August Plans

Hello hello! It's finally time to start writing this blog properly. I've had it for a couple of months by this point, but have so far mainly focused on setting everything up and updating Instagram a little bit. Having this blog is extremely important to me, and starting it right now is crucial.

Over the past couple of years, I feel like I've lost myself a little bit, mainly because of work stress, but also because I'm the type of person who stops doing their own things when they're in a relationship and really invests in doing stuff together as a couple instead. As a result, I feel a bit disconnected from myself and my personal interests at the moment, and I haven't really felt excited about or inspired by anything for a while. This blog is my attempt to restore myself by talking about the things that I love, such as music, reading, penpalling, TV and films, cats and food. However, I also want to document my life with my wife in our multicultural marriage as well as include other people I care about in my posts, too. I'm also desperately trying to go for a healthier lifestyle and would really like to write about that as well.

I've now been back to work for three days after a nine-week summer holiday and this really is the moment to start this blog - if I don't do it now, before you know it, I'll be buried under a crazy workload, having lost all motivation to do anything other than sleep and watch Instagram stories. So, without further ado, here are my...

AUGUST PLANS

Madonna 60
I can't believe that Madonna is turning 60 next week! I've had an amazing 26 years as a fan, and I'm planning to turn August into a Madonna Month with her music playing non-stop! I've already started by blasting Vogue in our new learning space at work yesterday...

Join a Gym
This is one part of my plan to live a healthier life. For me to go to the gym, it needs to be somewhere very close to our home or I'll never go. It also needs to be cheap. Therefore, we're planning to join Fitness24Seven as soon as possible. It's right around the corner from us, only has gym equipment, and you can go whenever you want!

Low Carb Diet
Also, I've decided to try and be on a low carb diet. I don't want to leave carbs completely (I want to have a slice of rye bread every now and then, and fruit as well) but I want to try and bring my sugar levels down as I have a feeling they're soaring sky high...

KotHam Adventure
In two weeks, we'll take part in something called KotHam Adventure, organised by Visit Kotka Hamina. We got selected out of quite a few applicants, apparently, and we'll get to try river yoga! Should be a fun weekend!

Launch our LGBTQ+ in Schools Website
Julcsi and I have been working on our website for quite a while now, and it's time to make it available for teachers, students and parents across the globe. There will still be a lot of blood, sweat and tears before we can launch the website, but it will SO be worth it!

"Work Is Just Work"
This will be my motto from now on. Work will NOT take over, and I'm willing to do absolutely anything to make sure my life's more about my free time than being stressed out because of work.

So there you have it, my first blog post! Let me know what you think in the comments below!