Maanantai 🇫🇮 Mánudagur 🇮🇸

The locksmith came today to install the stairs in the front garden. He arrived on time, at 9 a.m., and left at 1 p.m. He couldn't complete the job because the things that should be at the top of the stairs - some corrugated metal sheets - were smaller than needed. Although he promised to come back tomorrow, we don't have high hopes. While he was working on the stairs, I spent my morning in the kitchen. I wanted to complete the walls because the spackling paste dried. I had to clean the window frame before covering the wall above the window with a plastic sheet to protect the kitchen from the dust from the sandpapering. I couldn't believe it took me four hours to complete the job. Now the kitchen looks new. The white walls are beautiful, the clean window and its frame pop out, and there are no more cracks and dents in the walls.

I tried to learn today but wasn't in the mood to buckle down to it. Actually, it wasn't my mood but the tasks that were waiting for me. To top it off, I had a dentist's appointment at 3:30 p.m., so all I could do was read my homework's writing task and jot down some thoughts.

The weather is still fantastic. I would be over the moon if this could be prolonged for the whole year. +28°C during the day and +16°C during night are amazing temperatures. One more week and the late summer is over. Till then, I can wear my beloved TEVA sandals and shorts.

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Keskiviikko 🇫🇮 Miðvikudagur 🇮🇸

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