Side note!! I wrote this as a draft on 25th of August in 2017, delayed to post it, and then abandoned this blog for a while. My apologize.

Escaping in Copenhagen

          I’m probably going to say this about every “check list” destination to which I want to go, so might as well start now. I can simply say that Copenhagen left me breathless.

Most likely that dreaming of visiting this city was always at the back of my mind. However, somewhere during my freshman year it jumped to be on my top list. Maybe for the simple reasons like “It’s too close not to visit”, and for sure due to the image which I saw when I closed my eyes and imagined myself standing in the Nyhavn street, which I’m from now going to call “colorful houses”.

           There is an explanation, why I called this post an escape. After having to travel to Sweden for 27 hours (long story of farry to germany instead of Sweden), I kind of felt off balance. My thoughts were everywhere and I couldn’t easily shut it off. However, the night before my trip to Copenhagen I told myself that this is enough, I wasn’t going to ruin my journey by thinking about stuff which I can’t change right now anyway. With this kind of mindset it became easy to wake up the next morning at 5 a.m. and get ready for the train to Malmo, which then took me to Denmark.

          The escape itself was delightful and not at all some type of challenge that I set out to myself. The streets which I got to see while walking from the train station to the place of “colorful houses” were amazing. Google Maps showed me that the walk would take up to 25 minutes. Well… for me it was more like 40 minutes. I didn’t get lost or anything, just took my time walking through those streets, embracing the beauty of architecture, the positive vibe I got seeing Danish people going to work (should I mention, that by the time I got to Copenhagen it was around 8 o’clock), and the fact that there were more bicycles than there were cars.

          The 3 hours I got to stay in Copenhagen let me to unwind better than the whole 10 days I had off work. The capital of Denmark made me feel like this probably because it was one of the bigger things I wanted to do during this summer. As August approached I thought that I’m not going to get an opportunity to visit this beautiful city. How glad was I to find out being wrong about this! 

Challenges and Fears

Challenging yourself and facing your fears is a very important part of growing as an individual. You might find that my example is silly and that I could have found a better one, but those who really know me know that I have some strange feelings about geese and swans. I won't go into detail of why that is, but in short I get very freaked out when these beautiful creatures come towards me or somewhere near me begin to flap their wings {even thinking about it makes me shiver}. My point is that to get rid off some fears you might have to get closer to them. Seems weird and of course you will feel a bit scared at first, but once you do that little by little you will get more comfortable being around something that you were afraid of. At least this was the case for me. At first I began by taking pictures of the swans from a distance, but step by step I tried to get as close as I can, I felt challenged but I liked it. And now these creatures freak me out a bit less {I believe so}.

My advice would be to keep encouraging yourself to feel more secure one time after the other. You can do it.

 

Take care,

Juste

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Finding my inspiration

At the beginning of this summer I stepped out of my comfort zone. As soon as I finished with my final exams I took a leap of faith and began my sort of an independent journey. On my own. Because of this I explored new places, met new people and most importantly fought away my insecurity of  not being close to my loved ones and built up the emotional strength not to give up. Anyone who is in the same position as me, has to understand that everything happens for a reason. The drawbacks come with new opportunities, the highlights let you feel the triumph which you earned yourself. What matters is that you can't throw in the towel just yet. See where the next day takes you. At the edge of total break down try to find a place that is as calm as you want yourself to be or even more chaotic than your own thoughts. For me it was the coast of the Baltic sea. As I was looking at the frequent waves that never stopped coming I felt winded up, unsure, but by just taking a glance at the whole picture {the partly clouded blue sky, the waves and the blezy wind blowing in my hair} I felt relieved.

Believe that after your worst day there will be a better one.

With all my love,

Justina

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"New Year, New Me"

It is such a cliché phrase. But there's no denying that it doesn't have a powerful meaning in the world. It is quite similar to birthdays we all have. I mean, the fact is that we are getting older by day, by minute even, but we don't feel like we do. It's the change in physical number that immediately changes how we feel about ourselves, life in general. 
On that note, the growing number of the year, reminds us of the promises we did not keep in the previous year, so we try harder to change them the following. Therefore we have "newyear resolutions". Here lies a controversy of people who truely believe in them and who don't, but I can only speak for myself.
See, I used to jump into these resolutions, for eg. being fit and eating healthy, and convince myself that I can completely change myself in a couple of months.. It's silly. In those cases, I would have great motivation and success in keeping it for what, a few weeks? Then I would give in to all junk food and eventually all my hard work would go to waste.
So, I changed my point of view. Today I am on my way to being fit, healthy and not looking like those perfect pictures on Instagram, 'cause I know that that is not My body type, but looking better than I did in the past. I believe, that it is important that you make it a good habit not a chore.
That is what I want to spread. Not everyone was born to look like a skinny swimsuit model. Love your body and try not to imagine your face on the shoulders of someone else, but really look at yourself and see what you want to achieve.

Chocolate, pizza and ice cream aren't going anywhere from my life and it's okay!

Love yourself,

Justina

xx

Something everyone needs!

A very lazy day/weekend is what all of us need to have at least once in a month. One just like that I had this past weekend. And I have to say that it was just what I needed. After having stressful and on the go weeks it was nice to take the whole weekend to myself to unwind and relax. It is important to recognize when you are near a break point, where your mind and body is telling you to take a chill pill. Everyone has their own ways to achieving their peaceful state. Mine are to spend a day in bed catching up on YouTube videos or TV series {at this point I am binge watching Game of Thrones and How To Get Away With Murder}; have a cozy evening cuddled up in blankets with a warm {not hot} cup of tea and watching a cute movie; have a pamper session with face masks, a bubble bath and, if it wasn't for gel nails, a patient time painting my nails in a festive color. A great way to end of this tranquil weekend was to watch The X Factor, routing for my favorite performers Monika, Migle and Paulius. This was one of my weekends and if I get a good night sleep I know that the following week will be great.

Don't forget to take care of yourself, your body will thank you,

Love,

Juste

Changes are coming this way

I feel like I should introduce myself as if I have never written here before…

Hi, my name is Justina, I am 18 years old and today I am a senior at my high school. I created this blog a few years ago and at that time just to share random thoughts. A bit of everything, I should say. But it was hard to post regularly, because I was uncertain of what kind of a blog I want to have. Of course some time has passed and this may be just another experiment of mine. But I have always felt more comfortable communicating in English. I would jump into any situation where I could continue doing just that. Writing in this beloved language is a chance for me to evolve, improve my English and compensate for the time won’t be spending abroad. So, that is why I am changing the language of this blog.

I mentioned above that I was unsure of the type I want my post to be. Well, I am on my way to solving this problem and for now (or for some period of time) I will be sharing my journey from the past till this day and forth, followed by my lifestyle, my passion – beauty and makeup and my general thoughts on some more serious stuff.

This new journey has just begun, let us all try it to be the one to remember.

Best wishes,

Justina

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Kelios dienos Romoje

Senai svajojau aplankyti šį miestą. Kadangi atvykome ketvirtadienį, tą vakarą centre, senamiestyje nebuvo tiek žmonių, kiek, palyginus, būtų savaitgalį. Pirmas vakaras, kurį praleidome Romoje, buvo ramus. Tik neperseniausiai nustojo lyti lietus, jautėsi gaiva ir vaikštant senamiesčio gatvėmis, besigrožint vaizdu aplink mus, vis sustodavau įkvėpti oro ir suvokti, kad aš Romoje. Nedažnai gauni tokią galimybę. Pamatėme ir Koliziejų, ir Arką, ir nuėjome iki Trevi Fontano, kuris buvo ir vis pilnai dar neišbrauktas iš mano "Būtina pamatyti" sarašo, kadangi buvo remontuojamas tuo metu. Tačiau tas didingumas... man užgniaužė kvapą... Roma, tu, nors pasitikai mus su lietumi, per dienas lydėjai gražiu oru, pasižadu sugrįžti, nes daug ko nepamačiau!

 

Jaukaus likusio vakaro,

Juste

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