Baltaç District

I spent the day at home completing my work tasks. In the evening, I couldn’t rest either, as I worked on my freelance project. Although the project wasn’t large or difficult, it took me around two hours to finish, and by the end, I felt a bit tired and had a headache. To refresh myself, I decided to take a walk around my neighborhood. The air temperature was around -20 degrees, but it didn’t bother me. The fresh air helped me feel much better, and I rested a lot during the walk. After returning home, I was ready to finish my routine and relax properly. I made myself some fresh, clear water with lemon and began my final daily routine.

Today started off cloudy, with the temperature around -6 degrees. Surprisingly, it felt quite comfortable and suitable for walking. However, the weather changed very suddenly and unpredictably.I honestly didn’t expect it, but after lunch, the clouds disappeared, the sun came out, and the sky gradually turned a clear, bright blue.It really made my day, and everything felt much more pleasant and positive. Despite the sunshine, the temperature kept dropping throughout the day. By evening, it reached -20 degrees, and it felt more like -25. Because of that, closer to night, I decided to bring my car battery inside the house instead of waiting for it to die. I’ve already had a bad experience with this before, so I know how unreliable car batteries can be in extreme cold. I didn’t want to repeat that mistake again.

Over the last two days, I slept a bit longer than usual — until about 10 a.m. This happened because my bedtime had also changed. My first weekend night was Saturday. I went to bed around 2 a.m. and fell asleep without any problems. On the second night, however, I had trouble sleeping and couldn’t fall asleep after 2 a.m. During that time, I was scrolling through Reddit and reading posts one after another. I came across several interesting discussions, but one post in particular caught my attention. The author wanted to move to Tatarstan from Turkey and was asking for advice.

Honestly, I don’t understand who would want to move to Russia right now, or why. I have no idea what this person is hoping to find there. Usually, people want to leave Russia, not move to it. In my opinion, Russia is one of the most unstable countries at the moment. It is the most sanctioned country in the world, and these sanctions seriously affect everyday life. You can’t easily send money abroad, buy many foreign products, or use Russian bank cards outside the country, along with many other restrictions.

Yesterday, I shared a post about public parking spots. There was a situation where one woman cleaned snow from a parking space and announced that it was her private spot. Today, when I went to my car, I saw something even stranger. The same woman had placed an orange road service cone on that parking spot. I honestly can’t understand her behavior. Does she really believe that a public parking space belongs to her? And does she truly think that a cone will stop other people from parking there? If so, she seriously believes she can make this plan work. I honestly feel sorry for this unhappy woman.

I live near a public parking area and usually park my car there. Today, an unusual situation happened. One person cleaned a parking spot and then told others not to park there, as if the place had become her private property. However, cleaning snow or dirt from a public parking space does not make it belong to anyone. A few hours later, other people who parked there started doing the same thing. They cleaned only the spots they were using, and soon the entire parking area was informally “divided” among residents.

I remember that time very clearly. I was a second-year student studying information technology in Kazan. It was only my second year living in the city, and for the first time, I was living without my relatives. That period of my life felt very exciting, and I was eager to explore every corner of the city.

After long hours of studying, instead of going straight back to our rented apartment, I usually took some time to walk around. Most often, I walked through the city center, which was very close to my university building—only five to ten minutes on foot. Around me, there were many of the city’s main attractions, so every walk felt like a small adventure.

Today turned out to be a surprisingly calm and comfortable day, and I understand quite clearly why. The main reason was how my morning started. I woke up early, around 7:45, and from the very beginning the day felt fresh and balanced. The area where I had dental surgery didn’t bother me at all, my mood was noticeably lifted, and my overall condition felt positive. I still find it a bit surprising, especially considering that I went to bed at 1 a.m. the night before. Despite that, I managed to start my day early and without difficulty. Because of this good start, I completed my morning routine calmly, without any rush or unnecessary worries, and smoothly transitioned into my workday.

During the day, several unusual and uncomfortable things happened at work. Because the workday was quite fast-paced, I handled many tasks. Usually, I take one or two tasks and complete them at my own pace. But today, I constantly felt rushed, and I really didn’t like it.

It bothered me a lot. I was forced to switch between tasks all the time and try to figure out many things at once. These were the same feelings I had last summer when I was traveling around Thailand. I couldn’t take a proper break during the entire day and worked nonstop, barely lifting my head from the screen. I think it was my mistake. Next time, I shouldn’t allow situations like this to happen.

Today was the weekend, so I decided to spend the first part of the day at home. After lunch, I went for a walk that lasted about thirty minutes. It was a bit short because the weather was not very comfortable. The temperature was around -18 degrees Celsius, and the wind was strong and extremely cold. Honestly, I had checked the weather forecast beforehand, so I knew about the temperature. However, after about ten minutes of walking, I started to feel the cold on my face. My face wasn’t covered, and the wind was blowing directly into it. Because of that, I decided to end my walk early and come back home.

Today, I want to continue writing about my car again. Because I couldn’t start the engine, it became clear that the battery was partially discharged. The starter tried to crank the engine twice, and then a warning message appeared saying that the battery level was low and needed to be charged. There were two reasons for this. First, my battery is more than six years old. I have already mentioned this many times in my previous posts. The second reason was the unpredictable weather conditions, as the temperature dropped to –29°C.

During the day, something interesting happened. When I was sitting and doing my work tasks, my relative came from outside and told me that someone loved me. At first, I was a bit confused and couldn’t figure it out because it sounded strange and hard to understand. After a few minutes, I asked, “What are you talking about? Can you explain it, please?” After the explanation, I realized that someone had drawn a mysterious heart on my car. But it didn’t surprise me, because during the day I had noticed some school or kindergarten kids. They were playing loudly outside and trying to spend time outdoors in the cold.