Första Lediga Arbetsdagen Hemma...

Idag är en konstig dag... Jag borde vara på jobbet, men istället sov jag till 11:20... Det borde jag inte ha gjort, men det var välbehövligt, så det får gå -- för idag. Sedan exakt en vecka tillbaka så är jag tjänstledig för studier, men studierna börjar inte förrän i slutet av månaden och jag har därmed lite ledig tid över, kan man säga. Tyvärr gäller inte det Anders! =)
Så nu gäller det att hårdträna, jobba med att komma in i en vettig rytm och fixa matlagningen, städa, tvätta, diska, röja och ta tag i saker i lägenheten, fast jag avskyr den. Tänk -- om ett år kanske vi är på väg att flytta, det vore verkligen underbart!!! Det vore skönt med lite mer än 37 kvm för två vuxna och två hundar... Så fort själva övergången till bostadsrätt är klar och vi har köpt lägenheten så kan vi ju i alla fall börja renovera och det ska bli kul!
Vi ska tapetsera om hela lägenheten, sätta in en ny spis samt en kolfilterfläkt, göra något åt köksluckorna och hitta en bättre lösning för sovalkoven (tar gärna emot tips och inspiration där).
Jag måste hinna med ett styrkepass idag och jag har planerat för att köra Supercirkeln hemma och se om de där stackars magmusklerna får sig en ny omgång... =P
I kväll blir det första storhandlingen inför nya matlagnings-utmaningen (LCHF denna vecka) och sushi till middag. På onsdag är det dags att träffa chefen igen, vägning den här gången...

Meeen... idag blir det nog mest att jobba vidare på Judas Barn, så inte den tar upp en massa tid resten av veckan! ; ) Lyxliv it is!!!

The Sweet Scent Of...

I'm a huge fan of  candles and I also connect scents with memories easily, so scented candles are one of my favorite things when it comes to "decorating" at home. When I discovered Yankee Candles--I thought someone was yanking my tail, they are absolutely amazing!!! So, if you have a birthday or other festivities coming up--there's a big chance I might give you one of these amazing candles.

You can buy them at Yankee Candle Sweden, UK or US, and these are my favorites:

Cherry Blossom

Home Sweet Home

Evening Air

Clean Cotton

Sweet Honeysuckle

Which one is or will become YOUR favorite this spring?

Good Cop, Bad Cop...

Ran into some trouble when I was getting my passport. I don't really know where the old one is, haven't really seen it since I moved and I know that's bad. I get it, you're supposed to keep it locked up in something similar to vault 713 at Gringott's Wizarding Bank in Harry Potter, but let's face it: things go missing and it can't be the end of the world. As Anders said: "So if your passport gets lost, you're never again allowed to travel?".
So, I gave my story to the guy behind the counter and he was very understanding and said that things like that happen, no biggie. He said I'd just have to file a rapport, by phone (11414), that I've lost it and then they'd block the old one from usage and that I had to do that before I collected my new one. Simple enough!
So I called as soon as I got out to my car and had no idea what I was about to get myself in to. The officer that answered was extremely unfriendly and would not at all help me with my problem and when I said hat his colleague had said, he just told me that was not the way they worked. He was down right unpleasant  to talk to! I hung up, because it was like talking to a wall and my eyes were starting to water up--since I cry for absolutely nothing! I sat as in chock for a few minutes, before I got out of the car and walked back in to the police-station, took a new ticket and waited. I got to talk to a very nice and helpful man next to the guy that made my passport and since tears were streaming down my cheeks, he got very upset at his colleague that I had spoken to on the phone. He filed a rapport and said that in a few days I was welcome to collect my new passport and the old one would be history!
I can't believe that people with "the phone-guy"'s attitude get to work in a police-station. I mean, my situation wasn't so severe, but imagine having been through something really tough and have to fight an idiot like that!
That's why I'd like to become a cop, to do good, to make a difference, not to exercise power over other people.

ASPCA Houston

These are my absolute favorite policemen! They work at the ASCPA in Houston and they do a fantastic job helping all kinds of animals in all kinds of situations. Jim Boller (down, left corner) is a huge idol of mine and my dream is to work in such a unit one day. 

Wayne Unser, chief of Police in Charming (Sons of Anarchy)

This here is another favorite! But he might be working a bit much on the wrong side of the law, with the best intentions, but still... His love for Gemma is endearing and when he gets Dpt. Hale to really uphold the law when he favors the Sons, he's kind of cute anyways!

Hopefully all goes well and I should have my new passport in no more than a week!

Pass It Around!

Oh, just realized it's that horrible time of life... Time to get a new passport! =( Sad really, I am so pleased with the one I've got, the picture is actually good. But since I've added a surname since it was issued and since we ran in to some serious trouble on our way to Mexico back in December 2010, maybe it's better to get it fixed?...
I have to tell you about that incident, because it still bugs me! We were going to Playa del Carmen in Mexico and were to fly from Arlanda early morning--hence we were there earlier morning and all in good time. When we were supposed to check-in they told us it had to be done in certain machines, so we walked up to one of those, only to realize that I had spelled daddy's surname as I spell it: Bååth, but in his passport it said: Båth. This meant that the machine went bonkers and wouldn't except his ticket, so we had to do it manually at the check-in desk anyways... Daddy's ticket and passport was a no-brainer for the guy behind the counter, but when he examined MY passport he found a small tear on the first page's seam and refused to let it through. All of a sudden we were short of time, we had to go to the police-office on the other side of Arlanda, took a taxi, stood in line, got a new temporary passport (pink at that!!!) and payed almost 1000 SEK (£95/$148) and hurried back to the plane. The rest of them had already boarded and we RAN on to the plane with like 5 minutes to spare! I've got some news for you: that's NOT a good way to start a vacation!!!
The thing that irritates me is that the guy at the check-in said: "They will NEVER let you in to Mexico with a passport like this, it's too torn," and then when we arrived at customs in Cancún--they didn't even want to look at my NEW, shiny, pink passport! They wanted the old, TORN one!!! Gaaah!

So, this time I'll do it properly: the right names and no tears in the seam. But getting ready for that picture is gonna take some time, I'll have to live with it for 10 years... So I've just applied a facial-mask and I'm gonna fix my eyebrows, I'm seriously considering using the hair colour I bought how last week and dye my hair myself... Need to get the make-up right, we all know the light in those places should be classified as a means of torture...
Well, I'll share the result with you when the passport arrives! Until then:

Will it pass, do you think?... =)

Stupid Scales!!!

Skipped out of bed this morning, excited to get the weigh-in over with in a hopefully good result...

No such luck!!!

The stupid thing didn't work!!! It showed 10 kilos too little!!! Would make me extremely happy--if I had deserved it!
But I've had it placed underneath the tub and maybe it didn't like the daily baths it got?... =)
The really sad thing is that I don't have time to buy a new one until Wednesday and that is a little upsetting! Maybe I should buy a really good one this time and NOT give it daily baths?...

We saw "The Help" yesterday and it left me with a lot of thoughts & feelings, need to get back to you on that...

Dad's doing much better, still placed under strict "house-arrest"! My beloved father, don't know what I'd do without him! <3