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🗓️ 28/12/25 • Day 30 of Documenting My Life

Had my first study stream! Set up is totally makeshift, but as an experience it was quite exciting... I studied chapter 1.1 from my math book for the probability course, and did the first exercise batch (there's 2) for the chapter. I wanted to do more but I decided to go to bed at a reasonable hour. Somehow that took 3.5 hours, but to be honest I chatted a bit with a few viewers during focus time as well. I got 2 followers and I was surpised anyone even stayed around, it was really cool and got me to focus a bit better!

Still reading the forementioned 3 books in my own time, and it's getting closer to the new year by the minute... but stay tuned!

Just do your thing and you will find your people.

Highlights 🌟 My first stream ever! 🌟 Started connecting with the community 🌟 finished second to last story of She and Her Cat 🌟 good progress with the math chapter 🌟 it snowed a bit finally!

🗓️ 26-27/12/25 • Day 28-29 of Documenting My Life

Been reading quite a lot these past couple of days. I read a light-hearted Finnish book, the sequel to Tarja Kulho, and enjoyed it thoroughly. The first one was one of those books you get sucked into and read within a day, and this one was no different.

I also finished going through the thesaurus I was working through. Did you know that if you search "words that start with X" on the Merriam-Webster site, you get 453 results, while for, for example, A you get 22,000 results.

And lastly I finished the Swedish version of Winnie the Pooh. I think it might be my all time favourite book, and it was fun to read it in Swedish. Even if it isn't one of my first languages, this reading experience was purely for fun, and it was so enjoyable.

Other books I'm still working through and (slightly less desperately) trying to finish by the end of the year are Albert Camus' The Fall, which I am making no progress with, Fantastic Mr. Fox in Greek, which I am understanding bits of, surprisingly, and finally She and Her Cat, which is more athmospheric than anything.

I also set up my desk for study streaming, and I'm hoping to try it very low-key and mainly with a desk view. I figured if anyone will be interested in it, it will be because of my notes, so I'll give it a go. I have to study anyway, so why not try to take part in the community and possibly make it more enjoyable for myself!

Looking back, you will be surprised by the quiet progress you've made.

Highlights 🌟 finished a remarkable part in my vocabulary project 🌟 getting so close to reaching my reading goal 🌟 finished embroidering the 1st out of 6 heart patches for my favourite jeans 🌟 set up my desk for streams

🗓️ 25/12/25 • Day 27 of Documenting My Life

Currently reading the Greek translation of Fantastic Mr. Fox. I’m hoping to finish reading it by the end of the year and then move onto a thorough translation process. I wanted to study more Greek on the holidays, but at least this is something meaningful.

Also working on my own master wordlist in English to bring my vocabulary to the next level, hence the thesaurus I’m also currently reading.

I’m lowkey considering study streams, but I don’t know. For now I’d have the time for it, so maybe I should just go for it.

My passion for things is inexplicable, but unfaltering.

Highlights 🌟 read a lot 🌟 another day of enjoying sweets 🌟 some relaxed studying 🌟 spilled coffee all over me without staining my clothes (such a win, tbh)

🗓️ 24/12/25 • Day 26 of Documenting My Life

Merry Christmas!

This year I kind of just let Christmas come, and didn't do any greater preparations. I've been sleeping so poorly that after our Christmas meal I was pretty much ready to go to sleep, mind you it was very early.

Spent the evening reading one of the stories in this book. It's not the most action-packed, but it's interesting with the milieu it paints. I'm also desperately trying to finish 6 books this year, to finally reach my 52 book goal. I have never reached it before, but I'll be damned if this isn't my year. Before bed I watched a Johnny Depp movie I'd never seen before, and maybe wouldn't have been what I'd normally watch but it was on after all the silly Christmas movies.

So not the most exciting kind of Christmas this year, but I'm just happy to get a moment's rest. It's been a long year, you guys.

It seems to me that Peter's trying to grow up too fast. I imagine he thinks that grown-ups don't hurt as deeply as children do -Johnny Depp in Finding Neverland

Highlights 🌟with the new apartment and having our own sauna -> Christmas sauna!! 🌟enjoyed a lovely meal and some treats 🌟calm reading, my mind travels miles every time I pick up a book these days 🌟cried my eyes out while watching the movie, might be related to a recent heartbreak but... it's good to feel something at least 🌟got the presents I asked for Christmas, needs and nothing redundant, and a bit of chocolate - just the way I hoped it would be this year (Sorry about the highlights being so long recently, I'll summarize better in the future)

🗓️ 23/12/25 • Day 25 of Documenting My Life

A new era of life, although I’m still the same. New apartment, new desktop account, new hopes and dreams, new heartbreaks…

But I finally feel calm enough to get back to posting. I didn’t graduate, again, by the time I had anticipated, but I’ll try to turn in the last of my courses as soon as possible. I will document my progress here. I’m also looking forward to other things in spring, like my personal language studies and especially dance.

I’m trying to live more authentically, or true to myself. It sometimes feels difficult because I don’t have a lot of support around me. But I’m trying my best and I look forward to documenting my life again. I hope some of you are still with me 💕

Towards an ending, there will be a beginning - and you will begin again new, like the Sun.

Highlights 🌟sewed a tightened waistband onto new sweatpants 🌟finished my study plan 🌟started organizing my The Sims 2 mods and CC 🌟finally organized my clothes (well, half organized) after moving 3 weeks ago 🌟did a tiny bit of cleaning for Christmas (had already done a lot, and the finishing touches I'll do tomorrow, and in the evening we'll just celebrate)

🗓️ 23/10/25 • Day 24 of Documenting My Life

Full full full day. I woke up at 7 to shave for my IPL, had a meeting with my guidance counsellor at 9 and it wasn't very useful, to be totally honest. Then I had my IPL session, answered my emails, had lunch, updated my personal study plan for November, and went grocery shopping with mom. I left at 5pm to spend a few hours at the dance studios and got home around 10pm. Blissfully skipped reading today, but otherwise very proud of my daily achievements.

Life is in motion, and all I can capture are kinetic photos of moments that pass by faster than I realize.

Highlights 🌟 excited about my 3rd IPL session 🌟 got everything important done today 🌟 broke the light bulb in my salt lamp and got a new one 🌟 had so much fun at dance, took a street class and a ballet class back to back and even though my body isn't yet used to dancing again, the teachers are amazing and i'm looking forward to the autumn 🌟 took time to write a journal entry after i got home

🗓️ 22/10/25 • Day 23 of Documenting My Life

Today I paid a bill and updated my budget tracker in the morning, as well as updated my wishlist. Then I went for a jog. I updated my tumblr drafts, because I may as well start doing short updates since I’m already taking the moment to reflect in the evenings.

I love early evenings, and today I skipped a dance class to visit the library. I got a copy of The Importance of Being Earnest, and this edition is genius. It's designed for Finnish learners, with the original text on the left page, and vocabulary, synonyms and notes on the right page. I also tidied up my vanity desk, cleaned my nails and did some greek writing practice.

I have a meeting with my guidance counsellor in the morning, and I'm looking forward to getting clarity to some future plans. I've never met her before, but she seems very nice based on our previous messages!

The smallest steps we take are capable of taking us to beautiful places.

Highlights 🌟 getting my to do list in order 🌟 enjoying the weather while it still was good 🌟 loaned a bunch of books 🌟 tidied up my environment 🌟looking forward to the morning meeting, even though I'm expecting a busy day

🗓️ 25/07/25 • Day 22 of Documenting My Life

🩵 This week has been going on as a sleepless coma from the heat and the responsibilities, trying to find the motivation. My deadline for the swedish course is creeping closer, and if I don’t turn it in on time, I’ll have to start over and do an exam to pass. So I’m trying to gather my scattered thoughts and get through the exercises, though I haven’t even begun the graded assignments yet. Stay tuned...

This time I feel change like electricity on my fingertips.

Highlights 🌟 Booked a trip to 7 weeks from now (so get ready to see me grind until then) 🌟 Got a surge of motivation 🌟 Learned some vocabulary 🌟 Did some ballet 🌟 Had 2 nice walks, despite the heat

🗓️ 20/07/25 • Day 21 of Documenting My Life

🌘Today I took a morning walk with my neighbour and an evening walk by myself. I checked the situation on my swedish course that's due at the end of the month, and it's not looking -amazing-, but in reality I just need to do a few days of hard work and I'm sure I'll get there in the end. Made a nice and quick tracking system on my wall to keep up with the time pressure.

I had a big skincare day, epilated and did my brows, but didn't eat very well, and I finished Puhun peilille kiinaa by Bei Dao book and read At Dusk to a point I will be finishing it tomorrow. Unfortunately I didn't have much time for journaling, though I did spend 25 minutes playing the guitar.

After my morning walk tomorrow, I'm planning to go to the library to get as much done as possible, and I'm hoping that a couple of books I reserved will arrive, as well.

I can do a lot of things, and I do.

Highlights 🌟 Had a nicely paced morning walk 🌟 Had enough energy for an evening walk as well 🌟 My eyebrows turned out really well 🌟 Loved, loved reading more today

🗓️ 19/07/25 • Day 20 of Documenting My Life

🦋 This was a very difficult day for me. I studied greek, put my clothes back in my closet and I still need to organize the closet better, I made lentil curry for lunch, did the dishes and dyed and trimmed my hair. Then I was too sad to do anything in the evening so I made myself a chocolate mug cake, listened to music, cried and straightened my hair. Looks great.

I said I owe you my life - you said you don't want it

Highlights 🌟 Learned some new words and grammar 🌟 Dyed my hair, trimmed the ends a little - feels fresh 🌟 Closet project moving forward and my room is clearer now

🗓️ 18/07/25 • Day 19 of Documenting My Life

✒️I have other priorities, yet here I am desperately trying to not put a dot over iota. I'm having trouble learning to handwrite greek, but there's also something very quaint about learning a new alphabet. Makes me feel like a kid again.

Today I didn't get many things done from my to-do list. I did the dishes, vacuumed and sorted all the clothes based on whether I'll keep them in my closet or take to storage, or if I need to modify them before use. It's beginning to look like I'll finish this project this week!

I took a longer walk in the morning and ended up feeling off the rest of the day. I continued reading At Dusk and started a poetry collection of Bei Dao's selected poems.

Today I also spent a lot of time journaling again. It's been something to anchor my emotions to and well, I don't know if it will be nice to read in the future, but at least I'm getting my thoughts out of my head somehow.

The heat, the rain, it's all the same to me - as long as I have you.

Highlights 🌟 Read a lot 🌟 Started my greek studies properly 🌟 Did some chores 🌟 Journaled a lot 🌟 Enjoyed my walk

🗓️ 17/07/25 • Day 18 of Documenting My Life

📓 Today I needed to go out and buy a new adapter for my phone (immediately slapped an Olaf sticker on it) and I also needed a new notebook for my Greek studies. There happened to be a sale for 2 of these 300 page journals for 2 euros so, perfect, I bought one for Greek studies and one for misc. school studies. I spent the evening making up a color coding system and transferring a couple of notes from an old journal. Now I'm all set to hustle.

I continued my organization project by going through 2 boxes worth of clothes - I need to take a lot to storage for the summer and organize my closet to a managable order.

In the evening I found myself spiraling a bit as well, so I took a moment to journal. It was nice to actually produce some text, like just straight from my head for myself.

I took a horrible, horrible walk in the heat and reserved 2 books to the library and that's about it.

Too scared to voice some thoughts, but too occupied with them to let them live in my head

Highlights 🌟 Bought 2 notebooks 🌟 Olaf sticker on adapter 🌟 Ate a slapping tortilla 🌟 Continued organization 🌟 Journaling for self-care

🗓️ 16/07/25 • Day 17 of Documenting My Life

📚 Picked up my things and went to the library to study. Finished my day's swedish and chemistry 1 study goals. I still have 13 courses I'm lagging behind with but... it is what it is. Progress is progress.

I went grocery shopping and looked through the walk-in for any unusable coats. Texted a good friend, we've been having difficulties catching up so it felt important to do.

I read a whopping 7 pages of a book I wanted to finish, so that goal didn't get achieved. I just don't seem to be able to focus in the evening heat. But I did get a 20 min music session in again! We're getting there.

Progress is progress, we say with gritted teeth.

Highlights 🌟 Remembered to get everything from my shopping list 🌟 Studied at the library 🌟 The guy who draws really well was there, good to see he's alive 🌟 Texted a friend 🌟 Exchanged numbers with a neighbour 🌟 Played guitar for 20 mins

🗓️ 15/07/25 • Day 16 of Documenting My Life

🌱Today I studied swedish - I went over the grammar of definite and indefinite form and did a couple of exercises for it. I also prepped a speaking exercise, where word stress was the main focus, by looking up the correct stressing of any unfamiliar words. Now I just need to practice it a few times before recording.

I emptied my closet - one step closer to finishing this horrible organization project. I also made a playlist with all C4C songs, for chill study sessions or anything really.

I only took one walk and exfoliated for self-care. These hot days make me want to live in the shower... I feel like it's also hard to take care of myself with so much apahty around me. I didn't feel like having dinner today, but a girl's gotta eat, so I did anyway.

Very happy that I achieved at least my Swedish course's daily goal, although all the other courses are being heavily disregarded. Hopefully tomorrow I'll get around to those as well.

Current vibe: One messy to-do list and another neat one in my life journal.

Highlights 🌟 Got my swedish studies done for the day, very efficiently I might add 🌟 Emptied my closet 🌟 Made a C4C playlist 🌟 Took a walk in my bikini top - might as well tan while I exercise 🌟 Spent the evening lazying around because ugh, but it was a good thing somehow

🗓️ 14/07/25 • Day 15 of Documenting My Life

💗What a mess of a task list this day was! I spent a lot of time with my journal, writing a weekly review, a weekly preview and the never ending running list for my studies this week. Also started daily templates for the week, but I’ll finish those in the morning. For tumblr I did my daily post and the weekly review.

For self-care a lot of things piled up for today: went on 2 walks, epilated, washed my hair, did a foot soak and a manicure, foam rolled and stretched. I also did the dishes and a quick clean up in the evening.

I didn't have time to read tonight, but I did do a 20 min music session and meditated while getting to bed on time for once!

This action will have consequences. 🦋

Highlights 🌟 Lots of journaling 🌟 Made noodles for lunch, yum 🌟 Lots of self-care 🌟 Playing the guitar was relaxing 🌟 Got to bed on time!

I'm gonna keep on dancing at the Pink Pony Club - Chappell Roan

Week 2 of Documenting My Life 07/07/25 - 13/07/25

1. Reflections

Highlights: 🌟Decorated my hair brush - I love the result 🌟Finished 2 books 🌟Grilled for the first time this summer

Challenges: 🔻Spent a lot of time sick, trying to feel better 🔻Did not do a lot of studying 🔻Everything felt out of my control

Lessons Learned: 📍My own creativity sometimes surprises me 📍Creativity is a safety net I tend to fall back on 📍My routines help me feel safe and more connected to myself

Mood:🙃

Focus: ❎Well-being ✅Dedication ✅Imagination

2. Progress

Body and Health Health wasn't really in my hands this week. I keep trying to do everything right but things are out of my control. But I keep showing up for myself and taking care of myself, otherwise no progress is possible. I also felt very alone with everything, so there's been a lot of emotional burden as well.

Creative Work I decorated my hair brush. It took many hours, but I'm so proud of it. It really shows my inner vision and it was nice to finish a project. The making of it was enjoyable in a meditative way.

Writing and journaling were on the lower side because I just didn't feel up for it. I also skipped one tumblr post, but then got back to posting.

Study & Growth Studying was also on the lower side. I did get back in touch with how I used to study effectively before and look forward to making use of my study strategies in the upcoming weeks.

Reading & Media Finished reading Skin and Other Stories by Roald Dahl - a lovely collection of creepy stories and I couldn't put the book down the night I finished it. I also read a poetry collection Omahyvä (ja omalaki) by Risto Ahti.

This week's movie was from my "to be wathced" -list: A Minecraft Movie. I'm also still watching Bob's Burgers, going on season 3 currently.

3. Looking Ahead

Focus for Next Week: Efficiency, Tradition, Solitude

Goals: 🌟Read 2 books, watch 1 movie 🌟Achieve my study goals 🌟Organize my closet 🌟1-2 art journal spreads 🌟2 journal reflections 🌟5 music sessions

For next week: I want to be very efficient with my studies to achieve real progress. I'm going efficiency first, leading with intuition and the week after I can clean things up with calm clarity.

4. Action Plan

Body & Health 1. Aiming for a slight deficit in diet 2. Gentle movement, like walking and stretching

Creative Work 1. Plan a spread for art journal 2. Empty last closet and sort clothes based on where they're going

Study & Growth 1. Focus on steady progress through task list 2. Scheduled breaks and no getting stuck to a single task

Reading & Media 1. Finish 2 books 2. Watch 1 movie 3. Post on tumblr daily + weekly review

5. Dreaming Of...