Some photos of the thunder storm we had in the middle of the night. What a lightning show it was!
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April 19, 2021
Today I visited Imatra. A small city about 30 km from my home town. I was actually working there. I am a rental estate agent in my spare time now. The castle in one picture is not a castle but a hotel. Imatran Valtionhotelli. It was voted the most beautiful building in Finland in 2014 and as you can see yourself, with a reason. It´s beautiful inside and out. Right next to it is Imatrankoski (The Imatra Rapids). It has been a famous tourist attraction since the late 1700s. Imatrankoski is also one of the National landscapes of Finland. If you ever visit Imatra, I recommend you to see both. February 16 - February 28, 2021
My work at school finally ended on February 16th. I asked the principal if they were interested in hiring me but she wasn´t interested. Only if I would have continued without salary (work trial) they would have probably said yes. But do not wish to work for free anymore. So I am officially unemployed again, but looking for work. And what kind of work would I want to do? Well, my ideal job would be working at home online. A job which I could do anywher4e in the world. That would be my dream. Otherwise, I have stayed at home with my cats. Last Friday I went out thought. I went to my favourite pub for a beer. Ok, now you probably thinking why I wanted to tell you about that. Well, I don´t get out to drink anymore, even I wasn´t drinking this time either. Had my car with me. Met up with an old friend there and we just talked all night and reminisced the good old times' LOL. Then I can home but the night was very restless because I came home beyond my bedtime... Haha. But anyway, it was fun. And in a nick of time. Now we are back in stage 2 lockdown. 1.2.2021 - 15.2.2021
Welcome to February and the shortest month of the year. Car problems month no 2. Breaks are frozen and the car won't even start. Okay, it is not anything unusual, but very annoying. I still can move, but when you have had a card for almost 30 years, it¨s a bit hard to live without it. The good news is that spring is coming and then my car will work again LOL. I hope, but you will never know. At the moment I am waiting for the day my work will end. The school has been one of the best working places I have ever had in my life. But my tiredness after work has been something else. I come home around 3 pm from work and if I stay up until 6 pm, it is a miracle. It sure seems to take a lot of my energy lately plus have given me some restless and even sleepless nights, because I seem to stress over it. Maybe it´s because I'm chronically ill. I think I just give it 100% and that is what makes me tired all the time. I know "normal" people do not get tired of working all the time or they can deal with it but in my case... Well, I do not know, so we need just wait to see what happens when my contract ends. And that is exactly on February 16.. "Suzi", my car, finally decided to wake up on February 12, but only for a couple of days. But enough to visit my aunties, one I haven´t seen for 6 months and the other for 1½ years. I also tried to visit my brother, who is in the hospital in Imatra, but they did not even let me see him... And looks like I will not see him until they find a new care home for him and that can take months... 16.1.2021 - 31.1.2021
This Saturday (Jan 16) I received my hearing aid. My hearing has slightly gone bad over the years and I have trouble hearing the kids at the class, so today I got a little help for it. Although I do not use the hearing aid at home, it helps me to hear at work or in a supermarket full of people. Getting my hearing aid wasn´t my only trip to the hospital this month. I have quite a few appointments coming up in the next couple of months. On Jan, 20th I spend the morning at the hospital ER because of back pain. And well, did not get help at all... It´s a long story but it tells a lot about the Finnish health care situation in my home town at the moment... They also found "something" from my lungs and I still do not know what. I guess its nothing serious, but the doctor said they need to take an MRI as soon as possible. And my regular winter car problems have started. I have an old Suzuki and looks like it likes to be "on holiday" every year around this time. Especially when the temperature goes lower than -10. Gladly I have about 5 minutes walk to work and I can use a bus or taxi to go anywhere else 1.1.2021 - 15,01.2021
This year started with insomnia, what else. Insomnia, the sleepless nights has been a problem for me a really long time... Too long time. On new years eve, there was this mystery car early in the morning that keeps me awake. It was literally parked in the middle of our crossroad for half an hour and no one knew why. The fire department came to check the car around 5am and it was only then it left. I did sleep the whole night, so the first day of the year went in a zombie mood and being just uber tired. Gladly I was still on holiday... One thing new about me if the business cards, which I have started to design and post to social media. I really wish I could turn to make them in my income one day, but with my luck, it will never happen. Sorry, but that´s the truth. Sometimes I really think that I am cursed in somehow. What I really love to do I never succeed. Then just must settle for the second-best. Things what got nothing to do with what I really want to do in life... Work at school continued on January 7th. Its was the only day on that first week, next week, on week 2, I did the normal 3-day week. And my work at school is slowly coming to an end. I only have 3 weeks +2 days left. This week (week 2) I also feel a bit sick. Just stuffy nose. Actually, it's gone worst after standing in -10 degrees weather for 1½ hours during the exercise class on Wednesday. It's a bit of shame that I can not skate anymore. The weather is getting really cold. Just in about in week time, we have gotten almost 1-meter snow and the weather is getting colder and colder, at night almost -20. But just yesterday the weather cast said that is getting warmer in about a week, which means, here in Finland, temperature around below 5-10. But I just hate winter. I don't like cold at all... And here´s the rest of the year from November 15 until December 2020. Just a list of things that happened. I´m too lazy to write. November 24. R.I.P Eric Car. It's been 29 since you went away. Still miss you! The best drummer in the world. (Those you do not know Eric Carr. He was a drummer for KISS from 1980 until 1991, when he died for cancer.) November 25. We had our first snow here in Finland, but it did not last long. Will we get a white Christmas this year, well, only time will tell. November 30. I have already been at work for 2 ½ months. Everything is going OK, but I still can not remember everyone´s name. Kids are wonderful and the staff, teachers awesome. If I have a problem or wish to talk about something, they always help me and are very supportive. I'm in a half of my contract now. Two and a half months still to go. December 4. R.I.P Dad. My dad passed away on December 4, 1998. Today marks 22nd year of his passing. December 6. HAPPY INDEPENCENCE DAY FINLAND . December 7. Covid19 or better known as Corona virus is spreading in our area, unfortunately. We must wear a mask in public (recommended) and at work ( a must). December 8. I went to the hospital today to test my hearing and got a new diagnosis: moderate hearing loss. I will get a hearing aid to my both ears. December 18. Season greetings! Six days for Christmas. fDecember 24. MERRY CHRISTMAS. This year I spent Christmas at home with Mini & Aretha (my cats) Visited the cemetery and ate well, very well. Got a few Christmas presents as well this year.
December 31. HAPPY NEW YEAR 2021. One again spent it at home with cats. Stayed up all night until next morning. A mystery car kept me awake. It was parked in a middle of our street´s crossroad for some time, so I thought there was someting wrong with the driver. Had to call 911 to check the car, which they eventually did, but everyone was OK. If I can, I would like to make a wish to for the new year: I really would like to sleep better. I have had way too many sleepless night lately and I´m just tired all the time. Is it stress or something else, I don´t know, but I know I need to sleep more and better, otherwise it could affect my health... 19.10 - 15.11.2020
Nothing new here. The autumn depression/anxiety is still on, but it has changed a bit to better. Work-wise my next goal is a Christmas holiday in 6 weeks. I am just a bit worried about people being sick at my workplace. Let's keep fingers crossed that I will make it healthy until Christmas. Christmas plans? Well, I probably stay at home with my cats. Eat well and rest. That's it. Peace, out! |
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