Once the reality of being a “single mother” of a rambunctious little furry fellow hit, there have been things that have surprised me, both in positive and negative ways. Here are five things you should expect when you get a puppy.
All by Eveliina Kammonen
Air Plants – The Journey of a Plant Killer Towards Redemption
I am notoriously bad with plants. Gradually I gave up on them. I was sure I just wasn’t cut out to keep plants if I couldn’t even keep a cactus alive. And here I am now, the owner of six more or less thriving air plants.
An Introduction to Bullet Journaling – The Art of Intentional Living
Have you ever heard the term bullet journal? Up until the spring of this year I hadn’t. And here I am in my eighth month of bullet journaling, delighted with the whole thing.
3 Useful Apps to Check Out
I have stumbled across a few apps that I have found truly useful and interesting; the kinds of apps that could be useful to anyone. So why not share the existence of them with the lovely BTSB audience?
About the Complex World of Dog Shows and Dog Breeding
Last July, something life-changing happened to me: my sister got a schnauzer. You’d think it wouldn’t affect me that much, since it’s not my dog, but no; I’d been waiting for that schnauzer quite as much as she had.
A Trip Around The World Through Books
As the long and dark winter is upon us, it seems appropriate to make a list of good books to read on those cold evenings.
8 Hygge Tips for Autumn and Winter
Hygge is a Danish cultural concept that cannot be fully translated to other languages, but it largely consists of certain feelings of coziness, contentment and togetherness. Anything simple, natural, down to earth and homemade is considered hygge...
The Myers Briggs Type Indicator – What Is It and Is It Any Good?
The Myers Briggs Type Indicator, commonly referred to as the MBTI, is a personality test and theory that has both achieved enormous success as a way to test people’s personalities and sparked a huge number of varied stances and opinions... ruminating on these kinds of tests may often bring new viewpoints and depth into the way you think about yourself.
For Barán, the biggest cultural difference has been how much people care about others. She feels that the people in Benin are so much more interested in each other, and so much kinder than what she is used to in Finland, where, she admits, it often feels like people simply don’t care about others’ daily concerns such as flus, stressful life situations of funny everyday occurrences.