Maanantai 🇫🇮 Mánudagur 🇮🇸

Why stop at the already completed tasks if someone could find others to fiddle with? Waking up after a short-lived, not-so-great night's sleep, I hurried to grab something to eat. Once the espresso met the breakfast, my mind was ready to deal with the mundane staff. I called the gas man - gosh, this sounded like I had to phone someone having severe bowel issues - and arranged a check-up on the boiler. The closest date he could give us was 16 November. I described my experiences with the boiler, and he reassured me that everything was okay.

After I hung up, my mind went into planning mode. First, I had to plan my day, then the lesson I would like to teach the A2 level group, and finally, the rest of the day. It was already lunchtime once I completed the first half of the lesson plan, so I hurried to the kitchen and prepared some pasta.

Another espresso after the meal did the trick. I was ready to deal with a presumptuous bank clerk, the craftsman store, and the DIY afternoon. When the sun disappeared behind the Pilis hills at 6:30 p.m., I was ready with the painting in the back garden. I must apply two more layers of paint tomorrow, and the wooden plank will be ready.

As for my studies, I must find my way back to studying. First and foremost, I need to find the lost mojo. Secondly, I must stop finding other DIY projects around the house because they will not disappear. I shall leave some tasks for next spring and summer. Thirdly, I must study from the books I've always wanted to go through. It is high time I did something about it. And finally, I must find new students I can teach for money. The lack of income started to vex me tremendously.

The weather was interesting today. It wasn't as cold as the weather forecast had predicted the other day. We even saw the sun, and the gale-force wind avoided us. Moreover, the latest forecast predicts +24°C this Friday, which is odd. Global warming does seem to affect our climate.Autumn changed the colour of the foliage. The leaves are no longer lush green but yellow. It's a tad sad, but this is the natural course of things, so there is no need to moan about it.

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Chillaxing

When I woke up this morning, I knew the day wouldn't be an active one. Nothing sinister happened that would have suggested anything unexpected; it was rather one of those intuitions that depicted how the events of the day would unfold. This gut feeling strengthened when I grabbed Abby's leash and took her for her early morning walk. She was as inactive as I was, and the speed and length of our walk corroborated this theory. We ambled back to the house momentarily. After this painfully short-lived stroll with a surprisingly exhausted canine, I sat in front of the TV, munched my breakfast and slurped the much-needed black nectar in the form of a strong espresso. What a surreal still-life this was. Especially considering how many episodes we have watched from one of the currently watched series. As my system started to absorb the caffeine, switching my wee brain into the first gear, the haze dissipated over today's schedule. Harnessing this ephemeral clear state, I rushed into...

Tiistai 🇫🇮 Þriðjudagur 🇮🇸

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Montag 🇦🇹

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