This is my second fall in Finland after a long absence and I'm once again feeling a bit gloomy. It's not just that the days are getting shorter, it's more of the fact that sun doesn't even make a quick appearance. It's just rain, rain and some more rain. The darkness never used to bother me before I moved to the U.S, it only started affecting me after I returned to Finland, so this gloom is a relatively new phenomena for me.
Do you experience fall gloom and how do you fight it?
I know some people travel elsewhere for the weekend, go to spas, watch movies, meet up with friends. Some resort to more home-y things like cooking yummy foods, burning candles or just plain sleeping more. I've resorted to online shopping, which always makes me a bit happier, to the dismay of my husband, I'm sure. This time the antidote was a lovely Disney (I know haha) bag and, surprise surprise, a pair of Rieker heels!
Rieker Raffaela heels, the correct color is somewhere in between these two pics
I think this might be my last pair of Riekers this fall, unless of course I find a nice pair of ankle boots from them, must keep my options open! I ordered the heels through Javari.de, which I highly recommend to my Finnish readers. Free shipping to Finland and very competitive (although ever changing) prices! The site is in German though and I couldn't find a way to change the language, but even with my very modest German skills (acquired when living in Germany), I managed to make an order just fine.
I also ordered the cutest bag ever from Javari:
Minnie Mouse Zip Bow Bag (in the catalog and real life), which I think looks rather snazzy.
I don't know if you can tell right away that it is a Disney bag, but I was a bit worried it would be like a kid's bag. No worries though, I think a grown up person like me (some might beg to differ that that's not an accurate description of this blogger) can use it just fine. Love it!
My darling husband had also noticed that I'm suffering from the gloom, so when I got home from class yesterday, these were waiting for me:
Love him!
Hope everyone is having a great weekend!
2 comments:
I've never had any kind of gloom, because I always start a new hobby at fall. So for me, fall represents the beginning of something new and exciting... Työväenopisto is the best source for these hobbies. :)
What a great idea! I'd def do the same if there were some classes nearby and I could find a babysitter. I'll keep that in mind, thank you :)
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