Today's inspiration.

Picture: Sofi's Snapshots

I just saw my favourite fashion blogger Sofi Fahrman in this elegant fall outfit. My eyes went WOW! I bought a pair of white jeans/leggings a few weeks ago and haven't worn them a lot.. But I will definitely wear them today, all I need to find is a pair of brown boots and an oversized sweater just like Sofi's outfit above. Smashing! 

Planning a Christmas trip.

I have been thinking about doing some sort of mini Christmas trip this year. My first thoughts were to visit Edinburgh, Dublin or perhaps London (which V and I visited earlier this year when celebrating my 25th birthday). Unfortunately the two first cities seemed to have very expensive flights so I might go to London if I can find a nice hotell somewhat near the city. 

The main reason for this trip is to get a break from school/Uni and to enjoy a Christmas sparkling city and I thought why not London? :) My biggest dream is yet so far to visit New York while all the Christmas decorations are up. Hopefully I'll be able to fulfill this dream some time soon. Time to sleep now since I've got a long day of studying tomorrow. Sweet dreams!

Downton Abbey - Season Four.

Picture: Simply June

Finally!! It's back! :) Oh I cannot tell you how much I have longed to see new episodes from this fantastic British drama serie "Downton Abbey". The first episode from season four was released yesterday here in Sweden. I cried happy tears, sad tears and tears of joy - there were so many feelings involved in last night's episode. This autumn and winter is saved! Hopefully there will be many exciting episodes throughout these upcoming weeks! 

Busy Week.

Good evening dear readers! I trust you've had a good week? :) It's amazing how fast these last couple of days have gone by. I wrote my home exam tuesday to thursday, I even stayed up all night before handing it in on thursday morning. It was very difficult but at least I did my best! Cross your fingers for me! Anyway therefore I was exhausted on thursday and went home to sleep a few hours during the day before meeting up my friends K, L & M for a sleep-over at L's place. 

It was the best way to end the exam by having a girl's night and doing things such as painting our nails, talking and just hanging out just the four of us which we haven't done in a while. Anyway it was very cosy! Friday we had a long breakfast together before K & L had to go to town for some errands. Meanwhile M and I where still a bit sleepy/tired so we decided to stay at L's place and watched tv-shows on L's laptop which was very cosy! 

Friday evening we changed location and the four of us went home to my apartment to get ready for a big party at M's boyfriends place. We had lots of fun and went to the local student pub here in Örebro and continued dancing until 2 AM.. Saturday and Sunday have consisted of work at IKEA and now I'm just enjoying a nice and calm evening at my place. All the candles are burning and I might just make myself a nice cup of tea before turning into bed in one hour or two. What are you up to tonight?

Home Exam.

Picture: We heart it

It's time for yet another home exam. It will be released today at 12 PM and to be honest I am a little bit nervous so cross your fingers for me and wish me luck these two upcoming days! 

The Weekend.

Hey dear readers! I apologize for the bad updates during this weekend. I headed to Stockholm last Friday and stayed until Sunday morning since I had to return to Örebro and work during the afternoon. All in all it was a busy weekend with lots of scheduled meetings with both family and friends. 

On Friday evening V surprised me with all the ingredients to do a home-made pizza! A fun fact is that every time he and I decide to go out and eat pizza I always order a "Hawaii" with extra pineapple on it and 90% of the time I end up disappointed since they don't put enough pineapple (according to the proportions that I desire - for I am truly obsessed of this fruit!!). The pizza turned out to be so good and we had lots of fun while making it :) V also bought a package of three of those aluminium cans with pineapple inside it - just to make his girlfriend happy and satisfied! My sweet, sweet love ♥ 

After dinner we watched The internship featuring Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn. Both V and I laughed a lot during the movie, not to mention the great soundtrack that was in the movie. A movie definitely worth watching and interesting to get an insight of the big company Google. 

Saturday morning I headed out to my old neighborhood (30 min train ride from Stockholm) to visit two little boys that I used to babysit a few years ago. I might have mentioned them before? Anyway since these two upcoming weekends are all about Halloween I decided to paint two mini-pumpkins to the boys like the ones my friends and I painted at the Halloween night at my place. The golden pumpkins made a huge success! I got a bit sentimental when I saw how much the boys had grown... Crazy how time flies. So many old memories flashed by my eyes and it's hard to describe how much joy these two little boys have given me throughout the years. Definitely one of the highlights this weekend! ♥

The day followed by a nice lunch with my parents, my brother E and his friend R in town. We talked a lot about our universities but also a lot about the new iPhone 5s that was recently released, I believe it was last week? I love how E and I always get so "geeky" when it comes to these kind of things such as technology. I realized how much I miss my family, especially my brothers. 

Saturday evening continued with a lovely dinner at V's parent's place. We talked a lot about V's upcoming birthday (He will be 30 in december!) and our plans for Christmas. We also watched a movie before V and I went home. I had to get up pretty early the morning after to catch my train back to Örebro. The weekend flew by and I'm amazed that I managed to do so many things. But more importantly I enjoyed the time that  I spent with the people that mean the most to me. 

Happy Halloween.

Picture: Collage made by me

Last night I had four of my friends over to paint Marshmellows and pumpkins in all different kinds of sizes. Before their arrival I had decorated my apartment with black skull balloons, candles and my dining table was filled with lots of delicious treats such as green spookie cupcakes and a spider web chocolate cake. 

As you can see on the pictures in the collage above we painted pumpkins in both gold and white but also painted different faces and figures on marshmellows. I found these great pencils with eatable colour in them so the girls were so surprised when I said that they could eat their creations after finishing painting them! Over and all, the evening turned out to  be a success! I had lots of fun painting the pumpkins and I have planned to give away one or two later this weekend.. ;) Happy Halloween!

Morning Monday.

Mood: I felt tired when I woke up but I'm slowly waking up now.. 

Done: Finished breakfast, watched the news, prepared lunch for today

Plans: Long day with lectures, thinking about heading to the gym for spinning later

Looking at: The news and my latest pictures on Instagram 

Listening to: No music on this morning 

Reading: Nothing at the moment but I will have plenty to read today

Drinking: A glass of milk

Eating: Breakfast - done, and will have an apple with keso and almonds later 

Best: The wonderful weekend is still on my mind, I'm happy deep inside 

Worst: V had to go home yesterday.. But I'm looking forward to next weekend!

Weather: A bit cloudy and cool morning and tomorrow we're expecting rain! 

Autumn Day.

Picture: Taken by V & me

V and I headed out for a long walk earlier today and decided to take some pictures in the beautiful environment. I can't believe how fast these three days have passed us by but we have had a really good time together. V is on his way home to Stockholm and I can't help that I miss him already.. Luckily we will see each other on Friday again! ♥

The blog pause has ended.

Hello dear readers. It's been far too long since I have written anything here in the blog. I just realized that the last post that I made was in February earlier this year.. Crazy! 

The truth is that I have been occupied with my studies at the University and all that comes along with it such as friends, social events, work etc. Not to mention my private life consisting of my boyfriend (V and I have been a couple for 20 months now so yes we are still going strong!) along with my family of course. 

Anyway, I was just thinking about the blog earlier today and thought why not start writing again? I have missed writing on a daily basis and therefore I'm hoping to start doing so again. I can start off by telling you about this last weekend! V came to visit me here in Örebro and we spent Friday, Saturday and most of Sunday together and with my friends here. 

It feels like we have been doing so many fun things! Friday evening we stayed at home, Saturday we spent some time in town and had a great evening with my friends and all of their boyfriends - we were 4 couples all together! And today (Sunday) we woke up around noon after last night's party and decided to head out for a nice walk around the area before meeting up with the group from last night to have pizza together. 

V's train was a bit delayed and left around 9 PM tonight but I stayed with him at the train station at least for a little while and my heart wished it could have stayed for so much longer.. It's just never going to get easier to say good bye, not even after having a distance-relationship for 20 months. 

Still, it's a new day tomorrow and new week. I should get ready for bed now since I've got a long day with lectures tomorrow. I wish you all a good night's sleep! I'll write more tomorrow! 

Disney Classics.

Picture: We heart it

I officially hate this awful flue/cold or whatever this is.. :( This is my fifth day I've been at home being sick. I don't remember the last time I got this type of virus in my system? Apparently my body is still completely worn out since I get dizzy every time I have to get up from the couch and my nose start to drop every time I'm up and on my feet, pretty annoying. Anyway, I guess one can just "wait" it out. I'm happy that the fever has gone down but my eyes has started itching instead and are all red :( 

*Bless you!* (I just sneezed..) Oh boy, this is so NOT fun. I mean, I was hoping that I could stay in and watch a bunch of old classic Disney movies but I can't because of my sore eyes. I watched TV all weekend and maybe it was just too much for them? My plan was to read/study a bit too but I simply haven't had the energy to lift up the book.

Maybe I should take a nap and see if I can get started later? Even though I'm pretty sure I will get even more tired after I wake up.. Oh, sorry guys for typing all this nonsense, my head is just not thinking clear right now. I'll be back later. 

Sunny Saturday.

Mood: Like an emotional roller coaster.. I blame the cold that has affected my body

Done: I managed to get my TV working!! Other than that nothing but resting

Plans: Chill out at home, rest, watch tv and bake something before M & L comes over!

Looking at: The blue sky outdoors, how nice it would be to go for a walk

Listening to: A Thousand Years - Kurt Schneider, Aimée Proal, Lindsey  Stirling

Reading: Nothing at the moment, but I am hoping to study a little bit later

Drinking: A glass of Fanta Exotic - when I'm sick I allow myself whatever I want

Eating: Chips - for some reason I have this craving for salt..?

Best: My little TV and wooden bureau in the kitchen, it looks great!

Worst: Worn out body, exhausted head and a sore throat, I hate being sick..

Weather: Cool morning, now sunshine and a lot warmer outside

Puppy Eyes.

Picture: We heart it

I have written about the Cavalier King Charles before, the friendliest and most warm hearted dog there is! As I might have mentioned previously, my family and I had a Cavalier when I was 7 years old. Unfortunately we couldn't keep him since both my parents worked a lot and with three younger children they barely had no time at all for the little fellow. 

However, I did make a promise to myself that sometime after finishing my studies I would get a dog. V and I have been talking about it a lot. Luckily he is not allergic! I'm doing all that I can to try to convince him to choose this little puppy! I know he would love it as much as I would! Besides it is also said to be a very good family-dog who loves children. Might be worth considering, for who knows what may happen in the future.. :)

Februari & Fever.

Good morning dear readers, I trust you have all slept well? Unfortunately I had a rather rough night :( I woke up at 4 AM with a high fever, soar throat and an awful headache. Yesterday was the same so I guess that it's some kind of virus or cold that has entered my system. My good friend M had the same symptoms yesterday so maybe it's something that has been spread at the University? 

My dad came by my apartment yesterday, to help me build a smaller bureau that I bought from IKEA a couple of weeks ago but also to install my TV that I got for my 25th Birthday from my family. It turned out to be something wrong with my adepter/contact in the wall in my living room and therefore sadly we were not able to fulfill the last mission, such a disappointment! Hopefully I'll get help from the landlord to fix it by the beginning of next week. 

I was supposed to work this weekend but considering how I felt yesterday, last night and this morning I decided to stay home and recover. No work today nor tomorrow. It's been a few hectic weeks so this might be my body's way to say stop - enough! For this is my confession, I might have ignored signs along the way. So this weekend is going to consist of lots of resting and sleeping indoors. You may expect quite a few posts too, since I'll finally have some time to write. Next up: Breakfast!

25th Birthday Dinner.

 My girls & I

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My family & I 

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My Love, V & I 

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Celebration.

A word that pretty much summarizes my weekend! :)

My boyfriend V woke me up on Saturday morning singing the Swedish version of "Happy Birthday" and entered the bedroom with my favorite cake and a candle, for which I made a wish and blew it out. He had arranged such a beautiful surprise, he had placed so many candles on the coffee table and in the middle stood a bottle of Champagne a long with two tall Champagne glasses. 

He told me to sit down in the sofa and he had placed a pillow on my usual "spot". It took me a few seconds before I realized that he had hidden "something" underneath it. I found a big white envelope with no text on it. While inside, there was a paper with a cool picture of an English telephone booth and a text that said.

"To my darling, 

I have known this for quite some time now, how fond you are of this special city and how much you have been longing to visit it. This is why I want to give you this trip to London so that we can experience all the unique treasures such as Madame Tussauds, shopping, the home of Harry Potter and most important above all - to spend time together just the two of us. All we need to do is to find a good date within a near future."

The joy, the excitement, the adventure - so many feelings that swept all over me! Truly it was the perfect Birthday present I could ever had wished for! Thank you my love once again, I am so looking forward to experience London with you this Spring! :) 

Later the same morning my younger brother E stopped by V's apartment, wanting to give me his Birthday present. After nearly two months of using my brilliant Macbook Pro it was time to upgrade it with some proper programs, which is why he decided to give me the entire Office-package for Mac!! Awesome! Now I can finally write serious documents and papers for University and take good notes from my lectures. Thank you E once again!! :) 

The day continued with some last-minute-shopping in town - I had still not found a dress to wear for the big Birthday dinner later the same evening. So V and I headed to town and I found a gorgeous dress at 70% SALE from French Connection. Super price and I felt very happy about it. Afterwards I headed to the hair salon to get my hair done and after that to another place to get my make-up done. It all looked stunning when I headed back home to change for the dinner - and yes I was in a little bit hurry by the end of the day but it all worked out perfectly! 

I was completely surprised when I entered the beautiful white room in the restaurant when suddenly all my family members and friends popped out and said "Surprise! And started singing Happy Birthday..". I was so moved deep down from my heart when I looked around and saw all the familiar, smiling and happy faces. Truly, a very special moment I will never forget. 

A lovely dinner waited for us, with laughter, wonderful speeches, lots of photographies taken and gift un-rapping. I had not expected any because I was only hoping that as many good friends of mine could come and celebrate me with my family & closest friends. It turned out that I got the most beautiful and personal gifts ever! I received jewelry, great books, amazing candy, unique Champagne glasses and a lovely porcelain bowl besides from all the happy faces and love that were present in the room. Not to mention my family's gift - a stunning white TV to have in my apartment in Örebro! My first TV!! :) 

Truly, it was a wonderful evening that followed up with lots of dancing at Underbara Bar (a local club in Stockholm) with all my friends who participated during the dinner. I didn't come home until 3:30 AM.. No wonder my feet were pretty sore yesterday ;) I just wanted to say thank you ALL once again, thank you to my amazing family who's always there for me and thank you to my beautiful friends who arranged the entire dinner!! I love you ALL so much! I feel so blessed to have such loving people around me in my life ♥

Busy like a little Bumblebee.

Picture: We heart it

Good morning folks! It's really been such a busy week.. Lots to study for the upcoming exam on Friday next week! Cross your fingers for me will you..? Apparently it's supposed to be a tough one so I'm a little bit nervous, hopefully it will go well.

I have some great news to tell you! I got back my economics exam this week which I wrote before Christmas and I got an A!!!! Yaaaay! I couldn't believe it.. Yet I am so proud over myself. I must say, what a great start of the new academic year of 2013! :) 

Anyway I better get started, I have a looong weekend ahead of me starting today. Just like the picture says above, "it's time to work a little harder".. Wish me luck! Later guys!

Rise & Shine.

Good morning dear readers, I hope you all slept well? :) I sure didn't, for some reason I woke up several times and couldn't fall asleep again when I woke up at 6 AM. Thanks to a 45 min power walk, a delicious protein boosted smoothie and a boiled egg I now feel so much better!

Reloaded, full of energy and ready to start a new week! It's going to be a very stressful week since I have a big exam coming up on the 18th of January.. Wish me luck folks! Well guess it's time for a shower! Later skaters

Snowflakes.

Picture: We heart it

Most people who know me are already aware of the fact how much I love snowflakes! I have bracelet charms, earrings, photographies and so much more. No wonder I fell completely in love with the manicure above! Wow so beautiful!! If only I'd worn that on Christmas Eve.. I wonder how they have done it? Could it be painted or is it stickers? Note to myself: check out the website "spektor's nails"! 

A List on a Saturday.

Mood: Exhausted due to a bad night's sleep and a long day of work
Done: I've been busy working all day long, same schedule tomorrow
Plans: Sleep.. My body and mind needs to rest and regain new energy
Looking at: My empty wall in the living room, I need to put up paintings
Listening to: The Chamber Orchestra of London - "Such Good Luck"
Reading: Nothing at the moment, oh my it's going to be an intense week
Drinking: A glass of milk
Eating: Nothing at the moment, for some reason I have no appetite..
Best: Proud of myself for doing so well at work, I learn more for each day
Worst: Tired body & damaged knees = no training next week :(
Weather: We had a spectacular morning with sunshine still very cold

Age with style.

Picture: affordable-luxury.se

As I mentioned previously my 25th birthday is coming up very soon and so the plans for both my celebration, dinner and party is at full speed! Fascinating how fast time flies, feels like it was just yesterday I turned 18 and now I'm entering my mid-twenties? 

Anyway, I have decided to make a small birthday list. Somehow I always find it so hard to receive presents from other people, I prefer to give away presents and buying my own presents for myself. In that way I don't have to feel guilty for letting other people spend too much money on me, for that I am perfectly capable of doing myself ;) 

My first priority for this year's birthday is a quality handbag signed by Louis Vuitton. A timeless "Speedy 35" is one of my absolute favorites and a bag which will become more beautiful the older it gets. If one wishes to "age with style" this is one of the best accessories that will never get out of style. Therefore I do not only see it as a "normal purchase" but rather like an investment for life as it's value also increases with time. 

I happened to find a vintage one for a good price (see the link above), I have to wait until my paycheck arrives so cross your fingers that it will still be for sale by the end of this month! 

Home Sweet Home.

Good evening dear readers, I hope you have all had a terrific thursday! I spent most of the day in the car with my father & mother as we headed out on a little road trip from Stockholm to Örebro. My Christmas vacation is officially over and I'm back in Örebro, the town I now call home sweet home. 

I have this year's first seminar tomorrow and a busy weekend to look forward since I'll be working at IKEA both Saturday and Sunday. Still, I couldn't be happier about it - finally some new routines! Let me put it this way, I have been eating numerous kinds of sweets, enjoyed all type of Christmas dishes, relaxed, laughed and spent lots of quality time with both family & friends. 

In other words I have had the best winter holiday in a very long time. My batteries are charged with new energy and can't wait to get this new academic year started! I am also excited to get back to my work out routines and eating healthier and "clean" food. Which leads me to my top priority goal this year. I will be turning 25 this year and wish to get in the best shape ever! 

Starting off tomorrow, I'll be on a 3 weeks intense detox/work out programme in order to get ready for my birthday on the 26th of January :) Regular power walks, 2-3 work out sessions at the gym and healthy food will hopefully give me some good results when the big day arrives. This will be the first goal on the way to reach my main goal, remember baby steps and one must not rush but have patience.

Time to get ready for bed, I have a fun day to look forward to tomorrow! Sweet dreams

Happy New 2013!

Picture: Taken by my good friend V with my iPhone

A very Happy New Year to all of my readers! I hope you have all had a wonderful Christmas and received a good start of this New Year! 

Last List of 2012.

1. Did you do something this year that you haven't done before? I began my studies at University
2. Did you fulfil any of your New Year's Resolutions? Yes, I have passed all my exams this year which makes me very proud of myself. I have also adapted a new and healthier lifestyle.
3. Did any friend of yours have a baby this year? One of V's closest friends J and his fiancé S got a beautiful baby girl on the 21th of December. Congratulations to the three of you! ♥
4. Did somebody that you held near die this year? No
5. Did you travel abroad this year? If yes, to what countries/cities? Antibes & Nice, France
6. Pick a date from this year that you shall always remember. 10th of February
7. What was your greatest success 2012? I finished my first out of three years of studies, fell in love with the love of my life, started working at IKEA, met new people who have become close & beloved friends and learnt more about myself in order to become a greater daughter, friend, love & sister.
8. What was your greatest mistake 2012? Surely I have made many mistakes but the importance lies in learning from them. I believe that these lessons has made my character/heart grow.
9. Have you been ill or hurt yourself during the year? My beloved ones would probably laugh if they read this, since I keep hurting myself all the time. No mayor incidents though but still smaller ones.
10. What can be seen as to be your best bargain this year? A black leather fringe jacket from Zara's summer sale and my Macbook Pro
11. Do you have any special memory from 2012 that made you feel really happy? I feel so blessed to have so many beautiful memories from this year. One of the happiest moments took place on a beautiful winter day in February in Örebro. The weekend when V asked me to be his girlfriend, an unforgettable weekend that I will carry close to my heart.
12. What artist/songs will always remind you of 2012? Christina Perri "A thousand years", David Guetta feat. Usher "Without You", LMFAO "Sexy and I know it", Otto Knows "Million voices", Rihanna "We found Love", Swedish House Mafia, "Don't you worry child"
13. Did you experience yourself happier or more sad than you have been previous years? Happier since I have had so many great moments with my boyfriend, family & friends
14. What do you wish you could have done better during the year? Taken better care of the people I love, one should never take them for granted. I should also have kept up with my work out schedule.
15. What do you wish you could have done less during the year? Felt less selfish and thought more of the people around me. Complained less over smaller matters and instead felt thankful for the wonderful life I have been given!
16. How will you celebrate Christmas? With my beloved family members ♥ It's a tradition on Christmas Eve. Christmas day was celebrated with V and his family and the day after that V visited my family, truly it was the best Christmas ever! :)
17. Did you fall in love during the year? Yes, I would say crazy, deeply, madly in love
18. Favourite TV show? "Downtown Abbey"
19. Best novel you have read this year? Shame on me, I've had too much school literature that I simply haven't had no time.. But I'm hoping to get better next year!
20. Biggest musical discovery during the year? All our famous Swedish artists around the globe!
21. How did you celebrate your birthday during 2012? I turned 24 on a Friday this year which meant party with my new friends in Örebro! It happened during our introduction week at Uni and so we celebrated my birthday on the famous Toga party! :) I went home the next day to celebrate it with my other friends & family members in Stockholm
22. How would you describe your style during the year? Classic style with modern influences
23. What made you feel good during the year? Spending time with my boyfriend/family/friends
24. Hottest male/female celebrity during 2009? Female: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
25. Did you miss somebody over a long period of time? Since I entered a long distance relationship I have learnt what it feels like to be without the special someone over a period of time.
26. Have you made any new resolutions for 2013? Yes I have but I will keep them to myself ;)