my hair saviour

Aussies 3 minute Miracle really is the best conditioning treatment I have ever found. I use it every time I wash my hair it makes it smoother and less frizzy. I wish I had long, straight, soft, flowing hair but I don't, I don't even have defined curls I just have a big mess on my head, unless I straighten it.



This would be my top hair tip - it is not even expensive. Definitely worth every penny.

H&M order

Made a small order from the Spring catalogue - it was 10% and I haven't been online shopping for a long time and my little klick-finger couldn't help it.



Blazer 29.99 (unfortunately more pink than powder beige, but will hopefully be a nice summer jacket) and shirt 12.99 (I need more "office clothes" this is a very boring but basic thing to have)


Top, 3.99 (a bit see through, but perfectly stretchy and nice to have under blouses) and another boring top, 6.99.

Yupp, that's all folks.

a delayed present

Got a present from Ingrid and Johanna just before Andreas left on Thursday evening - a gift card for Zara! Perfect! I haven't been in Zara for ages. To spend it could be a reward for loosing the first 5 pounds. :)Now I'm going to watch some episodes of Flight of the Conchords. Foux du fafa!

Ou est le bibliotheque? Voila mon passport. Gerard Depardieu. Une baguette

therapy

I just read through all the paperwork for Siemens and filled out a health questionnaire etc. and then I painted my nails whilst listening to Andreas planning for his trip to Norway this weekend. He is going on a floor ball tournament with his Newbold team. I'm a bit jealous. However I'm worship leading this weekend and going to a birthday party so I'll have a good time.

Painting my nails is like therapy. It relaxes me and it makes me feel prettier. (Plus it makes them tougher - mu nails so easily brake). Favourite nail varnish right now is: OPI - No Bees Please and the best thing I ever invested in is Jessica's Critical Care to have as a base layer. It really makes a difference.

lazy Sunday... as usual :)

Today I stayed in bed until noon, went for a one hour walk in the rain, finally started knitting, cleaned out under our coffee table in the living room, made omelet, painted my nails, dreamed about going to Thailand again, got a very nice suggestion from my favourite person in the whole world - to go to Paris in the spring, started thinking about what fun things to do when Veronica gets here in March, and thought about the new job I'm about to start. Life is full of things to enjoy - I'm loving the opportunities.

Next thing on the list is to learn how to use my camera properly. I think this lens will be perfect for my birthday. (50mm f/1.4). Especially if we go to Paris end of April as we are planning now.


Amazon

snow boots - check

I went shopping for proper winter boots when I was visiting Veronica in Stockholm this weekend. All day we were searching through every store we could find. Everything was sold out. We asked if they would be getting more, but the problem seemed to lie with the supplier. I guess this winter was colder than anyone expected. Finally I found at least a pair I liked but unfortunately they only had them in size 37 and 43 (4 and 10 UK) and they weren't getting more in stock either. But they nice lady in the store said that there might be some in a store down the road (competitor - that's true customer service when you refer your customers to competitors). When I got there there was one pair left and it was my size! While I was trying them on another person came in and asked if they fitted (otherwise she wanted them). It was crazy - everyone was trying to find winter boots and there was nothing left!



As I was paying they told me that the pair I found was a returned Christmas present that didn't fit, and it had just come in 5 min before I entered the store. LUCKY ME!
I got it in my size and I got the boots I wanted! I am so ready for our skiing holiday.

wonderful life

Today has been short but great. I woke up at around 2pm, then I ate Ris a l'almonde for breakfast, played a game of Trivial Pursuit, went for a walk in the beautiful snow with my parents and Andreas, and when we came home we watched 2 episodes of Solsidan. Now half the family is preparing left overs from yesterday that we'll eat for dinner.



Yesterday was absolutely perfect. Laughed until my stomach hurt. Got great presents - a small bottle from Eva Solo and a handheld mixer among other things. And me and Andreas got money for a new handheld phone - Perfect!



Andreas and I decided not to buy presents to each other this year because we need to get a lot of things for the ski trip. But he had bought something for me at the airport anyway! :) I got Matt Cardle's new single. YEAY! I love this man's voice.

teapot

I've been wanting to buy a teapot for quite some time now. I love tea, and especially in the winter when our apartment has a tendency to get very codl and all you want to do is snuggle up with a big blanket on the couch and not move an inch. Then it is very anoying if that cup of tea you had with you becomes empty too soon.

It would also be useful when you have friends over and want to have a litle tea party. I often bake and love inviting people over for tea or coffee but it feels almost incomplete when you don't have a nice big pot to decorate the table with.

I've been looking for a long time, PIP studio, wedgwood, royal copenhagen and so on, but they are quite expensive those little pots, so I think I will have to go by a thrift store and find my own little unique one.

time goes by so slowly

Gosh! I'm constantly looking at the clock and each time it has only moved about 2 min. Not ok! There is ahardly any work to do today and time is going by so extremely slow. But I am almost there. Just another 2.5 hours and this workday will be over and we'll be on the way to the airport. Finally!

Haven't finished all my Christmas shopping. Well actually our siblings have been kind enough to help us out with most of it. But I will buy a few things in Tax Free at the airport before we leave.

Necessities for the ski trip

There are a few things that I really need to buy before going on our ski trip in February and it is: proper waterproof boots, goggles, ski pants.





Not exactly cheap things. Anyone knows where I can get this at a good price and still decent quality?

wishlist

Eva Solo Dressing Shaker 0.25l




HippHipp season 1 and 2.




Hunter Wellies - original navy



Kusmi tea Spicy Chocolate (or Celestial Tea)




Sheepskin slippers




Revitalash




OBH Nordica Handheld mixer




Tupperware




Redken Fresh Curls Hair Products




Husqvarna Sewing Machine (just a simple one, but with a strong engine)




PiP Studio Egg cups (buy here)

Christmas party dress

Today I've been hanging out with my white version of Stevie Wonder husband. Poor Andreas' eyes hurt a lot still and especially his right eye is very swollen and red. Hope it will heal soon for his sake - it must be frustrating.

Tomorrow I have to go to town and try and find a nice dress for the Christmas party. I usually find it really difficult to find something that I both like and can afford. I'm trying to stay open-minded regarding the style of the dress because it is usually when you know what you want that you can't find it. Will probably have to get some spanx as well... it doesn't get much sexier than that :)






Images from Oasis and Asos.

a tiny order

I love searching Etsy for little cute things and today I found this great shop that customizes necklaces. Check out Truche. I e-mailed her and found out she would do a "I heart Sweden" for me! Can't wait to see it!




"I heart New Jersey" and "I heart California"



"I heart the United Kingdom" and "I heart France"