Summer meets autumn

Some new autumn flowers and plants on my balcony. I love the purple and green colour of the Heathers and the decorating cabbage.

I don't know for how much longer I can have my Hibiscus outside. Right now it seems to enjoy the weather; two beautiful flowers and 4 buds, but it might be too cold soon.

The sight of it makes you happy, don't you think?!

Audrey Hepburn wisdom

It's getting worse

Had an awful night coughing. Went trough every part of the flat like a drug addict after some cough medicine to ease my misery. But I had non. Fell asleep around 4 am, exhausted.

I pity my fellow-travellers on the train towards Halmstad tonight.

Summer holiday begins

I'm done working! Last shift tonight and that was very well timed since I have a cold and my voice is almost completely gone.

It is so annoying not being able to speak properly. When you lose your voice you realize how big part of life it really is to be able to communicate with your voice. I know I'm supposed to be quiet and not even whisper to make it better...but it is sooooo HARD! There is always something I want, or need, to say.

Tomorrow my summer holiday begins. Lets hope for some sunshine. Yesterday at Berg's locks was lovely and warm. I need more days like that!

What I think

Loveliness

Absolutely perfect!

If

If I, by some reason, would end up without my ability to move my arms and legs and head. If I cannot longer communicate my will and if I lose my ability to take in food or drinks by mouth and swallow my saliva take me to Switzerland and give it an end.


Life can be so cruel. And it's hard to watch , work with and help these people. It breaks my heart. You do the best you can, but you still can't see on the patient if they are pleased with the turning to the other side, if they are hot or cold, or if they have pain. You just look in to their eyes, and maybe you can see some pain and sorrow...somewhere... But you just aren't sure.


I would not like to live like that. Other people might...but if it would ever come to be about me, and keeping me alive like that it would be against my deepest will.

A true royalist

Watched the birthday celebration of our crown princess Viktoria on television earlier. And thank God that Daniel was finally allowed to celebrate with her!

Me, on the other hand, is still waiting for prince William to ditch Kate and make me the Queen of England!

Until it happens you'll find me at work...or at least during the next upcoming 4 weeks.

Packing the car

Soon time to leave Halmstad...but before that we are looking at a summer house in Haverdal.

Wednesday night in July

When you know that Halmstad, and the view over Tylön, can be as beautiful as on the picture a ordinary Wednesday night in July, you can't stop wondering what the hell you are doing in Linköping?!

Song of the day - One night only

I love this song. There is always time for some dancing while packing for a week in Halmstad.

Late Saturday night wisdom

Days off

I spent Tuesday at the beach Varamon in Motala. Lake Vättern was awfully cold (only 17 degrees). But it was very nice and relaxing anyway. If it gets warm when I'm back working in Linköping next time I'm definitely going back.

Now I've got 10 days off and I'm going to visit Å and her family in their summer house tonight, staying until Saturday. On Sunday I'm going back to Halmstad.

Heat

It's hot outside...it's hot inside. But I'm not gonna complain. I like it, even though I've been working the whole weekend. A very calm weekend at work. A bit too calm actually...almost a bit boring in between.

I just got in from the park. Finished at 2.30 this afternoon and got two lovely hours in the sun. But I have to say I do miss Halmstad a lot right now. It would have been nice to be able to go to the beach instead of the park next to the cemetery. I hope this sunny weather will last next week as well since I have 10 days off as from Friday. The first three I will spend with Å in their summer house and in Linköping. Sunday night I arrive on the west coast.

Song of the day - Dirty Diana

Even though I'm not a big Michael Jackson fan I have a few favourite songs. This is one of them.

Excuse me??!! (Part 1)

Scenario 1
Me in the kitchen at work that we share with an other care unit.
I had just put some dishes in the dishwasher but hadn't turned it on because I had some more things to collect and I didn't consider it full yet. In the kitchen was also one staff from the other unit plus two trolleys when an other work member (older lady) from the other unit as well came in. Since I wasn't using my trolley and it was a bit crowded I decided to place it outside the room before I finished what I was doing.

When I was just in front of the fridge with the trolley, with my back facing the two others the older lady said to the younger guy in a really snorty voice:
- I don't like when they leave us to take care of their dishes. This is not who we do in around here, we had some things in the machine first. And if you fill it you will have to turn it on.
Me who gets really annoyed when people talk about me like I'm not there when I'm still in the room turned around and put my most ironical nice voice on and said:
- It might be me you're talking about. I've been told that we share this kitchen and I'm not done filling the machine, I've got some more things to collect. But If I've done some thing wrong I'm really sorry and can you please show me how to do it your way cause this is my first day and apparently I have lots of things to learn.

She started to excuse herself while I took out an other basket and replaced my dirty dishes in that and then I left room.

An hour later I ran in to her in the kitchen again and she said:
- I hope you didn't get angry with me before, in a very officious voice.
I smiled a very fake smile and said:
- Of course not!

I'm glad she felt a bit guilty. And I'm glad I didn't loose my temper...but I'll tell you, it was really close!

Balcony vs. garden

It's not that I don't like my balcony. In fact I love it and could probably not live without it but...(there is always a but)...today I wish I had a garden like the one on the picture. My balcony is way too hot at the moment and I want to be outside. A garden with some shade would be lovely.

All I can do is dream...at least that is something I'm good at.

It's time for me to clean up around here and then I'm off to the gym. It's good for me, this feeling bored and lonely in Linköping...gives me time to get ready for beach 2009.

In need of my beauty sleep

It was a great midsummer weekend in Halmstad. But I'm too tired to write about it today. I need my beauty sleep...so my very interesting writing will have to wait until tomorrow.

See you soon...Good night! X

Happy Midsummer!

View over lake Vättern and Visingsö from Brahehus

"...De fagra blomsterängar och åkerns ädla säd, de rika örtesängar och lundens gröna träd, de skola oss påminna Guds godhets rikedom, att vi den nåd besinna som räcker året om."

Sweden is quite beautiful at the moment with all the green trees and flowers...at least when the sun is shining from blue skies.

It's been a busy week. Early mornings and a lot of new impressions and information to take in at work. On two of the evenings I've been sightseeing a bit in the area around Linköping with J since I've borrowed mom's car this week. This has resulteted in that I've been absolutley knackered at night. But it's been worth it.
Monday afternoon/evening we drove to Söderköping to eat ice-cream and yesterday we took the car to Vadstena to take a look at the castle and convent/monatery and ate barbeque buffé. Two pretty little towns.

Söderköping and Ice-cream, Saffron-flavour is my new favourite!

Vadstena castle and the moat outflow to lake Vättern.


Barbecue buffé. ME LIKE!!!

Tomorrow I'm driving home to Halmstad to celebrate midsummer with friends. One whole and two half days at home, intens and busy as always...Hopefully I will get some rest as well. Next week is busy busy busy...and I need to be at my best.

Happy Midsummer!!!

Back in Sweden

Got back to Sweden Monday night again after a lovely weekend in the loveliest city of them all! Good friends, good shopping, not the worst weather (even some sunshine!), good food...everything was good, as always!
I can't help it but I love the mix between scruffy, old, new and perfect! It gives me so much energy and inspiration.
Sometimes Sweden is too organized, perfect and cute. Of course, I do appreciate that as well...but it is good with variation sometimes otherwise it's easy to g et stuck in old patterns.

Tuesday I spent half day i n Stockholm and had a nice sushi-lunch with my favourite: Mr. P!

I love the way the people who owns that balcony really tried to make it beautiful...

Now I'm back in Linköping and got a bit of the coming home blues...