An Ordinary Tuesday, But Special Anyway...

This is starting to sink in slowly: he is here. For good, I don't have to worry about him or me leaving every Sunday as we have been the last 4 months. Luckily he also arrived on one of my easy weeks, only work Wednesday and Thursday this week. So here we are, parked in the sofa, playing Zelda Skyward Sword on the Wii and drinking a new sort of tea: a white tea with pomegranate! Never seen it before, but we both like it very much!

Link and his birdie! Addictive!

A very "polite" taste, I would say...

On Thursday we're going to Hovet to watch Djurgården take on HV71, hopefully another victory for us... =) I'm a little uncertain though, the head-coach and his assistant left their positions yesterday and I'm not so sure the new guys are up to the task yet... 

On Friday we're FINALLY going to the movies!!! Anders and I haven't even been to the movies together yet! This is really strange since I love going for lots of reasons! Especially the popcorns, best there are! We're bringing dad as well and we're going to watch Hamilton - In the Interest of the Nation with my absolute favorite man all categories: Mikael Persbrandt!

Eye-candy! ; )

Next week I will get going on the new work-out schedule Johan made me! Bit nervous, but I need to get on with it ASAP! 

Until then, I'll just cuddle up next to the best man I know and watch a few more episodes of my favorite series: Sons of Anarchy!

Sweet Sunday Morning...

I can never seem to sleep late anymore! It bugs me, I used to love sleeping until noon on my days off, now I wake up as soon as the faintest daylight slips in behind the curtains!
Had a very good day at work yesterday, considering the long hours I'm lucky to have such amazing colleagues! They are hilarious and since there are only four of us during the week-ends, we get pretty tight. Anders came and met me at the end of the day and we rented a movie on the way home, made some pizza and ate in from of The Rise of the Planet of the Apes. I love that movie! I think it gives you (well, me at least) the same feeling as I Am Legend. Both of them really made me think about how we treat, or rather: mistreat, the world around us like there's no tomorrow. But then again, I am extremely sensitive and can cry to almost any movie, especially one with animals in it! =) I mean: don't even get me started on The Lion King or Bolt... =)

Now I'm up reading the newspaper, having what feels like my 200:th cup of tea this week and Anders is probably sound asleep, as are the dogs... Reading an article about Deep Springs College, some sort of elitist school in the desert between Nevada and California, evidently they have just accepted their first Swedish student...
Around noon we're heading down to Kalmar, to clear out Anders' apartment and bring all of his stuff here. So tomorrow it's for real: he's here for good. Amazing feeling!

How Could Dianna Agron/Lea Michele Ever Feel Unpretty?!?

I keep watching Glee all day long and today I saw the episode where Rachel considers a nose-job and she sings a mash-up of I Feel Pretty/Unpretty with Quinn. Love it!

I Feel Pretty/Unpretty Glee Mash-Up

Winter's Chill...

Since a few years back I've started taking better care of my skin, since we, unlike some lucky reptiles, can't switch our's at need or will. That would be really convenient though! Maybe just a little scary... Anyways, this includes having facials like every 8 weeks or so, a luxury everyone should treat themselves to every once in a while, and also investing in some really good products!
The first dermatologist I went to used Dermalogica and I really love their products! First of all, they're NOT tested on animals, which is great, and secondly, they work like a charm! They don't smell very good, almost like clay or dust, but they are very good, so...

Cleansing Solution

An amazing exfoliant! LOVE IT!

Skin smoothing cream

When I moved to Norrköping, I started going to Ida at House of Beauty, she's amazing and the products: WOW!!! She uses Ole Henriksen's products and they are FANTASTIC! Most of them smell like candy and you don't have to use very much each time, so they last very long, which is good since they're quite expensive... Worth every penny though!!!

Smells like candy, LOVE IT!!!

Smells like oranges and limes, WONDERFUL!!!

Though I have to warn you: do NOT buy the skin creme from the On The Go-series!!! It smells awful!!! Only to be used as a repellant of some kind... =)

YUECK!!!

Love the skin you're in and treat yourself to small luxuries! 

Butterflies...

Wow... Suddenly I realize: this is the last night I get the bed all to myself! Because tomorrow he comes home. For good. I've waited for like what feels like forever, though we've only been together for four months, and soon he'll be here. I won't miss travelling back and forth, but it still feels a little weird. This has just come to feel like home to me and now things will change, there will be one more person around here. I can no longer do as I wish when I get home after 12 hours of work and don't wanna give a rat's tiny ass about anything. I'll have to socialize and adjust... Scary thought! But then, I am an only child and not used to consider such things. But it'll be fine, I really want him here, no doubt about that! I've missed him terribly much and to think we went two weeks without seeing each other in December is crazy. But still, there are butterflies. For I am not easy to live with, just ask anyone of the two brave men who have tried before... This time I'll go the extra mile, I'll make the effort and I will get it right.

Because he is IT.

Posture on Both the Inside and Outside...

After today's great result weight-wise, I had to run some errands and decided to slap on some make-up and wear high-heels just to keep the good feeling. I need that from time to time, at work I'm always au naturel and in my uniform and at home I mostly wear sweats, hard to feel even slightly cute either way... So, make-up on, high-heels check and with a straight back and a good swagger I hit the mall. Turned quite a few heads, which only made me feel even better. But it also got me thinking about how much we can control how other people see us. I mean, if I can turn heads, then anyone can!!! Though I am well aware that the feeling has to come from inside you, confidence that comes from within makes you shine on the outside as well. And then there's posture. Very important! A straight back and a head held high works wonders with anyone's looks.
I saw a girl at the mall who tried to make herself almost invisible and I get so sad when I see that. But I know where it comes from, I've been there. I'm still there a lot of the time, because my good feeling is so easily taken away by one single snide comment or a disapproving look. And the fall from that is so much worse than if I hadn't felt good about myself first. I don't know what gives people the right to judge others by appearance alone and I've been a victim of it all my life, since I was 6 years old. I do sincerely hope that it fills a purpose for the one saying or doing all those mean things, because the scars run so deep. They never heal, no matter how far you get from it or what you may achieve on your way--they still echo in the back of your mind from time to time. I guess my hope is that by being this open with my weight and looks and such, I can help but a little. It's all I ask... To create just a little awareness in the minds of my wonderful readers. I know some of you have kids, and really that's where we have to start with everything. To make them understand the importance of being nice to others, even though you might not like them or you think that they look awful. Words hurt, and unlike some other scars, they don't show but that doesn't make them any less painful. It's not that I don't believe in honesty, but somethings better remain unsaid than spoken out loud...
I feel I will soon have to tell you my entire story as it is, but not today, I don't have the time to be that emotional... =) So, I will instead give you the before and after shots from last weeks hockey-night:

Before...

After!

Second Weigh-In

Oups, I've forgotten to publish this weeks weigh-in, two days late, but I'll do it anyways...

Weight: 101,1 kilos (222,89 lbs)
Result week 2: -1,6 kilos (3,52 lbs)

SOOOO freaking happy! But I guess next week will show a stand-still since there are only 4 days to go and I'm gonna work 2 of them...
Still really, really proud though!