over the weekend I celebrated the High School Graduation of three of my friends and had a blast! Schools are officially out now and even here in Northern Europe we get to enjoy a really warm and nice weather.
So... if you're sitting by your computer reading this or just doing nothing, get your a** up and go outside! Before you know it there's gonna be piles of snow 6 feet high and then you can spend all the time you want inside the house.
love always
There's another thing worth mentioning: did you notice this is my second post within a week?!! There was a major gap between posts, I know, but now I'm actually keeping my word: posts more frequently!
To make this post more interesting for you to read... I've got nothing. Seriously. At the moment I have a runny nose and I don't know if it's allergies or if I'm coming down on something, but it's not fun. And I have to go to work in a few hours. Over the weekend I celebrated the High School Graduation of three of my friends and had a blast! Schools are officially out now and even here in Northern Europe we get to enjoy a really warm and nice weather.
So... if you're sitting by your computer reading this or just doing nothing, get your a** up and go outside! Before you know it there's gonna be piles of snow 6 feet high and then you can spend all the time you want inside the house.
love always
June 03, 2011
"NO!" to black and yellow stripes
If you're reading this, thanks for cheking in. I promise I'll try harder to post stuff more often -that is if you are at all interested ;)
So summer's here! Yay! I'm not a big fan of the heat which I think I've mentioned earlier... oh well. I do love summers though. It doesn't get dark at all at night so my sleep mask is now my new BFF. Gotta love that thing.
What drives me crazy this time of the year are insects, bugs and all the gross living things that crawl out every spring and won't leave you alone until the snow falls again. Especially bees. Scared to death of them. I had one inside the house the other day and it took over half an hour of my time before I had the guts to approach it and kill it. I had a wrapped newspaper on my left hand, and a bottle of my mom's hairspray on the right hand. I thought I'd maze the thing dead and then smack it until there would be nothing left. Well, the mazing only made the bee even more angry (and me even more scared), but eventually I managed to kill it (YAY) and threw it outside. For the rest of the night I could've sworn I heard buzzing everywhere, like it came back and haunt me. Think that's crazy? One time I barricated myself into my room for three hours after school because there was a bee in the living room and believe it or not, after those three hours that SOB entered my room from UNDER THE DOOR and I almost got a stroke. That same week it happened again: there was a bee in the living room and I went to my room again, but this time I tucked my pajama pants to stop anything from coming in. So I was there for a few hours until my dad got home, told me I was crazy and made me come out. He said there was no bee. The next morning he stepped on it and got stung. Served him right.
Well, I think that's enough about my irrational fears, tell me about yours!
xoxo
So summer's here! Yay! I'm not a big fan of the heat which I think I've mentioned earlier... oh well. I do love summers though. It doesn't get dark at all at night so my sleep mask is now my new BFF. Gotta love that thing.
What drives me crazy this time of the year are insects, bugs and all the gross living things that crawl out every spring and won't leave you alone until the snow falls again. Especially bees. Scared to death of them. I had one inside the house the other day and it took over half an hour of my time before I had the guts to approach it and kill it. I had a wrapped newspaper on my left hand, and a bottle of my mom's hairspray on the right hand. I thought I'd maze the thing dead and then smack it until there would be nothing left. Well, the mazing only made the bee even more angry (and me even more scared), but eventually I managed to kill it (YAY) and threw it outside. For the rest of the night I could've sworn I heard buzzing everywhere, like it came back and haunt me. Think that's crazy? One time I barricated myself into my room for three hours after school because there was a bee in the living room and believe it or not, after those three hours that SOB entered my room from UNDER THE DOOR and I almost got a stroke. That same week it happened again: there was a bee in the living room and I went to my room again, but this time I tucked my pajama pants to stop anything from coming in. So I was there for a few hours until my dad got home, told me I was crazy and made me come out. He said there was no bee. The next morning he stepped on it and got stung. Served him right.
Well, I think that's enough about my irrational fears, tell me about yours!
xoxo
April 06, 2011
Still Alive
Hey ya'll... I've been kinda MIA for a while but I don't know if that really matters :D I signed in to see if there's been any activity here and guess what? None. Nada. I know people have a lot more important stuff to figure out right now with the world being as crazy as it is, BUT, there's nothing wrong with tuning out of the reality and drowning yourself in fiction every once in a while. Seriously, try it.
I haven't exactly followed my own advice of drowning into fiction lately -I've bee drowning into work. I've pulled a few 14-hour days and some 12 -hour ones. Not that funny. It's OK if I don't have to do it all the time (which I don't, thank god for small favors). But after all this working and after not being able to spend as much time with my friends as I wanted, I've found myself dreaming of.... you know this one, right?... yes, traveling. So here's what my plan includes at the moment: graduate school, work for a year saving up money, sell all your stuff you can easily replace in the future, buy a one-way ticket to -where? USA or London. Yay! My life awaits. What about your plans for the future?
Let me know ;)
xoxo
I haven't exactly followed my own advice of drowning into fiction lately -I've bee drowning into work. I've pulled a few 14-hour days and some 12 -hour ones. Not that funny. It's OK if I don't have to do it all the time (which I don't, thank god for small favors). But after all this working and after not being able to spend as much time with my friends as I wanted, I've found myself dreaming of.... you know this one, right?... yes, traveling. So here's what my plan includes at the moment: graduate school, work for a year saving up money, sell all your stuff you can easily replace in the future, buy a one-way ticket to -where? USA or London. Yay! My life awaits. What about your plans for the future?
Let me know ;)
xoxo
March 10, 2011
F stands for Figment, Facebook and Fantabulous which is what they are!
I just wanted to let you all know that I'm in love -with Figment. I mentioned Figment in one of my previous posts and if you haven't checked out my profile there, GO DO IT NOW! There's a good chance that if you love writing as much as I do, you'll fall in love with Figment (I love saying it over and over again -FigmentFigmentFigment!!!) as well. You can find so many great short stories, novels and poems there and give feedback, but the best part is that you actually receive feedback there yourself -unlike in some other online writing communities I've signed up. They're all dead compared to Figment (FIGMENTFIGMENT!) So by all means, go check it out ;)
Ok, I think I've promoted Figment enough for now... I dare say more to follow ;) And now I shall go and update my Facebook status.
xoxo
Ok, I think I've promoted Figment enough for now... I dare say more to follow ;) And now I shall go and update my Facebook status.
xoxo
February 28, 2011
And The Oscar Goes To...
My friends and I have a tradition to watch the Academy Awards every year, even though because of the time difference it means we have to stay up all night and get to go to sleep at 7am. So last night we printed out sheets from IMDB with all the nominees and marked down our own guesses of who's going to win. There were a few obvious winners, like Colin Firth for Best Actor and Natalie Portman for Best Actress, and when has a Pixar Film NOT won the Best Animated Feature?! It's also interesting to read the headlines about Melissa Leo dropping the F-Bomb in her speech...
I can't really remember any bad hosts in the past years, but this year James Franco hit the bottom. I mean come ON! Yeah, maybe he was nervous about his own nomination and hosting for the first time and all that, but how 'bout a little smile every once in blue moon? How 'bout loosing up a bit? He seemed a little arrogant, bored (how's that even possible is beyond me) and stiff. His co-host Anne Hathaway did a great job, though. She was relaxed and happy and funny, and her dresses (all billion of them) were pretty except for that weird blue thing that looked like a space costume. She must have had a very good hair dresser as well for her hair was different every time she stepped onto the stage.
All in all it was entertaining as always to watch and can't wait for next year's Oscars! Maybe then I'll guess more than 8 winners beforehand... Last year I guessed 14 so I guess James Franco isn't the only one to hit the bottom this year ;)
I can't really remember any bad hosts in the past years, but this year James Franco hit the bottom. I mean come ON! Yeah, maybe he was nervous about his own nomination and hosting for the first time and all that, but how 'bout a little smile every once in blue moon? How 'bout loosing up a bit? He seemed a little arrogant, bored (how's that even possible is beyond me) and stiff. His co-host Anne Hathaway did a great job, though. She was relaxed and happy and funny, and her dresses (all billion of them) were pretty except for that weird blue thing that looked like a space costume. She must have had a very good hair dresser as well for her hair was different every time she stepped onto the stage.
All in all it was entertaining as always to watch and can't wait for next year's Oscars! Maybe then I'll guess more than 8 winners beforehand... Last year I guessed 14 so I guess James Franco isn't the only one to hit the bottom this year ;)
February 22, 2011
Check Me Out!
I love to read other people's work and am working on letting more people read mine. So I went and signed up in Figment, an online community for people who love to write, read and connect. Check out my profile: http://figment.com/users/22343-iira-
Read my story (someday hopefully STORIES, plural) and maybe sign up yourself!
xoxo
Read my story (someday hopefully STORIES, plural) and maybe sign up yourself!
xoxo
February 17, 2011
Little Devils
Have you ever noticed how these LITTLE things can just ruin your day from the second you get out of bed? These insignificant things that aren't even worth your attention... What do I mean? This:
- when someone/something pulls off your earphones (if you wanna talk to me, tap me on the shoulder, but NEVER EVER touch my earphones)
- when you pick something and drop it and have to pick it up again
- when you notice you've lost someone from your friend list on Facebook and you have no idea who it is!!
- when you receive a bill in the mail (that's right, I think bills aren't worth my attention :D)
-when you have a closet full of clothes but nothing to wear
-when you wanna cook something and you can't cos you're missing ONE incredient
That's to name a few... I swear I had a lot more in my mind this morning and I wasn't in such a good mood :D Oh well...
FYI the most annoying thing ever: PAPER CUTS! I just had two healed when I got a third one yesterday...
Have a great day everybody :)
- when someone/something pulls off your earphones (if you wanna talk to me, tap me on the shoulder, but NEVER EVER touch my earphones)
- when you pick something and drop it and have to pick it up again
- when you notice you've lost someone from your friend list on Facebook and you have no idea who it is!!
- when you receive a bill in the mail (that's right, I think bills aren't worth my attention :D)
-when you have a closet full of clothes but nothing to wear
-when you wanna cook something and you can't cos you're missing ONE incredient
That's to name a few... I swear I had a lot more in my mind this morning and I wasn't in such a good mood :D Oh well...
FYI the most annoying thing ever: PAPER CUTS! I just had two healed when I got a third one yesterday...
Have a great day everybody :)
February 13, 2011
When life gives you lemons, keep them -because hey, free lemons!
I watched Eat Pray Love today and I gotta say it is one of the most inspiring movies ever. Who wouldn't wanna forget about the reality for a while and just go and travel around the world? Yours truly surely would love that and let me tell you -if I had the money, I would totally go for it! But for now I'll just settle into fininshing my education and after that it's bye bye for a while. I haven't decided yet where I'm gonna head to, but here are the possible options:
1. USA (that is if I manage to get a greencard haha) ;)
2. Italy (to be more precise -Tuscany)
3. Australia (probably not gonna happen)
4. London, England
I realize I have been talking about traveling a lot, but it's my favorite subject. That and writing. How great would it be to go to Tuscany country side and write while enjoying the solitude... To create a pretty image it would be just me and my notebook, but in reality it's me and my laptop with internet connection (come on, you gotta have some connection to other people, and how else would I be able to post here and let you all know how awesome my life is?! ;)
Life tends to get difficult every once in a while but when you get the choise to sit it out or dance, I say dance! That way you won't have to lie about what you've done in your life when you're old and your grandkids wanna hear stories. You gotta live so you have something to share. I know from experience it can be scary as h*** to go after something you want, but I also know that when you do it, it pays off in the end -even if everything doesn't go according to plan.
I remember when I was sixteen and thinking that by the time I would be twenty, I would've done so much. Four years seemed like a lifetime to me. Oh well, that's teenage logic for you. I'll be 22 this summer and though I've seen and experienced a lot, I've also come to see that four years is a blink of an eye and if I don't pursue my dreams now, then before I know it I'll be 26 and wondering where did all the time go. And after that it's 30... I could go on forever.
See ya later, alligator :)
1. USA (that is if I manage to get a greencard haha) ;)
2. Italy (to be more precise -Tuscany)
3. Australia (probably not gonna happen)
4. London, England
I realize I have been talking about traveling a lot, but it's my favorite subject. That and writing. How great would it be to go to Tuscany country side and write while enjoying the solitude... To create a pretty image it would be just me and my notebook, but in reality it's me and my laptop with internet connection (come on, you gotta have some connection to other people, and how else would I be able to post here and let you all know how awesome my life is?! ;)
Life tends to get difficult every once in a while but when you get the choise to sit it out or dance, I say dance! That way you won't have to lie about what you've done in your life when you're old and your grandkids wanna hear stories. You gotta live so you have something to share. I know from experience it can be scary as h*** to go after something you want, but I also know that when you do it, it pays off in the end -even if everything doesn't go according to plan.
I remember when I was sixteen and thinking that by the time I would be twenty, I would've done so much. Four years seemed like a lifetime to me. Oh well, that's teenage logic for you. I'll be 22 this summer and though I've seen and experienced a lot, I've also come to see that four years is a blink of an eye and if I don't pursue my dreams now, then before I know it I'll be 26 and wondering where did all the time go. And after that it's 30... I could go on forever.
See ya later, alligator :)
February 12, 2011
Summer's only three months away....
I am happy to tell you that I got a part-time job! YAY! That's one down from the list! I've also started studying Italian independently. So I've got a good start... or that's what I like to think.
It's a brisk and COLD morning! I realized I have nothing for breakfast but I'd rather starve than go outside and make my way to the grocery store in that weather. My younger brother's in Africa at the moment, great for him. As for me and my poor car... stupid Nordica. I'm going to a friend's house today and she has this dog the size of a small cow so guess who's going for a walk tonight?! It would be fine if I could at least feel my own face when I got back. Well, maybe the couple of Stress Relievers (wine bottles that is) I'm taking with me will make up for it ;)
That's all for now. I'm enclosing a pic taken from my balcony (heck no did I go out to the balcony, took the pic through the window!) so you could all see just how lovely it is here now... snowsnow!
Ciao!
It's a brisk and COLD morning! I realized I have nothing for breakfast but I'd rather starve than go outside and make my way to the grocery store in that weather. My younger brother's in Africa at the moment, great for him. As for me and my poor car... stupid Nordica. I'm going to a friend's house today and she has this dog the size of a small cow so guess who's going for a walk tonight?! It would be fine if I could at least feel my own face when I got back. Well, maybe the couple of Stress Relievers (wine bottles that is) I'm taking with me will make up for it ;)
That's all for now. I'm enclosing a pic taken from my balcony (heck no did I go out to the balcony, took the pic through the window!) so you could all see just how lovely it is here now... snowsnow!
Ciao!
January 30, 2011
Goals for 2011
I keep reading these other blogs and wish I could raise the bar that high up... I just can't seem to find the time to write here on a regular basis and for that I'm sorry! This is addressed to my two readers... and I don't even know if they read my blog regularly :D Maybe I should give this up? Nah, I like it too much. Then why don't I write more often? SO-MUCH-TO-DO-SO-LITTLE-TIME!
Lately I've been trying to set more goals for myself. Here are some:
1. Find an internship place in the USA
2. Learn Italian
3. Lose weight
4. Read more
5. Spend more time with friends
6. Get a job
7. Write.
8. Write more.
9. WRITE EVERY SINGLE DAY!
10. Read over parts 1-9 and actually do them.
There's no particular order in case you're wondering. These are just some things I want to get done. They're my goals for this year. And whenever I find time I will return here and let you know how I'm doing! :)
XOXO
Lately I've been trying to set more goals for myself. Here are some:
1. Find an internship place in the USA
2. Learn Italian
3. Lose weight
4. Read more
5. Spend more time with friends
6. Get a job
7. Write.
8. Write more.
9. WRITE EVERY SINGLE DAY!
10. Read over parts 1-9 and actually do them.
There's no particular order in case you're wondering. These are just some things I want to get done. They're my goals for this year. And whenever I find time I will return here and let you know how I'm doing! :)
XOXO
January 20, 2011
Citizen of the World?
Sometimes (ok, pretty often) I find myself thinking how I would just love to live somewhere else. I'm not just talking about another town, I'm talking about a whole other country. I guess my relationship to Finland is a mixture of two of the strongest feelings: love and hate. I hate the winters, the coldness and the darkness, the snow and the ugliness. Trees are bare from leaves and just make the landscape seem even more grey and dull. Sometimes all the branches are frozen and this place looks like Winter Wonderland but that doesn't make up for all the misery of this season.
Then there's the summer, when the Land of the Midnight Sun is at its best. It doesn't get dark at all, the sun barely goes down before it comes up again. There's something magical in the endless summer nights and every summer I think it's all worth it, suffering through the winter, because the summer always comes back. Unfortunately summer's a short season here.
I've been traveling a lot in my life; my parents have introduced me to new cultures ever since I was a baby and I couldn't be more greatful for that. The only down side of traveling is that when you return home there's always that longing you have left: I wanna go again! Whenever I land to Helsinki and look out the window I feel joy (let's face it, it's always nice to come home), but I also feel frustration and can't help but think when will be the next time I take off from here again. What can I say? Traveling is my life.
Within the last 2,5 years I've travelled to the USA four times and all together I've spent three months of my life there. It's my home away from home. It's a place where -like here- I have great friends. It's also a place with so much new to see every time I go there and it's a place where I feel like home. It's easy for me to be more open and more happy with people who are so incredibly outgoing, gentle, caring and real. Don't get me wrong, I'm so not diminishing my friends and family here for I truly love them more than anything, but we're all true Finns -kinda distant and reserved. I say that with all my love though :)
I'm planning to go back in the summer, for two weeks or four weeks if I manage to get an internship place there. Can't wait for the feeling when I land to D.C: Finally I'm back. Until that I'm trying to take the best out of everything this country has to offer me. Gotta enjoy life!
xoxo
Then there's the summer, when the Land of the Midnight Sun is at its best. It doesn't get dark at all, the sun barely goes down before it comes up again. There's something magical in the endless summer nights and every summer I think it's all worth it, suffering through the winter, because the summer always comes back. Unfortunately summer's a short season here.
I've been traveling a lot in my life; my parents have introduced me to new cultures ever since I was a baby and I couldn't be more greatful for that. The only down side of traveling is that when you return home there's always that longing you have left: I wanna go again! Whenever I land to Helsinki and look out the window I feel joy (let's face it, it's always nice to come home), but I also feel frustration and can't help but think when will be the next time I take off from here again. What can I say? Traveling is my life.
Within the last 2,5 years I've travelled to the USA four times and all together I've spent three months of my life there. It's my home away from home. It's a place where -like here- I have great friends. It's also a place with so much new to see every time I go there and it's a place where I feel like home. It's easy for me to be more open and more happy with people who are so incredibly outgoing, gentle, caring and real. Don't get me wrong, I'm so not diminishing my friends and family here for I truly love them more than anything, but we're all true Finns -kinda distant and reserved. I say that with all my love though :)
I'm planning to go back in the summer, for two weeks or four weeks if I manage to get an internship place there. Can't wait for the feeling when I land to D.C: Finally I'm back. Until that I'm trying to take the best out of everything this country has to offer me. Gotta enjoy life!
xoxo
January 12, 2011
Aaaahhhhh it's been a long time since I've written anything here, I know. Been kinda busy decorating my new apartment and all that. For the last couple of days I've been admiring my living room wall -my dad put these shelves up and I filled them with my awesome collection of glasses! I worked at this restaurant that went bankrupt and the staff members were allowed to take some stuff home -I ended up with wine glasses, cocktail glasses and SHOT GLASSES (originally 24 of them but darn it I broke one already). They're all so beautiful, lined up there... I feel so grown up now that I have them. What I also have on my wall now are these photographs that I got framed, they're taken in NYC (a totally overrated place but a great place to take pictures) and I actually had them already when I was living in my old apartment.. I just never hung them up. Now I finally did and don't mind me saying so they look great!!
I've noticed that living in a studio has its pros and cons. Now, I've never been much of a cleaner, that's always been my mom's thing, but lately I've found myself cleaning almost every day. A studio is certainly easy to keep clean and I think the fact that my friends live so close by and might pop in for a visit anytime is the biggest reason I clean (by the way my mom would have a fit if she found out about me cleaning so much -I'm always teasing her about it and I'm sure she'd be happy to return the favor).
Then again, I'm having some trouble placing all my stuff... There's just so much of it! In my old apartment I had one drawer full of junk that didn't really belong anywhere, now I have like six of those drawers. Maybe I should clean them up ;)
Who knows, maybe I'll learn to be a clean person for a change.
Haha, yeah right.
See ya later ;)
I've noticed that living in a studio has its pros and cons. Now, I've never been much of a cleaner, that's always been my mom's thing, but lately I've found myself cleaning almost every day. A studio is certainly easy to keep clean and I think the fact that my friends live so close by and might pop in for a visit anytime is the biggest reason I clean (by the way my mom would have a fit if she found out about me cleaning so much -I'm always teasing her about it and I'm sure she'd be happy to return the favor).
Then again, I'm having some trouble placing all my stuff... There's just so much of it! In my old apartment I had one drawer full of junk that didn't really belong anywhere, now I have like six of those drawers. Maybe I should clean them up ;)
Who knows, maybe I'll learn to be a clean person for a change.
Haha, yeah right.
See ya later ;)
January 02, 2011
Living like "FRIENDS"
Have you ever thought how convenient it would be if all your friends lived in the same building or at least in the neighborhood -like in the oh-so-wonderful TV-series "Friends"? Well, that's the case with me now. At least almost. I recently moved into a new apartment and now I'm sharing a wall with one of my closest friends, another lives just down the hill and the rest live a few streets away. A few of my friends live about 20 minutes from me and some further away, but you get the picture, right? I'm loving this!
I used to hang here all the time and so it was only logical for me to just look for an apartment here. I seized the opportunity as one became available and here I am. I hope the novelty of being so close to my friends and being able to spend a lot more time with them never wears off!
So 2011 has started well for me, I hope for you too.
Love always
I used to hang here all the time and so it was only logical for me to just look for an apartment here. I seized the opportunity as one became available and here I am. I hope the novelty of being so close to my friends and being able to spend a lot more time with them never wears off!
So 2011 has started well for me, I hope for you too.
Love always
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