FROG

I started to go to bed, but I went to the bathroom first. I looked and saw that there was a dark pile by the door frame - my dog had been home alone all day, so I assumed it is his. I took a piece of toilet paper to remove it when the pile started moving! I was startled and screamed a little when I realized that I had a frog in the bathroom! After calming down a bit, I pushed him into the champagne cooler and helped him outside. Afterwards, of course, I thought that maybe he was an enchanted prince and I should have kissed him. :)

The next morning, I also looked up the meaning of a frog as a sign on the internet: many cultures revere frogs as symbols of renewal, vitality, and good luck. According to the Chinese, Indigenous North American and Latin American peoples, and Egyptians, seeing a frog can be interpreted as a good omen, signaling prosperity.

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Konn

Hakkasin magama minema, läksin enne veel tualetti. Vaatasin, et oi, uksepiida juures on nagu hunnik, kas koeral on päeval üksi olles äpardus juhtunud. Võtsin tüki tualettpaberit, et see ära võtta, kui hunnik hakkas liigutama! Ehmatasin ja kiljusin natuke, kui sain aru, et mul oli vannitoas konn! Veidi rahunenud, lükkasin ta šampanjacoolerisse ja aitasin õue. Pärast muidugi mõtlesin, et ehk oli nõiutud prints ja oleks pidanud suudlema. :)

Järgmisel hommikul uurisin internetist konna tähendust märgina ka: paljud kultuurid austavad konni, kui uuenemise, vitaalsuse, hea õnne ja külluse sümboleid.

SLOW MORNINGS

I saw a meme with a painting on social media where one woman asked another what luxuries she was after. The other woman's answer: slow mornings, minimized schedules, laughing, dancing, a cozy home, surrounded by nature and the ones I love.

Same here.

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Aeglased hommikud

Nägin sotsiaalmeedias meemi maaliga, kus üks naine küsis teiselt, milliseid luksusi ta jahib. Teise vastus: aeglased hommikud, hõre graafik, naermine, tantsimine, õdus kodu keset loodust ja armastatud inimesi.

Sama siin… 

BLESSED

I visited my friend to complete a journey we had been on together to release old patterns and manifest a new, better life.

When I came back from there, my mood was already high, and then Elton John's "Blessed" came on the car radio, the lyrics were to the point: "And you / You’ll be blessed / You'll have the best / I promise you that…”

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Õnnistatud

Käisin sõbrannal külas ühe koos läbitud vanade mustrite vabastamise ja uue parema elu manifesteerimise teekonna lõpetamise puhul. 

Sealt tulles oli tuju ülev juba niigi ja siis tuli veel autoraadiost Elton Johni “Blessed”, mille sõnad olid ka kümnesse: “Ja Sina / Sa saad olema õnnistatud / Sa saad parima / Ma luban Sulle seda…”

CARES FOR ME

We were on a trip to Brussels. The walls of the Hilton Grand Place hotel were decorated with cool paintings, one of which was of a slightly angry brunette girl with pigtails, with the text “Cares for me”. 

It resonated somehow, because my husband and I had been through some pretty rough times, but I was still moved by how he cared for me and looked after me.

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Hoolib minust

Olin kallimaga reisil. Brüsseli Hilton Grand Place hotelli seinu kaunistasid ägedad maalid, neist ühel natuke pahase olemise brünett patsidega tüdruk, koos tekstiga “Hoolib minust”.

Resoneerus kuidagi, sest olime kallimaga üsna tormistest aegadest läbi tulnud, aga mind jätkuvalt liigutas, kuidas ta hoolib minust ja hoolitseb mu eest.

THE SECRET TO ALL BEAUTY

On a trip to Luxembourg, we happened to find the oldest pub there, which had a lot of cool old photos and inspirational text on the wall. 

I especially liked two: one titled “Wine Diva,” where a beauty with a wine glass stated that life is too short to drink cheap wine, and the other, where next to the silhouette of a woman stretching her legs in a shallow champagne glass had the text: “Happiness is the secret to all beauty.”

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Kogu ilu saladus

Läksime kallimaga reisile. Luxembourgis sattusime juhuslikult sealsesse vanimasse pubisse, kus oli seinal palju ägedaid vanu fotosid ja inspireeriva tekstiga pilte. 

Mulle meeldisid eriti kaks: üks pealkirjaga “Veinidiiva”, kus veiniklaasiga kaunitar nentis, et elu on liiga lühike, et juua odavat veini, ning teine, kus madalas šampanjapokaalis jalgu sirutava naise silueti juures oli tekst: “Õnnelikkus on kogu ilu saladus.” 

WOMEN'S DAY, WITH LOVE

I've always considered how I feel on holidays to be an indicator of where I am in my life.

Women's Day after starting a new project and a week of editing my next book was great: by the evening, I had flowers in vases at home from four awesome men, and my sweetheart, who I had just thought hadn't told me he loved me in a long time, came with a big bouquet of roses, champagne, and a box of chocolate hearts with the text: "With love!”

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Naistepäev, armastusega

Ma olen seda, kuidas ma end tähtpäevadel tunnen, ikka indikaatoriks pidanud, kus omadega elus olen. 

Naistepäev pärast uuel töökohal alustamist ja oma järgmise raamatu toimetamise nädalat oli igatahes super: õhtuks oli mu kodus vaasides lilli neljalt ägedalt mehelt ning armsam, kellest olin just mõelnud, et ta pole ammu öelnud, et armastab mind (ikkagi eestlane), tuli suure roosikimbu, šampanja ja šokolaadisüdamete karbiga, millel tekst: “Armastusega!”

EVERY CHOICE COUNTS

While visiting the capital, I saw billboards everywhere with the text: “Every choice counts!"

It immediately felt like a sign… because I was at a crossroads in both my professional and personal life.

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Iga valik loeb

Nägin Tallinnas käies kõikjal reklaamplakateid tekstiga: “Iga valik loeb!”

Pani kohe mõtlema… kuna olin just teelahkmel nii töises kui ka isiklikus elus.

LOVE & WISHES

I went to meet a potential new cooperation partner and almost fell in love with her. It felt like we were old friends and I really wanted to work with this person.

She brought me some publications, at home I put them next to my bed, accidentally leaving the back of one on top, with an ad that said in large letters: “I love you” (plus another ad with the text “Where your wishes come true”). Good signs?!

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Armastus & unistused

Käisin kohtumas potentsiaalse uue koostööpartneriga ja peaaegu armusin temasse. Tundus, nagu oleksime vanad sõbrad ja et täiega tahan selle inimesega koostööd teha. 

Ta tõi mulle mõned trükised, kodus panin need voodi kõrvale, juhuslikult nii, et peale jäi ühe tagakülg, reklaamiga, millel suurelt sõnad: “Ma armastan Sind” (pluss reklaam tekstiga “Kus soovid täituvad”). Head märgid?!