Countdown: a list of things

10 things I love to do:

1. Walk around Helsinki at night when it is cold and covered in snow.


2. Travel on the U-bahn in Berlin and read a book. Look up occasionally.


3. Get up really early and go out for coffee.


4. Writing. For a while though, I forgot how much I love to write. Hence, the very long blogging break.


5. Biking though the country side.


6. Binge watch Scandinavian crime series.


7. Taking notes & making lists.


8. Looking through old photo albums.


9. Reading. Also something I forgot I enjoyed as much as I do. Stress can really screw up your brain.


10. Laugh at really bad jokes.

9 things I like to eat:

1. Bimi & chicken piri piri.


2. Chocolate (Fazer, Kinder are my favourite 'general' brands).


3. Lamb sausages & cous cous.


4. Avocado sandwich with Japanese peper, Maldon salt & lime juice.


5. Crayfish.


6. Sushi. Especially inside out rolls.


7. Seaweed salade.


8. Scrambled eggs with sun-dried tomatoes.


9. Cake.

8 drinks I like:

1. Coffee


2. Chocomel


3. Old Fashioned


4. Vodka Martini


5. Jaffa


6. Pellegrino


7. Cocos pineapple juice


8. Earl Grey tea

 

7 places I want to visit:

1. New York


2. London


3. Prague


4. Istanbul


5. Lisbon


6. Tokyo


7. Scotland

 

6 things I need to do this week:

1. Interview three people.


2. Finish writing an article about food culture in The Netherlands.


3. Sort through boxes of stuff.


4. Paint the hallway.


5. Clean the balcony.


6. Taxes.

 

5 things I want to do this week:

1. Go to a museum.


2. Wander around the city & take photographs.


3. Get up early, go out and write for NaNoWriMo.


4. Make dinner at least once (Joost usually cooks dinner.)


5. Read a book.

 

4 things that crossed my mind today:

1. 'I'm running really late.'


2. 'I should get some sleep.'


3. 'I love walking through the city when the streets are aligned with twinkle lights.'


4. 'I wish it would snow.'

 

3 things I would like to buy:

1. New Moomin mugs.


2. A warm sweater.


3. Nail polish.

 

2 things I will do before going to sleep:

1. Finish this post.


2. Read a bit in Amy Poehler's new book: Yes Please.

 

1 thing I'd like to say:

1. Please copy this list and add your own answers!