Reading week

My last ever reading week has started! I'm surprisingly calm and have completely adopted an attitude according to which I concentrate on quality over quantity. I do what I can do within a week's time and that is enough.

I will start up early every morning so that I'm in the library before 9am and then do a reading subject until lunchtime. Then I will continue with a language for two or so hours. I have also booked an exercise class for each day, which means that I have a proper schedule and can be productive as well as get some exercise every day. Doing something active is a great way to air your thoughts and stretch those stiff backs and shoulders. After the gym/classes I will go home and have my dinner. After dinner I will work for two to three hours and then finally after work, I will make myself a cup of tea and a bowl of yoghurt and berries have a little chat in the kitchen and after that I can dedicate some time for bed side reading before it is time to go to sleep.

I know that this probably doesn't sound very exciting, but I'm determined to make my last reading week as nice as I possibly can. So this means that even though I will be doing mostly 8 to 10 hours of reading every single day, I'm still going to meet friends as I can ask people to have lunch with me or maybe go for a walk. Here again, quality over quantity.

For instance, today I woke up 7.15, had break fast and started at the Business School 8.30am. Had an hour's lunch with Robin from 12 until 1pm. Did Chinese in the language centre until 2.30pm. Had pilates from 3 to 4pm. Talked on the phone with mum whilst I was making dinner, which took me until 5.30. From then on I started working and finished that at 7.30. Did Chinese grammar for half an hour. Now I'm stretching my back a bit until I take my strategic management books out again and do a few hour's worth of beside reading, as at 11pm it will be my bed time.

Barbour

I like brands that have history behind them and most importantly they have something that distinguishes their products from their competitors'. I rather spend on products that have efficient after sale services as if the product breaks I know that I can get it professionally fixed. Indeed, all Barbour jackets are made to last a lifetime and they come with a full guarantee of two (waterproof jackets) or one year (the rest of the range) from the date of purchase (more information on www.barbour.com). 

This of course means that I will have to stick to the same jacket for years, but you know to be honest, I don't mind :) I have a pair of old Ecco boots which I have taken to get repaired twice now (heeled probably four of five times), and hence, they are still in a really good condition and my favourite pair of boots. I bought them in 2007 and have practically lived in them for the past four years. Obviously, I have had other boots in between too, but this particular pair has managed to impress. But yes back to Barbour, I was thinking about getting myself either one of theirs waxed or quilted jackets -just don't know yet which one to go for.

Beadnell

Belsay

 

Polarquilt

Liddesdale

I'm going to miss this view

Villeroy & Boch

For salads or soups 

Salaattikulhoksi tai keittokulhoksi

Villeroy & Boch

For main courses, tapas or nibbles

Pääruoat, tapakset tai pikku purtavat

 

Bed linen
Pussilakanat

Essay submission [x]
Chinese exam [x]
Stress levels throught the roof [x]
Too little sleep [x]
Too much coffee[x]
Relieved [x]


I was talking about gravings with one of my friends the other day. I have regular gravings each month, but I rarely have chocolate or sweet gravings. I grave tastes. A few months back I went through a period when I had to have sun dried tomatoes, then I found myself buying figs, after a few weeks from that I was looking for passion fruits, then it was cantaloupe melons and now I'm dying to get some pomegranate and natural yogurt :) right then!

Sitä istuttaisiin taas kirjastolla. Mä ajattelin päästää itseni aikaisemmin tänään kotiin. Aioin ensin olla 8.30-17.00 paraatipaikalla, mutta nyt näyttää uhkaavasti siltä, että tässä alkaa pukata mental blockia kohta jos ei jätä kirjoittamista vähäksi aikaa kesken. Kello lähentelee siis kohta 15.30, joten aion lähteä tuolloin puolen aikaan kotiin.

Kotona keitän tosi vahvat kahvit ja otan lehden nenun eteen ja menen päiväpeiton alle vaakatasoon. Sitten teen ruoan itselleni viideksi ja kuuden aikaan tulen takaisin kirjastolle ja päätän olla täällä klo. 21-22.00 saakka ja sitten se saa olla siinä.

kuva lainattu

The Royal Wedding

Yesterday was a really good day! I managed to do quite a lot and was very happy about it all in all. Well done me. Sun was shining and the weather was really lovely anyway, so that helped too.

I worked six hours in the morning, went home, had a good chat with my grandmum on the phone, did Chinese, went to town, bought a light denim dress (!),  had dinner with the girls in Tony's Deli  and finally a glass of white in Baker's. Loved it!

Summer please

What an irony; the sun is shining and it is practically summer out there (+25'C in the sun) and I'm lying deep underneath a pile of duves in my bed, shivering my ass off,  as I have fallen ill. Great!

Eli ei kai tässä muuta voi kun vain juoda finrexiä, jonka maku tulee korvista ulos -strepsilseistä puhumattakaan! Helkkari.