2020-04-05 09:45
So how are things in Sweden anyway…?
Sunday… Tomorrow I will go into my fourth week of remote/semi remote work. To say the least, social distancing is not one of my faves and… Read More
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A swedish girl and a british guy, facing the trials of long distance relationships, cultural differences and the impending doom of Brexit.
2019-08-21 14:39
I’m over the moon! Just got my tickets for the Brad Paisley concert in Copenhagen in October. I so badly wanted to go but I have no friends listening to country music. Or so I thought!… Read More
2019-08-03 08:02
I asked myself a few days ago what my 2019 had to give. Or more, what my mission for 2019 and self development was. I didn’t know, and I hadn’t thought about it earlier this year… Read More
2019-07-31 19:55
…or is it?
After have done my laundry Sunday, I only managed to put the bed sheet on before falling into deep sleep. Monday morning I had to get ready for my interview, where I got co… Read More
2019-07-25 10:11
Ever heard of that?
The first time I heard of it was the summer of 2006. One year earlier, I had started working on the ships with my two weeks on, two weeks off schedule and I was still wor… Read More
2019-02-09 12:31
The other day I got a text, MMS, from an old friend asking if it was me in the photo. I was pretty sure it was. My ring (which I’ve designed myself), my watch and clothes, my book, my… Read More
2019-02-08 21:21
I have no idea what I’m up to, but I’m going for it!
I just decided to join something called My Peak Challenge. It’s like a community that focus on… Well, a good li… Read More
2019-02-07 07:00
I miss writing. So, I’m going to do a test. 500 ish words per post. Keep it short but sweet. And today, I’m going to start with giving myself some cred.
My blogging kind of stopp… Read More
2018-12-24 09:59
I broke up with iPhone!
You know how they say you shouldn’t settle for less. And I just won’t! IPhone was my first smartphone, and not been trying anything else… I knew it… Read More
2018-12-12 13:45
I’m embracing every last minute I have visiting this beautiful country for free (free, as in travelling here for free with work). The nature and atmosphere here is just so different fr… Read More
2018-12-11 11:30
I’m on my second to last contract at sea. And it’s not even two full contracts. I’m on my eight days contract now, midway, and have another four days before waving off ship… Read More
2018-11-04 14:09
Once upon a time there was a girl who more often than not got misunderstood. She was pretty and kind. But also intelligent with an authoritative straight back head up posture that many saw a… Read More
2018-01-13 17:00
Two weeks into the new year and, it could really have been any two weeks of any year but, I feel hopeful. And do I dare to say it… Happy. It’s funny how it on the 1st of January… Read More
2017-12-14 09:59
It was time for the company’s annual Christmas party this weekend, in Stockholm, and I was choosing between my Karen Millen dress and my Ted Baker dress. Oh, the problems a woman can h… Read More
2017-12-05 21:48
So! What happened with my #100happydays challenge? Let’s just say this, and pardon my French: Shit happens, move on! (But I will try it again when things are ((read my life is)) sorted… Read More
2017-11-09 15:41
Life – has everything to take
Life – has also so much to give, so live!
Four days in on my little project #100happydays and it’s going ok so far. It would have been really… Read More
2017-11-06 16:18
It’s been freezing cold in Malmö today, but the sun has been out and it has felt like an early spring day. I’ve been out walking all day to try and get as much vitamin D as… Read More
2017-11-05 20:03
…she says to herself, smiling, and starts dancing her way, slowly, down the three steps that takes her to the big open living room. It only takes one right song to get her into this m… Read More
2017-11-04 17:01
…and ten books, some articles and a few lonely chapters later. It’s so interesting, and I wish there was more time. I want more books to read, more articles to analyse and more… Read More
2017-10-31 14:20
What does that even mean? Well… I’ll tell you…
Having a bad hair day is something everyone say they have from time to time. They say they’re having one. But no… Read More
2017-10-20 15:18
…that there is no straight road to your goals?
Yes, I did. As soon as I posted my last post, that rocky road started. But funny enough, not in a bad way. Or wait! Yes, in a bad way! O… Read More
2017-10-01 16:53
Before I forget, I just love my #TedBaker coat you can see (well hardly but anyway) in the featured image.
Part one: Surprisingly enough, Brexit research is back on! Or it was… It jus… Read More
2017-09-21 06:14
“I’ve made mistakes
I could have treated you better
I let you get away
There goes my happily ever after
Tell me why, why can’t we try and start again?
This can’t be h… Read More
2017-09-13 17:24
Today I silently broke down in class. I turned my head away from everyone, leaving them to come up with a reason themselves, of why.
In two weeks, it’s been two years. Out of nowhere t… Read More
2017-09-10 13:01
Two full weeks has past by, as a student at Lund University. I’m now thinking of making this blog a bit more personal, so here’s a photo of me and my dad outside the University L… Read More
2017-09-07 10:19
As sad and tragic as this might sound, I have three heroes at a place called Redfellas in Malmö, taking good care of me. I mean… It’s sad, because I’m just a coffee l… Read More
2017-08-20 14:31
You know when you’re a teenager and you think your parents are just wrong. About everything. And you’re convinced that you, yourself, are just so clever, full of experience and k… Read More
2017-08-13 19:36
First of all, I love this Karen Millen dress. But, as with a lot of my favourite dresses nowadays, it doesn’t fit me anymore. Backside of losing weight *sad face*
Anyway… When o… Read More
2017-08-12 00:34
I woke up this morning with low blood sugar and a pounding headache. At first, I thought I was only tired and went back to sleep. When I woke up again I was still tired and had a headache, s… Read More
2017-08-09 23:38
That’s so me! And I’m going to prove it to you right here, right now. But I’ve taken it to the next level. I can bake bread too!
First of all, what a stupid idea to start b… Read More
2017-08-06 14:37
I did the opposite to Cinderella last night. Exactly at midnight a friend called and wanted to have drinks. At the casino. I quickly changed into something more appropriate, had a quick gl… Read More
2017-08-04 11:39
“What? What is that? Huh? …still don’t get it…” was my first thoughts after a sit down with a VP Corporate Finance guy at a known global company last week. Th… Read More
2017-08-02 20:37
Here I am, sat on my balcony, listening to a live concert with Per Gessle from Roxette. Correct, he’s not here on the balcony with me, but the park next to my apartment has all differe… Read More
2017-08-02 09:40
Anna Kinberg Batra – That could be the name of our next Prime Minister
Next Election Day in Sweden is on the 9th of September 2018, so next year. It would surprise me greatly if our pr… Read More
2017-07-30 22:36
You know when you’ve made a fool of yourself in public, preferably being on your own as well, and you just wished someone videoed it? That’s what happened to me today.
I went to… Read More
2017-07-30 00:36
Did I get the title wrong?
This post will sound really depressing and maybe a bit harsh, but it’s really not. In this age of time, everyone’s life is full of happiness and succes… Read More
2017-07-29 19:38
Where did this week go?! Wow I’ve been busy, but I like it! I haven’t even had time to open my schoolbooks. Ok, I’ve opened them, but not read more than a few lines here an… Read More
2017-07-22 09:16
What a week this has been!
Monday came, and I was just ready. Ready for life, and ready for me to just be me. During the week I haven’t even thought about “you have to eat&r&hell…Read More
2017-07-15 15:47
First I just want to say that this week’s mission has gone ok. I’ve been eating, so that’s a start. I feel hunger, which means I’m back on it Had another hour with m… Read More
2017-07-10 17:57
Work, work, work… Time flies when I’m at work and I love it. Only… It feels like I never get done for the day. That’s, in a way, the nature of this profession I gue… Read More
2017-07-09 20:54
Erika: Today it changes!
Not my nickname, but my energy levels.
We used to have football supporters traveling with the ferry to go and watch Premiere League, and even they called me Miss Sun… Read More
2017-07-08 14:44
Erika: I’ve had my new job since the 23rd of May this year, but what is it really I’ve changed from, and to?
Twelve years ago I started working on a ferry as a croupier, maybe th… Read More
2017-07-07 19:04
Erika: I don’t really know where to start. We were doing so well, but then the distance slowly took over. That’s what I want to believe. But in fact, that’s not it.
I… Read More
2017-07-01 14:48
Erika: Slowly growing apart. Day by day the distance proves its point. Old, and new, routines building their way back up. Skype and FaceTime is forgotten about. Phone calls and texts st… Read More
2017-05-30 12:53
Eric: You know that life is mundane, tiresome and repetitive, right?
Do you sometimes feel that you are stuck in a rut too?
I know exactly how you feel. So does Erika.
I’m so sorry for… Read More
2017-05-22 19:39
Another goodbye. Erika has finally come to me! We have spent a wonderful weekend here at the home of music festivals, bike rallies and garlic! And it has been wonderful to share it with her… Read More
2017-05-17 23:46
Erika: I woke up 5.30 this morning and had a busy day infront of me. A list? Sure!
Nails, I had to fix my nails
Wash my hair
I had to visit my 99 year old grandma
PACK FOR MY TRIP TOMOR… Read More
2017-05-15 16:07
Erica: Tomorrow is my going home from work day. Maybe for ever, or maybe only for ten days. Either way, I’m going home and I’m now only three days away from seeing Eric. So for t… Read More
2017-05-14 20:04
Eric: I’m so sorry for those that are not interested, but it is about time that I took a little look at the political minefield that we have in front of us in the UK right n… Read More
2017-05-12 11:39
Erika: Obviously I got that one wrong! Straight to six, is what I mean. I deliberately skipped our countdown number seven, and not only because of its unlucky meaning in Chinese traditions… Read More
2017-05-11 16:20
Erika: Eight days to go until I’ll be in Eric’s hometown. And one week goes really fast. Especially for Eric, I would say, because he needs to sort things before I get there. Lik… Read More
2017-05-10 13:21
As I stare out of the window into the depths of the British, green countryside, I think of the weeks where our problems and insecurities climbed above our love and hung us from the parapet o… Read More
2017-05-09 16:24
Erika: The countdown is now down to a single figure! It is the number 9. Nine days left until my first visit to Eric’s hometown! The plan was for me to stay there for eight days, but t… Read More
2017-05-08 15:37
Erika: Today I applied for a new job! It’s been nine years since I did that the last time, so I’m a bit rusty when it comes to interviews. And this one was an online video interv… Read More
2017-05-05 16:17
Eric: Ok. So I’ve been happy and in the honeymoon period, and I still intend to stay that way…. but sometimes, just sometimes…. I hate this!
I can’t stand being awa… Read More
2017-05-05 16:15
Erika: The sun is shining and I’m full of energy! …not true…
It’s funny how the brain works, and I guess it’s not only me. My brain is speeding, but my body j… Read More
2017-05-04 15:25
Erika: I’m off to work again, for two weeks, and back on a bad internet. I say bad, but it’s really none existent and drives me crazy. In Swedish we say “ha kort stubin&rdq&hell…Read More
2017-05-04 08:11
Eric: We’ve been a bit rubbish with the blog over the last week or so. But my short trip to Malmö was once again, wonderful.
Yes we were bickering a little last week. Our l… Read More
2017-04-30 14:41
Erika: As Eric said, we’ve had a bit of a bad week and we’ve struggled. But there’s reasons behind it, and as soon as we got it out of the system we got back up in the sadd… Read More
2017-04-28 09:57
Eric: So it’s not always rainbows and sunshine. I’m here in Malmö and it’s been a long week already. To be honest, we have had our struggles. Still in love and moving… Read More
2017-04-21 17:20
Eric: The distance thing has just got easier. Erika is home and has decent wifi once more. It may seem silly, but there is nothing worse than a long distance relationship with limited wifi!… Read More
2017-04-21 06:00
Erika: The day I came home from work it was snowing and now, three days later, it’s still a bit too cold to put away the winter wardrobe. But it’s April. And instead of going sho… Read More
2017-04-20 10:08
Erika: I’m back home, finally, and what else than to spend my mornings sat at the balcony, see the city come to life and look out over Öresund. And go for fika or lunch in town, w… Read More
2017-04-17 15:58
Erika: Yesterday I wanted to think about something else than my bad mood. Yes, it’s that time of the month… And my plan was to write about it to get it out of my system, but the… Read More
2017-04-16 06:36
Eric: Well it’s Easter Sunday (so happy Easter.) And was there a better day to celebrate. A day of celebration for the start of spring, and like the phoenix I shall also rise up a… Read More
2017-04-15 11:01
Eric: Erika has nearly finished her work commitments and it is time to book a trip to see each other. It is a priority for us to spend time together when we can. So these little trips a… Read More
2017-04-14 16:58
Erika: Did we get our first home, or didn’t we? When Eric says I’m good with money, that is true. And I see saving money as a bit of a competition with myself. I also reward… Read More
2017-04-12 20:04
Eric: Still our contact is limited. Still we are miles apart.But nothing stops how in love we are. We Skyped today for a long, long time and it felt great. Seeing each other and being able t… Read More
2017-04-12 16:03
Erika: The trust I have in my mother…
One week ago Eric started looking at apartments in Malmö, just for fun. But he found one. And we want it! I’ll buy it, but it’s… Read More
2017-04-11 16:40
Erika: What dreams did Eric have when he was younger? Where did he see himself as a grown up? What job did he dream of as a kid? What is his dream holiday or place to go? How does his dreams… Read More
2017-04-11 12:21
Eric: It has, as always, been a busy few days!
Moving out of the country of your birth, and emigrating somewhere else is a tricky little mine field. But I have been researching li… Read More
2017-04-09 14:49
Erika: I’m still on the boxer-coach thing, that I’ve mentioned in earlier posts, and I haven’t given up on why my mood from one day to another just changes at the moment.
F… Read More
2017-04-09 12:40
Eric: Today I’m feeling pretty good about things. Erika has called this morning and she seems to be getting back to her old self. It’s been a difficult separation this time… Read More
2017-04-08 13:41
Blogging is really fun. You never know who you might meet on the internet.
Eric:
Erika and I were approached online by students at Lund University, who are doing a research project about tou… Read More
2017-04-07 21:11
Eric: What a couple of days it has been. Erika is back to work, so her time on Skype with me is limited. And I miss her… God I miss her.
But I have been a little wrong recently. Think… Read More
2017-04-06 14:54
Erika: Got up early this morning to have my morning Skype-call with Eric, while drinking my green smoothie, to then jump into the shower and, a bit stressed, go to the airport. Bus, train an… Read More
2017-04-06 06:16
Eric: Well it’s a very early start for me this morning. I have so much to do.
I am going to start looking for a job…. But in Sweden…. Malmö to be specific. Comp… Read More
2017-04-05 17:25
Erika: So… What happened with my Brexit research? I was really focusing this weekend on finding and reading articles about Brexit, but the last few days I’ve found myself clicki… Read More
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