This day was quite calm overall, with nothing extraordinary happening, and I didn't receive any news. The weather wasn't bad, though; it was a sunny and warm day. So I started my regular outdoor activities again along my usual route after taking a week off. I was glad to get back outside, because last week was very crazy, with uncomfortable weather conditions that forced me to miss my outdoor activities and broke my daily consistency. Luckily, I didn't lose my experience and still easily finished my 10K.
Last days I started to receive messages during my mornings, and today I had another message from my dentist’s office. They texted me about an appointment time for today after lunch for a consultation about a treatment plan. So after my morning routine, I immediately packed my backpack and went to Kazan. There we discussed the prices from my previous clinic, because I was really curious why there is such a big difference in prices between the clinics.
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In yesterday's post, I already mentioned that I'd be taking another trip to the village. So after my morning routine, I immediately went there around 11 AM and arrived before the guests had arrived. Even if the guests had already arrived, it wouldn't have made much difference to me. I still didn't sit at the table with the other guests, as the seats were limited and everything was crowded. As a result, I was starving until 3:30 PM and just spent my time in a small, hot room, which didn't make my time there very comfortable.
The last time I visited the village was around May 26 to celebrate our Muslim holiday, Eid al-Adha. That trip was a bit challenging and rather short because it was a workday, and I only had limited time in the evening. However, today was different. After the first part of the day, I was already in the village, spending time with my relatives.
Unfortunately, I couldn't enjoy the village scenery or take a walk through the meadows because the weather wasn't very good, and I didn't really have the opportunity. As a result, I spent the whole day indoors. Still, it wasn't a bad experience. I had a great chance to talk with my relatives, have various conversations, and finish the day with a traditional village bath house.
Today at around 10 PM at night, the same thing happened again as last week. Someone loudly knocked on my door with fests and escaped again. Unfortunately, I didn’t manage to see who it was—I only noticed how the person quickly escaped. The stair railings were shaking right after, and there were some vibration sounds. In my opinion, he either grabbed them to run faster or accidentally hit them while running.
I spent my whole day at home without any opportunity to go outside for a walk or bike ride. The rain continued throughout the day and ruined my outdoor plans. As a result, I missed my daily outdoor activities, which I’ve been keeping consistent every day. But I was especially frustrated about missing my speaking practice during those outdoor activities. Of course, I could practice at home too, but it wasn’t comfortable enough around my family members. Even when I use shadowing, everyone tells me that I’m talking to myself and that it looks a bit freaky.
Finally, I had a sunny day, and it continued throughout the day without any rain or other uncomfortable conditions. So my bike ride was pretty enjoyable and more interesting than on previous days, even though I repeated the same route. But while I rode around the river, some areas of the ground were still a bit slippery after yesterday's thunderstorm, which made my ride especially interesting and, of course, a little messy. Honestly, I thought the ground could be much more slippery than what I saw during my ride. Fortunately, nothing crazy happened. While riding my bike through the grass, my bike's wheels actually became cleaner than before.
The thunderstorm covered my city at 5 PM and continued for about three hours. During the first couple of hours, it was quite strong and was accompanied by thunder and lightning, which reduced visibility all around. At that time, all the views from my window were completely white, and it wasn't possible to see anything. Anyway, it was interesting to me because it doesn't happen every day. So I took a break from my daily routine and spent some time by the window, watching the crazy weather conditions that had been missing over the last few days.
It's so strange when you're busy the whole day with your routine and don't need to worry about work, because I was fired. I shared some feelings about it and how it happened in this post. One thing I didn't expect, though, was how differently I would start experiencing time. During the last few days, I started forgetting the days of the week, and I didn't really think much about it. Before, when I had work, I automatically knew what day it was because my schedule naturally kept track of it for me. But today, I realized it's already Sunday, and I didn't even notice how fast the week flew by.
First, I need to share a story from this post about my oral irrigator. I tried to fix it with glue, but it didn't help. After a few uses, the same thing happened again: the top plug fell off while I was using it. This time, the jet pressure pushed it out and broke another plastic part of the plug. Now it absolutely can't stay in place properly anymore. So I need to use glue to put it back in place anyway.