Hecticism

It truly is a busy life. I haven't even had time to read what Eve wrote 2 weeks ago until now. This blog is after all meant to be a way to share with each other what's going on in our lives apart. Eve's been here this weekend, and it was lovely seeing her again. Kind of feels like we didn't even have time to catch up though, I have no idea where this weekend disappeared. I've been resting a bit for once, Saturday was my first day in ages when I didn't have to do anything in particular. Amazing. I slept until 10, went to the library, got a coffee and some vegan cupcake and chocolate from Broadway Market, went to the gym, then to a photography gallery and then later on we danced the night away at Blues Kitchen in Camden. Sunday was nice too, meeting, running, gym, swimming and Hoxton Gallery, which had an amazing art show featuring Street Artists. I really loved it, go see it if you can!
Now I'm in the office listening to some of our new piano tracks, that are so beautiful I could easily shed a tear or two. I have another very busy week ahead of me. I'd feel like going to bed at 9 PM but that's just not going to happen. I've got something planned for every week night this week. A few weeks back i finally started CrossFit for real and I am literally in love with it!! My squat and deadlift technique have improved fast and I'm looking forward to learning lots more. Too bad my schedule is so busy, there are only a few classes a week that fit in, so I haven't finished my Level 1's yet.
Last week I was at the Neighbourhood's gig, it was surprisingly great! I fell in love with Sweater Weather ages ago, so it was pretty amazing hearing it live and having lots of people singing along around me. I guess London's a pretty awesome place to go to concerts. Looking forward to many more.
Time to get back to work. I feel quite awake after this morning's workout and heaps of coffee. Effective Monday, here I am.


x
Sara

Positiivisuus on...

Hey peeps!

1 week in London! All is swell! I love this place. Can't believe our luck, we moved to the coolest area in London. Both Shoreditch and Dalston are so cool and trendy. Shoreditch is the new headquarters of the creative people and oh ain't I loving it! Laura got a job at our (already) favorite smoothie bar and it's awesome. I'm still not sure where I'll end up working but I'm not in a hurry. For one thing, I'm looking forward to trying out the gyms around here. Especially the Reebok Gym, even though it isn't exactly in our quarters. When I get my first paycheck, that's where I'll be living at least for a month.
Can't believe the amount of events and concerts here. There are three major film festivals during September/October, lots and lots of awesome concerts, parties, you know it! Can't say I miss Stockholm haha. But life is what you make it, I guess, and I'm more positive now than I was in Stockholm. I guess I did get a bit of a break in Finland after all.
Another good thing about our hoods: the parks! London's a cool place to go out running in, the parks even have trails so you don't have to run on concrete all of the time. *handclapping*
Today's Laura's last day off before starting her new job so we'll probably just wander around, taking it easy. I got so much energy. I've been getting up around 7 AM most mornings without trying, too energetic to sleep longer. I guess I'm very excited for every new day. Eyy who's the positive monster here now!!? Haha... Crazy person #1.

Life is awesome and so are you.

x
Sara

LNDN BAE

London, we have arrived. Our roomies are super sweet and awesome, and we're living in a really cool area. So all is good. I've been a bit sick during the last 24 hours, with a massive head ache and even throwing up. Now I'm feeling fine however. It's probably because I'm not used to the water here and I drank a lot of it yesterday. We're currently in the process of finding jobs etc and so we're running around our neighborhood looking for nice places to work. There's so many cool cafés, restaurants and shops to visit. So yeah, that's about it for now. Looking forward to all that's yet to come!

x
Sara

The Time Has Come

Sounds like doomsday? Well, not quite. Tomorrow it's Monday, September 1st. The day all of this really starts. Our lives apart. Tomorrow me and Laura move to London. I am beyond excited of what's to come. Can't wait to meet amazing new people and truly experience London.
I'd like to say it's a new start for me, and hopefully it will be. I feel like I've been quite selfish the last year. I haven't been interested in the people around me. It's easy to see now that I've had time to think. It's been a tough year and there's a lot I could've done better. But now I'm at least a bit wiser. And it'll be good.
London, I'm ready. Ready for a new beginning. And oh what a fan I am of those.

x
Sara

LNDN BBY

Hello there!! (In a brittish accent, perhaps)

I'm in London! Finally! I got up at 4 AM but I'm not tired at all, the opposite actually. I'll have to stay at the airport a few more hours until mom and J arrive. Then we're probably gonna head to our hotel first. I'm looking forward to exploring cities I've never been to in England! Travelling's the best, as I'm sure I've mentioned a gazillion times before.

So, I had to snap a pic of an article from yesterday's NYT for you too to read. It was spot on. So I recommed you guys to read it too.

Plus,  a selfie from this morning. I woke up simultaneously with the sunrise, so #NOFILTER haha... The Sunrise and the Sunset,  some of God's greatest gifts to mankind let me tell you.

Alright. Peace out, time to continue reading and trying to make time go fast enough during the next three hours. I really hope I didn't leave the oven on. Then again, I haven't used it in a week, but you never know!

Take care you awesome blogreaders!

x
Sara

Home is... Well, you tell me

It's Monday, it's a tough week and I'm going to daydream my way through it. Well, not at work. I can't daydream at all at my job, there I have to focus 100 %, all of the time. No wonder my brain's sleeping the rest of the time. But like Drake said, "It's far from the time to rest now". Summer's coming, our move to London ia getting closer. Last week I panicked and considered quitting everything and just moving back "home". Now I'm feeling a bit calmer again. It's quite normal to sometimes miss home. It's the traveller's curse. The word home always leaves me with mixed feelings. I'm not sure where my home is. I guess I'm not ready to settle down, there's still so much to see, so many people to meet. I can't wait. And one day, I'll know where on earth I belong. 'Til then, it's gonna be fun.

Oh I made this uhmazing vegan fudge last night. SO good. I'll post the recipe someday. I didn't take a photo because it looked like poop. And oh no, it's getting late. Still haven't prepared for the meeting tomorrow. 

Let's survive this week, shall we? Friday me & Laura are gonna go see PENDULUM. LIVE. LOVE IT. *giggle*

x

Sara

Big open windows, brick walls, creativity flowing.

Maybe we'll get a Frenchie? How about that Laura?

You dream of me, too / Sunday Music

If you haven't heard them yet, now you have. London Grammar is the name of the British trio formed by Hannah Reid, Dominic Major and Dan Rothman. Their debut album was released last fall. Hannah Reid's voice is quite bewitching. To me, it brings to mind Florence Welch's voice. And it's just as amazing live, just listen to the live on KEXP version. Which by the way is a favorite radio station of mine, based in Seattle.

So yeah, I'd planned to sleep until 11 AM today, but of course I woke up 7:45 and couldn't fall asleep again. The sun's out, so it ought to be a pretty nice day. And that's all there is to say. Seems to me like my weekends are quite tranquil haha... I get to charge my batteries. At 22 years of age I probably should be way more socially active in the weekends, but since last summer I just haven't really been feeling like going out and being social, at least here in Stockholm. I guess I'm just fed up with this place. Nothing wrong with it, I just don't feel like I belong here at all, you know? So I might as well spend the last half a year here doing what I like, resting and hanging out only with the ones that bring me joy. It's not that I don't like hanging out with a bunch of people, but lately I've realized that most of the time I feel better staying at home. Honestly! I mean, why hang out with people that don't contribute to any kind of joy? Ramble Bamble, end of story.

I'll allow myself to dream of London a little... I'm usually careful with letting myself do this, just in case it doesn't end up happening. I don't want to end up disappointed, so I always imagine the worst case scenario happening instead. BUT WHY? Because then the worst case scenario doesn't happen. At least it's never happened so far. But never say never. Anyway, I might as well daydream a little too. Laura's latest post really inspired me. Even though we still have half a year to go, it's started to feel quite real.

x

S

Landelta Lontooseen

Oli kieltämättä vaikeaa valita millä kielellä aloitan kirjoittamisen. Koska Suomesta ollaan niin ehkä parempi aloittaa suomeksi. Tai no, itse asiassa vain minä olen Suomessa syntynyt mutta kai nuo kaksi muutakin saa laskea ihan suomalaisiksi. Jos sitten ensimmäiseksi esittelisin itseni. Minä olen Sara, 22 vuotta ja asun Tukholmassa. Tämä blogi on saanut alkunsa Even aloitteesta ja myös Laura on tässä mukana. Me tullaan varmaan kirjoittamaan samalla tavalla kuin toistemme kanssa puhutaan, eli kolmella kielellä (suomi, ruotsi ja englanti). Mitäpä muuta? No, minä ja Laura ollaan suunniteltu että me muutetaan elokuussa Lontooseen. Siitä tämä "Landelta Lontooseen"-juttu lähtikin liikkeelle. Vaikka ehkei Tukholmaa voi sanoa landeksi... Tällä hetkellä säästetään rahaa ja järjestellään pikku hiljaa asioita kuntoon muuttoa varten. Mutta sinne onkin vielä puoli vuotta! Niin joo, voin varoittaa että minä tulen varmaankin kirjoittamaan paljon treenaamisesta, kun se on ehdoton lempipuheenaiheeni. Monia se varmaan ärsyttää, mutta ei se mitään! Minulle se tuo niin paljon iloa elämään, etten malta olla puhumatta siitä. 

Suomesta ollaan, Ruotsissa asutaan ja Lontooseen muutetaan.

And in English:
Well, I started writing my first blog post here in Finnish. I thought it was suitable since I'm Finnish. We all are, more or less. I'm Sara and this is the blog I'll be sharing my thoughts on together with my two best friends, Laura & Eve. Since me & Laura are planning to move to London in August, Eve came up with the idea of us sharing a blog and using it to keep each other updated. We already have vivid daily conversations on whatsapp, but it felt like a fun idea to create a blog and to share the good and the bad with everyone. I'm 22 and I live in Stockholm. I'll warn you, I'm probably going to write quite a lot about training and health, since those are the things I love to talk about. And why not, they make me a better and happier person, so why not share the happiness with everyone? I also love to take photos (even though I haven't been doing much of it lately, except on Instagram). So that's a short introduction. Hope you (whoever you are) enjoy reading our crazy stories.

x
Sara

PS. The photos above are from Tenerife back in January.