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DEALING WITH UNCERTAINTY
Okay so this one is a slightly different post to others. First of all, hi – it’s been a while! I came back to this website after not looking at it for a while and really felt the urge to write something – so here I am. And as I went over some of my drafts, I noticed one that was never finished or published. It was a post I tried to write while living in Rotterdam last year and to be honest, I don’t remember writing it. But it’s quite an interesting one and definitely a topic I’d like to share a bit more about now. So here’s the…
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THERE IS CHANGE IN THE AIR
Go after what you want, not what you can easily have. I have a strong tendency to overthink and prepare for the worse in many situations. In my mind this allows me to prepare to deal with the worst possible outcome, but in reality it just causes me a lot of unnecessary stress and worry. And what’s most frustrating is that what ends up really happening is something completely different to what I thought I was preparing myself for. In relation to this, today I would like to talk a little about change and the process of dealing with unfamiliar things and situations. During a very short period of time…
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VIBE CHECK
End the month on a high. It’s a challenge week. This time we are trying something new here on the blog. I have had a very stressful month and I know I’m not alone in this. To give us all a little light at the end of the tunnel and prep us for the fresh new start that is coming with April and the start of spring, I challenge you to do a week-long positivity/vibe check challenge with me. I will post a daily task for you to do to challenge your daily routine and mindset. You can choose to do only one day, two days or the whole week. Essentially, these…
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FINLAND VS. SCOTLAND
Travel far enough, you meet yourself. Welcome back! This has probably been the most “requested” topic for me to talk about and I’m very excited to finally share some similarities and differences I’ve noticed or experienced during my time living between Finland and Scotland. I am afraid to say that in the end I am slightly biased towards my own home country, but I also think that there are things I wish Finland would learn from the UK. Once again, if you do enjoy reading this, press that little heart button at the bottom of the post and feel free to leave a comment letting me know if you’ve learned something…
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3 THINGS I WISH I KNEW BEFORE MOVING ABROAD
Remember: difficult does not mean impossible. Before I move on to the topic itself, I will give a quick review of my journey so far. If you are familiar with the story or have heard it too many times, feel free to skip down to the first point. As I have mentioned in my introduction, I left my small home town in Finland back in 2013 and right away I knew I won’t be going back any time soon. Changing countries became addicting almost like getting tattoos. You become hooked on the thrill of experiencing the unknown and every country after that is an attempt to feel that same rush…
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5 THINGS TO TAKE WITH YOU TO 2021
I am a sucker for New Years “resolutions” and new starts. This might be the reason behind my slight obsession towards moving between countries and finding new things to work on (one good example being this blog). I find it extremely refreshing to sit myself down and to reflect on the past and dream about the future. 1. CREATE A DAILY ROUTINE I cannot stress it enough how much a set daily routine can help, especially if you are like me who is living in a country where the restrictions do not necessarily allow for you to do what you ‘normally’ would do. This does not mean things like “get…