Red or White?

I recently realized I haven't had a chance to really rest since I moved. Every day I've either been at school or at work, or running errands, or cleaning up and unpacking my stuff. 

My muscles hurt so bad!

Last week was crazy in particular, and after work last night I went to my dad's and said I needed some wine asap. He gave me the whole bottle. So my plan for tonight is to sit at my desk, light a few candles, have a glass (or two) of wine and work on my writing. Sound good? Me thinks it sounds like heaven. <3

In the midst of all this madness, I wanted to share a few tips on how to keep your mind positive and stay happy though your life may not make a lot of sense. 

*Keep your friends close. Just because you're busy, you shouldn't ditch your friends. 

*Get out every once in a while! Don't bury yourself in homework or in my case, cleaning and unpacking. Make sure you get a breather and take care of yourself. 

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My schedule eases up a little for the next couple of weeks, so I'm hoping I'll have more time to blog and do more fun things :) I wanna go see movies and hang out with friends, and just relax! Is that too much to ask? Sometimes it is, and that's ok. As long as I can have time for myself every day. Not all day every day, but even a little. 

And that glass of wine doesn't hurt, either. 

Mun elämä on ollut nyt sellasta hullunmyllyä tässä viime aikoina, etten ole saanut levättyä ollenkaan.  Lihakset kipeinä ja väsyneenä painelen menemään, mutta koitan pysyä positiivisena. Ja kun elämä potkii päähän ja persuksillekin vielä, niin haen iskältä lisää viiniä. 

Sometimes Life Sucks

Well, hello there! 

Above you see the main reason for my absence. That's right. My moving day is getting closer! I am excited and terrified at the same time. I''m stressed and a little tense, and my muscles hurt. But in a week this will all be over. And hopefully so worth everything. 

Besides moving I'm busy with school, so for the next few weeks I will be super busy. 

Right now I'm laying on my bed with a steaming hot cup of tea, watching Friends and just... hanging out. My couch was picked up today and I'm happy about that; I have all this extra space now to start piling up stuff that I've already packed. I'm being rebellious and skipping school tomorrow so that I can continue the packing, because I just love it so much. And I would only have 2 hours of math tomorrow.. so I'm forgiven, right?

No heipä hei!

Tuossa ylhäällä näette syyn poissaolooni.. Jep, muuttopäivä lähenee! Olen innoissani ja kauhuissani. Stressaantunut ja pinna kireällä, lihakset kipeenä. Mutta viikon päästä tämäkin on ohi, ja toivottavasti kaiken arvoista. 

Muuttamisen lisäksi koulun kanssa pitää kiirettä, joten muutaman seuraavan viikon aikana tulen olemaan todella kiireinen. Nyt makailen sängylläni kuuman teekupin kanssa katsellen Frendejä ja.. olen vain. Mun sohva haettiin tänään ja olen tyytyväinen siitä, koska nyt mulla on tuota ekstra tilaa mihin pinota pakattuja laatikoita. Huomenna oon kapinallinen ja lintsaan koulusta, että voin jatkaa pakkaamista, koska sehän nyt on niin ihanaa. Sitä paitsi huomenna olisi vaan pari tuntia matikkaa, joten lintsaaminen annettakoon anteeksi.

#collegelife

Guys!

I am now officially a student! My school started on Monday and tomorrow is the last day of Orientation Week. Real classes start on Monday. I am so excited and ready to face whatever my new school throws in my face! (ask me again in a few months). 

In case you don't know, I study International Business at a University of Applied Sciences in my hometown of Lahti, Finland. If all goes according to plan, I should get my Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration in 3,5 years! Our class consists of a multi-cultural student body and it's so interesting and wonderful to go to school with people from all over the world! Most of my studies are in English, which is also great, since I loooove English. It's my thang! 

Hei moi!

Meikäläinen on nyt virallisesti opiskelija! Koulu alkoi maanantaina ja huomenna on orientaatioviikon vika päivä. Maanantaina alkaa oikee koulu. Olen oikeasti tosi innoissani ja valmis kohtaamaan kaiken, mitä tuo koulu paiskaakin päin näköä (tästä saa kysellä uuestaan sitten parin kuukauden päästä). 

Jos ette jo tienneet, opiskelen siis tradenomiksi Lahden Ammattikorkeassa, englanninkielisellä puolella. Jos kaikki menee suunnitelmien mukaan, niin paperit saan 3,5 vuoden päästä. Meidän luokka on monikansallinen ja on mielenkiintosta ja hienoa opiskella ulkomaalaisten ihmisten kanssa! Ja on ihanaa, kun suurin osa opinnoista on englanniksi; englanti on vaan se mun juttu! 

In Finland, University Students get overalls, such like these, and wear them to events. We get badges from the events and attach them to the overalls. Ours are black, but some schools have all different color overalls for each field of studies. Love 'em! :)

My Friday

Happy Friday, everyone! :) 

I hope you've had/will have (depending on where you are) a good start to the weekend. I certainly did. I got to spend time with my family and I finally got some school supplies! I basically had to start all over with everything, because it has been so long since the last time I studied... I think it's been almost three years. Feels a lot longer, though. I am excited to go back and start a completely different field of studies, and I'm pumped about the fact that majority of my studies will be in English. I also have a very international group of other students waiting! Yay! Nine days to go :)

Hyvää perjantaita kaikille! :)

Toivottavasti teidänkin viikonloppu on lähtenyt hyvin käyntiin. Itse sain viettää perjantaita perheeni kanssa ja vihdoin pääsin myös shoppailemaan koulutarvikkeita! Piti aloittaa ihan pohjalta kun viime kerrasta on aikaa.. melkein kolme vuotta on kulunut jo siitä, kun jätin koulunpenkin. Tuntuu kyllä pidemmältä ajalta. Olen innoissani aloittamassa nyt ihan uudessa koulussa ja uudella alalla, ja vielä enemmän innoissani siitä, että suurin osa opinnoistani suoritetaan englanniksi. Koulussa odottaa myös mukavan kansainvälinen oppilaskunta. Jes! Yhdeksän päivää enää :)

Staples, you rock<3

Happy May: New Beginnings!

Hey y'all! :) 

In my last post I said I've received some very good news, and I am so excited to share everything with you! If you follow me on Instagram you already know this, but if you don't, then here it is:

I GOT ACCEPTED TO SCHOOL! YESSS!!!

I am so excited about this! I applied on a whim, took the entrance exam with no expectations, and refused to stress about it. I was prepared for any scenario, but when I found out I got accepted to Lahti University of Applied Sciences, I realized how much I had actually wanted it. I will be studying International Business, and this all makes me very happy and I can't wait to start school in September! Well... I can wait. I have the entire summer ahead of me before school starts, lots and lots of happy things! :) 

I'm a sucker for office supplies, and can't wait to go shopping for school stuff, including a desk! I will definitely need one now.. My bed is awesome, but not ideal for homework. I'm on the hunt for a new apartment as well, because I simply can't fit a desk into my current one + now that I'll be going to school in the same city I work in, it would make more sense to move there, too, right? (I live 20 minutes away now, so it's not that bad, but still).  

And, another month is coming to an end. It's time to say goodbye to May, and embrace June! It's officially summer! Although depending where you are, summer has probably already began a loooong time ago. Here in the north it comes and goes. 

The theme for next month is 

Jammin' June

Ooooo... Next month will be all about music. I look forward to sharing my favorite music with you guys! :)

Love you, and as always: thanks for reading <3

P.S. I do have one more piece of good news to share, but I am waiting a confirmation on that one. Will keep you updated! 

World Book Day

Happy World Book Day, everyone! :)

How has your week been so far?

I'm so happy because I'm finally done with my school entrance exams! No more studying, life's back to normal again. Unless I actually get to school in the fall! That would be something. I think the exams went well, but I have to wait for the results maybe even until July. I'll keep ya posted ;)

But, returning to the World Book Day, I started a new book today! I'm really trying to read more; lately my reading has suffered big time (studying doesn't count) and that's not good for someone who wants to become a writer. 

Anyways, today I started reading Lauren Oliver's new book, Panic. 

I've decided to try and read one book a month at least. If I read faster, I'll read more, but unfortunately I don't always have as much time to read as I would like :( adult life sucks at times. 

When I'm done reading a book, I will add a review of it into the Books -section you'll find under the top banner (this concerns Blogger only, not Glipho, though all you Gliphers are welcome to go check out my Blogger site as well!)

I hope you're all doing good :) Have a happy Wednesday!