day 364 of 365 | the life of Joanna Marie

yes!!!

😁😁😁

for once in my life

i was able to finish something

that i started

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one more day to edit and 2022 will be complete!!!

😁

days 358 & 359 of 365 | the life of Joanna Marie

the trip to The Netherlands went well. it was nice to spend time with my sister, Ed and a little time with Mees. 

Mees cried at the airport when i was already going to the security check. he thought he was coming with me...aaawww...

i wish i can spend time with my sister as often as possible. these days, i have more free days than my working days...it's weird...

if the Netherlands is just a hundred meters away, i would definitely go there every time i have a free day

day 357 of 365 | the life of Joanna Marie

i'm going to visit my sister soon!!!

😁😁😁

i got three days off from work and i asked someone to take over my other shift...so, that's one more day!

i'm so excited to travel alone, again 😊

days 355 & 356 of 365 | the life of Joanna Marie

some more days to go before i finish my last year's project 

😁

i always procrastinate when i'm almost done with something...

but i also spend my free time nowadays doing what i love. i have a new crochet project and i've borrowed quite a stack of books from the library. i'm so happy to spend my time getting lost in the world of the books that i'm reading. i actually miss reading. that's why, i'm keeping up with as much books that i can hold on to.

now that spring is here, i also want to spend more time outside. i've started taking walks in the forest again when the snow has melted and skiing time is over.

but, hopefully, i can finish my project soon 😊

days 352 & 353 of 365 | the life of Joanna Marie

when sleep strikes, it strikes really hard

😴

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rain is what i need today

days 347, 348 & 349 of 365 | the life of Joanna Marie

we had a work trip to Helsinki today.

our boss drove us to the city to learn something

more about coffee.

it was, indeed, a very informative day.

from now on, i will drink my coffee as slow as the process of making it

😁

sunny day + coffee

😃😎👌

day 346 of 365 | the life of Joanna Marie

took a 6.5 km walk with Fasu

and now

eating mango-melon ice cream

life is beautiful!

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what sparks joy to you?

joanna marie is bored again...

😔

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taking more time to do nothing these days

😊

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happy Easter!

🐰🐰🐰

days 337 & 338 of 365 | the life of Joanna Marie

i just had a flashback of my Spanish class last wednesday.

there are days when i feel lost.

there are days when the words and phrases that i've learned just get lost.

so, when my teacher asked me, "¿Joanna, donde estás?"

i just couldn't answer her.

i was so lost.

and all throughout the class, i was just somewhere else.

gosh!

i hope in next week's class i'll be able to find myself

😅😂

days 335 & 336 of 365 | the life of Joanna Marie

played OPM's from the 90's most of the day...

i was reminded of my high school and uni days 

😅

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counting the days until daddy comes back home

😊

day 332 of 365 | the life of Joanna Marie

the snow truck left a pile of wet snow at the entrance of our driveway

it makes me feel sick just thinking about cleaning it up

😖😷

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the small birds made me smile 

as i walk my way home from work

and oh...

i miss eating garlic fried rice 

😆

days 324, 325 & 326 of 365 | the life of Joanna Marie

today's challenge:

walk on an icy pavement 

with Fasu

😱😭🙈

days 320, 321, 322 & 323 of 365 | the life of Joanna Marie

three days of being sick at home

with my two girls

days 316, 317, 318 & 319 of 365 | the life of Joanna Marie

down with the weather 

for nth time this year.

i've never been so sick like this before

i had fever while i was at work last wednesday

but i had to finish my shift 

because there's no reliever

and yesterday, i had to take a sick leave

good thing, i have days off today and tomorrow

😓

daddy is in the Philippines right now.

so i'll have three weeks of holiday 😁😏

days 312, 313, 314 & 315 of 365 | the life of Joanna Marie

helgi.and.erlend 

their reels in instagram are so funny

😄😄😄

just the comedy that i need

💓

days 308, 309 & 310 of 365 | the life of Joanna Marie

just when i thought that winter is over...

it started to snow again.

and my weatherman's forecast is that 

it's going to snow the whole week.

hurrah!

days 304, 305, 306 & 307 of 365 | the life of Joanna Marie

i started a new crochet project the other day!!!

😃😃😃😃

i'm so excited!

i'm doing the pattern by TCDDIY

i learn faster by watching videos

and honestly,

it's difficult for me to read written patterns 😅

so, youtube videos are really helpful

gotta go back to my new project! 😁

day 302 of 365 | the life of Joanna Marie

i made a trip to Heinola today.

i went to have coffee in Siltasaari. i've been there last summer.

since i'm so bored today, i took the bus and went there.

it was a beautiful sunny day.

it was also super windy and cold.

i'm glad that i took myself on a date 

💗

day 301 of 365 | the life of Joanna Marie

has anyone ever asked you to put an engagement ring in a cake?

😁

well...

one young couple came to the cafe the other day while i was having my lunch break. they were wearing a matching knitted purple vest. i was eyeing them, and i thought they were so cute.

minutes after my break, the guy came to the counter and asked if we have something nice where he can put a ring in to...coz he's going to propose to his girlfriend.

my initial reaction was, "oh my God!"

i really felt excited!

😁

Marika and i suggested that he put in a cake...you know, the usual thing...we were not so creative 😅

when we already had the slice of cake, he handed the ring to me and i put it in the cake...my hand was shaking while i was trying to hide the ring in the slice of cake...

moments later, we saw the guy running to the hall to get a glass of water. we were worried that his girlfriend might have choked on the ring...

we were relieved and happy when they left the cafe, so much happier when they came, and the girl wearing her diamond engagement ring 💗💗💗

day 300 of 365 | the life of Joanna Marie

👫

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happy Valentine's day!

😇💓

days 296 & 297 of 365 | the life of Joanna Marie

i've been cutting my fingers a lot lately...

i wonder...

am i watching too much of 

Santa Clarita's Diet?

days 292, 294 & 295 of 365 | the life of Joanna Marie

😍

enjoying the stormy day

day 291 of 365 | the life of Joanna Marie

i am slowly getting back to the real time...😁

i am also trying to do some exercise because i need to gather strength.

as i'm getting older, i'm loosing energy and flexibility.

i just want to enjoy more of the coming days.

i just realized that i have spent more time working with my computer before going to holiday.

now, i want to have more balance ⚖⚖ 😊

days 287, 288, 289 & 290 of 365 | the life of Joanna Marie

so, we've been back home for six days now...and all that i am is

TIRED

it's not just the time difference that i am dealing with,

but i feel like all my being is so lifeless

i come home from work, lay down in bed and voila! i'm asleep in an instant. and i couldn't be bothered with dinner or sauna...

i just want to sleep.

and of course, i'm up and awake at five in the morning 😁

i also think that i can't handle the long flights anymore. the turbulence, the food on the plane, the stop-overs...

it's just too much for me...

days 284, 285 & 286 of 365 | the life of Joanna Marie

five days before our trip and i'm getting a little bit excited

and also worried

and stressed

😂

days 281, 282 & 283 of 365 | the life of Joanna Marie

the world when i woke up was so gray

i went out to take Fasu for a walk

there's a kind of snowstorm

that dusty kind of snow

and the strong wind blinded me

so i didn't see the gray world anymore

😎

day 280 of 365 | the life of Joanna Marie

just ate my first laskiaispulla for this year 

😋💓

day 279 of 365 | the life of Joanna Marie

a nice sunset in the winter time is a gift 💓

day 278 of 365 | the life of Joanna Marie

i bought daddy a gift card for an hour massage for Christmas.

little did i know that he got exactly the same gift for me.

😁😁😁

so we booked the same time for a massage yesterday.

the masseuse started by pressing my back. and my bones sounded like crackers 😅

when she massaged my shoulders, she asked, "what do you have here?"

😔

i told her, stress!

😇

i felt good after the massage.

and even today, my shoulders felt light.

how long will this lightness last?

day 277 of 365 | the life of Joanna Marie

our adventure from the north of Finland to north of Norway

☝🥰

day 276 of 365 | the life of Joanna Marie

🏔

day 275 of 365 | the life of Joanna Marie

my weatherman said it was going to snow last night

but it didn't

huh! i'm glad 😁

because i didn't have to do the snow work

it was a challenging day

i was so sleepy and tired at work

i woke up last night because i had cramps in my right leg

everytime i get that, i feel like i'm going to die

it's so painful.

daddy wakes up all the time to massage my legs

when he hears me whimpering in pain

i'm taking magnesium tablets

and putting on magnesium cream to my legs

😓😔

day 274 of 365 | the life of Joanna Marie

now watching the first Avatar after watching The Way of the Water

😀

day 273 of 365 | the life of Joanna Marie

happy new year!!!

🍷🎇