Day 30 - Night

Still a bum!

Day 30 - Afternoon

Being a bum today.

Day 30 – Seriously early

So sometimes we all wonder what we are doing with our lives. I am questioning that right now. I got to unhappy people all taking it out on me, and I am sure they would be happier together. For some reason I am stuck in the middle, and I don’t want to. Why can’t they just be? I just want to be me and have fun, and now, I think I just want to sleep, and I should go.

Day 29 - Late night

I do like my life :)

Day 29 - Yey

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Day 29 – Evening

Had a nice long sleep-in today and started the day slow with some reading, a nice long bath and then dinner.

Now I have managed to transport myself to the big city, no major dramas on the train today, so now I am safely sitting at my favorite Irish Pub making flyers and trying to start up a webpage. And not to forget, a cold beer in my hand.

Day 28 – Evening

I must be a sad person indeed. Did read a book today, but most of the day was spent playing Bejeweled on Facebook. When I started keeping track of my statistics in an excel sheet, that is when I realized I had to get out. Yes people, I now have stats on which combination of Boosts will give me the highest scores and earn the most coins in order to buy more boosts. It is sad I know.

I was planning on going to the big city to watch Chelsea play in my favorite Irish Pub, but alas it was not to be. I was so caught up by the game and didn’t realize that the time was passing by so swiftly. Once I did, I jumped on my bike and rode as quickly as I could to the train station, where I saw the backlights of the train leaving. Getting on the next train, it wasn’t moving and a few minutes after the set departure time, we were kindly informed that the train before us had hit something, probably a person and that the train would not leave at all due to the delay. When it was time for the next train, the information came that the previous train had indeed hit a person and that no trains would be leaving for the next one to two hours.

If this would’ve been a required trip, I would have jumped on one of the busses, but as I would have missed a large part of the game and all that, I decided to return home, where I now once again are sitting playing Bejeweled and keeping track in my excel sheet. I have to say that I am happy that I have a job waiting for me on the first of November; otherwise I think I would go completely nuts.

Think that I will do a second try on the trip to the big city tomorrow. I do have a web site that needs to be published so I can get that started as well.

For now, back to Bejeweled (wonder if I can get advertisement money for all the times I mentioned the name of the game?)

Day 28 - Still morning

The vote is completed, thank you all so much for voting, all 20 of you. The result? The name remains the same.

Day 28 – Morning

Seems that half the world decided that this morning was a good morning to call my mobile, the same mobile that was in a different room than me and too far away to answer but still too close for comfort. Think that some people just haven’t met me the first thing in the morning, or not me but the monster that replaces me if woken before time. And by the way, still can’t return any of the calls until this Friday, but oh what a lovely Friday it will be.

Things are starting to right themselves though. The first cappuccino is made, and the first cigarette of the day is in progress. The sky is a bit greyish but some sunbeams are still breaking through, it does help you mood a bit when realizing that I have lost all concept of time and day. Thought that tonight was free dinner time in the big city, but no, that is not until next week. I also thought that my next optician appointment was weeks away but now; it was today, now moved to Thursday as I have not been a diligent contact lenses student, but since when have I ever been a diligent student in anything?

Well, I do guess that since I didn’t manage to sleep half the day away today, just a quarter, I might as well do something good out of it. But first I think I will read another book.

Day 27 – Evening

Did make it to the grocery store and came home with loads of food, now I don’t really feel like eating any of it. How bad is that? And the trouble of getting it all home on the bike, I do believe that I am a danger to traffic when I have more than one bag of groceries on my bike, the balance doesn’t really work as it should, and if you think I’m usually slow on my bike, imagine the speed I hold.

I did make it home safely and with a couple of new movies in the bag as well, so time to cuddle up on the couch with some of all the food and snacks I bought and just have a nice relaxing evening. Unemployment isn’t always that bad, and it’s only for another month I can do it.

Day 27 – Afternoon again

I just realized that the milk in the fridge has expired, have obviously not been drinking enough cappuccinos lately, so if I want one I have to go to the grocery store, ouch. Life can be such a pain sometimes. But I guess I just have to do it :(

Day 27 - Afternoon

There are 19 hours left to vote, only 18 people voted (what kind of friends are you people) and right now it looks like the name remains the same. If you don't like it then use your democratic right to vote.

Day 27 – Morning

Technically, if I get out of bed at two thirty, this is to be considered morning, right? But I assume that even if I do not have to abide by the societies norms about morning/night at the moment, I cannot go around and change the naming convention of the different parts of the day. But it is still my morning, and my blog so I can do whatever I want I guess.

Today the sky is grey and depressing, no wish to go outside really, but if I stay inside I feel I need to do household stuff and not really in the mood for that either. Think the unemployment lethargy has set in, but I am allowed since I’m not really unemployed, the contract has been signed and later today it will be in the mail. So I guess I’ll just make myself a nice cappuccino and cuddle up on the couch with another nice historical romance.

Day 26- Night still

And I forgot, was aiming for the grocery store, but it was one minute before closing and they where closed, or so I thought, then I remembered it is Sunday. It is impossible to keep track of the days when all of them are the same.

Day 26 – Evening

Yesterday was great, but sad, but fun. Had a nice dinner with good friends, unfortunately the dinner had to end with a sad goodbye. Hate having to say goodbye to people that go home. Understand that they want to and need to but some people you meet you just hit it off with and you don’t want them to ever leave.

Good thing was that after the sad goodbye there was a birthday party to attend, with all smiles and fun, and not to forget cute boy with adorable smile and glitter in the eye. Nothing beats that. And thank you to James to confirming that the award for most boring, pointless blog of the year will go to me, much appreciated, and James: keep reading, it will only get worse!

Today has been one of those days where everything goes wrong. I got lost riding my bike in the big city, missed my train with a minute, next train being seriously delayed, trying to text my friend to let him know what was going on and the phone battery died, train taking ages to open the door because they were disconnecting parts of the train, and then to top it off the football team lost.

At least I had fun!

Day 25 – After midday

Are seriously hoping that the people that travel all the way from the big city tonight do not want to stop by my apartment after dinner and before they return, am pretty sure I cannot make it look decent enough for visitors until then. Is there anyone out there that is desperate for some money and willing to clean a dump? I think most of you that know me well enough can imagine how this place looks.

Will try and make a small effort, but time pass so quickly when you are unemployed and nothing really to do, loving it.

Day 24 – Evening

Oki, I admit it, I got no cleaning done today. I finished the book, did some skyping with nice friends and moved on the next book ‘His wicked kiss’. I did however manage the two minute ride to the Sushi place for some nice miso soup and salmon sushi. What a way to spend a Friday night.

Day 24 – Midday

Today’s cleaning schedule;
1. Bedroom
2. Kitchen
3. Living room
4. Hallway
5. Bathroom

But first I’ll finish the very interesting and educational book ‘Lady of Desire’. And the sun is shining so I should probably take a walk in the nice weather, but we’ll see.

Day 22 – Evening

Oki people, seriously, how hard can it be to agree on a name of a blog? The few votes I’ve gotten are constantly even! Still think it is one person that comes around and put one vote each on each option. Well, there is five more days to go, so hoping there will be a winner by then, and not like the Swedish election where it looks like with all the postal votes still not counted, we don’t really know how it will end. And no, I do not accept postal votes.

Day 22 - Afternoon

I do love this one.

Day 22 – Midday

I spent the whole morning in bed reading; think that I have gotten myself some bad habits not working and all. The lazy bum has now moved to the couch via the kitchen, and are continuing reading my book, but in an upright position and with a cup of cappuccino in my hand.

Even though my friend’s friendly insistence on this being a good day to get started on my driver’s license, I feel like it could wait for another day. Why do today what you can do tomorrow? Today is for relaxing in the celebration of the new job, and because I just plainly deserve to do nothing.

I also claim to have the worlds sweetest parents, a very adorable little teddy rabbit came for me in the mail today as congrats to the new job. He is now sitting on the shelf next to the cute little teddy they sent when I finally got my apartment in the big city a few years back.

Day 21 – Still morning

Think that in my excitement about telling the world about my new job, I forgot to mention sitting at my kitchen table, enjoying the nice view thru my very large window, the sunshine and leaves changing color and a nice large cup of cappuccino with cinnamon on top. It is a stressful world we live in indeed.

Day 21 – Morning

It have happened, I am no longer unemployed. Instead of waking up to a dreary grey day as expected I was awoken by a phone call from someone that are dying to hire me, what can I say? I accepted of course and now have a job from the first of November, so according to me I am unemployed until then but no one seem to agree.

I guess I should change the name of the blog to ‘My life in between jobs’ or ‘My life on vacation’. Maybe we can have a vote about it, any other suggestions on titles? The blog will remain; I am aiming on the award for the most pointless blog of the year, and just feel like it might need a name change.

Day 20 – Afternoon

How can one not love a rainy grey fall day when one can dress in the most comfortable clothes she owns and cuddle up in the corner of the couch with a great book and a nice cup of tea? Not need to leave to the outside at all.

Day 19 – Afternoon

Is feeling a tiny bit stressed; there is a quiz tonight that of course isn’t completed yet. Today is also election day here in the home country so I need not only to finish all the quiz questions but I also have to drop of my vote before rushing to the train station to make it over to the big city.

Anyone have any good suggestions on questions for the quiz? Send me a mail ;)

Day 16 – Afternoon

Finally hit my first cappuccino of the day, I forgot all about it but then I couldn’t understand why my head was hurting so badly, explanation: lack of caffeine.

Today has been one of the first days since I left work that I was able to sit down read a book and not feel a bit stressed about not doing nothing, it was nice and I feel relaxed and ready for the evening. Looking forward to a nice relaxing dinner together with friends tonight.

It also nice to know that my two former colleagues find it so hard to think of negative things to say about me when asked by my potential future employer, I say I picked the right people to have as references, awesome. And congrats to one of them for finally manage to squeeze the baby out, even though it was the shortest pregnancy in the history of mankind, the wait has still been long.

Day 15 – Afternoon

Have spent the whole day this far being fascinated about how big things are, like the spice jars, they used to be a lot tinier than they actually are…it’s like a whole new world. However it is time to take the damn contacts out since I’m only supposed to have them in for 4-5 hours today. The contacts are quite happy right where they are and do not feel like leaving the cosines of my eyes, and my patience is not that great. It was one thing when at the optician with someone sitting there looking at you ensuring that you can take them out, now when home I only manage to try for a few seconds and then I give up. But I guess I have no choice but to get them out one way or another.

Day 15 – Still midday

The world has gotten bigger! One thing one doesn’t realize when wearing glasses for 22 years is that when nearsighted the glasses makes everything smaller than they actually are. Now when I’m not wearing them anymore, such a simple thing as making a cappuccino is different because everything looks so much bigger and the distances are different.

I also constantly try and push up my glasses, but they are not there anymore, surprises me every time, I can see but there are no glasses there, weird.

Day 15 – Midday

Need to start by thanking Sofie for calling and waking me up this morning so that I could make it on time to the morning (read 11) appointment. And I do hope that today is the day to ;)

I have now entered a whole new world where I cannot stop looking in each and every mirror I pass by, because after a long life as legally blind I am now wearing contacts and can see myself without glasses, a very strange feeling indeed.

After a busy weekend, and a long day yesterday, I will now cuddle up on the couch with a book and a nice movie and do nothing for the rest of the day. Well at least that is the plan, we’ll see if it changes. Might have to go outside because the sun is shinging and I can now wear sunglasses.

Day 15 – Very early morning

Guess I can’t call it day 14 anymore even though I haven’t gone to sleep yet. Had another interesting trip home from the big city. Train not going any further, had to get off and the next train delayed. When I got off the train someone moved my bike to the other side, doesn’t understand why, couldn’t they just sit down on that side instead, had to move my bike?

Well, rode my bike up to Max Hamburger place and got some of the lovely snacks they sell there, can’t even remember when I got a burger there the last time. Once I got out the rain was pouring down so I came home with wet food, but that is fine because when it rains the criminals stay inside and don’t try to kill each other of at the square so I can ride home safely without having to worry about getting in the crossfire of their crazy random shootings. And trust you me, if I do get the job here in town I will stay away from the bus. The way that they are shooting at the busses I do think I’m safer riding my bike.

And on the personal side, does anyone want to take bets on my ex wanting to meet up with me on Thursday. Today it required my friend calling leaving a message on his answering machine before he actually got his thumb out if his ass and returned my call. The conversation in itself is something I’ll keep to myself.

Is that spice enough Brenda?

Day 14 – Midnight

But I guess it is technically day 15.

Been kindly informed today that I need to spice this blog up a bit, either I start sharing really personal stuff or I am allowed to share other peoples life in order to do so,. To be honest, I do not want to share my most personal stuff with the whole world especially since I know my parents are reading this, and if I won’t tell them I will not tell everyone else.

My friend has been kind enough to tell me that I can share with the world that she has a suicidal do, adorable dog that even I with a dog phobia can like, that jumps out a window on the third story, hmm, think that Brenda can tell the story much better herself.

Day 14 – Afternoon

Home at last. Love my home and it has been missed over the past few days. Now I’ll just sit down for a short breather and some food and then of again.

Day 14 – Morning

Another sleepless night and thus super tired when woken by good old dad at 10:30 and had to drag myself out of bed to pack. One thing I do not understand, every time I visit my parents I leave their place with more things than I had when I arrived. I guess a smart person would start bringing an extra bag when going north, but I can promise the time I do that I will not need to.

The plan right now is to spend my hours on the train south working on this week’s quiz questions so I do not have to do that later. Once I arrive at my destination I will go home drop of my stuff and head back to the train station to take the train to the big city to have some quality time with some friends.

Day 13 – Night

Have found my way back to my old Bejeweled addiction, unfortunately I am not as good as I used to be and are now spending WAY too much time in trying to find back to my old form. Thus nothing much other is happening because I am glued in front of the computer playing a stupid game.

Day 13 – Afternoon

The winter fur is now on, and the color of my hair is no longer blond. For you that have known me for some time, you know that this is pretty standard, come fall come dark hair. If it wasn’t for that, I would seriously start suspecting that I have some kind of 30-year crisis, but I guess that is what it might be anyhow.

Looking forward to my last night in the north, but also looking forward to returning south tomorrow. This will be another nice night with my parents, good food and some telly.

Day 13 – Morning

Was kindly awaken by sister and niece this morning, I was looking forward to a nice quite morning until it was time to meet up with mother in town, but I was wrong. However my sister did make up for it a bit by making me some coffee.

So the plan today is to manage to stay away from any kind of shopping but (yes there is a but) I have pretty much decided it is time to change the hair color again, and since I’m on a budget it will be done the budget way, so hair dye will most likely be purchased today.

Day 12 – Still evening

Still awake but dead tired, watching TV with the parents, tonight’s showing being a Swedish criminal movie based around our lovely home town. It is nice to visit and hang out with the whole family but find myself being a tiny bit homesick, miss my apartment and to cuddle up on my own couch with a hot drink and a nice book. But two nights from now I can do just that.

Day 12 – Evening

Obviously I am way too old to be out partying to four in the morning, the whole day today have been spent in bed sleeping, until it was time for birthday dinner at aunties place. Have returned from the dinner now, and feel like returning to bed, but think I will hit the couch and see if I can stay awake for some TV watching, since there is a TV and in a couple of days I will return to my TV-less apartment.

Day 11 - Just for fun

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Day 11 – Night

Back from the birthday party, fun night with lovely people, i.e. my family. They have once again showed me that I am one of the more normal parts of the family, the only thing is that no one outside believe me when I say that. To those people I just want to say one thing; just imagine what I have to deal with ;)

Now I am waiting for a call from my great and awesomeish cousin, if he calls I get a night in town, if he doesn’t I won’t bother.

Day 11 – Afternoon

Oki, so we all know that I suck at living on a budget! I was to purchase present to the world’s best little niece, and I did. In addition to that I now have a new skirt, two hats, a pair of socks, a new scarf and six new little stones for my nose piercing. I will not mention how much I spent, but I can disclose that all of it was very unnecessary for an unemployed person that is supposed to live on a budget.

Other than that, it was a really nice afternoon with mummy time, a cappuccino (finally!!) and some babbling about everything and nothing, can’t complain about that.

Now it’s time to get ready for tonight’s big party, the event of the year, my nieces third birthday party.

Day 11 – Midday

After a nice relaxing morning with breakfast together with the parents and a nice long relaxing bath it is now time to hit the town with mother dearest. No, I’m not supposed to be shopping for clothes or anything else for me, but a birthday present for the most wonderful little niece in the world, can’t come empty handed to the birthday party tonight now can I?

Day 10 – Afternoon

After a very sleepy babysitting morning (me and my sickly niece both fell asleep on the couch) the day has continued in a very lazy way. My sister brought McDonalds for lunch when she showed up to pick up her daughter, and then I moved back to the couch enjoying the fact there is a TV, and also confirming that me not having a TV is a fabulous thing, guessing if I did I would be a couch potato for sure.

Once my mother returns from work and visiting her mother, it will be time for taco night with the parents. I will be nice to have some dinner company and hopefully nice Friday entertainment on the telly.

Day 10 – Morning

Was woken very, very early today by the most adorable little three years old, my niece. It’s her birthday today but she is not in the best of health and her mom and dad had to work so I am now babysitting her together with her granddad. Can’t say that she is super happy about it, but what can one do.

The skies are grey and boring today, and it looks like most of the people I was meeting for lunch today won’t be able to make it, considering cancelling in order to not have to leave the apartment. Let’s see what happens, still trying to wake up a bit.

Day 9 – Later evening

Very surprised that there was no problems with the train today, it arrived on the minute, wonders do happen. Mother dearest picked me up at the station and on the way home we stopped by the favorite sushi place, love sushi, and today I managed to squeeze down 12 pieces, and trust me they weren’t small. Like having an appetite again, starting to believe that gaining 10kgs won’t be a big issue at all.

Are now sitting on the couch in my parents’ living room enjoying watching TV and the nice company. Think the next five days will be great, even though my parents do not own a milk fluffer so no homemade cappuccinos.

Day 9 – Evening

It is surprising how quickly a day will pass when you do nothing, like today. I was planning to pack the bag for my trip north all day, I still ended up packing about 30mins before the train was about to leave, and thus I had to rush to make the train.

I’m now sitting on the train, about one more hour before the final destination where mother will be waiting for me at the station. The plan from there is to go for sushi and celebrate the good news I received today. Exciting day indeed.

Day 9 – Midday

I would say something is really wrong when you get home at four in the morning, cook food and watch some TV before you fall asleep and then still wake up at nine the following morning! I must be one of the world’s lousiest bums.

However did manage to stay in bed until noon when the phone rang with some good news. This news is related to the job interview I went to last week; they love me and want to move forward with the recruitment, they just want to check a couple of references first. Since I cannot call my wonderful friends and former co-workers and verify that they agree to be my reference, I’m sitting waiting for them to call me; kind of pathetic, grown woman can’t use her cell phone. I do no doubt that they will be my reference but it’s good that they know about it first.

Mood is now great, and while enjoying my first (and last homemade, out of milk again) cappuccino of the day I am considering start packing for my long weekend with the family up north. However, the train doesn’t leave until quarter to five, so no rush.

Day 8 – Afternoon

Have now been unemployed for a week, and it is harder than I thought to be able to relax and wind down, workaholics are not built for doing nothing. Even though I take walks, clean, do the dishes and other little things that need to be done I feel a bit stressed about doing nothing. So one week after leaving my job, the little stress tummy ache has returned.

Today has been one of those days where everything that can go wrong, starting with sleeping for a lot longer than planned. I have been trying to blame the rest on the fact that I started the day with a bowl of muesli (aka breakfast) rather than a cup of cappuccino and a smoke. Then of course when I tried to make the first cup I dropped it and had the floor full of warm milk, at least it didn’t break.

I was also trying to be smart by putting a limit on my cellphone to ensure that I don’t go overboard on the bill (since I’m now on a budget) and have been spoilt with not having to pay the bill for the past three years. Apparently I do not know myself at all, and the limit has now been reached and I cannot make any calls or send any texts for the rest of the month, ops. This budget living thing is really hard stuff.

Eating a really late lunch, which are leftovers from last night’s dinner together with some Mango water. My nutritionist told me to cut down on soda and juice and drink more water, which I think is the world’s most boring drink. When stating this fact, I was kindly informed that water can be made more fun by putting frozen berries in there, and since I always do what I am told, I went to the frozen berry counter in the grocery store and bought some frozen berries and Mango (love everything Mango) and put it in the water. And to be honest it’s not that bad.

Are planning for a short trip to the big city tonight, to get out and meet some people, and think that I might have some small withdrawal symptoms from the lack of the horrible Danish language.

Day 7 - Late Night

Since I realize that I should not have any more Cappuccinos today, I now tried my amazing milk fluffer on a cup of hot cocoa, and it works wonders in that as well. Nice and fluffy hot coco. Not sure that the sugar in that is much better than the caffeine, but I couldn’t keep my hands out of the big bag of candy I accidently bought earlier today, or the chips or anything edible I can find in the cupboard…grrr.

Day 7 – Evening

Sitting with the third and last cappuccino for the day, some might think it late but me being able to sleep or not doesn’t worry me.

The Webb Design course did not contain as many cute boys as expected, but at the same time I was informed that more than half of the class was missing today, might or might not have something to do with the football game that was being played tonight. I will give it some more time.

It is a bit dangerous attending these classes since on my way home I pass a very nice big grocery store. At this time of night you are a bit hungry and shopping for food while hungry is very, very dangerous business and can explain the very large bag of candy and the chips hiding in the cupboard. At least I did manage to purchase some food and dinner tonight was a very nice steak and oven baked potatoes with loads of melted cheese on top, yum.

Now all that is left of serious business today is to hang the laundry to dry, then it’s time to cuddle up on the couch with a nice book and just relax and get ready for another busy day tomorrow.

Day 7 – Afternoon

Very happy to see the sun out, thus time for a date with the Latte Mummy who apparently have been baking muffins :) Some muffins and a lovely walk by the water, nice stuff indeed.

Then I have high hopes for my lecture tonight, a course called Web Design is bound to be quite full of boys, right? Hoping that if the class is boring there should be something nice to look at, will keep you posted.

Day 7 – Midday

Cappuccino number two for today and now I have to go and buy more milk if I want any more homemade ones. Trying to remember the last time I had to go buy new milk because the old one ran out rather than expired, but a bit hard to recall. Life is changing.

Some of the dishes have been done, but it is a slow process. Doing double duty with some more laundry and cleaning. That is one thing that I have noticed with myself, I want anything done I just ensure that there are dishes to do, thus the procrastination will ensure a clean apartment, clean clothes etc.

Also waiting for the sun to come back out so there can be an afternoon walk with my favorite Latte Mum, fingers crossed that the evil grey clouds go away and stop raining down cold water that make a walk sound like a bad idea.

Day 7 – Morning

Up and about(ish) early today, I have my cup of cappuccino but back in bed.

Think today should be the day of the dishes. I don’t understand how one person can make so many dirty dishes, but the goal is that when it is time for class tonight all the dishes are done.

Might have to add, that I rather go to the dentist than doing dishes, and I very much dislike going to the dentist!

Day 6 – Late night thought

Over the past few weeks, and especially days, I have been very surprised with the reactions that my decision to leave my job has brought out. I thought that most people would think me crazy and stupid for doing something like this. Instead I receive only positive feedback; I get congratulations, ‘good on you’ and comments about being brave and smart.

Just want to thank everyone for supporting me and cheering me on, it feels really good and it also confirms to me that it was the right decision to make.

Day 6 – Evening

The couch potato is back, after a busy afternoon I am finally back home and went straight for the couch completely beat.

Even if I know I said I would spend the days with me, and have some me time, but I couldn’t resist a walk by the water with my favorite Latte Mummy. Loads of fresh air and some random chatting about whatever, and she can even resist the baby poo talk. We had such a nice time walking, that I had to have a pretty quick bike ride to my new gym, where I was kindly informed that starting next week I will be eating six meals a day, that is SIX meals a day people, I don’t have a clue how that is going to happen, but a challenge alright. Then of course I’m going to start working out as well, wish me luck.

Without a break, I headed straight from the Gym to school, where I spent three hours listening to a nice little lady talk about Labor Law. I found two potential new friends while smoking during the breaks, think I will stick to this class, maybe. Tomorrow night I have three hours of Webb Design, and that might be a bit more fun than Labor Law, so we will have to see if I will pick one of them or stick to both.

Now time for streamed TV and just hang for a while to recover from this busy day.

Day 6 – Afternoon

Accidently applied to a couple of courses at the Malmö University, and now found out that I have been accepted to all of them, now it’s decision time. The most interesting (Peace and Conflict studies) are just to time consuming, so that one is out. Then I have a Webb design course and Labor Law, both interesting but I think that one might be enough…or maybe I can start both of them and see which one I really want. Decisions, decisions, decisions, don’t like decisions.

Day 6 – Midday

What a weekend, very happy that this Monday morning can be used for relaxing and just chill; even though the people renovating the building next door thought being very noisy at 6:30 to 8:00 was a great plan. But after that I did manage to get some more hours of well needed sleep.

Obviously I am not young anymore and a full weekend of celebrating my new life, visiting a whiskey fair and yet another quiz night, I am very happy that the office wasn’t waiting for me this morning. Am sure that all of you are now starting to worry that I am becoming a full-fledged couch potato, but do not fear at four o’clock this afternoon I have a date with what might become my very own personal trainer. Yes everyone I will start exercising. She is also a nutritionist so that we can ensure that the 10kgs that I lost over the past year will be returned, so hopefully in a few months’ time I am no longer just skin and bones, something that I am looking very much forward to.

The plan right now is to go and make myself another great cappuccino and sit down and read a book. The cellphone has been turned off, and the plan is to keep it that way for a few days, to have some me time before I jump on the train to visit the family up north, can guess that it will be a few intense days up there.

Day 5 - Morning

So lesson learnt, if you are to spend the day at a Whiskey fair then make sure that the after is completely cleared from activities. I am now to finalize the quiz questions for tonight’s quiz, and I have a small superstition that the quiz mistress will be a tiny bit hung over.

Day 4 - Evening

Ok, so no spell check today, so please no comments about the bad spelling of the below text ;)

The celebration last night lasted until very early this morning, thus a long sleep in and some Shell Cappuccino before picking up my bike at the living room and riding it down to the Whiskey Fair.

Ten Whiskeys and a couple of beers later (and some Strawberry Tequila shots in between) I am back where last evening ended, the circle is complete :) So guess I am now celebrating my first Saturdays as unemployed, when I should be home working on tomorrows quiz.

Guess I can't really complain about my life as unemployed...my friends tell me I do enjoy it to much.

Day 3 – Afternoon Afterthought

Hey, it’s the third of September, my third day as unemployed and the third interview for the job…three is a charm, right?

Day 3 - Afternoon

Back from the job interview, this was the third one for the same job, and they are finally ready to make a decision, what the decision will be, I’ll be advised of sometime next week…exciting I presume. Am I really sure that I want to return to a desk job again? Not sure, but time will tell.

Now it’s time for the weekend, will have an afternoon snack and then jump on the train to the big city to celebrate both my first Friday as unemployed and a great interview.

Day 3 - Morning

After starting the day with a constitutional bike ride and a store bought cappuccino (sorry guys, cheated a bit today) I am now making myself look all pretty in the preparation of the big interview. Yep, have a job interview today on this my third day of unemployment, let’s see how that goes.

Day 2 - Afternoon thought

After escaping the clutches of work a mere two days ago, re-visiting a large crowd of former colleagues is not something that appeal to me a this point. But I do not doubt that they will manage absolutely fine without my happy cheering.

Day 2 - Midday

Armed with the second cappuccino of the day, the lunch of today (Pasta in white sauce) has just been polished of. Half of the dishes have been done and the washing machine is washing away.

After a greyish kind of sad morning, the sun is now breaking thru spreading its rays of joy.

Before I return to my most loathed of all tasks, the dishes, I will enjoy my coffee together with the last issue of Vanity Fair, in the background Swedish radio is streaming the past weekend’s Hit lists. It still feels like I am on vacation, but I guess that one of these days the fact that I am unemployed will strike me.

Day 2 - Morning

So apparently, once a day in the evening is not good enough, blogging should be done thru out the day so here is the morning update.

Waking up a tad bit earlier today then yesterday, but don’t you worry people after being up to make myself a nice cappuccino, I am now back in bed together with a completely trashy book. I will spend the next hour or so reading this trashy book before kick-starting the day with the dishes and some laundry.

While making my coffee I did not pay attention to the weather outside, but if nice I will be hoping for another walk by the water with my favorite Latte Mum. And all this before I will once again jump on the train to good old Køpenhamn to support my former colleagues when they run, run, run, run for no reason at all.

Day 1

So it is finally here unemployment. Doesn't feel the way I thought it would, it feels better.

I was greeted by blue skies and sunshine this morning (if one can call 11:00am morning) as well as a boost of energy. The plan to stay in bed and do nothing all day went right out the window, instead the outside was calling for me.

I started the outing with a quick visit to the bank, and continued the afternoon walking along the water in Malmö, with one of all the fabulously modern Latte Mothers that are seen all over town as soon as the sun comes out. The walk lasted until the baby decided that it was time to wake up and start making the noise that only baby can, and I am seriously allergic to.

After a lovely stroll thru the supermarket I returned home, to make myself my first homemade cappuccino with the help of my brand new milk foamer (yes all, please correct the usage of this word). The absolutely amazing cup of coffee gave me cake cravings, and all of the sudden I found myself baking of all things :)

Once my dinner, left over mince mush with rice, was over I could sit down on the couch with a couple of pieces of sponge cake and streamed TV.

Now I wonder what magic tomorrow will bring, more sunshine maybe?