Sinimalist

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10+1 BEST THINGS AT THE MOMENT

Salty butterscoch macarons – Ekberg has the best ones in Helsinki

Hand cream by Tilk!  – the scent is heavenly

Hair scrunchies – never thought I’d love them

My childhood friend’s newborn baby – He is adorable <3

Self made quacamole – 3 avocados, half an onion, 2 tomatoes, lime juice and salt. Simple, tasty and healthy!

Buckthorn berries

Massive sweaters

Friday sauna

Our apartment´s only green plant that has managed to stay alive – we call her ALMA

Wolt – especially candy shipments

…and my autumn holiday that is just around the corner

POST-VACATION VIBES

My vacation ended this week and it was time to get back to Helsinki. Vacay was much needed and once again it was time realize how great it is when you don’t have any schedules, responsibilities or deadlines lurking in your mind all the time. This is nothing new, I know, but I seem to make this discovery once a year, usually in the summer time! When I’m on vacay mode, routines fly out the window, as I like to do whatever I feel like whenever I feel like it. If I need a pizza at midnight, I’ll make myself one. If I feel like having breakfast after midday, so’ll be it. Or maybe I feel the urgent need to go out and hug the horses next door? I’ll do it, even if it’s midnight. Not everyone in the family enjoys this feature of mine. Some say it’s somewhat annoying when my ideas and plans are all over the place all the time. I might have ten ideas in an hour and especially my boyfriend is having hard time trying to keep up with me. At least it is never boring!

The best thing about the post-vacay-bliss is when you realize how your brains are functioning again. You’ve slept and eaten well and you don’t bitch about small things. Anyway, it’s great to be back to Helsinki again, it is such a different world than the one I’ve spent the past 4,5 weeks and I love the fact that I’m able to enjoy the best of both worlds. I know I’m gonna miss our summer house, the space and the feel it has. And the horses. This summer I have become that same horse loving girl that I used be as child. Some of you know what I’m talking about, the feeling when you listen to a horse way bigger than you breathe calmly, the way it reacts when you stroke it and feel of it’s muzzle, just how soft it is…all of this is just so therapheutic. If you haven’t tried being close to a horse and really feel it’s presence, you ought to try it.

Anyway, back to reality. It’s great to be back working again. But the fact is, in order to balance my life, I need a vacation just like the one I had. No stressful brain activity, timetables, etc. Now, there are interesting times ahead at work. I’m involved in many interesting projects that I’m honored to be a part of. And most importantly, during my vacay I finally had the time to start this blog, which has been a dream of mine for so long.

Welcome autumn, I’m ready!

10 USELESS FACTS ABOUT ME

1. I absolutely hate leggings. I have never used them and I never will. If anyone sees me wearing them, then you know that I’ve finally lost it. White leggings are the worst, wearing them is such an understatement to your legs.

2. I’ve never been on a diet this unhealthy. A couple of days ago I ordered a delivery pizza for breakfast, then had 2 meals from McDonald’s for lunch. Didn’t even leave the bed in between. Today I got a hold of myself and enjoyed a healthy green smoothie called Bolt. Now I’m hoping that this stuff will make run like Usain himself. Maybe I need to work on the other areas of my diet as well to achieve that…well, I always have time and energy for a fitness project, so why not!

3. I rarely sit on our couch at home, even though it’s nice. I’d rather admire it from a distance.

4. I’m a cheese cake lover and I have tasted so many different sorts of it, that I am somewhat of an expert on the matter. It is hard to find a proper, tasty cheese cake these days, since everyone keeps adding different flavors to their cakes. I prefer smooth and simple, classic New Yorker style cakes. Beauty lies in simplicity!

5. I can’t wait to get my hands on a new renovation project, unfortunately it’s hard to find an apartment that is in bad enough condition for my extreme makeover!

6. I’m extremely persistent and I won’t give up easily, but when it comes to Minna Parikka’s Mickey Mouse shoes I’m ready to admit my defeat.

7. I think carrara marble has to be matte coated. Always.

8. I have refueled a car only once in my life. I won’t do it again, for a good reason.

9. Lately I’ve taught myself to like the taste of coconut. But I still can’t stand Bounty, the one chocolate bar that I will not touch under any circumstances.

10. My passion is sauna because I’m always cold. Being cold all the time is super annoying to me, but for my family and friends too. A car trip in the summer heat is always a game of switching the air conditioning back and forth with the others. This year I have only felt warm in a sauna and our trip to Seychelles. More of that trip later…