What if more teenagers, or people in general wanted more. I do not mean more money or stuff for themselves. Watched a TV-show with the girl Malala from Pakistan, who was shot by talibans for standing up for her and all other girls’ right for education and freedom. I got so inspired by her and…
Us and hurricanes
Last year, we left NYC earlier and in a little more hurry than planned due to hurricane Sandy. Today, a year to the date, a hurricane is closing in on our coast line. Do not like this trend.
Happy, HAPPY anniversary
Time? It is a strange phoneme. You can not touch it, but you know it is there through memories, pictures and feelings. Today, one year ago, on top of NYC we said, what we decades before already had decided, to stick through thick and thin and to the ones we are. As individuals, as a…
364
364 days ago I was a all jittery as we where off to NYC in a day… our great trip. With so many memories that we love to return to. Like this one or this.
Zzzzzzzzz
If you cough all night you sleep very little.
Big hearts
To balance my negative post from yesterday I need to say that I love people with big hearts. Who does the things you haven’t succeeded. A true leader in my eyes. Thank You (you know who you are, if you don’t I will inform you)! Unfortunatly, the same incident showing big hearts only confirms the…
Tired of
I am tired of people in leading positions who: Do not listen Do not care about people Do not see consequences, when it involves people, but apparently can see consequences when it involves money … hmm strange… Do not see it as their responsibility to motivate people, but are more than happy to ask you how…
Educators
There are few things more giving, than a good conversation. Friday was one of these days and so was today. I had several good ones, but I really enjoyed the one with a friend who also happens to be (or work as, if you feel uncomfortable to equal a person with its proffession) a teacher….
Oh what a day
Today has been one of these days that takes you forward, inward and upwards. Making you realise that the sky is the limit. If that is what you want it to be. The day stared with a morning lecture about the future trends of global business and especially our customers. What is it they want,…
My boys, my life
It must be impossible to have missed my boys. As any mother (I hope) I am so proud to have these individual around me. And little did I know 10 years back what effect their presence would have on me. This is my latest capture of the the two boy I once fantasized over 20…
To be proud of
Tuesday morning. No stress. No chaos. Still a Tuesday morning where time flies. In the car to work I reflect over the fact that I chose a different direction than before. When Fabian chose to wear his grumpy 7-year old mood and making it our fault that he didn’t want to eat breakfast. Instead of…
Have u seen this?
Here’s a clip from the Conan show where comedian, writer, producer, etc, etc, Louie C.K clarified, in five minutes, what your task is to be a parent and what life really is about. Brilliant!
Problems, problems, problems?
On my way to lunch yesterday I passed by a couple of conversations. Yes, I eavesdropped. In the most polite way. Just a short overhearing of the conversations as I walked by. I notice to my disappointment that they ware all negative. All discussions were around problems or how to tackle something negative about to…
Contemplation
The fireplace is burning, the wind i blowing, the rain is poring and life could not be much better. I have returned home after a week-end of laughter, discussion and reflection. Which usually is the result after seeing my childhood (and that is prior 18) friends. In a cabin, on the Swedish west coast we…
Attitude or simply put; stupid people
I say, once again, I am not surprised there are wars going on. Small people, with small self-worth needs to use bad attitudes towards other people… I am proud not not pick up the torch and add fuel to the discussion. I just write an angry reply telling the recipient how completely stupid it is…
Too tired
I had so much to tell, but getting too tired. Give it a try tomorrow. zzzzzzz
Not much
Today we have not done much. Had birthday party for both our boys at Laser dome. Great fun and 14 sweaty boys, and two tired parents (and we didn’t do much). Good fun. Tomorrow new week and much to do.
No stress
The Friday didn’t go as planned. After a meeting I went to Sam’s teacher to help her to make distribution list for the school’s mail system. Partly to be a nice parent, partly because I really do not want to have the weekly updates on a piece of paper. We have all different skills in…
Wor(l)d of wisdom
Today I have been granted the pleasure of meeting several words of wisdom. One was delivered from my colleague, who is starting her fast as of tomorrow. She had a really interesting approach to hunger and actually all other feelings our body and mind encounters. But more important how we can meet these feelings. “It…
Re-run
I can’t believe the week-end is over, it has passed SOOOOO fast. The Mr has been working all week except Friday, but that was when I did my live here and now and when hardcore shopping with a friend of mine. Before that I started with a cup of coffee with combined with a loooooooooooooooong…
Long time no see, a short description of my current life
I can’t believe the week is over. It went so fast. There is a LOT going on at the moment, both professionally and personally. Schools is on its third week. Fabian who has been looking forward to starting first grade all summer, and bigger parts of the spring, suddenly got cold feet the day before…
Danish and ice-cream
Drove Sam to taekwando practise, stopped for an ice-cream. A huge one! While eating Fabian was listening to the danish men who stopped for the same. He looks very facinated.
The second day
They say that the second day after a work out always is the worst. They are right. After my killer (yeah, kind of) training yesterday the pain is slowly coming. This must be how Hans Wiklund feels. He who has done an extreme body journey. On the other hand is married to former topp model…
Equality
I just would like to share a video which came my way the other day. I support everything connected to equality (gender, religion, sexual orienation etc) . And I condem everything that has to do with hate. Hate and ignorance. Love is beautiful, always.
Chats
Today I had a wonderful lunch with an even more wonderful friend. A friend I found via work and who I can be absolutely 100% open and honest with. Someone I can share my inner most feelings and thoughts with. A friend who listens, supports and challenge me. Today she challenged me to make chocolate…
Love too much
Is it possible to love someone too much? So much, that your love for that person makes more problems for the person and for your self?
Sigh
Soon 11.30 pm. Tomorrow I have to be up around 6.00 am and I am still awake just to watch Notting Hill, again. Why?
Congratulations all men
I must say it was a day of sadness the other day when Wentworth Miller released the news. Not so much that he is not coming to St Petersburg’s film festival. No, more so the fact that he is gays and I am not. On the otherhand me being gay, would’t help as he still…
Zzzzzzzz
So tired. A lot at work, good. A lot of other shit, not good.
Tomorrow is a huge day, huge
I will be a little late to work tomorrow. Reason? School starts. Our little one will start first grade. He has really been looking forward to it, until today. He thinks he will have a hard time to concentrate. To sit still. I told him, he’ll be fine. In one way or the other. He…
All worth it
Yesterday was a time warp for me and the Mr. The husband tied the football shoes on and entered his beloved pitch. With his home team, where he started and peaked he once again teamed up with the same old friends. The talks before and after the game, was all there. I took the later…
So what do I do
So, what do I do when my diligent colleagues stay with the big company and work hard. I wake up a little later than usual (this is an exception as the kids haven’t started school yet), I drink my morning coffee without any stress (and today the Mr joined, which is a bonus). I edit…
Out of office assistant
“Hej! I am living my life here and now and am therefore unfortunately not available for IKEA questions until Monday. Best regards, Louise Dock” This is my auto reply, when I, every Friday and every second Thursday, choose to do something different in my life. It use to be hang with my kids. Before Fabian…
Suckers
He he, the small (?) devil inside me is laughing real hard. Thinking about them poor bastards who, at 9.30 pm on this very Sunday, are having a hard anxiety attack as they are off to work tomorrow, after a somewhat long and fabulous vacation. I started working a month ago and is well past…
Crazy shit
Is about to happen. I’ll keep you posted.
What is important
Strange, huh, how life changes. Or how life changes you. And thank G*d for that. But still, how inefficient it is that we do not know what we know at 80 already at 20. Life would have been so much easier for that 20 year old. But it starts to hit me now, when touching…
Sweet Mary and Joseph
How hard can it be?! To go to bed at an descent hour? I went to bed an hour ago as I realized it would be too late to stay up and watch another re-run of SATC. Here I am, still awake, reading blogs, commenting and apparently blogging myself… Better turn off the lights now,…
What do you think about?
What do think about when you run? Or really what goes through your mind. Today, once again Sweden showed herself from the best of sides. The day have been really warm and I waited until 8:00 pm for my 7 k run. I did stop for some pictures, I just had to. My thoughts today…
L as in looser and Louise
Mother Nature swung whatever magical wand she might have and presented yet another fabulous day. Even-though I was stuck in the office the majority of the day, a phone call from my “oh, so wise husband” (yes, that is the verdict of the hour) changed the outcome. On his advise I played hooky and left…
All you need is…
… music, or really any form of art. But I would say, despite my unexisting musical sense, music is the form of art which, with ease, can bring you to the same level of high, which I believe (without knowing), the substabce abusers are going for. I mentioned this in this post. At the monent…
Goodbye summer
For some reason it felt like the last day of summer today. The weekend has been really hot, really, really hot. And we have enjoyed it. Today we went to Kattvik and further to the nature reserve Hovs Hallar. And if it was, it was a good one. With only one dog it is easier…
Limitless happiness
The answer to what brings you (OK me) limitless happiness is; When you find the forgotten (but not old) bag of candy with your favourite candy in the cupboard. And the fact that the kids are out and you can eat all you want! Hurray!
Hilarious
Already yesterday I wanted to write a post as tribute to my husband. Something I actually think is quite tacky thing to do in social media (just like posting an ridiculous amount of self portraits.. who does that?! … ;). It is something with the quadruple superlatives of one’s partner, that leaves me with the…
Bursting
The love for my children. Its is strange how big, complex, endless, heartwrecking and fantastically fabolous it is. Everybody being a parent knows what I am talking about. Earlier this week it was on the rim of disappearing, today it is a bottomless well. When our boys are good they are better than great. When…
When the going gets tough, the tough gets going
… don’t ever forget when I mentioned this… I promise this is only the beginning…
Louise Dock 