Guess who's coming home today?

Min bästis! :-) after 3 months in Paris, Jojo is back in Stockholm! Missed you!

Misunderstandings..

.. and stuff that shouldn't happen. Last night I asked Ais if she wanted me to pick her up at 15.00 or come home by herself at 16.00. She wanted me to pick her up at 16.00 :D. As we were leaving this morning I called to her that I would pick her up later and she made a sound that sounded like she'd heard me.

I came to pick her up around 16.30 and the personnel told me she'd gone home by herself. At 16.00. My mommy heart sank and I really started to worry and pictured her crying and upset, not knowing when I'd be back and how long she'd have to wait. Somewhere deep down though I was calmed by the fact that I have raised her well, she's a smart girl and I was somehow able to imagine that she would figure out how to deal. I walked home as fast as I could, slightly panicked and found her sitting right outside the door, no tears, but quite upset. My poor baby. I hugged her and sat next to her on the floor. She told me she was very hungry, she'd gotten the advertisments and flyers out of the mailbox and looking at the pictures of food had made her hungry :-(  Once we got inside everything was back to normal and lucky us : we had strawberries and ice cream for dessert.

At the end of every rainbow..

is a pot of gold. :-) I feel much better now. Exercise is really the best way to de-stress and let out some aggression. It was raining slightly when I was biking back home, but the sun was shining enough to make a beautiful rainbow.

Så där ja :-) Nu känns allt mycket bättre. Träning är så bra mot stress och ger mig utlopp för mina aggressioner. Det regnade lätt när jag cyklade hem, men solen sken samtidigt och jag fick syn på en vacker regnbåge.

Gym time

A 4. Today was maybe a 4. I'm irritable and easily annoyed. I decided to wear shorts today, and the weather was not on board with that. Pushed through carts at the supermarket, rather obviously and rudely, opened an automatic door when small kids were leaning on it. I've had no patience today and I really dislike the fact that I feel the negative thoughts and bad vibes at work are affecting me personally outside of work. So enough of that. I have so much to be grateful for, to be happy about and that's what's important.

Now : Gym time, even though I don't feel like it AT ALL! Self-discipline baby!


Har inte varit mig själv idag. Gillar inte att jag har blivit påverkad av det negativa på jobbet och att det har gått över till mitt privata liv, utanför jobbet. Jag hade ingen tålamod idag alls, blev förbannad på folk som ställde sina shoppingvagnar mitt i gångarna och knuffade bort de, jag tryckte på en dörrknapp medans några små barn lutade sig mot dörren. Ingen snäll människa var jag, inte idag. Fick för mig att jag skulle ha på mig ett par shorts idag, men det blåste, var molnigt och inte direkt "shorts väder". Men nu får det vara nog. Jag har det bra, jag har så otroligt mycket att vara tacksam för och det ska jag komma ihåg ;-) 

Nu: mot gymmet. Känner inte ALLS  motiverad idag, men det är där lite självdisiplin kommer in i bilden.

Stonewalled

Frustrated. So, so frustrated. I'm so tired of biting my tongue, not being able to tell the truth as it is, holding back and dumbing things down for imbeciles. If someone doesn't want to expand their mind and widen their perspectives, no amount of explaining or reasoning will make any difference, so you end up  banging your head against a stone wall, trying to explain to morons and idiots something that should be as clear as day. I'm so fed up with the dictatorial, outdated leadership style, that is all about ass-kissing and where quality performance means nothing.
The wrong people are in the wrong positions of leadership and it takes too long before anyone (with any power to affect change) does anything about it -- despite the fact that the people at the bottom have been yelling this at the top off their lungs for god knows how long! Being at the bottom of the food chain also means that we're the first to get the blame for anything that goes wrong and the last to receive any kind of commendation or compensation when things do go right. Maybe this is the case in every work place, but I work too hard and put too much energy into my job to be able to be ignore being treated like I'm so easily replaceable.
 I don't understand how it doesn't bother more people, how it doesn't infuriate them and make the "peasants rise up and revolt", so to speak. I'm pissed. I'm stunted and I can't wait to start pursuing an entirely different career, one where hopefully, acquired intelligence and knowledge means empowerment of a sorts, and where people start actually think and consequently act, for themselves, instead of being controlled by fear of dictators and abusers of power.

Midsummer celebrations

Just sat down at the computer, after a full morning. I was up at the crack of dawn (sorta) and took the car to work today. Worked till 13.00 (LOVE my work buddies who sometimes let me go home early), and then exercised all my self-discipline and went for a run : 6,5 km in 42 min today. Not as good as it usually is, but I blame it on the fact that I was a bit tired from yesterday ;-)

Yesterday we celebrated Midsummer with Tomas & Malin plus kids and the extended families. It was lovely and sunny weather all day, which was very welcome. We drove out to their side of town and had a picnic lunch and danced traditional midsummer dances. Afterwards we went back to Malin's sisters' place and had a BBQ for dinner.We ended up being 12 adults and 4 kids. Many thanks to everyone for all the great food and company! I really should have taken more pictures of all the food (food-fixated as I am), but we were too busy eating :-P. I was designated driver yesterday, and driving home went really well. I'm feeling much more confident and capable- yay!


Hej alla glada! Här landat vid datorn efter en tidig jobbmorgon och en springtur. Had lite sämre tid än sist jag sprang, idag tog det mig 42 min att spring 6,5 km. Men skyller på att jag var extra trött efter en sen kväll igår och tidig morgon idag. (Får man göra så?) :D
Igår firade vi midsommar med Tomas & Malin, Malins familj och andra släktingar. Vi körde ut till den sidan om stan och hade en mysig picknik ute i det gröna, dansade runt midsommarstången och njöt av solen. Sen på kvällen blev det grill och ännu mer god mat! Det var riktigt trevligt och jag ångrar att jag inte tog några bilder på maten - jag som är ganska mat fixerad ;) Tack till alla för det fina sällskapet och trevliga firandet!

"oooh I go higher"

Absolutely love it.

Parken Zoo

On Sunday we went to Parken Zoo in Eskilstuna, about 1 1/2 hours' drive, it was pouring rain the whole way there, but the rain let up a little while after we got there. We had a picnic, saw lots of animals, and had a really nice time.

 Här kommer lite bilder från utflykten till Parken Zoo i Eskilstuna. Det ösregnade hela vägen dit, men det slutade regna strax efter vi kom fram. Parken var verkligen supermysig och vi hade en jättetrevlig dag!

 

Iguana

Galapagos turtle

Capybara

Hello little monkey!

The monkey did not want to be kissed!

Piranhas 

Ostriches

Where's my neck gone?

Meerkats

Finaste grå jako

Fun fun fun!

My very first Sandwich cake!

Just noticing that I kinda have a food fixation (not sure if that's a good thing?), at least when it comes to my blog. I spent the better part of Saturday in the kitchen, besides waking up late, and picking up my bonus kid T. This is what we made : banana muffins, pasta salad with turkey (tomorrow's lunch!), and a seafood smörgåstårta! I had never made one before, so I'm really pleased and proud of my creation! Just hope it tastes as good as it looks :-P

Här börjat märka att jag är ganska matfixerad, iaf på bloggen. Undrar om det är bra eller dåligt? Lördagen har jag i princip tillbringat i köket. - bakat banan muffins, lagat pasta salad med kalkon och gjort min första smörgåstårta någonsin! Är så himla stolt över och supernöjd med den :)

End-of-school ceremony pix & video

Last Wednesday evening Aislynn's class had a little end-of-school celebration just for them, with a little display and presentation of some of the projects and things they have done over the school year. It's always nice to see all the things that they've done and feel pride at seeing your kids' accomplishments :)  On Thursday morning the whole school had their end-of school ceremony outside in the school yard. It was nice, but also kind of sad, since this was our last ceremony at this school, which we've been really happy with, and where Aislynn has gone for the last 3 years. Thank you for everything Stimmets skola, we'll miss you!

I onsdagskväll  hade 2:orna sin egen avslutning bara för klasssen. De var jättegulliga och visade upp små filmklipp som barnen själva hade gjort, och så uppträdde de och sjöng.  I torsdags hade hela skolan avslutning på skolgården. Trevligt men lite sorgligt eftersom det blir vår sista avslutning på denna skolan som vi har trivts så jättebra med. Tack Stimmets skola för 3 fantastiska och lärorika år!

My pretty girl

2nd graders- Aislynn is in the back row somewhere, hiding ;)

I <3 sushi

We're on our way to visit Aislynn's new school, but first lunch at Farsta Centrum - McDonalds for the kid & sushi for me :-)

Breakfast anyone?

Growing up in Indonesia, we ate a lot of rice for breakfast. Rice cereal, savory dishes with rice, sticky rice with coconut milk and mango, and tapioca cereal. Of course we sometimes ate oatmeal, semolina or eggs as well, but not nearly as often. I almost never ate box cereals as a kid. But even after moving to Europe at 16, and getting used to a whole other food culture since then, my personal concept of breakfast is relatively unchanged. I still prefer savory over sweet breakfasts. I love fry-ups : eggs (in all forms- I make a killer omlett!!), bacon, beans and stuffed tomatoes. Oatmeal still isn't a favourite, but I'll eat it.
When she gets older, my daughter will want waffles and pancakes and french toast and wrinkle her nose at the mention of rice cereal. Sandwiches are the norm and for breakfast she'll eat yoghurt and box cereals. But it's comforting to know that some things never change, no matter where you end up, and I'm glad I'm still a little Indo-girl at heart, especially when it comes to breakfast :)

 När jag växte upp, så åt vi väldigt annorlunda mat till frukost än vad jag har blivit van vid idag. Mycket ris, olika sorters ris och nästan aldrig flingor eller dylik. Än idag, så äter jag heller "vanliga maträtter" till frukost och skippar det söta. Det är roligt att se skillnaden mellan mig och Ais: när hon blir stor, kommer hon tycka mer om pannkakor, våfflor och fattigriddare, t.ex, och äter smörgåsar och yoghurt och flingor till frukost. Men oavsett vad som händer och vart jag hamnar, så kommer jag alltid ha kvar lite av det indonesiska i mig, speciellt när det gäller frukost:)

" You get a strange feeling when you're about to leave a place.."

Chubby stick

Got this pretty thing today! I've always thought it would be a good idea to combine chapstick and lipstick, so when I saw this: Clinique's Chubby Stick Moisturizing Lip Colour Balm (there's a mouthfull!) I thought I'd give it a chance. It would be so awesome if it works!  

Har länge tyckte att det borde finnas en produkt som kombinerar läppbalsam/läppstift. Fick ett tips om Cliniques chubby stick och bestämde mig för att testa. Valde färgen 02 " a whole lot of honey" :)

A new favorite

The whole album is actually very good. Her voice is phenomenal.

Another work weekend in the bag!

Good morning! Even though it's Monday today, I'm not working today, so I ain't got none of those Monday blues! What I do have to do today is make a bunch of phone calls, run some errands and then I'll have a late lunch with a dear friend whom I haven't seen in about a year and who doesn't yet know about the new house, so I can't wait to see her and catch up!
I'm not completely healthy yet, I haven't had a full nights' sleep since I've been sick, so working this weekend was extra challenging, I was really tired and my body wasn't really keeping up with me. But that's all done now, and I'm only working 2 days this week. Ais has her end-of-school celebrations this week (one for just her class and one with the whole school) and it'll be really nice for her that I'm available and won't miss anything. 
I also got to Skype with bästis on Friday, which was wonderful! Miss you! I am so relieved you will be back to help me (us) move! xo! Now: coffee, shower and on with the day!

Morgon! För mig gör det inget att det är måndag idag, jag har jobbat helgen och är ledig nu i dagar två. Inte så mycket planerat idag, måste ringa några samtal och springa lite ärenden, och sen ska jag lunch med en bra kompis som jag inte ha sett på ungefär ett år! Hon vet inte än om huset vi har köpt och att vi kommer hamna bra mycket närmare varandra nu, så det kommer vara jättekul o ses!
Jag inte kunnat sova en hel natt, utan att vakna, sen jag har varit sjuk och jag är inte helt frisk än. Det märktes när jag jobbade i helgen, kroppen var slö och orkade inte riktigt med som den brukar, och jag var trött. Men, *pust* det är avklarat och jag jobbar bara 2 dagar denna vecka. 
Ais har sina skolavslutningar (en bara för 2:orna och sen hela skolans avslutning) denna vecka oxå, och det känns bra att jag kan närvara på allt och finnas till hands för henne och hennes förbereddelser. Jag fick oxå skypa (? är det ett ord?) med bästisen i fredags och gud vad jag behövde det! Saknar dig! Nu hoppas jag på lite sol idag och onskar alla en bra dag!

Almost back in action

After Blodomloppet (5km) 2011

Hello world! I'm finally feeling a bit better today. It's still so baffling to me how much a little fever can set you back and how it totally knocked me out! I was completely out of action Wednesday and Thursday, and even though I'm coughing like a crazy person today, at least the headache is gone and my body doesn't feel so sore! Last night was a bit rough and I didn't sleep much so even though I was supposed to work today, I decided to play it safe and rest one more day, and go back to work tomorrow instead.
 I'm really disappointed I didn't get to run Blodomloppet yesterday - I was so looking forward to it. I suppose there is always next year, but still I'm upset about not being able to get the medal again this year.


Yesterday the origami paper I ordered for Ais came in the mail. She absolutely loves it, and it's such a good creative outlet, I'm happy I could find this paper, cuz it was a bit of a pain cutting and folding A4 paper.So now she'll have something to keep her occupied while I'm at work this weekend :)



 Helloo!! Äntligen mår jag lite bättre idag! Jag är helt chockad över hur mycket kraft en feber tar och hur kroppen blir så fulkomligt  utslagen och imobiliserad. Jag har i princip varit sängliggande i två dagar och även idag är jag inte helt återställd. Hostade jättemycket inatt, och har sovit dåligt så jag är hemma idag från jobbet oxå och vilar. Imorgon är jag dock åter på jobbet. Är ganska besviken att jag inte kunde vara med och springa Blodomloppet igår. Jag hade sett fram emot medaljen :D Nåja, kanske nästa år. 
Igår kom origamipappret som jag beställde till Ais. Hon tycket att det är jättekul att vika och skapa och jag är glad att hon är så kreativ och har hittat nåt som verkligen kan ägna tid åt. Det är lite jobbigt att vika om man inte har rätt papper i rätt storlek så jag är glad att jag hittade de här.

38,8

just a quick post to say that I'm officially sick, had to ring in sick today as well, which I really don't like doing :(  Had a fever yesterday and all last night, and today i just feel fried. Headache, sore throat and dizzyness plague me at the moment and it doesn't look like I'll be able to run tomorrow. Hope you all are having a better day than me :D Happy Swedish National Day!

A sickling's dinner

Cod fillet with spicy lentils in tomato sauce - Yummy

Please don't let me be getting sick!!

Where has summer gone? :( It's been raining non-stop for the past couple of days, it's been cold and windy and grey. I went to the gym and did 2 workouts in a row yesterday afternoon, which might not have been such a good idea, because I woke up this morning with a scratchy throat. NOOOO!!! I really really don't want to be getting sick! A bunch of people from work and I, are running Blodomloppet(10km) on Thursday, it's a race to raise awareness for blood donation, and I really want to be at the top of my game for that. I've been looking forward to it, and training for it, so it would really be a bummer to be sickly on Thursday. I'm gonna make and drink lots of ginger tea and go to bed early tonight. Fingers crossed! Now Ais and I are gonna make some salt dough figures :)


Usch och blä -undrar vart sommaren har tagit vägen? Hemsk trist med grått, regnigt väder. Igår var jag och körde dubbla pass på gymmet, vilket kanske inte var så bra eftersom jag vaknade krasslig i halsen idag. Hoppas, hoppas, hoppas jag inte håller på bli sjuk! På torsdag spring jag och ett gäng från jobbet Blodomloppet och eftersom jag har sett fram emot det, och tränat med det som mål, så skulle det verkligen vara trist om jag inte var helt frisk. Dags att dricka massor med ingefära te, sova tidigt ikväll och hålla tummarna att det går snabbt över. Nu ska Ais och jag göra lite trolldegsfigurer :)

Wish I had some Indonesian ginger tea!

Yankee Candle

 Maybe it's the rainy, grey weather, but right now I really want scented candles and lots of them!

Good morning!

We're relaxing, just finished breakfast and trying to decide what to do today. It's wet and rainy outside, not to mention cold and windy! Yesterday evening Ais and I watched "Pirates: Band of Misfits", it's just us girls today because M is away. He's participating in Siljan runt, which means biking 160km. They spent the night there last night, in order to get an early start this morning.
I think we'll go to the pool today and then I want to go to Farsta Centrum and see if these are as comfortable and supportive as they are pretty :)  Not sure which color I want yet, but most important is that my flat feet get the boost and support they need. I miss my <3, but I'm sure he's doing brilliantly, and the plan is that we'll go out for a celebratory dinner when he gets home later tonight :) Happy Saturday!

God morgon! Här sitter vi o slappar och försöker få fram en plan för dagen. Det är skitväder ute, regn, blås och kallt, inte speciellt tilltalande. Till fredagsmyset igår kollade jag och Ais på "Pirates: Band of Misfits". Det är bara vi tjejer hemma, då M åkte up igår efter jobbet och ska cykla Siljan runt idag. Tycker att han är super duktig som ge sig på att cykla 16 mil!! Vi ska gå ut och käka och fira det senare ikväll när han kommer hem. :)
Idag tänkte vi åka till simhallen, sen skulle jag vilja åka till Farsta C och pröva ut ett par nya löparskor, som jag för övrigt tycker är jättesnygga och vill verkligen ha!  Men oavsett hur snygg de än är, så hjälper det inte mig om inte de ger mina platta fötter ordentligt med stöd där det behövs. Nåja, vi får se. Trevlig lördag alla glada!