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Monday, 17 December 2012
Christmas decorating
I have finished decorated for Christmas now. I like not waiting to the last day before. I like enjoying the decorations and the feeling I get from having them around. Some things are a must for me at Christmas, like the tree, hyacinth flowers, santa figurines, Christmas themed table cloths and our Christmas bed sheets!
I have not put out a lot of decorations this year, I can't help but to think of when I have to take them down again. There is actually a special date in Sweden for when you're supposed to take the down the Christmas decorations, "Tjugondag Knut", it's twenty days after Christmas eve.
xx/Johanna
I have not put out a lot of decorations this year, I can't help but to think of when I have to take them down again. There is actually a special date in Sweden for when you're supposed to take the down the Christmas decorations, "Tjugondag Knut", it's twenty days after Christmas eve.
xx/Johanna
Monday, 3 December 2012
'Tis the season to be....COLD!!!
URgh!!! I really , strongly and utterly DISLIKE (hate is such a strong word) the winter in Sweden! Yesterday morning the temperature was -14*Celsius (7*Farenheit)!!! Inside our house it was 17*C (62*F)!!! That is just TOO F***ing cold!
And just when you thought it was enough, the thermometer outside the kitchen window showed -16*C (3*F)!!!!
I have to wear a beanie or the hood of my polar fleece hoodie inside, since I have no hair (alopecia universalis). And that just isn't right!
I do like the four seasons we have in Sweden, that they are different from each other, but I just wish that we could turn up the heat a few degrees all year round. I mean summer here usually isn't very warm either.
I would like to live somewhere warmer, because the weather here is handicapping for me. When I'm too cold I can't think or move properly, everything slows down, maybe I'm a bear who needs to hibernate... BUT I like Sweden, the social security benefits we have, the safety, the mentality (most of the time)...
But I guess we all have weather issues. I read on Dixie DIY's blog that she thinks it's a little too warm for December in Texas, USA, 26*C (80*F)!!!!! Seems like the opposite of my problem even though we're both in the Northern hemisphere.
At least I've put up the advent lights in the windows, it gets a little lighter and cosier.
xx//Johanna
And just when you thought it was enough, the thermometer outside the kitchen window showed -16*C (3*F)!!!!
I have to wear a beanie or the hood of my polar fleece hoodie inside, since I have no hair (alopecia universalis). And that just isn't right!
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I do like the four seasons we have in Sweden, that they are different from each other, but I just wish that we could turn up the heat a few degrees all year round. I mean summer here usually isn't very warm either.
I would like to live somewhere warmer, because the weather here is handicapping for me. When I'm too cold I can't think or move properly, everything slows down, maybe I'm a bear who needs to hibernate... BUT I like Sweden, the social security benefits we have, the safety, the mentality (most of the time)...
But I guess we all have weather issues. I read on Dixie DIY's blog that she thinks it's a little too warm for December in Texas, USA, 26*C (80*F)!!!!! Seems like the opposite of my problem even though we're both in the Northern hemisphere.
At least I've put up the advent lights in the windows, it gets a little lighter and cosier.
xx//Johanna
Tuesday, 30 October 2012
At work
Wohoo!!!! I have finished my work assignments for this week. It feels GOOD! This time of year we have to write short reports on the students' progress and level and for me that's always agony. Buuuut, I AM FINISHED! I don't have to write any more reports this semester. Yay!
Here's a photo from my office:
Have nice day // Johanna
Here's a photo from my office:
Have nice day // Johanna
Saturday, 27 October 2012
We're expecting.... a kitten!
Ha! If you thought this was going to be about a baby, well a baby-baby, human baby.. Ha! No more of those in my future. Two healthy kids is quite enough for me. But I've realized I can't live without animals. I adore our little hamster Sigge, but he's just not cuddly enough for me. Although he's supersoft and quite nice for a hamster. Big Red likes him a lot too, they get along very well actually.
So me and Mr Red have decided (after some sweet-talking on my part) to get a cat. I so much want a dog, but it's just not possible, but a cat is totally possible, so we'll go there instead. We're getting a Devon Rex, they're kind of curly and have the cutest big bat-ears. They shed nearly no hair, which was the condition on Mr Red's part. I contacted a cattery in Norrköping called Zwelaboz owned by Pernilla. She currently has three kittens and we got to choose whichever one we wanted. We chose the female Xolo. The only downside is that she's only six weeks old so we can't take her home until December 8...
Enough text! Let's see some photos. First a collage I created in Picmonkey. BTW, we're calling the kitten Siri.
Isn't she cute?!!! Her eyes will be more green than blue when she gets older.
More photos...
The last photo is my favourite so far, just look at those little paws and that round little belly... :)
I ABSOLUTELY can't wait until we can take her home.
xx/Johanna
So me and Mr Red have decided (after some sweet-talking on my part) to get a cat. I so much want a dog, but it's just not possible, but a cat is totally possible, so we'll go there instead. We're getting a Devon Rex, they're kind of curly and have the cutest big bat-ears. They shed nearly no hair, which was the condition on Mr Red's part. I contacted a cattery in Norrköping called Zwelaboz owned by Pernilla. She currently has three kittens and we got to choose whichever one we wanted. We chose the female Xolo. The only downside is that she's only six weeks old so we can't take her home until December 8...
Enough text! Let's see some photos. First a collage I created in Picmonkey. BTW, we're calling the kitten Siri.
Isn't she cute?!!! Her eyes will be more green than blue when she gets older.
More photos...
The last photo is my favourite so far, just look at those little paws and that round little belly... :)
I ABSOLUTELY can't wait until we can take her home.
xx/Johanna
Wednesday, 3 October 2012
A new family member
I LOVE animals, well, all animals with fur. I SO MUCH want to get a dog, but it's not possible at the moment, so instead I decided to get the family a little hamster. I know, so typical first pet, but they are really cute AND easy to take care of. And since the kids aren't that old yet it will be perfect to practise with a hamster before getting a larger pet.
We named him Sigge and he's the standard hamster colour, but so cute. I'm training him to get used to be picked up and held, the lady at the pet store said I would do it for two weeks before letting the kids hold him themselves. He already seems fine with that, but he did bite Mr Red yesterday, so I think we will wait the two weeks before the kids can hold him. At least they can pet him a little when I hold him. They are very excited and want to check on him all the time. :)
Have a nice day // Johanna
Have a nice day // Johanna
Saturday, 29 September 2012
Pretty window
Me and Little Red went to the supermarket and picked up some new flowers for the kitchen windows. Much prettier now....
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