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Today, the first part of my day was very sunny and amazing. When I woke up and opened my eyes, I noticed how the sky was deeply blue. Yeah, it made my morning great because outside came a beautiful sunny autumn day. The sun lit up every fallen leaf on the ground. Even people’s moods were higher than usual — everyone had a smile on their face. But after noon, the weather changed to the opposite side. The sky became covered with clouds, and everything turned gray. Fortunately, it didn’t rain, because the gray clouds just floated above us in the sky.

The rain has been falling for the second day, and the sky is covered with autumn clouds. Each drop falls at crazy speed and hits my roof or the area under the window. Because of that, I hear how every droplet makes noisy sounds and disturbs me from time to time. The days are very gray and short now. Already by 4 o’clock, it starts getting dark outside, and by 5 PM, darkness fully covers the streets. However, at that time, the street lights turn on and brighten the roads, even if it’s rainy or cold outside. I just sit by the window, holding a mug of water and some muffins. While I drink my water, I watch the slowly walking pedestrians or the cars driving faster through the wet streets.

This post should actually start with what happened yesterday, because around 11 PM something interesting and nice happened. Well, yesterday, a few hours after I published my post, I got a message on Telegram. That message was from the same freelance client I’ve written about many times before, including in my last post. My client informed me about the bank transaction status — he kept his word and sent me the money. It really surprised me because it happened right after I published my post. I even joked to myself that maybe he read my post and decided to send it after that. But of course, that’s just a joke — he doesn’t know about my blog. It was just a coincidence.

My city was deeply covered in fog. When I got up from my bed and looked out the window, I could only see the tops of the trees and nothing else. But near me, everything was clear — I could see up to about one kilometer. The hill, however, was completely covered, and everything looked white. If I went there, I would slowly disappear into the fog, and nobody would be able to find me. It was a foggy day that brought me unforgettable feelings because I don’t see such weather very often. Around midday, the fog started to fade a bit but didn’t disappear completely. Even at 2 PM, the hill was still blurry and unclear. Then, around 4 PM, the fog grew stronger again, and the hill disappeared once more.

The day was pretty good, and the sun appeared in the sky. I could see the sun all day, but I could only catch it with my camera after 3 PM. Because I spent the day working on my freelance project and couldn’t finish what I had planned. So, when I went for a walk, the sun was still shining. And my walk wasn’t so bad — during it, I saw a white owl sitting on a tree branch very close to me. I wanted to take a photo, but unfortunately it flew away. It was the first time in my life I had seen an owl so close, and it wasn’t very big. I also walked ten kilometers in two hours, visiting all the places I usually ride my bike, and I practiced my English too.

I decided to spend the weekend at home and not go anywhere because on Monday I took on another freelance project. During the week, I could only complete small parts of this project because I was very busy and also working on other tasks for the same freelance client. I had already informed him about it, but now I have some doubts. But another thing is that while checking the full list of tasks, I accidentally skipped some parts of the work. Today, while working, I discovered all the tasks I had missed. On top of that, I gave my client the wrong deadline. So I think I won’t be able to finish it by the deadline. Maybe I could finish it if I worked all day, but that’s impossible because I have my main job. Also, after my workday, I don’t really feel like doing any additional work.

From my post title, everything is already clear. Right now, I have no words, and I honestly don’t understand what’s going on. I couldn’t get that messed-up appointment again, because everything was exactly the same as last time. I saw the same errors, the same notifications saying the appointment was occupied or “try again later.” Also, they only published dates for Moscow. All of this completely ruined my plans, because I wanted to go to Europe for the New Year holidays and celebrate there. Now I need to think about where else I can go for my holidays and start making new plans, because I still want to make my travel plans happen — even if it’s another country.

Today was pretty good because I managed to close three of my old work tasks. One of them I started in June, but I kept putting it on pause because I had other priority tasks or something else came up. As for the other two tasks, they were created about two months ago, or maybe a bit less. The weather was also nice — no rain today. The sky was covered with clouds all day, but sometimes the sun appeared through them. I think it’s much better than being stuck at home all day listening to the rain falling on the roof. So, during my lunch break, I went for a walk and walked for about 40 minutes near the river.

It was also raining today. Even when I woke up, the rain had already started, but it wasn’t very heavy. People outside were walking without umbrellas, and some were even riding bicycles. There was one old man on a simple bike, and another person—a schoolboy—had a very modern and probably new one. All these people were just rushing to their businesses. However, I’ve already packed my bike away for the winter season, and I don’t plan to use it again until summer. It’s already too cold outside, and riding a bike in this weather seems unreasonable. I plan to take it out again next summer—if I’m still here, of course.

The last few days, the weather hasn’t made me happy because it’s been raining every day, the sky covered with clouds, and the temperature has been low, around 2–5 degrees. Today, when I got up from bed, I noticed the weather from my window. Outside, it was raining and cold, and I even heard the wind blowing against my windows. It was just a typical autumn day, with the trees covered in a golden blanket, and some trees had already lost their leaves. But I didn’t decide to be sad. I got up, dressed, and went to the bathroom to complete my morning routine. After as usual, I ate my breakfast, watched my American show, and then started my work.

I liked this day, even though it was Monday and the first workday of the week. Because it was my salary day! Yeah, the 5th and 20th of each month are my favorite days. And if these days happen to be on a Friday — it’s double the celebration! Friday is also one of my favorite days. So I always wait for these dates with excitement. The second thing that happened was about my freelance client. He texted me something new, and I think the ice finally moved — I might have a small chance to get my money. But I still have some doubts, because it’s already been about four months and I haven’t received anything yet. Even when we started the project, he promised to pay half of it in advance, but I declined that offer.

I slept until 10 AM because I went to bed very late, around 1 AM. Because yesterday I had a busy day, as I mentioned before. When I woke up, I spent another 30 minutes lying in bed and reading Reddit, so it was already 10:30 AM by the time I got up. After finishing my morning routine, lunch was already ready, so I skipped breakfast and started my day with lunch. For lunch, I had something very similar to manty — I couldn’t remember the name and didn’t take a picture. I always try to photograph my unique meals for my blog, but I always forget. It was something rolled, filled with a mixture of meat, potatoes, and onions inside.