Soon... Soon!!

I've been thrilled that I found an apartment and a new job as quickly as I did, and now all of the sudden I'm closing in on the date of moving.

I have two days of work left at Euronics, moving to Oslo on Friday and starting my new job on Monday! 

Suddenly everything happened so fast and even though I'm glad I also feel a little stressed. There are a lot of things I have to get in order before the move and I'm kind of nervous about starting in a new job. I'm staying in the same type of business so everything won't be new to me luckily :) But there's always some pressure starting in a new job.

But then again I see it as a challenge. A job I'm going to do as well (and even better) than the one I've had since January 2011. I'm going to work my way up and build the career that I want for myself.

The move will also allow me to focus on my beautiful son and on my writing! 

I'm not even getting a TV this time. I don't want the distraction. I can watch movies and the news on my laptop and other than that I can't think of why I should need a TV. 

So the date is closing in and I'm getting really excited! So excited that I didn't sleep at all this night. I just laid there thinking about things I'm going to do, how the move will work out, decorating my new apartment++ Head full of thoughts.. And by the time my alarm clock showed 5 am I figured that I might as well get up and enjoy the morning :) 

So here I am.. It's now 6.25 am and I'm thinking about hitting the shower and getting my make up on for work. 

GOOD MORNING!!

Another day of exhaustion..

I felt like I was getting better last night, but when I woke up this morning I felt just as crap as yesterday. So another day at home from work. Thankfully my boss is understanding and just wanted me to rest and get better. 

So I slept and I've rested and I feel a bit better now :) 

Samsung Galaxy SIII - Official TV Commercial

Pictures from my trip to Stavanger

In April I took a little trip to Stavanger to see some friends I haven't seen in years and to surprise my good friend Peri for his birthday.

He had no idea that myself and another close friend of him came across the country to celebrate him, and boy was he surprised!! 

I wish I'd taken pictures of the moment when we surprised him, but I didn't. So you'll just have to live with a few of the other pictures I've chosen to share with you all.

 Leona! She's such a cutie!

 Peri!! The birthday kid!!

Leona and her father Ørjan who was the brain behind the whole surprise! 

We all had a blast and I wish I'd taken more pictures but I'll do better next time!!

Slow down and smell the flowers!

Woke up this morning feeling like absolute crap! Fever and everything... And knowing how much has happened lately I'm not surprised that my body finally told me to slow down. 

The apartment and work hunt has taken its toll on me, and I didn't feel it before it all fell to place and I had the opportunity to try to slow down. And still then I didn't slow down as much as I should have. Working long days, organizing the move, getting the new job, trying to get as much time with Leander as possible and still finding time to see my friends and working on my own projects proved to be a little more stressing than what I thought it would.

So today I called in sick. I slept until 1 pm and still it feels like my body needs to rest. I really REALLY don't have time for this, but it looks like I just have to make time for slowing down and smelling the flowers if I'm going to get up again and be at my a-game when I start my new life in Oslo soon..

Karmin!!!

I've been a Karmin fan for some time and I was thrilled to hear their song Brokenhearted and to see their very own music video! 

This girl rocks!!

Can't wait to hear more from these guys! 

AWESOME!!

It's official - Samsung Galaxy SIII

There's been countless leaks and rumors about Samsung's newest flagship but today we finally got to see the real product!

The Galaxy SIII has a very similar design to the Nexus, but it's what's inside that's interesting!

Run by a 1.4 GHz Exynos quad-processor and 1 GB of RAM.

TouchWiz on top of Android 4.0 and a new gesture function to help you get around.

8 mp camera (1.9 MP front camera) and a 4.8¨ Super AMOLED screen.

I have no problem seeing that this new flagship probably will be a best seller, just like the SII.

The only thing negative that comes to mind for me is the plastic back of the phone. I wish Samsung would use material in the back that would make the product feel a little less cheaply made. 

Now we'll just have to wait and see what happens!

Congrats to Samsung for a very promising looking mobile phone! Can't wait to to try out hands on myself!

Apartment - check!

The apartment hunt is finally over! I've been looking for a place to live in Oslo for a while now and I've finally found our new home! 

It's in a quiet neighborhood where there's a lot of kids around the same age as Leander. Short walk to public transportation, grocery stores and the park. 

I can't wait to move in and start decorating it the way I want it! I have a ton of ideas and I can promise you guys a whole lot of DIY posts when I get started! 

I'm so excited!!

In 2009 Helene and I saw Jason Mraz live in Oslo. I was a big fan of his music before I had the opportunity to see him live, but I fell head over heals in love with it after that night. 

Since then I've been waiting for him to come back to Norway to play another concert, but even though he's been touring in Europe since then he hasn't been back so far. 

But now his new album "Love is a four letter word" is out and he announced his tour dates for Europe in 2012. I looked for Oslo, but not this time either....

But HEY! If the concert won't come to Christina, Christina has to come to the concert! So I've just booked tickets and hotel in Amsterdam for his show on November 22nd! 

Perfect timing! The day after my birthday!

So in 2012 I'm giving myself this little vacation as a birthday present!! 

I can't wait!!!

On the top of my wishlist!

As you may know I bought a Polaroid PIC300 the last time I was in London. This was a camera that I'd been wanting for a while and I'm so in love with instant photography now a days. It's just that feeling of capturing that exact moment and being able to put it straight into an album for keeps!

And my tiny interest in Polaroid has grown into something much more! A love for instant photography and now I wanna try some other cameras as well. I want to go back to 35 mm film cameras!

And I have completely fallen in love with this beauty:

Lomography Diana Mini Leopard Camera! 

How awesome is this little camera?? 

You can do half-frames or square-frames which gives you the opportunity to take up to 72 half-frames or 36 square-frames on one film.

The other camera that I have huge crush on these days is the Polaroid Z340!!

I can't afford any of them at the moment, but they are both on the top of my wishlist for sure!! 

Visit the Something Else shop on Etsy!

Something Else is finally up and running on Etsy! 

And we have this gorgeous item out now:

Just click on the picture to get to  the shop! 

To follow a dream..

We all have dreams. Some aren't meant to be, but you are meant to strive for them anyway!

We are nothing without hope and dreams. Ambitions and goals! And the most important part of it all, is the mistakes you make to get to where you need to be.

Dreams? I have plenty! I have some so far out that I have a hard time even imagining them coming true, but a lot of them are tiny dreams and goals. 

So my life is filled with achievements and mistakes, just like anyone else's.

My last post was one of the most personal posts I've ever written. I'm in a place in my life where I'm figuring out so many things. It's a tough road to walk, and I know that the time I'm facing now is gonna be some of the hardest I've experienced in my life so far. But I have to be careful not to lose sight of my goals in life. 

And one of the really big ones is my writing. I wan't to be a published writer. It's been my biggest dream since I was about 5 or 6 years old. That dream has grown with me and has become such a big part of me that if I lose that dream, I don't know who I am anymore.

So now that my life has taken a turn I've kicked my self real hard and started working towards that dream and that goal like never before. 

It's a big dream but I'm gonna make it! I'm gonna get there one step at a time. 

Remember to follow your dreams!

And wish me luck!

Thank you guys for reading and sticking around. We've passed 2000 views per month and still growing strong! 

Thank you!!

You hopeless little girl..

There once was this girl. Something happened to her when she was young. Not just that one thing, but many things made her to the grown up she is today. 

Someone who struggles to do the right thing. A girl that doesn't know true happiness. 

And some days she admits that she hasn't found the full and true her. She's getting there though. One mistake at a time she learns who she wants to be and who not to be. 

No one really knows her. She doesn't let anyone get close enough. 

Sometimes she tries to, but like a bird too young to fly, she falls to the ground. 

Life wasn't what she expected. Sometimes the joys are greater than imagined, and other times the disappointments are graver than she ever thought they'd be.

No one is harder on her then she is all on her own. And no one really knows how to set her straight. 

Maybe she'll find her way up to the surface and out of her shell. Someday she'll be the person she wants to be. Fulfill her true potential.

The little girl that just wanted to love and be loved. 

She went about it in the wrong way and she's paying her price. 

No one has ever been told this before, but now it's out there for the whole world to see.

That hopeless little girl........ is me......

We are young!

I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one with Fun.'s song We Are Young on my mind! And the song got even more popular when Apple used it in their press conference for sure!

And from Apple to something completely different! My geek crush for the Samsung Galaxy Note has transformed into real love!! I got the phone yesterday and I'm in love big time!! The big screen, the stylus and the OS is nothing short but amazing! I can't wait for the time the upgrade for Ice Cream Sandwich gets available for the Note!

Samsung, don't break my heart now that you have it!

My weekend:)

Leander finally came home to me after over two weeks with his father. It's so good to have him home again!

So I took Friday off from work and we had a whole weekend of quality time together :)

Friday was the big baking day. We made about 30 cupcakes! And then we invited my sister and my niece to have a taste. Nom nom!

Saturday we had my mother and stepfather for a visit to eat some more cupcakes :P and then we took the drive to Larvik to visit Kaya & Espen and see their new house!

Sunday we mostly relaxed and watched movies before taking the drive home from Larvik.

It was an absolutely lovely weekend filled with family and friends:) missed my boyfriend a lot though.. But to have a whole weekend with Leander, my sunshine was amazing!

It's not that often we get that much time together for three days in a row.

Hope you all had a lovely weekend too!!