I had a fancy ass futon for about 2 years, first on the floor and then with all kinds of extensions (like a mattress topper and slatted base) it was killing my back. After that I’ve tried 3 different mattresses (two spring ones and a memory foam) and now finally a proper box spring bed from an actual furniture store that the salesperson helped us choose – and my dog does it make a difference! Also buying a good pillow helped a ton. I’ve decided I’m getting too old to sleep in an unsuitable bed. Most of the hotel beds I’ve slept in after getting the new bed feel like crap.

Better take your ladies to another doctor!

We have taloyhtiö which is similar. The one I live in at the moment is pretty good, we even have our own janitor which is rare nowadays. Today I called the janitor about a leaking pipe and they arranged a plumber for tomorrow, no hassle.

The housing cooperative is much liked and there are elderly people living here that were born in these houses and never lived elsewhere. It’s not a posh neighbourhood either, which is nice. Just normal people.

But of course it varies a lot. Here most of the people who own the flats live in them, and the board members too, but the housing cooperatives whose boards are filled with landlords tend to minimize the upkeep and services. And when also the tenants change all the time the community that would look after itself doesn’t have a chance to grow.

Ananas (pineapple) + “nääs” (‘you see’ in Finnish = näetkös, but in local dialect - it’s also a bit of a stereotypical joke that people repeat it too much, like “you know”).

manul

Same same. My SO gravitated to a position (producer) that actually allows them to utilize the ADHD traits in their job. Appatently quite a few of the producers in the company have ADHD.

Me, well I come with autistic features among others and the longest I’ve worked in the same place was like 4 years - and that’s because it was related to my special interest and the others working there were spicy as well. Oh and I had a 4-day work week, which seems like the maximum for me from which I can still recover (if the work is otherwise sustainable). Apart from that my work history is just random shit I’ve done for a few months before burning out or part time/gig courier work. I’m hoping to be a part-time researcher part-time mechanic or something like that in the future, I’d like to think that would balance things out nicely.

I went skating on a lake with a friend. It’s nice and sunny today so there were a lot of people at the track. We stopped at one of the campfire spots by the forest for a coffee break. It feels special to get to use a gas burner and an aeropress. Even though it’s a lot of extra stuff to carry around, I really enjoy cooking (or just making coffee) in the nature, and prefer hauling all that gear with me even for a short trip like this rather than using a thermos.

I use pickle jars, regular glasses are far too small to hold sufficient amount of water

This is the way

The Aggie seems to be enjoying the heating pad!

It’s been a week of procrastination for sure.

Well that’s some good news then, thanks! I have to look into this.

I heard they are importing old Harleys from Finland to Germany nowadays, perhaps this has something to do with it as well. Used to be the other way round.

Bring it with you as a souvenier maybe?! 😂

I was looking at flats today and that seems to be the case, even in rental flats!?! makes no sense to me! Who voluntarily wants to remove and re-install kitchen cabinets and appliances!

Thanks! Still need to sign the papers and so on. Apparently it’s really difficult to find an apartment in Berlin, the company has a flat we can stay in for a few months, but after that we need to have our own place. So we’ll have to decide if we try to buy or rent, and what to do with our flat in Finland. Also we don’t have a car, so it’s going to be interesting to figure out how to get our stuff there… Probably not on a bicycle though! 😅

Happy Valentine’s! Here in Finland it’s friend’s day.

We got the news yesterday that my SO will get the transfer to Berlin, so we’ll be moving some time soon. Big changes, big excitement, big stress. Thankfully the company has relocation services so we don’t need to figure out everything ourselves.

Video game be teaching you about the “no gods no masters”

Black cats are the best!

I didn’t know we had centipedes that would come inside before living in a flat that was half way in a basement. Also didn’t know a colony of silverfish was a thing. Centipedes, who obviously were in for a buffet, were nothing compared to that silvery fishy horror that I discovered rustling under the floor cover of my dog’s food bowls at midnight. Didn’t live there long after that.

Yeaah, certain operating modules seem to have a systems feature which prevents them to dispose of any underwear until it literally disintegrates on them.