5 things to cheer us up

This week could have been better, but then again I guess it could have been a lot worse. Most of us need some cheering up though, so here are my five things that immediately improve my mood:

1. Read.

I love to get lost in fantasy novels. My newest discovery is Rick Riordanโ€™s โ€œMagnus Chase and the Gods of Asgardโ€ series: Magnus Chase dies and finds himself in Valhalla where he learns that he the son of Viking god Frey. Together with his best friends, an elf, a dwarf and a human girl, he starts on adventures to save all nine worlds of the Viking world. I especially like that the modern center of those worlds lies in Boston because I recognize all the places that are desribed. Also the first-person narrator uses a good amount of sarcasm which makes accounts of e.g. Magnus meeting two talking goats even more enjoyable. I am a big fan of Riordanโ€™s novels anyway and love that he slowly covers all the different worlds of gods in his novel series which are even all somehow connected. For example Magnus is Annabethโ€™ cousin, who is one of the main characters in the โ€œPercy Jackson and the Olympiansโ€ novels.

2. Watch.

I am usually not addicted to TV series. There are only few I watch because I think of them often as a waste of time. So unless they really mesmerize me, I rather switch off the telly. I have realized though that the series I like fall into two categories: fantasy with elements relating to our real world like โ€œGame of Thronesโ€ and โ€œVikingsโ€, and romantic comedy set in New York City like โ€œSex and the Cityโ€. A few weeks ago I stumbled upon โ€œYoungerโ€: Liza Miller is 40-year old mother you just got divorced. In order to get a job she pretends to be 26 years old โ€“ and starts working in a publishing house. She soon falls in love with the hot tattoo artist Josh, who is (also?) in his twenties. As the third season is airing these days, I watched the first two within few days because I liked the story so much. Even though Liza is the main character, the series also shows what happens to her best girlfriends so that the series resembles SATC a lot in its basic set-up.

3. Cook.

When itโ€™s cold outside, I need something warm to eat because it makes everything so much more bearable. I am a huge fan of hot soups like my vegan beetroot soup and all Turkish soups like this yogurt soup.

4. Travel.

I guess you know already that I canโ€™t stay in one place for too long. But since I canโ€™t move all the time, I go on short trips. There are at least two more this year. At the end of November I am going to NYC again to attend the parade when they illuminate the Christmas tree at the Rockefeller Center. And I have just booked flights to Las Vegas. A few days before Christmas I am going to this fascinating city which is five and a half flight hours away. I still need a hotel and donโ€™t really know what Iโ€™ll do there โ€“ recommendations are welcome โ€“ but I am already looking very much toward this trip.

5. Sleep.

Or you know, stay at home, lie on the sofa and put the cat on your belly. I love my cuddle sessions with Canavar and I think he enjoys them as well (although I am never totally sure because his face tends to look grumpy). Now that itโ€™s getting colder, I also like taking long baths โ€“ Canavar usually sits on the edge of the bathtub and dips his tail into the water.

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ยฉ janavar

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