Lessons learned today

It's not so much about a lesson I learned today than the lesson I'd learned yesterday. Depending on the lessons' subject and the density of the units' curriculum, the fixed plan and schedule is something that only fools would pursue. While trying to analyse and assess how much time my self-education takes, I must keep learning and progressing. The constant readjusting seemed irritating initially, but it has become the essence of this journey by now, for which I'm genuinely grateful. It's a long road before the exam, but right now, my main focus can only be my studies and the obstacles I must overcome. As for my progress, I've noticed today how much easier I can solve the open cloze tasks than earlier when I had been struggling with this type of exercise.

Other than my studies, I've been watching many oriental food videos recently. One particular food caught my attention: lentils with rice and other veggies. I came up with my own version, which consisted of cooked rice, Heinz beans, cooked carrot, tomato, some salt and parsley. It was delicious. After devouring the nosh, I took Abby for her afternoon walk, which became a 3.5k march, during which she forgot to pull the leash and was walking next to me obediently. Seemed like a sort of success.

Despite the clouds in the sky, the weather was fantastic today. It was warm, with a temperature as high as +19°C. It gets better tomorrow and even better on Friday; however, the weekend brings some major changes, a significant drop in temperature, and some rain and storm. I'm not looking forward to it. At all.

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Chillaxing

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