Just one more song of the day...

I'll soon call it a day...I'm quite exhausded to be honest. I just need to clean up a bit around here and then I'm gonna spend the rest of the night in bed with Sex and the city episodes...or some lousy movie on the telly.

But before that...here comes a second Song of the day. Enjoy it. Robyn is really talented and this song is one of my favourits at the moment...

It's a good thing tears never show in the pouring rain

As if a good thing ever could make up for all the pain
There'll be no last chance, I promise to never mess it up again
Just a sweet pain of watching your back as you walk
As I'm watching you walk away

And now you're gone, there's like an echo in my head
And I remember every word you said...(...)

Is purple the new pink?

In an attempt to turn this day to a good day after it's lousy start I took the car to Tornby to buy that Clinique stay sheer pressed powder that's been out of stock in the Åhlens city store. I did of course not only buy the powder...but found a lovely scarf, mittens and a hat as well. All in a beautiful dark purple shade. I belive they will look good with the new black winter coat I bought last week. I have a feeling this will be a purple winter...

By the way...I did send an e-mail to the study and careers advisor earlier...well, all I have to do now is wait and see...she'll probably respond to it on monday, and after that I can figure what to do next.
I was supposed to study today...statistics...but I haven't got anything done. So tomorrow I'll give it another try.

Things to think about...

Maybe Linköping isn't the place for me to be. I've been feeling quite lonely lately. And lonely is not a good feeling.
I know I want to be in Halmstad after graduation from uni...I know that Halmstad is the city I want to live in when I'm ready for the grown up part of life. But maybe I am grown up enough all ready?!
At least one thing is certain these days: I sure don't know anything at all.
Maybe I should make an appointment with the study and careers advisor at school and talk about the option to transfer...if that is possible. Well, I might write an e-mail later today or tomorrow...

Next Thursday I'm going home over the weekend...Maybe everything will fall in to place then...

Anyhow...(as Dolly would say)...Sometimes I'm glad I am the kind of person that saves text messages for years and years...Today I've been reading one I got from my dear old friend P (Who is by the way one of the most wonderful and talented men on earth...)
He wrote the 14th of May 2003: "Var inte för hård mot dig själv. Kram" (Translation:"Don't be to hard on yourself. Hugs")
It's a good thing to be reminded of every now and then...

Song of the Day

I've had to think up a way to survive
Since you said it's over
Told me good-bye
I just can't make it one day without you
Unless I pretend that the opposite's true
Rivers flow backwards
Valleys are high
Mountains are level
Truth is a lie
I'm perfectly fine
And I don't miss you
The sky is green
And the grass is blue

How much can a heart and a troubled mind take
Where is that fine line before it all breaks
Can one end their sorrow
Just cross over it
And into that realm of insanitive bliss

There's snow in the tropics
There's ice on the sun
It's hot in the Arctic
And crying is fun
And I'm happy now
And I'm glad we're through
And the sky is green
And the grass is blue

And the rivers flow backwards
And my tears are dry
Swans hate the water
And eagles can't fly
But I'm alright now
Now that I'm over you
And the sky is green
And the grass is blue
And I don't love you

And the grass is blue

"I-want-to-be-in-London"-day

Today is a "I-want-to-be-in-London"-day...(to be honest everyday is a "I-want-to-be-in-London"-day, but somedays the feeling is a bit stronger like today.)I don't know why...But all I want to do is stroll along the Themes...or in Hyde Park...or in St James's Park or stroll around in any other area where you can stroll. And I want to spend some money at Spitafield market...or Covent Garden...or Kings Road...or Oxford street...or at any other place where you can spend some money...

But here I am....in Linköping after a working day at the hospital in Motala. Got up at 4.30 am after a rather sleepless night...(woke up once every hour looking at the clock, afraid of not waking up by the alarm sound). So I'm longing for the bed now...and hopefully I will dream some pleasant dreams about London...since I don't have time to go in person...

Afternoon tea

The voice

My voice is more or less gone...The Cold has taken my vocal cords as hostage...(You could think that the nose and the lungs would be enough...but NO, it has to take the vocal cords as well!). At least I have the day off from the hospital tomorrow so I will be studying at home and use my voice as little as possible.

Song of the night - My favourite things

Motala

I woke up all sweaty this morning...Motala is giving me nightmares. I've only been to the small city ones...but I already feel hate...unfortunately.The hospital in Motala

Open letter to Cold

Dear Cold,

I'm writing you this open letter to let you know how much I dislike your presence in my life at the moment.

This is my fourth day with you terrorizing me with nasal obstruction, a sore troat and since last night a bad cough. I'm so fed up right now so would you please just f*cking leave me alone!

Sincerely,

Tess

Accessorize

These pretty things from Accessorize would cure me from my cold. I am sure of that!

Cold

Woke up with a sore throat and a aching head this morning.
I don't have time to not be on top this week nor the next upcoming three since I'm starting my clinical placement at the hospital in Motala on Wednesday. I'm not really looking forward to it, but it's a thing you have to do...I would probably look forward to it a bit more if I didn't get the placement in Motala since it will take me approximatly 1 hour from door to door...that means I will hve to get up at 4.30 - 4.45 am when starting 6.45. Zzzzzzzzzz

Well, it's time to make me some lunch, and a hot cup of tea, before I'm off to school for a two hour session with medicine calculation.

xx

Mr and Mrs McKay

Luke Perry is filming a new movie in Trosa at the momnet. I'm thinking about going there to find him and make him marry me.

When we're married we will take the family name McKay and our childern will be named Jack and Iris (after his "parents" of course).
I would be so happy living in Beverly Hills and drive around in the beautiful black porche...ahhh...What a life!!

Cinamon buns

Last night, after a looong day in school and an hour dancing at the gym, Å came over around 7 pm. Quality time with cinamon buns baking on the schedule. Yummy yummy yummy. Now the freezer is filled with buns, so if you ever feel like stoping by for coffee or tea I promise to serve you one or two as well!

This is what I want

Was in Stockholm this weekend to spend some time with my sweet sis. Did some shopping and made a visit to R.O.O.M and their Designers Guild section (fabrics, cusions, wallpapers etc) made my eyes fill up with tears...Everything is so beautiful and it feels so complete!!! I want it ALL, and I want it NOW!!

I wish I had time to go to London soon and pay a visit to the flagship store on Kings Road...I'm in need of some inspiration and there is no better way for me to get it!

My all time favourit interior design coverage/article in a magazine (ELLE interiör, nr 7, 2007) is one about the home of the senior stylist for Tricia Guild/Desigeners Guild, Liza Giles.
When it comes to interior decoration it doesn't get better than this.

It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday

How do I say goodbye to what we had?
The good times that made us laugh
Outweigh the bad.

I thought we'd get to see forever
But forever's gone away
It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday.

I don't know where this road
Is going to lead
All I know is where we've been
And what we've been through.

If we get to see tomorrow
I hope it's worth all the wait
It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday.

And I'll take with me the memories
To be my sunshine after the rain
It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday.

And I'll take with me the memories
To be my sunshine after the rain
It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday.

Smoothie of the day

It turned out that my pink mixer didn't break down completly the other day, it just got a bit overheated. That means I'm able to do smoothis again! Wohoo!! So...

...the smoothie of the day consist of:

1 banana
1 mango
Jucie from 1/2 lime
Frozen raspberries
and natural yougurt

Welcome to the 3rd semester

Hopefully I will learn some...

Today I collected some books that I ordered over the internet and inventoried what I already had at home that I will need for this semester. And on the above picture is the pile...

It gets quite expensive, but I like to own the books. I want to be able to highligt the text if I feel like it, and I don't want to fight about the books at the library with all the other students. I can always sell the ones I don't want to keep when I'm done with the course. And I try to be smart about the purchases and buy the books I can use in several courses.

But at least some things are for free when you are a nurse student.
Went to the Vaccination Surgery yesterday to get my vaccination for Hepatits B, tetanus/diptheria and do the tuberculin test. On Friday I'm going back for the TB-injection. And the good thing was that I only had to pay a small subsidized fee for the tetanus/dipthera, the others are free!! Good for me and my good for my wallet!

Tonight me and I and some other girls (or young women...whatever you would like to call us) are invited over to Å on dinner. Looking forward to that! It is soooo boring making dinner and eat it all alone...

Too much love will kill you

I did just now understand how you make the YouTube video appear in the blog. No more links! (It's taken me a while...I'm a bit slow sometimes...)

So here comes the song of the day...or the month...or the past half year...or whatever....who cares?! It's a really good song...and today was the first time I reflected over the lyrics. The song is written and sung by Brian May and was performed for the first time at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in 1992.

New curtains

I'm finally done with the sewing of my new curtains. Yeay!!
It took me quite some time, but to my defence it was the first time ever I sewed my own. And I've done it properly, no cheating what so ever!

Well done me!!

Smooties

1 banana
Natural yogurt
Frozen blueberries and raspberries

Perfect smootie for me today!

Unforunatly my pretty pink mixer broke down (a little bit smoke and a wierd smell) so there will be no more smooties for a while...

Well...after this power break I'm gonna go back to the sewing machine and finish my new curtains.

Beautiful Begonias in my kitchen window

Yesterday I realised my lovely CultDesign pots was looking quite sad where they were standing gaping empty in my kitchen window. So I took my bike down to the garden center to buy some plants. Easier said than done! I walked around in the different rooms trying to decide what I wanted. Green plants or something with flowers on? If flowers then what colour? Can I handle a plant that needs water often or should I go for one that can survive a drought?

I finally decided to go for the cerise begonias. They had the right size and a lovely colour. I hope they will like it here at my place...I sure like having them around!

Project Runway

Been following Project Runway season 4 for some time now. And I've fallen in love with it! Yesterday showed the two final episodes. Too bad Chris didn't go to the final (that actually made me cry....Me touchy?! No way!)...I think he made amazing and faboulous things. Was not all that impressed by Rami to be honest. But at least my favourit Christian won! He's so fierce!! Take a look at his beautiful final collection here.

Summer of '08

Dolly Concert in Malmö

Beautiful pictures of Dolly taken by F. Alfredsson

Rosé wine and beer on the beach

Memories of evenings like this make you survive the 10 dark months of the year

The french riviera

The port of Bendor Island

View of the landscape of Provance

St Tropez

Boats outstide St Tropez

Victoria Silversted shopping in St Tropez
(Too bad I don't have the pictures Dad took in my computer at the moment...)

The alps - Mount Blance Massif

Lake Geneva - View from the city of Montreaux


Final evening at Leif's lounge for the summer
Picnic at the cliffs by the sea

Consert at Solgården

That was some of the things I've been doing this summer...

Besides the above things I've aslo:
- worked with people I enjoy working with (most of them and most of the time that is...)
- learnt a thing or two about football
- had wonderful and lazy days on the beach
- spent time with the family
- spent time with good old friends... and some new ones as well...

One thing about looking back like this at a summer is that you always only remember the good days...
But to be honest my summer have had some really low and lousy days this year as well. But that doesn't make the really good ones less good...(and I owe it all to you...)

Song of the summer:
I've had the time of my life - from "Dirty Dancing"

Song of the day

While packing my bags today (going back to Linköping tomorrow...) I've been listening to the wonderful song Somebody's everything by Dolly Parton.

Thank you Carrie Bradshaw!!!

"Sometimes we need to stop analyzing the past, stop planning the future, stop figuring out precisely how we feel, stop deciding exactly what we want, and just see what happens."

-Carrie Bradshaw

Ur "Vid floden Piedra satte jag mig ner och grät"

"Att vänta gör ont. Att glömma gör ont. Men att inte veta vilket beslut man ska fatta är den värsta av alla plågor."

Antar att jag borde lyssna till mitt hjärta.
Antar att jag borde sluta väga för och emot, sluta analysera, sluta planera, sluta fundera...

"Son los locos que inventaron el amor"

Walk a mile in my shoes

Jag har börjat stegräkna.
Det är roligt.
När man jobbar inom hemtjänsten, som jag ju gör, går man väääldigt många steg har det visat sig.
Idag till exempel har jag jobbat 07.00 - 16.00 och gick under denna tid ca 15 000 steg. (Tilläggas bör kanske att det är rekomenderat att dagligen gå ca 12 000.)
Efter jobbet idag tog jag dessutom en lång, härlig, varm och solig promenad utmed Nissan och västra stranden...så när jag nu tittar på stegräknaren ser jag att jag idag fått ihop 26 738 steg! Om varje steg är ca 50 cm betyder det att jag promenerat 1,3 mil!! Det är nytt rekord sedan jag började använda den!

Nu är jag trött i mina ben och fötter...ska bli skönt att sova. I morgon väntar en dag full av nya steg...förmodligen inte lika många eftersom jag bara jobbar till 13.30. Efter det tänkte jag bara lata mig i solen och på kvällen blir det nog karaoke med mina två galnaste vänner!

Sex and the city

Förra veckan var jag och såg Sex and the city-filmen på bio.
Åh vilken film det var!
2 1/2 timme med skratt och gråt om vart annant.
2 1/2 timme med skor, väskor och kläder som jag önskade jag hade...(råd med!)
2 1/2 timme med relationsproblem; olycklig kärlek?, lycklig kärlek?, göra slut?, hitta tillbaka?, gå vidare? Vad är rätt?, Vad är fel?, Vad vill jag?
2 1/2 timme som jag önskade aldrig skulle ta slut...

Lååååång dag

14 timmars jobbedag...det är nästan omänskligt.
Jag är trött men samtidigt för uppe i varv för att kunna sova.
Fasade lite för att vara på jobbet i så många timmar....men det gick trots allt bra...skönt att kvällen var lugn.

Resten av veckan blir mest jobb. Och det känns helt okej. Vad ska man annars göra? Vädret är ju inte precis det bästa. Blåst och regn och mera blåst och lite åska...usch och fy...man skulle kunna tro att det är september...

Nu ska jag läsa en stund i Paulo Cohelho's : Vid floden Piedra satte jag mig ned och grät. Har kommit halvvägs och tycker än så länge väldig mycket om den...

(Svar till D. Jägmästarevägen är ju också fint...kanske att vi skulle kunna ha det som sommarbostad? Jag menar, med tanke på våra vårdlöner så är det ju inga problem att ha två bostäder!)

Dolly Parton!

En bild från konserten förra lördagen...

Ain't she pretty?!!

Midsommarblomster

Årets midsommarkrans.

Sommarlov

Bloggen blir tyvärr lite eftersatt såhär i sommartider. Finns så mycket annat att göra när man är ledig. Annat är det när man pluggar...då är bloggandet ett mer lockande alternativ än själva böckerna. Så ni får nog räkna med färre uppdateringar, även om jag ska bättra mig och i fortsättningen göra mitt bästa.

Klarade sista tentan också. Känns skönt att inte ha missat någon under hela det första året...antar att jag är rätt så bright ändå när jag lägger den sidan till!!

Här hemma i Halmstad har vardagen kommit igång och jag tycker (tro det eller ej) att det är skönt att få jobba lite...i allafall än så länge...

Helgen som var spenderades i Malmö med vänner och Dolly Parton konsert. Såklart blev det även shopping...Köpte ett par bruna högklackade skor bland annat som jag sneglat på ett tag...kände mig liksom värd dem, trots att de inte var på rea.

Dolly var, precis som förra året i Globen, helt fantastisk! Vilken kvinna! Vilken röst! Hon spelade alla gammla goa låtar (Two doors down, 9 to 5, Jolene, Why'd you come in here looking like that, Baby I'm burnin', Joshua, Coat of many colors, Here you come again, Island in the stream, Little Sparrow, Eagle when she flies och I will always love you m.fl) och några av de nya från senaste plattan (Backwood barbie, Better get to livin', Shinola m.fl). Hade hört alla låtar utom två...Saknade dock Apple Jack och Tennessee mountin home. Men dem sjöng hon ju förra året, så jag antar att man får vara nöjd med att i allafall hört de live en gång i livet.

För övrigt har den senaste tiden bestått av shopping, födelsedagsfirande av M, några strandbesök, grillning på stranden, en utekväll, lite EM-fotboll (jag har till och med tippat en rad på skoj...gick bra i början, men lite sämre nu på slutet...lite svårt att få rätt när man baserar sin rad på lag med snyggast spelare...)tandläkarbesök, jobb och lite annat smått och gott. Ikväll blir det Hulken på bio...

Lite bilder från den senaste tiden kommer snart...På återseende och jag säger som Dolly:

"Thank you for loving me and letting me love you back!"

Yesterday and today

Yesterday was such a great day.Started with an hour walk, ate breakfast on the balcony then took a book and a blanket out to the nearby park and stayed until lunch time. Had lunch and then met up with I in town for a loong afternoon shopping. Took ofcourse a break at Espresso house with one mocca latte for I, one ice chai latte for me and a mudcake with whipped cream to share...yummy!!
We really deserved that after this first year at uni. Spended some money and I'm very satisfied with the things I bought. Didn't get home until 6 o'clock.

I bought one black and one white body, one black tube top, one necklace, one bracelet and a pair of sunglasses.

At 6:30 pm we where supposed to be at N's place...arrived only fifteen minutes late, not too bad...
Then we (me, I, N, F and S) had a lovely evening at the "roof terrace" with food and rosé wine. We stayed at N's place all night and I got home around 1:30 am. Perfect way to start the summer...

<--- My evening outfit...I'm in looove with the black and white bodies...perfect togheter with a skirt or jeans!


Today has been good day aswell...just been lying in the park reading the new Elle Decor magazine and listening to Dolly in my mp3 player. Then I got to the gym and attended the BodyJam class...Now I am packing all the stuff I need for the summer in Halmstad...20 pair of shoes...Do you think that will be enough?!

Ironic

I have all the time in the world to watch telly...but I found that there is nothing, ABSOLUTLEY NOTHING, worth watching tonight...Ironic, don't you think?!

FREEEEDOM!!!

I'm finally free! And I don't care how the exam went, I'm just so relieved it's over. I don't have to think about childhood dieseases, dehydration, macrophages, eosinophiles, diabetes mellitus, personality disorders and all the other things anymore...at least for now...

Now I'm gonna take a long walk in the sun...and then eat the rest of that delicious Ben&Jerry Ice-cream on the balcony...and then I'm gonna make my flat look like a flat again...AND THEN I'M GONNA WATCH TELLY ALL NIGHT LOOOOOONG!!! (Haven't done that for ages...)

Enough is enough

I give up...enough is enough...the things I don't know by now I probably won't learn until tomorrow.

All I want is this semester to be over. I need a break. I want to be in Halmstad with my friends having a lazy day on the beach and an evening with barbeque and too much rosé wine...