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It has been over two months since the lockdown here. On the 23rd of January the last day at work and I have been temporary unemployed ever since. This is what i have done to keep myself busy…

It’s been a long couple of months with a lot of up and down, but I have managed to keep my mental fairly positive throughout this entire period. These are the things that helped me to keep my mind off the negative and focus on the positive.

Going outside

First I decided that i would start going for regular walks around where I live. We are still able to do that so get some fresh air is always nice. You feel energetic and I love to just walk down by the river while jamming to own music and sometimes I join my family and we spend a nice time together.

Working on my stream

Second, I started working more on my stream when it comes to things I can do to improve my current stream. I updated the overlays a bit, worked on my chatbot and started to be more consistent when it comes to the game I play. Recently I commissioned something new which I’m excited to reveal for you guys soon.

Friends, family and Boyfriend

Last but not least spending some time with friends, family and my amazing boyfriend has been very important. Feeling that I still have people to talk to and spend time with. My amazing boyfriend has kept me company every single day. We speak for hours with each other about the most random things and we also play a lot of games together or with our friends . When you have fun time moves so much faster and suddenly it’s already the next day,

All these things has helped me cope with everything has happened. I am still looking forward for when everything opens up again so that I can go back to work. Now that more and more people are getting vaccinated, hopefully the boarders won’t take too long to open either so I can travel and visit my boyfriend, but until then we just have to wait and make the best out of it.

I wish you all a great day and that you’re all are healthy. Let’s wish that we will be able to get our summer vacation. Stay safe and comfy ♡

Recently Oslo has been under strict lock down due to the recent discovery of the mutated virus. Our store got closed so I haven’t seen my co-workers for so long. We decide to change that!

For Christmas the shopping center gave everyone a gift card as a compensation for not being able to host the yearly party. The gift card gave us one full meal at any given place that was a part of the center. My boss suggested that we girls could use it for a girls night. That way we weren’t too many people. The date was originally set to the 30th of January, but because of the sudden restrictions it got moved to the 13th of February (aka this Saturday)

We decided on going to a restaurant called “Sumo” where they served Asian cuisine. It was great to spend some time with people and get out of the house. I’m usually not interested in joining the social things because of being too shy, but recently I have decided to move out of my comfort zone. Unfortunately not everyone was able to come since some had plans, got sick or already used their gift card on something else, but we were 9 people which I think is a perfect amount. It was really nice to reconnect with them and the entire night was soo much fun. The food was also incredible delicious. I had a 3 course meal with drink to it.

The best thing about that night wasn’t the food but the social aspect. I never thought I would like it as much as I did. Struggling with social anxiety I thought I would feel so awkward and leave as soon as I was finished eating, but I sat it out with the others until around 11pm. My co-worker are amazing people and I’m so happy I get to work with them. For the first time I have a job where I not only love the work I’m doing, but also the people I’m working with.

Can’t wait to get back to work and everything can start to go back to normal. I’m set to start this Thursday, but we still need to wait and see. I just want this and next month can fly by so that April can come and I can hopefully travel to Belgium.

Happy Valentines day everyone. I know I haven’t posted in a while, but I have been vary busy with everything that has happened these couple of months here in Norway, but it haven’t been all bad.

I recently got a new boyfriend. He is from Belgium so it’s a long distance relationship which is really hard during these times, but we do speak every day so it’s not too bad. We have been together almost a month and I honestly can’t see my life with someone else. We have so much in common when it comes to interests and hobbies, but I also feel like we are on the same page on almost everything. I can say something to him which I’m afraid that might seem a bit crazy and he will not judge me, but he most of the time he thinks about the same things as me. There are so many other things I love about him, but if I were to mention them all this post will be too long xD

This is his first time ever celebrating valentines with someone overall and since it’s long distance then it’s a bit harder to do something, but we tried to make the best out of a bad situation. I decided that I wanted my present for him to be something I mad and since I stumbled on a very cute tutorial of how to draw a bear holding a hear, but with a twist. I drew the drawing and added the text “I love you, so much” in Dutch. I was going to add a heart-warming text to it too then my friend suggested to add a personal recorded message. I felt so awkward filming but it turned out nice and he loved it which mad me really happy.

We just spent our just spent the day just how we spend every other day, Being in a call together and play some games. We did however decide to watch a movie. We both prefer watching movies in real life but since it’s valentines we mad an exception. Well all in all a very successful day and I couldn’t have asked for a better person to spend it with.

I hope you guys have had a lovely day no matter if you spend it alone or with someone. Remember that it is just as important to love yourself than to give someone else your love and hopefully this will all be over soon so we can meet up with people again.

It’s been a bit above 2 weeks since 2021 started and a lot of things have happened in that time. Both for me personally and for our country.

The day before new years we had a massive disaster where a small area in Norway was victim to a kind of avalanche of clay where basically the ground just vanished under their feet. 1000 people where without a roof over their heads and we even had 10 casualties. So now we just try to recover what we lost and we have gotten a lot of help from both Sweden and Denmark.

In terms of work there has been a lot to do which is the reason why I haven’t had the time to publish a post here lately together with trying to grow my stream. We have almost hit 500 followers which I’m so happy for. Been playing a lot with friends and made some nice changes to the overlay etc.

When it comes to work we have now gotten into a new plan where I will be shared with the other departments in and around Oslo. What that means is that I can now pick up shifts else where too. Which both gives me more work experience and more money. We also talked about how the might be an opening on one of the departments and if I don’t get that one the company is going to open a brand new store soon.

So this year is looking more promising than the last years plus we have started vaccinating people now and soon my father would be able to get it and we can relax more around the house.

That was all from me for now. I will see you guys next time and remember you can always pop by my stream. I stream every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Stay safe and healthy.

Christmas is over and all celebration is done. This year we decided to be only us 4 within the family. It was nice and calming for a change, but I hope next year we can be more people.

I started my Christmas off with some games and streaming until I suddenly had to go to the store because my mum couldn’t fine the red kale or the sausages we were going to have for dinner. I ran around in 2 degrees weather trying to reach the store before they closed. Luckily I did and we got what we needed. For the rest of that afternoon I just spent some times with friends while my mum was preparing dinner and laying the table. We had put up the tree the day before and put all our presents under it.

For dinner we had our tradition rib steak with potato’s, red kale, brussels sprouts, sossiser (mini sausage) and meat caked. It was soo delicious and I ate until my stomach was soo full I couldn’t eat any more. I had mostly meat since I don’t like red kale or brussels sprouts.

After dinner we took a little break to let the food settle. Me and my family talked about how this year has been with all the changes for the family and also in the world. When the time was right we prepared our self for the gifts. This year I got a warm onesie from cousin, some training gear from my parents with the caption “I hope you will join us for more walks” and some tea and a bottle of wine from my sister. If I were to pick one favourite it would be the onesie.

All in all a great celebration with tasty food, wonderful presents and amazing people. I enjoyed myself and I feel soo lucky to have such an wonderful family. We even got some snow which was a Christmas miracle and made the Christmas vibe even more intense.

I hope you guys had a great holiday. No matter if you celebrate Christmas with presents or without, with or without friends and family. This year has been tough but we are closing in on a new year. New year new opportunities.

These past weeks leading up to Christmas has been pretty hectic which is why I haven’t been able to post as much as I wanted to. There has been a lot to do at work and little time to play games and stream, but now that the holidays are kicking inn there will be more time to relax.

I pulled my wisdom tooth a couple of weeks ago. It wasn’t planned, but when I met up to my appointment they said that if I had experience any pain from them then they should be removed because they are crocked and pushes me again the neighbour teeth. I couldn’t feel anything during the operation, but afterwards my entire left side felt numb and I had also swollen up like crazy. It’s been 11 days I’m still a bit swollen. Needed to take a couple of days off work when it was at it’s worse. When your work is built around a lot of talking and smiling that becomes a bit dificult with one swollen cheek. I still get those icing in my teeth when I drink something or breath in through my mouth which is super annoying. I can’t wait until it all goes away!

We also had our family over for a little pre-Christmas celebration since we won’t be together on the 24th. It was my aunt and uncle, my two cousins and Nicolai who is the boyfriend to one of them. We got together had a lovely talk. In Norway it’s a tradition in some families to eat Rakfisk the day before Christmas.

Rakfisk is a Norwegian fish dish made from trout or char, salted and autolyzed for two to three months, or even up to a year. Rakfisk is then eaten without cooking and has a mild and slightly salty flavour and strong smell. Often served with aquavite

Wikipedia

I ended up eating some fish, but most sausages the taste is a bit too strong for me. After we had all eaten decided to open each others present to make a fake Christmas. From my aunt and uncle I got a crime experience where we can go to a location to solve a crime or as the tickets mention

“Find my inner Sherlock Holmes”

From my first cousin I got a pair for training shoes which I can use at work which was perfect because me and my mum was just about to buy new ones, but now we don’t have to. I gave my aunt and uncle lids made of silicon so that they can stretch to almost any size bowl, and for my cousins I got them each a mini massage. Everyone seemed happy and the evening was a hug success in itself. Next big night will be the 24th. Can’t wait to eat myself fat on all the food and open presents. It’s been a hard year so I think it’s important to have it special during holidays no matter if you spend it alone, with family, friends or a special someone. It’s important to share those cheers with everyone.

I wish you all a merry Christmas. May it be a joyful celebration with the people you love. Remember that we got this year has been hard for everyone and it’s important to share the love.

Today was my first day back at work after a week vacation. Since I’m an apprentice up until start of November I couldn’t apply for any vacation, but as soon as I became a part time employee I decided to take the first week of December off, because I want to work as much as possible during the holidays. My position now is that they call or I book shifts that either the boss sends out or other colleges, but I also have a second contract which allows me to be at work on days I don’t have any booked shift. At the end of the day I get payed from both work and this system called NAV and I get to meet up at work everyday. It was soo great to be able to take some time off

After heavy lifting for 5 months of heave lifting and a lot of working I started feeling more and more exhausted at work no matter if I slept for 3h or 6h beforehand. So since it’s close to Christmas and during these time there are a lot of people and much to do especially this year with most people/families staying home I decided to take a week off before everything comes rumbling down. I didn’t do much during my days off. I just caught up on a lot of sleep, streamed everyday and went shopping on Friday. I was going to do a Charity week on stream, but the timing was bad since one of my friends had just had an event and I ended up getting sad that my event didn’t get that much hype, but it was nice and chill. I got to catch up with a lot of friends and games

Friday I decided to get out of the house so me and my mum went shopping for my late birthday present. Instead of giving me a coat we decided to give me a pair of shoes since winter i coming and I needed something warmer that trainers. We met up in town and went to a store called “Urban” The lady working there was super nice and complimented my hair color which I always love hearing. My mum and I already had our eyes on a pair from Timberland which looked really nice. Thankfully they had it in that store so I tried them out and it was fit with first shoe. We decided that we actually just take them and I’m super happy with them. They are warm, not to big and comfortable.

The rest of the vacation I just sat at home playing games and ate a lot of candy. So I’m happy to be back at work moving again xD

Hope you guys had a lovely week and staying safe no matter where in the world you are. Remember if you wanna check out twitch I’m live every Monday, Wednesday and Friday @ twitch.tv/yannani. Come and say hey ❤

So today League had a big update 10.23. Ranked season ended yesterday. I ended up in silver and didn’t get to gold which means I didn’t get the Victorious Lucian skin which is a bit sad, but that is the consequence for not playing enough ranked throughout the season.

So as pre-season has started they released a big patch update which added many new items, removed a lot and also reworked how the shops work. So as it is no items are divided into different ranks. You have “Common”, “Legendary” and “Mythic” (yeah I know it’s pretty weird). So you can only have one mythic item per game and all the finished items goes under the legendary category. They made some changes to jungle item as well. The way it looks like just now it seems like assassin’s are going to be the strongest class so champions like Katarina, Talon, Akali etc, which I think is quite upsetting since I really hate assassin’s. There have also made it so that enchanted supports aren’t as strong anymore which means back to Leona for me LUL. There are soo many other things like “Athens unholy grail” is not an item anymore and some of items has kind of merged and other are kind of the same but under a different name. There are too many changes to cover in this post.

I’m excited for what the next season will bring. I really love the new look of the in game shops. Some thinks it’s more confusing, but I find it more organised. It’s also a neat feature that atm when your in the home screen in the client you can click on an item and there will be a small video attached to it. The fact that promos will be removed for next season is also something I’m looking forward. No more having to re do your promos because random people on your team keeps loosing you the game. I have decide to try out karma main, but we will se. Hopefully you guys are excited about it as well. There are also an upcoming patch in Dead by daylight, but more on that in another post.

Link to patch notes:

https://na.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/news/game-updates/patch-10-23-notes/

So we are now in the middle of the November and we are soon entering the Christmas season. There is a lot of stuff that has happened throughout this year. Both in my personal life and on world basis.

Let’s get the elephant out the room, covid 19. This year the entire world got hit with a giant virus pandemic which seems to be on the same scale as the “The black death”. People have died, lost their jobs and many have struggled with mental issues. Depending on where you live you’re situation might differ. Here in Norway we have tried to keep it as much under control as in any other country. We haven’t had any serious lockdowns since May and we haven’t been forced to wear mask either. As it is the law stipulates that people have to wear mask out on public ground and during rush hours on public transport. The fine for breaking these rules are 2k NOK. At my work we aren’t forced to wear mask, but it’s highly advice to use it when we walk around in the store feeling up the shelfs. We have glass at the tills etc, but other than that it’s just to each individual to take care for their own safety.

I have a lot of friends who has really been affected by this. Some of my friends have had close ones die and many others have struggled with mental issues during these troubled times. For me I have struggled a lot this year, but not everything has been because of covid. My struggles has been between friends, stream and how I feel my self progress is going.

So a couple of months ago I did something really stupid (might go into detail at another date) which lost me a streaming friend and almost everyone who was a part in her community. I’m blaming myself for it fully and understand her decision, but I do miss being part in a community where I felt like I was home. So I have been struggling to fit in somewhere. I have tried but still kind of searching. Having friends and someone to talk to is very important for me and I just haven’t felt like there is someone who is appreciating me the way I want to be appreciated. I compare myself with people which mean that as soon as I see someone succeeding on something wither it’s building a community or within streaming I get sad starts thing about “why don’t I have this, what is wrong with me” because in my head I feel like I “deserve” to get like more viewers on stream or people who would give me surprises when I hit a milestone etc (I know it sound super selfish but it’s just how it is). So everyday I struggle trying to not think about these kinds of stuff. I could go on for almost 10 pages more but I won’t hehehe.

The summery is that I have also struggled with pandemic that is going on. I have lost friends, broke off a relationship because of long distance and a LOT of mental issues when it comes to streaming. As I like to put it

I have a constantly fight between my heart and my mind

Yannani – 2020

To end on a good note at least Trump lost the election to Biden. Depending on where you stand in terms of politics I hope the majority of you are happy for this change. There might me some light in this pandemic after all. Anyway I hope everyone is doing alright, staying inside or keeping social distancing. Take care of yourself and your loved ones in these dark times.