Resolutions

A new experience each month.
Doing something that terrifies me each week (with my anxiety not that difficult to find the things to do. My anxiety pisses me off so bad each day but I have left so much undone because of it)
Help others. Not a new goal.
Train :)
52 books. I do not dare to aim higher but I`ll see. Goodreads Reading challenge 2014 here I come.

Oh, cuteness overload. A friend had his granny knit me gloves :)

My 2013

Summary of my 2013.
Training. Ran 1300km. 500 km less than previous year, but did not prepare for a marathon this time. Still, not quite satisfied. Few hours of aerobics.
Made 21 drawings. Less than last year (and at the end of 2012 intended to manage more this year).
Visited 2 coutries. Russia (only St Petersburg) and Finland (twice. Round trip and Helsinki).
Saw 3 concerts. Example for the second time. Green Day and Robbie Williams.
Completed my Goodreads reading challenge of 50 books. Really happy with this.

New experiences in 2013.
January. Running 8 km barefoot. Learning plastering.
February.
March. Learning tiling.
April. Deep frying meat pies.
May. Digging a grave.
June.
July. Organizing a foreign trip.
August. Half marathon. (Yeah, I know. Backwards. Full marathon last year :) )
September. Starting work at a different place.
October.
November.
December. Driving inside a BMW :D

Not as happy with things in general as I was a year ago.

Individual cherry and chocolate cake

I was watching My Kitchen Rules season 3. My take on individual cherry and chocolate cake. Receipe
Used half of everything, got 3 cakes.

Tom times four: Riley, Cruise, Hiddleston, Sir Jones

I have drawn Tom Riley several times already. So this time I wanted to do something a bit different.
Tom times four: Tom Riley, Tom Cruise, Tom Hiddleston, Sir Tom Jones. Least happy with Hiddleston.

I`m dreaming of a white Christmas

2013 is almost over. And I want to make an overview of my year. But in the next post. Possibly on 31st Dec.

What I did want to say in this post is that I would have wanted a white Christmas! :( I am entirely happy with snowless winter for a change. Still not recovered from the previous one (that lasted 7 months).

I am so grateful for being able to run outside. When it comes to running. I re-wrote my training notebook, the previous one was de-pageing :D. Anyway, I did not even realise how little I ran this year. I am surprised I managed to compete that well and surpass my 10km record at all. New year goals on 1st Jan.

So, while being delighted with the weather otherwise, I missed snow during Christmas. I know snow is not the the only factor when it comes to Christmas spirit but it is a huge one.

A few new drawings

Natalia Tena

Krista

I need more hours in a day :) Who wouldn`t, I know. But seriously, I need more time after finishing work. Time to read (ohh, reading a wonderful book by Anna McPartlin:  The Truth Will Out ), draw (seems I have never drawn so little as I have this year) and what else :D Anyway, latest drawings. Two as presents and two already sent to actors.

Emma Thompson & Greg Wise

Fruits for a friend

New season has begun

My season ended with Paide-Türi race (ran from Kirna to Türi though) on 6th October. 6.5km with 29.47, 63rd place, 10th out of women and 4th in my age class.

That was followed by two weeks rest. By now I have started with next season. Got myself new trainers. Third pair this year :(

I was unable to switch off my thoughts today (one of the reasons I enjoy running). I have been training for 20 years in 2014, would be this year but took one off while being in uni. When depr first hit. After which it was so hard to pick it up again. But as I defeated myself I defeated my depr for then. After which it took a lot of time to think things through. It is not over but I understand things differenty now.

Two more races

Jüri Jaanson`s two bridge run was held on 1st of September (thank whoever our schoolyear started on the 2nd :) ) in Pärnu. 9km, 44.44,2. 594th place out of 1463, 76th out of women. Not happy with that. Not the place but with the run. I have not had that .. easy, good feeling while running since the beginning of August (Narva Energy Run & half marathon) and now Jüri Jaanson`s. I am not over trained, perhaps the stress or sth.

SEB Tallinn marathon was held yesterday, 8th of September. I ran 10km. Much, much better feeling this time. 48.39 (that was neto time, the actual time 49.39. But I will not consider that since I had to start so far from the start line and there were so many of us we practically had to walk to the start line). So 48.39. Not happy with that time either. But as felt so poorly previous week in Pärnu I did not dare to hope for anything better. 813th out of 6751 contestants. 80th out women.

One more run this year awaits. Paide-Türi run. I will run the shorter distance, 6.5 km.

..

Aleksandri half-marathon

Yesterday, on18th August, I ran my first half-marathon. Aleksandri half-marathon was helf for the second time, it was dedicated to acknowledging depression and its consequences. Namesake Aleksander decided to leave this life last year after suffering from depression. Subject that I know too well.

I prepared for my fist marathon (in 2012) the whole year. Though this time, I only found out about it less than a week ago :D 1.56,10. And again, I lost two toenails. Figures, I lost five running an entire marathon, so 2 running half the distace.

It was so warm. And windy. I am actually used to wind, but this time we had strong wind half of the distace.

But again, this month`s new experience done.

Drawing, reading & jam

This is like the first summer that I don`t have to do anything. I mean, I work around the house, tend the garden, do household chores but since graduation I don`t feel this .. obligation to do anything. If I didn`t do something productive, search for materials etc, I felt kind of guilty. But now I had time for myself.

Been doing some drawings lately.


Hattie Morahan

Claudie Blakley

Shirley Henderson



Shirley Henderson

Toby Stephens

Hello, I am a bookaholic. I have always loved to read. Since joining Goodreads , hmm two years ago I have been able to keep better track on reading. I love that site. And since I don`t have to read scientific literature anymore ohh, I have time. Though I understood I might be a bookaholic only this summer. I have piles of books next to my bookshef (that is packed with books also) and I still keep buying them, even though I have tons of unread ones waiting to be picked up.

And the last subject on my topic. Jam. Since we have so many apples this year I decided to try to make apple jam. So I have approx 20 jars made and still want to make some more. I love making jam. Tried some basic apple jam with sugar, then with cinnamon (my favourite) and with cardemon.