Aloha y’all and HAPPY NEW YEAR!! I thought I’d pop over quickly to give an overall update on things here in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and to allow …
Day 20: How You Can Deal With Rejection
Photography Challenge Day 20: Decorations “Thank you for your application. We have decided to move on with other applicants.” “On this occasion I will not be participating.” “We do not …
The Ultimate Sunday Routine for Successful People
I’ve done it all, worked in a shop from Monday to Sunday, been a Project Manager with deadlines looming in the near future all the time, and worked in an …
Thoughts On Thanksgiving: Appreciation Is The Key To Happiness
Thanksgiving is here. This US tradition has been accepted quite widely around the Western world and celebrated all the way in Japan. I do not celebrate Thanksgiving but I like …
How to Make The Most Out of The Darkest Time of Year?
It’s a little bit hard sometimes to live with the fact that it’s pitch-dark in the morning when you drag yourself to the office, and then it’s pitch-dark in the …
20 x This or That – Would You Rather…
“Would You Rather…” is an ancient old game that is actually quite fun to play when you are stuck somewhere with a friend, for example, waiting for your flight at …
October Schedule – Holidays & Happiness
Have you heard of SAD? As in Seasonal Affective Disorder. It’s a temporary mood disorder “in which people who have normal mental health throughout most of the year exhibit depressive symptoms …
What’s It Like Dating An Introvert When You’re An Extrovert
For the most part of my life I thought that I’m too quirky and just plain “weird” as a Finn, as a woman, and as a representative of whatever age …
Recipe For Ultimate Cozy Night In
Rainy days have their own, special appeal. And that appeal is the fact that for a change you’re forced (at least I am, I can’t stand rain) to stay indoors …
5 Ways How To Easily Fool Away (Autumn) Frustration
It’s September, which means that it’s officially Autumn again, no matter how much I try to ignore that fact. The beautiful August weather thankfully tends to linger through September, but …