Mother's Day!

Today (it's sunday evening writing this) it's Mother's Day in my country. I was calmly and sweetly celebrated by a father and a boy in bed. The Boy was excited - like speeded - jumping around fetching me the gift he had chosen. Bless his little heart.
The Boy thought it was a splendid Sunday and also wondering when it was Children's Day.

Newly out of bed, hugging my boy, feeling celebrated and pleased.

The Boy has a good memory: his father got star shaped toast 

on Father's Day and on Mother's Day the Boy wanted that!

The hedge is in bloom! This is probably our garden's finest hour.

Just a pic of the morning boy.

I've been commuting between anticipation and some kind of blue feeling this passed week. I don't know why at all and I'm guessing that it has something to do with my new ability to love the summer and hence also the fear of loosing summer again. I'm so in love with it!

BBQ, grass growing tall, kids running in and out the door, me walking out barefoot at any time of the day. I really feel I'd love to live that way all year around.

I'm pleased with my arrangement to keep the table cloth in place - they look good even without the cloth! And this pic I got barefoot, right before running easily out to the car, hitching a ride with hubby to work.

The week had its scary moments also...

My hairdresser is a lot more than a hairdresser. She dresses my soul also and my femininity.

Superficial

Isn't it funny how different environments make you feel utterly different? 

Going to work in a shiny dress in turquoise made me stand out a bit, in the sense that I looked a little too dressed up. Even though I wore a blue cardigan over it.

Going into town, shopping for jeans for The Boy, I felt like a bum, too dressed down and totally out of fashion, compared to all those cute fashionistas in the city. 

Stepping into my "hairdresser/hairartist/style coach"'s little boutique I felt almost ugly. It's true! I can't believe it can vary like that.

Well, cutting to the chase: stepping out I felt glamorous, in a nice hair do, new nail polish and lipstick. And I was sparkling with joy too!!

I don't think that's superficial, I think I need that and that my visit to her every three months is necessary for me, in order to get that little piece of glamour. I'll try to hang on to the feeling this time and wear the red nail polish to work, even though my co-workers will remark on it.

  

This happy and balanced I was, afterwards.

I found the button for photographing myself (!) and of course had to try it. Even happier!

(I don't know if this dress is too dressed up or too dressed down, and out of fashion, and I don't care)

Funkie and I.

Dog attack

During our latest jogging lap my dog was attacked by two huge dogs, without any warning. We were minding our own business, jogging quietly, and all of a sudden those two came from the side, growling loudly. They attacked, my dog screamed and tried to get away but they wouldn't let go.

The owners first did nothing, then screamed "what shall we do?" and I shouted "remove them!".

I threw my iPhone on the ground, my tears were covering my face 'cuz it looked like they were going to kill him.

Eventually the man got the dogs away so I could hurry off with Funkie. We sat on the road (around the corner) and caught our breath.

I'm so happy my dog is alive but I can't understand how people can have such aggressive dogs loose.

We went to throw garbage away, that place is quite nice looking.

The Boy looks at one of the mighty wind turbines.

Walking around our little town is always a cheerful business.

This window display I LOVE. I feel like buying a hat now!

Brand new Hollywood-looking sunglasses. Inspired by my new glamorous style!

A regular visit to our regular coffee place. I like regular.

A not so regular sight in my town year 2011.

Neither is this, hmmm...

Back to Mother's Day!

It's cold and rainy here today and therefore a perfect day for staying inside, which I have. I've been on the couch and in a foam bath. I've had coffee twice with hubby and son. I've spoken to my mother on the phone.

It's a good Mother's Day.

And I love the hedge blooming.

And, and... I have two different shades of pink on hands and feet. So I think it'll be a splendid week!

I wish you all a good one!

The glamorous side of life

There I go, I just ground the coffee beans and now the sweet scent of coffee in the making, is spreading in this saturday-morning-house.

I and my friends often feel we need more glamour. Life is often hectic, the weeks are flying. I commute, work hard and in between I try to keep the house OK by doing some laundry and filling the dishwasher...
Cosiness there is but glamour?
I confess that I enjoy some glamour in my commuting from time to time. How's that?, you might wonder - and it is actually a little funny and makes me feel like a royalty or a president - I have  a private chauffeur!
I kid you not, I have come to get one.
Here's the thing: when I work unusually long days or unusually late, especially when it's horribly cold, I call the local taxi company to order a cab to pick me up outside the train (the walk home is 25-30 minutes). Since it's a small town we live in it is always the same guy who shows up, greets me with a smile and opens the door for me! I almost wait for him to start calling me Maa'm and he sure doesn't have to ask "where to?", because he knows by heart.... *hihi*...

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Back to glamour and the Friday! Hubby was promised a day for him, since I was ill and in bed at his birthday. We decided to have a full day together and started out with breakfast at a nearby coffee place...

At the coffee place, that is our conutry's answer to "Starbucks", we simply opted for tasty stuff and ordered exactly what we had a taste for. No concerns taken to any health ideas or anything like that. We even shared a mini cupcake, just because it was cute! We got to be adults, talk about anything and everything and we sure did get to enjoy each other's company, alone.
 A very rare thing. A very good thing, it seems Marcus is a very nice guy!!

What a treat! What glamour to have time, spend time with the man of my dreams. The environment of this place even reminds you a little bit of NY and that can never go wrong.

My love, relaxing.



To me it was a perfect way to end a hectic week.The day before meant getting up 5:00 AM and coming home at 10:30 PM so I was in need of chilling. Big time.

This small cutie was cuter than it was tasty but it served well as a last bite before moving on with the free day.

We stopped by one of the cutest shops in town, where colours are as celebrated as they are in our home. Happy colours! I really think you feel even happier around colours like these.

"I'd love to test drive the new Citroën C4" hubby said.

Say no more!

He approved. It even had "paddles"!!

Yes, I was this happy. It felt like a date, all day. How fortunate I am to have such a nice husband!

Test driving was a whole lot of fun and the car was everything hubby had expected and more. The paddles, the gears, the interior well you name it, it had it, kind of... We swooshed by the beautiful beach road and had a blast.

Marcus never really wants to go to IKEA. This must be stated. Having said that: we had good fun there, yesterday. We went totally in to dream mode and almost got so spontaneous that we ordered a brand new kitchen, then and there! We calmed down a bit and then went on with the list I had created. Somehow walking out and paying, we realized it cost twice the sum I had calculated. Go figure! It might have something to with my getting that rattan chest I always wanted but never got. And those curtains that cost three times more than the ones we were going to get.... Hmm. We felt like happy hunters, walking to the car though since we found quite a few things we're really happy with.

Glam Time, Big Time!
I visited my hairstylist's new place for the first time and that was joyful. I sat down and was immediately offered "coffee or wine?". "Wine?". "Wine!".

-Wine, please.

You get the picture: after an intense week with long days, hard decisions and demanding tasks I get a day with hubby, I get to shop saught after things at IKEA (yes, I love IKEA) and then I top it off with wine, massage chair, spa-looking totally dark room with candles and a profoundly wonderful and genuine person that make me look good and is interesting, and inspiring, to talk to. Hard to top this day.

Yep, here she is: The Mom/The Librarian in Chief/The Wife/The Friend...

Feeling more than good about herself and about life.

Cantuccini and italian wine, my my!

Let me tell you: I think women are fantastic!
We're strong, loving, warm, multi tasking, thoughtful and caring and so much more. I think that women for many years have not been able to develop their full potential in all different areas of their lives. Or in some cases have not been rewarded enough for what they do or even been considered not to count on. I count on myself and on women and I think there is nothing that a woman can't do. I "made it through" and I know of many women who "made it through" and we need to support each other and each other's chioces - what's good for me might not be what's right for you.

My hair stylist is a remarkable woman! She's a few years younger than I am and her parents died when she was young, leaving her and her younger sisters. She took care of them all, worked her way up to a top position at a large hair dressing company and now jumped out into the unknown and started her own business, together with her best friend. They started a brand new concept of hair, fashion and interior decoration and they went for quality and looking to the whole woman, helping women find their unique style. Seeing my hair stylist always make me feel more like a woman and human being. I only see her four times a year so I cherish these visits.

I took the commute train home and when the darkness had sunk in the house I tried to capture the "glamorous me". It was a little too dark but I look kind of nice, I think?!!

Happy. It was a happy and carefree day.

What a friday! Loved this friday.

The saturday started with icy jogging with my sweet jogging companion Funkie. Tonight we're invited to good friends for dinner and before that we'll put the IKEA stuff together. Not a bad saturday either!

In my headphones now: "Miami" with my favourite Will Smith and together with that I got a little spring from Miami via "Enjoying the small things", since I love Miami I'd say I'm pretty high on life also, this weekend. have a great weekend all of you!