Dreams, dreams...

This has become somewhat a weekly routine: dreaming of places to visit and our around-the-world trip.

That, and winning the lottery.

Saturday night!

I still love this old song and the video... Have a nice weekend everyone!

Finally!

It's November, my least favourite month of the year. I've been counting down days to November because I just wanted it to start so it would be done and over with.

When November's gone, I can officially start waiting for Christmas.

And after Christmas it'll be January, the longest month of the year. January is always a lot of waiting because it is just so bloody long! But then, when that is over, I know it's gonna be OK (OK in the sense that I will still be alive and breathing) and then I'll just be waiting for the spring and summer.

So half of the time I'm just waiting for something, which is a really bad life philosophy. I know, seize the moment and all that. Seize the moment MY ARSE. I'll seize it in the spring if that's ok!

But what can you do, the weather sucks and I don't have this great life philosophy where I could go all SNOWFLAKES <3 CANDLES <3 WOOLLY SOCKS <3 SKIING TRIPS AND SWIMMING IN ICEHOLES <3 <3 <3 because I really hate cold and darkness, the two main constituents of winter.

In case I was too subtle, let me help you read between the lines: I HATE WINTER.

It is crazy how much energy staying awake in this darkness consumes! For every hour you stay awake you have to sleep for one. That's the ratio, approximately.

I try and have a healthy balance of enough sleep, exercise, seeing friends, eating healthily and avoiding alcohol, otherwise it just would not work.

But then there are days like last Tuesday, when I cancelled the date with my friends, cancelled the bodypump lesson and stayed at home all evening drinking red wine. Hahaha. Oh well, at least that made the waiting a little bit more pleasurable!

I am thankful for...

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A great week coming!

I'm very excited about the coming week. It will be super busy, but fun!

A friend couple will be crashing on our couch for a few days and I hope we'll find some time to go to the Yrjönkatu nude swimming hall. I've never been there but would love to go. The place is meant to be gorgeous!

(http://www.mtv3.fi/matkailu/arkisto.shtml?695132)

AND! We'll have a week-long autumn holiday starting on Friday! Soooo nice and well-deserved.

So on Friday, we are going on a canal cruise in England with a group of friends. We've rented a boat and will spend three days cruising through pretty villages and canals, stopping at pubs and other places of interest. Or this is what I imagine it will be like. It could also turn into three days of hell, being packed in confined spaces with a load of drunken English people while it's raining cats and dogs outside. Hahaaa! Either way, I'm sure it'll be fun and an experience.

We'll also see Dan's family (I miss his newphews!) and celebrate his 30th birthday. My old man!

Also, we just booked tickets to go to Amsterdam in February. Yay! Life's always good when you have something to look forward to!

The ultimate decision

It's so hard to be a woman!

All these decisions you have to make, it's overwhelming!

Just think about the ones we have to do on a daily basis: Jeans or dress? Practical or beautiful shoes? A glass of wine or vacuuming? Mr Darcy or Daniel Cleaver? (In my dreams anyway.)

*Phew*

And then, just as you're dealing with BodyPump or pub crawl? there is the ultimate question lurking at the back of your mind.

The question that arrives every six weeks (and no it's not "Pregnant or not?", which occurs only once a month*).

It's the worst of them all. Every six weeks, the same question.

Fringe or no fringe?

And I know all my female readers would agree, wouldn't you?!

See, the thing is that it's much more than just fringe or no fringe. It's Amélie or Cindy Crawford? It's cute or gorgeous? It's sexy curls or graphic lines?

It's bloody Art Director or Steaming hot stunt double?!

And when you look at these two women, don't you think that ANYONE would struggle with that decision!

Cindy

....or Amélie?

My hairdresser seems to totally understand the finality of the question and she's been very supportive of me (thank you Saija!).

So here I am, out of the hairdresser's with all my hair still intact (cut obviously, but the front bits intact). No fringe. AKU, THE REAL DECISION-MAKER WITHOUT A FRINGE.

But next time, what do you think: Amélie or Cindy?

*a joke! Hahahahaaa!

New season

I changed the headmast and the colours of the blog. Take it as the official sign of autumn, people. And in case you ever wondered, it's me who determines the seasons just like the purchasers for H&M decide what young people will wear this season. Yap. The yellowish smudge that any 5-year-old could have drawn on the top of this page is it. AUTUMN.

I also updated the links on the right hand's side. I removed some of the blogs I haven't been following anymore and added some others that I've found recently or ones that I still like. Esba, Varpunen, Pisarapilvi and My funny eye made it to the list, among others. Some of them are in Finnish, but so am I. Sorry foreign folks! Anyways, you can look at all the lovely photos. Terribly many nice homes and babies I think.

And before you say anything, let me say this: Don't you dare be the third person today to ask about marriage and children! Hahahaa!

I'm also thinking of introducing myself properly. It's been almost three years since I started blogging. The whole blog thing has become so much more than what it was when I started and I feel that maybe I should step out of the closet properly. I think it would be only fair as I think most of you already know who I am.

I'll be back with something soon.