Obscure Journey

Very late Blog-march: Last 4 challenges

Publié le 31 Mars 2021 par Charly C.

Catégories : #advice, #health, #life lesson, #people, #tips, #blogmarch, #food

Well, hello there.

We are well into the month of April and I know I haven't finished the March challenge. However, due to how this platform works, I can post this in March. ;)

The thing is - I won't finish this challenge. Below we can see the remaining challenges.

March 27 - National cheese day

This is a French platform, run by French people. I suppose the stereotype that the French love their cheese is true if they dedicated a day to celebrate it.

Personally, I don't live in France, so I have no idea if there is such a day celebrated, or if Cheese Day is every day.

So, what is my favorite type of cheese? I do like cheese, so I have a favorite.

I ate blue cheese a few times - I didn't find it bad, but also not something to eat daily, or even very often. I used to really like the Romanian telemea cheese, but not so much anymore.

Of course, you may not or don't know what telemea is, so here is more about this cheese, from Wikipedia.

Lately, I like Italian mozzarella cheese. Smoked yellow cheese is another type of cheese I like. This type of cheese is called Kashkaval and I can't recall seeing any that is white in color. Most of these are off-white or some shade of yellow.

This type of cheese melts nicely on pizza, and any other dish you may want melted cheese on.

March 28 - World day against endometriosis

I wish all women dealing with this problem, a lot of health.

I wish everyone else who is not aware of this health problem, to learn about it. Also, please stop asking women "When will you get married?" "When will you have children?".

It's none of your business. Unless YOU plan on being the 3rd wheel in the relationship or taking care of the baby with your own money and time. Not all women want to be wives or mothers.

And women suffering from endometriosis may even have a hard time conceiving, even if they want to have babies. So, again, I repeat: Not your body, not your problem! You can ask questions and give advice only when you're very close to the person and you're concerned about their health and overall wellbeing.

March 29 - Cinema spring

I have no idea what this means or what am I supposed to write about.

In any case, keep an eye open and stalk my other site for at least one movie review, The Taming of the Shrew, an Italian movie. ;) I think it's a good movie for spring.

March 31 - World day of personal data protection

I think this is what it means. If this is what it means, I'll have to remind you to change your passwords often, keep them written down -in an agenda, diary, cookie jar, whatever. Do not share them with anyone under any circumstance.

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Blog-March: 7 Challenges

Publié le 25 Mars 2021 par Charly C.

Catégories : #DIY, #adventures, #advertising, #blogmarch, #fashion, #spring

Hello all!

So, in my previous post, I told you about the challenge with the subjects to write about in March.

This time, I have to update you on 7 challenges. However, some of them have no signification for me, so the entries would have been too short. I'm not particularly fond of very short entries, so here I am.

First, let's see again which are the challenges or topics I'm supposed to write about, and right after that, I can start completing the tasks.

March 16 - International day of being nice while driving

I don't really know how else to translate that.

What can I say? I don't drive. I did notice how some drivers thank one another for being left in front, so I imitate that when drivers let me pass.

What I appreciate more than anything, is silent cars. Please, if you drive, don't blast the music that can be heard a mile away. Also, you don't need a very upset engine with a loud exhaust pipe or whatever it's called. That's very disturbing for passers-by.

If I ever learn how to drive and get a car, I'll search for the most silent car.

March 17 - Saint Patrick's day

We don't celebrate this in Romania. I have no idea what this celebration is all about. All I know is that people like to wear green if they celebrate.

-15 minutes later- reading about him, I learned he brought Christianity to the Irish people and he explained the Holy Trinity with a shamrock.

Despite all this, I was prepared to celebrate it because the previous day I had just completed the following skirt!

I should probably retake the photos of this skirt because the color is blue-ish here. But the real color is a deep BEAUTIFUL green. And I should also press the skirt.

On the upside, this picture was taken on this day, March 17.

March 18 - World tourism fair

I have nothing to say about this day. Going on a trip is a bit difficult currently. Travel has more purposes - relaxation, helping one refind some inspiration, and discover places.

I can't travel so I'll share 2 pictures instead. I think these pictures can help with discovering places and find some inspiration.

autumn fall dead leaves sidewalk bucharest city street

This is a street in the heart of Bucharest. I walk on this street a few times per month. This is the view to home. The date was Nov. 2020.

This picture was taken back in Aug. 2017 when we visited a cemetery near the city.

March 20 - World happiness day

I think this is what the French means.

These days I can get at least more cheerful when seeing certain items. That I received as a gift for this past Christmas. They are actually 2 items.

The first of them is a plate covered in strawberries, made by CLAYRE & EEF. This is NOT an affiliate link. This is a link to the official page of the brand. I wasn't able to find the plate there anymore.

While the above plate cheers me up while eating, it has nothing on the next item:

This picture doesn't come close to telling you how stinkin' cute these Christmas avocadoes are. They SO. FRICKIN'. ADORABLE!!!! I really have no words to express myself.

And since these are socks, the avocadoes become larger on the feet, then they return to the original size. These socks are from H&M. I wouldn't have bought them if I were looking to buy socks. But, BOY AM I GLAD I got them as a gift!

I hope you can cheer up seeing their happy faces.. I'm losing my mind over here...

March 21 - Spring Equinox

Welcome spring! I really feel and think spring came when I can see these flowers in bloom - see below.

These are not cherry blossoms, but very similar. They have a faint, nice smell that I can't have enough of.

March 22 - International Water Day

Water is important for life. Correct. But lately, I only had bad luck with water... I have nothing to say more about this.

March 25 -World Procrastination Day

How ironic that precisely on this day I get to post such a long entry. But that's because I use almost the whole year to procrastinate.

This is it for now. Most likely, the remaining challenges will be grouped in a single entry as well.

See you then!

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Blog-March: First 5 Challenges

Publié le 14 Mars 2021 par Charly C.

Catégories : #blogmarch,, #love, #challenge, #women, #celebrating

Hello everyone!

I haven't posted in a while, and I really wanted to write since the first day of March, but somehow, like I always do, I procrastinated instead.

The admins of the platform hosting my blog decided in February to launch another challenge, similar to the one for December.

Like for Blogmas, we get several topics to write about every day. Or nearly every day.

I'll borrow the official image from the staff's blog, and share it here, blow. Yes, it's in French, but I hope it's not very difficult to understand or figure out.

I'll also share the translations for each day, as I complete the day's challenge, or task.

not my picture, read above.

DAY: MARCH 1ST - International Compliment Day

I personally never heard of this day or celebration, yet I think we all need it. And we shouldn't wait for a specific day to say something nice to someone.

To you, my reader, I want to say YOU are a wonderful and unique person. You sure have your quirks and stuff, but that's OK. That's what sets you apart from the rest.

To my fiance, I want to say that you are the best, and I could never ask for or dream of anyone better than you to be with.

DAY: MARCH 2ND - International Tennis Day

When did we get an International Tennis Day?

Many people disregard women's tennis, however, there are many female tennis players who made history. I should only briefly point to Steffi Graf who was number 1 for 377 weeks.

In recent years, the Williams sisters, and especially Serena, were at the top. They are relevant because there are few Black women in a sport dominated by white women (or people).

In August 2020, there were 2 Romanians in the top 10 WTA: Simona Halep and Bianca Andreescu. This is relevant as I currently live in Romania, and this country wasn't particularly known for its tennis players. Especially not in WTA.

Steffi Graf - Wimbledon 1990; found on tennisarchive Tumblr account

DAY: MARCH 7th - Celebrating Grand-mothers

Or Grand-mothers' day. I also didn't know this day/celebration existed.

I'm also a bit confused by this celebration because I find it redundant with Mother's day. The way I see it, you can't be a grandparent without being a parent first. And once you become a parent, you'll always be one.

But let's indulge, as there's nothing wrong or bad about that. For this challenge, I want to share the pictures of 2 grannies and the teaching of one of them.

Here we can see fiance’s great grandmother (Mrs. Serafim) holding fiance’s 2-year old grandmother (Marioara), surrounded by granny’s older sisters - Lenuta (6) and Viorica (3?). The photo was taken in 1933.

I really wanted to share this very old picture, even if it's not a good representation of granny. But, most of the things granny knew, was knowledge she had from her mother. And in this post, Anna shared some of that.

Here we can see my grandma holding me and a cousin. A picture from 1982. I look more like granny these days than I did back then.

There's just one thing i can say: Granny, i miss you.

DAY: MARCH 8th - International Day of Women's Rights

At least this is how it's known officially. We call it International Women's Day.

However, the terminology is very important in this case. If we call it "International Women's Day" we celebrate one thing, and if we say "International Day of Women's Rights," then we celebrate something else.

In the first instance, we kinda maintain gender roles and an old-fashioned lifestyle for women. In the second instance, we recognize women are also humans and they also have rights. They have the right to live their lives as they see fit, even if that is living an old-fashioned lifestyle.

It means, they are free to choose and nothing is imposed onto them.

DAY: MARCH 13th - National Sleep Day

This day needs to be an internationally celebrated day.

And we need one every week, on the weekend, haha.

I don't have much to say about this day, unfortunately. But I can recommend a Youtube channel with good music to help you sleep.

The channel's name is Nemo's Dreamscapes and one of the songs I managed to fall asleep to can be found here. I must say, I can't usually sleep with sounds or music around me. But these old songs were so calming.

And this concludes 5 challenges in a single entry. Because each entry would have been too short otherwise.

See you in the next entry!

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