Hey,
I seem to be as bad at blogging as I am at writing in my diary (or even worse.)
Time really flies, but I don’t get why we always say that, because it ALWAYS flies. Ever since I can remember having had a thought in my head, I remember thinking that time goes so fast. Anyway, since I last wrote, I have started two new jobs (or changed restaurant to be precise) and the ground is no longer covered in a meter of snow. We have had awesome weather now and are expecting a hot hot hot Summer.
I applied to Helsinki Uni to the teachers’ program but I didn’t go to the entrance exams because I figured I’m just not motivated enough at this point. My new work on the other hand has really got me motivated (working at Hesburger in SelloRex) and I feel that this is what I want to do for now. The only down-side of this restaurant is that we don’t have a lot of customers, but I have some ideas on what to do about that.
Anssi is starting his military service in 47 days and I will have to learn to live on my own again. I fear I’m not going to be cooking much which means i will not be eating properly again… :( sigh.
29 days ago I said I do and being married has been just fantastic! We have been setting up our home and spending lots of time together. Last weekend we took a little trip to Tallinn. We ate nicely (Amarillo and Hese haha) and watched Putous in the hotel room. The luxury of television.. <3
Working alone each morning is kind of starting to bum me out and i'm not really feeling super motivated today. I don't know how Anssi does it, working at Hong Kong.. I would go crazy with all those things to buy!!
Wedding countdown: 67.
I started working with Tupperware this week. Haven’t got a single showing yet, but I’m working on it!
I have also been doing a lot of substitutions at Ruusutorppa School in Leppävaara. I think my taxes are going to be all wrong again this year.
I’m paying 30 % at the moment. Nice.
I have been SUPER itchy for like two weeks and it SUCKS. I have no idea why – except that maybe it’s the changing temperature.
Anssi and I have been designing my apartment to fit the needs of two, and we are planning on building a parvisänky which I don’t know how to
say in English. Loft bed!??
Anyway, I still haven’t decided on what to study. Maybe I am destined to become a teacher? Or just a Tupperware saleslady?
:D
In Finland, Midsummer’s is a big party. Lots of people die and this year the count is at at least 19 dead. They drink and fight and go out on the boat and drown. Oh well.
I spent the weekend with Anssi and my parents at out cottage. We ate lots of awesome food and went swimming and in the sauna. It was just the perfect weekend. It wasn’t too hot and when it rained that didn’t matter either. I raked the garden and Anssi cut down some trees with dad. Dad had a new branch shredder and he wanted to test it out…
Now I am facing five days at work and then I have the weekend off. I’ve been thinking of what I could study and one thing I came up with is clothes design.
Sounds like awesome fun, but they don’t take more than like 17 students….. So I think I need a plan B.
(Listening to J5 Motown 25 again)
I feel so… unachieved? Don’t know what to call it. Don’t know what to do with my life.
I just want to enjoy it. Michael Jackson makes me cry. His voice is so soothing. His eyes are
sad. He cracks me up too “I love all my brothers, including Jermaine.” HAHA.
I joined Elixia a month ago and I LOVE it. At least I’m doing something now :)
My favourite lessons so far are: Power, Total, Bikinis Don’t Lie, Zumba and Just Dance.
It’s SO worth the money. I don’t regret it one bit.
Cleaning, cooking, organising, paying bills and remembering stuff can be hard when you live on your own. Luckily for you, I am a very creative person and have come up with lots of easy solutions for every day tasks. Here’s a few pointers which will save you money and time!
1. Use the paper bags you get from fast food restaurants for your organic waste. Those biodegradable plastic bags just don’t degrade properly in most cases AND they’re expensive.
2. Make a list where you can mark for instance the last time you washed the toilet and vacuumed the living room. Put it on your fridge door and it will motivate you to clean every time you’re bored (you might even avoid gaining weight, because you will be cleaning instead of raiding the fridge).
3. Open a savings account and transfer some money every pay day. Think about how much money you really need for spending. If you’re not sure how much you spend, keep a list for a month about everything you buy and spend money on. The sooner you transfer the money, the less time you have to spend it on something you don’t even need.
4. Don’t have a lot of storage space? Go through your stuff and decide what you actually need. If you have clothes that don’t fit or that you never wear (just admit it, there isn’t going to be a time when you might want to wear it) put them in a plastic bag and throw it in the clothes recycling. The same applies to books and dishes. If you take a bag full of books to the antiquarian, you might even get a couple of euros per book. Recycling is the key. Do this every three months though, because every time you do it, you always end up keeping a whole bunch of unnecessary stuff anyway, and the next time you see it you wonder what the hell you were thinking and why you ever wanted to keep it.
5. Think about how you store your food. An open cheese packet will start to dry out and eventually grow mold. Get an air-tight container for it and it will last a lot longer, and you won’t have to throw half of it away. I keep pretty much everything in the fridge: eggs, ketchup, jam, soy sauce, and even my bread. No point keeping it in room temperature, where it will start to decay much faster.
I’m always like the last person to figure everything out. Only today did I learn how to scrobble my spotify songs onto Last.fm. Oh well. I don’t really know how useful it is, but I guess it’s fun to see some stats on what you’ve been listening to.
Now playing: Abc from the Stripped Mixes.
Things I should do:
-Watch Lost season 5 with Lauri and Heili
-Buy some yeast so I can make bread rolls
-Get a new hoover (and bags for it)
-Take some pictures of the snow
I’m sitting at my table, which I often do, and am looking out the window (which is impossible to avoid). I see the moon and a second ago there was a plane flying over. The lights on the street are flashing and that one window I can always see into, is lit up, as usual. Just saving this little memory. Listening to young Micheal for a change- mourning the fact that This is It never came to be.
Sigh. Life’s hard.
1. I decided to open a savings account. Because I’m responsible.
2. My neighbor is listening to weird music.. again.. and it’s almost midnight..
3. I read up on Jamaican English and Patois today, and found out I was very fascinated by the subject. Maybe there’s a future for me??
4. TWYMMF came on Metro fm when we had closed at work today, and it cheered me up so much! Oh the party that went on inside my head.. <3
5. I dreamt that Michael Jackson had sex with Janet and that’s why she had to have an abortion (even though, if I recall correctly, it was La toya who had an abortion…?).. STRANGE.. OBSESSIVE..?!
6. I need to buy a closet. This apartment is too small for all my clothes. Speaking of buying stuff, I also need to buy a sofa. Currently my guests have to sit on the floor and on the bed.
7. I’m waiting for my awesome MJ t-shirt, which I ordered from Bravado USA a couple of weeks ago. And for Lips.
8. I miss my sister, Helena. She’s visiting our grandparents in Huittinen. Boring..
9. I should start to exercise more, because I really don’t want to die of like obesity or something. I also should use sun block and avoid sun bathing and especially burning, because I don’t want to have ugly, wrinkly skin when I am old. Plus I should get some calcium tabs cause I don’t want osteoporosis. And I shouldn’t drink too much soda cause that’s bad for my teeth and God knows how many cancers you can get from all those E-somethings!
10. I should blog about something interesting.
I am trying to decide if I have a favourite MJ album or not. Lately I have been listening to Off the Wall a lot. I really like the Jazz in it, and the rhythms are just amazing. There is not a single song on OTW that I don’t like. So it definitely ranks high up in any case.
Then there’s Thriller of course- which includes WBSS, Billie Jean, Thriller, Beat it, Human Nature… you can’t down look this album.. But then Bad has Bad, Man in the Mirror, TWYMMF, IJSCSLY, Dirty Diana, Smooth Criminal, Leave me Alone.. all great songs! Dangerous has Jam, Why you wanna trip on me, In the Closet, Heal the world, B/W, Who is it, Keep the faith to name a few great songs. Seriously this guy just couldn’t make a bad album (ha ha). And History.. don’t even get me started… They don’t care about us, Stranger in Moscow, Earth Song, You are not Alone… I just can’t choose. Except I can outrule Invincible because it just doesn’t get me the same way- even though it is a really good album too. So the conclusion: I have no favourite because that would be impossible. He made great music throughout the decades and it can’t really be compared with anything else.
I love Michael Jackson.
