It’s that time of the year from which there is no escape – fall in Sweden! This is a season that leaves me with such mixed feelings. On the one hand, it’s incredibly beautiful with all the changing colors and the crisp air, but on the other, it’s just so […]
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Hello August! You know what that means, don’t you? It’s time to summarize July 2017. It was a really nice month, in retrospective I’d say that we didn’t spend much time at home at all. I’ll remember July 2017 for the all great the family time and the sunny days My […]
Hello from the Åland Islands. Little A and I are abroad again. How are you? Rain and thunder are the words that best describe today. As I love lists, I decided to write a short (but happy) list of life right now – a Monday evening. (I started writing this […]
About ten weeks ago we became parents. I think most parents can relate to the fact that the change is immense, and our lives feel very different now. As I write this, Little A peacefully sleeps next to me and little does she know what we have in store for […]
It’s such a rainy Wednesday today here in Stockholm today. I’m quite happy that we have no plans for today, other than reading, writing, and tidying up ay the house. In other words, it’s also a great day for planning. However, I’m really hoping for good weather for the weekend. […]
Hello, friends! I can’t believe that May is almost over and June is already knocking on our door. This month I did not read quite as many books as I would have liked to. However, it was still the best month of my life as we welcomed our little A. […]
Hello, May! Before anything else, it’s time to have a look at the reading list for April. As you might remember, my goal is to read 52 books this year or one book per week. So, how did I do? Last month l read a total of 15 books. Let’s take a look […]
What are you really good at? Have you given it any thought? Tell us, share! It’s time for some weekend reflections, with a cup of green tea and the sun setting outside the window. You see, I have a book that is all about writing lists. Yes, you read correctly, […]
About three years ago, a plane from Oslo landed at Arlanda Airport. We had flown to Norway from Bratislava, our home for over a year. Jesper’s mother was waiting for us. Back then, our plans were wide open. Little did I know that it would be the beginning of my […]
Sunday, oh Sunday, and it’s time to summarize week 10. The beginning of the week was quite depressing: there was a snow storm, I was ill, and some not-so-nice things occurred in our neighborhood. Fortunately, life turned better as the week continued and the weekend has ben great. A friend […]
This day is important for two reasons: it’s our anniversary and it’s International Women’s Day. At the larger scale of things, I guess the latter is more important, even though anniversaries are always a lot of fun. Women In Europe I have lived in a couple of European countries, where men […]
It’s time for us to say goodbye 2016 and welcome 2017. The smell of newly brewed coffee fills the kitchen and my Facebook wall is filled with friends’ recaps and summaries of the year that was. All in all it looks like many people think it’s about time for the […]
