Der er travle forberedelser for et af mine favoritmennesker bliver 40 års på lørdag, og jeg har sagt ja til at holde receptionen her i mit hjem. Så nu begynder jeg så småt at hive de gamle traditioner frem. Nu har jeg stået og strøget 2 hvide damask duge, så der dufter herligt i hele huset, og de skal bare ligge udstrakt indtil på fredag, hvor der skal dækkes bord. Dugene er vævet i 1930'er på Helsingør Væveri, og et kært familiemedlem, der nu er død, har vævet dem. De har overlevet alle slags pletter og er stadig i perfekt stand. Hvis de kunne tale, kunne de fortælle om mange glade fester.
Busy preparing for the 40's birthday of one of my favorite persons. It is on Saturday, and I have said yes to have the reception here in my home. So now I am starting pulling out all the family treasures out of the closets. I have just ironed 2 white damask tablecloths, so there is a wonderful smell all over the house, and they are going to be spread out until Friday, when I set the tables. The tablecloths are woven in the 1930's at Elsenore Weaving Factory, and a dear departed family member made them. They have survived all sorts of stains, and are still in mint condition. If only they could speak, they could tell stories about many happy occasions.
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Monday, September 29, 2014
Problem øreringe - Problem Ear Rings
Endelige har jeg fundet et par øreringe, jeg ikke kommer til at ødelægge. Jeg har altid elsket hoops, men jeg har ødelagt så mange af dem, fordi de skulle vrides, når de skulle sættes i øret. Nu har jeg fundet nogle, der kan åbnes!
Finally I have found a couple of earrings, which I cannot destroy. I have always loved hoops, but I have destroyed so many, because you normally have to twist them, when you put them in. Now I have found a pair which can be opened!
Friday, September 26, 2014
Weekend-blomsten - The Weekend Flower
En rigtig sløv dag, hvor ingenting gik som forventet. Godt, at det er weekend. Nyd den!
A day filled with 'glue', where nothing went as expected. Nice that it is weekend. Enjoy!
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Tid til at tænke - Time to Think
Jeg har haft 3 dage med udsigt som på billedet. Dér lå jeg og tænkte på, hvor meget jeg ikke fik gjort. Indtil jeg bestemte mig for at slappe af og komme på højkant igen. Det gav også tanker om, hvor hårde vi er ved os selv, når der er ting, vi ikke når af den ene eller anden årsag. Men det vigtigste er ikke at 'nå' ting. Det er at være menneskelig. Så vær god ved dig selv. Du har med garanti fortjent det, og du skal nok nå det 'hele'!
I have had 3 days with the view like the one on today's photo. There I was, thinking about how much I should have done. Until I decided to relax and concentrate getting back on my feet again. I also thought about, how hard we are on ourselves, when there are tasks which we for one reason on another don't get to do. But the most important thing is not to 'execute', but to take the time to be a human being. So be nice to yourself. I am sure that you have deserved it, and you will get 'everything' done eventually!
I have had 3 days with the view like the one on today's photo. There I was, thinking about how much I should have done. Until I decided to relax and concentrate getting back on my feet again. I also thought about, how hard we are on ourselves, when there are tasks which we for one reason on another don't get to do. But the most important thing is not to 'execute', but to take the time to be a human being. So be nice to yourself. I am sure that you have deserved it, and you will get 'everything' done eventually!
Monday, September 22, 2014
Hjemmekontor Attitude - Home Office Attitude
Hvor meget skal der til for at have et hjemmekontor. Der skal attitude til! Ja, der skal også lidt andet til. Så som en computer, en mus, en telefon og måske en notes/idebog alt efter, hvordan man arbejder. Men mest af alt drejer det sig om attitude. Glem den vask, som du lige så godt kan sætter på, mens du... Glem det. Hvis du sad på et kontor, ville du ikke 'spilde' din tid med at gøre ting, der ikke har noget med arbejdsopgaven at gøre.
Så hav attituden: Jeg arbejder hjemme, og mit arbejde har 1.prioritet, når jeg gør det. Lav en ting ad gangen og hold fokus.
Start nu! Gå ud og lav en kop kaffe og tag noget vand med, præcis som du ville have gjort på et kontor, og sæt dig og arbejd! Hvis du vil tages seriøst, må du tage dig selv seriøst.
How much does it take to have a home office. It takes attitude! Yes, and a few other things. Like a computer, a mouse, a phone, and maybe a note/idea book depending on, what you are working with. But most of all it takes attitude. To go to work in your own home. Forget about the laundry, which you just as well can start, while you... No, no. If you were in an office, you wouldn't 'waste' your time doing things, which had nothing to do with the job you are working on.
So get the attitude: I work at home, and my work has 1st priority, when I am doing that. Do one thing at the time. Stay focused.
Start now! Go make a cup of coffee and bring some water too, exactly like you would do in an office, sit down and go to work! If you want to be taken seriously, you have to take yourself seriously.
Så hav attituden: Jeg arbejder hjemme, og mit arbejde har 1.prioritet, når jeg gør det. Lav en ting ad gangen og hold fokus.
Start nu! Gå ud og lav en kop kaffe og tag noget vand med, præcis som du ville have gjort på et kontor, og sæt dig og arbejd! Hvis du vil tages seriøst, må du tage dig selv seriøst.
How much does it take to have a home office. It takes attitude! Yes, and a few other things. Like a computer, a mouse, a phone, and maybe a note/idea book depending on, what you are working with. But most of all it takes attitude. To go to work in your own home. Forget about the laundry, which you just as well can start, while you... No, no. If you were in an office, you wouldn't 'waste' your time doing things, which had nothing to do with the job you are working on.
So get the attitude: I work at home, and my work has 1st priority, when I am doing that. Do one thing at the time. Stay focused.
Start now! Go make a cup of coffee and bring some water too, exactly like you would do in an office, sit down and go to work! If you want to be taken seriously, you have to take yourself seriously.
Saturday, September 20, 2014
Weekend Mood
Fantastisk at have nogle sensommerdage, hvor man stadig kan gå uden overtøj og lade vinduerne stå åbne. Nyd det, mens det varer.
It is fantastic to have late summer days, where you still can be outside without a jacket and leave the windows open. Enjoy it while it lasts.
Friday, September 19, 2014
Vaskbare betræk - Washable Covers
Tak for vaskebare betræk. En eftermiddag, hvor stuen ligner kaos, er alt, hvad der skal til, før det ser ud som om, at jeg har købt ny sofa. Så alle er velkomne. Også dem, der spilder!
Thanks for washable furniture covers. One afternoon, where the living room looks like chaos is all it takes, before it looks as if I have bought a new sofa. So everybody is welcome. Also the ones, who spills!
Thanks for washable furniture covers. One afternoon, where the living room looks like chaos is all it takes, before it looks as if I have bought a new sofa. So everybody is welcome. Also the ones, who spills!
Thursday, September 18, 2014
Bog-bytte-dag - Book Exchange Day
Selvom solen vælter ind i dag, er der klare tegn på efterår. Og så bliver det bog-tid! Så nu skal der ryddes op i boghylden. Spørg familie og venner, om I ikke skal lave en bog-bytte-dag. En dag hvor I alle kommer og lægger de bøger, som I ved, at I ikke kommer til at læse igen. Alle vælger så frit, hvad de gerne vil læse, og hvis der er rift om nogle af bøgerne, kan de gå på omgang. På den måde kommer bøgerne til gavn og glæde - som de ikke er, hvis de bare står på en reol og aldrig bliver rørt. De overskydende bøger kan gives til en second hans shop. To fluer med et smæk - nye bøger og en oprydning. God fornøjelse.
Even if the sun is pouring through the windows, there are clear signs of autumn. And then it becomes book time! So start a clean out on the book shelf. Ask family and friends if they will join a book exchange day. A day when everybody comes with the books they know that they never will read again. Put them in a pile and make people choose which ones they want to read, and if some of the books are more attractive than others, you just agree about letting them take turns between you. That way the books give entertainment and pleasure as they should - which they will not, if they are standing on a book shelf and never are touched. The remaining books can go to a second hand shop. Two birds with one stone - new books and a clean out. Have fun.
En del af de bøger, jeg skal læse i vinter - Part of books I am going to read this winter
Even if the sun is pouring through the windows, there are clear signs of autumn. And then it becomes book time! So start a clean out on the book shelf. Ask family and friends if they will join a book exchange day. A day when everybody comes with the books they know that they never will read again. Put them in a pile and make people choose which ones they want to read, and if some of the books are more attractive than others, you just agree about letting them take turns between you. That way the books give entertainment and pleasure as they should - which they will not, if they are standing on a book shelf and never are touched. The remaining books can go to a second hand shop. Two birds with one stone - new books and a clean out. Have fun.
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Street Style
Street Style - ja, nu fandt jeg ikke pigen på dagens billede på gaden, og billedet er også et telefon-billede, men jeg blev bare nødt til at vise jer god stil. Så gennemført. Alt passede sammen: Frisure, tøj, de chunky støvler med hæl - som I desværre ikke kan se, og attituden.
Laila, You Go, Girl!
Street Style - well, I didn't find the girl on todays photo in the street, and the photo is taken with a phone camera, but I just had to show you good style. So complete. Everything was matching. Hairdo, clothes, the chunky boots with a heel - which you unfortunately cannot see, and the attitude.
Laila, You Go, Girl!
Laila, You Go, Girl!
Street Style - well, I didn't find the girl on todays photo in the street, and the photo is taken with a phone camera, but I just had to show you good style. So complete. Everything was matching. Hairdo, clothes, the chunky boots with a heel - which you unfortunately cannot see, and the attitude.
Laila, You Go, Girl!
Monday, September 15, 2014
Tekniske problemer - Tech Problems
Jeg har været lidt stille på bloggen, fordi jeg har en telefon, der driller med billeder, der forsvinder, og et program, der ikke vil downloades på computeren, når man skal bruge det - og altsammen når jeg skal have lavet en præsentation på ca. 30 billeder, der skal vises i morgen aften! Lidt træls!
I have been a bit quite on the blog, because I have a phone which with photos which disappear, and a program which will not be downloaded on the computer, when you need it - and all of it now when I have to make a presentation of approx. 30 photos tomorrow night! A bit annoying!
I have been a bit quite on the blog, because I have a phone which with photos which disappear, and a program which will not be downloaded on the computer, when you need it - and all of it now when I have to make a presentation of approx. 30 photos tomorrow night! A bit annoying!
Saturday, September 13, 2014
Friday, September 12, 2014
Bliv smartere, bliv undervist - Get Smarter, Get Educated
For 10. år i træk bliver der afholdt Iværksætter Messe i København i denne weekend. Det er altid inspirerende. Selvfølgelig er der masser af mennesker, der vil sælge deres produkter til hjælp for nye iværksættere, men mange af dem giver også råd kvit og frit. Der er en god ånd, og det er helt klart, at det er en messe, der er rettet mod nystartede virksomheder eller mennesker, der synes, at de har en god ide og gerne vil starte en virksomhed. Der er mennesker, der er lykkedes med deres firmaer, der holder foredrag og giver deres viden videre, og i dag var der også fire iværksættere, der fortalte om, hvordan de var gået konkurs, og hvordan de havde håndteret det. De var på vej op igen. Man kan lære meget ved at høre sådan nogle historier.
Jeg deltog i dag for 3. gang, og jeg kommer altid inspireret hjem. Det kan bestemt anbefales. Man kan aldrig lære for meget og at lære fra nogen, der er 'derude', er det bedste.
Ten years in a row an entrepreneurship exhibition is being held in Copenhagen this weekend. It is always inspirational. Of course there are a lot of people, who will sell their products to help entrepreneurs, but lots of them give good advise free of charge. The attitude and atmosphere is good, and it is clearly an exhibition targeted towards new entrepreneurs, and people who has a good idea and want to start a company. People, who has succeeded, are giving inspiring lectures, and today four guys, who all had experienced bankruptcy, gave a lecture about how to handle that. All guys, who are on their way up again. You can learn a lot hearing about things like this.
I participated for the third time today, and I always come home inspired. I can really recommend participating in something like this. You can never learn to much and learning from somebody who is 'out there' is the best.
Jeg deltog i dag for 3. gang, og jeg kommer altid inspireret hjem. Det kan bestemt anbefales. Man kan aldrig lære for meget og at lære fra nogen, der er 'derude', er det bedste.
Ten years in a row an entrepreneurship exhibition is being held in Copenhagen this weekend. It is always inspirational. Of course there are a lot of people, who will sell their products to help entrepreneurs, but lots of them give good advise free of charge. The attitude and atmosphere is good, and it is clearly an exhibition targeted towards new entrepreneurs, and people who has a good idea and want to start a company. People, who has succeeded, are giving inspiring lectures, and today four guys, who all had experienced bankruptcy, gave a lecture about how to handle that. All guys, who are on their way up again. You can learn a lot hearing about things like this.
I participated for the third time today, and I always come home inspired. I can really recommend participating in something like this. You can never learn to much and learning from somebody who is 'out there' is the best.
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Genbrugskasser - Recycle Boxes
For nogen tid siden købte jeg nyt bestik hos Georg Jensen, her, og de kasser, som de bruger til alle deres ting, er helt fantastiske. De er mindst dobbelt så tykke som skoæsker, og så har de en løs velourbund. Så nu jeg har klistret selvklæbende folie over Georg Jensens label, og jeg har fået nogle dejlige boxe til opbevaring af strømper og andet, der normalt ligger og roder rundt i en skuffe eller et skab. Hvis der kommer luftbobler under folien, er en nål en god hjælper!
Some time ago I bought new cutlery at Georg Jensen Silver, here, and the boxes they use for all their things are totally fantastic. They are heavy carton, much heavier than shoe boxes, and they have a separate velvet bottom. So I have put on adhesive foil on the Georg Jensen label, and now I have a couple of great boxes for storing stockings and other things, which normally will be messing around in a dresser or a closet. If you get air bobbles under the foil, a needle is a good tool!
Some time ago I bought new cutlery at Georg Jensen Silver, here, and the boxes they use for all their things are totally fantastic. They are heavy carton, much heavier than shoe boxes, and they have a separate velvet bottom. So I have put on adhesive foil on the Georg Jensen label, and now I have a couple of great boxes for storing stockings and other things, which normally will be messing around in a dresser or a closet. If you get air bobbles under the foil, a needle is a good tool!
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
'Forårsrengøring' - 'Spring Cleaning'
Min hobby er ikke rengøring! Men jeg elsker, når det er gjort! I dag havde jeg planlagt at gøre rent, og alligevel gik jeg og smølede. Da jeg endelig fik taget mig sammen, tog det kun to timer, og så var mit hus pletfrit! For mit smøleri kommer fra den gang, hvor jeg aldrig kunne komme til at gøre noget uden at skulle flytte 1000 ting først, og det tog uendelig tid. Nu skal jeg bare flytte et par stole! Så her dufter dejligt - og effektivt!
My hobby isn't cleaning house! But I love, when it is done! Today I had planned to do it, and I kept procrastinating. When I finally pulled myself together, it only took two hours, and my house is now spotless! My procrastination comes from the time, when I had to make my way around 1000 items first, before I could do anything. Now all I have to do is move a couple of chairs! It smells very nice here.
- og så skal mine planter nurses - and then my plants need nursing
Monday, September 8, 2014
Venlighedens Uge - The Week of Kindness
Nogle gange bliver man overrasket. Glædelig overrasket. Jeg har gjort nogen en lille bitte tjeneste, som egentlig bare var en venlighed, og så kom de med blomster! Det gjorde mig selvfølgelig virkelig glad, og det har fået mig til at tænke på, hvor lidt, der skal til, før man føler sig godt tilpas.
Så skal vi ikke prøve at være venlige overfor dem, vi møder i denne uge, og se hvad der kommer ud af det. Jeg tror, at det vil gøre ugen meget bedre.
Sometimes you get really surprised. Happily surprised. I have done a very small favor for somebody. Something which actually just was a kindness, and then they gave me flowers! Of course it made me very happy, and it has made me think about, how little it takes to make somebody feel good.
So shouldn't we try to be kind to people we meet this week, and see what happens. I think that it will make the week a lot better.
Så skal vi ikke prøve at være venlige overfor dem, vi møder i denne uge, og se hvad der kommer ud af det. Jeg tror, at det vil gøre ugen meget bedre.
Sometimes you get really surprised. Happily surprised. I have done a very small favor for somebody. Something which actually just was a kindness, and then they gave me flowers! Of course it made me very happy, and it has made me think about, how little it takes to make somebody feel good.
So shouldn't we try to be kind to people we meet this week, and see what happens. I think that it will make the week a lot better.
Friday, September 5, 2014
God weekend - Have a Nice Weekend
Tag fri og nyd varmen, mens den er her!
Take some time off, and enjoy the nice weather, while it is here!
Bladopbevaring - Magazine Storage
Jeg køber en del mode- og indretningsblade, som jeg ikke 'bliver færdig med' lige med det samme. Så opbevaring af dem er altid en kilde til udvikling. Jeg har set flere steder på nettet, at man nu sætter et læderbælte omkring stakken, og det ser fantastisk ud, men er måske ikke så praktisk, når man skal flytte dem, for de bliver ret tunge. Nu har jeg sat et bælte om mine (ikke et læderbælte, for dem bruger jeg selv!) og så har jeg sat dem på en Ikea 'plantevogn', som er billig og en fantastisk opfindelse til tunge ting, der står på gulvet - varenr. 101.556.66. Så er bladene lige til at skubbe rundt i verden... indtil jeg finder på et nyt system!
I regularly buy fashion magazines and interior design magazines, which I return to time and time again for inspiration. So storing them is always a source for development. I have seen several places on interior design blogs lately that you can put a leather belt around the stack, and it looks fantastic, but isn't that practical, when you clean your house, because they become quite heavy. Now I have put a belt around mine (not a leather belt, I use those!) and then I have put it on an Ikea plant mover, a quite cheap and a very good device for anything heavy standing on the floor - item no. 101.556.66. Now I can push the stack around the room... until I find a new system!
I regularly buy fashion magazines and interior design magazines, which I return to time and time again for inspiration. So storing them is always a source for development. I have seen several places on interior design blogs lately that you can put a leather belt around the stack, and it looks fantastic, but isn't that practical, when you clean your house, because they become quite heavy. Now I have put a belt around mine (not a leather belt, I use those!) and then I have put it on an Ikea plant mover, a quite cheap and a very good device for anything heavy standing on the floor - item no. 101.556.66. Now I can push the stack around the room... until I find a new system!
Thursday, September 4, 2014
Jeans i alle størrelser? - Jeans in all sizes?
Jeg sidder her med bladet, som Magasin udgiver med mellemrun, og jeg synes i reglen, at det er godt. Underholdende og veludført. Men denne gang blev jeg irriteret over en note, hvor de skriver: "I Magasin finder du et slaraffenland af jeans til alle typer og i alle prisklasser." Det sidste er jo dejligt, priserne altså, men samtidig bruger de over en halv side til at vise udelukkende skinny jeans og en yndig, halvbar pige i revet t-shirt. Det fungerer slet ikke! I hvert fald ikke for mig. Jeg er ikke en size 0, og det har jeg det såmænd udmærket med, jeg er en kvinde, men det stimulerer slet ikke min lyst til at købe jeans. Så lav dog for pokker annoncer, der rammer bare lidt bredere!
I am sitting with a magazine, which Magasin is publishing. Magasin is a big Danish department store, but I think that this issue here will be relevant anywhere these days. It is a nice and well done magazine. But this time I got irritated by an article, where they write: "In Magasin you find a wonderland of jeans of all sorts in all price ranges". The last statement is nice, the price thing, but at the same time they use more than half a page to show skinny jeans only and a lovely, half naked girl in a torn t-shirt. It doesn't work for me! I am not a size 0, and I am quite fine with that, I am a woman, but it doesn't stimulate my need for buying jeans. So for crying out loud, make these adverts for a bigger audience!
I am sitting with a magazine, which Magasin is publishing. Magasin is a big Danish department store, but I think that this issue here will be relevant anywhere these days. It is a nice and well done magazine. But this time I got irritated by an article, where they write: "In Magasin you find a wonderland of jeans of all sorts in all price ranges". The last statement is nice, the price thing, but at the same time they use more than half a page to show skinny jeans only and a lovely, half naked girl in a torn t-shirt. It doesn't work for me! I am not a size 0, and I am quite fine with that, I am a woman, but it doesn't stimulate my need for buying jeans. So for crying out loud, make these adverts for a bigger audience!
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Updatere undertøj - Update Underwear
En gang imellem bliver jeg overrasket, når jeg har vasket mit tøj og skal til at lægge det på plads. Jeg bliver overrasket over, hvor brugt det 'pludselig' ser ud. Måske fordi jeg bruger de samme 30 stykker tøj i garderoben, som de fleste af os gør over en sæson. Yndlingsstykkerne. Men det var præcis, hvad der skete, da jeg vaskede undertøj sidst. Så min bytur i går, der endte hos Nespresso, startede ud med den mission. At købe undertøj - som jeg altid skal tage mig sammen til. Det er så bøvlet at få så meget tøj af og på. Men jeg lykkedes med at købe 3 sæt, et hvidt, et elfenbensfarvet og et blåt, så nu er der noget, der skal ud af samlingen.
Sometimes I get surprised, when I have washed my clothes and is putting it back in the dresser again. I get surprised how all of a sudden it looks 'worn out'. Maybe because I just like everyone else use the same 30 pieces of clothes in the wardrobe. The favorite pieces. But this was exactly what happened, when I washed my underwear last week. So my trip to town yesterday, which ended up at Nespresso, started out with that mission. To buy underwear - which I normally have to build courage to do. It is so annoying to take that much clothes off and on. But I succeeded buying 3 sets, one white set, one ivory colored, and one blue set, so now some of the old items have to go.
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Godt gået, Nespresso - Well done, Nespresso
Jeg reklamerer ikke ofte her på bloggen, men jeg vil alligevel give lidt ros i dag. Nespresso lancerer sit genanvendelses-program af kapsler i dag. Jeg har drukket deres kaffe i årevis, og det har altid pint mig lidt bare at smide kapslerne ud. Men det behøver jeg så ikke længere. Jeg går her helt naturligt ud fra, at Nespresso så også har regnet på, hvad opsamling og kørsel af kapslerne kommer til at koste i miljøregnskabet. Der er mange opsamlingssteder både i forretninger og forretningskæder.
De af os, der var heldige at være i forretningen i dag, fik en kontainer med hjem + noget kaffe og Nespresso-bladet - som jeg varmt kan anbefale til alle, der godt kan lide gode fotos. Kaffedrikkere eller ej. Det kan læses på nettet.
I don't often advertise for anybody here on my blog, but I will give a bit of praise today. Nespresso is launching their capsule recycle system today. I have been drinking their coffee for years, and I have always felt a bit bad about just throwing out the capsules. But I don't have to do that anymore. Of course I assume that Nespresso has calculated what collecting and transporting the empty capsules will cost in the environmental report.
The customers who were lucky to be in the shop today got a goodie bag with a container + coffee and the Nespresso magazine - which I can recommend to everybody, who like good photos. Coffee drinkers or not. You can find it on the net.
De af os, der var heldige at være i forretningen i dag, fik en kontainer med hjem + noget kaffe og Nespresso-bladet - som jeg varmt kan anbefale til alle, der godt kan lide gode fotos. Kaffedrikkere eller ej. Det kan læses på nettet.
I don't often advertise for anybody here on my blog, but I will give a bit of praise today. Nespresso is launching their capsule recycle system today. I have been drinking their coffee for years, and I have always felt a bit bad about just throwing out the capsules. But I don't have to do that anymore. Of course I assume that Nespresso has calculated what collecting and transporting the empty capsules will cost in the environmental report.
The customers who were lucky to be in the shop today got a goodie bag with a container + coffee and the Nespresso magazine - which I can recommend to everybody, who like good photos. Coffee drinkers or not. You can find it on the net.
Monday, September 1, 2014
Et lille tørklæde - Shopping a Scarf
Med dette vejr er jeg gået lidt i efterårsmode, og jeg faldt totalt for dette lille tørklæde, som jeg er sikker på vil blive meget anvendeligt til mange ting i min garderobe.
With this weather I have gone into autumn mode, and I totally fell for this little scarf, which I am sure will be very useful together with a lot of items in my wardrobe.
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