• Home
  • CONTACT
  • TRAVEL
  • ABOUT
© 2026 Freya Theme by Sparrow and Snow
  • Home
  • CONTACT

The Optimistic Musings of a Pessimist The Optimistic Musings of a Pessimist

  • ABOUT
  • TRAVEL
  • Home
  • CONTACT

The Optimistic Musings of a Pessimist

  • ABOUT
  • TRAVEL

A Special Guest Post by Belle: The Music I Love

  • Guest Post, Favourite Things, MayBloPoMo
  • May 19, 2026
  • 5 Comments

She’s back, folks! Not only do I figure she’s ticking the box for ELA assignments, this has to score points for Music Appreciation class, too. Belle loves music. It’s in her bones (just like it’s in mine). If she’s not listening to music, she’s singing or humming. We have a Spotify Premium account and, for…

  • facebook
  • twitter
  • pinterest
Continue Reading

Giveaway + Random Monday Thoughts

First thing’s first: we have a winner for the Big Time: A Simple Path to Time Abundance book giveaway.

Huge congratulations to Emily!!!!

I hope you get those 20 minutes of reading time!

RANDOM THOUGHTS

It’s 1:23 pm…

Continue Reading
  • MayBloPoMo, Giveaway!, Random
  • May, 18, 2026
  • 15 Comments

Visiting The National Library of Finland + Helsinki University Library

I’m a sucker for libraries. Especially old, beautiful ones! Something about being surrounded by all those books just… makes me happy.

It doesn’t necessarily have the same effect on my two kids.

For the most…

Continue Reading
  • Travel, Euro Adventure, Helsinki, MayBloPoMo
  • May, 17, 2026
  • 23 Comments

Some Interesting Tidbits About Finland

People seem curious about Finland!

I think part of the mystique stems from the fact it’s not a particularly common European tourist destination (it is cold), and also because it features prominently as the Happiest…

Continue Reading
  • Travel, Euro Adventure, Helsinki, MayBloPoMo
  • May, 16, 2026
  • 24 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 15 May

We’re in our final stretch of time here in Helsinki—we leave Wednesday evening for Sweden which feels impossible.

Maybe time keeps flying because life feels so busy. I managed to get sick again (for anyone…

Continue Reading
  • Happy Things Friday, Euro Adventure, MayBloPoMo, Travel
  • May, 15, 2026
  • 26 Comments

Visiting Linnanmäki: Helsinki’s Amusement Park

I guess we’re becoming amusement park people? There are a few amusement parks in Finland, but the most famous is Helsinki’s Linnanmäki.

Going even feels a bit virtuous because it’s actually a non-profit organization that…

Continue Reading
  • Travel, Euro Adventure, Helsinki, MayBloPoMo
  • May, 14, 2026
  • 10 Comments

I’M ON A PODCAST + Europe on a Budget Dispatch #3 — What’s Saving Us Money

Apologies for the caps lock in your feed reader this morning, but I was a guest on the fantastic podcast The Finance Girlies and I finally get to tell you about it because IT…

Continue Reading
  • Travel, Euro Adventure, Frugality, Guest Post, MayBloPoMo, Podcast
  • May, 13, 2026
  • 34 Comments
1 2 3 … 99 »
Hi! I'm Elisabeth...

    Become a Patron!
    Search
    Travel
    GUESTS
    BOOKS
    Recent posts
    • A Special Guest Post by Belle: The Music I Love

      May 19, 2026

    • Giveaway + Random Monday Thoughts

      May 18, 2026

    • Visiting The National Library of Finland + Helsinki University Library

      May 17, 2026

    © 2026 Freya Theme by Sparrow and Snow| Privacy Policy