looking back over this year, i realize that it has been truly, truly amazing! i have completed my first full…
Year: 2011
i’m in love with moleskine.
first let me say that i really like calendars! and since i love calendars, and all things office-y (yes. that…
welcome to the middle days.
hey, my dear readers and welcome to the middle days. the ones in-between christmas & new year’s day. and you…
the 26th of december!
when i first met lina, something clicked. we laughed, we talked, we shared. what followed was a year-long friendship over…
annandagen. another christmas day!
good morning! it’s annandagen here in sweden… which literally means “the other day of christmas”! yep. we have christmas eve,…
coziness.
it’s the night before christmas eve, and there are only a few hours left before the holiday craziness is in…
christmas-time. i absolutely ♥ this day.
it finally arrived. my first of 5 days off in a row. weeeee! and, oh what a day it has…
a kiss is just a kiss.
in the united states navy, whenever a ship comes back into its home port, there is always a lottery on…
surrounded by darkness.
it’s here. the longest night of the year. today is the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere of the world….
in keeping with yesterday’s theme…
say yes. keep walking. never give up. listen to your soul talking to you. and if you’re scared, take a…
say yes. even if you’re totally unsure.
i got this card almost 4 years ago when i visited greece for the first time. i have always thought that…
happy monday!
on my way to work this morning, there lay a little bit of snow on the ground. beautiful, huh? have…
hmm… it’s saturday. ♥
good saturday night, my dear friends. it’s a cold one here in sweden. in case you are dying for a…
let it snow!
please, oh please let this weather forecast come true! i’m doing a snow dance!
like a true hippie.
1.5 million served. 30,000 wounded. 4,500 lost lives – american lives & iraqi lives. thousands of iraqis displaced, refugees in…
st. lucia day.
it’s st. lucia’s day in sweden! and just in time. you see, this week… from today till the 21st (next…
my (american christmas movie marathon) day off.
there is only one thing on my mind today… cheesy, american christmas movies sent to me from my dad in…
work weekend.
oh my gosh. what a weekend. it was that obligatory “cram as many christmas-y things into one weekend as you…
a movie worth watching.
check out my love’s blog to read about & see pics from amazing movie we saw today! definitely worth watching!…
winter song.
the december winter sky outside my window. it’s friday. i’m stressed because i have so much to do over the…
who’s ready for thursday?
in the mornings, especially during this time of year, i try to spend some time alone. ok. zola usually follows…
i have no idea why.
sweet old blog. it just happened. i just sat down & started going through different blog designs from my wordpress…
follow your bliss.
a week ago, i had a little retreat with myself at home and spent some of the time reading about…
in case you don’t think it’s real.
sometimes it’s hard to realize that all the suffering that goes on in the world is real. most of us…
my weekend. or something like that.
after my last little post of frustration, things settled down (= i gave up on trying to retype or salvage…
sometimes i dislike myself.
noooooooo!!!! i just spent the past 15 minutes typing an amazing post into my freaking iPhone about the book that…
late at night.
on wednesdays it feels like i work forever. and when i finally get home, i can’t help but turn on…
oh, to have been there…
amazing. stunning. breathtaking. how beautiful it can be when we all work together. peace.
family time.
my mini-retreat has ended… my love is home!!! now we’re enjoying a night on the sofa together. it’s amazing how…
breathlessly waiting.
i’m still in the middle of my little personal retreat. i’m not quite ready to share what i’ve read from…
what to do with my monday.
a rainy window, with christmas lights outside, on the first sunday in advent. last night there was a storm all…
it’s time!
well, it’s the end of november and we’ve celebrated thanksgiving – that cozy all-american holiday. lots of planning, lots of…
it’s in the rain.
some beautiful, calm, peaceful music for rainy wednesday… it’s in the rain. Everytime the rain comes down Close my eyes…
tuesday. 22 november.
after spending the morning writing, i met a friend for lunch at his place. it was cozy & relaxing just…
to live is to give.
i once met a single mom who had 4 or 5 kids (i don’t remember exactly). the oldest was in…
robert frost on monday morning.
the dreary november days continue. it’s monday morning, and i’m searching for energy. i made the bed, but i want…
on any given sunday you can find me…
happy sunday morning. oh, how my sunday mornings changed over the years. there always seems to be a routine, but…
saturday night… the best i can do.
it’s saturday night. the apartment is now cleaned and i am sitting under my blanket, candles are lit, the cat…
the middle of november.
November comes And November goes, With the last red berries And the first white snows. With night coming early, And…
writer’s block wednesday. sort of.
i seem to not be in a blogging mood lately. but, i want to be. i have a lot of…
simplicity.
sunday was a good day. it felt simple. that’s just the best way to describe it. simple. ordinary. and yet,…
a peaceful night.
there’s nothing like crawling into your own bed, pulling up the covers, & snuggling down into the pillow. and there’s…
a haircut to start the weekend.
got my hair cut today. not too much. but the curls are back! did a little shopping. bought some wine….
time for bed…
and time for a cute picture of an adorable cat sleeping… goodnight, world. wishing you comfort & rest, tonight and…
what a wednesday.
ok. finally a teeny, tiny bit of time to write. wednesdays are my long days. i go to both of…
a procrastinating post.
possibilities. i have some things that i need to be doing right now. and blogging is not one of them….
höstens mörker.
for those of us in europe, the time changed last weekend. for those of you in the states, it changed…
a little further outside the city. dublin 4.0.
not only did we get to see the sights in dublin, but we got to see some of the area…