punastus

joulupukki

2011-11-28T21:43:00.003+02:00

Lauantaina vietettiin pikkujouluja Elvis-baarissa. (Ilmainen) viina virtasi ja hauskaa oli enkä tietenkään tajunnu lähteä tarpeeksi ajoissa kotiin ja roikuin varmaan joka ikisessä paikan kaksilahkeisessa, luultavasti tuossa kuvan nukke-Elviksessäkin. Perinteistä. Eilen olinkin sit äärimmäisen freesinä heti ysiltä töissä, oli kyllä melko tuskaisa päivä. eh.

Joulupukkia jännitin kuin pikkutyttönä konsanaan, siitä fiiliksestä ei taida koskaan päästä eroon. Enkä ehkä haluakaan! Enää en sentään sännänny kuusen taakse itkemään niiku pienempänä.

Tänä viikonloppuna oon lähdössä Helsinkiin, sielläkin olis tarkotus myös pikkujoulustaa hieman, oon menossa mm. Lepikseen. Ihana nähdä pitkästä aikaa kavereita!

Translation: We had a christmas party at this bar called Elvis. Even the santa (another was a fake one) visited and it was soooo exciting! Even got to sit on santa's lap!

c-c-c-cat!

2011-11-23T18:37:00.003+02:00

Olis hauska joskus tavata toi tyyppi joka tota kissaa maalailee. Siellä se taas tuli vastaan männä viikolla.

Oon aivan poikki. Viime yönä nukuin alle 4 tuntia, uni ei vaan tullut. Kognitiiviset taidot on surkeaakin surkeammat tällasessa tilassa: ajatus ei toimi, puhe pätkii. Piti tännekin kirjottaa jotain asiapitoista, mutta en tietenkään muista enää mitä se oli. Menenkin nukkumaan tämän jälkeen, kello tulee yhdeksän ja se on jo virallista nukkumaanmenoaikaa.

Translation: That cat is my favourite. I see her all around the city. I'm exhausted and off to sleep now. Good night!

STAMPS/PENPALS

2011-11-22T18:55:00.005+02:00

Tuhlasin tossa taannoin koko Paypal-tilini tyhjäksi. No ei siellä kyllä paljoa ollut mutta teki mieli ostaa kaikkea krääsää, niin päädyinpä ostamaan sitten nää DIY-leimasimet Etsystä. Tai mitään muuta DIYtä noissa ei oo, paitsi se, että ne pitää koota itse ja aika DIYn näkösiä niistä tuleekin, ainaki ku minä oon asialla. Tein tän postauksen vähän samaan tyyliin millä jotkut bloggaajat esittelee ostoksiaan. Niin että lukija pidättelee hengitystään ja odottaa että VOIH mitäs sieltä pussukasta tällä kertaa paljastuukaan!!

Jotta sellasta. Ton toisen leiman tyypit on muute meikä ja Maissi.

Ainiin. Tänään oli askartelupäivä myös töissä, leikeltiin lumihiutaleita. Oon aina ollu siinä ihan paska ja hävenny tuotoksiani sekä kateellisena kattonu muitten hienoja tekeleitä. Niin kävi myös tänään, alko ihan itkettää. Lapsuuden traumat, huoh. Niistä puheen ollen, jouduin myös kiusalliseen yhteislaulutilanteeseen tänään! Satuinpa seisomaan vielä päivänsankarin (äiti ois sanonu tähän kalun. As in juhlakalu tietty) vieressä niin että kaikki näki sen säälittävän naurunsekaisen suunavailemisyrityksen. Ei ollu hääviä. Mutta kalu oli kuulemma itekin laulanu onnittelulaulua itelleen, näytettiin varmaan idiooteilta siinä vieretysten suuta availemassa.

Translation: Ordered these (kind of) DIY-stamps from Etsy the other week. I can't wait to write a letter to use them! Who wants a letter, anyone? I'd be happy to get new penpals.

Mecco

2011-11-21T19:02:00.003+02:00

Oon viime aikoina hamstrannu mekkoja ku viimeistä päivää ja kiitänkin jumalia että täällä on Dorothy Perkinsin liike. Kuvassa oleva mekkonen sieltä hankittu. Näitä oli myös punaisena, mutta veikkaan että se tulee sinne alennukseen, niin ehkä sen voisi sieltä napata silloin. Mikä tarkoittaa tietysti että pitää rampata tuolla mekkoparatiisissa nykyistä ahkerampaan kyttäämässä. Ja ostamassa epähuomiossa muutama lisää.

kovan onnen takki

2011-11-20T17:45:00.005+02:00

Olen ollut viimesen viikon enemmän ja/tai vähemmän kipeenä. Tänään aamulla mittasin huimat ennätyslukemat 37,3, mutta ajattelin että ei kai se haittaa jos vähän ulkona käy pyörähtämässä. Päätin että kävelen ainoastaan siellä, missä aurinko paistaa, mutta huomasin onnistuneen alun jälkeen, että se on kaupungissa täysin mahdotonta.

Tää takki on varsinainen kovan onnen takki. Sen saamisyritykset tänne Pietariin sai jo melkein surkuhupaisia piirteitä ja siinä matkan varrella huomasin että sitä olis saanut puoleen hintaan H&M:n nettikaupasta ja että niitä myytiinkin myös täällä kaupoissa. Ainakin oli suuret odotukset, mutta nyt suhtaudun siihen vaan "ihan kiva" -takkina. Tollasen ruljanssin jälkeen pitäis kai hihkua onnesta joka kerta kun sen lykkää ylleen. Kiittämätön paskiainen (takki, en minä).

Sisäpihat. Niistä tykkään eniten Pietarin keskustassa. Harvoin täällä pääsee pakoon autojen ääntä ja muita ihmisiä niin hyvin kuin livahtamalla jostain porttikongista sisään. Melkein täysi hiljaisuus ja täysin uudet näkymät eikä ikinä tiedä mihin päätyy ja mistä tupsahtaa ulos.

Translation: Went for a Sunday walk today, it was sunny yet crispy, a couple of minus degrees. I've been ill for a almost a week now, so this cheered up my day!

red/black/white

2011-11-20T13:48:00.002+02:00

Jos jotain oon tähän ikään mennessä oppinut, niin sen, ettei vaateostoksille lähdetä tälläytymättä ekaks. Muuten iskee kriisi. Entinen duunikaveri on lanseerannut oivan sanan sitä olotilaa kuvaamaan joka tulee kun lähtee kaupungille esimerkiksi suoraan töistä. Räyskäle. Tätä räyskäle-oloa välttääkseni puunasinkin eilen knaaman kondikseen ja lähdin käväisemään kaupungilla. No tukka näköjään jäi laittamatta ja sukkikset oli sitä laatua että haarakiila tais vilkkaa ja kävin niitä vaivihkaa nostelemassa erinäisissä porttikongeissa. Eli melko räyskäleenä sitä sit kuitenkin mentiin loppujen lopuksi :/

Ja oho, mekon sisään taisi jäädä hengari, ainakin ton olkapään ulkonäön perusteella...

Mekko on Dorothy Perkinsistä, baskeri H&M ja kengät Dr. Martens, viheliäiset sukkikset lähiprodukti.

Translation: Went shopping for basic T-shirts yesterday, because I've realized I lack basic clothing. This dress is quite new, from Dorothy Perkins, one of my favourite stores.

Vegaanin unelmailta Venäjällä

2011-11-18T22:00:00.007+02:00

Joku ihana tyyppi oli käynyt edelliseen postaukseen kommentoimassa et pitäis jo päivittää. No minä tyttöhän pistän sit päivittäen! On ollut muutenkin taas pitkästä aikaa hyvin inspiroitunut olo liittyen itsensä toteuttamiseen, jota esimerkiksi tää blogi minulle edustaa, kaiken muun lisäksi.

Tän postauksen kuvat on varmaankin lokakuulta, yhdeltä perjantai-illalta, jolloin oon ehtinyt harvinaisen moneen paikkaan. Nyt noita kuvia valitessa vasta tajusin, että kaikki paikat/baarit/klubit tuona iltana oli vegaani/kasvispaikkoja. Kuinka ihanteellista! Todellakaan tollasta ei satu usein täällä, tuollaiset paikat kun on niin harvassa.

Aluksi käytiin syömässä Botanikassa, jota suosittelen ehdottomasti kaikille Pietarissa kävijöille. Ihan jo pelkästään paikan tunnelman takia. Tuolla usein unohtaa olevansa Venäjällä, mikä on joskus pelkkää plussaa :)

Oltiin aika samixii.

Falafelia <3

Botanikasta otettiin muistaakseni käsitaksi Vegan Clubille. Mentiin kattoo Trialia, joka on (tottakai) vegaanistreitti hc-bändi.

Oli kyl taas niin uskomatonta toi meininki tuolla ja ton bändin välispiikit oli ihan omien arvojen mukaisia, mikä teki keikasta vielä enemmän vaikuttavan. Ne oli agiteerannu jonkun paran tulkkaa välispiikit venäjäksi, eihän siitä oikein mitään tullu :)

Lopuksi mentiin käväsemään Bar Produktissa, joka on ihan meidän kulmilla. Yks kaveri soitti siellä levyjä ja lopulta olinkin kotona vasta kuudelta aamulla, jotenkin vähän lipsahti. Tuollakin paikassa oli vegaaninen menu, yllättävää.

English: A Friday evening from last Month. I ended up in three vegan/vegetarian places during that night, which isn't at all common here in Russia. But hanging out with right people makes you go to good places I guess :) We went to see an American hardcore band, the Trial and it was amazing. People are 100% in it when it comes to live music.

found

2011-10-10T18:11:00.002+03:00

I found this picture on the ground. Can't stop staring. It is my inspiration picture for romantic love, so that I wouldn't completely forget it exists.

Ruskaretki

2011-10-09T20:08:00.007+03:00

Eilinen oli ihana päivä. Lähdettiin ruskaretkelle Pushkiniin Pietarin laitamille, siellä oli tarkoitus mennä Tsaarien hevosten hautausmaalle. Kuinka kiehtovaa että niille hepoillekin on oma hautuumaa!

Teki todella hyvää päästä kuluttavasta suurkaupungista hetkeksi. Hautausmaa kyllä löytyi, mutta se oli aidan takana ja siellä oli vahtikoirat, kännyttiinkin sitte kiireen vilkkaa takasin kun hieman pelotti ne piskit.

Guljailtiin sitte ihan muuten vaan siellä tai no rämmittiin aika ajoin. Olin ihan väärin varustautunut, tollaset pikkukengät jalassa, tyyli ennenkaikkea. Ainiin, tuon punaisen laukun ostin viime sunnuntaina kirpparilta, se on ihana.

Grillattiin (tai siis muut grillas) tuolla pusikossa ja nautittiin punaviintä. Olis ollut kyllä paljon gootikkaampaa tehdä se siellä haudan äärellä.

Illaksi tultiin takaisin kaupunkiin, mentiin käymään syömässä Etazhissa. Se on siis paikka, jossa on vähän kaikkea, lähinnä näyttelyitä ja tuo ihanana mannermainen kahvilaravintola, onpa siellä myös aika mielenkiintoisen näkönen hostellikin.

Alko muuten posket helottaa kivasti ku joi tota viiniä, kun oli ensin ollut koko päivän ulkona. Tuli ihan lapsuus mieleen siitä tunteesta. Tosin sillon ei muistaakseni viinin kaa läträtty.

Loppuillasta ei olekaan sit kuvia. Mentiin Griboedoville kattomaan Laineen Kasperia ja oli muuten taas kerran ihan äärettömän hyvä keikka! Harvoin jaksan kiinnostua mistään niin paljon että katsoisin koko keikan, nyt ihan innostuin pistää jalalla koreesti. Oivoi, varmaan siksi oonkin ollu tänään melko uupuneessa tilassa :)

Translation: Had a really great Saturday, made an excursion to Pushkin to see the graveyard of Tsars' horses. Sadly, we didn't see it, because the place was guarded by angry dogs, so we just walked around in the nature. And had some wine. Later that evening we went to have dinner and after that to see a gig of Laineen Kasperi, it was brilliant!

Sunday kind of feeling

2011-10-09T14:19:00.003+03:00

Sunnuntai ja tein pesän lattialle tyynyistä. Kissa taasen on tehnyt pesän kainalooni, aina raivostuttavuuteen saakka. Se varmaan ymmärtää että emäntä on sunnuntailäheisyyden kaipuussa.

Kuva on muutaman kuukauden takaa, käytiin läheisessä galleriassa katsomassa näyttelyä 60-70-lukujen Pietarista. Inspiroiduin suuresti näistä hienoista poseerauksista ja päätin että kai sitä vois itekin opetella jotain tuon suuntaista...

Nyt taidan jatkaa tätä pesäilyä ja kohta teen ruuaksi spagua, jota hätäpäissäni ostin lähikaupasta. Ja vois kattoo Dexteriä. Joo!

Translation: got inspired by the poses at an exhibition. So very Russian :)

Moikka!

a crisis

2011-10-04T22:55:00.005+03:00

Last weekend I bought three new dresses, so for a while now I won't be having any crises with deciding what to wear (just economical crisis).

This is one of them, a basic one with some small details. Oh, it's polka dotted, but you can't really tell from the pictures. Also the shoes are new. I finally gave in to platform heels, haven't been able to decide whether I like them or not, but I think now there's no turning back no longer. I like how my legs look like thy were 10 meters long and how much more looks I get from men :)

Dress: Be Free
Shoes: H&M

Ja. Olen tässä mietiskellyt josko vaihtaisin blogin kielen suomeksi. Lukeeko tätä edes kukaan?

Saturday in mostly black

2011-10-03T21:35:00.002+03:00

Saturday is my most favourite day, especially if I get to do stuff. Too often I end up hanging out at home getting bored and don't bother to do anything about it. Some might call it a well deserved rest, but I still feel guilty for it. There are Saturdays, though, that are filled with action, so maybe that balances the whole picture, doesn't it?

Last Saturday (after having a good lazy breakfast, cleaning up a bit, going to the gym, going shopping etc.) I met up with my co-worker and we went for a sushi. Blessed be Russia for its many sushi restaurants.

Later on we went for a limousine ride with other co-workers, it was my first time. The theme of the night was black&pink, but as the picture above shows, I was more into black. Had a pink hairflower, pink nail polish and eye shadow, but of course forgot to take photos... Also our limousine was supposed to be pink, but it ended up being black. Definitely need to do this again some day! Or maybe next time the Party Bus, hmm...

After the limo ride we went to this one crappy night club, where I ended up hitting on one of the garderobe workers there. I've got no idea how he looked like or what's his name, all I have is his number saved in my phone with a name "Takki" which (logically) is coat in English. Hah, that's really the closest I have been to getting out on a date for like 4 months :)

So the conclusion for the weekend is that I'm too old to party so hard. Today has been a second day of hangover (mental), which was partially cured by going to Pilates class during the work day. Felt like a human again after it :)

hangover day

2011-10-02T18:50:00.004+03:00

I think I've made a post about Udelnaya before, but who's counting.. I'm happy my lovely flatmate forced me out of bed around noon, I was suffering from hangover. So the day was spent doing thrifting and also the hangover was almost gone. Did make some pretty good finds there, but I think I'll make some kind of a post about them later on.

I was wearing a jacket I bought just last week, it's second hand. Bought it from some random girl (@ internet) and when we met, I didn't actually like the jacket, but felt obliged to buy it, so I did. And don't regret it at all, love the jacket to bits already.

On our way we saw this orchestra. Quite entertaining.

This cat was selling her belongings there.

I wanted to join this man for a nap.

Granny <3 Which reminds me, I bought a pair of granny glasses for 100 rubles. How easy is that, no prescription needed.

I faked myself to look all fresh despite the hangover.
Red lipstick and tadaa, the day is saved!

phone pics

2011-09-28T21:09:00.003+03:00

I have have moved. To live more near to work and center and the canals and well, everything. It's really convenient to live almost in the city center, although it might get a bit exhausting sometimes. Luckily I've got my beloved silicone earplugs to get through nights and a couple of parks nearby to make up for the longing of nature.

I love Russian babushki and dedushki. Makes me want to adopt one, because I haven't had one since I was like umm 8 maybe? The sweet grannies just melt my heart when they are begging on the streets and I've started giving them money. I wish I could do more than that. Grannies <3

It's me

2011-08-19T19:56:00.002+03:00

Hi! I just realized there has been a pause of almost half a year, time flies so fast these days! All summer I thought I should really post something, well, summery as my last post was made in February... But now it's almost autumn already. And here I am, posting pictures taken in Midsummer...

This has been a good summer, though. Short but good. I have done almost nothing worth mentioning, yet I feel like I've done a lot. Taken short trips nearby, in Finland and in Russia. Even have had some adventures here in the city. It's nice to live in city of 5 million people, so much to see, so much to experience.

During this summer I also decided to continue my contract for yet another year. I had already kind of decided to move somewhere else, but here I am :) Probably for the rest of my life, haha.

Ok, this was just a short notification to inform that I'm still alive, doing alright! Going to continue blogging every now and then in the future, hopefully more often than twice a year :)

Bye!

Privet!

2011-02-26T12:33:00.003+02:00

I spent last week in Finland instead of Egypt. Was planning on having a really old school winter holiday with lots of outdoor activities, but as the picture shows, it was way too cold. Half of the week I spent in Joensuu at my family and it was -30 and more there...

I did, however, manage to do some really great finds at thrift stores. That is something I miss from Finland A LOT, because here all the 2nd hands are too pricey and you hardly ever make any good finds. The irony is, most of the stuff at 2nd hands here is brought from Finland.

Now I'm off to watch Mad Men, I hope it gives me an inspiration to dress up and fix my hair&face and go outside to do something nice. For example to go do grocery shopping haha.

no point in this post

2011-02-09T22:56:00.003+02:00

I feel so selfish posting so many pictures of myself here... But then again, I've noticed most of my sentences in this blog start with a word "I", so I (there it is again!) guess I'll have to come to a conslusion this blog is about me and my life. And therefore it is completely ok to post pics of me. No need to feel bad about it, Anna!

This week I've had time to do my hair before work. I've had time to dress up nice. And I've felt a bit better in my body because I'm finally losing weight as planned. Ok this makes me feel like a selfish, shallow person again, but needless to say, how you look like affects the way you feel (plus vice versa, of course).

I've done some shopping this week, went to Miss Selfridge so many times that the sales assistant already remembered me today. I'm too ashamed to go there again, but there's this one really cute bag that I would happily have... hmmm mmm...

Hurrying to work

2011-02-07T12:03:00.002+02:00

Shirt: BeFree, Skirt: H&M, Shoes: Dr. Martens

Finally I'm posting something else than a picture of me wearing outer wear. But the thing is, I don't have enough light in my flat, therefore I had to use the flash light, because my camera sucks :( I've been thinking of buying a new camera, but then again, I already have a better camera, which I never use... It's just collecting dust on a book shelf, don't kow why.

Ok, as the headline says, I need to hurry to work like NOW!

Die Bitch

2011-02-06T21:03:00.006+02:00

I have became very fond of that jacket. I bought it over a year ago but it always felt somewhat not me. Maybe it's the fake fur that I added to it or some kind of a change in me, don't know, but I'm happy I didn't throw it away or sell it.

Weekend was really nice , yet too short as usual. Didn't get to go skating as planned, because it was snowing but instead we went to this Horror St. Petersburg "exhibition" (couldn't find a web site sadly). It was kind of a show in which the partisipants well, participated and it was scary at times. Although, the thing that scared me the most was the thought that some of the actors would say something to me during the show and I wouldn't understand anything :) I tried to hide behind other people most of the time... hard being a foreigner sometimes.

I made tomate soup yesterday and it turned out the best soup I've ever cooked. God I love cooking!

PS. In case anyone was wondering about the headline, it is translated from a "slogan" that's written on the first picture.

On my way home

2011-02-04T16:49:00.002+02:00

Every day I walk to work and back, it takes me 60 minutes altogether. Today I grabbed my camera and took some pictures since I actually saw sun shining and it felt like spring was coming. Which, of course, made me happy and also made me see the hoods in a different way.

See? Sun!

I've never understood this sign completely. To me it hilariously says "Don't play that evil trumpet!" but of course it means something boring.

That cat is slowly taking over my hoods! It can also be seen on my front door.

It's Friday finally and I couldn't be happier, although I'm working a couple of hours tomorrow, too. But hey, it's Saturday, my favourite day of the week, nothing can spoil it :)

Three random things at home

2011-01-30T20:41:00.003+02:00

I had to buy this because it's so ugly! really, that works really well here in Russia: if you don't find something that you like, just buy the most awful one. That doesn't of course count when it comes to clothes or shoes...

With those guys I spend most of my freetime.

Kitchen's tab is broken, so for the past couple of days I've been washing dishes in the bath tub. I am too lazy to call the landlord. Or no, actually I just don't have a clue how to explain my problem to her since she doesn't speak any English...

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So our trip to Egypt was cancelled. Now we have to think of some alternative places or times. I don't care about the resort, as long as it's very warm there. I in fact gave my sister free hands and said I might actually want it to be a surprise :)

lepardi

2011-01-30T10:58:00.003+02:00

Bought this leopard hat last week. I need to calm down with animal print stuff or I'll be one of those tacky middle-aged ladies soon.

Hat: New Look

resolutions for 2011

2011-01-28T22:10:00.004+02:00

I know it's already almost end of January, but I'm still thinking about my New Year's resolutions. Or how would I put it, maybe just my resolutions leaving the New Year completely out of it. Last year I turned 30 and that's an age in which I truly started to realize I'm not getting any younger, yes, sounds like a chliché I know. But they usually are oh so true and that is why they are clichés :) Anyway, I realized it is time to not only decide to do something, but also DO some changes. I don't want to make any promises about this all, just want to think how I'd like to see the year 2011 in January 2012.

Pin-up calendar

This calendar was the best Christmas present I got (yes, I'm already living in February)! I never realized that marking down things has that big of a psychological effect. My goal for this year is to live more and stop spending so much time on the sofa, therefore I'm writing down all my activities from gym to exhibitions to gigs to whatever. As simple as that. No more "but I'm too tired! I rather stay at home!" -crap.

I'm listing here some of the things I'd like to do during the year 2011:

To travel. In a couple of weeks I'm gonna go on my first trip abroad this year, to Egypt (just wishing the situation there'd calm down by that...). This spring I also want to travel to Berlin for a long weekend and in my summer holidays I'm planning on traveling to Karelia on the Russia's side of the border and maybe to Baltic countries.
To learn to speak Russian better and better. At the moment I don't study it, just practise by speaking it on a daily basis.
To save money AS ADULTS DO. I'd like to buy my own appartment in Finland some day.
To work overtime ONLY one weekend per month. Just for the sake of mental health.
To have a (if not happy, at least) content mind most of the time. I can do it by excersising&sleeping enough, I've already seen the impact of it.
To eat healthy. Less sugar, hell with the addiction!
To be happy with my body as well. That means being one clothes size smaller, but I try not to be too hard on myself with this one. It'll come eventually.
To have more mercy on myself.

Well they all seem like small resolutions. But writing them down in public makes them more official and so I have to stick to them. Let's see in January 2012 how it went...

Maissi stole my contacts

2011-01-28T21:36:00.003+02:00

Today was the first day I didn't have any fever, so I decided to go to work instead of calling the doctor, although I didn't feel so good yet. Besides, we only had like 2 hours of work, after which there would've been a party (I worked in an evening shift this week, not that we'd start partying in the morning here!). I didn't feel much like drinking nor socializing, but I wanted to something at least a bit fun after staying inside for three whole days. So we went for a sushi and also dropped by this 2nd hand but I didn't find anything there, as usual.

This morning my contact lenses were missing. They just weren't there in the liquid anymore and I swore I put them in it on Monday when I last wore them... Strange. Happens to be they were my last couple, so I have to wear glasses until I get new ones. But anyway it's a nice change to use glasses every now and then.

cat on my front door

2011-01-26T11:48:00.003+02:00

I guess it's obvious that I've never really liked winter. In fact, I have always hated it. So it has been a big surprise that this winter I've actually enjoyed myself and it has made life so much better when going out of the house doesn't cause a massive anxiety attack. Or a total freezing.

Yes, I blame this change of opinion on my nice winter clothing, which I've never in my adult life paid a lot of attention for. This winter, however, I've bought two really nice, warm winter jackets and a pair of Dr. Martens (which aren't the most ideal winter boots, but the only ones I can think of). I had to turn 30 to realize that half of the year can be enjoyable, as well, and you can live pretty much normal life during winters too :) If you're well-clothed, that is.

Twilight, highlight of the day

2011-01-26T11:21:00.003+02:00

I am sick at home, once again. But it has its sides, though. I get to read the crappy Twilight, which I normally wouldn't have any time nor will for, can drink heaps of tea with lemon and honey plus eat fruit all day long. And the best of all, I'm able to hang out in my new, cosy leopard print robe (I even sleep wearing it). LOVE.

Change of a season anxiety

2010-10-15T08:10:00.003+03:00

Well hi there you all :) I've had an unintended blog pause for some undefined reason. Sometimes it just happens, I couldn't care less about blogs and blogging. And then there are times that it's all I care about...

So summer is over, it is very hard for me to understand it. It hasn't snowed yet here in St. Pete but in Helsinki it has and that is where I'm flying later today. I haven't figured out what kind of clothes to wear during the winter, I tend to leave it to the last moment and every year the same problem gives me a feeling of huge frustration and anxiety. I simply don't like winter wear.

Ok enough about winter wear, this is me last July in London, where I spent my oh so long holiday. I wish I could wear such little dresses all around the year...

During the weekend, I...

2010-06-21T19:01:00.003+03:00

Went to this newish bar, which has some pretty wall art. I have no idea why there's a sign in Finnish there? Alex & his friends were DJing.

Had night guests on Friday, Maissi was waiting for them.

Both on Saturday&Sunday went to 2nd hands, made some nice finds.

Cooked. And ate.

Got a scooter ride from Alex. I swore I'd never hop on to the passanger's seat, but I did. It was fun.

nightgown

2010-06-21T18:28:00.004+03:00

On Saturday I went outside wearing a nightgown. (No not really it just looks like one). All the items are thrifted except for shoes which are Fred Perry. Tights I bought (in case anyone's interested...) at my nearest grocery store, they were the cheapest kind. There's something really odd about the local tights, they don't break easily. And I'm really a one-time user of tights because I usually break them immediately after putting on. Hmm maybe I should start exporting them to Finland...

Borscht, I assume

2010-06-17T16:54:00.003+03:00

Before moving to the new flat I decided I'd start a habit of cooking again. It was pretty much a forgotten thing in my household, I used to eat mostly cold food (you know, just chopping tofu and veggies to a plate and that's it). I love cooking, it gives more quality to life, but I guess everyone was already aware of that.

So, lately I've been cooking soups, since you can eat them for a couple of days in a row and they get better by the day. And soup is also a very Russian dish (I want to become a perfect wife material by learning to cook in traditional Russian way haha). Today I cooked cabbage soup/borscht (don't know exactly which one it is cos I never cook according to recipes).

I've become a huge fan of beetroot here, I could stick it everywhere (foodwise, I mean...).

Boiling the soy in spicy water/frying the onions, carlig, carrots and beetroot. Later I added the sauerkraut plus other important ingredients, but forgot to take a picture.

Then some smetana/sour cream on top and that's it. The soup tastes more delicious than it looks like, though. Now I'm already thinking what to cook next, any good ideas?

You can't go out cause your roots are showing

2010-06-17T16:30:00.003+03:00

Today I'm wearing:

Top: 2nd hand H&M
Skirt: 2nd hand
Heels: 2nd hand
Roots: yes, showing

I've been on a sick leave yesterday & today, having a slight fever, which I guess is stress-related... The past weeks I've felt like time's slipping out of my hands and I cannot concentrate on anything 100% and I've also felt very bad about myself. But now that I've spend two days watching Desperate Housewifes on dvd, cooking, going to the 2nd hands & sleeping enough I feel like me again. I get so much joy of doing everyday, normal things, but when I'm under a stress, I don't get anything. I just feel like I'm giving and giving, not getting anything back. Well, enough about that, I don't want to whine about my life here :)

This coming weekend is (again) so full of events that I'll probably just skip all of them again haha. The Spb tattoo convention is the only event I wouldn't want to miss, although I've never really understood what's the point of them (cos I've never been to one so far)?? Just hang out, drink beer and watch other people get tattooed? Well it doesn't sound so bad after all :)

Poseur

2010-06-13T20:58:00.008+03:00

Apparently I know only one pose and use it every time :) But I am one of those persons who totally freezes in front of a camera, I cannot be relaxed. Should learn how.

Yesterday we were supposed to go see some bands/burlesque and later to a friends birthday party, but ended up staying at a bar and skipping all the plans. Might I add they dj played good music, so it wasn't just a random bar night.

Dress: 2nd hand (Only)
Bag: vintage
Cardigan: H&M
Shoes: Ellos (I guess)

random

2010-06-13T19:33:00.004+03:00

I moved to the new flat a week ago but haven't had the time to take nor to post any pictures. So here goes a couple.

My boyfriend gave me his extra turntable/cd-player, which gives me a good reason to start buying vinyls finally! Oh and he also gave me that old Soviet 7". On the other side there're two songs by Marilyn Monroe, on the other side some old Russian song. Sweet.

In black-white-red we trust

2010-06-10T20:55:00.000+03:00

Dress: second hand
Bolero: H&M
Bag: vintage
Mary janes: Bluebabe

I trust in the combination of black, white and red. It always works. However what didn't work was the shortness of the dress, but like I said before going for a walk, no skirt/dress cannot be too short here in Russia...

field trip to Vyborg

2010-06-10T19:15:00.007+03:00

A couple of weeks back we (=our work place people) had a day trip to Vyborg. I've never really been there before as a tourist, only passed by by car or train, so it was a nice day, although rather short and cloudy.

Anyways I'd like to go there again this summer with more time. It'd also be very nice to see some small villages near the Finnish border, for example Kivennapa where my grandfather was born in. Well of course it's not the same as it used to be, but it'd be interesting to see where my roots are...

moving houses

2010-06-04T12:47:00.005+03:00

I can't believe it's already June. My birthday month. I'm going to turn 30 at the 30th. Don't know what to think about it, so just in case I'll have a nervous breakdown, I'm having a holiday during the date (and actually the whole week). I'm planning to go on a holiday some place warm and sunny, but everything's still very open whether it'll be Ukraine, South-Russia or Greece. Or if none of the plans will work out, I guess Alexey's dacha'll have to do :)

Today I'm moving to the new flat. It might be that I need to move my stuff with a taxi, but luckily I don't have that much to move, since most of my things are in Finland. These last two weeks have been quite stressful, I've been working 12 days in a row and feel like I haven't had a chance to rest completely, so I'll be a very happy girl when the moving is over and I can just relax.

Have a nice weekend you all!

black skirt-syndrome

2010-05-28T12:19:00.004+03:00

Me some weeks ago when it was still summery. And I had just woken up from a nap so I look rather tired (and once again, wearing a black skirt, phew... but the background is nice)))

boring me/nice backgrounds/nice things

2010-05-25T15:55:00.008+03:00

One word that could describe my outfits lately is BORING. Mostly I've been wearing only black skirts (that definitely can be seen in outfit pics hah) and some black top. I have no idea how that happened since before I've played with colours quite a lot. Maybe it's because of the weight I've gained or the fact that I live in Russia and try to look as "normal" as possible... I have made myself a promise to pay more attention to clothing again. Since I am loosing weight it is more pleasant and of course because it is summer, it's more fun. So hopefully we'll get to see more interesting outfits in the future. Lately it has really been more about interesting backgrounds :)

However, even if my clothing has been boring and plain, I've realized my taste in other things has changed quite a lot and I completely blame Russia for it :) I used to like everything Scandinavian, simple designs. Now I'm all "the more, the prettier", I love everything ornamental, romantic and things a bit too over the top so to speak...

(That cute little box above I got from my boyfriend as a 3-month-anniversary gift. The polkadot bow underneath is just a bow I bought a couple of weeks back, nothing special :))

New Hoods

2010-05-25T09:17:00.026+03:00

Dress: Fred Perry
Shoes: Fred Perry
Purse: vintage

(I wish I could stand behind the statement, but sadly I'm not a vegan.)

On Sunday we went for a long walk at the new hoods. I am moving to a one room flat next week, two metro stations from my current flat, which means daily commuting to work. But I don't really complain, the area is much nicer than the one I'm living at now and the flat itself is kind of cute, for example there's a pink bathroom and a piano in the living room. Can't wait to move!

Incidentally, I found out that near by the new flat there's a Troitskii Most, a vegetarian restaurant/cafe, which I recommend to everyone visiting St. Petersburg.

The Day of Victory

2010-05-10T13:42:00.006+03:00

Last Sunday was a big celebration day here, the day of Victory. Went for a walk in a nearby park, but the walk was really short as the storm surprised us and we had to run home (or was it already on Saturday, can't remember )).

This is what I was wearing.

Shoes and bag: Fred Perry

Other stuff: H&M I guess

(Me: looking too sporty for my taste)

Tomorrow we are going to the dacha of Alexey's family, I've never been to a dacha before so I'm quite excited!

Sunday finds

2010-05-10T12:11:00.006+03:00

300 Rubles/7,6 euros

A kind of a clock I've always wanted. It just takes nerves to get used to ticking since for years I haven't had any clock other than my self phone...

Two vintage bags, 700 Rubles/17,8 euros.

The latter one is made in CCCP, it has a tag inside.

Thrifting in Spb

2010-05-10T10:53:00.004+03:00

Yesterday I went second hand shopping in Udelnaya (metro Удельная). I wasn't really expecting to find anything, at least anything vintage, since lot of the stuff there is brought from Finland and the prices are a lot higher than 2nd hand in Finland (now I know why there are always lots of Russians buying heaps of clothes at Valtteri, for example :)). Anyhow, I did make some vintage finds, I'll dedicate a post for them later.

I only took pics from the far end of the second hand, where people sell their things on the ground. There is also a part in which there're tables as well, but in my opinion the very end of the market is more fascinating, lots of old Soviet stuff etc.

And since it was a Day of Victory, some of the sellers were a bit hmmm tired, so to speak.

Goth.

2010-04-29T13:12:00.005+03:00

I went for an evening walk the other day to test drive my new heels I haven't yet worn. It was also the first day I got to wear my jeans jacket! I'm thinking of challenging myself to wear heels every day for one week, because I too often go for comfortable Converse or some other flats.

Bread. (and I look like a pale goth ))

Now I'm wishing you all a happy 1st of May and leave work to have dinner at Idiot. I love the place even though it is a bit too touristic to my taste. But they do serve very good vegetarian dishes and offer free vodka with meals :)

hiding behind the curtains

2010-04-27T14:19:00.005+03:00

I was enjoying the afternoon sun a few days back, it was lovely.

1st of May is coming but I have no plans whatsoever. A friend of mine is coming from Finland and on Saturday there'd be an opening of the scooter season, in which my boyfriend is maybe DJ'ing. Unfortunately I don't own a scooter, so I don't know if I'll attend the event or not. But I think us non-scooterists can figure out something else, too :) My life has been so balanced and good the past three weeks that I really wouldn't want to spoil it by traditional Finnish 1st of May/Vappu celebrations (oh, but I'm in Russia, I don't have to, yay! That said, I guess you all realize I'm not a big fan of national drinking holidays...)

sisterhood

2010-04-27T13:28:00.006+03:00

My sister truly knows what I like the most. We decided to start sending little packages to each others just to cheer up a day a bit. I concider myself the same kind of a package/parcel lover as Ulrika, nothing makes a day better than a real post! I also love receiving and writing old school letters and postcards (which I do too rarely, must admit...). So I was really delighted to get that Hello Kitty mirror and hair accessories from sis.

This is me and her in Rome. Matching striped t-shirts. I wish I could hang out with her more often.

trailer trashing

2010-04-27T13:00:00.006+03:00

Last weekend I spent in Finland near the border at our summer cottage. It had been hectic two weeks of working so traveling to countryside helped a bit (although I had to do some outdoor working there, as usual...). Anyways, there's a lot of interesting old stuff there, I wish I had a home I could take some of the things to.

We had some sparkling wine in the trailer (yes, our actual cottage is under construction, so we have to live in a trailer there...). Trailer and sparkling wine don't really match in my opinion :)

And just because this is supposed to be a style blog of some kind, I'll introduce a part of my lovely outfit of the weekend. Isn't it just relaxing when you don't really have to think about the way you look every now and then?

a cat with attitude

2010-04-27T12:49:00.007+03:00

2 months vol. 2

2010-04-17T10:43:00.011+03:00

We kind of continued our 2-month anniversary yesterday. He gave me a rose and as a Finnish girl I'm not really used to being treated like that. What a pity, to be honest. Every girl in the world should be treated with flowers every once in a while.

After all that we had a bubble bath and after that I was so ready for bed. To SLEEP, you pervs, my life is just about work these two weeks, so it's all I'm up to :)

PS. you can now follow my blog with bloglovin

я хочу!

2010-04-17T09:43:00.004+03:00

(All the pictures from ModCloth)

I wouldn't mind having these dresses for the summer, but for the time being I can just admire, because ordering online to Russia is a bit difficult (I do have a Finnish post box address here actually, but that's another story...). Also I feel like my body is not in a condition to buy without trying on first. So it is a bit frustrating to go through sites like that. Oh well.

2 months

2010-04-15T11:18:00.000+03:00

Well I do need some more prettiness in my life, too. Today is me and my boyfriend's two month "anniversary" and we were thinking of going to some museum or something. I could really use the inspiration from art -- at the moment I'm so much craving for a flat of my own, that really would feel like home, not some temporary accommodation. I also feel like I should pay some more attention to my clothing and the little details to feel well groomed. Now it feels as I don't have any time for those things listed, time is just slipping out of my hands somehow.

(^pasha from Easter)

Other than that, I might be taking a little exciting spring trip on my own in a couple of weeks. If I won't get a car ride from my co-worker to go to Finland, I'll take a train/bus to Vyborg from where a taxi/bus/train to Svetogorsk (which is right next to Finnish border). I cannot cross the border on foot (for some odd reason), so I need to take some random car ride to get to Finland side of the border (or my father will fetch me from Svetogorsk). I could make this all in an easy way and take a train to Vainikkala, Finland, but I think I've became a little bit Russian here, I need to do evvverything in a very difficult way, nothing is simple :)

same coat same coat

2010-04-14T13:07:00.003+03:00

I'm happy soon I'll be able to have pics taken without the outerwear since in every picture I seem to have the same coat :) I just happen to like the black and whiteness of this one, so I thought I'd share it.

strong realism

2010-04-14T11:34:00.003+03:00

Although St. Petersburg is one of the most beautiful cities I've ever been to, there's its other side, too. I've always loved everything dilapidated and ramshackle, as a contrast to everything pretty.

I see a lot of those Ladas in trouble almost on a daily basis and try to photograph them whenever I have my camera with me.

One of the cheapest cigarettes Беломорканал, the package is my favourite (should start smoking them instead of slims haha)

From Botanical Garden.

Neva at Night

2010-04-12T11:15:00.002+03:00

Friday's night walk along the Neva river lead us to bar Жопа for a couple of more drinks. There were chicks dancing. Made me miss burlesque quite a bit, I'm wishing someone could bring it here with a same boom as it came to Finland a couple of years ago.

Other than that I'm just working, next weekend will also be full of work. I'm thinking if I should let my freedom/health go before money or not, but as I am moving at the end of May, I really could have a use for some extra cash.

This is an official outfit post

2010-04-12T09:34:00.006+03:00

I've cut my hair recently quite a lot. It's so much easier that way and maybe it suits me better too? All my life since childhood I've had a short hair, with just a couple of exceptions once in a while, but then I usually just cut it. For more than ten years I have cut my hair myself, for some reason I don't trust hairdressers... Should, however, get over with that fear and make an appointment, it would be such a nice treat.

On Friday I finally went and got my locks on my chest colored. A little bit of them can be seen in the picture. I still need to figure out where to tattoo the keys to :)

Love the wallpaper in our kitchen.

Top: Garageland

Skirt: Zara, Rome

Shoes: some shop in St. Petersburg

Purse: vintage

And just before leaving for an allnighter Trojan sound system. Had a fun night, but now I'm paying for it. Thank god for Pilates on Mondays, it's always such a good way to start a week.

beer&ink

2010-04-08T13:28:00.008+03:00

That's me and the boyfriend and some lovely random car.

When it's a good weather the best thing ever is to have a beer and walk with no destination. I never did that in Helsinki, there we just spent time in the park. I much rather walk and see places (plus of course, burn calories while doing it :))

This weekend is gonna be really nice. Tonight after work I'm finally getting my tattoos on my chest colored and tomorrow there'll be a Trojan Soundsystem at some club. Have a nice weekend you all!

Scooter Boy

2010-04-07T11:06:00.005+03:00

My boyfriend is a scooter boy, so I thought I'd dedicate this post to his scooter, because obviously it (or she) is competing with me to be the most important thing in his life haha. But I'm being a totally bad girlfriend as I know so little about his beloved scooter (shame on me).

And of course I had to pose on it. He has not yet given me a ride with it, because first I don't have a helmet and second I am too scared because the traffic is just horrible here. But maybe someday I will.

Birthday Girl

2010-04-07T10:38:00.002+03:00

My cat had her 5th birthday yesterday. Can't believe she's already that old (I wonder how many years that is in human life?) and that she's followed me everywhere during these years. I counted that we've already lived together in 6 flats and I believe that is one of the reasons we have grown so close to each others and that she's became such a social cat, not one of those hiding under beds :) I couldn't imagine my life without her. So Happy belated Birthday, Maissi!

summer shoes waiting to be used

2010-04-01T13:03:00.007+03:00

During the winter I have bought many pairs of summer heels, cannot wait to wear them. Now they are just collecting dust in my room. In fact the weather would already call for summer shoes, but I feel like my whole wardrobe would need a makeover, as usually in the springtime. The first rays of sun just make me feel so dusty, grey and pale. Like I would've just woken up from a half a year hibernation.

Also bought these Fred Perry flats from sales a couple of months ago.

tattoos and stuff

2010-04-01T12:35:00.008+03:00

During the past half a year I've got tattooed almost on a monthly basis. Last week I was shocked how tattooed I really am, but I'm plannning to get more and more tattoos. Once you begin, you cannot really stop :) My head is filled with ideas of future tattoos and at the moment I have to pictures on my chest my artist (or master) needs to colour.

This "Finka" -tattoo was actually a friend of mine's idea (I wonder why I didn't come up with it myself...). It's a dagger/knife with a banner that says Finka in it, which means both Finnish woman and a knife. That must be the most patriotic act I've ever done or ever will do :)

Umm and maybe I don't need to explain why I wanted to have a matryoshka tattooeed on my skin :) in fact the whole left half sleeve will be a Russian appreciation arm. just need to figure out what else I want there.

This Madonna statue I bought in Rome. Although I'm not a believer of any sort, I consider myself spiritual, so at some point it will be decorating my leg. Maybe next month, already :)

Rome in March

2010-04-01T10:52:00.005+03:00

I had a really busy March, only one weekend has been none-planned. I'm a kind of person who, yes, really enjoys when life is full of events and interesting things to do, but on the other hand, gets easily stressed out. I need my own time a lot, that is something I've learned just recently.

Me and my sister
I'm wearing:
jacket: MicMac
bandana: Prisma
Scarf: Gina Tricot
t-shirt: Zara
skirt: H&M
bag: Lucky 13 (second hand)
sneakers: H&M

On 10th of March, me, my sister and mother travelled to Rome for a long weekend. It was just a basic tourist weekend, nothing like I'm used to when I travel with friends. This time I even got to see all the tourist attractions, woke up already at 7 or 8 in the morning, went to bed at 23 at latest. And had a laugh. There's nothing better than the sense of humour we share with my family :)

Later that same day I was considering of stealing a Vespa for myself.

And the business continues in April, too. Today I'm getting guests from Finland and am gonna be a tourist guide for them (which is good, since I haven't had the time to see all the tourist attractions yet, though I've lived here for half a year now...).

Привет!

2010-03-29T13:36:00.003+03:00

It has been a long time without blogging, I know. I've missed the whole thing going around blogging and of course people whose blogs I used to read and comment to, but for some reason i haven't been able to make a post. I blame it on this winter, which has been unbelievably cold and hard, new things in life, moving to other country, having no internet at home and yeah, not having had the time/energy to dress up nicely every day.... But I hope this is going to change, after all, St. Petersburg has the loveliest scenes to photograph, especially in the summer time. And living in Russia gives and excuse to wear pretty clothes and high heels on a daily basis!

I'll share some picture from last autumn, not any outfit pictures this time, but I hope they'll follow. Life has been pretty ordinary here and it's been quite easy to adjust. At the moment I am living with a roommate, but after a couple of months I'm moving in together to live with my boyfriend :) life surprises you sometimes, doesn't it?

hot summerlove

2009-06-23T13:43:00.004+03:00

An old outfit (from Sunday)

Bandana: thrifted
Tee: H&M
Skirt: thrifted
Bag: thrifted

Yesterday I went looking for some summerlove (10 years younger boys that is haha) but I have the worst luck ever when it comes to dating and such, so I ended up empty-handed as usual. But I had a good night anyway, it reminded me what a little flirt can do to your self esteem. It's been a completely forgotten habit, so I guess I need to bring it back from now on.

Today I've been a perfect housewife, did the laundry, baked some rolls and cooked red lentil soup. I don't usually pay a lot of attention to cooking so it's luxurious to do so every once in a while. And it's been luxurious to spend a day on my own, I need these days.

peacefulness

2009-06-23T13:35:00.003+03:00

It's been lovely lately. On Sunday I took a bike ride to East Helsinki and spent some time at some hills there reading and eating. Views from there are so peaceful.

Midsummer

2009-06-23T13:32:00.001+03:00

I had a nice one-day Midsummer, was completely drunk, but hey, that's the tradition, right?

This was my outfit (apart from shoes and bag that I changed just before leaving home)

Now I'm just enjoying the days in sun, waiting for Saturday to see Social Distortion and the Sounds. Anyone else coming there?

Shoe rant

2009-06-19T11:45:00.000+03:00

I saw the most perfect pair of heels while being in Tampere, they even were on sale. Now I regret I didn't buy them. I've been chasing after them here in Helsinki without any luck. I'm crying. Sniff.

This is what I was wearing yesterday. I thrifted the skirt in Tampere, hem line is a little bit too long, so I should shorten it. Top is just a basic tee from Seppälä. The bag that can be seen a little is from Mic Mac, I bought it cos I really needed a weekend bag. It's perfect.

These brown shoes were also thrifted in Tampere (hmm I guess they'll have to do for now, but they aren't the ones)

Here's the bag. My friend has the same bag, so we can't really go on a weekend trip together :)

My hoods.

2009-06-18T17:01:00.002+03:00

A couple of pics taken from my window. I love that little street, which I discovered only after moving to this house. I've lived across the street a couple of years back but never saw that street, weird. Oh and if anyone was wondering, I live in Kallio (and never want to move away).

Tampere in my mind

2009-06-16T12:42:00.005+03:00

I spent a long weekend in Tampere, came back on Tuesday. Had lovely time, had delicious food and drinks, went out a couple of times and did some thrift finds as well. I love going thrifting in other cities, it feels as you could find anything with a price compared to nothing (well you all know it's not how it goes, but at least having some change is always good).

And just because this blog is trying to be some kind of a style blog, some outfits will follow. This is what I was wearing to see some Finnish rap at Klubi (did not exactly feel like one of the crowd... but I never do).

Cardigan: Berlin, Get a Life -shop
Skirt: Mexx
Flats: thrifted
Purse: thrifted
Top: thrifted

Tee: Lucky 13
Skirt: thrifted
Shoes: thrifted
Purse: thrifted

It's gonna be Midsummer festivities tomorrow and on Saturday. I've never before in my whole life stayed in city to celebrate it, but this time I am. I'm first going to my friend's garden (hopefully it'll be good weather) for some barbeque and afterwards to see Guitar Slingers and the loveliest ever Cherry Dee perform at Bar Loose.

My morning

2009-06-09T17:16:00.009+03:00

This is how I wake up most of the mornings. Either her purring on my chest or in my armpit. But it's always as lovely awakening.

This morning I realized I lack almost everything needed for a good breakfast. So a bit poor it ended up becoming.

My mornings always consist of good music, that's a must or else I can't wake up properly. Today I listened to Fatboy. (Hopefully you won't find any embarrassing records there hehe)

Then I put on some make up and did my hair (in fact it's always the other way round, I first get ready for a day, then have breakfast). The least I do daily is to curl my bangs, sometimes a bit more. I've hung out at home and at library so nothing too fancy today.

This is how it became.

(Seemingly my self-made rose is falling apart)

Leopard/tiger

2009-06-08T17:30:00.004+03:00

Cardigan: H&M
Bag: thrifted
Skirt: H&M
Shoes: thrifted

Apparently I've lost my mini tripod somewhere so mirror shots will have to do until I find it. Went to the library today to do some paper work for next months income (unemployment benefits that is) and for Wednesday's entrance examination.

I guess Maissi thinks the tiger figure is her baby.

My life's boring. Nothing seems to happen (that is why I've been blogging so much lately).

My "Kitchen"

2009-06-07T17:43:00.007+03:00

Well I can't really say I have a kitchen, since I live in a flat of 18 square meters so it's all one big space. Today a friend of mine was kind enough to deliver me some pieplants, so I guess I better use my oven to bake a little.

Sundayness

2009-06-07T13:20:00.002+03:00

Dress: self-altered from an old one
Purse: vintage
Mary Janes: Blue Babe

I got all dressed up to go to Ofelia second hand market, but then decided I won't go. Lazy Sunday feeling.

If you already don't know this band, go a head and listen. I went to see them last Wednesday and it was amazing.

purse-heaven

2009-06-05T15:04:00.007+03:00

I went thrifting yesterday, good finds were made. At Fida I had to pinch myself, cos I really felt like being in a dream for finding so many purses. I even had to leave some of them behind which made me almost cry a little.

These two little ones are vintage, but the third one is real H&M :) couldn't really tell.

I went to see The Valkyrians yesterday and paired the two-tone purse with the heels I bought yesterday. I've been lacking black basic heels.

PS. Oh, I'm on Twitter now as well, here's a link just in case anyone's interested.

hair thingies

2009-06-04T17:25:00.008+03:00

During the past couple of weeks I've intentionally tried to avoid wearing a bandana, which I do most of the time. I have to have something in my hair/head, otherwise I feel naked. Flower and bows in hair are always good options.

Life's been a roller coaster. Good moments but also very, very bad ones too. Last week I had an interview for a job abroad and next week I'll have an entrance examination. Hopefully at least the other one will work out, so wish me luck!

Joensuu

2009-05-10T17:56:00.003+03:00

I came to visit my parents in Eastern Finland. I think I'm gonna stay here for a couple of weeks to figure out about my future and to try to excercise a lot and eat healthy, since lately I've gained quite a lot of weight... Which makes me feel even more miserable.

During the past month I've been to a lot of my favourite bands shows. Last Thursday I saw the Slackers play at Tavastia and it was definitely the best gig I've seen from them. Later we hung out with the members of the band at bar Loose and lots and lots of fun was had.

This is what I wore to the show.

Top: thrifted
Belt: thrifted
Skirt: thrifted Ritva Falla
Shoes: Blue Babe
Purse: vintage

BabyGirl

2009-05-05T16:36:00.002+03:00

Today I went for a walk with two friends who have the most beautiful baby girls, I wanted to steal them :)

There's one good thing about being unemployed, though: Getting to dress up nice every day, just the way you want to :)

Home/Life

2009-05-05T15:58:00.005+03:00

Lately life has been quite hard for me... I got fired a couple of weeks ago and although I had a clue about it, it doesn't feel too good to be unemployed. I have to see this as a new opportunity though, I've applied to school and have some thoughts about future even if I won't get accepted... Everything's open now. Don't know if it's good or bad.

I haven't felt like taking outfit pictures lately, so I'll share some photos taken from my home.

Yesterday I had Rooibos tea and rye bread with rucola, cucumber and kidney beans with balsamico. And a good book to read.

My chrystal lamp seen from a picture on the wall.

A view from the window/a view from the wall inside

A better Sunday for a change

2009-04-19T16:14:00.005+03:00

I usually don't like Sundays, they are quite frustrating days. But today I decided to do something out of it, to be active. Besides, tomorrow is the day I'm gonna find out if I'll be fired or not, so I need something else to think about.

I started my day at around 11 with a milk coffee, I like to have mine from a glass.

Read a newspaper with Maissi. She's always around when reading a paper.

Then I listened to some records. Too often I just go for iTunes or Spotify, although I do prefer records to them.

While listening to music, I decided it's time for some chores. I've been piling up my clothes to the arm chair, as usual, so I sorted them out. What a mess.

Did the dishes. Boy did it make me feel better!

Put on some clothes.

And went for a bike ride to Mustikkamaa. It was really windy. But refreshing.

Oh how I love the sea.

Well this day isn't yet over, luckily. Next I might take a nap or read a book, just hang out and enjoy my own company.

Hope you're having a good Sunday, as well :)

Polka Dots and Sun

2009-04-16T15:42:00.006+03:00

I'm on a sick leave once again, this flu has been bugging me on and off for a couple of months now. I guess it's stress-related due to the situation at work and other shit in life...

As I'm not really that ill (the doctor was kind enough to give me 4 days off for god knows what reason), I've been able to go for bikerides and enjoy the sun a lot. This is what I was wearing today.

Dress: thrifted
Belt: thrifted
Shoes: H&M

I haven't really gone thrifting a lot lately, but when I have, I've had a lot of luck. These two purses I scored a few weeks back.

Now I think I'm going to go outside some more!

Planning the future

2009-03-15T12:53:00.005+02:00

On Friday I went to see a friend's band play at Lepakkomies. Weekends are definitely repeating each other. Should figure out something else for the next one.

Giraffe dress: thrifted H&M

Pink cardigan: Lindex

Seamed stockings: vintage

Heels: Din Sko

Purse: vintage

Hair Flower: vintage

Yesterday was spent with friends, hanging out at bars in Kallio. I ran into an old, dear friend of mine, who has rented a 100 square meter mansion (for 350 euros/month!) in some small town. Sounds like an ideal place to spend time during this summer. And if I lose my job, I might as well move there haha. Yeah, I'm a bit stressed out about the situation at work right now and planning my future. I have decided to go back to school in autumn, although it's not very tempting moneywise... Maybe I should get myself a rich man :)

huono päivä

2009-03-09T22:31:00.004+02:00

I didn't remember Mondays can be this bad, I've felt like crap all day. Should've gone to bed ages ago already. I guess this is the price you have to pay when you go out not only on Friday and Saturday evenings, but also on Thursday and continue to some Sunday brunch (pizza and a couple of beers that is). well, fun time was had, can't really complain.

Two weeks back I had a bleaching of hair operation going on. Then afterwards I dyed it red/pink/purple or whatever the color is called. I think I like how it looks, but I know it's going to be a bitch to maintain...

This is my outfit on Friday. Went to see some bands play at Lepakkomies.

Feeling like Sunday

2009-02-22T18:07:00.004+02:00

This weekend was completely spent at home, recovering from what was left from flu. I ended up having a sick leave for one complete week, so this was like my winter holiday. Well at least I got a good, needed rest. Next weekend is already almost fully booked, at least when it comes to Friday. Why does everything happen during same evening, may I ask? It's always the same, nothing happens for weeks and then when it does, it's the same night. But I don't complain, at least there're nice things to look forward to.

Two weeks back I was at Helsinki vintage and this was my outfit. Nothing too fancy for Sunday.

Top: Miss Selfridge
Skirt: Zara
Purse: thrifted

umm christmas party?

2009-02-19T12:30:00.006+02:00

Now that I have all this time in my hands (besides from watching Love Boat) I could as well post some old outfits that I've been meaning to show ages ago. This is what I wore to our company's christmas party.

(this one is rather myspaceish, like totally)

sick leave

2009-02-19T11:47:00.008+02:00

I'm suffering from a hellish flu. It's now a fifth day and I guess also tomorrow will be sick leave for me. I borrowed Love Boat season 1 from a friend, so at least I've got something nice to do here :) I also got an invitation to Spotify, so I have an access to lots and lots of music now.

I thought I'd share some of my finds from couple of weeks back. More purses that is. The proportions can't really be seen, but maybe later in outfit photos.

my business

2009-02-08T18:43:00.008+02:00

Hi there. I'm being a complete lazy-ass when it comes to updating this blog. But when it comes to my personal and social life, I'm busier than I've ever been in my life so far. I'm enjoying every moment of it. The only one suffering from it, though, is my cat Maissi. I really should spend some more time with this cutie-pie and her red nose:

Last weekend was filled with social events, a lot going on all the time. On Friday I went to a friend's birthday party, then headed to see a band someone I'm dating plays in. My outfit of the evening looked like this

Blouse: thrifted
Skirt: Mexx
Fishnets: Lindex

And just before going out of the door (yeah I know smoking's bad for you!)

Purse: second hand from Berlin
Jacket: Zara
Scarf: GT
Gloves: mum gave them to me
Cigarettes: Smart (as if)

This weekend was filled with a lot of things as well, but completely without alcohol (I've consumed too much of it lately). Today I went to Helsinki Vintage 2009 -happening and spent quite a lot of money and saw such stylish people!

Now I'm thinking of doing something I've never in my life done before: to go see a movie alone! scary.

Stress-free I'm trying to be

2009-01-11T13:35:00.007+02:00

Today I'm taking a day off from my life, completely. I decided to wear pyjama all day, read books and watch a couple of movies, trying to avoid stress as much as I can. Haven't had a day like this in ages I think...

Anyways, I took some pics of my (still unfinshed) flat yesterday. Here goes.

And one of me as well. I was at a sauna-evening at my friend's place, but was too tired to continue the evening, so I came home. Wisest decision ever.

Sunday

2009-01-04T19:46:00.010+02:00

I have been absent for quite some time, sorry about that. My life has been a mess these couple of months, but now it's settled a bit due to moving to my own flat finally... I enjoy my life very much right now, I love my independence and freedom.

Yesterday I went out on a date and was able to wear heels since the guy was tall. I don't like to be taller than men with heels on and that happens easily. Anyways, yesterday I decided to start wearing heels more often, let that be my one and only resolution for the new year.

Now I'm dead tired although I took a nap earlier. Too much beer yesterday I guess :)

It' still a bit unfinished here as you can tell...

Had my hair in curls. It's getting longer and longer so fast, haven't had hair this long since I was a little girl.

Flower in hair: H&M
Jumper: Gina Tricot
Belt: Spiritstore
Skirt: Mexx

(for some reason I couldn't use the cropping tool, so that's why you can see all that mess in my apartment...)

Smoking

2008-09-15T22:19:00.000+03:00

The only decent picture of me in Berlin. I bought that anchor cardigan there.

long time no blogging

2008-09-15T20:36:00.008+03:00

So I've been an inactive blogger lately, if any of you noticed :) I've had way more important things in my mind lately than blogging... Without going to any details, let's just say I'm a single girl now. Yes, single. It's sad yet I'm quite excited at the same time as well...

I had one week of holiday at the end of August and me and Ville went to Berlin. Two of our friends happened to be there from Friday to Tuesday, too, so we hung out with them. Most of all I liked Friedrichshain in the East because the area was filled with sub-culture people, so I felt like home there. Next time (and I hope it'll be soon!) I'm definitely going to stay there instead of West. All in all, I loved Berlin. The athmosphere is so relaxed and easy going.

The day after we returned, we went to see the Stray Cats. It was alright. Just alright because I don't like the ice hall as a place to see bands, it sucks. I much rather go to shows at clubs.

Now I'll leave you with some pictures. I'm being a selfish bastard here cos I only have pictures of myself :)

This is the dress I wore to Stray Cats. I bought it in Berlin as well as the purse too.

I managed to have a really nice hair do with rolls and all, but apparently my camera doesn't know how to photograph hair...

This one is taken at Heinähattu after the gig.

Reclaim the streets

2008-08-10T21:33:00.006+03:00

Yesterday I was at Katu on punk street reclamation. Now I'm tired.

Accessories and shirt: thrifted
Skirt: H&M
Creeper sneakers: Underground

I had my hair in rolls again, but forgot to take a picture. Maybe you get a glimpse out of this one (I was about to wear this outfit, but then decided to change). I need to start photographing my hair when it's all done and set.

I booked the flights to Berlin. We'll be staying there from 22nd to 26th, so it's less than in two weeks. I haven't travelled anywhere else than Russia, Sweden and the Baltic states in years, so it's a good change.

If you have something to recommend about Berlin, please, do so. I'm mainly interested in shopping second hand and clubs&gigs and of course the basic (or not so basic) tourist attractions.

My hoods

2008-08-06T22:36:00.009+03:00

Today has been all about:

Thinking of changing jobs and perhaps getting a new degree even
Thinking of moving abroad after getting a new degree and working there
Thinking of our upcoming trip to Berlin (instead of Stockholm) in couple of weeks
An afternoon nap and a bike ride to Kivinokka

We live near country side (one of the good things about living in the suburbs). These are our hoods. There are cows and tractors and the smell of country side. Lovely.

Ok I'm off to sleep now, good night!

weekend went by too fast again

2008-08-03T20:24:00.005+03:00

Yesterday night was a bbq-night, although the grill refused to work properly. Once again I had to eat bad tasting veggie sausages, cos I couldn't find those better ones. Afterwards we headed to Kallio to some bars and couldn't bike home (wouldn't want to get a ticket from drunk-biking), so we slept at friends' couch.

This is the dress I had on. Unfortunately I forgot to take a proper picture, this is taken on Thursday, while just trying the dress on. I bought it at Fida among with the purse. 10 euros altogether.

I had really pretty hair, but I don't have good pictures of it. This one shows how it was this morning, when it's no longer properly set.

Me and Ville went to have lunch at Soul Kitchen. Should go there more often, it has a nice atmosphere and decoration. And food, of course.

Me and my beloved bike on our way home.

checked

2008-08-02T13:16:00.003+03:00

Shirt: H&M
Skirt: Zara
Shoes: Thrifted

shoe shopping and moral hangover

2008-08-02T13:06:00.006+03:00

Today I went supermarket/discount store shopping and got me two pairs of shoes. These cherry flats I wanted to buy earlier but never did until now. They were 5,99 from Tarjoustalo. I'm thinking of maybe giving them a dye, white shoes never stay clean.

This pair of shoes is from Citymarket, they were 15 euros. I've seen them in red and wanted them red but all that was left were white ones. I'm happy with them, though. I'm thinking of wearing them tonight, it's ages since I wore heels the last time...

Like always after buying new shoes, I get the regrets and a moral hangover. And I also feel very guilty, because I know I already have enough shoes.

Annoyances of the week 31

2008-08-02T11:59:00.006+03:00

1. "Oh, is that in fashion now?". It's really annoying when you're wearing something that's definitely not in fashion, someone comes and uses that phrase. Why on earth people don't realize that not everyone is or wants to be fashionable? Some people have their own styles and it can be very insulting to say such thing to them. At least I find those situations very awkward.

2. People having the need to define or categorize other people. I'm fine with just being who I am, categories have never been my thing and I'm happy I don't have to choose a side or a sub-culture. It'd be very distracting.

But why I wanted to point this as an annoyance is that someone at work referred to me as a rocker and thought I like heavy metal. Yeah, right! It was a bit hilarious, though, but it got me thinking about how other people see me. I've also been referred to as a retro, psychobilly, rockabilly, punkrocker, pin up... you name it. I don't need labels, but maybe other people do to understand?

3. "This is something men should do". Usually I hear this from a certain person at work. We sometimes lift quite heavy things (not uber-heavy, though), which is definitely not a problem to me (since I'm strong, haha). There is no such thing to me as women's and men's work, I think both sexes can do anything they are capable of. Why complain about something you can do? And every time? Maybe she hasn't been raised as I am but please, just stop complaining, you can't get a man to lift and that's it. Besides, isn't it overestimating mens capabilities? Not every man is strong. It's like thinking every woman can cook better than men. Which we all know is not true.

Sorry about the rant. I just felt the need to write these down. And just so this wouldn't be text only, I'll leave you with some pictures of my my bike! I got it last Monday and I love it to bits. I wish I could bike all the time. I feel very very sorry for my old bike for dumping it :(

nautical

2008-07-31T21:55:00.003+03:00

Yet again I've had a really active week and I feel pretty darn good about myself! I used to stay at home all evenings and now I'm out meeting friends or jogging or biking every night of the week; it is an amazing change. If only I could keep up like this...

Today I went for a picnic by the sea after work.

Top: GT
Skirt: H&M
Flats: Lindex

My brain refuses to think straight at the moment, I'm that tired. I guess I better sleep now, have a good night!

ylivalottunut

2008-07-27T13:48:00.004+03:00

I bought this dress for 6 euros yesterday.

active life

2008-07-27T13:30:00.005+03:00

I've had a really good week, kind of decided to blog less and to live more. I met friends, went shopping and thrifting, biked a lot and even went jogging! Haven't been this active in months...

This is what I was wearing yesterday morning:

Top: H&M
Belt: thrifted
Skirt: vintage
Shoes: Spiritstore

And this was my outfit for the evening. I seem to like the colour combination of red and purple.

Top: thrifted
Belt: thrifted
Skirt: GT
Purse: vintage
Shoes: Säästöpörssi

We played two rounds of bingo at our friends' place and I won both times! I was rewarded with Bailey's shots.

pinkish dress

2008-07-21T21:17:00.003+03:00

The dress I bought couple of weeks ago. Now I definitely need an occasion to wear it.

Me yesterday

2008-07-20T15:06:00.003+03:00

Top: GT
Belt: thrifted
Skirt: Zara
Purse: vintage
Shoes: Säästöpörssi

These shoes I bought for 5,99 at Säästöpörssi in Hanko. Should have bought more of the similar kinds, there were some with a cherry print... why oh why did I not buy them?

It's funny how big (?) my bosom looks in that pic. And hips look small. It's actually another way around, I'm smaller from my upper body than the lower.

Old man's yard sale

2008-07-20T14:47:00.007+03:00

Sunday, breakfast in the afternoon.

Two of those plates I bought in Hanko at some old man's yard sale. I think I might want to start collecting those.

Ville bought this radio for one euro (excuse me for not hiding the wires), don't know if it works, the plug needs to be changed into a modern one.

This travel radio the man gave us for free. I have no idea if it works either but at least it looks nice!

Yesterday evening was really good. I'm glad I decided to go out, since I've been sitting at home too much lately!