blogmas 21 - Obscure Journey

Blogmas In January? - days 17 through 24

Publié le 31 Janvier 2022 par Charly C.

Catégories : #blogmas, #blogmas 21, #adventures, #customs, #traditions

Hello all.

I thought I should finally end the Blogmas 2021 "saga," thing. Let's go!

Day 17

On this day we had the chance to win another premium account, by participating in the contest on Facebook.

Since I already won, I didn't participate again, even though I want and need one for my review site. But don't worry, there's still time in the future. And at the time i didn't have a good use for it. And others also want and need it, maybe more than me.

Day 18

On this day, we were supposed to complete our Christmas gifts. I'm going to half-ass the description for this day. I can't really remember what i already said about the gifts i prepared.

We did find this pig statue with a feather collar. We bought it for Anna's mom. She loved it!

Anna received mostly items decorated with a pink flamingo or red birds. But this piglet statue is fabulous and i can't say anything anymore. :)

Day 19

For this day, we were supposed to have a positive attitude the whole day.

What can i say? since i started taking my antidepressants, having a more positive attitude or mindset is far more easy than before.

However, i don't think on this particular day my attitude was too positive. It's silly and ridiculous to think people can have a certain state of mind on command. Actors might be able to pull it off, as this is their job.

Day 20

On this day, we were supposed to wear or showcase a Christmas sweater. The platform also offered a 50% sale for its premium account option.

We don't have Christmas sweaters, but we have many pairs of seasonal socks. Mostly received as Christmas gifts. You can see one of these pairs in this entry.

We still have and use it, along with any other we will still receive in the future.

Day 21

On this day, we were supposed to talk about cooking for the holidays. I feel this topic is redundant at this point. I feel as if we already talked about holiday foods twice already.

One of the stuff to be cooked on this day is the cozonac. We actually ordered ours this year. We also ordered one of the next beauties for Anna's parents.

Apparently, it was delicious! The place where we ordered it from usually sells ice cream and it's super popular in summer.

Day 22

On this day, we had another chance to win a premium account. No more comments here.

Day 23

On this day, we had to make the life of another better, by donating stuff we don't need anymore.

I'm actually a member of a local free-cycle group on Facebook. We donate there various items quite often. We also took many things others had no more use of. It saves us quite a bit of money, and people scratch one another's back rather often.

The variety or value of the items being donated is rather high at times.

Day 24

On the last day of Blogmas, we had to share good resolutions. And I'm not sure what this means.

This means i don't have much to say to begin with. And the result is that i finally finished last month's daily challenge set by my platform, Over-Blog.

I hope you had a good Christmas and New Year's Eve. :)

I think the next entry will be in the first 7 days of February. Until then, check out my site with reviews. At its current URL, the posts appear twice per week, on Mondays and Thursdays!

Until next time!

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Blogmas In January? - days 12 through 16

Publié le 13 Janvier 2022 par Charly C.

Catégories : #blogmas, #adventures, #bucharest, #customs, #life experience, #traditions, #blogmas 21

Hi all!

Let's continue with Blogmas in January. Well, if you were living in Russia, you'd be celebrating Christmas in January, actually. At least there's that, i suppose.

Once again I'll batch a few days together, mostly because i failed to post it in December, as I mentioned in the previous post.

Day 12

On the 12th day, we were expected to mention or make a list of our favorite Christmas movies.

Just like with seasonal music or the wreath, I'm not a fan of such movies.

I can't remember if we watched any movie in December. I did watch Star Trek The Next Generation. And yes, I'm more of a Trekkie, and definitely not a fan of Star Wars, sorry. :( Currently, I'm watching the Deep Space Nine series.

Day 13

On this day, we once again had the opportunity to earn a premium or business paid account for our blog or site.

This time I participated and ....

I actually won!!!! YAAAAAY!!!!! I'm really happy about it! :D

Nothing more to talk about for this day.

Day 14

Today's challenge was related to the food we planned for Christmas. If you remember from last year, i may have mentioned we usually have traditional foods we eat for certain celebrations. This link may refresh your memory.

One of the dishes you can expect to see Salad a la Russe. While the recipe is the same year after year, the design will always be different. This is the recipe I use, in case you haven't seen it yet.

I made probably 3 plates and a casseroles of salad. The casserole went to Anna's parents, as her mother was sick and couldn't stand or sit for too long. As such, we offered to make the salad for them.

Blogmas In January? - days 12 through 16

These are most of the plates i decorated for this Christmas. I'm surprised to see just how clear and crisp the image and colors are. Well, If I'm not mistaken, these were taken with my new iPhone 8, so maybe this is why.

For this salad, the carrots and almost everything should be cooked or pickled, including the carrots and pieces of red bell pepper. My carrots are boiled, and the peppers are raw. The salad is better with these 2 decor pieces as pickled.

As a side note, the last image is the salad for Anna's parents.

Day 15

I don't think I have much to report for this day. The admins of the platform said today's international tea day. or something along these lines.

They asked if we prefer tea or coffee. Well, i prefer coffee, though I drink quite a bit of tea as well. If you want to know more about tea in Romania, this link can help you out.

Day 16

On this day, we're supposed to go to the Christmas market. Last year we didn't have one. This year we did something organized, but it was disappointing.

For starters, there was an entry fee, we needed proof of being vaccinated, to wear the mask, and it was MUCH smaller. Furthermore, it didn't even really have the usual stands with traditional Christmas food.

And there was also no Kurtos Kalacz, or chimney cake, either.

Here are some of the pictures I took at the event:

Actually, it seems i lost the pictures from the actual market. These stalls are an "unofficial event" taking place in the heart of the city, in Union Square.

The picture with a few chimney cakes being cooked, is from a several-year-old event happening at yet a different location.

This year, we didn't buy anything from the Christmas market nor from these vendors.

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Blogmas In January? - days 7 through 11

Publié le 13 Janvier 2022 par Charly C.

Catégories : #blogmas, #adventures, #customs, #traditions, #blogmas 21

Hello all!

Today we continue with the blogmas for 2021. As you can see, I'm a month late with this. I was very busy back in December, and i couldn't finish it on time :(

I'll try to catch up now, in January, as I'm not inspired to write about anything else.

Without further ado, here they are!

Day 7

Giving a second life our entries. Hmm, this is something I'll need to think about and possibly write a separate entry.

I guess, revisiting the entries and re-editing them to sound closer to our current writing style, yes?

I probably should do this with some. This action is good when considering re-branding. Speaking of rebranding, this entry will tell you more about some other things to consider if you want to re-brand your blog, site, or whatever.

Day 8

For the 8th day, we had to create a wreath. If you remember from 2020's blogmas, on December 15, we had to do this. Except I'm not doing that sort of thing. We don't really care about Christmas in this house, except the gifts.

Instead, I arranged some magnets in a circle. Of course i repeated what i did the year before. This year I have different magnets I found at the dumpster (next to it). I got rid of the old ones, except for 2. The little doll with blond hair is not a magnet.

magnets Dutch clogs Colorful Ladies San Francisco green house blond doll

My favorite magnets are the pink Dutch clogs, the green building, the flamenco dancer, San Francisco Colorful Ladies, and the blue door from Morocco.

Day 9

For the 9th day, we had to enter a contest for a premium account.

I didn't win because I ddin't even enter. I checked the challenge too late. The next day, late.

There's nothing more to say about this event.

Day 10

For this day we were asked to write about "zero waste." I wrote something similar in July, called "why isn't all single-use plastic banned" or something among this line. You can read it here, if you haven't seen it yet.

I do want to say that i can't see "zero waste" being possible, at least not yet. The idea is actually to reduce the amount of waste we produce daily or weekly. Additionally, we should also reduce the amount of stuff we buy, and buy only if:

we really need it
we really like it

Buying less means less waste and more money in our wallets. This is great!

Day 11

For this day, we were asked for Christmas gift ideas. We could also share what we bought to give away as gifts.

Obviously, back then, I couldn't post what i bought. But now i can. Well, everything i bought was decorated with birds. The majority of the birds i got were flamingos.

The most spectacular gift was the paper gift bag itself. This is red, with some sparkles. Then, I also got a set of 2 plates. These are also red, decorated with some flowers and birds. I think these 2 were the

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Blogmas - days 3 through 6? ooops

Publié le 10 Décembre 2021 par Charly C.

Catégories : #blogmas, #customs, #religion, #people, #traditions, #blogmas 21

Hello all!

I promised I'd post more often, but one makes plans and God laughs.

So, on Saturday the 4rd i had to finish a project, and i focused all my efforts towards it.

Let's complete the challenges!

Day 3

The challenge was to create a playlist for Christmas.

If there's anything i dislike more around this time of the year, or in general, is Christmas music or songs. All of them.

Instead, i prefer calming music, the type that allows you to relax and make you feel cozy, warm, and that generally puts me in a better and calmer mood.

Lately, i listen most of the music the youtube channel "Cappuccino" puts out. I play the songs for autumn the most because .... see above.

I have no more words. to add here.

Day 4

For the 4t of December we had to decorate our Christmas trees. I'll just attach a picture of mine.

It is placed UNDER a table because the space is small and there was no room. In the other room there are cats and i don't trust them NOT to ruin the tree.

Since it's a small tree, i can't add too much on it. I also removed that santa or snowman thing. It was overbearing the tree and the other decorations.

Day 5

For the 5th day, the challenge was very easy: we were supposed to relax with our families.

This is just what i did, since i had just finished a complicated project and I was mentally tired and stressed.

Day 6

We were asked to redesign our blogs in the colors of Christmas.

Clearly, this is impossible for some people out there who try hard to keep a steady image.

Personally, i like my blog the way it is, i don't want to change it for any celebration. I'm not even sure how to do that. Should i write this part in several colors? LOL

Stay tuned for the rest of the entries tomorrow!

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Blogmas 2021 - Day 2

Publié le 2 Décembre 2021 par Charly C.

Catégories : #blogmas, #advice, #customs, #people, #traditions, #blogmas 21

Hello!

It's already December, and this means it's Blogmas time! if you don't already know, last year i participated in the blogmas challenge that my blogging platform set up. :D You can read last year's blogmas at this link!

If you're wondering why I wasn't present for the past few months, I'll clarify (a bit) after i complete the challenge for the day.

As you can see, this is day 2. For the first day, we had to enter a contest for a premium account. Which i did but did not win. It's OK, I hope there will be other occasions.

For the 2nd day, our "challenge" is to write a list of ideal gifts for this year's Christmas. This should be really easy, for anyone.

Including for me. Or is it? Well, here it goes, in no particular order, though some are more important than others:

A new phone
The laptop's back to be repaired
A bottle of Chanel no 5 perfume
To fix my first sewing machine
A pair of old/vintage tailors shears
A premium account for my blog and site {will be live again starting January ;)}
My geraniums to bloom more, the ones in water to grow roots
My kalanchoe to bloom again

If you're curious if last year i had a wishlist challenge, I did. You can read it here. And for the curious, I had 5 wishes, and 3 of them came true :) Spoiler alert, not the serger or the "enough money to buy a house," but it's better than nothing.

And if you were curious as of why I went MIA ... I was extremely busy. and depressed. I started therapy and treatment.

I'm getting better and i hope to be more active from now on.

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