My Yaris decided to come back to life at the last minute, just as it was about to be towed away, and I decided to give it one last chance. Quite a dramatic twist. We shall see if I can figure out a way to replace the starting system, which will cost around 300 Euros.

slEep!

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Sleep does play a major influence on my mood, bad sleep = bad mood!

rEsT!

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Thanks to the public holidays (Monday 11), I will have a short yet condensed teaching week! It will allow me to recover a little bit from my little monsters.

eXhAuStEd!

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I am already lacking sleep due to stress. Teaching is not as easy as it looks, dealing with a mass of young students is very stressful!

dIrTy Car!

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I am trying to get my new Toyota Aygo dirty so that people do not notice her.

This year, I see no point in starting the chili tree indoors too quickly. Indeed, the aphids and all kinds of maintenance problems will consume all my time and energy, not to mention the electricity cost. I will probably start a month before summer, maybe at the end of February.

Feeling great after a nice sleep!

strEsS!

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To stop the peak of stress spiraling around the sudden death of my Toyota Yaris, I had to take quick actions: schedule a pick-up for the car to be towed away to a garage or to be definitely retired for good. Bad sleep due to interruptions in the middle of the night, followed by illogical […]

ProOf!

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The maintenance log of this Toyota Aygo: 2052 km in 2023, 1853 km in 2024, and the last check-up at 62 km (7 months later). The rich old lady did not drive much, and she made me a happy buyer! The exact words from the dealer over the phone were: “Mr. Tran, it is a […]

The Toyota Aygo connected to my iPhone 15 immediately. It was a perfect match between both systems, and it was able to follow Siri’s instructions on its own screen. My old Toyota Yaris broke down in the parking lot near Basic-Fit/Lidl. I ended up walking home around 5:13 PM. I guess it’s time to let […]

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