New job....

Helllo people!!!

I didnt have time to write a blog yesterday as I was absolutely shattered when I got back from work!!! First day was busy but it was fun!! its good busy!! i love the athmosphere and the people are great its so relaxed! Im not used to constant "fika" breaks (closest translation would be coffee breaks)!! This is a crucial part of swedish culture.  

My day started with a monday morning meeting looking at sales figures for the company! I was told that we would get breakfast aswell but we didn´t yesterday! I guess ill have to wait and see!! Another really cool thing about the job is the FREEBIES hehhe!! Everywhere you go in the office there are stacks and stacks of promotional products!! so will be coming home with a few goodies once a day!! Today i brought home a fashion magazine they give us those too! lol!  The bad thing about these goodies aswell is that they serve cakes everyday I tend to stick to the fruit as cakes do not do any favours to my figure hehe!!! 

I made a few friends at work aswell! hehe they even filled me in on the latest gossip. Today most of my team were off sick or at a conference. So I was on my own for most of the afternoon.  I got in early today so finished early too always nice to be home before 5 p.m!!! I must say getting up early isnt too bad although I do feel that lil extra tiredness towards the end of the day.

So totally off the subject the snow has pretty much melted and that means its slippery!!! I haven´t fallen yet (touch wood))!!!!!  Its so slippery that I have had to ask James to walk me to the station in the morning and pick me up!! I do have a wonderful husband!!! 

Ok so tomorrow I´m going to a conference with work in the evening there will be drinks, dinner and a bit of dancing!! will try to take photos!!! 

Thats it for now more updates tomorrow!!! or maybe later.........

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Today has been yet another lazy day..... well i didn't sit around all day we did some general cleaning James helped my dad put up some shelves and we also put up a mirror in our room (our temporary humble room at my parents). Flat hunting is still in progress!! first step is to start the job then next step is flat hunting!!

We watch Megamind today.. it was funny but not the best and last night (more like 5 am in the morning) I watched Salt now I must say Im not into action movies but found it very entertaining!! James and I are now contemplating on what to watch it is now it is almost 2.30 a.m. I think we both suffer from insomnia!! hmmm not good for me as I will be starting work on monday so tomorrow night I will need to sleep early!!! wish me luck!!!

Tomorrow is going to consist of more chillaxin... cause yes as I mentioned monday is the big day!! I´m abit nervous... but i'll let you all know how it goes!! Im trying to figure out what to wear on my first day to work.... I wanna where my overknee boots (still need to upload a picture) but I think it might be too slippery as the snow is melting oh well we shall see!!

It scares me that Im not tired at all and no one in the house seems to be tired either lol.. everyone is sitting either with a computer infront of the television or playing on their Iphones or Ipods... hmmmm... something definately wrong with this picture :P!!! why isn´t anyone tired???? 

before I forget to mention it I joined twitter..... @mrs_retrato add me or follow me.. I mean still getting used to the whole twitter lingo and have no clue how to use it just curious about it!!

Today I was also able to chat to my sister in law and my nephews and nieces inlaw.. i miss them so much! they are all going to the Philippines tomorrow for 3 months!!! Im so jealous wish I could go!!! 

so this is it.....for now if I can't sleep later I maybe back for more updates.......

here is a picture that has no relevance to anything I´ve written about today apart from that fact that is is a picture of me!!!!

I´m back!

So yes I know I haven't been very good at updating my blog.. think i haven´t updated since christmas or even before that! so as you all know James is in Sweden! so we can count that as one of the reasons why I haven't updated my blog so I will have to do it all retrospectively! obviously not every day since christmas but I guess the highlights but ill do that in a separate.

now let me just brief you on the past couple of days!! So after the new years I got ill. Got all feverish and achy so was bed bound for a couple of days!! since then i think my body has just been recovering. I am taking advantage of my last week of being able to sleep till noon! next week Im back to business!!! its been 3 months since I have been working so its gonna be exciting! Im a little nervous but more excited!! i do hope that snow settles a little before then i woke up to a mild snow storm this morning!!! 

oh one more thing I want to add!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ADELE!! HAVE A LOVELY DAY!!!

so thats it for now more updates later!!

ciao!!

waiting game.......

Today I was waiting for a letter to inform me when the boxes are going to be delivered. These boxes contain mine and James stuff from London!! umm well i think its mainly my stuff!!! Typical that I sat at home all day waiting for this only to find out that they will be coming tomorrow instead and so another day and they cant give me a specific time either they said it could be anytime between 8 am to 4pm !!!!! and I had planned to spend the day with my dear friend Elahe she is desperately trying to convert me into a twilight/vampire diaries fan!! don´t get me wrong I do enjoy the twilight series just not that much into it!! heheh!!! 

But back to the waiting game.. so the other thing Im waiting for is a job well Im not waiting for someone to knock on my door but phone calls.. I´ll inform more about the jobfront later dont wanna jinx anything and another thing Im waiting for is my hubbbbbbyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!! I cant wait to see him only 12 days!!!!! I really cant wait!!! 

Mrs Livari aka Mrs Cullen & Mrs Retrato

Mr. & Mrs Retrato

second attempt

This is officially my second attempt to start blogging! I haven´t been very good at it! However I thought it may be worth starting a blog now since I have recently moved from London to Stockholm. Thought maybe it would be a good way for me to update my friends and family in London. 

So ive officially been in Sweden for almost two months. In these two months I have been job hunting (hoping to get something soon) and sorting out things. Its kinda weird starting from scratch again but i wouldnt say its a bad thing. There are sooo many things that I have taken forgranted whilst living in London!! i.e swedish unemployment benefits lol, living standards, the fresh air, tap water. its the little things that I never appreciated before. Its funny cause if you would of asked me to move back to Sweden 2 years ago I would definately had said no and not even consider it!  It has been great being back chilling out with my childhood friends and family it has been great. Whats not been so great is being way from my husband but its not long now!! I cant wait only 12 more days and we will be reunited! I am excited for the new chapter in our lives. 

In a way it is weird being back because after spending 8 years in London it actually became my comfort zone and I am now having to adjust to swedish living standards. Living at home has been fine!! we all alive still!! hehehe

I hope I can update this blog more often! im sure I will cause at the moment I do have alot of free time... well in between job hunting..  Job hunting is actually a job in itself. I´ve been trying to be very disciplined and wake up early to follow up on things!

ok last but not least I have been learning to get used to this winter weather. I must admit it is cold but I think it is beautiful outside!!! the snow makes everything look so beautiful! Im just glad Ive invested in a warm winter jacket :)!!!

this is the view from our balcony

thats it for now!

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