29 maj 2017

Oh, I was at a wedding!

My friend and also my African Sunrise - partner CJ got married a month ago, and I think it was the most perfect wedding I have been at. I have not been to many, but still, it was SO great, in so many ways. And Cj:s dress, geeez, beautiful.

And hey, I got to be a girly girl for a day. It was great. Maybe again in a year or a few. Who knows :)










26 maj 2017

New Routines

Erika is staying with me these last 2 months I am around. It's great, we get so much more time to spend together now, before I am leaving for 3 months.

Having him around has helped me starting some better routines. I go sleep earlier, I wake up earlier and we have started to work out a bit in the mornings. It's just 30-45 minutes but it is something! I have not exercised at all for probably 2 years. This is really something I need. And I really hope I will continue in Sweden, even if I have to find a way to motivate myself, which is my biggest issue. I always find excuses. I will really try this time!

About routines. The 2 cats that stay with me in this house; Stella and Monkey. I will miss them. Stella waits outside my room every morning, then run after me to the bathroom and then again back into my rum and jumps up at my bed and wants a cuddle. Too cute!



24 maj 2017

28 days

Again, time. you FLY! 28 days left, really?!

It's getting colder here, but winter has been taking its time to get here indeed, and I am not sad about it. Winter... well... it's like autumn in Sweden. But the thing I never get used to is the cold inside of houses. At the moment it is about 20 degrees outside during the days, but I am sure it is like 15 degrees inside, COLD for me. I am used to 20 minus but then to get inside where it is at least 25 degrees all year around.

Anyway, talking about the weather, really?

What can I say, life is a roller coaster indeed. Feels like so much happened the last 6 months that I am not sure what to focus on if someone asked me what I have been up to.

Work is fun. Lot's of things to do, but in a good way. I am so impressed about what we created in just a year. It is actually really cool! I have become some kind of logistics pro, without even realising it. And I actually really like it. Who is coming when, where will she stay, where can she work, does she needs something special, will she come on Garden Route, should I put her on the list, what do I do if she cancel last minute, How many people are coming next year and where can I put them, how do we get them to their project and who will take them when? Etc etc!
Check out our website www.africansunrisevolunteers.co.za  , it will be updated soon to even better!

Anyway, just a simple update about my not too exciting life :)

See you soon Sweden.



13 mars 2017

Less than 4 months

It's March, this is normally when I start to think about Sweden again. Booked my ticket back, contacted my jobs to see what and where I will work during the 3 months back that side ( I was gonna write back home, but this is home.. but that is also home.. haha. whatever, you know what I mean)
I am looking forward to the time in Sweden, but I do not wanna go yet! But it is nice that I found peace in being both sides. I do miss daylight bright summer nights, family, friends, some of the food (kebabtallrik, falukorv and potatoes that actually tastes something for example). I miss to feel safe outside, even in evenings. But after 3 months I am so ready to go back home to CT, trust me, it get's a bit boring, and the knowledge about winter on it's way makes it much easier!

I've gotten into a very lazy mode the last weeks. I lost all my energy. You know what I think I need? Exercise. But I just can not find myself doing it. How can it be so hard!? I am just talking about a walk in the morning or to get to the soccer on Tuesdays ( I promise to try go there tomorrow) or do some sit ups and push ups at home. But nope, nothing. I find myself working instead, or washing, or doing dishes, or watching series. Well, I hope it get's back soon.. Any ideas how to inspire myself?

Series.. at the moment I am following:
Sneaky Pete
Homeland
Riverdale
This is Us
Suits

Favourite is This is Us, for sure! But, Rupert Friend (Peter Quinn) has a fantastic part in Homeland this season, great actor! But how many seasons can Homeland go on for? Not so sure.. Riverdale is just another Teenage Series where the teenagers all look like they are over 20, but I like the Archie theme... And, it's perfect to watch when I am a bit tired. I just started to watch Sneaky Pete, and I am not sure how much I like it, but it is absolutely ok! Suits... one season too much? I kinda think so, not really exciting anymore. I just put my eyes on "Harvey", that's all :)
Oh harvey... 

Oh by the way, last weekend we organised a soccer tournament for fundraising. We raised R5000 only to have people come and play, have fun, eat some and dance some ( Thanks Metabs for the beats). I love organising events like this, it's a lot of planning, organising and work behind it, but when it is done, it is always so worth it!

Here is a pic of me and Erika from that day. Me in a Swedish t-shirt, of course ( GO ZLATAN)!



I wish I could blog about something fun... But... there is not much fun at the moment to update you about..



1 mars 2017

March!?!?!?

January was SO slow. February just disappeared. Crazy fast! Not sure how or why. I now have less than 4 months left here before I go to Sweden again. But 4 months is in one way a lot. Lot of things can happen.. I am aware of that..

Got home from another Garden Route Monday evening. That route starts to feel like home now. The roads, the hostels, the people. I love it. My favourite is still Myoli Beach in Sedgefield. It's amazing. Big, quite and the prettiest sunset AND sunrise. I wish there was a beach like that a little bit closer to Cape Town..

This week is full of admin. Planning. Emails. Phone calls. make sure things are sorted. On Saturday we are hosting a soccer tournament to fundraise for Breaking Bread Community Development  
Will be lots of fun but it also includes a lot of planning and organising and make sure people are coming etc, and things like these tends to be slightly more difficult in SA than in Sweden. People just live with the "manana manana" thinking. And it is awesome most of the time, but not when it comes to things like this. For example, I clearly wrote that 28th of Feb was last day to pay to be part of the tournament.. Today is the 1st of march and have even half of the teams paid? Nope.. Haha! I mostly laugh about it and do not get stressed anymore, but it is a bit frustrating sometimes. I could have all sorted, planned and fixed by now, and could relax until Saturday morning, now I know I will sit with this until Friday evening, and get teams to wanna book Saturday morning basically... Stress because of too LITTLE to do, and too much unorganised stuff. In Sweden you stress because everyone is super organised, want things to be done fast and stress you to hurry up... Different kind of stress, indeed! I think I prefer the South African stress though. Because it is just about to learn to not stress, and take it as it comes and when something comes up, I can fix it, until then, I can not do anything about it so why stress about it?

Ok a lot of bla bla bla about stress... Enough of that!

I have work to do! Laters - haters and lovers!

20 februari 2017

Another Monday


Today has been a very typical Monday. A Monday in Cape Town.
I set my alarm for 7.30. I don't need more than 8 hours sleep. What happened? I snoozed till 9 anyway. I always tend to do so. When you are your own bosses you can come to office at 11... Nice, but bad for my sleeping habits. So, I ended up sleeping too much and got a head ache the whole day. So stupid. I was supposed to wake up and take a morning walk... Yeah right..
Got to office about 11 and worked for about 4 hours. Then went buying some food ( chicken , tuna, sallad, egg, milk... whatever, trying to eat healthy ok!) and then home to make laaate lunch.
I was supposed to go and meet someone at 5 to talk a bit but she had to cancel so I am now in bed, working a little bit more ( I mean, 4 hours is a bit too little even if we are our own bosses) and then I will watch series.. I LOVE THAT I HAVE WIFI THAT CAN HANDLE TO DOWNLOAD MOVIES/SERIES haha... An episode of a 45 min show takes about 20 minutes to get, not too bad!

Erika is on a 5 day hike, no phone. It's boring to not be able to share my days with him, want to tell him about Saturday night, how tired I was on Sunday and how great "This is Us" is ( best series in a long time) and how much I miss him! And on Friday I go on a Garden Route trip so won't see him until Monday night again.. Well, we did 4 months away from each other last year and then another month in november.. We are ok !

Yeah, that's a Monday for me...

How are you all doing? Not sure anyone will read this tho.. But yeah, if you want to know about my life from 2006 - 2013 this blog tells a LOT! Dig in to the archive, stalkers.. :) 

Me and Cj at work, promoting a young boys caps! 




17 februari 2017

Topics?

I am trying to get a blog written for African Sunrise ( the company I run with my friend CJ) but I just can't find anything that I really wanna write about. It somehow should have to do with volunteering/Internships/Cape Town/community work or whatever. There should be plenty things to write, I know... I just can't find the right inspiration!
I am so used to write like this, about me, my life, my thoughts... I am not sure that is right for the company blog!? Maybe I should just write about my view of Cape Town? I am not sure...

Anyhow.. Life goes on here in Cape Town. I moved back to Obz, and I love it. I do not miss town at all to be honest. Here you have so many nice cafes and restaurants close around, you can walk to all of them, I know people, I just feel comfortable. I can go to town when I need, it's just 5 km away (Uber is 60 rand .. 40 kronor!).. I also stay in the best house since I moved to South Africa, and have the easiest house mate in Kirsten. Calmness.

Me and Erika are good. Very good. And I am so happy. It's been a journey of 10 months. True rollercoaster. Life is a rollercoaster though. I know it. And the downs are the ones that takes you up later. As long as I know we know what we want I am ok. I know! He is a very humble, honest and loving person and I have never felt like this before in my 32 (!) years of being alive.

Visa story.... Well, I am working on it, trying to find a way around it. A way to be allowed to stay in this country! It's amazing how hard it is even though I spent the last 5 years here.. But I will not give up. This is where I wanna be. I know!

So, just an update about my life I guess...

Will end with my favourite pic of me and Erika....


31 januari 2017

Just something to start with

Hey hi hello.

Have been some crazy months of my life. Lots of stress and mess but also a lot of love and fun.
I do not fell like my blog is the place anymore to share too much personal stuff.
But I can let you know that I have been through some of my toughest challenges, in several ways and I can only feel one thing about it now; Happiness.
I am so happy that this all have made me stronger, so much stronger. I know so much more about me and what I need and what I want. Oh, I also feel a lot of gratitude. For so many things. Life is not fair and you are a lucky bastard if you have the good things on your side. I am lucky at the moment. I know I will face more struggles, but I also know that I will be able to face them now. I will not run away anymore. I will face it, go through it and come out stronger from it.


That's all for now. BUT I promise to start write more again, ok!?