The hardest part is often the first honest sentence. Not the perfect one—the real one. I’ve stopped waiting for motivation and started writing my own permission slips: “Begin again, even if you're still

I've ran a new account casually for a couple of months. You just need a place to hang your hat from time to time.

A colleague today was talking how awesome the time was spent with their son on Saturday morning, where they spent time talking and playing board games. This is of course not an uncommon thing to do, at

Back at work today and trying to get into the groove, but it is hard after several sick days and a mountain of work piled up on the back of it. One of the challenges with my role is that so much of it

I was looking at you today and thinking how incredible it is how much you have grown and changed, yet still remain the same. This morning, after we dropped you to Mummi and Pappa's before we went to work,

Smallsteps' Finnish is stronger than her English, as 95% of her life is lived in the local language. This isn't to say her English isn't strong, but there is definitely a clear difference between the two.

In Finland, there is a popular candy called Marianne, and this picture reminds me of the wrapper. Smallsteps has never had the candy, but at least, she is home for now <3 It has been a long and rough

It has been a while, but here we are again - the children's hospital. The fever has persisted and there is some pain in a shoulder, which could indicate inflammation. Smallsteps is generally pretty resilient

Whilst talking to a friend who was asking after my stroke and how it affects me, a horrible thought came to mind. This is all you will ever know of me. It is not that this "me" is all terrible,

Origami is an ancient Japanese paper folding art. I tried it and I want to share all about this experience with you! This is a step by step guide to folding a Lily

It was a good Sunday overall, despite some hiccups, mainly because we took you and your best friend from daycare, into the city to spend time together, play in the park, and eat some cake. Your face was

Before Enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After Enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. _ Zen Proverb This is a quote from a book of quotes I read when I was about 16, that my mother had on her shelf.

It is super annoying when parents constantly talk about their children and the very normal things they are learning, but as a parent, I get it. You start off with this tiny, fragile and completely useless

What scares you the most success or failure?

How fast time flies! I did not even noticed my first blog post —my self introduction, is a month old today! Yipee!

I was browsing through YouTube today and a couple of videos caught my attention. It was videos about the "Receipt Cop" at many Wal-Marts, which is supposed to be the greeter but does not greet

I've been a little sad lately; Something, someone I should say, has been absent from my life and I miss her very much - I need some hugs. Not having regular contact with her leaves me feeling like I'm

Keeping your eyes on the bigger picture is important as it keeps motivating us for our purpose, but most of the focus should be on getting the right individual small steps and framing and prioritizing

We journey through the market With the hope of getting goods with pricetag we can afford Sometimes, our eyes are fixed and our gaze are stilled on the very beautiful ones which aren't valuable to Him who

This is how I roll now. No more hanging my legs through those uncomfortable wire holes in the trolley, I have my own wheels and I am free to go well, wherever Daddy pushes me. Today, we went to the shops