For lang tid siden købte jeg et sæt sengetøj med mønster. Hvidt med blå tern på den ene side og blåt med hvid tern på den anden. Det var ikke dyrt, og kvaliteten svarede til prisen. Det blev hurtigt falmet og kedeligt i farven på den blå side. Men stoffet var sådan set ok, så det blev lagt til side.
I disse støvtider (henvisende til den husrenovation, som jeg er i gang med) finder jeg støv alle steder. Også i mit klædeskab. Det er ikke så slemt med det tøj, som er i gang hele tiden, men for festtøjet er det ikke så godt.
Så i går satte jeg mig og syede en dragtpose af den hvide side af dynebetrækket. Det tog 1½ time, og i den tid fik jeg også syet et hovedpudebetræk til den lille memory skum pude, som jeg har købt (og elsker!).
Så nu er mit pæne tøj beskyttet mod støv, og der ser pænt ud i mit klædeskab. Mission accomplished!
Some time ago I bought a set of bed linen with a pattern. White with blue checkers on one side and blue with white checkers on the other. It wasn't expensive, and the quality was accordingly. It faded on the blue side. But the material was fine, so I put it aside.
In these dust-times (I am referring to the renovation project, I am living in now) I find dust everywhere. Also in my closet. It's not that bad with the clothes, which I use all the time, but for the more party like items it is not so good.
So yesterday I sat down with the sewing machine and made a garment bag of the white side of the duvet cover. It took 1½ hour, and during this period I also made a cover for the small memory foam pillow, I have bought (and love!).
So now my nice clothes is protected against dust, and it looks good in my closet. Mission accomplished!
Friday, September 28, 2018
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Drøm stort og tag action - Dream Big, and Take Action
Jeg kender et fantastisk menneske, der i mange år haft en drøm. En drøm om at skabe noget helt specielt. Men som for så mange mennesker her i verden tager livet somme tider over. Man bliver 'voksen'. Man bliver forelsket, forlovet, gift, forælder til en og så til en mere, og så er løbet kørt. Eller er det? For drømmen er der stadig!
Heldigvis er det en familie, for hvem statussymboler er ligegyldige. De har en rimelig stor bil, men de har også to mindre børn, og hvad dertil hører af bleer, børnesæder, klapvogne m.m., så det er et praktisk hensyn. Ellers lever de på 80 kvadratmeter i en bolig med en lav husleje. Det er et valg, og børnene er ligeglade, hvor de bor, bare mor og far er glade. De har et pænt hjem, men man finder ingen designer-møbler der.
De har kigget på huse og tænkt over, hvor meget der skal arbejdes for at bo i egen bolig, og de har vurderet, at det ikke er friheden værd. I hvert fald ikke lige nu, hvor børnene er små.
Men nu har han taget skridtet til at lave det projekt, der har spøgt i hans hoved i mange, mange år. Det er et stort og modigt skridt, som kun kan gøres, hvis der er opbakning. Opbakning omkring selve projektet, og om at økonomien for en tid bliver anderledes. Men de har bestemt, at tiden er nu!
Vi har alle sammen drømme. Nogle drømme forbliver drømme. Nogle kommer og forsvinder for altid, og nogle vender tilbage igen og igen.
Den sidste slags drømme er værd at investere i. Uanset udfaldet. Lykkes man ikke, så har man forsøgt og står ikke senere med fortrydelsen over, at man ikke turde tage skridtet, mens tid var.
Hvis det ikke lykkes, bringer det måske en i en helt ny retning. For ingen forsøg er totale fiaskoer. Vi lærer, bliver klogere, og vi finder nye veje. Vi lærer også at overleve. Uden fortrydelse.
Og somme tider lykkes man med at søsætte sin drøm - men det kan kun ske, hvis man forsøger!
I know a fantastic person, who for many years have had a dream. A dream about creating something special. But like for so many other persons in this world life 'takes over'. You 'grow up', fall in love, get engaged, married, become a parent for one child and then one more, and then the race is on. Or is it? The dream is still there!
I am talking about a family for whom status symbols mean nothing. They have a fairly big car, but they have 2 small children, and everything which comes with that like dipers, car seats, prams etc., so that is a practical issue. But they live in a rented flat approx. 850 square feet with a low rent. That is a choice, and the kids don't care, as long as Mami and Dad are happy. They have a nice home, but you don't find any design furniture there.
They have been looking at houses, but they have also been calculating, how much they have to work to buy their own house, and they have come to the conclusion, that it is not worth the freedom. At least not right now, when the kids are small.
But now he has taken the big step to make the project, which has been seated in his head for so many years. It is a big and bold step, which only is possible, if the back-up is there. The back-up about the project itself as well as the accept that the economy will be a bit different for a while. But they have decided, that the time is now!
Everybody has dreams. Some dreams keep on being dreams. Some come and go forever, and some return over and over again.
The last kind of dreams are the ones worth investing in. No matter the outcome. If you don't succeed, you have tried, and you will never be left with the regret, that you didn't take the step, when it was time.
And if you don't succeed, it might push you in a totally different direction. Because no attempt is a total failure. We learn, get wiser, and we find new ways. We also learn to survive. Without regret.
And sometimes you succeed with you dream - but this will only happen, if you try!
Heldigvis er det en familie, for hvem statussymboler er ligegyldige. De har en rimelig stor bil, men de har også to mindre børn, og hvad dertil hører af bleer, børnesæder, klapvogne m.m., så det er et praktisk hensyn. Ellers lever de på 80 kvadratmeter i en bolig med en lav husleje. Det er et valg, og børnene er ligeglade, hvor de bor, bare mor og far er glade. De har et pænt hjem, men man finder ingen designer-møbler der.
De har kigget på huse og tænkt over, hvor meget der skal arbejdes for at bo i egen bolig, og de har vurderet, at det ikke er friheden værd. I hvert fald ikke lige nu, hvor børnene er små.
Men nu har han taget skridtet til at lave det projekt, der har spøgt i hans hoved i mange, mange år. Det er et stort og modigt skridt, som kun kan gøres, hvis der er opbakning. Opbakning omkring selve projektet, og om at økonomien for en tid bliver anderledes. Men de har bestemt, at tiden er nu!
Vi har alle sammen drømme. Nogle drømme forbliver drømme. Nogle kommer og forsvinder for altid, og nogle vender tilbage igen og igen.
Den sidste slags drømme er værd at investere i. Uanset udfaldet. Lykkes man ikke, så har man forsøgt og står ikke senere med fortrydelsen over, at man ikke turde tage skridtet, mens tid var.
Hvis det ikke lykkes, bringer det måske en i en helt ny retning. For ingen forsøg er totale fiaskoer. Vi lærer, bliver klogere, og vi finder nye veje. Vi lærer også at overleve. Uden fortrydelse.
Og somme tider lykkes man med at søsætte sin drøm - men det kan kun ske, hvis man forsøger!
I know a fantastic person, who for many years have had a dream. A dream about creating something special. But like for so many other persons in this world life 'takes over'. You 'grow up', fall in love, get engaged, married, become a parent for one child and then one more, and then the race is on. Or is it? The dream is still there!
I am talking about a family for whom status symbols mean nothing. They have a fairly big car, but they have 2 small children, and everything which comes with that like dipers, car seats, prams etc., so that is a practical issue. But they live in a rented flat approx. 850 square feet with a low rent. That is a choice, and the kids don't care, as long as Mami and Dad are happy. They have a nice home, but you don't find any design furniture there.
They have been looking at houses, but they have also been calculating, how much they have to work to buy their own house, and they have come to the conclusion, that it is not worth the freedom. At least not right now, when the kids are small.
Everybody has dreams. Some dreams keep on being dreams. Some come and go forever, and some return over and over again.
The last kind of dreams are the ones worth investing in. No matter the outcome. If you don't succeed, you have tried, and you will never be left with the regret, that you didn't take the step, when it was time.
And if you don't succeed, it might push you in a totally different direction. Because no attempt is a total failure. We learn, get wiser, and we find new ways. We also learn to survive. Without regret.
And sometimes you succeed with you dream - but this will only happen, if you try!
Monday, September 24, 2018
Brug det du allerede har! - Use What You Already Have!
I et stykke tid har jeg tænkt over min tøjklemme-kasse, når jeg har vasket! Selvfølgelig ikke den store tankevirksomhed, men jeg har tænkt over, at den sikkert er lavet af det bløde plastic, som indeholder en masse hormon- og miljøskadelige stoffer. Så den skulle ud på et tidspunkt, men man går jo ikke ud og shopper for at få en tøjklemmekasse, vel?
Så jeg tænkte over, om jeg måske allerede havde noget, der kunne bruges. Og tænk, det havde jeg!
For nogen tid siden fik jeg 3 'skåle' af filt, som egentlig nok er brødbakker. Den store bruger jeg, når jeg laver rustikke gryderetter, hvor gryden går direkte på bordet. Men de to andre brugte jeg ikke rigtig.
Så nu kom de i brug som opbevaring af vitamintilskud og tøjklemmer.
Plastickassen er nok er fra 1960'erne, hvor jeg mener at vide, at det var fra den første Tupperware-bølge, der kom til Danmark. Så den har udtjent sin tid (!!!) og kommer i plastic-kontaineren til sikker tilintetgørelse... eller så sikker, som det nu er muligt!
Endnu en gang var det ikke var nødvendigt at bevæge sig ud af huset for at købe nye ting, der bare fylder op, og samtidig kom noget i brug - som bare fyldte op.
A while ago I started thinking about my clothespins box, when I was doing the laundry. Not any kind of big thinking, but I have given it a thought, because I think, that it is made of the soft plastic, which contains a lot of environmental and hormone disturbing substances. It had to go at a certain point of time, but you don't really go shopping for a clothespin container, do you?
So I thought about, if I already had something, which could be used for the purpose. Imagine that I had!
Some time ago I had a gift of 3 felt 'baskets', which I think are meant to be bread baskets. I use the big one, when I make a rustic stew, and the casserole is put directly on the table. But the other ones haven't really been used.
So now they are containers for the vitamins and the clothespins!
The plastic box is - I think - from the 1960's, and was in the first wave of Tupperware, which came to Denmark. So it has served its time (!!!) and will go to the plastic container for safe destruction... or at least as safe as possible!
Once more it wasn't necessary to leave the house to buy something new, which just take up more space. And at the same time something, which just took up space, came to use.
Så jeg tænkte over, om jeg måske allerede havde noget, der kunne bruges. Og tænk, det havde jeg!
For nogen tid siden fik jeg 3 'skåle' af filt, som egentlig nok er brødbakker. Den store bruger jeg, når jeg laver rustikke gryderetter, hvor gryden går direkte på bordet. Men de to andre brugte jeg ikke rigtig.
Så nu kom de i brug som opbevaring af vitamintilskud og tøjklemmer.
Plastickassen er nok er fra 1960'erne, hvor jeg mener at vide, at det var fra den første Tupperware-bølge, der kom til Danmark. Så den har udtjent sin tid (!!!) og kommer i plastic-kontaineren til sikker tilintetgørelse... eller så sikker, som det nu er muligt!
Endnu en gang var det ikke var nødvendigt at bevæge sig ud af huset for at købe nye ting, der bare fylder op, og samtidig kom noget i brug - som bare fyldte op.
So I thought about, if I already had something, which could be used for the purpose. Imagine that I had!
Some time ago I had a gift of 3 felt 'baskets', which I think are meant to be bread baskets. I use the big one, when I make a rustic stew, and the casserole is put directly on the table. But the other ones haven't really been used.
So now they are containers for the vitamins and the clothespins!
The plastic box is - I think - from the 1960's, and was in the first wave of Tupperware, which came to Denmark. So it has served its time (!!!) and will go to the plastic container for safe destruction... or at least as safe as possible!
Once more it wasn't necessary to leave the house to buy something new, which just take up more space. And at the same time something, which just took up space, came to use.
Friday, September 21, 2018
Genbrugsforretninger og loppetorv - 2nd Hand Shops and Flea Markets
Ideen om genbrug er fantastisk, men jeg er desværre aldrig rigtig blevet venner med den. Jeg er mere typen, der køber nyt og bruger, til jeg ikke kan være bekendt at bruge det mere, fordi det hænger i laser.
Og der er ting, jeg aldrig kommer til at købe fra de steder. Bl.a. sko, fordi man ikke ved, om den tidligere ejer har haft fodsvamp og tøj, fordi jeg ikke kan med ideen om, at jeg ikke ved, hvem der har brugt det før mig. Hvis jeg ved det, har jeg ingen problemer. Måske lidt neurotisk, men sådan er det, og jeg vil ikke slå krøller på mig selv for at ændre det.
Men 'hårde' varer, som kan gå i opvaskemaskinen, er ok. Så her forleden, da jeg erkendte, at jeg havde behov for nogle nye glas til de små favoritmennesker, gik jeg i vores lokale genbrugsshop. De gamle glas var totalt grå af glaspest.
Jeg fandt 6 små fine glas til en god pris - syntes jeg - og da ville betale, fik jeg at vide, at der var halv-pris-dag! Så jeg var glad.
Det var et godt køb, synes jeg. Lige ind til jeg checkede på nettet, hvad glassene kostede som nye. De var faktisk billigere end den pris, som genbrugsshoppen havde annonceret med, så hvis jeg ikke havde fået yderligere 50% i rabat, ville jeg have givet mere, end hvis jeg havde købt dem som nye!
Hvad kan man så lære af det? Lige meget hvad man køber, skal man synke en gang, trække vejret, undersøge varen og den oprindelige pris - ellers køber man selv genbrug for dyrt.
The idea about buying used things are great, but I never really become totally hooked on it. I am the type, who buys new things, and use/wear them, until I get ashamed, because the item is a total rag.
And there are things, which I would never buy second hand. Shoes is one thing. Because you never know, if the previous owner has athlete's foot, and clothes, because I cannot handle the idea about, that I don't know the person, who has used it before me. If I know the previous owner, I am fine about it. Perhaps a bit neurotic, but that's the way it is, and I will not turn upside down on myself to change it.
But 'hard' items, which can go into the dishwasher, are fine. So here the other day, when I found out, that I needed some new glasses for the small Favorite persons, I went to our 2nd hand shop. The old ones were totally 'sanded down' by the washing machine.
I found 6 small fine glasses for a good price - I thought - and when I was paying, I was told, that it was a 50% discount-day. So I was happy.
A good purchase, I thought. Right until I checked on the internet, what the glasses cost in the shops. They were actually cheaper than the price in the 2nd hand shop, so if I hadn't had 50% in discount, I would have ended up paying more, than I could have bought them for in ordinary shops.
What can one learn from that? Well, no matter what you buy, swallow once, breathe, examine the item and the original price - otherwise you end up buying even used items too expensive.
Og der er ting, jeg aldrig kommer til at købe fra de steder. Bl.a. sko, fordi man ikke ved, om den tidligere ejer har haft fodsvamp og tøj, fordi jeg ikke kan med ideen om, at jeg ikke ved, hvem der har brugt det før mig. Hvis jeg ved det, har jeg ingen problemer. Måske lidt neurotisk, men sådan er det, og jeg vil ikke slå krøller på mig selv for at ændre det.
Men 'hårde' varer, som kan gå i opvaskemaskinen, er ok. Så her forleden, da jeg erkendte, at jeg havde behov for nogle nye glas til de små favoritmennesker, gik jeg i vores lokale genbrugsshop. De gamle glas var totalt grå af glaspest.
Jeg fandt 6 små fine glas til en god pris - syntes jeg - og da ville betale, fik jeg at vide, at der var halv-pris-dag! Så jeg var glad.
Det var et godt køb, synes jeg. Lige ind til jeg checkede på nettet, hvad glassene kostede som nye. De var faktisk billigere end den pris, som genbrugsshoppen havde annonceret med, så hvis jeg ikke havde fået yderligere 50% i rabat, ville jeg have givet mere, end hvis jeg havde købt dem som nye!
Hvad kan man så lære af det? Lige meget hvad man køber, skal man synke en gang, trække vejret, undersøge varen og den oprindelige pris - ellers køber man selv genbrug for dyrt.
The idea about buying used things are great, but I never really become totally hooked on it. I am the type, who buys new things, and use/wear them, until I get ashamed, because the item is a total rag.
And there are things, which I would never buy second hand. Shoes is one thing. Because you never know, if the previous owner has athlete's foot, and clothes, because I cannot handle the idea about, that I don't know the person, who has used it before me. If I know the previous owner, I am fine about it. Perhaps a bit neurotic, but that's the way it is, and I will not turn upside down on myself to change it.
But 'hard' items, which can go into the dishwasher, are fine. So here the other day, when I found out, that I needed some new glasses for the small Favorite persons, I went to our 2nd hand shop. The old ones were totally 'sanded down' by the washing machine.
I found 6 small fine glasses for a good price - I thought - and when I was paying, I was told, that it was a 50% discount-day. So I was happy.
A good purchase, I thought. Right until I checked on the internet, what the glasses cost in the shops. They were actually cheaper than the price in the 2nd hand shop, so if I hadn't had 50% in discount, I would have ended up paying more, than I could have bought them for in ordinary shops.
What can one learn from that? Well, no matter what you buy, swallow once, breathe, examine the item and the original price - otherwise you end up buying even used items too expensive.
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Fra sort til blå - From Black to Blue
I
mit tidligere blogindlæg fortalte jeg om min nye mørkeblå
festtaske, og og købet af den har medført en opdagelse. Jeg
opdagede, at jeg næsten ikke har noget sort tøj mere.
Jeg
har haft et klædeskab fyldt med sort tøj, og nu er der kun et par
sorte jeans og en sort cardigan tilbage. Det er overhovedet ikke
planlagt, og jeg har ikke skænket det en tanke før, men mørkeblåt
har stille og roligt overtaget det sortes plads, så nu er min
garderobe hvid, grå og mørkeblå - med de to islæt af sort.
Somme
tider ændrer tingene sig åbenbart helt af sig selv, og det var da
sjovt at opdage, at en ny farve har sneget sig ind som min
primærfarve. Jeg har intet tidspunkt følt, at der er noget, der
ikke har passet sammen, men mine valg må bare være gået i en
bestemt retning - helt ubevidst.
Så nu skal jeg måske tænke lidt anderledes, når jeg går ud og shopper tøj! Eller også skal jeg bare lade tingene ske?! Der er nu heller ikke risiko for, at jeg kommer hjem med noget gult eller rødt, selv om det er skønne farver, og jeg har da tørklæder, der er lidt mere spræl i. Men i de store ting foretrækker jeg en mere neutral farveskala.
Og her går man og tror, at man bestemmer alt helt overlagt!
Det ser sort ud, men det er blåt! - It looks black, but it is blue!
In
my previous blog post I told about my new dark blue party bag, and it
has made me realize something. I discovered, that I almost have
no black clothes left.
My
closet has been filled with black clothes, and now there is only a
black cardigan and a pair of black jeans left. That was never
planned, and I haven't given it one single thought, but dark blue
items have sneaked in, pushing out the black ones, so now my wardrobe
is white, gray and dark blue - plus two black items.
It
seems that things sometimes change by themselves, and it is fun to
notice, that a new basic color has made its way in as my primary
color. I have not at any point felt, that things haven't been
matching, but my choices have gone in a new direction - completely
unconsciously.
So maybe I should think a bit different, when I go clothes shopping! Or maybe I should just let things happen?! Well, there is no risk, that I would come home with something yellow or red, though they are beautiful colors, and I do have some scarfs, which brings a bit of sparkle. But for the big things I prefer a more neutral color range.
And I - who have believed, that I decide everything using my brain!
Monday, September 17, 2018
En ny taske - A New Bag
Jeg køber aldrig souvenirs, når jeg rejser, men jeg køber somme tider noget, som intet har med udlandet eller minder at gøre. Jeg har ikke rigtig nogle bestemte kriterier, men det skal være brugbart. Ikke pynt eller småting, der bare bliver sat til at samle støv på en hylde til 'minde' om turen.
Mange forretninger er de samme i de fleste europæiske byer, uanset hvor man er, så jeg går ikke ud for at shoppe. Men jeg går da rundt i byen og ser på vinduer.
Det tøj, jeg havde på til brylluppet er mørkeblåt, og jeg havde egentlig ikke tænkt mig, at jeg skulle have taske med, men så faldt jeg over en, som var så anderledes, at jeg slet ikke kunne lade være med at købe den. Farven var perfekt, og det satte lidt spræl på mit helt klassiske outfit.
Men når der kommer en ting ind, må en anden komme ud, så nu ryger min sorte Mandarina Duck Tank-taske. Jeg har haft den i mange år, og jeg brugt den ind imellem til festlige lejligheder, men der kan næsten ikke være noget i den, og den er besværlig, når man skal åbne den, uden der falder noget ud.
Lidt nyt en gang i mellem kvikker gevaldigt op.
I never buy souvenirs, when I travel, but I do sometimes buy something, which has nothing to do with being abroad or mementos. I don't really have any specific criteria, but it has to be beautiful and useful. Not just something pretty to collect dust on a shelf as a 'memory'.
Many shops are exactly the same in Europe, not matter where you are, so I don't go out with shopping in mind. But I do go wandering around the city, and I do look a shop windows.
The clothes I wore at the wedding last week is dark blue, and I really didn't plan to carry a bag with me, but then I saw this one, which was so different, I couldn't resist buying it. The color is perfect, and it added a little fun to my totally no frills outfit.
But when one thing comes in, another goes, and now my Mandarina Duck Tank bag has finished its time with me. I have had it for many years, and I have used it occasionally at parties, but it holds nothing, and it is difficult to open without things falling out.
A new thing can make a big difference.
Dækket med blå pailletter og i to størrelser. Sjov og brugbar. Bliver ikke meget bedre!
Covered in blue paillettes and two sizes. Fun and useful. Doesn't become much better!
I never buy souvenirs, when I travel, but I do sometimes buy something, which has nothing to do with being abroad or mementos. I don't really have any specific criteria, but it has to be beautiful and useful. Not just something pretty to collect dust on a shelf as a 'memory'.
Many shops are exactly the same in Europe, not matter where you are, so I don't go out with shopping in mind. But I do go wandering around the city, and I do look a shop windows.
The clothes I wore at the wedding last week is dark blue, and I really didn't plan to carry a bag with me, but then I saw this one, which was so different, I couldn't resist buying it. The color is perfect, and it added a little fun to my totally no frills outfit.
But when one thing comes in, another goes, and now my Mandarina Duck Tank bag has finished its time with me. I have had it for many years, and I have used it occasionally at parties, but it holds nothing, and it is difficult to open without things falling out.
A new thing can make a big difference.
Friday, September 14, 2018
Slut med Facebook - Done with Facebook
For en måned siden fjernede jeg FB fra min telefonskærm. Som et forsøg. Og i går lavede jeg et indlæg på FB, hvor jeg fortalte, at jeg ikke mere vil være aktiv der.
Jeg har tidligere kommenteret, fulgt interessante links, der førte til flere interessante links, og en dag fandt jeg ud af, at jeg brugte alt for meget tid på FB. Jeg har brugt uendelig meget tid på at læse alle mulige indlæg.
Så jeg begyndte at føle, at jeg kunne bruge den tid på noget bedre. Lave noget til gavn for mig og mine kære. Jeg har fået mange gode informationer på FB, men jeg har spildt meget tid på ting, som jeg ikke kan gøre noget ved. Som ligger langt ud over mine handlemuligheder. Jeg er også blevet ked af, hvordan folk skriver til hinanden. Så jeg har ofte lukket FB med en dårlig fornemmelse i maven af spildt tid og grim opførsel.
Jeg har ikke afinstalleret app'en. Jeg lagde den bare, så jeg skulle søge efter den for at komme på. Det var underligt første dag, men allerede næste dag var det ikke noget problem, og savnet opstod aldrig, hvilket jeg faktisk er meget overrasket over.
Men sådan bliver det fremover. Den bliver liggende, hvor den ligger nu. Meget bekvemt får jeg notifikationer, som er rettet direkte til mig, så jeg stadig får information fra de lukkede grupper, jeg er medlem af.
Jeg læser mine nyheder, jeg følger nogle få blogs og vlogs, jeg hører podcasts, så jeg er stadig 'på'. Bare ikke i en endeløs kaskade af nyttige og unyttige informationer. Det er mig, der vælger.
Hvad har det så ændret? Jeg har fået mere tid, temmelig meget mere, hvilket er lidt skræmmende, når jeg ser tilbage.
Går jeg så glip af noget? Ja, det gør jeg sikkert. Men det gør ikke noget, for det ved jeg jo så ikke! :-)
Hav en rigtig god weekend!
One month ago I removed FB from my phone screen. As a test. And yesterday I made a comment on FB, where I told, that I wouldn't be active any more.
I have previously commented, followed interesting links, which lead to other interesting links, and one day I found out, that I spent way too much time on FB. I have used endless hours reading all sorts of inputs.
But one day I felt, that I could use these hours on something better. Doing something for the benefit of my dear ones and others close to me. I have had a lot of good information over time, but I have definitely also wasted a lot of time on subjects, which I can do nothing about. Issues far away from my action radius. I have also often become sad about the way, people write to each other. So I have often closed FB with a bad feeling in my stomach.
I haven't removed the app. I just placed it, so I have to make an effort to get to it. It was strange the first day, but day two it wasn't a problem. I never missed it, which actually surprices me a lot.
And that is how it is going to be. It stays, where it is now. Very convenient I get notifications, which are directed to me, and I still get info from the private groups, which I am a member of.
I read my news, I follow a few blogs and vlogs, I hear podcasts, so I am not off grid. I am just not participating in an endless cascade of useful and useless information. I'm the one choosing what to read.
What has it changed? I have more time, quite a lot more, which is kind of scaring, when I look back.
Will I miss out on something? Yes, probably. But it doesn't matter, because I will not know that, will I? :-)
Have a great weekend!
Jeg har tidligere kommenteret, fulgt interessante links, der førte til flere interessante links, og en dag fandt jeg ud af, at jeg brugte alt for meget tid på FB. Jeg har brugt uendelig meget tid på at læse alle mulige indlæg.
Så jeg begyndte at føle, at jeg kunne bruge den tid på noget bedre. Lave noget til gavn for mig og mine kære. Jeg har fået mange gode informationer på FB, men jeg har spildt meget tid på ting, som jeg ikke kan gøre noget ved. Som ligger langt ud over mine handlemuligheder. Jeg er også blevet ked af, hvordan folk skriver til hinanden. Så jeg har ofte lukket FB med en dårlig fornemmelse i maven af spildt tid og grim opførsel.
Jeg har ikke afinstalleret app'en. Jeg lagde den bare, så jeg skulle søge efter den for at komme på. Det var underligt første dag, men allerede næste dag var det ikke noget problem, og savnet opstod aldrig, hvilket jeg faktisk er meget overrasket over.
Men sådan bliver det fremover. Den bliver liggende, hvor den ligger nu. Meget bekvemt får jeg notifikationer, som er rettet direkte til mig, så jeg stadig får information fra de lukkede grupper, jeg er medlem af.
Jeg læser mine nyheder, jeg følger nogle få blogs og vlogs, jeg hører podcasts, så jeg er stadig 'på'. Bare ikke i en endeløs kaskade af nyttige og unyttige informationer. Det er mig, der vælger.
Hvad har det så ændret? Jeg har fået mere tid, temmelig meget mere, hvilket er lidt skræmmende, når jeg ser tilbage.
Går jeg så glip af noget? Ja, det gør jeg sikkert. Men det gør ikke noget, for det ved jeg jo så ikke! :-)
Hav en rigtig god weekend!
One month ago I removed FB from my phone screen. As a test. And yesterday I made a comment on FB, where I told, that I wouldn't be active any more.
I have previously commented, followed interesting links, which lead to other interesting links, and one day I found out, that I spent way too much time on FB. I have used endless hours reading all sorts of inputs.
But one day I felt, that I could use these hours on something better. Doing something for the benefit of my dear ones and others close to me. I have had a lot of good information over time, but I have definitely also wasted a lot of time on subjects, which I can do nothing about. Issues far away from my action radius. I have also often become sad about the way, people write to each other. So I have often closed FB with a bad feeling in my stomach.
I haven't removed the app. I just placed it, so I have to make an effort to get to it. It was strange the first day, but day two it wasn't a problem. I never missed it, which actually surprices me a lot.
And that is how it is going to be. It stays, where it is now. Very convenient I get notifications, which are directed to me, and I still get info from the private groups, which I am a member of.
I read my news, I follow a few blogs and vlogs, I hear podcasts, so I am not off grid. I am just not participating in an endless cascade of useful and useless information. I'm the one choosing what to read.
What has it changed? I have more time, quite a lot more, which is kind of scaring, when I look back.
Will I miss out on something? Yes, probably. But it doesn't matter, because I will not know that, will I? :-)
Have a great weekend!
Thursday, September 13, 2018
Hvor er det surt! - This Really Sucks!
Jeg har lige fået at vide, at min genhusning er blevet udskudt! Øv, øv, øv!
Hvordan skal man reagere på det? Jeg har lagt planer, der skulle gøre det hele let og sat mig op til at være helt klar til første uge i december, så jeg kunne holde en dejlig jul i mit nye, midlertidige hjem, og så er det hele udsat til sidst i februar næste år! Ti uger mere.
Det firma, der skulle stå for miljøsaneringen indendørs er gået konkurs, og så er den sådan set ikke længere.
Selvfølgelig bliver det lettere i julemåneden, hvor der i forvejen sker så meget, men alligevel...
Hvor er det træls!
Nu kan man jo kun håbe på, at der ikke er flere af de involverede firmaer, der gør det samme, så der sker yderligere udsættelser.
Jeg krydser fingre.
I have just had a mail saying, that my rehousing has been postphoned!
How should one react to that? I have made plans, which should make everything easy, and put myself up to be totally ready for the first week of December, so I could spend a nice Christmas in my new, temporary home, and then it has all been postphoned until late February next year! Ten weeks more.
The company, which should take care of the indoor environmental remediation has gone bankruptcy, and that is that.
Of course it will be easier during Christmas month with do many other things going on, but anyway...
It is so annoying!
Now we can only hope, that no more of the involved companies do the same thing, so further postphonements happen.
I cross my fingers.
Hvordan skal man reagere på det? Jeg har lagt planer, der skulle gøre det hele let og sat mig op til at være helt klar til første uge i december, så jeg kunne holde en dejlig jul i mit nye, midlertidige hjem, og så er det hele udsat til sidst i februar næste år! Ti uger mere.
Det firma, der skulle stå for miljøsaneringen indendørs er gået konkurs, og så er den sådan set ikke længere.
Selvfølgelig bliver det lettere i julemåneden, hvor der i forvejen sker så meget, men alligevel...
Hvor er det træls!
Nu kan man jo kun håbe på, at der ikke er flere af de involverede firmaer, der gør det samme, så der sker yderligere udsættelser.
Jeg krydser fingre.
Udsigten fra mine vinduer - The view from my windows
I have just had a mail saying, that my rehousing has been postphoned!
How should one react to that? I have made plans, which should make everything easy, and put myself up to be totally ready for the first week of December, so I could spend a nice Christmas in my new, temporary home, and then it has all been postphoned until late February next year! Ten weeks more.
The company, which should take care of the indoor environmental remediation has gone bankruptcy, and that is that.
Of course it will be easier during Christmas month with do many other things going on, but anyway...
It is so annoying!
Now we can only hope, that no more of the involved companies do the same thing, so further postphonements happen.
I cross my fingers.
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Feriefølelse og et bryllup - Holiday Feeling and a Wedding
Så er vi hjemme fra ferie igen. Det var dejligt, og vi var inviteret til et fantastiske bryllup. Prinsen fik sin prinsesse, og så håber man jo på al medgang i verden for det unge par.
Da jeg kom hjem i går og havde pakket ud, kom jeg til at tænke på, at når jeg har haft ferie og er hjemme igen, går der kun 5 minutter, og så er den væk. Kender I den følelse? Man kommer ind ad døren, og så er ferien forsvundet. Man glæder sig til den, man er i den, og så er den væk. Man har minderne, men ikke følelsen. Fordi feriefølelse er flygtig.
Ferie betyder, at man kommer ud af sine vante rutiner. Ud af sine vaner - madvaner, sovevaner, alle slags vaner, og man har tid til at opleve nye ting. Og tid til at lave ingenting.
En stor del af ferien er, at man ikke er overvældet af alle slags pligter. Det kan godt være, at man er nødt til at vaske undervejs. Man skal måske også lave lidt mad og gøre lidt i orden, fordi der bliver for rodet og beskidt. Men af en eller anden grund er det ikke så uoverkommeligt, som det er hjemme.
Forskellen ligger i enkelheden.
Når man pakker til ferie, pakker man det, man behøver. Man slæber ikke mere med end højst nødvendigt. Selvfølgelig fordi man kun har de kræfter, man har, og det er en god tilgang. Kun at 'slæbe' det, der er nødvendigt, og det man har kræfter til.
Hvis vi indrettede vores hjem, så vi kunne 'slæbe' det og kun havde det nødvendige, ville vi få overskud til at lave ny mad, opleve nye ting, tid til at lave ingenting, og vi så bare skulle vaske og ordne lidt en gang imellem.
Så afhænd alt det, der er unødvendigt og for tungt og overfør feriefølelsen til hverdagen.
We are now back from holiday. It was lovely, and we attented a beautiful wedding. The prince got his princess, and then we hope for all the best for the young couple.
When I came home yesterday and unpacked, I was thinking, that when I have been on holiday and come back, 5 minutes pass, and then it is all gone. Do you know that feeling? You walk in your door, and then holiday is gone. The feeling is gone. You look forward to it, you are in it, and then it is gone. You have the memories, but not the feeling. Because the holiday feeling is ethereal.
Holidays mean that you get out of your normal routines. Out of your habits - food habits, sleeping habits, all kinds of habits, and you have time to experience new things. Time to do nothing.
A big part of a holiday is, that you don't get overwhelmed by all kinds of dutires. Maybe you have to do a bit of laundry. Maybe you have to make some food and do a bit of cleaning up, because things get too messy. But for some reason this is not as difficult, as it is at home.
The difference is in the simplicity.
When you pack for a holiday, you pack, what you need. You don't tow more than necessary. Of course because you only have the strength, you have. It is a good way of thinking. Only to 'tow' what is necessary, and what you have the strength for.
If we made our homes, so we could 'tow' it and only had, what is necessary, we would have the mental surplus to make new food, go have new experiences, to do nothing, and then we would have to do a bit of laundry and cleaning now and again.
So get rid of all the unnecessary and heavy stuff, and transfer the holiday feeling to your everyday lives.
Da jeg kom hjem i går og havde pakket ud, kom jeg til at tænke på, at når jeg har haft ferie og er hjemme igen, går der kun 5 minutter, og så er den væk. Kender I den følelse? Man kommer ind ad døren, og så er ferien forsvundet. Man glæder sig til den, man er i den, og så er den væk. Man har minderne, men ikke følelsen. Fordi feriefølelse er flygtig.
Ferie betyder, at man kommer ud af sine vante rutiner. Ud af sine vaner - madvaner, sovevaner, alle slags vaner, og man har tid til at opleve nye ting. Og tid til at lave ingenting.
En stor del af ferien er, at man ikke er overvældet af alle slags pligter. Det kan godt være, at man er nødt til at vaske undervejs. Man skal måske også lave lidt mad og gøre lidt i orden, fordi der bliver for rodet og beskidt. Men af en eller anden grund er det ikke så uoverkommeligt, som det er hjemme.
Forskellen ligger i enkelheden.
Når man pakker til ferie, pakker man det, man behøver. Man slæber ikke mere med end højst nødvendigt. Selvfølgelig fordi man kun har de kræfter, man har, og det er en god tilgang. Kun at 'slæbe' det, der er nødvendigt, og det man har kræfter til.
Hvis vi indrettede vores hjem, så vi kunne 'slæbe' det og kun havde det nødvendige, ville vi få overskud til at lave ny mad, opleve nye ting, tid til at lave ingenting, og vi så bare skulle vaske og ordne lidt en gang imellem.
Så afhænd alt det, der er unødvendigt og for tungt og overfør feriefølelsen til hverdagen.
Bruden gemmer sig for sin kommende mand - The Bride hiding from her husband in spe
Den lille brudepige på opdagelse - The small bridesmaid on the prowl
I sikkerhed hos storebror - Safe with Big Brother (hendes 'baby' skal med alle steder)
Ringbærer og brudepige - Ring Bearer and Bridesmaid (her 'baby' goes everywhere)
When I came home yesterday and unpacked, I was thinking, that when I have been on holiday and come back, 5 minutes pass, and then it is all gone. Do you know that feeling? You walk in your door, and then holiday is gone. The feeling is gone. You look forward to it, you are in it, and then it is gone. You have the memories, but not the feeling. Because the holiday feeling is ethereal.
Holidays mean that you get out of your normal routines. Out of your habits - food habits, sleeping habits, all kinds of habits, and you have time to experience new things. Time to do nothing.
A big part of a holiday is, that you don't get overwhelmed by all kinds of dutires. Maybe you have to do a bit of laundry. Maybe you have to make some food and do a bit of cleaning up, because things get too messy. But for some reason this is not as difficult, as it is at home.
The difference is in the simplicity.
When you pack for a holiday, you pack, what you need. You don't tow more than necessary. Of course because you only have the strength, you have. It is a good way of thinking. Only to 'tow' what is necessary, and what you have the strength for.
If we made our homes, so we could 'tow' it and only had, what is necessary, we would have the mental surplus to make new food, go have new experiences, to do nothing, and then we would have to do a bit of laundry and cleaning now and again.
So get rid of all the unnecessary and heavy stuff, and transfer the holiday feeling to your everyday lives.
Friday, September 7, 2018
Vores smukke gade - Our Beautiful Street
Vi er i smukke omgivelser, og livet er dejligt 😊
These are our beautiful surroundings, and life is good 😊
Thursday, September 6, 2018
Rejsemood - Travel Mood
Nogen gange går en rejse ikke helt som planlagt. Der er forbindelser, der kikser, tidsplaner, der alligevel ikke kan nås, fordi man ikke er stedkendt. Alt muligt, der kan gå 'galt', hvis man vælger at se det sådan.
Men hvis man vælger at se det som en del af at rejse, og at det vigtigste er, at de med de små ben har det godt - og samtidig ikke placerer ansvaret for alt det, der gik anderledes end forventet på een person, men tager et medansvar og griner af fejltagelserne, så går det hele ret glat - trods bumpene 😊
Og nu er vi her og har hygget med familie hele dagen i går. Og det fortsætter vi med igen i dag 👍❤
Sometimes a travel doesn't go quite as expected. There are connections, which don't connect, imposssible time schedules, because you don't know distances. Everything can go 'wrong', if that's the way you choose to look at it.
Or you can choose to see it as a part of traveling, and the most important thing is, that the ones with the small legs are fine - and at the same time don't put the responsibility on one pair of shoulders, but are acting as a co-responsible person, things will go smoother and the bumps will not be that bad.
And now we are here. We spent a cozy day yesterday with family, and we will continue that way today ❤👍
Men hvis man vælger at se det som en del af at rejse, og at det vigtigste er, at de med de små ben har det godt - og samtidig ikke placerer ansvaret for alt det, der gik anderledes end forventet på een person, men tager et medansvar og griner af fejltagelserne, så går det hele ret glat - trods bumpene 😊
Og nu er vi her og har hygget med familie hele dagen i går. Og det fortsætter vi med igen i dag 👍❤
Sometimes a travel doesn't go quite as expected. There are connections, which don't connect, imposssible time schedules, because you don't know distances. Everything can go 'wrong', if that's the way you choose to look at it.
Or you can choose to see it as a part of traveling, and the most important thing is, that the ones with the small legs are fine - and at the same time don't put the responsibility on one pair of shoulders, but are acting as a co-responsible person, things will go smoother and the bumps will not be that bad.
And now we are here. We spent a cozy day yesterday with family, and we will continue that way today ❤👍
Monday, September 3, 2018
Ferieforberedelser - Holiday Preparations
Lige nu er det hele rodet til! Men i morgen ved denne tid sidder jeg i et fly på vej sydpå. Ikke kun på vej til ferie, men også til et stort og festligt bryllup!
Når jeg skal rejse, gør jeg ikke mange forberedelser. Det vigtigste er at have vasket 'i bund'. Så kan jeg vælge og vrage i mit tøj.
Jeg holder alt på et minimum, og jeg har de sidste mange år kun rejst med min trolley. Det, der ikke kan være i den, skal jeg ikke have med. Jeg checker den dog altid ind, for jeg gider ikke at slås med toldere om væsker, og jeg gider ikke slås om plads i bagagerummet i flyveren, og jeg har ikke så travlt, at jeg ikke har tid til at vente på min baggage. I flyet har jeg bare et net under sædet med de ting, som jeg skal bruge under flyvningen. Så har jeg let ved at få fat i tingene.
Nu er der jo selvfølgelig den tvist denne gang, at jeg skal have tøj med til brylluppet, men så må noget andet vige, og i dette tilfælde bliver det ting som sæbe, hårshampoo o.s.v. Det kan købes de fleste steder, og jeg efterlader det eller giver det væk, når jeg rejser hjem. Det er ikke mange kroner, det drejer sig om.
Så nu skal der pakkes, vandes blomster og ryddes rundt omkring i huset, så det er rart at komme hjem igen.
Right now my house is quite messy! But tomorrow at this hour I will be on a plane going to warmer areas. Not only on holiday, but also to a big and festive wedding!
When I am traveling, I don't make many preparations. The most important thing is, that all my clothes are clean. Then I can pick and choose.
I keep everything I bring to a minimum, and for years now I have only traveled with my trolley. What can't be packed in it, isn't going anywhere. Though I always check it in, because I cannot be bothered with the customs about liquids, and I don't want to fight anyone about the luggage space in the cabin. I am not that busy, that I cannot wait for the luggage to roll in. In the plane I only bring a light tote, which can be under my seat with the stuff I need during the flight. Then I have easy access.
Now there is a twist this time, that I am going to bring clothes for the wedding, but then other stuff has to go, and in this case it probably will be things like bodyshampoo, hairshampoo etc. That can be bought everywhere, and I normally leave it or give it away, when I go home. It is not a big expense.
So now I start packing, the plants need watering, and the house will get a small declutter, so it is nice to come back home again.
Når jeg skal rejse, gør jeg ikke mange forberedelser. Det vigtigste er at have vasket 'i bund'. Så kan jeg vælge og vrage i mit tøj.
Jeg holder alt på et minimum, og jeg har de sidste mange år kun rejst med min trolley. Det, der ikke kan være i den, skal jeg ikke have med. Jeg checker den dog altid ind, for jeg gider ikke at slås med toldere om væsker, og jeg gider ikke slås om plads i bagagerummet i flyveren, og jeg har ikke så travlt, at jeg ikke har tid til at vente på min baggage. I flyet har jeg bare et net under sædet med de ting, som jeg skal bruge under flyvningen. Så har jeg let ved at få fat i tingene.
Nu er der jo selvfølgelig den tvist denne gang, at jeg skal have tøj med til brylluppet, men så må noget andet vige, og i dette tilfælde bliver det ting som sæbe, hårshampoo o.s.v. Det kan købes de fleste steder, og jeg efterlader det eller giver det væk, når jeg rejser hjem. Det er ikke mange kroner, det drejer sig om.
Så nu skal der pakkes, vandes blomster og ryddes rundt omkring i huset, så det er rart at komme hjem igen.
Right now my house is quite messy! But tomorrow at this hour I will be on a plane going to warmer areas. Not only on holiday, but also to a big and festive wedding!
When I am traveling, I don't make many preparations. The most important thing is, that all my clothes are clean. Then I can pick and choose.
I keep everything I bring to a minimum, and for years now I have only traveled with my trolley. What can't be packed in it, isn't going anywhere. Though I always check it in, because I cannot be bothered with the customs about liquids, and I don't want to fight anyone about the luggage space in the cabin. I am not that busy, that I cannot wait for the luggage to roll in. In the plane I only bring a light tote, which can be under my seat with the stuff I need during the flight. Then I have easy access.
Now there is a twist this time, that I am going to bring clothes for the wedding, but then other stuff has to go, and in this case it probably will be things like bodyshampoo, hairshampoo etc. That can be bought everywhere, and I normally leave it or give it away, when I go home. It is not a big expense.
So now I start packing, the plants need watering, and the house will get a small declutter, so it is nice to come back home again.
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