Arbejdsdisciplin - Work Discipline

Nogle af os skriver to-do lister, og jeg skriver en om aften for den efterfølgende dag. Alligevel sker det somme tider, at jeg kigger tilbage på en dag og siger: Hvor blev tiden af, og hvad lavede jeg egentlig? Inspireret af Austin Kleon's bog, som jeg omtalte i går, har jeg lavet en to-do-bog. En bog, hvor jeg ikke kun skriver, hvad jeg skal, men også hvad jeg rent faktisk har gjort. Jeg krydser af. For ofte laver jeg meget mere, end der står på listen, og noget af den tid kan godt gå fra det, jeg egentlig havde sat mig for. Så nu må vi se, om denne metode ændrer noget. Det er da værd at prøve, og jeg holder jer opdatede.

Some of us write to-do lists, and I write one every evening for the following day. Anyway, sometimes it happens that I look back on the day and ask myself: Where did the time go, and what did I actually do? Inspired by Austin Kleon's book, which I wrote about yesterday, I have made a to-do book. A book where I write, not only what I am going to do, but also what I have done, because often I get a lot more done than planned, and some of that time is often taken from the tasks I actually had planned to do. So now we will se, if this method changes anything. It is worth trying, and I will keep you updated.

En moderne kunstner - A Modern Artist

Sommeren er kommet tilbage, og i dag lammede varmen mig lidt. Heldigvis kom postbudet med en pakke. Med bøger! Jeg elsker bøger, og jeg læser alt: Skønlitteratur, biografier, krimier, fagbøger, og jeg havde bestilt 2 bøger af den samme forfatter, der ikke kommer ind under nogle af disse gengrer. På omslaget står der, at han en forfatter og kunstner, hvilket alt sammen er lige meget, for han er ret genial. Jeg har læst den første bog, taget noter, helt sikkert lært noget og grinet ret meget. Hvad mere kan man bede om fra en bog? Følg linket Austin Kleon, og bliv underholdt.

The summer is back, and today the heat paralyzed me a bit. Luckily the postman came with a package. With books! I love books, and I read everything: Fiction, criminal stories, biographies, books about different kinds of crafts, and to day I had ordered 2 book of the same writer, which doesn't hit any of these areas. On the book is written that he is an writer and artist, which really doesn't matter, because he is quite brilliant. I have read the first book, taken notes, definitely learned something, and laughed a lot. Can you ask for more in a book? Look up Austin Kleon and enjoy.

Gamle venner - Old Friends

Gamle venner er guld værd! Ikke mindst dem, man møder en eller to gange om året, og hvor man så ikke føler, at der er gået noget tid siden sidst - bortset fra at man har en masse at fortælle hinanden. Sådan en ven har jeg været ude med i dag. Vi spiste en dejlig frokost på Granny's House i Søborg, . Et virkelig farverigt og anderledes sted med cafe og forretning, der sælger alt fra te-kopper til sæbe, frokost - og kager! Sådan et par timer er som at få en vitaminindsprøjtning.

Old friends are worth gold. Especially the ones you meet once or twice a year, and you feel that you haven't been away from each other at all - apart from the fact that you have loads to tell. I was out with a friend like that today. We had a wonderful lunch at Granny's House in Soeborg. He had found this really quirky colorful cafe combined with a shop, selling everything from tea cups to soap, lunch - and cakes! A couple of hours spent like that is like having a vitamin injection.

Vejrforvirring - Weather Confusion

For få dage siden holdt jeg varmen ude - 

A few days ago I tried to keep the hot weather out of the flat

 I dag holder jeg regnen ude for at holde varmen inde -

Today I am keeping the rain and cold out, to keep warm inside!

For meget af det hele er bare ... for meget!

Too much of everything is just ... too much!

Nyt spise-arbejdsbord - New Dining-Work table

Så fik jeg det hjem - foreløbig på prøve. Mit nye arbejds-spisebord Men jeg er sikker på, at det er helt rigtig for mig. Når klappen er slået ned, er det lidt kortere end mit gamle bord, hvilket er rigtig godt, og når det er slået helt ud med begge plader, kan vi sidde 8 mennesker omkring det. Jeg elsker benene! Det ser iøvrigt ud, som om stolene har forskelligt stof. Det har de ikke. De er grå!

Now it is here. My new dining table/work desk. So far I have borrowed it from the shop, but I am sure that it meets my needs. When the table 'flap' is down, the table is a bit shorter than the old one, which is very nice, and when the two flaps are up, we can sit 8 persons around it. I love the legs! By the way, it looks like the chairs are covered in different materials. They are not. They are both grey!

En fantastisk kvinde - A Fabulous Woman

Jeg er gået lidt i ferie-mode, som I måske har bemærket, fordi det har været usædvanligt varmt. Man har næsten ikke kunnet røre sig uden sveden sprang. Men jeg var ude og handle og faldt over et bogudsalg, og det kan jeg aldrig modstå. Jeg læser på Kindle, computer, 'gammeldags' bøger - jeg er ligeglad. Jeg elsker at læse biografier, og bogen her er en selvbiografi af en stor dansk skuespiller, Susse Wold. Hendes liv har været fantastisk. Fyldt med glæde, sorg, store oplevelser, udfordringer, tvivl, usikkerhed og beslutninger. Altsammen fortalt uden store ord. Bare beskrevet stille og roligt. En accept af at livet somme tider bare sker. Billederne her er taget sidste år! Hun er nu 75 år! Respekt!

I have entered a kind of holiday mode, which you might have noticed. It has been incredibly hot. I couldn't move without breaking a sweat. But I did go shopping, and found a book sale, which I cannot resist. I read in every way possible: Kindle, on the computer, 'old-fashioned' books - I don't care. I love to read biographies, and the book I found was written by a great Danish actress, Susse Wold. Her life has been fantastic. Filled with joy, sorrow, big events, challenges, doubts, insecurities, and decisions. Everything told without any big words. Just quiet and easy. With an accept of that life sometimes just happens. The photos here was taken last year! She is now 75 years old. Respect!

Nye behov i den lille lejlighed - New Needs in the Small Flat

Når man ikke har så meget plads, må man være pragmatisk. Et lille konferencebord blev arbejds-og spiseplads, men den går ikke længere. Familien er blevet større, og det betyder, at når søndagsmiddagen skal spises, skal jeg have flyttet om i halvdelen af stuen. MEN nu har jeg fundet et spisebord, der løser alle udfordringerne. Min eneste tvivl er, at det er i teak, og mine møbler er i bøg. Alligevel vil jeg købe det i morgen, startende med at få det hjem på prøve - har fået det reserveret - fordi funktion komme før form. Og det er et meget smukt bord. Jeg holder jer opdaterede.

When you haven't got much space in your home, you have to be pragmatic. A small conference table became a work- and dining table, but it doesn't work any longer. The family has become bigger, and that means that when they all come for Sunday dinner, I have to move half of my living room around, so we can be there. BUT now I have found a dining table, which covers all the challenges. My only doubt is that is teak, and my furniture is beech. I am going to buy it anyway, starting with taking it home for show - it already has been reserved - because function has to come before form. And it is a very beautiful table. I will keep you updated.

Weekend Mood

Rigtig god weekend - Have a nice weekend

Uddannelse er uendelig - Education is Infinite

En gang tog man en uddannelse, og så arbejdede man med det hele samme hele sit liv. Det duer ikke mere. Vi skal blive ved med at uddanne os på alle fronter. Vi skal uddanne os i ny teknik, ny IT, nye sprog, nye måder at leve på. Kun med en god gang nysgerrighed og konstant indsats kan vi blive ved med at 'hænge på'. Verden snurrer hurtigt, og vi ikke ønsker at føle os fremmedgjorte, må vi snurre med. Men det er nu også lidt fedt at lære nye ting. Det vanskelige er at erkende, at man først skal være dårlig til noget, før man kan blive god. Det er let for et barn. Vanskeligt jo ældre man bliver. Men fantastisk når man endelig får knækket koden til en ny lærdom.

Klog tekst på coachfirmaet Sirius's vinduer

Wise text on the windows of the coach company Sirius

CFO ask his CEO: What happens if we invest in developing our people, and they leave the company?

CEO answers: What happens if we don't and they stay?

Once you took an education, and then you worked with the same thing all your life. That doesn't work anymore. We have to continue educating ourselves. New technique, new IT, new languages, new ways to live. Only a healthy bit of curiosity and ongoing effort can make us 'hang on' to a fast spinning world. If we don't want to alienate ourselves, we have to spin with it. But it is actually cool to learn new things. The difficulty is to acknowledge that you have to be bad at it at first, before you can become good. That is easy for a child, and it get more and more difficult with age. But it is fantastic when you finally break the code to new learning.

En halv Ironman - Half an Ironman

Selvom vejret ikke var fanastisk i dag, har jeg tilbragt det meste af dagen udendørs. Jeg var hos venner i Rødvig og så en hel masse mennesker i forskellig kondition svømme, cykle og løbe for at gennemføre en halv Ironman. Der blev svømmet - i hav - 1,9 km. Bicycle for 90 km og løbet 21 km. Helt almindelige mennesker - og helt ualmindelige mennesker. Nemlig mennesker, der havde sat sig for at udfordre og overgå sig selv. Jeg har klappet mine hænder glødende! Imponerende! Respekt!

Det så truende ud -

The weather was quite unstable

Naturlige svømmere og dykkere -

Natural born svimmers and divers

Den tynde linie i baggrunden er over 400 svømmere -

The thin line in the background is more than 400 swimmers

Nogle af de mest trænede deltagere -

Some of the more trained participants

Even if the weather wasn't at it's best today, I have spent most of the day outside. I was with friends in Rødvig, South of Sealand, and saw a lot of people in difference conditions swim, cycling and run Half an Ironman. They swam 1,9 km in the sea, rode their bikes for 90 km, and ran 21 km. Quite ordinary people - and quite extraordinary people. People who had made up their minds to challenge and exceed themselves. I clapped my hands glowing hot! Impressive! Respect!

Metroen - The Metro

Jeg synes, at det er fantastisk, at metroen udbygges. Ingen tvivl om det. Samtidig forstår jeg godt, at de forretninger og mennesker, der bor tæt ved byggeriet, bliver belastet af opgravninger, støj og støv. Og jeg længes også efter, at de bliver færdige. De gør, hvad de kan, for at skjule det med forskellige kunsteriske tiltag, men det er grimt lige nu. Jeg glæder mig til at se Kongens Nytorv re-etableret ... en gang med tiden. Sådan så det ud engang!

Før - Before

Hegnet - the fence

Nu - med det Kgl. Teater i baggrunden

 Now - with the Royal Theater in the background

Men hvis man vender ryggen til, kan man se en gammel charmerende detalje og næsten glemme det andet

But if you turn your back at it, you can see an old charming detail, and almost forget the rest

I think that it is fantastic that the metro is being expanded. No doubts about that. At the same time I totally understand all the shops and people, who live in the neighborhood, are bothered by the digging, the noise, and the dirt. And I long for the work to finish, too. They are making an effort to make things nicer with all sorts of artistic measures, but it is so ugly now. I am looking forward to seeing The King's New Square re-established ... some time in the future.

Elvis, arbejde og mig - Elvis, The Work, and I

Så har jeg været ude for alvor. Måtte tage en pause (en latte) og købe lidt 'vitaminer' (se billede) og er nu der, hvor lysten til at komme tilbage til skrivebordet begynder at indfinde sig igen. Så sammen med min lille undulat Elvis, som er i bur, fordi altandøren står åben ... og fordi han er en elendig flyver, der kamikaze-flyver ind i alt ... sidder jeg og suger energi ind igen.

God beskrivelse for chokolade!

Good description for chocolate!

Mon en kamera-rem er spiselig?

Wonder if a camera strap is edible?

Now I have been seriously outdoors today. Had to take a break (the latte) and buy a bit of 'vitamins' (see photo), and is now back, and the feel for going back to the work desk is sneaking in on me again. So together with my little budgie, Elvis, who is in his cage, because the balcony door is open ... and because he is a lousy flyer who bumps into everything ... I am sitting here gaining energy again.

Sct. Hans aften - Sct. Hans Evening

I går var det, som alle danskere ved, Sct. Hans aften, og vi her ved hovedstaden var heldige med vejret. Jeg deltog dog ikke særlig meget, fordi jeg har været syg - og dermed fraværende fra bloggen også. En sommer-influenza er ikke sådan til at spøge med. Så jeg var ikke med til at grille, men jeg var med til at synge midsommervisen og fik taget lidt billeder. Jeg forventer at komme i gang igen stille og roligt.

Yesterday it was midsummer night, Sct. Hans Evening as we call it. Here close to the Capital the weather was good, but I didn't participate much, because I have had a 'summer'-flu. No fun, I can tell you. So I didn't participate in most of the outdoor activities, but I was there to sing the midsummer song and take some photos. I expect to get back on my feet in a couple of days. By the way, for those of you interested, read the story about Sct. Hans here.

Rock og/eller klassisk? - Rock and/or Classical Music?

I går skippede jeg det dejlige vejr og gjorde noget, jeg ikke så ofte gør. Jeg tog til kammerkor-koncert. Kammerkoret Pegasus, læs mere her, gav koncert i Sankt Jakobs Kirke på Østerbro, og jeg må sige, at selvom jeg ikke er nogen kender af kammermusik, var det en stor oplevelse. Ikke kun musikken, men også at se så mange mennesker gå 'all in' på så højt et niveau. Det bliver ikke sidste gang for mig. Jeg elsker de gamle rock-klassikere, men det udelukker jo ikke de gamle klassiske klassikere!

Yesterday I skipped being out in the great summer weather and did something, I don't often do. I went to a chamber music choir concert. The chamber music choir, Pegasus, read more here her (it is in Danish only, but still ...!) held a concert in Saint Jakob's Church in Copenhagen, and I must say that even if I don't know much about chamber music, it was a great experience. Not only the music, but also the choir members who went 'all in' on a very high level. It is not going to be the last time I go. I love the old rock classics, but it doesn't exclude the the old classic classics!

Ommøblering kl. 23! - Rearranging Furniture at 11 pm

Ingen tid er så god til at flytte rundt på møbler som efter kl. 11 om aftenen! Jeg ved ikke, hvorfor det altid sker for mig, men lige pludselig skal det bare være nu, og så er det altid om aftenen. Jeg blev voldsomt inspireret af en artikel i Bo Bedre med modemanden Uffe Buchard og billederne fra hans hjem, ses her. Hold da op, hvor er det dejligt at se et smukt hjem, som man også kan leve i. Så efter at have kigget på de billeder i en uges tid, blev jeg enig med mig selv om, at vores hjem egentlig ikke lignede hinanden - overhovedet. Fair nok! Men han havde gjort noget, som jeg så gjorde ved mit hjem i går. Jeg fjernede nogle ting. Jeg havde et par ekstra små møbler. En lille hvid kiste og en stor fodskammel. Kisten indeholdt symaskine og dertil hørende ting, og fodskamlen blev kun brugt til at lægge ting på! Så væk med dem. Resultatet var, at jeg kunne flytte min sofa væk fra vinduet, så der atter blev lys og luft. Nu kan jeg se mine flotte Nagel stager! Jeg lavede alle de tunge thing i går og gjorde resten her i eftermiddag, og så var det kage-tid!

After 11 o'clock p.m. is the best time to move furniture around! At least for me. I don't know why it always becomes that way, but all of a sudden it is NOW, and that is always at night. I really got inspired by an article and some photos from the home of our fashion guru No. 1, Uffe Buchard, in the design magazine Bo Bedre, look here. My-my, how is it great to see a beautiful home, which you also can live in. So after having looked at theses photos for a week or so, I totally knew that it didn't look like my home at all. That's ok! But he had done something, which I did to my home yesterday. I removed things. I had a couple of extra small pieces of furniture. A small white chest and a big footstool. The chest contained my sewing machine, thread, needles etc, and the footstool was mainly used to put things on! So away they went. The result was that I could move my sofa away from the window, so it became much more airy. Now I can see my fantastic Nagel-candlestick holders! I did all the heavy work yesterday, and the finishing touch now, and then it was cake-time!

Copenhagen Photo Festival 2014

Vi var heldige med det skønne vejr her i aften. 'Vi' er medlemmer af den fotoklub, som jeg går i. Det var vores afslutningsaften før sommerferien, og vi benyttede lejligheden til at se lidt på alle de stakitter, der er i byen omkring diverse metro- og andre byggerier. Stakitterne er blevet udstillingsareal for graffiti og fotos. Jeg blev mest optaget af graffitien. Så vi gik fra Enghave plads ned gemmen hele Istedgade, hvor der er så meget dejlig liv og sluttede af med øl, latte og en enkelt kage - til mig!

Jep, det er snyd - noget af det!

Yes, it is fake - some of it!

Fuglesang - tja, måske

Fuglesang means birds' singing - well, perhaps

We were lucky with the wonderful weather tonight. 'We' are members of the photo club, where I am a member. It was our end of season night before the summer holidays, and we took the opportunity to look at all the fences in the city hiding all the metro- and other kinds of roadwork. The fences have been made exhibition areas for graffiti and photos, and I was mostly fascinated by the graffiti. So we went a long stretch through an old part Copenhagen, which once was a red light district, but now has become a real hipster area. Lots of life and people in the cafes, and we also stopped in one of them for a beer, a latte, and a single cake - for me! 

At bo i en smuk spøgelsesby - To Live in a Beautiful Ghost Town

Som de fleste elsker jeg fridage. Når det er dårligt vejr, er det oplagt at hygge sig hjemme med en god bog eller en film, men når solen skinner, er jeg nødt til at tage afsted. Et eller andet sted hen. Lige meget hvor. Bare ud. Jeg får en indre uro, der ikke vil forsvinde. Jeg bor i en kommune 10 km fra Københavns centrum. Vi har dejligt grønne områder og skønne steder, men når det er helligdag eller weekend, dør byen. Der er ikke et øje, bogstaveligt! Det bliver en spøgelsesby. Så i dag, da vejret viste sig fra sine skønneste side, tog jeg afsted. Vi var i Botanisk Have sammen med en masse mennesker og nød hele dagen. Efter sådan en dag er det ok at komme retur til stilheden.

It is holiday in Denmark today, and like most people I love days off. When the weather is bad, it is natural to grab a good book or watch a movie, but when the sun shines, I have to go. Somewhere. Anywhere. Just out. I get this inner turmoil, which will not go away. I live a municipality 10 km from Copenhagen center. Here we have wonderful green areas, parks, ponds, but when it is holiday or weekend, the city dies. You will not meet a living soul, literally! It becomes a ghost town. So today, when the weather was absolutely wonderful, I had to go. We went to The Botanical Garden and joined a lot of other people and enjoyed the day. After a day like this, it is ok to back to the quiet.

Gadekæret - The City Pond

Fem minutters gang fra hvor jeg bor, ligger der et lille stråtækt hus ved et gadekær. Kirken og en lille park ligger lige ved siden af. Det er meget idyllisk - så hvorfor vil nogen smide plasticposer og dåser i vandet?

Five minutes walk from where I live there is a small thatched house by a pond. The church and a small park is right beside. It is so idyllic - so why will anybody want to throw plastic bags and beer cans into the pond?

Skuffende fredagsslik - Disappointing Friday Candy

Malaco, det er ikke godt nok! Jeg købte en ikke særlig stor pose slik til en pæn pris, som skulle nydes her i aften, når vi skulle slappe af. Det var en skuffelse! Man kan godt nok ikke rigtig se, hvad der er i posen, selvom det er afbildet udenpå. Men fordelingen af de forskellige ting svarer overhovedet ikke til indholdet. Det her er simpelthen for ringe. Ikke mere Malaco til mig.

Her er der allerede blevet spist 3 af de røde vingummier

Here 3 pieces of the red wine gummies have been eaten already

Malaco, this isn't ok. I bought a small bag of candy for quite a price. Candy, which we should have enjoyed tonight. You cannot really see what's in the bag, even thought it is printed on the outside. But the contents do not live op to the picture at all. That is just not good enough. No more Malaco for me.

Facon-ændring? - Shapeshifter?

Jeg vejer hverken mere eller mindre end sidste år ved denne tid - eller rettere jeg vejer faktisk 2 kilo mindre! Alligevel var der flere af mine t-shirts, der ikke så ud, som om de var mine! De sad ikke godt mere. Så jeg har været ude og finde fem nye. Ikke dyre. Enten ret billige eller på tilbud. Så nu har jeg vasket og strøget dem, og jeg elsker at lægge en pæn stak ind i mit skab, der dufter af nystrøget tøj. De gamle? Ja, det ved I. De går til en secondhand shop.

I weigh not more nor less than last year at this time of year - actually I weigh 2 kilos less! Still there were several of my t-shirts, which didn't look as if they were mine. They didn't fit anymore for some reason. So I have been shopping five new ones. Nothing expensive. Either rather cheap or on sale. So now I have washed and ironed them, and I love to put a nice stack into the wardrobe, which smells wonderfully clean and looks crisp. The old t-shirts? Yes, you know. They have gone to the second hand shop.