Dear Monday

Dear Monday,

Here I sit with my laptop on ...eh, my lap (so that's why it's called a laptop?!), out on my balcony. I have two blankets, fingerless gloves, and my hoodie drawn over my head. It's cold, and getting colder by the minute it seems, but I don’t want to go inside just yet. I've spent most of the day here: drinking tea, reading books, noticing how green the world has become, and getting to know a neighbour that I've never spoken with before. You've been rather a nice day to me, Monday, and I appreciate it. It must be hard to be a Monday, when so many people dislike Mondays on principle, but as I said, you’ve been nice.

Yours faithfully,

The Cold Lady in a Blue Hoodie on the Balcony, AKA Marie

Sunday, soil and seeds

Spent most of yesterday repotting the majority of my plants. Some of them really found their old homes to be much to small, and without adequate amount of nourishing soil, so I hope they will find their new pots more pleasant. I also fixed them up a little, by removing dry leaves and flowers and the like, so they do look healthier now. Sort of as if they had been to the hair dresser. So, does that make me a leaf dresser?

My rose

Black nails

I also sowed some seeds in pots, mainly tomato seeds, and then caught temporary megalomania and found some empty and almost-empty cans and jars that I washed, filled with soil and planted even more tomato seeds, as well as bell pepper and lemon. I had some success with some bell pepper seeds last summer, but I think I have recently drowned that plant, for it looks dreadfully unhappy, and I fear it may be lost and destined for the compost. I'm not a great gardener, I'm afraid...

To my disappointment, none of the seeds seem to have sprouted and come up overnight. Ahh, all this waiting...

Me, a guest blogger

Haha! I am now a guest blogger! Sounds rather fancy actually...
I have written a guest post on my sister's blog today, about little things that can have a great meaning. It can be found here (in Swedish): http://sofiesparenteser.blogspot.se/2012/05/smasaker-gastinlagg.html

Aahh, yes, I also wrote a short story for her blog some days ago, that I am quite happy with myself, and which can be found here: http://sofiesparenteser.blogspot.se/2012/05/berattelsen-om-pi-roger.html

Ahh, well.

Ahh, well.

Like most new-borns, my blog has spent most of its time sleeping!

I got sick.
Then uninspired to write.
Then unsure whether I ought to blog or not.
Then I forgot about it all.
Was too lazy.
Uninspired again.
Then I wondered why I should blog. Then I wondered why I should blog. Then I wondered why I should blog.
Me? Seriously?
Why would anyone be interested in my blog? Can I handle criticism? What does God want me to do?

No loud and clear voice from the Heavens was heard. Bother!

Then I was scared. How will I dare to be me? Really me. Not masked me.
It's hard!
Letting other people see the real me? Even harder.

I do not wish to hide or pretend, but sometimes that just feels like the better option. It's tiring work, always fighting fear.  I'm tired of doing it, and get tired doing it. But not doing it is a really bad choice, so I generally try to avoid it.

Ahh, well. Life right now...

"If at first you don't succeed,
Try, try again."
And again
and again
again
and again
and
...
Ahh, well. You get it, I suppose?

So that's what I just did. Tried again. A litte scared, but I shall publish!

Ahh, well. Here I go. Wish me luck!

Newborn

A new little princess was born in Sweden today; Crown princess Victoria's first-born child, and the future queen. I became quite teary-eyed when I heard. Happy day!


And on a more personal note, I thought I'd let my blog be born today too, so that it can share birthday with the princess. That way, the blog will celebrate its birthdays on a flag day, which makes the event even more festive... Assuming I can keep it alive that long of course!


(Photo credit: Kungahuset on Facebook)