Jeg har lige været inde i en designforretning, og igen slår det mig, hvorfor vi gider at købe, når en ny ting bliver lanceret. Et halvt år senere efter lancering bliver varen sat ned til det halve, for så kommer den nye kollektion. Og som det ikke er nok, er det design fra 50'erne, 60'erne eller et eller andet 'erne' som bliver genoplivet og solgt til overpris, selvom de egentlig blev designet til at være hvermands-eje. Jeg tror, at jeg vil lave et købestop og lade som om alle de ting, jeg har, er super-moderne ...og hov, det er de også jo også! Altså dem jeg købte for mange år siden. De er pludselig meget, meget moderne - igen. Mange af de andre burde jeg have ventet med at købe, for så havde jeg sparet det halve. Det er sandelig ikke let at finde ud af!
I have just visited a designshop, and again I get amazed why we bother buying something, when it is launched. Half a year later the price is reduced with 50%, because then comes the new collection. And as if that wasn't enough, then the 'new' stuff are remakes from 50's, 60's or some other 'ties' revived and overpriced, even though these things often were designed to the 'common' man. I think that I will stop buying and pretend that all the things I own are super modern ... and ups, so they are! That is the ones I bought many years ago. All of a sudden they are totally in - again. Concerning a lot of other stuff I should just have waited buying, because then I had saved half the price. It is not easy to figure out!
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Glæden at købe gode ting - The Joy of Buying Good Things
Jeg har været ude på mission for andre i dag. Der skulle købes gaver. Det er altid skønt at købe noget godt, også selvom man ikke skal give det væk selv, og også selvom man ikke skal beholde det. Naah, måske er jeg ikke helt ærlig nu!. Men fornøjelsen ved kvalitet er der altid. Check det ud her.
I have been on a mission for someone else today. I helped buying a present. It is always great to buy something good. Even though I'm not the one to give it away, and even though I'm not going to keep it. Well, perhaps I am not quite honest now! But the pleasure of quality is always there. See it here.
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Stop watching - Start doing
I går var jeg på iværksættermesse, og det var fanastisk inspirerende. Jeg kan varmt anbefale alle, der har planer om at drive mindre (eller større) virksomhed om at deltage i disse arrangementer. Man finder ud af, at der ikke er nogen rigtig måde at drive business på, og kun få dårlige måneder. Men så kommer det svære, når man kommer hjem og sætte disse ting i værk. Det er der, hvor man skal holde op med at lade sig inspirere og planlægge og begynde at omsætte det hele i handling. Det er så let at sidde og sige: Det vil jeg også! Det kan jeg godt gøre! Men kun handling giver resultat, og det gælder om ikke at give op. Så gå hen og gør noget!
Yesterday I attended an entrepreneurship seminar, and it was very inspiring. I can really recommend everybody, who wants to run a smaller (or a bigger) business to attend these events. You get to know that there is no right way to make business and very few wrong ones. But then comes the difficult part, when you get home and you are going to implement these things. That's when you have to stop being inspired, stop planning, and start putting all the good thoughts in action. It is so easy to sit and say: I will do that! I can do that! But it takes action to get results,and it is all about not giving up. So go do something!
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Det 'rå' bord, opfølgning - The 'Raw' Table, Follow Up
Jeg kiggede meget på mit bord, men det kom i kælderen dagen efter. Jeg er vild med det, men lige nu passer det ikke ind. Det blev for trykket. Jeg elsker åben plads og har ikke behov for at fylde alle frie pladser op. Nu skal jeg bare have ordnet ledningerne.
I looked a lot at my table, but it went back to the basement the day after. I am still fond of it, but right now it doesn't fit in. The room became to cramped. I love open space and have no need for filling out free space. Now I just need to fix the wires.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Det rå bord - The 'Raw' Table
Jeg er ikke voldsomt sentimental, når det drejer sig om ting. Men jeg har haft et lille bord stående i kælderen i et stykke tid, fordi jeg synes, at det er sjovt, råt og lidt anderledes. Det er et gammelt industrielt bord med zink-plader og hjul, og jeg ved ikke, hvad det har været brugt til. Nu har jeg taget det op for at se, hvordan det vil fungere, og det får lov til at stå nogle dage. Hvis jeg synes, at det giver et rodet indtryk, bliver det fjernet.
I am not very sentimental about things. But I have had a small table in the basement for a while, because I think that it is fun, 'raw', and a bit different. It is an old industrial table with zinc table tops and wheels, and I don't know, what it has been used for. Now it is standing in my living room, because I want to see if it works, and it will stay there for a couple of days. If I think that it makes my living space look cluttered, it will be removed again.
I am not very sentimental about things. But I have had a small table in the basement for a while, because I think that it is fun, 'raw', and a bit different. It is an old industrial table with zinc table tops and wheels, and I don't know, what it has been used for. Now it is standing in my living room, because I want to see if it works, and it will stay there for a couple of days. If I think that it makes my living space look cluttered, it will be removed again.
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Jeg har 'opdaget' Skype! - I have 'discovered' Skype!
Jeg ved godt, at jeg somme tider er lidt langsom. Men sådan er det. Men nu har jeg (også) opdaget Skype. Det vil sige, jeg blev sådan set lidt tvunget. Jeg har familie i Canada, som jeg ikke har så meget kontakt med, som jeg egentlig gerne vil. Men heldigvis var der en derovre, der skrev til mig: "Du gør sådan og sådan. Så kan vi Skype." Og det gjorde jeg så, så forleden talte vi sammen en time. Helt fantastisk dårlig billedkvalitet, og helt fantastisk at kunne se hinanden alligevel. Og så er det gratis! Jeg kan anbefale, at man laver en kop the eller kaffe og tager et par småkager, før man starter.
I know that I am slow sometimes. That's the way it is. But now I have (also) discovered Skype. Which means that I actually was forced a bit. I have some family members in Canada, whom I don't have as much contact with as I would like to. But luckily one of them wrote me: "You do this and that, and then we can Skype." I did as told, so the other day we talked for an hour or so. Totally bad visual contact, and totally fantastic to be able to see each other anyway. And it is free! I can recommend to make a cup of tea/coffee and find a couple of biscuits, before you make contact.
Monday, September 2, 2013
Nu er den her, min bog! - It is here, My Book!
Nu er den her! Min bog! Bogen 'Ryd Dig Op'. Og ikke nok med det, så er jeg superglad for den fine anmeldelse i september måneds udgave af magasinet Psykologi, som bliver udgivet af Aller. Lige nu ved jeg ikke rigtig, hvilket ben jeg skal stå på. Jeg er glad, glad, glad!
It is here! My book! The book 'Ryd Dig Op' (could be translated into 'De-clutter Yourself'). And that isn't all. I am so happy about the fine review in the September issue of the magazine Psykologi (Aller Publications). I really don't know what to do with myself now. I am happy, happy, happy!
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Min favoritgade 2 af 2 - My Favorite Street 2 of 2
Udover forretningerne nævnt i sidste blogindlæg kan man også finde gode dagligvareforreninger, og ...
Apart from the shops mentioned in the previous blog you can find grocery store, and ...
Grøntsager & Frugt - Vegetables & Fruit
Ost - Cheese
og fisk - and fish
mere dejligt tøj - more lovely clothes
en pølsevogn ... - a hot dog stand ...
som standser trafikken - which stops the traffic
en genbrugsforretning med mærkevarer -
a secondhand shop with designer brands
spændende bygninger - great buildings
en vinbar - a wine bar
og cafeer - and cafes
et kunstgalleri - an art gallery
med sjove statuetter - with fun statuettes
bøger - books
alt til syning - everything for sewing
blomster - flowers
og til sidste en smuk lampe hos Bonné -
and finally a beautiful lamp from Bonné
- og så meget andet spændende. Tag til Gl. Kongevej!
- and so many other things. Go to Gl. Kongevej!
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Min favoritgade, 1 of 2 - My Favorite Street, 1 of 2
Gl. Kongevej (The Old King Road!) Start from Frederiksberg - because the last bit before Vesterport is rather dull - so you will find all sorts of shops, coffe shops, clothes- and design shops. I have earlier mentioned Mumuland and Bonné, and now I have to add Lacour Lilholm here, clothes and stuff, and the desing shop Black here. Black is a wonderful place with cheramics and loads of good stuff in the most beautiful color scale. Even for me, who is a little color frightened. So one of my last holidays without sun I took some photos.
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Sidste feriedag - Last Holiday
I morgen er min sommerferie slut, og hvordan kan den sidste fridag blive bedre end sammen med familien. Kylling i tomatsauce klar til ovnen, hjemmebagt hvidløgsbrød, salat og en kage til kaffen. Og så er det tidligt op i morgen.
Tomorrow my summer holiday is coming to an end, and how can the last holiday become better than being spent with the family. Chicken in tomato sauce, home baked garlic bread, a salad and a cake for the coffee. And then it is all about getting up early tomorrow.
Tomorrow my summer holiday is coming to an end, and how can the last holiday become better than being spent with the family. Chicken in tomato sauce, home baked garlic bread, a salad and a cake for the coffee. And then it is all about getting up early tomorrow.
Friday, August 23, 2013
Vægttab Status - Weight Loss Status
Så! Nu begynder det at vise sig. Jeg har tabt 3 kg, og det lyder ikke som meget, men jeg begynder at få en anden figur. Og jeg har tabt dem på den gode måde. God mad, men ikke for meget. Jeg spiser alt. Bare ikke så meget af det. Kostdagbogen hjælper meget. Regelmæssig motion - stadig 3 gange om ugen, hvor jeg presser mig selv. Der er gået sport i det, og da jeg var i Jylland, ville jeg have savnet det, hvis det ikke var fordi, at jeg var på tur hver dag, hvor jeg rørte mig. Jeg havde godt nok fået at vide, at hvis jeg holdt ud, ville resultaterne komme, og at det sikkert ville vise sig efter 3 måneder. Det gør det!
Now! Now it is beginning to show. I have lost 3 kilos, and it doesn't sound much, but my figures has changed. And I have lost the weight the good way. With good food, but not too much. I eat everything. No restrictions, just not a lot. The online diet dairy helps a lot. Regular exercise - still going 3 times a week, and I am pressing myself. It has become a competition with myself, and when I was in Jutland, I would have missed it, if it wasn't because that I was on a trip every day moving my body. I had been told that if I kept going the results would come, and that it probably would show approx. 3 months after. And it does!
Udluftning! - Venting!
Now! Now it is beginning to show. I have lost 3 kilos, and it doesn't sound much, but my figures has changed. And I have lost the weight the good way. With good food, but not too much. I eat everything. No restrictions, just not a lot. The online diet dairy helps a lot. Regular exercise - still going 3 times a week, and I am pressing myself. It has become a competition with myself, and when I was in Jutland, I would have missed it, if it wasn't because that I was on a trip every day moving my body. I had been told that if I kept going the results would come, and that it probably would show approx. 3 months after. And it does!
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Sødt som honning - Sweet as Honey
Jeg er ved at være på min sidste ferieuge, men jeg vil alligevel vende tilbage til den første hos mine venner i Jylland. De bor på en mindre landbrugsejendom, dyrker grøntsager, har heste, hunde, høns, duer og bier. Manden i huset er biavler, så når jeg tager hjem, har jeg i reglen et par glas honning med hjem. Det er skønt, når man får noget spiseligt, der er lavet med omhu. Al mad i det hus er af højeste kvalitet og smager fantastisk. Hjemmedyrket og hjemmelavet.
I am on my last holiday week, but I will return to the first one, which I spent at my friends, who have a smaller farm house in Jutland. They grow vegetables, have horses, dogs, hens, pigeons and bees. The man in the house is a beekeeper, so when I go home, there is often a couple of glasses with honey in my suitcase. It is great to get food made with care and attention. The food in that house is of the highest quality and tastes fantastic. Home grown and homemade.
I am on my last holiday week, but I will return to the first one, which I spent at my friends, who have a smaller farm house in Jutland. They grow vegetables, have horses, dogs, hens, pigeons and bees. The man in the house is a beekeeper, so when I go home, there is often a couple of glasses with honey in my suitcase. It is great to get food made with care and attention. The food in that house is of the highest quality and tastes fantastic. Home grown and homemade.
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Design er ikke så sort/hvidt mere - Design is not that Black and White anymore
Designverdenen og trendspottere har i lang, lang tid prøvet at vride vores hjem mod en stringent sort/hvid minimalistisk verden, og helt rigtigt - jeg elsker minimalisme og enkelhed. Men jeg har aldrig forsøgt at få det til at fungere i mit hjem. Det er simpelthen for koldt og udstillingspræget. Og det er for upersonligt, hvilket ses, når man kigger blogs. Gentagelse på gentagelse. Men jeg er ikke den store farveelsker, fordi det giver ro med få farver. Så jeg har kombineret hvidt og gråt med lyst træ og farve-klik. Så det er med stor glæde, jeg ser design-blogs langsomt gå over i mere rodede (læs: hjemlige) billeder af hjem, hvor der er ryddet op - selvfølgelig - men hvor livet kan leves. Hvilket viser, at perfektionisme altid er nødt til at vige for livet. Dejligt!
Halvdelen af min (opryddede) stue - Half of my (decluttered) living room :-)
The design world and the trendspotters have for a long, long time tried to twist our homes against a rigid black/white minimalist world, and true, I love minimalism and simplicity. But I have never tried to make it work in my home. Simply because it is too cold and exhibition like. And it is too impersonal, which you see when you look at blogs. Same, same, same. But I am not the biggest color lover, because rooms look calmer with a few color tones. So I have combined white and grey with pale tree sorts and color clicks. So I am happy to see that the design blogs slowly go towards more 'cluttered' (read: more real) photos of homes, very tidy- of course - but showing that you can actually live life there. Which shows that perfectionism always has to withdraw for live. Nice!
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Dyr i frit fangenskab - Animals in Free Captivity
Jeg er generelt ikke vild med dyr i fangenskab, men her først i ferien var jeg i Ree Dyrepark her, og jeg må indrømme, at jeg blev imponeret. Her har man virkelig forsøgt at nærme sig de forhold, som dyrene har ude i det fri. Det første jeg så, da vi steg ud på parkeringspladsen udenfor, var 2 ara'er, der kom flyvende ud af skoven. De flyver frit. Mindre aber har store områder, hvor de færdes frit sammen med os mennesker, hvilket kræver, at man opfører sig med omtanke. En stor savanne, hvor man kommer ind med jeep og guide/chauffør. Løver, næsehorn, strudse - ja, alle mulige dyr. Bestemt en fin oplevelse.
I am generally not to crazy about animals in captivity, but early this holiday I was in Ree Dyrepark here, and I must admit that I am impressed. Here everything possible have been done to come close to the conditions, the animals have in real life. The first thing I saw, when we got out of the car on the parking lot, was 2 macaw parrots coming flying out of the wood. They fly free. Smaller monkeys have big areas where they run free together with us humans, which demands that you behave with care. There is a big savanna where you can go by jeep and a park guide. Lions, rhinos, ostriches - well, you name it... Definitely a nice experience.
Saturday, August 10, 2013
Når naturen kreerer diamanter - When Nature creates Diamonds
Jeg har stadig ferie, det har regnet og se, hvad der kan komme ud af det!
I am still on holiday, it has been raining and look what that can create!
Sunday, August 4, 2013
Mere om ferie - More about Holidays
Nu er det jo ikke helt sandt, at jeg bare skal være hjemme. Jeg bliver bare i Danmark. Jeg skal besøge de dejligste mennesker i Jylland. Venner som jeg har haft i mange år, og for mig bybo er det fantastisk at være på landet nogle dage. Jeg skal ud og se hav og marker. På gensyn om en uge.
It is not quite true what I wrote yesterday about staying at home. I will stay in Denmark. But I am going to Jutland to visit some of the greatest people I know. Friends I have had for many years, and for me - city person - it is fantastic to be in the county for a period. I am going to see the ocean and fields. See ouy in a week.
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Vægttab status - Weight Loss Status
Phew! Jeg har siden 27. maj trænet 3 gange om ugen helt punktligt - og taget på! Hvilket ville være mega-meget demotiverende, hvis ikke jeg kunne se, at jeg ser anderledes ud. Ikke meget, men lidt udefinerligt anderledes på den gode måde, og jeg kan løfte mere vægt og jolle hurtigere rundt på crosstraineren. Men det er op ad bakke. Så begyndte jeg for et par uger siden at benytte mig af en kostdagbog på nettet. Og første dag var jeg lige ved at falde om! Det er såmænd ikke, fordi jeg spiser så forfærdelig mange kalorier. Det er bare nogle helt forkerte af slagsen. Jeg har levet af kulhydrater og fedt! Jep! Så tror da pokker, at jeg ikke kommer til at se ud, som jeg gerne vil - hvilket faktisk bare er en bedre udgave af mig selv. Jeg skal ikke være modeltynd, men jeg vil forfærdelig gerne være slank, stærk og sund. Så jeg giver ikke op. Jeg ved, at det kommer, og faktisk synes jeg, at der er helt fint at gå der.
Phew! Since May 27th I have been to the gym 3 times a week - and gained weight! Which would be mega demotivating, if it wasn't for the fact that I can see that I look different. Not a lot, but a sort of indefinably different in the good way. And that I can lift heavier weights and I have much more endurance on the crosstrainer. But it is up hill. So a couple of week ago I started a cost calender on the net. And I almost fainted. Not because I eat that many calories, because I don't. I just eat the totally wrong ones. I feed off carbohydrates and fat! Yep! No wonder that I don't look the way I want. I don't want to be model thin. I actually just want to be an better version of myself. But I would love to be slim, strong and healthy. So I don't give up. I know that I will get there! And now I really like going there.
Phew! Since May 27th I have been to the gym 3 times a week - and gained weight! Which would be mega demotivating, if it wasn't for the fact that I can see that I look different. Not a lot, but a sort of indefinably different in the good way. And that I can lift heavier weights and I have much more endurance on the crosstrainer. But it is up hill. So a couple of week ago I started a cost calender on the net. And I almost fainted. Not because I eat that many calories, because I don't. I just eat the totally wrong ones. I feed off carbohydrates and fat! Yep! No wonder that I don't look the way I want. I don't want to be model thin. I actually just want to be an better version of myself. But I would love to be slim, strong and healthy. So I don't give up. I know that I will get there! And now I really like going there.
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Snart ferie - Holiday soon
På mandag er det tid til ferie for mit vedkommende. Alle, næsten alle, er på vej tilbage på arbejde, og nu er det min tur. Jeg glæder mig. Jeg forlader helst ikke Danmark om sommeren. Jeg har ikke behov for at drøne til et andet land i den periode, hvor der er mulighed for godt vejr, for når det er godt vejr i Danmark, er det perfekt - og hvis det ikke er godt, er det heldigt, at jeg ikke er vejrpåvirkelig. Jeg har bare behov for at være hjemme og gøre alle de ting, som jeg normalt aldrig får gjort i hverdagen. Stille og roligt. Eller ikke at gøre dem!
On Monday it is my turn to go on holiday. Everybody else, or almost everybody, is going back to work, so now I'm the lucky one. I am really looking forward. I don't want to leave Denmark during summer. I don't need to go somewhere else during the period where there is a possibility for great weather here, because then it is perfect - and if not - then it is good that I am not weather sensitive. I just need to be at home and do all the things, I normally don't have time to do, when I am working. Quietly. Or not do do them!
On Monday it is my turn to go on holiday. Everybody else, or almost everybody, is going back to work, so now I'm the lucky one. I am really looking forward. I don't want to leave Denmark during summer. I don't need to go somewhere else during the period where there is a possibility for great weather here, because then it is perfect - and if not - then it is good that I am not weather sensitive. I just need to be at home and do all the things, I normally don't have time to do, when I am working. Quietly. Or not do do them!
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Kreative IT-folk på Statens IT - Creative IT-guys at The State IT
Jeg har passeret den bygning rigtig mange gange og aldrig rigtig kigget på den. Den ligger tilbagetrukket på Gl. Kongevej i København. Det er Statens IT. Det lyder måske kedeligt, men tænk igen! Det ser ud til, at udsmykningen er lavet af post-it blokke. Ikke nyt, men ret sjovt alligevel. Der er mange måder at udtrykke sig på.
I have passed this building many times, and never really looked at it. It is at Gl. Kongevej in Copenhagen. It is the Danish State's IT headquarter. Sounds boring? Think again! It looks like the window decorations are made with post-it pads. Nothing new about that, but fun anyway. There are many ways to express yourself.
I have passed this building many times, and never really looked at it. It is at Gl. Kongevej in Copenhagen. It is the Danish State's IT headquarter. Sounds boring? Think again! It looks like the window decorations are made with post-it pads. Nothing new about that, but fun anyway. There are many ways to express yourself.
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Hvad er en design-kopi? - What is a Design Copy?
Jeg har lige fundet ud at, at der bliver startet en produktion
af genoptryk af gamle danske plakater, hvilket er fuldt forståeligt set fra et
indtjeningssynspunkt, for der var mange godt kunstnere. Men det har fået mig
til at tænke på definitionen på originaler og kopier. Der bliver produceret
design-møbler med oprindelse i 50’erne. Der er genoptryk af gamle stofmønstre
fra 70’erne. Gamle vaser også fra 70’erne kommer på markedet igen. Genoptagelsen af mange produktioner af
funktionelle ting er blevet meget udbredt, og det er da også helt klart lettere
end at gå ud og starte noget nyt. Men det er jo reelt bare kopier! Så hvordan
kan det være, at f.eks. de designmøbler, som man køber i dag, der bliver
lavet på fabrikker i udlandet, alligevel bliver betragtet som originaler, og
dermed koster urimeligt mange penge? Det er jo masseproduktion! Så jeg håber, at plakaterne får rimelige priser, nu hvor printprocesserne er blevet så moderne.
Men denne bog er skøn - Danske Plakat Klassikere 1900-1988
But this book is wonderful - Danish Poster Classics 1900-1988
og den kan købes i Den Gamle By i Århus her
and it can be bought i The Old City in Aarhus here
I have just found out that a production
of old Danish posters is on the way, which is fully understandable seen with
the eye on economics, because there were many good artists. But it made me
think about the definition of originals and copies. We reproduce design
furniture from the 50’es. We make reprints of old fabric patterns from the
70’es as well as old vases from the same period. The reproductions of many old functional things have
accelerated, and of course it is far easier than starting launching new things.
But they are all really just copies! And that’s where I start wondering! How
come that i.e. designs furniture which is produced in other countries are
considered originals anyway, and therefore cost enormous sums? It is mass
production! I hope that the posters come with reasonable prices, now when the printing processes have become much more modern.
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