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Saturday, November 1, 2014

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.

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

June

Evi had her 21st birthday, we celebrated it by making a cheesecake, drinking some champagne and  eating a dinner. This is the real silver necklace she got as a present from our parents. It was a nice and sunny, just perfect Tuesday :) /

Oli vihdoin ja viimein Evinkin vuoro räjäyttää potti ja täyttää 21. Juhlistettiinkin syntymäpäiviä sitten juustokakulla, yhteisellä hyvällä päivällisellä ja skumpalla. Kuvassa näkyvä aito hopeinen kaulakoru kuoriutui vanhempien antamasta lahjapaketista. Keli oli onneksi mitä mahtavin, mikä teki päivästä täydellisen :)

Banana, blueberries, cardamom and milk... :) / Banaania, mustikkaa, kardemummaa ja maitoa... :)

Spending my pre workout time on the sunny balcony reading... :) / Ennen treenejä voi lukea dekoa ja napsia pastilleja ruuan laskeutuessa masuun :)

There you can see my new friends! Bourbon vanillapowder from Krav, organic peanut butter (no salt no palm oil, no sugar) and sugar free raspberry jam from Meridian + Truvia to sweeten up my food :) / Siinä on muutamat uudet kaverit tän tytön ruokakaappiin Kravin Bourbon vaniljajauhetta, Meridianin luomu maapähkinävoita ja sokeritonta vadelmahilloketta sekä Truviaa makeuttajaksi :)

This entire month has just passed by so quickly! Actually so quickly that I haven't even noticed June to start in a first place... and we have even lived one week of July too? I really have to admit that those moments in between my work shifts are just passing by in a blur. It feels like I'm living in this small bubble all the time. I'm so glad that I worked through 15 work shifts in a row (and it contained morning, middle, evening and night ones heh)! Now I'm having few days off, lucky me :). It means that I really have to make sure that I take all this summer has to offer, no matter if it rains or shines. I have to pick up the grill here, go swimming before going to bed, blow those real soap bubbles, eat fresh food, visit the "hoods" we lived when I was younger, work out and meet my friends. That list could be continued with sunbathing, picnics and hanging out in the harbour, the best organic ice cream and beach volley... :) and finally with the top things... 1. we are going to the Pipefestival and 2. We bought one way tickets to Pula Croatia through Stockholm! This two weeks long  vacation is gonna be needed and wanted in between job and school/moving back to Kuopio! I'm so excited :)! /

Onpas koko kesäkuu sujahtanut ohi nopeasti! Niin nopeasti etten ole edes tajunnut missään vaiheessa sen edes alkaneen... ja nyt on jo eletty jo viikko heinäkuutakin? Pakko myöntää, että töiden lomassa vietetyt vapaat hetket menee itselläni osittain ohi. Tuntuu että eläisi pienessä utuisessa kuplassa koko ajan. Onneksi nyt on suoriuduttu esimerkillisesti mm. 15 päivän työputkesta (aamu-, ilta-, väli- ja yövuoroja sekaisin miten sattuu heh)!  Nyt on onneksi muutaman päivän loma... Täytyy siis nauttia nyt tästä vuodenajasta satoi tai paistoi, hakea se grilli tähän ja lähteä yöuinnille ennen uniaikaa. Puhallella niitä oikeita saippuakuplia, syödä tuoretta sapuskaa, käydä lapsuusmaisemissa retkellä, kuntoilla ja nähdä kavereita. Ihan ehdotonta on kuitenkin auringonotto, piknikit ja laiturilla hengailu satamassa, maailman parhaat luomujätskipallot ja biitsilentis... :) Ja sitten ne kesän kohokohdat... 1. Ollaan menossa tänäkin kesänä Pipefestivaaleille ja 2. Menoliput Tukholman kautta Pulaan (Kroatiaan) on takataskussa! Tulee ihana ja erittäin tarpeellinen reilun kahden viikon loma onneksi töiden ja muuton/koulun väliin! Oon niin innoissani :)!


1. Working my ass off 2. Going jogging/power walking with Sabina 3. Trying if it is possible to put 7 elephant figures on a raindeer- it was but the penguin was too round to fit in :( 4. Reading a book out :) 5. Making some healthy pancakes 6. Going to meet my friends, love that dress! 7. Sweat! 8. Power walk! 9. Grilling yammmyy 10. At work... 11. More sweat 12. Breakfast ! / Hikee pukkaa ! 2. Sabinan kanssa lenkillä 3. Kokeilin saako pentikin poron päälle 7 norsua, kyllä sai! Iittalan pingu olikin jo sitten vähän pyöreemmässä kunnossa eikä mahtunut mukaan :( 4. Kirjan lukemista auringonpaisteessa 5. Terveysherkkuja 6. Menossa kahville kamujen kanssa ja tuo mekko ah! 7. Hikiherkku 8. Lisää lenkkiä luontopolulla! 9. Grillisafkaa nam! 10. Duunissa... 11. Vielä enemmän hikeä 12. Aamuinen pala.


Sunday, June 16, 2013

Rainy week


Such a beautiful rainy week it has been. I really do enjoy rainy days. It's so nice to wrap yourself up in the warm sheets and fall asleep while listening to the raindrops, the air is so fresh to breathe and the hot chocolate tastes even better than normally. You can even see those amazing colors of the rainbow and that's such a privilege... so beautiful. Glazed balcony makes it even better and when you spice it up with a blanket and a good book, movie or a board game it gets perfect. Of course it depends on if you need a company or if you just want to be by yourself. I needed that quality time by myself so I watched one episode of Once upon a time and after that grabbed that book. I'm really glad that there is at least this way of being by yourself (of course hitting the gym at late evening or going jogging are great for that too) while living in Mikkeli. I'm just so used to being alone while living on my own for more than three years now. That's why I really have to "run away" to the other city like now. There's one thing though to admit. There should be less rainy days in finish summer, because if it continues like this it will be only a crappy one like the most of the summer months have been here. I would rather ripen my nectarines under a sun and lie on my blanket under the sunshine, in warmth. Though I'm feeling the warmth even now, thanks to my wardrobe's winter section. /

On ollut niin ihana sateinen viikko. Olen niitä ihmisiä jotka nauttivat sadepäivien pienistä iloista. On niin ihana kääriytyä lampimiin lakanoihin ja nukahtaa sateenropinaan, ilma tuntuu niin raikkaalle hengittää ja kuuma kaakao maistuu vielä paremmalta kuin normaalisti. On etuoikeus päästä näkemään kaikki sateenkaaren loihtimat värit taivaalla... niin kaunista. Paremman siitä tekee vielä lasitettu parveke, viltti ja hyvä kirja, lautapeli tai leffa. Riippuen toki siitä kaipaako sillä hetkellä seuraa vai omaa aikaa. Itse kaipasin tuota omaa aikaa, joten yhden Olipa kerran- jakson jälkeen uppouduin taas tuohon kirjaan. Onneksi on edes yksi tapa, jolla saa sen oman rauhan todella myöhäisten salireissujen ja lenkkien lisäksi täällä Mikkelissä asuessani. Olen jo niin tottunut siihen että tämän yli 3. vuoden yksinasumisen aikana saa olla yksin. Siksipä täytyy näitä toiseen kaupunkiin karkailuja harrastella kesälläkin. Pakko tosin myöntää, että sataa voisi vähän harvemmin. Suomen kesä kun on ainakin aivan kamala jos sataa jatkuvasti. Haluaisin mielummin kypsyttää syömäni nektariinit ensin auringonpaisteessa ja nauttia niistä ulkona viltillä maaten, lämpimässä. Tälläkin hetkellä on lämmin kiitos vaatekaapin talvi-osion. 

 Something I wore a few days ago. / Muutaman päivän takainen kinkunpeittokerrasto. 


1. As a surprise present along with the organic mango soap and Kaunis Kauris (from Marimekko) I got  also danish pralines 2. At my lunch break at work, my spinach-egg dish had to be destroyed before taking a picture! 3. Waiting for the train at Mikkeli station and my Daniel Wellington's Classic St. Andrews 4. Hanging out in a sunshine 5. Tell me something about that double rainbow! 6. Swimming at night after work, so refreshing! 7. Superhorses on the road! 8. One of the books I recommend deeply. It doesn't matter if you are not a vegan or do not really care about stuff you put in your mouth. I still do recommend it! This book explains why I eat the way I do. Why organic is the best choice, why you should not eat sushi from the places that are not certified as Eco- friendly, why not to eat all sorts of tuna, why it's better not to eat too much red meat and broiler meat, why the organic milk and meat is better than the other one etc... 9. After Sabina's graduation party- we went to my cousins place to hang out with these guys. 10. An evening walk  around Saimaa lake with Elina 11. My evening snack consisted from hot chocolate, curd and vegetable pie. 12. The best feeling after a leg day... you can't even walk but you still have to get home! /

1. Yllärilahjaksi luomu mangopalasaippuan ja Kauniin kauriin (Marimekko) lisäksi mm. tanskalaisia manteli-vadelma-suklaapralineja 2. Kahvitauolla töissä, pinaattikananmunapöperö tuhottuna jo heti kättelyssä! 3. Junan odottelua Mikkelin asemalla ja Daniel Wellingtonin Classic St. Andrews 4. Hengailua auringonpaisteessa 5. No se tuplasateenkaari! 6. Yöuinnilla töiden jälkeen, niin virkistävää! 7. Superhevosia tiellä! 8. Yksi kirjoista, jota suosittelen kaikille vilpittömästi olitte sitten mitä tahansa koulukuntaa ruokatottumuksiltanne. Ymmärrätte tämän avulla ison osan omista ruokavalinnoistani. Selviää myös miksi luomu on se parempi paha, miksei sushia kannata syödä niin usein kun tekee mieli- varsinkaan paikoissa jotka ei takaa ympäristöysävällistä kalastustapaa, miksei kaikkia tonnikalapurkkeja kannata surutta kiskoa ostoskoriin, miksi lihasyöntiä (nimenomaan naudan ja broilerin- lammas, hirvi, poro jne paljon kestävempiä valintoja edellä mainittujen luomuversioiden lisäksi) tulisi jossain määrin koittaa vähentää ja miksi luomumaito ja luomuliha on parempaa kuin se tehotuotettu jne... 9. Ylppärijuhlien jälkeen serkkujen luona leikkimässä koirien kanssa ennen baariin lähtöä. 10. Elinan kanssa iltakävelyllä Saimaan rannassa 11. Iltapalaksi kaakaota ja kasvivpiirakkaa ja maitorahkaa, nam :)! 12. Paras fiilis jalkapäivän jälkeen... ei voi seistä ja kotiin ois päästävä!

- Herminica

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Blue and white stripes





My feet... I can´t stand anymore. I have walked for 6km's today and stood for 6 hours at work. Tomorrow is not going to be any brighter... At least I had time to do my workout at the gym (Abs30 at Fressi) so I´m not feeling that lazy... (hmmph can I even say lazy when I haven´t even had time to sit down?) I don´t even know why should we even think like this: If you are not doing anything important like going to school, work or gym you absolutely get a stamp on your but that says LAZY. I mean... why shouldn´t we be allowed to sit, reed books, sleep and do "artsy" things like paint or go out without any responsibilities? Why do the activities like those have such a "bad" stigma on them? I have tried to come out of that box and think that those things are maybe not important for the society but they are important for my wellbeing. I think that I am allowed to enjoy the life, every one of us has deserved that same right. I try to get time for myself every day- a moment when I don´t have to do anything but instead I CAN do whatever I want.

I really can´t wait for a weekend to come. I have to study for my nutrition exam (6 op) that´s on Tuesday and my sisters and Eveliina are coming to visit me! :) I´m really excited about it! I still have to plan something for us to do... :) Masku (the shopping center) would be a nice place to go but... I think it´s better not to spend any more money now! Hmmph... I wan´t to go to the gym again now! Too bad that it´s closed now :D   ...Or maybe it´s only a good thing because I should be sleeping now.

Laku Noć :) This girl has to brush her teeth now :)

Friday, October 5, 2012

Perilipins

 

TRRRRRR (Drums...)! Guess why I'm having that face...? Because instead of this pile under....

I have to read this pile before this monday... :) Very interesting things though I have to say, I love to read about fats, carbohydrates, proteins, hormones, steroids, cholesterol, nucleins etc... :) So much fun! Even better thing is that I already remember maybe the half of this... And trust me these things are not easy to remember... We have to remember every synthesis from the beginning to the end, the complementary paths of them etc. Luckily the hard work is always paid!



 I know that I just can't sit and study the whole day so I decided to go to a run later this evening. So there is something to cheer me up even if I get frustrated with my beloved pile of knowledge! :) I can think about perilipins (such a cute word!), lipolysis, lipoproteins and beta-oxidation step by step while running!

- Herminica

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

curly day


Here I am, totally exhausted. Work is always fun but if you spend there 9 hours in a row without any real breaks... it will take to you. I was planning to go running after work and visiting the post office, but my stomach started to hurt. It´s not normal yet, but I will try to do a little workout  + streches on my own indoors. I have been running three times last week, and it just feels great to be able to run again. My knees are much better now (even if it started hurting again during the August). Minna is coming here this evening too, or then I will go to her side. Can´t wait to talk about stuff again :) I have to go to pharmacology and toxicology lectures tomorrow morning, meet my counselor + go to 9 hours work shift again. At least I will get payed next month and I won´t be this poor like I am now!

Last week :
Mon: 2km walk + indoor workout for 30min + streches
Tue: 2km walk
Wed: 2km walk + 3km run + streches
Thu: 9km walk on hills + streches
Fri: (spaghetti day...)
Sat: 2km walk + streches
Sun: 1km walk + 30min run + streches


Sunday, September 16, 2012

I can smell the autumn and MarjaSpa





Autumn, I can feel it coming. I can see it and smell it. I love walking and running in the woods. It´s a great therapy session for my mind and seeing the nature... It reminds me of purity, innocence, beauty and life itself. We should live now, and not just sit home alone. It´s such a pity that when living in the city center you usually can´t find a beautiful place where you are surrounded by nature and little squirrels... :) If you combine it with sports or food... nothing could be any better :)!

Yesterday passed by promoting Herbina in Kuopio. It was really fun, my co-workers and customers were in a really good mood, so it was only a pleasure to work with them all. :) If you haven´t tried Herbina's products yet, try them! I´m in love with everything... :) I just finished my facial routines and tried Herbina's facial scrub, mask, day lotion and a lotions for body and feet... The scent is not artificial, it comes from real organic ingredients, and my skin looks and feels really smooth and moistened now. I bought myself a facial Rose water and a foot deo-spray too. Can´t wait to test them too :) I will go out now, the sun is shining and I´m really in need of a fresh air and that sun... :) Where have you been baby? Long time no seen... that´s such a pity. Why can´t you shine in Finland too? I´m begging you, please shine.

Friday, September 14, 2012

Coffee is dangerous




Good morning guys, I´ve had so much fun past few days. I was planning on posting this yesterday but my laptop didn´t agree with me on that. Luckily my dad managed to get this shitty thing back to alive. I went running for 4 kilometres the day before yesterday and yesterday I made a 10 kilometres fast walk and now I´m doing the things for my courses and work :) Tomorrow I will be at Kuopio's Anttila presenting Herbina. Hermina is presenting Herbina...  it makes me laugh... :D Come and say hello if you are around! :)

You see my upper front teeth? I´ve noticed that one of them has moved during this year. I think it has something to do with the fact that my wisdom teeth are growing... Maybe I should get them out before I look like a dracula :[ ... :) And the other thing... look at my wrist... Be careful when making coffee at work... It really hurts now... But luckily I have Melem and Bepanthen to take care of that burn. Luckily it´s just a first-degree burn and not worse. Pheew!

Friday, September 7, 2012

Chipmonking




I´m totally exhausted now and I still have plenty of things to do. I couldn't sleep last night so it was really difficult to get up. My legs were really sore because of standing, traveling almost one and a half month, walking every day at least 15 km´s and the most of it was uphill or up the stairs, packing, carrying the 40kg´s on my back... My head was a big mess too. I wasn´t really that cheery nor I understood that I really had to do something... You know those moments when you haven´t really woke up yet totally? I´m really used to them, usually I talk much about weird stuff when having those blurry-everything is possible-moments. Yep I ate a breakfast, put a little make up on (yes this is the first summer I haven´t used make up foundations or powders and my skin isn´t even in that bad condition... I´m waiting for a winter and my skin problems with joy... fuck that.) and then I had to go to my pharmacology and toxicology lecture. It was really fun and I was surprised that I wasn´t sleepy. After that I had to walk back home, grab a wallet and head to the grocery store, eat a lunch and go to a work for the next 9 hours. Even that passed quickly! :D It was so nice to be there again (even that this kiosk was the first I´ve worked in Kuopio and the Toto machine was an old grumpy ass I didn´t know how to use). After all that I still had energy left to do myself a meal and then... clean ! :D Yep, the only thing that is left to do is getting my stuff back there from Mikkeli (I´m in Mikkeli now) and pack everything... :) A least I have an apple pie I just made to keep me feeling like a happy chipmonkey ;)!

Herminica

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

One meaningless entry



 ... Me and Sanni, we´ve got the same shoes. Saturday was just perfect because of her :)




I spent this day mostly at my work. Before that I met Anni at Rami's. I decided to drink a tazza and eat a carrot cake. It was just too good to be true again<3 After that we went to GT to buy her a dress. It was just   so nice to meet her again, talk about different things and laugh. I grabbed some pizza I had made yesterday to my work, I could barely eat it because I was just too busy. Luckily I had enough time to read magazines :D. Now I´m really getting tired... I have to work tomorrow too :)

Monday, July 9, 2012

picbucket



Late night walks...


Strawberries as snack at work...


Mini pizzas on balcony...


Sun...


Wondering around the market place choosing the best cherries and berries...


Self made spinach-onion pancakes, strawberries and grapes at the sunny beach...


Sunbathing and reading the quotes about "bosnian problems"...


Wondering where to put camera so that you can´t see in my nose... (+ my hair looks weird.. :D)


Reading books and watching people swim...


Eating one of the best ice creams...


Shopping...


Having a brunch with Sanni and meeting many of my other friends too :)...