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Long time no see,

I've been trying to get myself better, since my cold kept on persisting. It's nasty, but no can do. All my winters are like this. Either way, I started doing some serious working out, since I've gained a few extra pounds along the way. I'm not much into exercising or anything of the sorts, but I've really let myself go and I couldn't live with that fact. I started modestly doing some yoga and crunches, but they didn't seem to have any effect ( I don't like going out to the gyms, I hate the social part of it as well as the expenses ). Then I stumbled upon this picture in the interwebs.

   It's from a cluster of similar pictures, but the original is so small you can't see anything from it without zooming in. I started with this Hunger Games tribute workout since it's one of the less difficult workouts, and I'm really out of shape. But by gods did it work.

I started with some simple yoga and ab-crunches about an week ago, but it didn't feel like enough ( no burning, no muscular pain ) so I decided to give this a go. After first evening of doing only the first level of three sets, I was drenched in sweat and after an hour my legs were in intense pain. I thought, that finally I'll be getting results! Next day I did two sets in the morning, followed by a 40 minute walk. Then 2 sets in the day accompanied with a 1 hour walk. This morning I did the same ( 2 sets, 40 min walk ) and weighted myself. 2 kilos off! I don't know is it good progress, but it's progress. 

I'm proud of myself. I'm not ashamed to admit that I've gotten a little round on the edges, most do, but I'm glad I found my resolve and actually did something about it, instead of only whining home. Hopefully I'll be in shape by summer.

Now, to more pressing matters. My shoes and mesh-shirt arrived! The shipping was fast and painless ( though customs are a pain in the buttocks ) and the items were in top condition. I never got a good enough picture of the mesh-shirt, but I'll add crappy instagram pictures below.

There we go. I even put a picture of the ring I found from the Nelly.com sales. My favorite has to be the shoes, I'm into big buckles, but the mesh-dress combo is just amazing as well. Well worth using my money. The shoes had a few frills in the stitching, but nothing big. They aren't even slippery on ice, which is a big + in the Finnish enviroment. The mesh-dress had no frilly stitching, the material was soft and flexible, and there was nothing bad I could say about it. Ring was good quality as well, and you could even adjust it to the size of your fingers. 

I've also been tearing my wardrobe apart. I finally got around into ordering a cloth rack for myself, since the wardrobe I bought years ago sucks major balls. The baskets kept falling from the railings, you couldn't get your clothes in, and once you got them in, you couldn't get them out. Now I had enough, and ordered an adjustable rack from Germany. Only for 30 euros, shipping to your doorstep included! I ordered from this online Finnish auctionsite called Huuto.net that has about anything you could wish for. I've sorted through my clothes, given old ones away, moving the ones that I use in another room with all of my shoes and my bags, and now I'm just waiting for my dad to take it apart. The only thing I'm going to keep, is the mirror door that I'm turning into a standing mirror. It'd be a waste of money to buy a new one, when I can make one for free.

That's pretty much everything that's happened while I've been away. Forgive me for spelling errors and different text-styling, I can't reach my computer and I'm doing this via my phone. Complimentary selca in the end! Byee!

-mustardmon