So in March, I discovered that a rubber packing of some kind, was loose. After some consideration, and googling, I decided that the economically wise thing to do was to replace the dishwasher since it is 8 years old, and if I repair it, something else will break down in 6 months or so (I am a bit cynical) So I ordered a dishwasher online, realised it wouldn’t fit 60 minutes after I had ordered it, cursed, called customer service…
It is December 17th, and I am counting down the days to Thursday for two reasons. On Thursday I start my christmas break. I don’t have to be back until January 7th. Sadly, it isn’t a paid vacation. (This year. If everything goes as planned, I should have paid vacations in 2019. Though considering how much has gone wrong with my dayjob, I am a bit pessimistic) Normally, I would revise like the wind, but since I am getting the…
It is really, really hot right now (which it has been since May). And it is predicted to remain hot for the rest of July. I am hoping for rain. Lots of it, but I am at the same time dreading when it starts to rain again, since it is so dry that I am not sure if the ground will be able to absorb the water. Yeah. So I am staying at dad’s, since he has a beach 5…
I think I am turning this into a monthly thing, since that seems to be how often I blog. Which is better than last year. But I have spare time now. At least until I buy an apartment and has to, you know, move.. But let’s not think about that now. May has been… unseasonally warm and sunny. I have mostly enjoyed it, though I am sort of dreading how July and August will be. They are saying…
It is May 29th ( how did that happen?!). Today is the first day in over two months that I am home, without any plan of leaving in the next 24 hours. It is a nice feeling. Mum’s care doesn’t rely on me, and it wont again for a long time. That said, I don’t want to relive the last week, ever. It was *awful*. The upside is that my life will be stable enough for me to actually write. I…
It is May 1st and I am trying to figure out where April went. It feels as if it was yesterday when we were celebrating mum’s birthday. /A bit stressful, since I got back from London 2 hours before.) Which was when mum first complained about weird aches in her leg. The leg pain escalated around easter, when it became so bad that she couldn’t get to the grocery store. So I never left after Easter (I have been in…
A couple of years ago, I got Roy Fares’ United Cakes of America for Christmas. I baked the cookie recipe a couple of times, it was delicious but… it required 225 g of butter, which was way too fat for me (and since swedish butter is sold in 500 g packages, it means that you had to buy a new package every time you wanted to make a new batch). So I looked around for another recipe, and found Leila…
I am not sure if I have posted this before, but since I just made it for dinner I am posting it again. This is a super easy recipe, that feeds 1-2 people. I got the inspiration when looking at It is very easy to scale up, though. 100-150 g pre-cooked shrimp (peeled) 1-2 tbsp tomato paste 1 clove of garlic. 1 dl white wine chili powder Turn on the pasta water. While waiting for the water to boil, do…
Since both my wallet and my phone was stolen, I have all the fun things to do today. Urgent: Find IMEI number Book photo time for new badge Do the online security course Call the Swedish police and report the wallet stolen Contact the insurance company about the phone Call the phone company and ask them to send a new sim card Not so urgent: Ask L about INCA and new badge Get the STG papers Check if I pre-paid the Barcelona…
I don’t spend a lot of money, but today… I blew through the budget and some. First I replaced my dying cell phone ( though I am paying it in installments, thank god) by buying the latest version, after debating wheter or not to buy this one or last year’s model since the price difference was 50 dollar or so. (Brand new! So new that there is no case for it, yet.) Then, I booked hotel room for Coastal…