Soon...
...I´ll be back in Slovenia (Ljubljana and Portoroz) for the fall. Only one week left in Sweden! Hopefully I´ll be back in late December to celebrate Christmas and New Year with my family. FIngers crossed, ey that I won´t be too busy with school and everything around it so I can catch a flight to Sweden for the holidays. It has worked out just fine every year so far :) No, enough talking, have to practise piano now. Found a couple of great songs on the net which I must try to learn (btw, I went to music-school (piano) for ten years). Have a nice day. See ya!
Farewell...
...to you, my summer header :(
Must haves
These articles of clothing and accessories are on my wish-list for autumn ´09. I already know which ones I want for my brithday :)
I love french-manicure
Manicures began 5000 years ago. In India, henna was used for manicure. French manicures are manicures designed to resemble a natural nail, and are characterized by natural pink base nails with white tips. The tips of the nail are painted white while the rest of the nail is polished in a pink or a suitable nude shade. French manicures may have originated in 18th-century Paris and were popular in the 1920s and 1930s. I do my own french-manicure at home with help from these wonderful nailpolish-products from Manhattan.
Blueberry-paradise...
....is all I can say! After picking blueberries for about two hours in the forrest mum did a blueberry-pie with vanilla-cream and blueberry-Schtrudel (sorry, I only know the German word for this dessert). So I´m just about to sit down in the dining-room and fill my tummy with the best berries in the world!
Tschüs to you all.
Another day in Paradise
...God, I really need to change my alarm-signal because I can´t wake up to this song when I´m suppose to work in the morning. Because I definitely wouldn´t call my work, or any work at all for that matter, paradise, even though I´m very lucky and like my work and co-workers, but even I sometimes when I wake up at 5:30 most of all want to call my work and say that "I´m rather indisposed to work today". Ok, where was I? Oh yeah right, paradise is a small island with a white sandbeach and blue ocean surrounding it. Or somewhere in the Alps with lots of snow, a cosy cabin and hot coco.
Anyway today was a day for changes. My old calender and cellphone were replaced and put away somewhere deep in my closet so a new phone and calender could take they´re places. I also had some luxury-candy and picked blueberries and mushrooms with my family.
Now I´ve got to go, ´cuz it´s time for my daily smoothie. I can´t believe it´s already autumn...I was just making plans for the summer! Beware mr. G, when I come to Portoroz we´ll rock the town and for every "no" or "it´s not summer now" my responde will be "Frankly my dear, I don´t give a damn!"
Anyway today was a day for changes. My old calender and cellphone were replaced and put away somewhere deep in my closet so a new phone and calender could take they´re places. I also had some luxury-candy and picked blueberries and mushrooms with my family.
Now I´ve got to go, ´cuz it´s time for my daily smoothie. I can´t believe it´s already autumn...I was just making plans for the summer! Beware mr. G, when I come to Portoroz we´ll rock the town and for every "no" or "it´s not summer now" my responde will be "Frankly my dear, I don´t give a damn!"
Kräftskiva
Got off from work at 16.00 and went straight home where I found my family watching "Singing in the Rain". I joined them and remembered how I used to watch this movie with my grandfather :) At 18.00 we had our yearly "Kräftskiva" (crayfish party). I was so full from all the delicious crayfish so I couldn´t move...for about ten minutes :) Afterwards the whole family headed to the living room to watch "District 9". Can´t wait to next years "Kräftskiva".
A crayfish party is a traditional summertime eating and drinking celebration in the Nordic countries. The tradition originated in Sweden, where a crayfish party is called a "kräftskiva". Crayfish parties are generally held during August, a tradition that started because crayfish harvesting in Sweden was, for most of the 20th century, legally limited to late summer. A rowdy atmosphere prevails amid noisy eating and traditional drinking songs (snapsvisa). It is culturally correct to suck the juice out of the crayfish before shelling it. The crayfish are boiled in salt water and eaten togheter with garlic-bread. Akvavit and other kinds of snaps are served, as well as beer.
A crayfish party is a traditional summertime eating and drinking celebration in the Nordic countries. The tradition originated in Sweden, where a crayfish party is called a "kräftskiva". Crayfish parties are generally held during August, a tradition that started because crayfish harvesting in Sweden was, for most of the 20th century, legally limited to late summer. A rowdy atmosphere prevails amid noisy eating and traditional drinking songs (snapsvisa). It is culturally correct to suck the juice out of the crayfish before shelling it. The crayfish are boiled in salt water and eaten togheter with garlic-bread. Akvavit and other kinds of snaps are served, as well as beer.
I´m cool
I'm too cool for my dress. The shades don't leave my head. The shoes don´t leave my feet. Everything you say is so irrelevant. You follow and I lead. You want to be like me. But your just a wannabe. Love it or hate it. I can't help the way I am. Hope you don't misunderstand. But I'm too cool. Don't take it personal. Don't get emotional. You know it's the truth. Lucky I'm so nice. Even I'm surprised. You are still allowed to be in my crew. Show you how it's done. If you want to be someone. Just watch me and you'll learn. Me, myself, and I agree. You'll never catch up with me. You see I'm all beauty, brains and talents. I got it all. Well others have to try all their lives. Still they never get the call. That's the difference between you and me. I'm a natural. I'm the real deal. I´m too cool!
That´s exactly what you would think with these pumps on:) But then again, I always feel way cooler than I should...I wish everyone would :)
That´s exactly what you would think with these pumps on:) But then again, I always feel way cooler than I should...I wish everyone would :)
Friday 21.08.09
Work from 7.00 to 13.30. Then off to our local food-store to buy food for the weekend with mum. In the evening mum, dad and I watched "The Proposal"...really funny actually ;) And cosy...rainy and dark outside, perfect time to cuddle up in the sofa and watch a good movie :) My other two siblings where out somewhere but I was so beat from work so watching a romantic comedy was about all I could handle. I work both Saturday and Sunday so I´ll be heading to bed with my MP3 and "Break the Ice" soon.
Btw, summer is almost over (not in Portoroz though where I´ll be spending entire September ;) and I have had my eyes open for a fresh new autumn warderobe for some time now. What do you say about these outfits?...that´s so me :) I simply adore leather-gloves, cute tops, blazers, jeans, high-heels and antique jewellery when it comes to autumn. 
Radiant
A couple of my favourite products. They´re awesome for my hair and skin and on top of that they´re not too expensive. After a treatment consisting of all of this I really look radiant ;) Or at least I feel radiant...
Schwartzkopf Gliss Schampoo - Hair Repair
Garnier: Natural Respons schampoo
Schwartzkopf Intensive Care Conditioner
Naturelle Deo
Jeune Facial Mask
Schwartzkopf Gliss Schampoo - Hair Repair
Garnier: Natural Respons schampoo
Schwartzkopf Intensive Care Conditioner
Naturelle Deo
Jeune Facial Mask
17-08-09 Monday - Göteborg
The "dreamteam" (my friend, sister and I) took a trip to Göteborg. We headed first to the airport where we ate some sushi and asked for information about working at the airport (which one of us?...that´s a secret only we three know...for now ;) Afterwards we drove in to Göteborg city to do some shopping. I know I was a pain in the ass beacuse me feet hurt so much (wrong shoes!) And I declared to everyone that the worst thing I know is shopping! My sister and our friend on the other hand went from one shop to another for about a hundred hours and I, of course followed them...I didn´t find anything I liked. I guess I´m a little bit hard to please and besides I´m going to Ljubljana soon (oh, ZARA and Orsay here I come!) and I´ll buy me a autumn-warderobe over there.
But despite my poor feet I had a wonderful day :) Wouldn´t you agree after looking at these photos?
My favourites.
Landvetter Airport, Göteborg.
Guess the shoe? Haha...the light-brown is mine. Not comfortable let me tell you!
We were looking for a fun destination for our next trip. Maybe Stockholm or Amesterdam?
Uncomfortable shoes and shopping = not a good match!
Göteborg
But despite my poor feet I had a wonderful day :) Wouldn´t you agree after looking at these photos?
My favourites.
Landvetter Airport, Göteborg.
Guess the shoe? Haha...the light-brown is mine. Not comfortable let me tell you!
We were looking for a fun destination for our next trip. Maybe Stockholm or Amesterdam?
Uncomfortable shoes and shopping = not a good match!
Göteborg
14-08-09 Friday
My friend, sister and I took a nice "coffee-break" in our local café before heading to work. Mmmm...blueberry-pie...
A fine day indeed 7.8.09
I wish today would never end. Started the day with work from 7.00 to 13.00. We all agreed we derserved a nice break from work so one of us went down to the local store and bought ice-cream cake. Yummy. We had so much fun! It was sunny and really hot the entire day. When I came home from work I grabbed my MP3 and went sunbathing in the garden. At 15.00 my brother and I went to the supermarket to buy food for the weekend. I also had time to check the tires on my car, I mean my father´s car..hehe..I´ve been driving his car to and from work for six weeks now...maybe I should tell you I have 10 minutes walking distance, 5 minutes with my bike and 2 minutes with the car...oops! When we came home I and our dog had a little picknick in the garden. And now I´m waiting for 2 1/2 men to start followed by Black Dahlia.
Tschüs!
Tschüs!
Day off 4.8.09
I have struggled with my clothes today. Clothes I want to keep, clothes I´ll send to Africa and clothes I might sell. Three piles. Order and method. No nervs left! I have clothes in Slovenia too but I guess I have to deal with them when I go back. I´ve also made a heavenly lunch today: "knäckebröd" (Swedish bread) with some creme fraiche, sliced tomatoes, oregano and oliveoil and drink-yoghurt to wash it down with ;)
I didn´t work today because it was my day off. After lunch I went down to the local supermarket and bought some icecream (cravings!!!) and got my new cell-phone (slide, I´m all about flip-flop phones, but there´s nothing wrong with a small change once in a while). Guess what kind of ringtone I have? "Baby, I can see your halo, halo, halo...." Sweet!
I didn´t work today because it was my day off. After lunch I went down to the local supermarket and bought some icecream (cravings!!!) and got my new cell-phone (slide, I´m all about flip-flop phones, but there´s nothing wrong with a small change once in a while). Guess what kind of ringtone I have? "Baby, I can see your halo, halo, halo...." Sweet!
Birthday and family-day
Today was an amazing day. Mum´s 50th birhday. We started the day with a real English Breakfast which my sister and I did. After there was some cooking and baking going on in our kitchen, we went to buy flowers and chocolate, we took like one million photos, we ate a three course dinner in the evening and talked over some birthday cake and cider until late. We were supposed to watch a movie and eat some candy and chips but neither of us could manage to eat more or keep our eyes open. It was a nice family day and that´s what mum wanted, not a big party but a quiet family-day with a nice long family-dinner before going to sleep.
Birthday planning
My family´s back and it´s not until now I realize how much I really missed them. I mean those six weeks were pretty fun but being together again just feels so right. Got off work at 15.00 and my sister and I went to the store to buy some chips and chocolate for our "mini-roud-trip"...to a lake outside the town were living in...hahaha...I drove, we ate choclate and sang along with "Right Round" so everyone we met on the streets looked surprised when they saw us...hahah!
Tomorrow´s mum birthday! 50th birthday! That´s pretty huge. My father had his 50th birthday last year and my sister turned 18 in July...so yeah, a lot of big celebrations during these couple of years. Can´t wait until tomorrow, my sister and I decided we´ll do a big chocolate cake with a lot of different fruit and white chocolate and to make a yummy breakfast before everyone else wakes up...let´s see how that goes, shall we? I have three days off from work, starting tomorrow and on Friday I start at 14.30. Mum´s alreday made clear to all of us were going to the forrest to pick blueberries on Wednesday. I do hope her plan for Thursday is chillin´.
I´m beat after work and everything else I´ve done today but my sister and I have some planning to do for tomorrow before we can rest our little heads. And I have to find the movie "Nearing Grace"...I know I have it somewhere...
Busy night awaits us.
Tomorrow´s mum birthday! 50th birthday! That´s pretty huge. My father had his 50th birthday last year and my sister turned 18 in July...so yeah, a lot of big celebrations during these couple of years. Can´t wait until tomorrow, my sister and I decided we´ll do a big chocolate cake with a lot of different fruit and white chocolate and to make a yummy breakfast before everyone else wakes up...let´s see how that goes, shall we? I have three days off from work, starting tomorrow and on Friday I start at 14.30. Mum´s alreday made clear to all of us were going to the forrest to pick blueberries on Wednesday. I do hope her plan for Thursday is chillin´.
I´m beat after work and everything else I´ve done today but my sister and I have some planning to do for tomorrow before we can rest our little heads. And I have to find the movie "Nearing Grace"...I know I have it somewhere...
Busy night awaits us.
Everwood
Oh, Everwood, my absolute favourite show! It´s been ages since I last saw it. I have made up a plan. When I come home to Sweden again for the Christmas Holidays in December I´ll look myself in our livingroom with hot chocolate, a cosy blanket, light a fire and watch all the seasons of Everwood. And Hopefully it´ll snow outside! I love Everwood because it´s such a nice story, I love the characters (Ephram is so gorgeous) and I think the town Everwood surrounded by mountains and with a big lake in the middle of it, is the most cosy place on the planet. And is remarkable how it always manage to snow at the right time (Christmas Eve, romantic dates etc.).
If I could choose wherever I wanted to live in the world it would probably be: a smaller town like Everwood somewhere in Colorado or maybe in Canada, New York (of course), Portoroz (where I most likely will end up (I mean permanent)), a castle somewhere in Scotland with mountains and a big lake just oustide, Barcelona (I really like this town) or/and Brisbane in Australia. These places are all so different from eachother. Where can you picture me living the rest of my life? A hill-billie in Colorado, a glamouzon in NYC, a surfgirl in Portoroz, an art-freak/soccer-fan in Barcelona, a girl far far from home becoming an Aussie or a tea-drinking snob with pearls and skirts in a castle in Scotland?
I´m not hard to please, now am I?
If I could choose wherever I wanted to live in the world it would probably be: a smaller town like Everwood somewhere in Colorado or maybe in Canada, New York (of course), Portoroz (where I most likely will end up (I mean permanent)), a castle somewhere in Scotland with mountains and a big lake just oustide, Barcelona (I really like this town) or/and Brisbane in Australia. These places are all so different from eachother. Where can you picture me living the rest of my life? A hill-billie in Colorado, a glamouzon in NYC, a surfgirl in Portoroz, an art-freak/soccer-fan in Barcelona, a girl far far from home becoming an Aussie or a tea-drinking snob with pearls and skirts in a castle in Scotland?
I´m not hard to please, now am I?
Places in Sweden
Remembering wonderful places in Sweden I visited, like Marstrand where I sailed togheter with some other people from school (this was in the 9th grade). It was so beautiful. I hope I have time to go back someday, beacuse it´s really worth visiting this amazing little town. And of course our family-vacation on Öland a couple of years ago and our annual daytrip in May to Vadstena, Brahehus and Gränna. My friend and I drove to this amazing little island named Visingsö last summer and had a great time there. I have so many wonderful memories and I´m so grateful for everything I´ve experinced and seen...let´s just hope the future gets even better! :)
Pictures. From left to right: Marstrand, Öland, Vadstena, Gränna, Visingsö and Brahehus.
Pictures. From left to right: Marstrand, Öland, Vadstena, Gränna, Visingsö and Brahehus.
The ultimate quiz...how normal are you?
I found this funny quiz on the net where you have to choose your favourites. Are you very normal, medium normal or so abnormal that there´s no words to describe it? Haha...it looks like I´m medium normal...wonder what I did wrong? It must be beacuse I chose Harry Potter!
1) Twilight - Harry Potter
(this one was really difficult, I like them both, but I was "faithful" to HP long before Twilight so...)
2) Summer -Winter
(this one was difficult too)
3)Sergio Ramos - Fernando Torres
(this one was easy though, stupid to even ask such an obvious question :)
4)Candy - Fruit
(I feel better after eating fruit, I just get tired from candy)
5) Pepsi -Coca Cola
(always and forever)
6) Kaká -Ronaldinho
(do they need to ask? I mean honestly!)
7)Los Angeles - New York City
(only been to New York, so yes my choice is New York)
8)Daniel Radcliffe - Robert Pattison
(what´s the deal with HP vs. Twilight anyway?)
9)Rihanna - Beyoncé
(Baby, I can see your halo, halo, halo...)
10) Chace Crawford -Ed Westwick
(is this a rhetorcial question or what?)
and so on and so on...another million choices!
(this one was really difficult, I like them both, but I was "faithful" to HP long before Twilight so...)
2) Summer -
(this one was difficult too)
3)
(this one was easy though, stupid to even ask such an obvious question :)
4)
(I feel better after eating fruit, I just get tired from candy)
5) Pepsi -
(always and forever)
6) Kaká -
(do they need to ask? I mean honestly!)
7)
(only been to New York, so yes my choice is New York)
8)
(what´s the deal with HP vs. Twilight anyway?)
9)
(Baby, I can see your halo, halo, halo...)
10) Chace Crawford -
(is this a rhetorcial question or what?)
and so on and so on...another million choices!
Healthy choices
I like to start my day off with (hot) water and half a squesed fresh lemon to "clean" the body. We need to wash the inside of our bodies with water after a night´s sleep beacause we are usually slightly dehydrated in the morning. This also fills me with energy for the whole day, even if I go up at 5 a.m. some mornings!
Or I make a cup of hot green tea without sugar. It´s really good for your skin. During the day I drink a lot of water. I can´t emphasize enough how important it´s to drink plain spring-water. It´s defintely a big factor in maintaining your health.
A couple of times a week I make smoothies which can include all from carrots and melon to blackberries and apples. And of course without sugar. I don´t have any recipes but make them based on what I´m in the mood for or simply what´s in my fridge. My mum and I are addicted to smoothies. If I had to choose a favourite I would probably choose a smoothie made of strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, vanilla yoghurt and topped with shredded cocoanut.
I also belive very much in having a fresh oragnic juice, especially green juice and eating for your blood-type.
A real speciality I´ve learned to love and which my mother also has started to appreciate is my "avocado-with-potatoes". Basically I slice an avocado and put on potatoe-salad, topped with slices of fresh tomatoe. It´s really important to eat your "greens" every day.
I´m not a vegetarian even though I don´t eat a lot of meat. But I do think meat is important for you and try to eat it at least once or twice a week. What I do love is fish, all kinds of fish. Tuna-fish is not just healthy is also heavenly. You can have it on pasta with some veggies, you can put it on a slice of bread with tomatoes and olive-oil or make a salad consisting of tunafish, tomatoes, mozzarella,oregano and olive-oil.
And don´t forget to sleep at least eight hours every night and spend time out in the fresh air!
Even though I believe it´s important to think about what you eat and try to eat as much veggies as possible and drink a lot of water, you should also allow yourself to eat "unhealthy" food from time to time...but think about the balance! Balance is the key to everything!
Or I make a cup of hot green tea without sugar. It´s really good for your skin. During the day I drink a lot of water. I can´t emphasize enough how important it´s to drink plain spring-water. It´s defintely a big factor in maintaining your health.
A couple of times a week I make smoothies which can include all from carrots and melon to blackberries and apples. And of course without sugar. I don´t have any recipes but make them based on what I´m in the mood for or simply what´s in my fridge. My mum and I are addicted to smoothies. If I had to choose a favourite I would probably choose a smoothie made of strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, vanilla yoghurt and topped with shredded cocoanut.
I also belive very much in having a fresh oragnic juice, especially green juice and eating for your blood-type.
A real speciality I´ve learned to love and which my mother also has started to appreciate is my "avocado-with-potatoes". Basically I slice an avocado and put on potatoe-salad, topped with slices of fresh tomatoe. It´s really important to eat your "greens" every day.
I´m not a vegetarian even though I don´t eat a lot of meat. But I do think meat is important for you and try to eat it at least once or twice a week. What I do love is fish, all kinds of fish. Tuna-fish is not just healthy is also heavenly. You can have it on pasta with some veggies, you can put it on a slice of bread with tomatoes and olive-oil or make a salad consisting of tunafish, tomatoes, mozzarella,oregano and olive-oil.
And don´t forget to sleep at least eight hours every night and spend time out in the fresh air!
Even though I believe it´s important to think about what you eat and try to eat as much veggies as possible and drink a lot of water, you should also allow yourself to eat "unhealthy" food from time to time...but think about the balance! Balance is the key to everything!
