cupcakes for all

I've just finnished with the mini-cupcakes I'll bring to the after-service fika tomorrow. They're not perfect, but honestly.. soooo delicious!

How's your day been? Mine has been INCREADIBLY slow. I just wanna crawl in bed and not wake up. But I need to clean up the kitchen first.

My lemon cupcakes with raspberry frosting.

I absolutely love baking! I should, I went to school to become a baker.It's kind of a dream to one day be able to work with baking again. Who knows.... It might come true!

Ok, gotta clean up now.

And guys. Have a great weekend!

/E.

dat coffee

jag älskar kaffe. alltså jätte mycket. alla sorters kaffedrycker. take away är nog min favorit. jobbar på södermalm och det är så himla mysigt att gå ärenden åt chefen med en kaffemugg i ena handen. känns så new yorkigt på nåt sätt. haha. jag är så töntig. 

ei mut oikeesti. mun mielest siihen raamatun sananlaskuun mis sanotaan et "viini ilahduttaa sydämen" vois ihan hyvin lisätä "ja kahvi". 

men måste dra ner på drickandet. aina hirvee kahvi darra. okej. det finns ju antioxidanter och sånt i kaffe. men då ska man nog dricka 1-2 koppar per dag. inte en hel kanna. som jag. 

men kaffe!! kaffe inspirerar mig liksom. tänk typ studera eller förebereda mötet. ha en latte breve att smutta på då och då. åh. eller sitta i en park när första vårsolen tittar fram. då ska man ha en kaffe i handen. inte lika härligt annars.

ehkä yks kauniimmista kuvista mitä oon nähny. vaikka siinä on tissi mehua. kuvitellaa et se on soya maitoo.

näin cooli mäki haluun olla jonain päivänä.

siis istuu ikkunareunalla juomas aamukahvit. ah. unelma.

pakko pistää tää kans koska toi "double espresso" on nii sara hahah.

/laura

I need some Summer Sun

Hey yo!

Only a couple of months to go until summer! It's been a tough week so far for me, it sure ain't been easy. But hey, Friday's coming up, SOON. 2 more days at work and then it'll be an awesome weekend. Tomorrow I have my dance class and then I'm gonna take a Body Combat class. Haven't done that in ages, so it's about time. Such a great all-round workout. Today I did biceps, triceps and back and some backwards walking on the treadmill at max incline. I was supposed to run but my legs were feeling weak so I didn't. But it was a good workout nevertheless.

The photos below are from Tampere. I look forward to Summer. We're going to have so much fun. We're planning to take a little trip to Finland to visit the assemblies, which will be so much fun. I think I'm going to travel up north to our summer house in Kuusamo for a week. It's so tranquil there, by the lake, in the woods, clear air and everything. I haven't been there in years, so I really have to go this summer. And what else? Sun, chilling on our balcony, swimming, tanning, roadtrips, running, hiking... Isn't it strange to love summer so much and live in a country where the summer's are only a few months per year? I was definitely not made to live here. Not that I have anythibg against winter, I'm just not a big fan of it. Ok right. Cool. Buh bye. Gotta focus on Suits now!

x
Sara

(kind of) a happy wednesday

Hellooooo.

Well.. Not sure why I'm blogging right now. Don't really have anything important or meanigful to say.

I'm just sitting here with a peel of mask and litsening to some music. Or no. Right at this moment a song just ended and I'm litsening to Sara singing while she's doing dishes. But she has no idea ;)

Today has been... okay. I don't like Wednesdays. But I've been listening to happy music and I met up with a good friend for some coffee and needed quality time.

GUYS I GOT A NEW PHONE! Kind of. See if you know me you know I'm very good at breaking my stuff. So I dropped my phone on the floor for the millionth time at work, and it was the last time. The screen was completely DONE. So I brought it to the store for repair but they just sent me a new phone instead. Let's hope I won't break it this time!

Ok.... Um... Well.... This was nice! Lets do this again soon.
Bye bye!

Take me away from these Sleepless night

Sorry I haven't been writing here quite as frequently as our Sara has. It's been busy for a change!

Today was okay for a Monday. But for some reason I was still exhausted when I got home so I thought I'd rest for a bit after eating before I would clean a bit and maybe go for a jog. But no. I fell asleep and slept for 2 hours! Woke up at 6 (18) and I knew that my nights sleep had been ruined. So here I am, 2.30 am and can't for the life of me catch a little sleep. It's not that I'm not tiered, I am, I'm just a bit wound up I guess. It's just been one of those days you know. Sometimes it's just hard to shut out all the noise around, all the expectations and everything that someone says I am supposed to do to be something I'm supposed to be. As if we imperfect humans don't already put enough expectations and pressure on ourselves.

I have no idea if any of this is going to make sense in the light of day. I might be awake, but it's still after 2 am and things don't tend to make sense at this hour.

I'm trying to escape with music and awake dreams of a summer filled with long hangout sessions on our balcony, trips here and there. Having an awesome time with my girls before I have to let them go.

So... let's see how much sleep I'll get before sunrise.

xo
Eve

A song and some memories from my summer 2013.

Kostymnissar

Hej.

Måndagsångest, men bara lite. För min måndag är nämligen imorgon. Har spenderat en hel del tid av min helg tillsammans med serien Suits. I love it. Sen jag var liten har jag varit fascinerad av advokater. Legally Blonde baby! Drop Dead Diva är en annan favoritserie som handlar om badass lawyers. Har hunnit se de 9 första avsnitten av Suits nu. Drägglar varje gång jag ser Harvey Specter (foto). Så. Snygg. Hans ögon... Not my usual type, but hey, it happens. För övrigt hade jag ett skönt pass på gymmet (chest day!)  och så var jag och sprang ute senare. Imorgon är det dags för jobb, let's do it (flexing my bicep), 180 squats och möte! Jag är glad och ser fram emot nästa helg. Hejdå.

x
S

You dream of me, too / Sunday Music

If you haven't heard them yet, now you have. London Grammar is the name of the British trio formed by Hannah Reid, Dominic Major and Dan Rothman. Their debut album was released last fall. Hannah Reid's voice is quite bewitching. To me, it brings to mind Florence Welch's voice. And it's just as amazing live, just listen to the live on KEXP version. Which by the way is a favorite radio station of mine, based in Seattle.

So yeah, I'd planned to sleep until 11 AM today, but of course I woke up 7:45 and couldn't fall asleep again. The sun's out, so it ought to be a pretty nice day. And that's all there is to say. Seems to me like my weekends are quite tranquil haha... I get to charge my batteries. At 22 years of age I probably should be way more socially active in the weekends, but since last summer I just haven't really been feeling like going out and being social, at least here in Stockholm. I guess I'm just fed up with this place. Nothing wrong with it, I just don't feel like I belong here at all, you know? So I might as well spend the last half a year here doing what I like, resting and hanging out only with the ones that bring me joy. It's not that I don't like hanging out with a bunch of people, but lately I've realized that most of the time I feel better staying at home. Honestly! I mean, why hang out with people that don't contribute to any kind of joy? Ramble Bamble, end of story.

I'll allow myself to dream of London a little... I'm usually careful with letting myself do this, just in case it doesn't end up happening. I don't want to end up disappointed, so I always imagine the worst case scenario happening instead. BUT WHY? Because then the worst case scenario doesn't happen. At least it's never happened so far. But never say never. Anyway, I might as well daydream a little too. Laura's latest post really inspired me. Even though we still have half a year to go, it's started to feel quite real.

x

S

Power of the Mind

It's the power of the mind, dear blog readers. Thoughts lead to actions.

I'm a big time dreamer, but I think it's time for me and you and all of us to start visioning ourselves actually reaching our goals. Dreaming is one thing, but actually believing you will reach your goals, now that is the secret to success. How about you once and for all decide what you want and go get it. Period. No buts, no what ifs. Just do it.

Nike. I just love Nike. All their ads are so inspirational. I'm a bit sad it's gotten so mainstream, back when I fell in love with their brand everybody was loving Puma. But I will never give up on them. 

Back to what I was trying to talk about. It seems to me that we often cause ourselves to be what we think we are. If I think I'm fat then I will for sure be fat. If I think I am strong then I am strong. If I tell myself I suck, I suck. So it's time we start telling ourselves what we want ourselves to be as if it'd be true. I AM FREAKIN GORGEOUS!! Say that out loud to your reflection in the mirror every morning and every night for a week and I bet you'll be feeling quite  a lot hotter. And smile!

Let's do miracles to our self esteem people.

Get ready... Get set... Go be awesome.

Goodnight now, enough with the cheesiness...

S

No wait, you just have to hear my favorite quote first:

"Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength" - Arnold

Hockey and dumbbells

Yo! Nyt mie hitokseen romahan!

Yesterday the weather was terrible so I and a couple of friends escaped the weather to Wayne's Coffee at Medborgarplatsen to hang out and chat for a couple of hours. Then I watched the hockey game (Finland-Sweden, the most exciting game) with Laura and Eve. Unfortunately Finland scored the first goal, which usually leads to them losing the game. Which they did. And it sucked. But hey, today's game against the States went way better! I didn't get to see it though since I was at the meeting. So anyway, we ended up sleeping over at Laura's parents place and it was soo nice. I felt like a little kid again, sleeping over at my friends house. I always loved sleepovers. And today the weather's been perfect. Unfortunately Laura got sick so my plans for tonight got canceled. Oh well, might as well spend the evening watching older episodes of the Finnish show Putous. Tomorrow's my favorite day of the week, Sunday. It's the only day I have 100% to myself. Which means hours at the gym and at dance classes. Today I only had 30 minutes to work out so I did Tabata. It's such a killer workout. I've been doing Tabata training since last summer but after New Year's I haven't done much of it so I'm happy to get back to it. My plan is to from now on do it at least 3 times a week.

Ok yeah, I'm blogging on a Saturday night again. But hey, the blue photo says it all.

x
Sara

                      

Salil eka, Salil vika

Siis Putous! Oikeesti! Suomalainen huumori vaan on niin parasta. Ja se on jotain mitä (ainakin minä) oon oppinu arvostamaan vasta sitten kun on ollu ilman sitä tarpeeks kauan. Ehkä sitä just sen takii viihtyy paremmin suomalaisten kaa aina. Ei siitä pääse mihinkään.
Joo, ei kait siin. Ollu käden kaa vähä ongelmii salil kun ranteen kohalta on krampannu aina kun painavempii puntteja on nostanu. Et sellasii probleemei. Mut ei siinä! Salil eka salil vika! Ja nyt alkaa se viikonloppu sit. Ehanaa. Mun paremman puoliskon kanssa on luvassa kisastudioo huomenna (Ruotsi-Suomi!!!) ja sit vähä muuta mukavaa. Vielä ens viikkoon pitää palkkaa oottaa mut ei se mitää. Sit on uudet lenkkarit ja rillit hankintalistalla. Mun pitäs käyttää laseja mut hukkasin mun lasit puoltoista vuotta sitten et sen verran pitkään aikaan en oo nähny paljookaan. Jos ihmettelette miksen moikkaa kaduilla nii se on sen takii etten nää viittä metrii pitemmälle. Onks tää mun suomen kielen kirjotustaito muuttunu ihan surkeeks vai!? No nyt harjotellaan.

Mitä Jäbä duunaa!?

Hyvää torstaita vaan kaikille!

dagdrömmer, päiväunelmoin, daydreaming

la precis upp min soffa på blocket. eller, det är egentligen syrrans men jag fick den. typ. det är ungefär ett halvår kvar till jag och sara ska flytta från lilla stockholm till stora london så det är ju dags att börja fixa lite. när jag la upp annonsen blev det så verkligt på nåt sätt. pirrade till i magen. bara en sån liten grej. sälja en soffa. nu drömmer jag mig bort. drömmer om stora fönster, espressomaskiner och regn. drömmer om ett mysigt litet kök eller kokvrå.

i london bor man ju typ i kollektiv. alltså man hyr bara ett rum, eventuellt har man ett kök också. det kommer bli så mysigt. jag tror att jag och sara har liknande smak när det gäller inredning. vi kommer nog ha massa bilder på väggarna. foton vi tagit och framkallat. kaffekoppar kommer säkert alltid ligga framme. musik är en stor del av båda våra liv. tänk om man skulle fynda en vinylspelare åh

låttips: dark dark dark - daydreaming

passade in liksom 

/laura

Walking Disaster

Ah, Tuesday. My least favorite day of the week since forever.

That was what I wrote 11 AM earlier today. I never had time to finish my blog post. I was supposed to write a rant about how awkward I am and how I always seem to manage to embarass myself in one way or another by being very clumsy. Now I'm thinking you'll find out about that sooner or later anyway. I can give you a couple of nice examples of the highlights of my awkwardness.

1) Walking into furniture, people, fences, posts, animals, walls, sharp objects sticking out of the wall, pretty much anything that hurts. Eg. A week ago I saw a hot guy and walked right into a scaffold/scaffolding (rakennusteline? byggställning? In English??). Not awkward at all. He so totally fell for me after that incident.

2) Tripping. I trip and stumble all of the time. Like I swear, you'd think my shoe laces were tied together all of the time. Walking disaster. I regularly do this at the gym too. Especially if a guy happens to be looking at me. It's as if I'm so caught up in  my thoughts that I have no idea where my body ends and where it starts.

3) Random Incidents. In Tenerife I did some heavy leg press at the gym (nothing out of the ordinary, with the same weights as I'd done the weeks before). Unfortunately I let my knees drop too close to me and couldn't press the weights back up so they dropped down with a loud crash on me. Obviously it was secured so I didn't get hurt. All guys at the gym came running thinking I'd gotten crushed under the 200 kg I was pressing. Awkward incident. I switched to another gym after that evening.

Not that those are anywhere near the most embarassing situations of my life. Hey, I could make a whole Bridget Jones saga for you guys. But I'll have to tell you worse stories some other time. Now I'm exhausted and ready to go to bed. Btyl.

Peace out
Sara

8 songs that changed my life

this will be a bit of a different take on the challenge sara gave me and eve. this will be a list of the eight songs that have changed my life. these songs are really close to my heart and because theyve really affected me i guess you can call them (some of) my favorite songs of all time. OK LETS DO THIS!

1. britney spears - ...baby one more time
oh my goodness. i was ten years old and discovered pop music. britney freaking spears. 'baby one more time' is also the first record i bought. she was my idol. i remember dancing and singing in front of my mirror. she's the reason i wanted to be a dancer. i know all her songs by heart. seeing her live would be a dream come true. she's the queen of pop.

2. the mars volta - inertiatic esp

now we jump to 2003. i was 14 and listened to my cousins mp3. found a band called the mars volta. i thought it was an interesting band name so i decided to check it out. my brain exploded. i had never heard anything like it. experimental music. it was so unpredictable. i loved it. and yeah. cedric bixler-zavals voice is one of my all time favorites. thanks to the mars volta i discovered other bands like system of a down and muse, which brings me to song number 3.

3. muse - sunburn

the first time i cried listening to music was hearing sunburn by muse. i dont remember the feeling i had when i heard it but this song deserves to be on this list because it was the first song that brought me to tears. 

4. thom yorke - reckoner

this is one of the most beautiful songs ive ever heard. i was very depressed for a long time and this may sound really corny but listening to this gave me comfort many times. made things seem less...hopeless. thank you tom.

5. burial - in mcdonalds

now we're getting to the good stuff! burial, the love of my life. i cant even begin to explain how much he means to me. his music is my inspiration. it represents my hopes and dreams. he is my favorite artist of all time. all of his songs are masterpieces. no one else makes me feel so many different emotions at the same time as he does. the thing about his music is, it gives you this feeling of hopelessness and sadness but at the same time you feel so comforted, like youre not alone. oh william i wish i knew you in person, i wish we were on the same path. id make you fall in love with me and we would be together forever.

6. burial & four tet - moth

most people get bored with repetitive songs but i dont. and how could i ever get bored with a tune like this. ive spent many rainy days in bed listening to this.

7. aether - makeshift sanctuary

this is just pure bliss. my desert island song. 

8. jeff buckley feat. elizabeth fraser - all flowers in time bend towards the sun

this is probably the most beautiful love song ive heard. im a huge fan of both jeff and elizabeth so its kinda funny that i actually heard this for the first time a week ago. but the thing is, this song was never released. i was just hanging out on youtube last wednesday and found it. and i have to say, it was quite possibly one of the greatest musical moments of my life

I'm not bitter.....

Today was NOT my day. First of all I'm far from a morning person, unlike my dear roommate. And it wasn't better when I slept through my alarm and was late to work. Only to find that I forgot my keys, and couldn't contact my boss because for some reason I had no coverge on the phone. So all day has been colored by that, and I haven't really been in an awesome mood.

But I'm not gonna be bitter. I have smiled today. Because I found money in a pocket of a jacket that I almost never use. Nice surprise. Also the sun was shining today - all day! It felt like spring. So even though I've been tiered and cranky all day it was still alright. I'm trying to learn from Laura and find good things in every day.
So the best thing about this day? It's finally over!

Here's another good one from Hurts for ya!

Have a good one. I'll talk to you guys later!

For Now I Am Winter

Ah, Monday morning. I could've slept one hour more but I chose to get up in favor of having more time. Which equals no stress. I have a profound love of mornings. Breakfast, Coffee, Silence. Good music (Currently:Ólafur Arnalds), Reading and Meditating. And on top of it all, the sun is shining today. Finally. I feel this is going to be a good week. I have a busy week at work ahead of me. And you know what? I think I got my bluetooth headphones to work again. Yay for music on the metro!

Hope you guys have a great Monday!

Peace out, out and about
Sara

Feels for music (10 songs, as requested by Sara)

Wow.. You really put me on the spot now Sara. See I don't do favorites. Because for me they are ever changing. But I was told to do 10 songs of anything. Aaah... I'll try.....

These are songs that through my life has moved me in different ways for different reasons.

First song that I can remember really moved me lyrically and musically was Damien Rice, Cannonball
He has loads of really great songs (Cheers darlin' will always be especially cherished after seeing him live. And 9 crimes also gives me the chills!)
But yeah. Cannonball. I was 15. My brother borrowed me the album "O" and I just fell in love.



HURTS, Stay. I think Laura sent me this one. I remember the feeling when I heard it for the first time, in my room blasting in my headphones. I was completely blown away, and I have loved the duo ever since.




Alexander Rybak, Song From A Secret Garden. This is a violin cover of a song by The Secret Garden. Completely instrumental. I have this sort of a music video type story that plays out in my mind every time I hear it. It always manages to calm me down if I'm stressed out or feel down.




Ed Sheeran, Lego House. I love all of his music, so it wasn't easy choosing one song. But this is a great one!

 


Fleetwood Mac, Songbird.. I'm quite shure this might be the first dance song at my wedding one day.




Kärleksvisan, Sarah Dawn Finer (The English version is called For A Friend). This was my brothers first dance at his wedding, as for many others in Sweden. The lyrics are perfect, but what makes this song even more special to me is that they asked me to sing it for them at the wedding. For me it was one of the best moments in my life.
This video is from when Sarah Dawn Finer performed the song for the Swedish crown princess for her wedding.




Längesen, Petter. Another Swedish one. Only more of a hip hop sound this time. I've cried so many times to this song.
He once said in a radio interview that the song was inspired by one of his favorite books, Love in the Time of Cholera.




I feel like I have to give you Shinedowns' cover of Simple man. When My brother started playing and singing this was one of the songs he did. I cried so much first time I heard him sing this. And when he sang it to me at at my graduation. He gets me every time. I'll put in his version of it here too :)
Shinedown has many other really good songs that I've always loved. 45, Save Me, If you only knew etc.





Now we are back in my "rock-days" The first band I started listening to was Seether. So what better song to share than Broken ft. Amy Lee




Hmm, last song. My brother shared this with me a couple of years back. Later it got a very personal story attached to it.
Jah Cure, Unconditional love





Okay so that was 10 songs! I feel so bad, there is so much more awesome music I would like to share.
But now I'm gonna be done with it, and try to get some sleep.

BYEAH!

Let's talk MUSIC

GIRLS: I hereby challenge you to post your 10 favorite songs.

Today's been nice. I slept until 10 AM, which was really nice. I usually wake up at around 7, true to my habits, so I'm always happy if I sleep longer. Weird enough. Why do I want to sleep longer when I wake up well rested and alert at 7 AM? Anyway. Yesterday was great, I died of laughter while watching White Chicks. I've seen it a bunch of times, but I still laughed so much my tummy hurt. 
Today I've been at the gym, surprise surprise, working my abs and then I had a couple of dance classes, house and dancehall.

Since Eve's pretty good at posting music I thought I'd share some music too. I'm going to share my 10 favorite songs ever. They're not in any particular order, so you know. Here we go...

1. Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy
I've loved this song since I was a kid. I found it on my stepdad's CD and have been into Massive Attack ever since. Love.



2. Jeff Buckley - Mojo Pin
Buckley's voice is so haunting. Hallelujah was probably the first song I heard by Buckley. Grace is an amazing album, and Mojo Pin makes me shiver every time I hear it.



3. The National - About Today (Can't choose only one, I have too many favorites. So I just picked one of my absolute favorites)
This is a band that really hits me on a lyrical level like no other band does. I have parts of their lyrics scribbled in every single notebook I have (and I have plenty of them).



4. Radiohead - Where I end and you begin
Radiohead's songs also hit me on a lyrical level. And Thom Yorke's voice. This song has the absolute best lyrics. EVER.



5. Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
No doubt one of the greatest songs ever written.



6. The Smiths - How soon is now
To be honest, I'm not a huge fan of the Smiths, but this song is absolutely phenomenal. I can never get tired of it.



7. Lupe Fiasco - Streets on fire
Weird choice, you might think, but I adore this song. There's this depth to it, this darkness, so great.



8. Burial
Can't go through this list without Burial. I had a hard time picking the song here too, but then I found this full album mix and thought... You might as well get the whole package. YOU'RE WELCOME. But since I have to choose one song, I'll choose Rival Dealer because that's the song I listen to the most at the moment.



9. Foo Fighters - Come Back
Foo Fighters was my favorite band when I was younger. I was supposed to go their concert a few summers back but I forgot. I had the ticket and everything. Well actually my friend had it and I was supposed to meet him up. On the day of the concert he called and I almost had a heart attack. I'd forgotten about the concert and was in another city hours away. TRUE STORY. #bitter



10. Evanescence - Lost in Paradise
Always tough picking the 10th song. There's a few to choose from. I could've gone with Jimi Hendrix, I could've picked a song by Kanye. It could've been Jump Around by House of Pain, something by Moby or Arcade Fire. But hey, here I am, baring my soul, admitting to absolutely loving this song and every other song ever written and performed by Amy Lee. Hello, little emo-Sara. I know you're in there. Her haunting voice... And the lyrics, the lyrics... AND the piano, obviously. One day I'm going to learn to play all of her songs on the piano.




So that's it. It has come to it's end. But this won't be the last song. Girls, I want your top 10. Right now.

Much love

Sara

I'm the moron dancing

Not being social at all and I love it! It's Saturday night, I'm at home watching the forever hilarious White Chicks. I'd love to hang out with my family but unfortunately they don't even live in this country. Ho estly I can't wait to move away from Sweden. I don't like it here at all anymore. I'll just try to make the time pass as fast as possible by devoting myself to the important things. And training, of course. Summer come soon, ok!?

Today the weather's been crazy. When I walked to the meeting it was raining and then suddenly the wind blew really hard. And so my dear umbrella broke. I was sad. And so, to survive, I've been listening to the National all day long. And then, my bluetooth headphones stopped working too. ALREADY. I bought them 3 weeks ago. Quality? Don't think so.

So yeah. Super training day tomorrow! House and dancehall plus core! Love it. Take care now. Bye bye then (Ace Ventura style, slams the door)

x
Sara

Lazy me

While my dear roommate is hitting the gym early Saturday morning, I'm sleeping in and watching Youtube instead of getting out of bed. I love being lazy.

Anywho I just really wanted to share this video with you. Michelle Phan is a huge makeup guru on Youtube but she is also very inspirational when it comes to confidence and loving yourself.  Watch this! :)




Have a lovely day! 
I need to figure out what to get two teenage boys for a gift. Going to my uncle for dinner tonight. I don't know..... Gah!

Woke up this morning

IF ONLY this was the view I'd wake up to. Got up at 7 AM (yes, on a Saturday morning) to eat my breakfat chia pudding and drink my favorite coffee with soy milk. About to hit the gym now for my morning cardio session. Since I ran yesterday and my knees have been bothering me for the past week it's probably safest to stick to rowing and cycling. But we'll see. It's still really foggy outside. I'm still not used to it. Where I grew up it was never foggy.

So anyway, I had this super weird dream last night. Unfortunately  I can't remember much of it, but the thing I remember is I was really hairy in the dream. My tummy was full of hair hahaha. It was terrible. Dreams can be so weird. I wish I'd remember more of them but I almost never do.

Hope you guys have had better dreams...

Have a lovely Saturday!

x
Sara

Struggling to smile

Helloooo it's frajdeeeeeej.

Vaknade imorse på helt fel sida. Kände bara för att stanna under täcket hela dagen. Lyckligtvis tog jag mig upp, gick till jobbet och blev klar tidigt så jag kunde komma hem till min helg. Somnade en stund, har sett på film (Dirty Dancing, young Patrick Swayze.... Hello!)

Sitter på min säng och lyssnar på mys musik och samlar motivation att städa upp det kaos som råder i mitt rum. Jag trivs med ordning, men lyckas alltid stöka till det rejält.

Anyway... Verkar bli en ganska stillsam helg. Kanske äntligen orkar pallra mig till gymmet imorgon...? Är inte ett dugg lika tränings-motiverad som mina kära med-bloggerskor haha. Önskar dock att jag var det. Mår bra av det. Och när jag väl gört så är det ju kul!

Ja men hoppas ni får en trevlig helg då. Ni får en liten video med en bra låt. Ett västerbottniskt band, The Heartbeat Band. Min kära far tipsade mig om dom, har inte hört om dom innan, och dom har bara denna låten på spotify, så antar att dom är ganska nya. Mycket bra är dom!

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ENGLISH (ofcourse)

Woke up this morning on the wrong side. I just wanted to stay under the covers all day. Luckily I brought myself up, went to work and was ready early so I could get home to my weekend. Fell asleep for a while, and watched a movie (Dirty Dancing, young Patrick Swayze .... Hello!)

Sitting on my bed and listening to sweet music and trying to gather enough motivation to clean up the chaos in my room. I like order, but always manage to mess my room up. CLOTHES EVERYWHERE!

Anyway ... Seems I have a quiet weekend ahead. Maybe I'll finally get myself to the gym tomorrow ...? I'm not as big of a workout lover as my dear fellow bloggers haha. Wish, however, that I was. I'ts good for me. And once I'm actually working out it's kind of fun too.

Well, hope you have a nice weekend. Leaving you with a little video, a good song with The Heartbeat Band. My dear father told me about them, haven't heard about them before, and they only have this song on Spotify, so assume they are fairly new. Very good they are!

Alright, enough from me for now.
BYEAH!

Tears of joy, over nothing

Här sitter jag och gråter av lycka. Är så glad över min avocado-svartkål-spenat sallad och kombucha te. Mina fina nya tidningar och det 2,5 timmars benpasset jag precis tagit mig igenom. Hög av lycka, och dessutom är det fredag! Tänkte ta en intervall runda ute ännu... Spurta i 20 sekunder och gå i 10, Tabata style. Lyriskt! Efter gymmet var jag förbi en av mina favorit mataffärer, Good Store i Hornstull. Fick med mig lucuma, kale chips och kombucha som jag dricker just nu. Yummy in my tummy. Förutom träningen tänker jag inte göra nånting ikväll. Ska bara vila, läsa och kanske kolla på nån film. Trevlig helg alla sötnosar hehe!

So I'm sitting here right now crying of happiness. Over nothing, really. I'm just so happy to be able to eat my delicious avocado-kale-spinach salad, drink my newly bought kombucha tea, and to have made it through a crazy 2,5 hour leg workout. I couldn't be happier, and it really is strange how the little things contribute so much to a happier mindset. And it's Friday! Thought I'd top it off with an interval run outdoors (in the fog) Tabata-style (20 second sprints and 10 second walking, repeat as many times you can). After my workout I went to Good Store, one of my favorite grocery stores (after Whole Foods, of course) and bought kale chips, kombucha tea and lucuma. Yummy in my tummy! Other than working out I'm not planning to do anything tonight. I really just love being at home, reading and maybe watching a movie. It's so warm and nice. I'm really not made to live in cold places. Not complaining though, just explaining why I'm not much of an outgoer in the winter. So yeah, I hope you all have an amazing weekend! Stay tuned..

x
Sara

Green Smoothie madness

Idag fick jag nog med low carb dieten. 13 dagar var nog. Gick förbi Squeezed up och var tvungen att köpa en green smoothie. Och fy vad gott det var. Så, nu har jag kört strikt low carb ett tag och det funkade inte för mig. Der var så sjukt härligt att träna med energi i kroppen igen! Min filosofi är att äta och träna, så dieter är inget för mig, men ibland tycker jag det är kul att testa min viljekraft. Så, nu är det helg för min del! Ser fram emot att sova och träna i timmar imorgon. Underbart! Ska för övrigt ta det lungt i helg, tycker det känns skönast att träna och sen va hemma och mysa när vädret ändå är som det är.

I quit my strict low carb diet today, after 13 days. I walked past my favorite smoothie shop and just had to buy a smoothie. But hey, now I've tried this low carb diet and know that it definitely doesn't work for me. I'm not into dieting anyway, my philosophy is to eat and train, but I do like to try every once in a while something new and challenge my willpower. Post-smoothie I was so happy to have energy again when working out. And hey, for my part the weekend starts here. I can't wait to sleep and then train all day tomorrow. So excited! And you know what? Now I can even have oats for breakfast... Happiness!!

And yeah, I've done my 2×110 squats today, My quads are on fireeee (Alicia Keys voice) haha... Anyway, hope y'all have the best weekend! I know I will! Do the things you love and don't let others determine what you should be doing. I'm staying in, I prefer my cozy bed to going out in the evening. Nights are for sleeping...

Peace and love
Sara

The photo below is an older one from a month back or so. Not the one I had today therefore. In case u were wondering.

Magazine addiction

Kaikki jotka tuntee mut tietää mun lehtiriippuvaisuuden. Vai miks sitä sanois. Älskar tidningar. Mut viime aikoina (tai no, viime vuosina) oon ollu aika tiukka itteni kaa ja antanu itteni ostaa maksimissaan kaks lehteä kuukaudessa. MUTTA SITTEN... HELMIKUU.... Mie romahin! Oon ostanu ainaki 500:lla kruunulla lehtiä tässä parin viikon aikana, mm. kaikki mun lempparit, eli Shape, Self, Muscle & Fitness (her), Elle UK, Fitness RX, Women's Health.... Siis nyt täytyy laittaa stoppi ennenku joudun taas kierteeseen! Ei enää lehtiä kuukauteen... Måste undvika Pressbyrån in i det sista. KIVA. Mut joo, ollu sikakiva päivä töissä vaik päässä pyörii edelleen tän low-carb elämän ansiosta ja kohta on aika treenata! Vihdoinki! Sajonaaraa vaan, heido.

Yeah so everybody who knows me well knows that I have a slight addiction to magazines. I've been quite good at avoiding magazines during the last few years, though, and I dare say I'm quite disciplined. UNTIL FEBRUARY HAPPENED. I've spent way tok much money on magazines, I've bought all my favorites, including Shape, Self, Fitness RX, Elle UK, Muscle & Fitness and Women's Health. I love them, but NOT COOL. I need to get a hold on myself before I'm broke or drown in all of my magazines. So, no more magazines this month. Anyway, I've had a really nice day at work, and I'm crazy excited for tonight's workout.. Soon!!

Pecae out boy scout!
Sara

positiivisuus ei oo perseestä

den här dagen har varit jobbig då typ ingenting har funkat för mig. har sovit oroligt två nätter i rad. snoozade imorse tills jag hade typ tio minuter på mig att gå hemifrån och åka till jobbet. kom fram. var trött, irriterad. hade inte ens borstat tänderna liksom. glömt ta på mig deo. halvsmutsigt hår osv. jag skulle kunna klaga hur mycket som helst. men! jag har ju bestämt med mig själv att inte klaga över oväsentliga saker mer. så, även om den här dagen kan slänga sig i väggen kommer här en lista över bra saker som hänt och kommer hända idag:

• ätit världens godaste smoothie gjord på banan, kakao och mynta
• gjort 105 squats. var inte ens jobbigt
• elefantbajsat!
• gått från mariatorget till skanstull. älskar söder
• det är möte ikväll. alltid fint. får sjunga!!!
• lyssnat på så bra musik att jag blir alldeles varm i hjärtat

english: this day pretty much sucked. lots of annoying things have happened and i could complain all day. but ive chose to not complain anymore about things that dont really matter. so heres a list of all the good things that have and will happen today: i ate the most delicious smoothie, did 105 squats, elephant-pooped, took a long walk, theres a meeting tonight, listened to really really good music.

/ laura

Bajs och vardagsångest.

Igår då "outade"vi vår lilla blogg. Så alla som hittat hit, välkomna. Hoppas ni stannar!
Individuella introduktioner har ni i tidigare inlägg.

Antagligen kommer inte bloggen komma igång förän senare, när tjejerna har flyttat. Då får bloggen bli ett komplement till våra chatt konversationer och kanske mer som en ersättare för att träffas irl.

När jag, Laura och Sara våra högs intelektuella konversationer i chatt-appen whatsapp kretsar samtalen ofta kring mat, träning, bajs och vardagsångest. En del av detta kommer vi dela med oss av.

Nog förklarande. Orkar inte skriva mer.


Yesterday we "outed" our little blog. So everyone who found their way here, welcome. Hope you'll stay! 
Individual introductions can be found in previous posts.

This blog will probably not get started until later, when the girls have moved. Then the blog will become a complement to our chats and more as an alternate to meeting irl. 

When myself, Laura and Sara have our highly intellectual conversations in chat app whatsapp, theyy often revolve around food, exercise, poo and everyday anxiety. Some parts we will share with you and each other here. 

Enough explaning.

HERRÅ!

Squatathlon

Good morning!

I'm feeling better than I did yesterday, so let's hope it was just a one day incident. I really don't feel like quitting this diet when I've come so far. On my way to work now, looking forward to tonight's workout. I'm listening to Burial and Pretty Lights. Speaking about working out, we're doing a 30 day squat challenge. Tonight it's 105 squats. And as Laura said, squats are a girls best friend. The weather's dark and depressing here in Stockholm today. But I'd rather have that than the extreme cold I've had to endure other winters. Have a nice day everybody!

Peace, signing out
Sara

Yeah. Okay. Hello!

Nu när tjejerna här har varit så duktiga och introducerat sig själva är det väl ändå min tur också.
Mie oon se Eve. Laura on mun BFF ja Sara on  mun kämpz (eli kämppis, eli roommate) Ne meinaa jättää mut tänne Tukholman pimeyteen ja elää ljuva livet Lontoossa. Siksi tämä blogi.
En nyt tiedä mitä tässä selittäis. Oon sellainen pikkasen omalaatuinen ja iloinen naispuolinen ihminen. Tykkään monista eri asioista. Mä oon vähän all over the place. Mut hei, tällanen mä oon!
Music is the love of my life, En kestäis päivääkään ilman sitä. Joten multa saatte varmaan monesti sit paljon "musik-tips" ja videoit yms. En muita lupauksia tee, ku ei sitä tiedä mitä tästä tulee. Hehe.


So I guess I can do this in English too since it is my introduction after all. Thought I might do it since the other two already did it.
So basically I'm Eve (short for Eveline). Laura is my best friend and Sara is my roommate. These two are going to be leaving me here in Stockholm explore London. That is why this blog happened.
I don't really know what to say next. I'm a kind of strange but happy female person who likes a lot of different things. You could say I'm kind of all over the place. 
Music is the love of my life, I could not go a da without it, so you'll probably get some music-tips from me with links and videos. Other than that I'm not making any promises, cause really -  WHO KNOWS WHERE THIS IS GOING!

HERE WE ARE!

Welcome to our story.

Ja, ni vet, livet på en tisdag

Hej haj hoj, det är tisdag.

Hur segt kan det bli? Har gått runt och varit spy- och svimfärdig hela dagen. Armadagars deffande. Men inte tänker jag ge upp ännu! Fick ge upp tanken av att träna idag, kanske dags att ha vilodag hur som helst då jag inte haft det på länge. Klarade av att jobba i alla fall, sen fick jag gå hem och lägga mig. Så här ligger jag halvdöd i sängen och debatterar om jag ska kolla på Dark Knight Rises igen eller om jag ska läsa något vettigt. För röra på mig orkar jag inte. Bäst jag går och lägger mig om en timme. Så, nu vet ni det. Så trevligt.

Aaaaand in English. I'm feeling sick and tired today. Suppose it's because of my strict diet. Been cutting out carbs for the last one and a half weeks and it's been alright until today happened. My legs have been so weak I've hardly been able to walk. I made it through the day at work, but now I'm lying half-dead in my bed debating wether I should watch Dark Knight Rises (again) or read something. I hope my usual energy will be back tomorrow. I'd like to be able to not feel like fainting all of the time, thank you.

Peace out
S

omg nyt sitte blogi-neitsyys meni!?

jahas. nyt on sit mun vuoro.

jag är då laura. den tredje musketören hehe. jag vill inte skriva värsta självbiografin i det här inlägget. mig lär ni väl känna ju mer jag skriver. mina inlägg kommer nog inte bli så långa kun en ole mikään ns kirjailija. korta texter passar mig dessutom bättre då jag i verkliga livet är ganska fåordig också.

jag tyckte förut väldigt mycket om att fotografera. fotade allt liksom. helt ointressanta saker som löv och mina tår typ. tyvärr tappade jag bort intresset nånstans på vägen MEN det har sakta krypt tillbaka in i mitt hjärta. ehkä tää blogi antaa mulle vielä enemmän potkua aloittaa valokuvaamisen uudellee. hoppas.

jag kommer nog lägga upp massa bilder och texter som inspirerar mig på ett eller annat sätt. som den här:

"vänta inte på speciella tillfällen. fånga de vanliga stunderna och gör dem extraordinära"

luin tän tänää ja olin sillee, ei vitsit carpe diem oikeesti!!

Landelta Lontooseen

Oli kieltämättä vaikeaa valita millä kielellä aloitan kirjoittamisen. Koska Suomesta ollaan niin ehkä parempi aloittaa suomeksi. Tai no, itse asiassa vain minä olen Suomessa syntynyt mutta kai nuo kaksi muutakin saa laskea ihan suomalaisiksi. Jos sitten ensimmäiseksi esittelisin itseni. Minä olen Sara, 22 vuotta ja asun Tukholmassa. Tämä blogi on saanut alkunsa Even aloitteesta ja myös Laura on tässä mukana. Me tullaan varmaan kirjoittamaan samalla tavalla kuin toistemme kanssa puhutaan, eli kolmella kielellä (suomi, ruotsi ja englanti). Mitäpä muuta? No, minä ja Laura ollaan suunniteltu että me muutetaan elokuussa Lontooseen. Siitä tämä "Landelta Lontooseen"-juttu lähtikin liikkeelle. Vaikka ehkei Tukholmaa voi sanoa landeksi... Tällä hetkellä säästetään rahaa ja järjestellään pikku hiljaa asioita kuntoon muuttoa varten. Mutta sinne onkin vielä puoli vuotta! Niin joo, voin varoittaa että minä tulen varmaankin kirjoittamaan paljon treenaamisesta, kun se on ehdoton lempipuheenaiheeni. Monia se varmaan ärsyttää, mutta ei se mitään! Minulle se tuo niin paljon iloa elämään, etten malta olla puhumatta siitä. 

Suomesta ollaan, Ruotsissa asutaan ja Lontooseen muutetaan.

And in English:
Well, I started writing my first blog post here in Finnish. I thought it was suitable since I'm Finnish. We all are, more or less. I'm Sara and this is the blog I'll be sharing my thoughts on together with my two best friends, Laura & Eve. Since me & Laura are planning to move to London in August, Eve came up with the idea of us sharing a blog and using it to keep each other updated. We already have vivid daily conversations on whatsapp, but it felt like a fun idea to create a blog and to share the good and the bad with everyone. I'm 22 and I live in Stockholm. I'll warn you, I'm probably going to write quite a lot about training and health, since those are the things I love to talk about. And why not, they make me a better and happier person, so why not share the happiness with everyone? I also love to take photos (even though I haven't been doing much of it lately, except on Instagram). So that's a short introduction. Hope you (whoever you are) enjoy reading our crazy stories.

x
Sara

PS. The photos above are from Tenerife back in January.

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