Ride Away The lanes merged and we were found, No space in front and no way round. Forced to be in each other's path, Last to first and first to last. Welcome sights passed us by, In a blur of laughs and

we were just "planning" our summer vacation. There isn't much planning involved at this stage however, as it is going to depend a bit on the weather. But what we have secured is a campervan for

Waking up in the fresh air to the sound of the river roaring, listen to Ellie's calm and regular breathing and to birds all around. We didn't make it late last night, fell asleep not even 5min into the

We Talk Friday (WTF) This is a semi-regular series that I will run on Fridays to hold discussions on a current topic from the week gone. The aim is to keep them light and conversational, though some might

A coach teaches discipline to kids but fails to live it, until one honest question changes everything.

The number of second-generation Finns - meaning people born in Finland with one or both parents born abroad - climbed above the 100,000 mark in 2025. Smallsteps is counted among them of course. But as

7500 steps is awesome considering that we arrived at our favorite spot in the Intag valley at 11am and opened a bottle of beer while still sitting in the car. The place is magical and I already took way

A glass of wine. I have been sipping at a bottle for the last week or so, and it has been quite enjoyable. However, even though it is a decent shiraz from Australia, it isn't as good as it could be, because

Not everything has to be loud to be powerful. Some days I just feel grounded… like I don’t need to prove anything, explain anything, or rush anything. Just standing there, feeling the sun, the breeze,

Maybe We’re Not Hungry, Just Tired. Have you ever noticed that when we feel sad, gloomy, or just tired of everything, we almost always look for something sweet?

I am closing in on 50. A few more years and I will be at half a century old. What this means is I have seen a few changes in culture over the years and my childhood environment was quite different to that

I might fall asleep while writing. What a long day. The morning was easy, getting up, coffee, and then straight to the bakery – construction time! Together with my friend and landlord Mr. K we wanted to

Truly, we don't own our lives. Because if we did, we would see the future and prevent some things from happening. Yeah, that quote flashed through my mind when I confirmed what caused the crowd I saw on

Sometimes good news just pops up. Nothing that helps me at all, but someone I know is now expecting and I am just so happy for them and look forward to being even a tiny part in the life of their child.

Yeah, I know and I'm sure you won't be capable to watch all the videos in this post from beginning to end. In their absolute entirety. Although in my opinion, you should if you truly want to get to know

Spent some time sitting on the patio yesterday getting some sun. Did some chores around the house. Felt good to do something after my episode and resting all weekend. While sitting there with the sun on

I slept well. Which is good. There’s a clear path forward for me, I have instructions, I know what to do. So I got up early, played a little #moon and #splinterlands and then went to the gym. On the way

Progress. What a beautiful word. Promising, carrier of hope for the betterment of… everything. It’s been 7 years now since the exact same thing had happened to me. From one day to the other, my daughter

When it is my shift (we take it in turns) to put Smallsteps to bed, I read her books. We have read many, several series, and across various genres, and now we are reading the last we have in the shelf

Hope. We do a lot of hoping, don't we? We hope the best for them and us, we hope things will turn out alright, we hope that this will be good, or that won't happen. We hope a lot, but I wonder how much