hello, two thousand eighteen

(english version is available below)

привет <3 с новым годом тебя! сегодня - второе января. я проснулась в непривычно позднее для себя время, неспешно позавтракала мамиными сырниками, а теперь пью чай в своей детской комнате и пишу этот текст. первый в этом году. последние несколько дней я с удовольствием читала разнообразные посты с выводами о две тысячи семнадцатом и планами на две тысячи восемнадцатый. так или иначе, больше всего меня интересуют люди, их жизненный опыт, их мысли и эмоции. именно поэтому такие тексты для меня - особенно любопытны. так, например, аня написала текст о своем смелом решении уйти со стабильной работы и отправиться в свободное плаванье. мы с ней много раз говорили об этом в прошлом году, и я была очень рада тому, что она наконец-то может поделиться этими переменами у себя в блоге. в последнее время я много думаю о том, что наша жизнь состоит из множества уровней, как и мы сами. и то, что кто-то что-то делает вовсе не означает, что ему этот процесс дается легко. это означает исключительно то, что какие-либо другие варианты стали просто недопустимы. важно об этом помнить и важно об этом говорить. я уже подвела итоги своего две тысячи семнадцатого, а сегодня хочу поделиться с тобой планом на две тысячи восемнадцатый.

hello <3 happy new year! today is the second of january. i woke up much later than i usually do, slowly ate delicious "syrniki" made by my mum. i am now drinking tea in the room where i grew up and i am writing this text. the first one in two thousand eighteen. i have been reading a lot of year reviews and resolutions with pleasure lately. anyhow, i am fascinated by people and their experiences, as well as thoughts and emotions the most. this is why such posts are especially interesting to me. for example, anja has just shared her decision to quit a stable job and start a completely new independent journey. we have discussed this many times with her throughout this past year, and i am very glad that she was finally able to share this on her blog. i have been thinking a lot lately about our life being multidimensional and us people being the same. when someone does something, it does not mean that it is for this person, but it does mean that no other option is acceptable any longer. it is important to remember about it and to talk about it. i have already written my two thousand seventeen review, whereas today i would like to share my plan for two thousand eighteen.

blog plans for two thousand seventeen

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hey, you! after making some global plans for the year, it is time to make it clear what you can expect from "what being twenty is like" in the twelve upcoming months. i have been working on this blog for a little bit over a year now and it is a huge pleasure for me to keep on doing it. first of all, i want you to know that i will keep on talking about such subjects as self-help and self-motivation, inspiration, healthy life routine, working and building a career, important issues we face in the modern world (sexism, for example), as well as basics, such as reading and writing, travelling and anything and everything that matters when you are in your twenties. i invite you on this journey with me. let`s have a great year together! let`s discuss what is important and help each other, when it is necessary. shall we?

hello, two thousand seventeen

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hello-o-o-o! happy new year <3 i hope you had an enjoyable new year`s eve. i did. it was the third time in a row, when i celebrated new year with my boyfriend at home in a very cosy and warm atmosphere. this year we decided to make it even more simple - we ate a delicious lunch out and then had all sorts of appetizers and champagne later at night back home. we opened gifts at midnight and then i was asleep before one am. i woke up early the next day to do my first set of surya namaskara (sun salutation) and read.

january has been good to me, because i prepared for it. i mentioned it in my december good things list - i spent the last month of the year not simply dealing with the current to-do list, but also getting ready for january. for example, i have written a few articles, that will be published soon (one of them already has been), and it was such a joy to see my text out during the very first few days of the year! this situation proved once again how important planning is, and that is why today i would like to discuss a few plans of mine for the year two thousand seventeen with you. i am excited and curious to see what these three hundred sixty days will be like. so what am i going to do?

on coming home / growing up

i left my home town right after turning sixteen. it was a long-awaited moment, which i have been planning for years. i have always known that i would move after my high school graduation. staying has never been an option for me. never! and i am so grateful that i had a chance to do it. i am so happy i was supported and loved on my way to my dream, which led me to the fullfilment of my other dreams - big and small.

i am turning twenty two in a week. it is so hard to believe it, because at sixteen it seemed like such a distant thing, such an adult moment. i looked at those who were in their twenties and i saw them as actual adults. at the same time, i thought i was an adult too (at least, in my mind). and now... six years later i think "wait, what? this is what twenty two feels like? really?". however, the truth is that i have never believed in age. i knew people who were older than me, but wanted so little in life, whereas i was filled with goals. i could not wait for the moment to come when i could finally open up and work hard. so even though i have never thought it was essential how old you were, i could never stop analyzing age anyway. this is exactly what i am doing here right now.