This is what it looks like when I'm studying

Is it a parrot? Is it a monkey (on my back, haha)? No, just my doxie. 

Christmas is less than a month away..

Time truly flies. It feels like it was yesterday I joked about it being only 6 months left 'til Christmas, and now it's less than an month left. I guess the time has come for the yearly panic. I know most of you panic about finding the perfect gifts, but my panic is not about that. What I'm thinking is more like: Which list am I on, naughty or nice? What if Santa's little helpers have told Santa I've been naughty? What if they told him about all those times I've bossed Peter around? WHY DID I MAKE HIM REORGANIZE THE APARTMENT AGAIN?! Oh man, I'm so screwed..

We all need someone to count on.

This is a picture of me and my best friend Katri. She is also my cousin, from both sides (my mom's brother is married to my dad's sister). Now you are trying to add things up to see if it is somehow sick or wrong. Just give it a sec... So now you should have figured it out. Yeah, it is completely "normal". Well, not a word I would use when talking about us..

Anyway, since we are cousins we have known each other forever. The thing about family is that there is no way out. You might as well like them, coz you ain't getting rid of them. Haha, just kidding?

I feel happy that I have a friend I can depend on. Even though she lives in Finland and I live here, she feels closer to me than many of my friends here. We've had some crazy times together. I mean really, truly crazy. We've been thrown out of a bar (TWICE, quite the achievement but we are that good), misbehaved at a festival (a couple years in a row, and we are not done yet) and caused embarrassing moments at family gatherings. 

So I guess it is pretty obvious why she is my best friend. 

Getting in shape. Round is also a shape!

The past 6 months I have been extremely aware of everything I put in my mouth, how I work out and really tried to make good decisions when it comes to living healthy. It has paid off too, I've lost about 11 cm around my tummy and I have been feeling so much better. Working out is a good way to fight stress (had my fair share of that) too. Personally I do not "believe" in diets of any kind. I am not saying I don't think they work, because I'm sure they do. However, they do not work for me. Living healthy is an ongoing process, a chain of decisions (which is not gonna break just because you had that one cupcake or chocolate bar. Or two). 

Even though my work out has been quite successful, I feel like I need some help. That is why I have booked 2 work out sessions with a personal trainer at STIL. She promised me she would create extra hard (!) programs that will take my injuries into consideration. Really excited to see what she has come up with! 

Job searching, future planning.. These are a few of my favorite things

The past days I've been visiting platsbanken and other job websites, like reaaally often. It is so hard sometimes: companies are looking for people that do not exist (I mean how can you be young, smart, have 10 years of relevant work experience and at the same time be a "clean" individual so that the company can form you?). I am excited and terrified about the things that are about to happen. Or hopefully about to happen. 

When I was 5 years old I told my mom I wanted to be a pony when I grew up. Well, that didn't go as planned. Nor I am in law school, which was my dream when I was around 15. But I'm happy I found international business. The greatest thing in the world is branding. It is the sexiest word in know (not sexy sexy, but sexy). I bet we all feel this way about something, and if you haven't found that specific thing - yet - I wish you good luck. 

And let me tell you, I would have rocked as a pony. 

What a day

Welcome, little Vilho. We have been waiting for you <3

I'm very proud of my best friend Katri! 

Comfort zone.

Today I started my third course in scientific methods/research methodology, this one focusing on the advanced level aspects. Many people find the course boring, some actually wish they didn't have to take it. I think it's kind of strange that everything in life should be fun. Should it really? Could you really enjoy all the fun things if everything was great, and you only did stuff that you wanted to?

There are lots of things I don't want to, but I might learn something from them. E-business was not my favorite, nor would I have chosen it if I had a choice. But I don't regret taking the course, because I learned a bunch of new things I believe I will find useful. I think it's useful for everyone to step out of their comfort zone, even if we are uncomfortable with it. We all like feeling in control, but losing control will teach you something new. Isn't that so much better?

Halloweenie

Hope you all have had a great weekend - scary outfits and lots of partying :) My weekend was a bit calmer but wonderful nonetheless. We spent the entire saturday with our friends: Elsa's boyfriend Alf and his "parents". Lots of amazing food, horror movies and laughter. Oh and chewing bones of course.

Here is a picture of the love birds

Next week is going to be gooood, I hope. New (and final) courses, hair cut, working out and other nice things. :)

Nuori ja kaunis

Nuori ja kaunis means young and beautiful. Such a great song, which you can find here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scBcbh8I9e4

That song makes me think about my life right after IB. Summer of -07. No idea of what I was gonna do with my life (not sure I still do, haha), but I was so excited. All this university stuff was something to look forward to and now it's almost gone. What happened? I wonder what I'd tell myself if I could go back in time. Could I stop myself from making mistakes or would I encourage myself to make even more?

Okay, now I feel old. I mean, c'mon I turned 18 just a few months ago. So what if it was my 7th time turning 18?

Oh, and Happy Halloweenie! ;)