Yearly Archive: 2016

23
Feb
2016

NOT SO GREAT THINGS

It’s been a bad week for healthy eating and portion control. No excuses, just not doing what needs to be done. Back on track mentally at least, though. *sigh* Anders and I watched That Sugar Film last night…how timely was that? Perfect to help with the kick to the backside I needed. I actually went and deleted two Instagram accounts that I’d been following, both of which were only photos of unbelievable desserts. Trying to stop the triggers wherever they are. It also made me re-think some of the purchases we make at the grocery store, especially juice. I stopped...

20
Feb
2016

STATE OF THE LIZARDEK

Reading: The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger Eating: salmon and cream cheese omelette, with fried potatoes and kohlrabi Singing: Walking in Memphis by Marc Cohn Listening: Geronimo by Sheppard Editing: Main Dishes/Seafood Drinking: really really cold ice water Watching: Melodifestivalen Waiting for: spring Looking at: Instagram Enjoying: my long weekend Feeling: motivated but scattered Finished: dealing with Martin’s US passport renewal application Buying: my own white flower necklace Calling: my mom Visiting: Anders’ mom Wishing: for a bonus Wondering: if the snow is going to stick or not Cleaning: the fish tank (haaaa!) Playing: Two Dots Paying: car repairs...

15
Feb
2016

BOO-YAH

I’m working through my stupid cold. I took my last two Tylenol Night-time tablets and hit the hay at 8 p.m. last night. Hit the hay. Who says that? Who sleeps on a bag of hay anymore? Did you know that used to be literal? Going to bed was hitting the hay, or hitting the sack. Much more colorful than …going to bed. I felt like crap this morning when I got up but I have 2 short weeks now and I have too much to do to just fritter my working hours away, in the hay sack bed. Plus...

14
Feb
2016

COLD

Was going to write about Wonders and Valentine’s but I am sick again, which hardly seems fair since I was JUST sick a week and a half ago, so it’s going to have to wait a day, at least. Ugh. Carry on.

10
Feb
2016

MOSTLY BOOKS

It’s that time of year again: book voting time! I just checked and it was actually all the way back in November 2014 that we lasted voted on a “year’s worth” of books for the AWC book group. And we’re not actually done with those books…we still have two to read and discuss, one in early March and one in mid-April (stupid Satanic Verses, which I didn’t vote for and hated and was really aggravated that it got voted in and guess what, I am hosting that one. And I refuse to read it again. So there). Once again we...

06
Feb
2016

UHNNNNNNHH

Spending my weekend being sick was not in the plans. I stayed home from work yesterday with a sore throat, fever, aches and chills. UGH. And I’ve now depleted my supply of Advil substantially as it is the only thing that made a significant difference to my symptoms. Twice I had chills so bad that I actually thought my neck and back were spasming. I had things to do this weekend and none of them are getting done as I have no stamina and keep having to go lie down for what I think is just a quick rest and...

03
Feb
2016

HEALTHY AS A …YOU KNOW

I don’t know if every company in Sweden offers their employees health check-ups, but ours does. They’re every other year, fully covered by insurance. You can opt to take a stress test, in addition to the regular tests, and you get to see a doctor to consult about your results afterward. My follow-up was today, and according to my results, I’m a very healthy horse. They checked hearing and sight, lung function, did an EKG, checked pulse, cholesterol, blood pressure, blood sugar, kidney function, liver, metabolism and hemoglobin. Of course, they measure your weight and height, too. The last time...

31
Jan
2016

THE BUSY LIFE

It’s the last day of January and I’ve made it through the first month of the year and last week’s crazy. More ahead, however…the fun never ends! Our first choir practice was last Thursday and I came out of it positively bouncing. I knew I had missed singing but hadn’t really realized how much until I was there. It was SO FUN! There are 2 choir leaders, a young woman who sings and leads and a young man who plays accompaniment on the guitar. They handed out printed sheets of lyrics, not sheet music, which was a little weird for...

27
Jan
2016

IT ALWAYS GOES BACK TO FOOD

In the middle of busy week, though yesterday my massage was cancelled and today 2 meetings at work were, so at least a few fewer things on the list. We had a goodbye fika today for one of our team members (in the events group) that is leaving us this week and moving to Paris, to work for our company as an events manager for the southern Europe region. He’s a truly nice, positive guy so it’s a bummer to have that dynamic leaving our department. The manager that hired him, however, just quit her job and is coming onboard...

23
Jan
2016

TODAY, TONIGHT, RIGHT NOW

Trying to find a dinner date that works for 6 people is like herding cats. Of all suggested dates, there is always at least one person who can’t do it that night. We’re kid-free tonight…both Martin and Karin are staying over with (different) friends in Lund. Anders is watching a movie (I might go join him) and I am working on my recipe book, listening to my Spotify playlist, and eating a small portion of chips and dip. Saturday night multi-tasking! I was pretty much a slug all day. I didn’t do a damn thing except shower, play iPad games,...

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