Deadlines, deadlines, deadlines... There is no ending right now, just more and more work to do for uni. It's unbelievable how teachers say that they have organized it so that no big assignements/exams will be at the same time and EVERY time, it is. Well, the good thing is that after today, one course is finished and in the following weeks two more courses will be finished. One thing is for sure, uni keeps me busy at the moment! 

What's also important is to do other things, to get my mind off things. So when I'm not busy with uni, I'm busy with work. I also dance salsa whenever I get the chance to and trying to take time to just relax. Not the easiest thing to do right now, so instead I'm trying to focus and keep my eyes on goal. Soon. this. will. be. finished. and. over.

 

I'm looking forward to the summer, especially since I'm going to Spain! I seriously can't wait!

Those moment when you are able to take the perfect photo

 

People say you're the happiest when you're 22, therefore I'm having the best year now!

7 in the morning a February morning in Stockholm

 

The winter seems to finally be over, even though it somedays is pretty cold.

Lately I've been keeping myself busy with university, making plans for the rest of the year and dancing a lot. I absolutely love salsa and I'm trying to improve every time I get a chance to! Last week I was able to dance a lot and I hope it will be the same this week. Sometimes I wonder what I did before dancing because now I'm going crazy after more than a few days without dancing! Something that I also love is how I get to use my spanish a lot when out dancing, something I need to practice and get used to.

At the moment and for the near future, I won't have to spend as much time in uni, but the more time to study on my own. Reading books, writing essays and so on. It's heavy but I really enjoy the feeling of learning.

The plans for the rest of the year are being made and I hope it will all turn out great!

I thought we had seen the last of the snow for this winter and that these were going to be the last photos of it. And then I wake up to a ground full of snow another time... Although it seems to be too warm for it to stay.

 

Seems like I'll get a chance to spend some time somewhere else than Sweden this year after all...  :)

It'sonly February, but it's warm enough outside so I'm able to walk around without the big winterjacket and the big wintershoes. Compared to last year this is pretty amazing. I remember the end of March last year when it was still a meter of snow outside! I do love snow because I love seasons, but after a rainy winter with barely any sun at all, I feel really happy that it's not really cold and a lot of snow outside. Somehow it feels like the spring and summer is just around the corner even though I know it's a while left.. We all know how fast time goes and I'm sure we'll be there any second now! :)

Sore muscles.. That's an every day feeling for me nowdays and I love it. 

I've been working a few days and the time I haven't been working I've been in Uni or studying at home for Uni, so basically I haven't found any time to do anything. But today I had a day off, spend it at home doing some reading for Uni, like all the other days.. On top of that I've tried to made the time to relax and do everything else that needed to be done. There is really no ending to all of it, there is always more to do, more to read, more to study, more to prepare for something and so on.. The good thing about having so much going on is that I at least don't get bored :)

The first month of the year is already over, it went by so fast but at the same time I went through a lot! I spent some days in Cuba, went home and finished the second semester of Uni, started my third semester at Uni, started a salsa course that I've wanted to start for years, been hanging out with friends, been to the cinema, worked and so much more. It feels like a good start on the year and I'm not tired of uni yet so that's good I guess ;)

The last week has been hectic, a lot to read for uni and a lot of other things to do except that. But after being off uni and work for some time it feels good to properly start again! Even though I love sleeping in in the morning and just not have any plans at all for a day or two. It's all about priorites, right? I guess I'll have to get used to making decisions when it comes to my priorities even though I think it's quite difficult. There are so many things I want to do, so many things I need to do and so many things I should do. I just have to find my balance and look at the bright side of life! ;)

 

I'm enjoying my free day to the fullest. If you're not a morning person and you can sleep in, then the day most definitely gets a great start! Eat breakfast in front of the TV, studying in front of the computer, walk around in comfy clothes and just watch the snow outside. I know this term will be hectic so having a day without university and work, knowing the apartment is already cleaned.. Well let's just say it made my day to know that I don't have any obligations. For the first time in such a long time I realize the difference between not having anything that needs to be done and to basically not having anything that needs to be done!

 

A winter photo from Stockholm december 2013

Tomorrow the new semester at university start, a semester full of English, a year full of English to be exact. I'm sure it will feel great to start a new chapter once again and I'm also sure that this definitely will be challenge. Hopefully I'm prepared for it! The weekend has been calm, cleaning, studying, went to the gym to do some yoga, watching films and tv serier... So I feel as ready as I can be! :)

Jag är inte den som har nyårslöften eller tvingar mig själv till att börja ett helt nytt liv när vi byter år. Jag försöker att inte stirra mig blind på ett klockslag eller att vi ändrar siffror när vi skriver datum, men jag försöker ändå dra nytta av att det är ett nytt år. Ett nytt år för mig betyder att jag tänker mycket på vad som hänt under det senaste året, vad som var bra samt vad som varit mindre bra. Finns det något jag är extra stolt över eller kanske något jag önskar att jag lagt mer energi på? Helt enkelt så försöker jag få en överblick över året som gått för att kunna planera och sätta upp mål inför året som nu börjat. De målen jag har inför ett nytt år är inget som jag tänker tvinga mig själv att genomföra och det är inget jag kommer känna som ettmisslyckande ifall att det inte skulle bli så. Målen är till för att jag ska ha något att sträva efter, något att jobba för och att drömma om. 

Här är några av målen jag har för i år:

 

- Jag hoppas att genom studier kunna förbättra två språk, nämligen engelska och spanska.

- Jag hoppas på att få vara frisk så mycket som möjligt under 2014.

- Jag hoppas och vill lägga mer energi till träning, vilken form spelar egentligen ingen roll.

- Jag hoppas på att spendera lite tid i något mer land är Sverige.

- Jag hoppas på att prioritera min tid rätt så att jag hinner med alla delar i mitt liv och inte känner mig stressad.

 

Jag hoppas på att få ha dessa bilder som min vardag ett tag..

 

Förkylningsdags var det ja.. Så typiskt men det är ju ofta så det blir när man kommer tillbaka från ledighet. Man träffar folk till höger och vänster, skolan och jobb. Nu vill jag bli frisk snabbare än snabbast, vill ha energi till att göra alla måsten och allt roligt!

When my friend was in Stockholm visiting me we went to Skansen to have a look at the elks, foxes, seals, otters and other animals as well as walking around at the christmas market. It was really cold but we had a nice few hours there :)

 

Okay, so time is definitely goingtoo fast now! I'm out doing my practice for my future profession and I'm having so much fun! Every day I experience new things and I really like all of it so far. I'm so happy I feel this way, because now I know I've chosen the right profession and can continue going to Uni and knowing I enjoy the profession. This is absolutely the best way to finish this term of hard work and studies!

 

Except this I really don't have so much time to do things.. But last weekend I made sure to have the time because a friend I studied with in Spain was coming to visit me here in Sweden. So for a whole weekend I did as much non school related things as possible and also some tourist things in Stockholm. We had dinner out a couple of nights, went to look at the butterfly house, the new Haga Ocean, christmas market and elks at Skansen, watched Born to be Wild in Cosmonova and just spent time together. We really had a great time and I enjoyed to put my focus on someone else for some time and also I loved the movie Born to be Wild that we watched in Cosmonova!

 

This weekend will be my only weekend in more than a month when I don't need to work, have no visitors, no big essays or exams to study for or other things like this. There are still a lot I need to do, but I hope it won't feel so busy anyway. I've had a cold for weeks but I don't really get sick, so I'm hoping to sleep it off for real this weekend! Time to stop talking and actually do this, do things that needs to be done but also just take some time off. I really deserve that!

Done with another course at University and now I'm out to try out the profession. So now I spend most of my time there and the rest just trying to get rid of my cold. This weekend a friend is visiting me here in Sweden and we're trying to do tourist things. Busy busy busy, but also very nice! I really like to have a break for lectures and seminars and just do other things for some time, it is exactly what I need! :)

Hemtentan är äntligen inlämnad och nu tar jag helg, en välförtjänt sådan! :)

Sitting here writing a big essay for school and it seems like the more time I spend on it, the more I realize I need to do.. It's weird those things, thinking you know have it right but then realize there is so much left before it's done. And how come it's during the busy times you feel motivated to do everything you've postponed before? I can't wait to be done with this essay, I am interested in the topic but I also can't wait for the following weeks. So many things I look forward to! :)