LaChapelle

An amazing exhibition filled with nudity, religious reminders and famous people in a colourful mixture. Beautiful and disgusting at the same time.

When half of the city is on midterm break I'm taking advantage of the city's cultural offers. Together with my maternity-break-friends.

Working from the bar

Sometimes you just need a Coke. It doesn't happen very often, but when it does just surrender.

From The top five regrets of the dying

"It is so easy to think that happiness depends on something falling into place, when it is the other way around. Things fall into place when happiness is already found."

The book* is filled with so many wisdoms that some of them get lost. But this one stood out and I read it over and over again.

(* "The top five regrets of the dying" by Bronnie Ware)

What to wear to the office?

Having worked from home all day in my tracksuit bottoms I feel an urge to dress up. Something like this perhaps? Saint Laurent blazer with a slim pair of jeans. And of course high heels. Browsing between the more affordable auction site Tradera and the less so site Net-A-Porter. The quality of the photos and the prices differ slightly. Guess where this is from?

Champagne coming up!

For no particular reason. Just meeting up with the lovely couple who once more has included me on their weekly date night. If I have been complaining about Swedish conformity, they are not part of it. I love their story and how they have chosen to live their lives. It shows that anything is possible and you never really know what may happen. Or how you will feel about tomorrow.

So tonight we are out; three women and one man. The man is obviously taken. Seems to be the theme of my life at the moment. Nevertheless, I'm sure he will be the perfect gentleman and look after all of us. Cheers!

Checking in

Time for yoga. My yoga. Lovely to top up the energy while receiving technical updates and everyday philosophy from my head teacher.

Instead of

Or in addition to coffee: fresh ginger-lemon-honey tea.

A treat when working from home.

Where is it?

The inspiration to write is gone. The inspiration to do anything outside my flat is also far-fetched. We live in a tough climate which impacts us more than we think. If only it was sunny and warm. Or at least sunny. A constant grey haze, sometimes filled with an unpleasant mix of snow and rain. This is why all Swedes are so appreciative of the (real) spring and summer as we then finally get out of our zombie like lifestyle.

Having said that, two social highlights coming up. Drinks with network colleagues, including favourite coach, tomorrow and cultural evening out with lovely friends who have included me on their dating night on Thursday. I can almost taste the champagne as I think of them.

Pretending I'm abroad

Morning coffee in the foodhall, observing all the stands preparing for a new day. If I ignore the fact that nobody speaks French, I feel like I'm in Paris as I'm facing the cheese stand.

And yes, I have the travel bug.

May be

Every year around this time it's the same. I want to re-new something in my home. This year I'm into new fabrics for chairs and couch. Or cushions. This is one option for my cushion collection.

Inspiration and hope

Grey, wet, windy... Can't enjoy winter and spring is still far away. So let's just pause for a moment and seek inspiration elsewhere.

This is what I'm dreaming of:

A trip to New York...

A party...

...where I can wear something like this...




A romantic weekend in a hotel with a view and a big bed...

I'm hooked

Who would have thought that the Turkish thriller series would be my telly highlight? Every weekday, thirty new minutes are released. It's not only because the Turkish ladies wear high heels in the snow mod (although it is part of the attraction), it's a pretty well designed story. I'm also amazed by the fact that a majority of the actors don't have brown eyes. I admit I have fallen into the trap of stereotyping.

Tonight is my lucky night as I can catch up on the last three episodes and I have Häagendaz in the freezer.

Reward

Crispy, fresh tulips and the sound of coffee brewing. Small things that can make you happy on a Tuesday. Especially after a long roadtrip.

I'm so pleased to be back home, to be able to choose whatever I like from the fridge, to take a bath in my beloved tub, to sleep in my own bed, to watch telly if I want to. Time to celebrate last week's intense work with a.... SEMLA!

Conference in Courmayeur

May be not the ideal weather but still, we are in the Alpes!