Happy Valentine´s Day to all of you!

I thought of a picture that would show everything about friendship, love... And I didn´t find one. So I made one.

There´s no picture in the world that can show us everything that love and friendship´s really about. But look at this picture, and maybe you´ll find something that you find important. Or not, and that means I´ve failed completely making this picture...:)

May you have a great day, and spread some looove!

Hi guys!

Books again ... :) I found this interesting site; Planet eBook. They have many novels, for free! Dickens, Wilde, Kafka, Bronte, Lawrence and many, many more! Check it out!


Free eBooks at Planet eBook - Classic Novels and Literature You're Free to Share

Okay... You know when see something, and you just don´t know what to think about? Is it cool or really just junk?  Or so weird? I think this is one of those...  Star Wars Light Saber chop sticks? What? Found it @  japantrendshop

Okay, I confess. I´m a Mac - a - holic! I just love my Macbook and my Iphone! It´s just so simple, easy and carefree!

I remember when I had a PC. It was always something wrong; some program wouldn´t work, you had to think about viruses and spyware, and too often the ***** thing crashed, completely.

Of course there´s sometimes problems with a Mac. Like once in a year.

Then there´s a lot of great apps for the Iphone. I mean, with ca 100 000 apps, you`ll find what you want!
The latest app I discovered is called Classics. It`s a collection of classic books (Pride and Prejudice, Gulliver´s Travels, Dracula, Alice in Wonderland, Odyssey, for example). They´re easy to read, and you don´t need a reading light!



                                                                      

                
So, I´m converted! I´ll go on using my Mac (and other Apple products, too).

Have a great weekend!



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As I told you before, somethings wrong with my arm. The doctors don´t really know...   I´ve got a time for a knew xray on thursday. But I´m not supposed to use the arm at all.

That makes things really interesting! You don´t realize how much you need your both hands! I feel so handicapped!  My day goes something like this;

1. Putting clothes on with one hand. It´s pretty easy. Until there´s buttons. And, putting on a bra, (not so often if you´re a man, I suppose), it´s almost impossible!
2. Brushing your teeth. Well, you can brush them, but holding your toothbrush with one hand and putting toothpaste on with the same hand...
3. Taking a shower. Yeah, that´s allright. I squeeze shampoo directly in my hair. And most of the bottles content, too.
4. Breakfast. Making (or not!) a sandwich, coffee (more coffee). And helping the kids. Seriously? Right now the kids are helping me.
5. Driving the kids to school. I´ve driven a few times, but it´s not good for anyones health.
6. Cleaning the house, washing up, doing the dishes, doing the laundry, taking care of our pets etc etc. Well, you can imagine. Somethings I can do, most of them I can´t.
7. I´m used to do yoga everyday, I now I can´t! It feels awful! I´ve tried, though, but it´s not really working out...at all! Same goes for photography, I can´t take pics!
8. Making dinner. Here I have to use my imagination! Creative food, anyone?
9. Helping the kids with their homework, with washing, clothing, putting them to bed etc. I can use my voice as usual, and you do need your voice with kids. I´m pretty good at this. (If the painkillers don´t make me so tired I fall asleep on the couch )
10. Look at 1 and 2

So this is how I get thru the day.

We really don´t give enough credit to people who are disabled, and have to get thru everyday with only one arm!

Before it´s too late. The earthquake in Haiti, it`s so unbelievably horrible! So many people lost their lives, their loved ones, homes, everything... Sitting in a warm house, feeling safe, I just can´t believe it! Let´s do what we can to help the people in Haiti.

Why does it have to be some sort of catastrophe before we really think about these things? It´s so easy to take things for granted, and think "it wont happen to me". Sorry guys, but it can... I thought I´ d never  be in a car crash. Well, I was. I thought I´ d never be seriously ill. Yes, I was (am)... And the worst part for a mum/dad/parent. You don´t think anything will happen to your kid (even if it´s our worst fear). Last autumn, my 7-year old son got a serious infection. We nearly lost him.

But life goes on, and so it should. Today I´m arguing with my son of very trivial things. As usual.

We can´t go on living our lives and be afraid of the worst all the time. But we can, once in a while, pause and think. Think about the great things in our lives, be grateful. Without a disaster. Right?

Uuuhh. Monday morning. And nothing´s working as it should.

I tried (about 2 times) to think "oh, what a wonderful morning, the beginning of a new, fresh week"! I  didn´t convince anyone, including myself. The older kids looked at me like I should be locked up somewhere.

But honestly, it´s harder for everyone to get up, find clothes, get dressed, love your sister, eat etc. on a Monday morning. And the kids forget whatever they have to have with them (R was one morning on his way out when he noticed he didn´t have any shoes on...And it was very cold outside!).

I´m trying to get on with one arm, and it isn´t easy. The pain isn´t easy, either... the painkillers doesn´t help, and I can´t sleep or do anything normally.  It´s...frustrating. (I was going to use another word...)

So, if I don´t update my blog so often now, it´s because the pain makes me disoriented. But I´ll be back!

...in my wrist! It´s not fun...

I´ve telling everyone how beautiful the winter is. There´s a lot of snow and ice. So, I slipped on the ice and landed on my left arm. I have CRPS (complex regional pain syndrome) in that arm. Now, I have to admit, I´m a little scared. All those terrible treatments I´ve been going thru to get my arm better, I don´t want to do that all over again!

And then, of course, with 4 kids, there´s a lot to do. Cooking, cleaning, doing the laundry, the dishes, getting the kids to school, keeping the house warm etc etc. My husband hurt he s  knee a few weeks ago, so this is just great...

I hope for the best and keep on fighting!

Have a happy weekend!

Even though it´s very dark up here in the wild north, the nature´s really beautiful!

When I was 28, I was in hospital, learning how to walk again. I spent my 29th birthday in hospital. I will not bore you with medical details.

It may sound easy, learning to walk; most of us walk all the time. But it isn´t. Man, it´s hard! Not only physically, but mentally, too. And it´s not easy on family and friends, either. Everything changes, and you`ll now that it will never be the same again. For good and for bad. I know it´s a cliché , but you don´t understand what you got until you´ve lost it. I know I didn´t.

I did learn to walk again. I still have good and bad days, but don´t we all? And my list of diagnosis is longer than my medical list, that´s good, right? :)

Life is a little bit like walking. You learn, think you got it, and then you fall. It´s all about getting up again. It´s not always easy, but you´ll get up. Somehow

Yoga is my lifestyle. You can´t really call it a hobby, it´s bigger than that.

I practice Anusara Yoga. It´s difficult for me to explain all the aspects of it, so I´ll leave it to the experts.
The article below is from Anusara Yoga´s homepage; you`ll find it here

About Anusara Yoga

Hi everybody!

I haven´t had the time to post so much, always soo much to do...

Here´s some srapbooking I´ve done (almost everyone has been for a challenge)

Hi!

Oh, what a day it´s bin! Pretty normal for us, I suppose, but still very chaotic... I´ll tell you all about it tomorrow, now I´m too tired...