Yay!! I think I´ve finally learned to like mämmi! To those who don't know, mämmi is a traditional finnish pudding made of rye-flours and served in the Easter with milk or cream and sugar. Its dark brown, sticky and pudding-like and its flavour is rather strong. I never liked it before, but now I do! Maybe because I´ve banned my self from eating sweets, I think mämmi now tastes of stout and dark chocolate. Besides, who couldn't possibly like stuff that has a cute little chick and catkins printed on the lid??
Well, this post isn't exactly about those positive sparks of life, but I'm gonna share it with you anyway. Maybe then we can laugh on this together..
I have a teacher who clearly thinks that I'm pregnant. She hasn't said or asked anything obvious, but I know she thinks I am. How do I tell her, and to everyone else I meet that I'm not, without embarrassing neither of us? Within the last year I've been through so many absurd and akward situations where people have happily greeted me with "Oh! You're with a child! How wonderful!!" and then after I corrected them gotten so embarrassed that it's painfull to watch. Since this keeps happening to me, I´d like to find a smooth solution to it. Should I just blurt it out straight away when introducing myself? Like in an AA-meeting? "Hi! My name is Joe and I'm not pregnant."
If you have any good one-liners on this, please do share =)
A while ago I celebrated about Hurdis going public.. Well, it turned out I forgot to add this blog to blogilista before celebrating. Now I have Hurdis added there and luckily I can toast to that.
Today was a good day. I had a day of from school so I paid my weekly visit at KELA (the social insurance institution of Finland). There had been a mix-up with some of my benefits and I had to go and clarify it. Luckily it didn't take long and the clerk was very friendly. After that was done, I decided to go and look for some sunglasses. I knew what I was lookin for and quite quickly I found them: silvery Ray-Bans! Obviously not the real ones, but anyways. First I thought they were too big and bold for me, but now I've fallen in love with them. I also bought a pair of big round-ones for the up-coming hippie-summer =)
Later in the afternoon I went to the flea market near my home. And what did I find! A pair of tight black jeans, a brand new red and black-checked flanel shirt and a bomber jacket with fleece lining, all together for 3,50 euros! I'm not sure about the jacket, but the shirt and jeans actually looked quite good on me. I'm very happy with them, it's so damn difficult to find shirts that fit and look good on this unnatural body of mine. Who'd have thought that the 90's fashion would come to the rescue of me and my bump?? Not me.
I was so happy with my findings and the day in general that I went and bought some cider and snacks. Now I´m just gonna sit back and relax, watch some series and maybe knit something.
Yesterday I went to see my therapist for the first time in weeks. After I told her what I´ve been up to for the past few weeks, and what I´m looking forward to in the future we decided that I´ll start training again.
From Inari, summer '09
I don't know whether its a good decision or not, but I have a goal and I want to reach it: next autumn Synja is arranging a hiking-meeting in Koli, and I want to take part. For years I've dreamed of going hiking in the summer in Lapland, but I´ve never managed to do that. When I was "healthy" I was always working and then last summer went by while recovering from the heart surgery. But this year, if my heart´s with me, I'm going trekking! And the best thing is, that I would be going with others who can't stride so briskly. So I wouldn´t have to saunter alone in the end of the line, calling for others to wait for me while I take another break. We´d be taking the break together.
Today, I came across an inspiring article about a blind lady who climbed the Pyrenees with the help of her dog and a man who scuba dived even though his legs were palalyzed. Truly nothing is impossible.
Tomorrow I'll call my physiotherapist so that we could plan my training together. I don't want to train too hard and end up in hospital after the first two weeks. It wouldn't be good for my plans.
Finally I´ve "published" Hurdy-Gurdy Life today! From now on Hurdis can be found atleast in in blogilista and maybe in some other bloglistings too.
I'm writing this blog to my pleasure and as a therapy. When I started writing this blog, I decided that I would write in secret for couple of weeks and see how I'd feel. At first I wasn't so sure whether I wanted anyone to find this. After a while I started thinking I'd like someone to read this too, so that this wouldn't be just me blabbering alone. I told some of my friends about the blog and receaved positive feedback about it. So I decided that the time would be right to let Hurdis loose in to the world =) Loads of thanks to my tiny group of readers and your encouraging comments. Hopefully, someday there'll be more of you.
To celebrate the publishing I made coconut-pancakes and ice-tea and shared them with my friends. Also, I designed a little poll you can take part in.
I found this from the homepage of Finnish tv-network YLE and I had to
post it here 'cause it was so beautiful. It's in finnish, but I
translated it to you. Hope you like it.
Listen. Can you hear? You are expected. The whole world and all its' little miracles are waiting for you to find them. There is so much new and strange things ahead that some of us cringe at their smallness and fear. You shouldn't be afraid or a good life will be left without left without living. Keep your eyes open and you're free to see everything. The power of imagination makes us limitless.
Some of us believe they own something. Some think they own a lot. But the world, it belongs to the ones with zest for life. And the future, it belongs to them who believe in the beauty of their dreams. And you can't get enough of beauty. Thus devour life, for fairness is positively way too little when it comes to life.
Walk a new way to work. Smile to people you don’t know. Call an old
friend. Sing. Dance. Ask your neighbour how is he doing. Believe in your
dreams. Seize the moment and be present where you are. Forgive. Give
life a chance. Give a kiss.
Give reasons for joy – also for them, of whom you think they won’t
deserve it. Remember, that the weak ones are cruel ones, and kindness you can
expect only of the strong ones. And remember, that you do have the
strength. You may not always know, if you are happy or sad, or which of
these you even should be.
Stop to think, but stop only to think. You can never tame a horse, if
you keep sitting on the fence. Laugh at life. Laugh at setbacks. Laugh
at yourself before the others do.
Go on a journey and find a path, so that you can walk on side of it.
Find someone, you can hold on to. Find someone, who listens. Someone,
who wants to understand and wants to listen. If you seek for only one
thing, that will be the only one you will ever find. Find your story.
Your story.
Yay!! I think I´ve finally learned to like mämmi! To those who don't know, mämmi is a traditional finnish pudding made of rye-flours and served in the Easter with milk or cream and sugar. Its dark brown, sticky and pudding-like and its flavour is rather strong. I never liked it before, but now I do! Maybe because I´ve banned my self from eating sweets, I think mämmi now tastes of stout and dark chocolate. Besides, who couldn't possibly like stuff that has a cute little chick and catkins printed on the lid??
