Good thing that I am not made of glass. Then I would have broken. But one could think I am made of steel. Good, solid, unbreakable, unbendable Swedish steel. Been to my first yoga pass. Nothing advanced, no Birkram yoga. Viryayoga it is called. It is tough, it is sweaty, it is fun. Yoga it…
Category: Life in general
A step
Last week I applied for a assignment for my own communication business and today I got a positive answer! Yiiiiha, is this the beginning of the end of my current crises? Have I mentioned that reflections are good, but the only thing that counts is action.
My life is not Pommac
As mentioned in an earlier post, I am stuck in my development. But step by step, and with the never ending patience of (a) friend(s) I am making progress. Small progress. I want more. More of life. My life is not a bloody Pommac, it is freaking champagne!
Gotta love
Said it before, but worth saying again. One just have to love the children’s shows brought by Swedish public service TV. 1.5 hrs of knowledge and laughter, from both children and adults.
Not so good
Little things can tick (do one still use that word in modern US english…) as much as being wrong. I have no problem acknowledge when I do on the other hand I rarely have to ;), ’cause I keep shut when I am unsure. Today was Sam’s first real am. football practice. As the club…
The best thing
The best thing with buying something new is that you need to by more new things. So with the new couch I realized that I need a new sideboard to have behind it for different important things, like candles. And the best thing with me is that I am soooo good at planning and searching. So…
And the winner is…
… ME! I provide my self with the mother of the year award. The motivation says: “Louise gets the award, not because she is perfect, never yells or can flawlessly act in such a way that she secures that her children never doubts their self-worth. No, Louise gets the award because she tries and foremost…
Done it
So, it is done. 5 seasons of the Mr’s and mine common favourite TV-serie – Sons of Anarchy. We are hoping for a seasons 6. Real soon. Our children will remember this X-mas break as the one when mommy and daddy were watchig TV. All the time.
I choose to call it “stuck in a development step”
Some might call it crisis. I think I might have done that to. But to stay prosperous and cheerful I choose this more forward looking terminology. I thought I had mine 40-year crisis some years ago. And therefore convinced that this would mean I wouldn’t get one closing in on 40… All of a sudden…
Love and attention
I decided that my blog should get some more love and attention. Been a weak fall for blogging. But one can always change and make better, right? So to start a new header. My favourite pics from our US trip this fall. What a day (and trip) we had. Even we had to do our…
Slowly
The days after Christmas (as well as Christmas) has been slow. Positively slow, wonderful days where not much is being done at all (except catching up 5 seasons of Sons of Anarchy). As I am pretty good at doing nothing normally, I am thinking that I should be stepping up and do something. And then,…
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
We (or I) did the choice to limit the no. of paper Christmas cards sent out by the swedish postal services. Therefore I send our Seasons greeting via this post instead (if you are a regular on FB, you got it there as well). Maybe not at personal… but it is the thought that counts……
Waiting
Agreed to join the husband to the “city” while he went for massage. Note to self. Do not go to the “city” before 10.00 am. Nothing is open. So my view has been this for 30 min. Now I realized Espresso House was open…
Christmas getting closer
Christmas is getting closer. I love this time of year, thee Christmas tree will move in this week-end. I think I love this time because I am a sucker for having it cosy. Lit candles and a fire in the fireplace (preferably with snowstorms outside) all this . To create a warm and safe feeling…
No place like home
Sitting in front the fire place (as we have it by our dining table I can’t sit in a comfy armchair), but I have two dogs to join. Nice.
Stockholm part III
We are waiting at the airport to board our plane. Full snow storm in southwest… Stockholm have been great showing herself from her best side. Christmas market at Skansen – spectacular the snow surley helped. Dirty Dancing the musical was good but not outstanding as I thought, but sure the music will always be the…
1st Advent
I have just returned home after a visit at the movies with my boys and a friend of Sam’s. The five legends, good. I love the sound of my boys laughing straight out. The kind of laughter which far from cultivate, but straight from the heart. Now I have pimped the house with the final…
Ache
Kids will be kids, but it is not OK that one is bullied (with ever so “small” things) so he feels that it is better to be alone. It is not OK at all. I try to get a perspective on it but the mummy heart aches :(.
The best day of the week
I would love to be able to title this post “My favourite time of the day”. But let’s face it, we are not there yet. But it happens at least once a week now and it is a real pleasure. My HUSBAND and I sit at while longer after dinner and talk when the boys…
Words
When the husband last week atttended an assesment, he got a question about me… What characteristics he saw in me, his wife. Smart, energetic and darn attractive. Always fun to hear good thing about oneself. In this case surprising might be considered the right choice of word. Wasn’t sure he had any thoughts about me…
Help wanted
OK, I need to know where I can buy a COMFORTABLE, lay-down-to watch-TV sofa ( I do not need a sofa where granny can get up, she can sit in on the kitchen chair) for a family of 4 (where of two members are growing taller, while the other is growing wider) and an occasionally…
Dolphins
As I mentioned before, we spent one day (or half of one) during our Key West stay, dolphin watching. Unfortunately (or not) our first arrangements with captain Sheri at Wild about dolphins got cancelled due to illness in the family. But she arranged for us to go with captain John at Dolphin watch instead. What…
EST or CET or a little bit of both
I think I am in two times zones… I am a little tired all day and fall quickly asleep almost everywhere, like on a concert, and it was not bad at all, quite to opposite. But I have a hard time getting to sleep. Sorry about my poor blogging these days. Naturally it has to…
Elvis and the Keys
We are about to arrive in sunny and warm Key West. Elvis with Jail House Rock on the radio. Can’t become more American than this.
Heading south
After some great days in Orlando we are about to head south to the Keys tomorrow. Life is grand.
Thank you
A big thank you to the author, actor, creator etc etc Jonas Gardell. For writing “Never wipe tears without gloves“. A fantastic tvseries of love in 80’s gay world. Fantastic and leaving me with so many thoughts and aspects of life.
Nothing really happens
My life contains work at the moment. 40 hrs a week, or actually more. Complained to the Mr that we do not really socialize at the moment. But the the neighbour came by so that is nor entirely true. Have a good Friday all.
… And by the way
As my last post stated. We have turned pages and start off fresh. But do really my sons think I turned 78… But it is the thought that counts right?
And everything is forgotten
Yesterday’s not so appreciated celebration of my birth was forgotten today.
Birthday and all that
(picture from pinterest) Three hours left of my 38 birthday. I will never ever claim (don’t know if I ever said the opposite) that birthdays are not important. Especially not mine. I love my birthday. U do not forget birthdays. Unless you happen to be the adult male living under the same roof as myself….
Small talk
Just finished a small fika with a friend and ex colleague. Good stuff. Now time for what I am best at. Start the fire place, lit some candles and do nothing.
True happiness
True happiness might be hard to find. But when you do, it is simple. Like the fact that both of your children enjoy school and seem to be follow without any trouble. I am blessed!
Monday
Maybe I should get over it. Get over it and get up. The Mr’s alarm went off almost an hour ago and I, I was planning to sleep for an hour. Didn’t happen so let’s go up and kick-off this Monday!
All you need is love
Tired, as one only can be after driving in 1.5 hrs through the worst of rains. Just after flying in from Amsterdam after 3 days of meetings. Coming home to the best of worlds. Two children so happy to see me (!) and who continue to show their affection through kisses and cuddles all evening….
Yesterday
Yesterday, was mine and Sam’s date night. To tell the truth it was more me wanting it then he needing it. After dinner, somewhat stressed we went to Rock the ballet, a little less prestigious form of ballet with different rock classics. Sam liked it a lot. He got somewhat bored in end of the…
Tick tock
It is getting late and a new working week starts tomorrow. Was shooting some pics today, and I am soooooo pleased over the result. Not so pleasing was the total melt down our oldest, who I had a fantastic great date with the other night, had just before dinner. I guess that is life. Good…
Our soccerplayer
I had some old pics laying on the desktop, that I better share for the world. If you would like to see him in action I have this clip to show you on youtube.
To see
It is so easy. In theory. To be a parent. All they need is to be seen. To be confirmed. I am happy and proud that I have fund my way, in my everyday. Don’t missunderstand, my children don’t get there will through. Quite the opposite. But I respect their feelings.
Date night
Yes, I know. A date night is supposed to be with your husband/wife/partner. But on Saturday I will have one with my oldest. I am taking Sam to the theatre watch a dance show. He would like to be able to do cool dance moves but no real desire to learn himself. But I still…
The good parent and all that
Life, what an exhausting little journey. During my years as a mother, I have come to the conclusion that it is my role, as a parent, to coach my sons after their personal conditions and character. I have also decided that I shall do this in a way that strengthens them and not by, the…
Who would have known
It should be obvious, especially since my last post was about my children getting older, that so do I. On the other hand I am not really up for the small but still irritating ailments that comes with age. Like bunions (sorry for the intimate sharing). Oh lord, what they hurt! Why wasn’t I told?…
OMG!
On our way to the store this afternoon F, the little one, starting to sound words on his brother’s Donald Duck magazine. WHAT?! WHEN?! HOW?! and WHY?! My babies, my small babies are getting big and so soon!
Heels
B.K (= before kids) I always had good sized heels. Not the tallest of stilettos, but tall ones making my 172.5 cm over sea level reach at least 177 (my preferred hight). After last week’s dentist purchase (the one you get to do when they (the dentists) no longer offer you a sticker) I can’t…
Never ever
I sometimes amuse myself to look through my blog and what I did/where (mentally) I was exactly one, two, three, four years ago. Apparently I have never blogged on the 12 of September before. Never mind. I had a life and reading from it a pretty good one. Then as now (jeep, now I will…
Time to let go
I am sick of it. The cold, especially the cough that is irritating and comes at the worst times and NEVER stops. And then the headache that comes with the cough. Arrrhhhhhhh! But then we have the little baby that make you happy (even if he is not that happy anymore, but still cute).
To tell u the truth
I am what I am. And do you know what. I am pretty fine with that. I met an old colleague (a friend that was my colleague some time ago, not that she is old… just for the record) for a coffee the other day. We have not met much since we parted as colleagues…
Louise Dock 