Yep. It's really WINTER.

And to those not familiar with the finnish-style weather...

Winter in Finland - Lapland style :

And this is how we roll in Helsinki:

(when I lived in France I learned that they actually close schools/shops etc. if there where snowstorms or other weather conditions that made going to school/work "imposible!"... You can imagine why this was hard for me to get - coming from the land of snow...:)

But despite the snow (I am not a huge winter-girl myself)- and the cold - and the darkness -... Helsinki is and always will be My City. Love you Helsinki!

PS. But how, oh how can you keep that grin on your face during the dark, cold winter months? I think I have a few great tips - stay tuned, gonna share some winter-energy magic with you in the next post!

Oh yes.

I just went to a latin-dance class today and remembered why I fell in love with zumba last summer... because of the reggaeton-moves in it! Looooove the rrrrreggaeton!

This song is kinda lame but the rhythm makes it fun - a good reggaeton-workout song!

And cause I love Conan - and like me, Conan loves to do the reggaeton...

Winter's here but I am feeling summery!

(song in the video is "Sugar Town" and is sung by me. Originally sung by Nancy Sinatra)

happy to do's

We all know the feeling when there's a lot to do. But it's good to remember to add some fun-factor to your to do-list every day. So between all the tasks your going to write to your list, why not add there some nice chores like "eat a brownie" or "call to someone who makes me smile".

Now that's a list!

Happy day is on it's way...

These clips make me think I should give yoga a new chance.

My favorite is the first one. Oh my - could I get even an ounce of that flexibility?

But it's also good to remember that if you haven't yet found your thing, your sport, like these guys in the clips have - that it is out there. And your thing doesn't have to be the thing your friends are doing - so whether it's snow-walking, hula hooping, scuba diving, hiking, pilates, hip hop.... just find your thing and go with the flow!

my new motto

"What other people think of me is none of my business."