Tagged: beinglizardek

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...

04
Jan
2016

WHAT TO DO WITH A WEEK

What should one do with an extra week off at the tail-end of the holidays? Write a mile-long to-do list, of course. If you’re me, which I’m guessing you are glad you are not, after hearing that. To be clear, my to-do list has things like “Watch Downton Abbey’s Christmas episode” on it, as well as “iron clothes” so it’s both things I want to do and things I need to do. I’ve already crossed off 7 things and started two others. We denuded the trees of decorations yesterday and Anders chopped all the limbs off. Both trees were dry...

18
Oct
2015

SLIPPIN’, SLIPPIN’, SLIPPIN’ INTO THE FUTURE*

Oy, where did that week go? Where did all the weeks go? I know, I know, I talk about how times flies all the time; you’d think I’d be used it by now, but no, it’s equally surprising ALL THE TIME. All the time that disappears. It’s been raining and/or drizzling for days on end and my hair is reacting as you’d expect: like a crazy person. It’s not just frizzy. It’s SUPER FRIZZY. If I let it air-dry even a little bit after a shower, it looks like chestnut dandelion fuzz. Good thing it’s not bird-nest-building season because I’d...

12
Oct
2015

IN WHICH I START AND MANAGE TO KEEP GOING

I’m sitting here, staring at the keyboard, wondering what to write about. Should I talk about all the walks I’ve been taking? Martin has gone with me for every one of them, at home, and at work I have a colleague that goes with me. The work ones are usually only 15-20 minutes and then when I get home, I try to go right out immediately and do another 15-45 minutes. I walk as fast as I can but I get shin splints so easily that sometimes I can’t go as fast as I’d like. It’s getting chillier these days,...

30
Sep
2015

REPLACED

I missed the blood moon. I’ll stay up late for falling stars but get up super extra early for a big red moon? Nope. (Actually, I forgot) Speaking of big red things, I’m reading The Martian. Have you read it? Are you going to see the movie? I’m excited for it, because I like science fiction and I like Matt Damon and the book so far is good, albeit pretty techy and mathy and sciency. I was telling the kids about it at dinner tonight, and Martin said, “A movie about a guy figuring out how to grow enough potatoes...

03
Sep
2015

ALL THE BUSY

I’ve been rather neglectful of my online life, but I’ve been so BUSY. Work is back to crazy-level, and we just moved offices. Our new space is really big and full of space and light and we are all pleased with it. The only bummer is that only a few of our teams are left from Corporate Marketing on our floor. All the rest of our department has moved across the street. I haven’t even been over there yet to check it out; will have to make time for that ASAP. Anders is in Italy for 2 weeks…well, it’s already...

26
Aug
2015

SALE AWAY

I sold a bike today. It was the first Axis bike I got when I started at the company nearly 11 years ago. Everyone at Axis gets a bike (though I’m not actually sure about employees outside of Lund). And not just any bike either, a fancy, expensive Skeppshult bike. Only, because it’s Axis, they are bright yellow (and nowadays the fork (which I just asked Anders the name of (it’s the part that holds the front tire) is red)) because our logo is yellow and red (and black). And there are Axis logos all over the frame. Mine was...

06
Aug
2015

ROSE-COLORED GLASSES

I went to Specsavers yesterday with Karin and looked at frames, and had an eye exam. My eyes have gotten worse in the intervening 6-7 years since I got my current glasses, but not too much and everything looked “good” …or as good as things can look when you can’t see shit without glasses. Specsavers prices are nearly HALF what the other eyeglass places offer. I don’t understand how they can stay in business but they must make up for it by getting twice as many customers as everyone else. Karin kept trying to get me to try different styles,...

23
Jun
2015

A GOOD WEEK

This is SUCH a relaxing week! I mean, apart from the stuff on my (numerous) to-do lists, I’m doing NEARLY NOTHING. Like today, for example! NEARLY NOTHING. Only one load of laundry. And wrapping presents. And ironing 2 shirts (I hate ironing, so this was a pat on the back for me). And researching places to go and things to do and see in Prague and Vienna. But that’s like it! Apart from reading. I read a lot. And watching 3 episodes of Orphan Black with Martin. And driving to Malmö with Anders to get his car (we’re getting another...

17
May
2015

ALL BY MYSELF

My friend Sheryl recently wrote about having no one to do things with; that her family has other interests and most of the time they don’t coincide with hers. I often feel the same way. I know that people think I have a perfect life and a perfect family, but the truth is, I have a good life and a family that, while we love one another and enjoy each other’s company most of the time, have very different needs and hobbies and passions. I have a couple of good friends here that share some my interests and thankfully I...

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