A wonderful week / Hyvä viikko

Pictures of my everyday life through Instagram :) /Oman arkeni kuvia Instagramin kautta :)

Why are so many of us cursing the Monday? Those Monday and Friday slogans and memes are something we all are familiar with. I dare to say that we know them too well. Monday- you have been doomed to be a black sheep among you 7 siblings for no reason. All I have to say to you Friday is that the true stars shine only by lifting the others as high as you go and there You have failed. Why? /

Miksi niin monen suusta kuulee kirottavan maanantaita? Maanantai- ja Perjantaisloganit ja -memet ovat meille kaikille varsin tuttuja. Uskaltaisin väittää, että ehkä liiankin. Maanantai- sinut on tuomittu seitsemän sisaruksen mustaksi lampaaksi turhaan. Sinulle Perjantai sanoisin, että aidot tähdet loistavat vain nostamalla muutkin yhtä korkealle kanssaan parrasvaloihin ja siinä Sinä epäonnistuit. Miksi?

I have understood many years from now that the days of the week have absolutely nothing to do with the quality of life you are living, how happy you are nor even with how you're doing right now. I do not get any kind of satisfaction when Friday comes due to the fact that I love every single moment of the day of my week. What is actually wrong is the way we relate to our days and everyday life. We tend to dress 5 days of a week into a Sprinter costume; 100 % of focus, tunnel vision on and set the target to that goal, reward and the only thing that motivates us: the weekend. O boy Friday. Life becomes made quite soon 71, 4 % of sprints against the time- by time I mean your living time while happiness, free self-realization and joy get only 28,6 % of that time. Are those really the numbers that show us how _much_ we appreciate ourselves? If you'd live to your 80's, those percentages would mean that 57 years of your life would be sprinting and to the things you sprint for remains only 23 years. How appealing yeah? I think it is not. My mom did not push me through all that pain to this world to wave for those numbers. Every minute you spend as a sprinter takes one minute away from the life that you want to have./

Itse olen ymmärtänyt jo monta vuotta taaksepäin, että viikonpäivällä ei ole mitään väliä sen kanssa millaista elämäsi on, kuinka onnellinen olet tai edes sen kanssa, kuinka just nyt pyyhkii. Itse en koe minkäänlaista erikoista tyydytystä viikonlopun koittaessa, koska rakastan viikoistani jokaista sen hetkeä. Vika onkin tavassa, jolla suhtaudumme päiviimme ja arkeemme. Teemme omasta arjestamme viiden päivän osalta sprintin; täysi keskittyminen päällä, putkinäkö päälle ja tähtäimeen se päämäärä, palkinto ja ainut mikä meitä motivoi on viikonloppu. Voihan Perjantai. Elämästä tulee aika nopeasti 71,4 % :sesti pikajuoksua aikaa vastaan- siis elinaikaasi vastaan. Länsimaiselle onnelle, vapaalle itsensä toteuttamiselle ja ilolle jää loput vaivaiset 28,6 %. Tuonko verran me itseämme tosiaan arvostamme? Jos eläisit 80 vuotiaaksi, noilla prosenttiosuuksilla elämääsi tyydyttämätön pikajuoksu veisi elämästäsi n. 57 vuotta ja arvostamallesi viikonloppuarjelle jäisi vain 23 vuotta. Kuulostaako innostavalle? Minusta ei. Oma mammanihan ei minua tuskaisesti tänne ole pusertanut ulos liputtamaan noiden lukujen puolesta. Jokainen kilpajuoksumoodilla eletty minuutti vie yhden pois papukaijamerkin arvoiselta elämältä.

Your everyday life and weekends are a direct reflect of you and your attitude towards your life and choices you've made. Your life consists of choices and you alone are the one who influences them. If Monday and other four "work days" symbolize to you those morning coffees that you slurp down in a hurry you should really stop and think. I truly believe that life is what we make it to be. Why not to live the way it makes you satisfied? You have chosen a path and you can either enjoy it or change it. Do not only settle to the things you've got. Complaining is not a part of a change. Confining yourself doesn't make you nor turn those 57 sprinting years to happy ones. Your aim should be to live the way you can enjoy all the 7 days without giving them bad or good- stamps. They should all be equally good so that you can say you're living a good and happy and most importantly life that you are satisfied with. /

Oma arkesi ja viikonloppusi kertovat paljon sinusta ja tavastasi asennoitua elämääsi ja valintoihisi. Elämäsi koostuu valinnoista, joihin loppukädessä vaikutat yksin sinä. Jos pidät maanantaita päivänä, jonka joutaisi vain ryystämään pois alta muiden "arkipäivien" (anteeksi, että tämä on nykypäivänä ruma sana oi te 5 päivää) lisäksi kuin kiireisen aamukahvin, tutkaile elämääsi. Uskon todella että elämä on sitä miksi sen tekee. Mikset elä arkea, joka tuottaisi sinulle mielihyvää? Olet valinnut itsellesi jonkinnäköisen polun, pyri nauttimaan siitä tai muuttamaan sitä. Älä jää tyytymään osaasi, valittaminen ei ole osa muutosta. Osaan tyytyminen ei tee ketään onnelliseksi eikä täten myöskään tee niitä 57 elinvuottasi onnelliseksi. Pyri elämään niin, että voit nauttia kaikista viikkosi päivistä leimaamatta niitä hyviksi tai pahoiksi. Niiden tulee olla hyviä, jos haluat voida sanoa eläväsi hyvää ja onnellista ja ennenkaikkea itseäsi tyydyttävää elämää. 

Perhaps next week Monday could make you smile and Friday would not be only about waiting "Soon it is over!" Monday is the one who starts your weeks for the rest of your life. It always gives you week's worth of time. ...and that's only if you let it give instead of taking. /

Ehkäpä ensi viikolla Maanantaikin voisi saada hymyn huulillesi ja Perjantai ei olisi pelkkää odottamista "Kohta tää loppuu!" Maanantai aloittaa kuitenkin viikkosi koko loppuelämäsi ajan. Se antaa sinulle aina viikon verran, jos siis vain annat sen antaa riistämisen sijaan.

"You dont need a vacation when there's nothing to escape from." - Jason Mraz

- Herminica, PS: If you want to know what my Tuesday was like click This.

Crispy Autumn

Breakfasts inspired by Autumn, puppies, legs that are just moving around the ceiling, waiting for the weekend to start, homework, baked apples and oats, last times lying on the sun, planning... Pictures from my Instagram account herminica :) /Syksyisiä aamupaloja, koiranpentuja, ilmassa heiluvia jalkoja, viikonlopun alun odottelua, läksyjä, omenakaurapaistosta, syksyn vikoja auringonottoja ja suunnittelua... Kuvat instagrammissa käyttiksen herminica alla :)

Lovely Autumn, so lovely. All these colors, cold snails on the rocks that have been washed my the rain, thick scarves and soft knits, warm blanket and calm atmosphere, candles and the raindrops against the window, hot tea next to my cocoa drink, two pairs of feet wrapped around each others, 

joy and smile, thick and warm sheets and long sleeps at mornings, gentle awakening by my bright light bulb and a morning glow, fresh air and red cheeks. All that can be crowned by the feeling of relief that was followed by the moment we found our new home. It is just so relaxing to know that the search is over and we have to only move in now to the place that is locates 200 meters from my current home. It was about the time to found it because I have been missing laying on my bed all alone like a starfish, without the little kung fu panda next to me (my sister) :). 

I will also try to stay in love with all this like I am now even on those early mornings when I have to wake up and go to the Uni by bike and feel that icy and moist whiplash on my morning face and notice that my mascara is all over it because the new mascara I bought with 30 euros from Kanebo (Sensai 38 degrees) is the only mascara I have ever been allergic to (Does anyone know what I am talking about?). I guess I have to settle down with those that cost ten euros less and keep running down on my morningface-gymface-joggingface- and labface. Perfect! :D I just have to keep my nightly discussions in mind (yes I do speak while I'm sleeping): The winter is only a icy dog's lick, it doesn't mean bad when it licks and freezes up everyone it loves. You just can't be angry to it. Yes, now you know that you just can't... Or can you?

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Syksy on ihanaa. Nää kaikki värit, kylmät etanat sateenpiiskaamilla kivillä, paksut kaulaliinat ja pehmeät neuleet, lämpöinen viltti ja rauha, kynttilät ja ropina vasten ikkunaa, lämmin tee ja kaakao vierekkäin, kaksi paria jalkapöytiä toisiinsa kietoutuneina, ilo ja hymy, paksut ja lämpimät lakanat ja pitkät unet, kirkasvalolampun lempeä herätys ja aamun kajo, raikas kirpeä ilma ja punaset posket. Kaiken tuon kruunaa se helpotuksen tunne, mikä on seurausta uuden kodin löytymisestä. Niin rentouttavaa kun etsintä on loppu, edessä on vielä kuukauden päästä muutto n. parinsadan metrin päähän ja oma rauha. On tässä jo alkanut olemaan jo ikävä sitä että saa maata meritähtenä yksin omassa sängyssä ilman vieressä kung fu- ta harjoittavaa siskoa (kaikella rakkaudella =) ). 

Koitan myös ylläpitää tämän rakastuneen olotilan niinä kasin aamuina, kun täytyy herätä pölkemaan sateessa yliopistolle ja tuntee sen jäisen ja kostean piiskansivalluksen vasten lämmintä aamunaamaa, huomaa että ripsarit on taas pitkin poskia koska uusi 30 euroa maksanut Kanebon Sensai 38 astetta aiheuttaa allergisen reaktion (muilla samoja kokemuksia?). Tyydytään siis niihin kympin halvempiin, jotka on joka päivä ympäri aamunaamaa-salinaamaa-lenkkinaamaa- ja labranaamaa. Täydellistä :D Koitetaan pitää mielessä mun unihöpinäfilosofiat (kyllä, minä puhun unissani): Talvi on vaan jääkoiran lipaisu, ei se tarkoita pahaa kun se nuolaisee ja jäädyttää kaiken mistä se pitää. Ei sille voi olla vihainen. Niin, ei sille vaan voi olla... Eihän?

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- Herminica

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1 & 3 Lab classes are done at least for this course! All I have to do now is writing my lab-book and a final raport. 2. My histology classes do continue... so does the studying for the exam and looking through those preparations... 4. Lucky me, I can take naps between studying and wear no make-up at home... :) /

1 & 3 Yhden kurssin labrat loppui, onneksi! Enää olisi tehtävänä näitä työselostuksia ja labrakirja pitäisi väsäillä tappiinsa. 2. Histologian harkat jatkuu vielä, samaten tenttiin lukeminen ja noiden näytteiden omatoiminen katselu... 4. Onneksi välillä voi ottaa päikkäreitä naama freesinä kaiken lukemisen keskellä... :)

1. Trip to Helsinki! This stop was in Mikkeli, it was so odd just to pass by it :D 2. A little bit of inca berry-dark chocolate 3. Fair- time ! It was about pets, outlet, local food and children. I think that the food and pet sections were my places to be! 4. Tea time! /

1. Helsingin reissu vuorossa! Oli hassua vaan pysähtyä Mikkelin matkakeskuksella... :D 2. Hieman inca marjoilla maustettua tummaa suklaata 3. Messujen aika! Teemana tällä kertaa lemmikit, outlet, lähiruoka ja lapset. :) Omat osastoni tais olla ne lemmikit ja se lähiruoka, hillot ja pikku agilitypuput vei sydämen ! 4. Teehetki :)

1. Maailman rauhallisin vappu tän tytön aikuiselämässä. Olin nukkumassa jo tyyliin kello 1? Kokosin myös yhden ikean hyllyn... Niin jännittävää :D 2, 3 & 4 Dagen efterit. Kevään ensimmäiset kioskijätskit makuina mangomeloni ja wanhan ajan suklaa, vähän tuota mahtavaa leffaa ja smoothieta! /

1. Maybe one of the most peaceful ways of celebrating 1st of May in my adult life. I was already at sleep at 1 am? I also managed to assemble one shelf from Ikea... Haha so exciting :D  2, 3 & 4. The day after. First real ice cream this spring ( mango-melon and old times chocolate), a little bit of that good movie and some smoothie!

1. That little fox in the socks is about to move on my wall! Only thing that I need are the proper frames for him! :) 2. Morning oats in a KoKo mug hmmm...! 3. Time for a Chicken Dilla in Amarillo, my favourite part was that pineapple! 4. Time for Iron Man 3! /

1. Tuo sukkienpyörittelijä pääsee kyllä kehyksiin tän tytön seinälle! Täytyy vielä metsästellä sopivia kehyksiä hänelle :) 2. Vähän aamupuuroa KoKo mukista hmmm...! 3. Chicken Dillaa Amarillosta, lempparein oli tuo ananas! 4. Iron Man 3 :n vuoro valloittaa!

I have noticed that small mini-Herkku in me more often now when I'm getting older. I have always been one of those people whose inner child has been with them in everyday life. I watched this aspen and the sunbeams refracting on it's bark through my window. Beautiful, I thought. At the same time I started thinking about those many forest cabins I had as a child. Yes, I have been a little climber girl, forest fairy, nature lover, plant eater and animal kisser. I used to hang out in the forest or by the lake every day of my childhood when I didn't have to be at school, do my homework, be at my guitar lessons or at my dance practices. I have noticed that I enjoy all the "childish" things. They can be Dinsey movies or sticker albums, new paints or lunch boxes for children. One thing that I decided was that my legs will make more jogging paths in those forests around me. I think that mosquitoes will be the true fuel for me there... I will have to run faster than they can fly! I hope that I won't be the type of running that resembles running for my life... :D

We watched this movie Life of Pi, it was just so good movie! So many beautiful and mystique things in the same package, beautiful and strong creatures and such a beautiful story telling, elaborate filming and the most beautiful scenes! I just have to recommend it to you all! We watched Iron Man 3 yesterday, and it was good too! I thing that my eyes were round like plates the whole time :D We had to watch it in 2D format because I get a migraine headache from 3D. One thing that also bothers me in 3D movies are the glasses that kinda close us in these little boxes among all other boxes around us. I think that movies should be something you enjoy together, not alone. This girl doesn't appreciate 3D at all. The second fact this girl doesn't appreciate is the fact that she has to continue doing her school stuff.... Buuh! /

Olen huomannut itsessäni sen saman pienen tytön eli pikku-Herkun putkahdelleen entistä useammin näkyviin mitä vanhemmaksi tulen. Olen aina ollut niitä ihmisiä joiden sisäinen lapsi on ollut jokapäiväisissä askareissa ja arjen riennoissa vahvasti mukana. Tänään katselin ikkunan läpi haapaa ja auringonsäteiden taittumista sen kaarnaa vasten. Kaunista, ajattelin. Samalla mieleeni tuli yksi niistä lukuisista metsämajoista, joita minulla oli lapsena. Kyllä, olen ollut lapsena pieni kiipeilijätyttö, metsänkeiju, luonnonystävä, lehtien maiskuttelija ja eläinten pussailija. Vietin koko lapsuuteni kaikki päivät metsässä tai järvelllä, jolloin en koulussa, läksyjen parissa tai tanssi- ja kitaratunneilla ollut. Olen huomannut nauttivani ihan suunnattomasti kaikista vähän lapsekkaista asioista olivat ne sitten Disney piirrettyjä tai tarra-arkkeja, uusia maaleja tai lasten eväsrasioita. Päätin myös että tänä kesänä nämä jalat tekee tuonne metsään uusia lenkkipolkuja. Ja kuulkaa vauhtia passaa olla jos meinaa karistaa itikat kannoiltaan haha. Kunhan ei mene semmoiseksi elämä vs kuolema- juoksuksi.  :D

Katsottiin Piin elämä ja ai että...! Niin hyvä elokuva, niin paljon kaunista ja mystistä samassa purkissa, kauniita voimakkaita luontokappaleita ja kaunista tarinankerrontaa, taidokasta kuvaamista ja sitäkin hienompia kohtauksia. Pakko suositella kaikille, jotka ei ole kyseistä leffaa vielä nähneet! Eilen oli vuorossa sitten taas Iron Man 3...  Hyvä sekin oli onneksi! Olin ihan silmät pyöreenä varmaan koko ajan :D Pakko tosin katsoa 2D:nä eikä 3D:nä, saan niistä 3D kekkuloista ihan jäätävän migreenin ja siitä yhdessä leffasta nauttimisesta häviää se koko juju kun piiloutuu niiden omien kekkuloiden taakse, pakkautuu omaan mieneen laatikkoon kaikkien muiden laatikkojen sekaan. Tämä tyttö ei tykkää. Ei kyllä tykkää myöskään siitä faktasta että on pakko jatkaa kouluhommien rustailua palautettavan työselkkarin ja labrakirjan parissa. Buu!

-Herminica

This Summer...

♥I will work and get money for this summer and next autumn♥celebrate Sabina's graduation♥I will buy myself new glasses and sunglasses♥Vans shoes♥many new bikinis♥make up brushes♥cute little dresses♥cute tops ans shorts♥new Dr Denim jeans♥Nike FREE's and new colorful tops, workout underwear and pants for the gym♥new gym gloves and nutrition stuff from MASS, CoCoVi, Puhdistamo and iHerb♥

 ♥a trip to Nice to meet my friend Henna who's as an exchange student there for six months! Can't wait!♥I will go swimming♥make sure that I get a nice and a healthy tan♥go on a picnic for several times♥go running when the sun rises and sets down♥go rollerblading at midnight♥blow soap bubbles♥paint♥read many good books and write my Bachelor's thesis on the sunny balcony or yard♥see my friends and make sure that I can be with them as much as I want♥

 ♥eat great food and grill a lot♥love♥eat fresh berries♥go to at least one festival♥dip fresh strawberries to a raw chocolate♥sleep in a hammock♥play with little dogs♥watch baby ducks swimming in a group♥go and train as much as I can♥spend time with my lovely sisters♥dream big♥take part in a water balloon fight♥

 ♥sit on a terrace with my friends♥visit my friends at Helsinki as much as I can♥watch great movies♥buy myself a second trip for the winter... I really can't see the point in spending the whole year in here...♥one quick trip this summer- at least to Stockholm♥go to a summer cottage♥go fishing♥sleep in a tent♥hope that many spontaneous things make this summer good♥make sure that I don't get bored♥photograph a lot for this blog♥

 ♥meet those friends that I can't meet very often♥love the smell of the fresh cut grass♥read magazines at the beach and sip fresh squeezed smoothies♥make hearts with the sun lotion on my skin♥make sure that the life I´m living feels good- there's only short summer once a year- make it good one♥be fearless and do something like parachuting♥

 ♥be happy and smile♥play badminton and beach volley♥eat great ice cream on the roof picnic♥make sure that I have done the photos to the real photo paper♥sleep well and enjoy my long and peaceful breakfasts in an empty home♥listen to the birds and watch the annual fight between a squirrel and a magpie in front of my window♥smell fresh flowers♥ride a bike and feel the wind blowing through my hair♥

 ♥feel the heat under my feet♥enjoy the midnight sun♥celebrate the midsummer with my friends♥eat self made cheesecakes with berry toppings♥play the guitar♥sip hot chocolate drinks and lattes outdoors on those warm summer evenings♥let my inner child enjoy the life itself♥avoid arguing as much as I can♥climb up the tree and a hill♥

 ♥lie on the cooling grass♥get my motivation and strength for the autumn to come♥make sure that I accomplish the things I decide♥I won't be alone when I don't feel like it♥I hope I will have luck in lottery♥want to have colorful nails every day♥try to skate and not fall♥take care of my hair with argan oil♥

♥make sure that my skin is moisturized every day♥listen to the songs that make me dance♥start looking for the potential dance classes again♥feel free, be free♥enjoy seeing the blue and bright sky every morning♥try to see the beauty in waking up to the work every day and night♥wear red lips♥

In my bag

Hello guys, long time no seen. I´m such a busy girl right now. I´m loving my life as it is. I´m having all the energy to study, workout, cook and travel and it feels good. I love that there is not pitch black anymore when I wake up and I´m starting to wake up at 8 am in my own... :D I love this light and the sun! It only makes me happy. :) I had my birthday last week, so I´m officially 22 years old girl now and I had maybe one of the best birthdays ever :) I will tell about it a bit later :) I really have so many dreams to come true so I have to start working on them at this very moment... :) First I´m going to make myself a mango chicken- pasta with a tomato sallad and a honey limunada (limunada is lemon + water, but instead of the white sugar I use honey :) )! It´s one of the most healthy Bosnian drinks on this planet :)  Have a great day guys! 

 Let's have a look in my bag... I decided not to carry a First Aid pack with me anymore... :D I did carry it for many years... :D I think it´s a good way to have a little one in a bag if you are not going to a place that has them (in Finland shopping malls, Uni, gym etc) but if I´m going somewhere else, walking somewhere at a night time or just home- I wan´t to be able to help myself or someone else. It´s a really good thing to own and make sure that the meds are not old, you have enough bandages and the desinfectant bottle is not empty. 

Yes, all this and my school stuff if I´m going to the Uni. Do you notice what´s missing? My protein bar, water bottle and a phone! I never keep it in my bag, because I walk around with my phone in my hands or in my pocket/glove. :D

 My calendar, keyes, wallet that has everything in it, buss card for the cold days, little mirror, a lock, memory card, Aco CanolaOil hand cream, pens, rubber, lip balm Melem (it´s not only for lips), iPod and head phones, stuff for my hair and hankies :) 

Some of my make up, The Body Shop's hand cleanse gel and a deodorant, Läkerol Dents xylitol pastilles and some Eloveena oats! Usually I carry a  water bottle and a protein bar with me but the one I had for today is already gone... :) If the day is super long I take a little extra lunch box with me + I eat at school. This is the best way of having something healthy with you all the time! :) I usually have fruits ans veges, ray bread and cottage cheese in it. :)

Monday

Damn I hate this morning. I woke up to a terrible pain and I couldn't get up. I hate these days of a month. I am so lucky that I did my lower body workout yesterday, because today it would have been impossible. At least I can have this laptop on my belly, it helps! It's like having a hot water bottle on it! It's calming.

How did your valentine's day go? Mine was just fabulous! First we woke up and went on a brunch with Elvira, we took the best mango-chicken French loafs and lattes. Damn it really was the best start for the day!  Then it was time to go and celebrate my sister Sabina's Penkkarit ! She was dressed as a Cleopatra! They throw candy to the people the whole day ans she was soooo happy! After  all that I jumped to a train and headed back to Kuopio! It was a really nice day to spend it in the place where my heart melts :)...

 If you want to see pictures from my Penkkarit click THIS, and my abicruise click THIS.

Elvira and Evelina- The Queen of the Heart and Esmeralda.

Live the life you love, Love the life you live

Travelling the world- In Sarajevo

Meeting random people- making the best choices  

Spending time with your family- having a random boat trip 

Doing the silly things with your friends 

Enjoying the little things- feeling the fresh and cooling grass on your skin 

Making something special and different every day - Eating B&J on the 6th floor

Accomplishing something in your life! 

 Meeting those who are not there everyday

 Having a friend who does the silly things with you...:D

 Enjoying the moments and feeling like home

 Feeling the amount of happiness, excitement, love, joy... every positive feeling at the same time and giggling the entire time!

Having those friends who are like a rock to you, the childhood ones. 

 Doing something the most people assume impossible, feeling the endorphine running through you

 Doing something that you love- having a day off

I´ve decided to put those words on my wall to remind me of the pretty little things in my life every single day. I try to make everyday special. It can be done by decorating my meals, lighting up candles, painting, going for a run, watching a Disney movie, playing the guitar, getting and giving a warm hug... Making special days can be that easy but it can feel like it´s impossible thing to do on some days. Especially on those when you are in such a hurry and all obligations are knocking on the door, on days you look at the mirror and see an ugly person or on days you feel like betrayed or sad. That´s why I have my motivation-good thoughts- calendar. I just love it. I can write poems, draw pictures, make it colorful, put motivating and good thoughts in it, write at least one positive thing in it during a day or just use it as my diary. And trust me I do it every day. It´s a well deserved moment for myself. If you are not willing to change things, grab the bad luck by it's horns, go through your problems or do something for a better future you won´t get it. It's just that simple. No  whining nor not believing in yourself is going to bring you any closer to the happiness. Write at least one positive thing to a paper every single day, put those little papers in a "happy-jar" and wait... Your way of seeing the world will differ and you will change- your brain will change- your life will change.

Days can be special even by planning something great for them. I love those days that don´t feel like everyday pampering but sometimes your day can be special only because you can and know how to love. I do love this day and the moments that have led into this. Without those special moments non of this would be  possible and that's something I would love to write not only on my walls but also across the road signs, buildings walls, school boards... That´s love and it makes me happy.