Motivation dipp

I'm going running, was on my way out and all when something mysteriously dragged me to the sofa... Now I'm lying here, fully dressed in my sportswear and with my nikeies on... Trying to pull myself together...

Had a very good day, calm. Went around  in the building with a big smile, but now I'm mostly tired. Would really like to have a snooze at the sofa, but WILL go for that run!! Hm, it does look like it's gonna rain, and it has already, but half an hour I should manage. I should.... I will.., 

I will feel better about this when I'm done. Be strong! 

God, I'm going, I'm soo going... 

Uh.. 

Crazy traditions and routines

I just love my parents, they are crazy! I am now in the summerhouse, preparing to leave for Switzerland later in the afternoon. We have had a very traditional morning. Doing our thing! After breakfast my stepfather is playing an old tape with a warm up routine from the 60's. it's hilarious!! But we're following the instructions while laughing (every day!) when we're done, we go for a run which we end with a swim in the ocean. The tape give a clear instruction in the end saying that we should finish of with a shower or a cold wrap up ("kall avrivning") so we take it literally and jumps into the ocean! The coldest have been 13 degrees for me. I already look forward to coming back in the muddle of July when I have my vacation ;) 

This week I've been working from Sweden. How on earth did I manage the 1.15h commute to Älmhult from Malmö every day?! I must have been crazy too... I mean, it's three hours a day just to go to and from work!! I know that in some places of the world this is very normal, and specially on big cities... But anyway!!  

It was nice to see my old colleagues though and to have the meetings that I was set to have. 

It's been a really good week!! 

After the excitements of midsummer!

Yes, swedes are crazy when it comes to midsummer celebration. But that's just the way we are! It's one of the most important traditions of the year! Well, for me Christmas and Easter are the most important one, but seldom the most fun ones! For me midsummer is definitely beating New Years! (No offence to the people that I've celebrated New Years with the last couple of years, I promise it was nice!) 

This year I was visiting a friend that recently moved to a house in the near of Gothenburg. Wow... The place, the food, the guests!! My God, did we eat?!? Yes, I think I definitely gained some weight... It felt like I ate a whole cow and a couple of herrings within a few minutes. (For real, I didn't) 

For you non swedes out there, midsummers is an old Heiden tradition. We dance around a maypole and celebrate summer and fertility. Nowadays it's more of an excuse to throw a really good party! But we do all the things with dancing and making wreaths and stuff.

But do let me tell you about the food that we ate! There were all kinds of herrings, and even the loveliest herring cake!  (Yes, it was delicious!! And yes you can eat a cake like that, made of herrings) wow.. Then a few hours later we did some BBQ it was fantastic too, but I don't think we were that hungry... However we ate! And after that we ad some sweet stuff, it's as obligatory as eating herring to have strawberries and ice cream served on this special day. I'm still full... And quite tired! Between the herring and the BBQ we plaid some version if pictionary.   

Now it's time for bed... Can't believe it but the neighbour is having a party today as well... Swedes... 

The joy of sun, Wine and Alsace!!

And so we've reached June! OMG May has been completely depressing weather wise in Switzerland! The only weekend I saw the sun was the one I spent in Sweden during the hockey finals. But today it turned! The sun came with the new month. I hope it lasts, I have heard since I moved here that June is the most rainiest month of the year in Basel. If it's truly so I will move back to Sweden (who had a lovely weather lately I've heard :/ I guess when I will come for vacation the summer in Sweden is over and the weather in Basel is fantastic)

This weekend has been a good one! Friday I was in Zurich for a concert. Saw Josh Groban sing and play. I have dreamt of going to one of his concert since I heard "to where you are" the first time (ages ago). I had pictured it a bit different in my mind though... The picture I had painted for myself was a concert in a real concert house built for the acoustics and the comfort. But this was more staged as a pop/rock concert. They were also acting that way on stage and actually some of the audience did too. That was hilarious! The guys sitting just in front of the scene was screaming, Clapping and cheering! Fantastic evening!

....btw someone is smoking just outside my window... It's my bedroom window, and it's open. Is it allowed to shoot people for that???  

Yesterday i was with friends in Alsace, visiting the wine yards :) 

It was a lovely day, not too rainy... Just a little... I have always pictured the grape plants as big and that they were growing along the side of a mountain! ... Think that was a bit if a romantic expectation. I feel wiser and more experienced now. I now know better :). Well, we had a lot of nice tastings 

And with a various of success I must say. We bought a couple of bottles though :) 

After two stops we were already a bit tipsy. Feel happy for our kind driver who got to experience us so talkative and nice. 

Today, again it's worth to replete, it's been sunny (at least some parts of the day) so I have been visiting the expat expo and gone for a long walk, solving the mysterious of life (can share another day) now I'm going to bed. So tired.. Already fell asleep twice during working on a presentation.... 😬

So to all of you who's out there, sleep well!!