Month: January 2017

Couldn’t sleep so well last night for some reason. And woke up early (no surprise). Why is it so hard to rest and sleep in a bit when you are allowed to? A mystery. No, not really. I have too much on my mind.

A friend called this afternoon and asked if I wanted to join her for a walk around the lake. I heard myself say “yes” (!!!) and so I did. It was a lovely walk – a bit slippery though with all the ice everywhere – and I do need to get out of my corner and get moving. I do walk a lot during the weeks – but never long distances. Today we walked 6k which, with the roads being so slippery, took us 1 hr 20 min. The photo was taken during another walk – today there was no snow on the lake. Just ice.

A take-away dinner on the menu tonight.

This morning the sky was really showing off. The sunrise was quite spectacular and I couldn’t resist taking a photo.

A good day at work – quite productive and it felt great to go home and start the weekend with no loose ends left. Well, of course, I have a to-do list for Monday but I was able to finish everything I wanted.

Friday roast in the oven. A glass of red. And the last game in the group play of handball to enjoy. Have a great weekend!

Got into town a bit early today so I had time to sit down and enjoy a coffee before going to the office. I really appreciate that moment of me-time before I have to be on my toes and assist everyone who needs help.

A friend from out of town was in the city today and we managed to meet up for lunch. A nice break in a busy day.

Finally we managed to have that lunch date that we have been forced to postpone a couple of times. It was great to see her and chat for a bit over some good sushi.

Going back home was a mess – there were some problems with the subway tracks so we were stuck for 45 min. Didn’t get home until 4pm. Not my idea of fun.

Another game of handball to enjoy tonight. Qatar is our opponent this time. But we have already advance to the next round regardless of the outcome. Now we need to get a got placing in the group for our coming possibilities to reach the next level.

A really cold start of the day with -8C but about 0C going back from work. When I work late I usually take the commuter train back to the suburbs since they match the evening buses better.

A very busy long day and I am exhausted. Tucked in my corner with a dinner plate in my lap – left-over pieces of pork fillet and a fried egg served with what was left of the sweet corn. And a glas of fizzy water. What a treat. Lol.

This morning it was dark in the city without all the Xmas decorations. Miss them already.. lol. I really like how our city has made an effort in decorating some of the streets around town. Looks very pretty.

It’s been snowing off and on all day and the temperature is about -4C again. Brrr.

Been trying to put a plan together for our upcoming trip. So much fun to choose from – so little time to do it all. Have to make some choices – let’s hope we’ll make good ones.

Hilarymas Day (Tjugondag Knut) occurred the other day and we are supposed to say goodbye to Xmas for a while. As you can see, Nelson has made a mess of our tree this year yet again.. He looks a bit ashamed, don’t you think? I rescued all the tree decorations yesterday, and today we took down the tree and also changed the curtains and table cloths into more spring-like ones. And tucked away all the other decorations too – santas, elves, red candles, candle rings etc etc,  The outdoor lights can stay up for a while longer since it still is quite dark here in the mornings and afternoons.

Have a great Sunday everyone!

A day planned since a while back finally arrived. My mom, sis and I went into town this morning to go and see the exhibition of the five royal wedding dresses between 1976 – 2015. It was quite a nice exhibition and we enjoyed a couple of hours in the castle before it was time to go. We then went to an Italian restaurant for lunch and afterwards we strolled around town looking in stores and window shopping. 12000 steps later it was time to sit down for a coffee and a treat before we started our journey back home again. A really nice Saturday!

First week after the holidays completed. Yeah. I have been quite busy off and on at work and time has gone by fairly quickly.

Today I met an old friend for lunch – we need to see each other more often. I really appreciate these friends whom have followed me most of my life. It is a completely different feeling to spend time with one of those friends than with a new friend. Both kinds are good – but in different ways.

Time to enjoy some “fredagsmys” – have a great evening!

The city is still fully decorated with lights. They switched off the lights in the big Xmas-tree on Stureplan today so I guess they are preparing to take it all down now. It is so very dark in Sweden at this time of year so I don’t mind keeping the lights a bit longer. We will probably tuck away Xmas this weekend too though. But leave the outdoor lights for another couple of weeks.

Long day at work and after a quick dinner we went grocery shopping. Haven’t done that since before Xmas. Just a few things here and there on a day-to-day basis. But tonight we filled the cart.. I had a 5% discount coupon – perfect to use when you shop this much!