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Wednesday, 20 December 2017

life, week 50

9 am morning magic // to have the day (and the next) off work for exam studies

trying to keep track of who kills who in revenge on who // oh the drama of the Sagas of Icelanders

8:30 am snowy stroll to uni

How to make the simple task of walking - to your oral exam - a bit more interesting: glazed ground! The good thing is that it put my mind off said exam because I had to really watch every step. (The exam went surprisingly splendid, thank you for asking. Apparently I do know a thing or two about Ibsen’s “Wild Duck”.)

garden snowman 2017 edition

A little bit of Sara decoration, a flower that reminds me of Christmas at my parents’ place and a photo taken in daylight.

lussekatter in the making - not quite the traditional Lucia bun shape though // ormen den lange, i følge Sverre - fritt etter rimet

When the parent representative brings lukewarm sweet buns that fills the classroom with the scent of cardamom. That’s how we like to start our December Friday morning.

Mission: get his first haircut. Mission failed because of meltdown. Pictured: waiting in line to get mamma’s hair cut instead because the cut was prepaid. Bribed him with Peppa Pig on my phone. Also: he insisted on wearing his big sister’s hair clip and looking rather cute.

empty house + easy weekend work on the sofa + coffee and chocolate (already eaten) - close to bliss

Sunday 9 am // in a freezing winter bedroom under a warm duvet

Our Christmas tree is up and our baby is gone. What a difference a haircut does! (By both parents and Netflix to keep him occupied.)

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Week 50: December 11-17

Monday, 11 December 2017

life, week 49

Sara was here // advent with Shark, Pikachu and the golden gnome

5 good things

- the view of the full moon on my way to work this morning

- it was no longer slippery when I biked home from work

- roasted chicken for dinner - thank you, dear husband

- going to bed long before ten pm

- reading a Christmas story for Sara before bedtime

rain cover filter

5 good things

- a patient husband who cares for the children, makes dinner and tidies the house while I’m in exam mode (= being totally ego centred and completely exhausted)

- the broccoli bacon salad in the University canteen

- rain - because that means I don’t have to worry about slippery roads while biking

- a helping hand from a colleague

- chocolate - how could I do without these days?!

Advent activity calendar day 7: painting with empty toilet paper rolls. Some of them turned out to be frame worthy. (This photo reminds me that the red table cloth makes my eyes hurt + my angst for getting paint places where paint should not be)

yellow jumper reflected // mamma, help me with this

Uni, Dec 9, Saturday 2 pm.

Outside: rain, hail and snow.

Inside: Christmas tree amongst the book shelves, twinkle lights, advent calendar by the library entrance, people wearing cosy slippers at the reading room plus the smell of clementines and sneaking exam angst.

To walk home in the snow after a long day at the university reading room.

10 pm magic

To go outside in your pyjamas to see the magic of the first snow.

Advent activity calendar day... ehhh... never mind! Potato stamping Christmas card envelopes. She got hooked on the dinosaur stamp, which in fact is a failed star.

9 am magic // not pictured: super excited kids

unexpected colour match // again I’m trying to make sense of the fiction curriculum and wishing I had the opportunity to attend lectures

Thank you snow, you made today a pretty one.

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Week 49: December 4-10

Tuesday, 5 December 2017

life, week 48

here we go again // the month of sick kiddos // trying to sneak in a bit of studying in between

He normally has a very good appetite, but these days all I get him to eat is salty crisps. Poor little one.

Trying to make sense of Ibsen’s “The Wild Duck”. Wishing I had the opportunity to attend lectures. // Noen som har tanker om hvorfor Dr. Relling kan betraktes som Ibsens talerør i stykket?

old school geography test coming up

5 good things

- winter pastels and sub zero temperatures

- Sverre was happy to be back in kindergarten after a couple of sick days

- green plants in the University reading room

- red finger nails

- coffee and chocolate whilst studying (because rough night)

the light that makes me pause

because mental fuel

+ Bach’s Christmas Oratorio

less is bore

foggy landscape in the am

I take my packed lunches very serious. Coffee, instant coffee and milk for the coffee (full fat milk, because it makes the instant coffee taste better), water, rice pudding, Christmas marzipan and chocolate, apple slices, cherry tomatoes, snap peas, carrot, grapes, sandwiches with Philadelphia cheese and salami. Hoping this will keep me both physically and mentally fuelled for today’s study session.