Summer memories

Some pictures from Bulgaria last summer.

The sun and the sea, what else do you need?

Pictures are from Sunny Beach.

September snails

 

It's September and I found these snails in my garden.

My greenhouse

I planted this Summer cucumbers and tomatoes in my greenhouse. First time ever!

"Life begins the day you start a garden." -Chinese proverb

Doughnuts or exercise

 

A few weeks ago, or exactly one and a half week ago I decided to bake doughnuts instead of going to crossfit. This can sound like a wrong decision. Why bake something unhealthy instead of exercise, which is healthy. 

Well, it was the right decision. Exercise is good. Balance even better.

And here we come to the question: how do you know, what is the right thing for you to do?
Today it can be one thing and tomorrow another thing.

"I've learned that you can't have everything and do everything at the same time."
- Oprah Winfrey

Tody as help for cleaning

Maybe a month ago we started using Tody to remind us of all the daily cleaning chores. We have been renovating our house for a long time, and cleaning has not been a priority one.

I don't love cleaning. Who does? Still it's nicer to have a cleaned house, than a house with lot of dust.

When you start using a new app, even cleaning can be fun at first.

First our kids loved Tody, because you can write all the chores for every room there. Then when you have finished the chore, you can mark it done. And when the chores pile up in one room, the picture of the room will have stains.

When you don't have time to clean, there are red dots reminding you of all the things that should be done. This is the point when the kids say: "We can't clean all the time". I agree. It's not possible.

The best thing about Tody is, that you will remember to do the chores in right timing. For example you can set a reminder for vacuuming once a week, or every second week. 

And if it seems like some chores should be done all the time, just fix the settings.

Good things about Tody:

• The to-do lists
• You can make specific tasks for every room
• It will show you when something is undone (you can see stains)
• It feels good to click on the things that are done, and get the instant feedback
• More motivation

And the annoying things:

• The to-do lists, it seems like something should be done all the time
• How can something be overdue again?
• It will show you when something is undone (you can see stains)

Even though it seems like some the annoying things are also the good things, Tody has helped us with household cleaning routines.

Bullet journaling in progress

Oh my. I started bullet journaling in an old notebook. Because I have many half-empty notebooks.

This whole bullet journaling thing is very interesting. The system should be quite simple, keeping track of your long time and short time goals and daily or monthly tasks. 

Basic symbols are used to mark the entries (task, note, event, signifier).

Can I do this?

Now I have everything ready in my notebook to start journaling.

I feel already exhausted. The first day of my journal remains empty. What did I do yesterday?

People use bullet journaling for different purposes. My purpose is to keep track of the daily tasks and also long term goals. 

It´s good to find out what tasks are not finished, and you can add them to next month´s list.

The plan is to create a habit of journaling and the I can add colors and some illustrations to the pages. We will see.

This is bullet journaling part one. If this becomes a habit, you can read more about my experiences of bullet journaling.

Kaunas in Lithuania as a part of the road trip

 

Last Summer Kaunas was a part of  our road trip. The city was not familiar to us, and it surprised us with it's beauty. On a road trip it's very usual to select places where to stay based on the location. And you need plan the route to avoid too long driving days. So, that's how we found Kaunas.

Kaunas is the second-largest city in Lithuania, and the city was the European Capital of Culture 2022 together with two other European cities.

Kaunas Castle was built in the 14th century. This castle guarded nearby cities and served as a strategic outpost.

From Santaka Park, next to Kaunas Castle, you can see two rivers. The rivers are Nemunas and Neris.

Visit Kaunas