January
It was a very cold and snowy month. With a lot of knitting, a couple of
new shoes, the eating of
soups and smoothies to chase the winter blues away. A new
shower curtain (which has yet to be inaugurated actually, I will do it January 1st 2014). Floating sessions,
photo exhibits,
pedicure.
We had
a real scare with little loaf having a tumour in his mouth that needed immediate surgery. He was a tough wee loaf as usual and recovered splendidly and thank goodness
the tumour turned out to be benign. (Little did we know...)
Myself I went for a few
more tests to figure out the answer to my
health conundrum of 2012. They were rather uncomfortable but fortunately showed no signs of abnormalities. Since doctors and their science couldn't seem to offer anything else than pills without answers I began reading about deficiancies and supplements to see what I could possibly do to change my status. Slowly I was beginning to feel better, not so tired to the bone anymore. Despite hating the texture of
bananas I began eating a lot of them, they're a good source for potassium (one of my then deficiencies).
And then I became
the Queen of Stockholm. (And yes, I actually still hold the title, almost a year later.)
February
The arrival of
awesome earrings and wonderful
granny square boots were of course completely overshadowed by the unexpected,
sudden and heartbreaking fact that there was
no longer a little loaf in this house. Amidst all those tears and pain I
could see some sense of the madness.
I began
eating linseed oil capsules. I discovered
tiger pattern yarn. And the tangible beginning of a
beautiful friendship and collaboration took form. And what I hadn't been able to perform in regards to
Prosit during such a large part of 2012 suddenly seemed doable again, even if it was pretty much like starting with the business all over again. There was no escaping, it had to be done.
March
As I recall it wasn't a very eventful month. I got
a cold, but it was very different from the ones I'd had these last years, it actually only lasted a week (which used to be normal to me too, but alas five weeks colds have become all too familiar for a long time). I do believe it was then I realised I was not only getting perkier, more energetic and inspired by the linseed oil supplement, it also helped my health when it came to fighting colds and infections.
I continued to surround myself with
things of beauty and inspiration. Including good friends, good talks and good fika. I got a
peace scarf, Easter came (and it is still my all time favourite holiday of the year) and went. Winter still lingered on.
April
Spring finally sprung and early April it was time for the
first outdoor meal of the season. The littlest cat
Ågot turned one. My love for
nailpolish and circus nails continued. I opened a semi-regular
pug hotel (and it was lovely to have a dog in the house again, albeit briefly).
I spotted a gorgeous
yellow handbag in a window, I later bought it and it was such a grand companion the rest of the spring and all summer long. (Washable in machine too, so even if it was pretty dirty after all that wear it looked great after the wash.)
I ordered
new MOO cards and embraced something I really do not enjoy, having my face on the cards. But it has actually worked really well and I can see the sense. I revamped the
Pia K Stockholm website, bought a lovely
bake book from one of my favourite cafes and when April turned into May I
made some cakes which turned out really great.
I became a little more grown up and got me a book-keeper to handle parts of my Prosit finances. And attended a lovely Yelp event at a Day Spa, where I also won the photo contest.
May
Exciting things began to happen, meetings, collaborations and nudging at dreams. I felt more alive and back on track than I had in a long time.
The month held the wonderful annual
cherry blossom trees in bloom, a great Walk & Talk followed by an uplifting, fun and inspirational talk by one of Sweden's most popular lecturers, Mia Törnblom. I invented the word cafe crawl (where we had long business meetings over coffee/cake/lunch walking from cafe to cafe. Highly recommended!).
Little loaf was buried in a final resting place,
under a new lilacs tree in the garden.
Bird led lights were a wonderful addition to garden, it was time for
a new camera, went
to Åland,
loathed new Flickr (and still very much do alas),
lilacs in bloom, enjoyed a lot of
green beauty and was invited to a lovely vegan
Chinese lunch.
June
It was such a lovely lovely month. Meaningful meetings, collaborations, new people,
rekindling with old friends. Life and world was a sunny place to be in, in many ways.
I got
the fantastic Impi dress, which I spent many a wonderful summer day in. (I have every intention to do the same in 2014!).
Pottery, actually finishing reading
a book, the
5000th Instagram photo, thinking a lot about my shift of thinking, life attitude and living -
being in a happy place part I,
part II and
part III. Strawberries galore and
daring to compliment. A great
Pet Shop Boys concert and suddenly a fabulous month had come to an end.
July
The month started with
a meeting that made me think. A lot.
Bought a
red lipstick, had a wonderful
trip to Budapest where the vegetarian and vegan
food was amazing, the drinks sweet, the weather
meltingly hot,
people friendly,
dogs galore and
serendipity ever present. The
hedgehogs of 2013 arrived and the cats were mesmerized by their presence.
Two pair of great shoes.
Held
an Innocent event which was such a lovely experience. It left me full of ideas, lessons and impressions.
August
Spent a few grand days
in Copenhagen,
lady bug luck, great food and even greater
raw food. Had a bee-keeper for a day experience, a lovely
Yelp Elite event breakfast, networking galore, exciting ideas, more job, new assignments, more vegan food,
more raw food. And hey there
iPad.
Oh, the sadness and wisfulness of having to finally say goodbye to such an amazing summer...
September
Was a hectic month of meetings, networking, working, thoughts, ideas, life. Another treasured month.
Blog turned eight. Launched
Two Happy Muses. Spent some fantastic days in
Gothenburg, met great people, enjoyed fab vegetarian and vegan food.
The lovely experience of
Dill, the not so great, overpriced food which turned out to be a horrific PR-coup. It left a bad bad aftertaste.
iPad got a cover and I got to
stay inspired with a brand new fabulous T-shirt.
October
Began on a seriously crappy note with
iPhone being stolen at one of my favourite cafes, on October 1. Turned out to be one of many many life lessons learnt during 2013, about myself and others. And I
wrote an article about it all (in Swedish). I thought a lot about
life without a smartphone, read books and began knitting a sweater.
My first two
TedX Sthlm experiences, warm up and
main event.
MyNewsday 2013. Great new
tea. A great Yelp cinema event.
Business speed dating/networking (which was awesome!).
Happy birthday to me.
New boots. A silly
cat in a tree. I learnt that according to some I look a lot like my cats,
like cat like owner. Heart. A bit of
love at first sight.
Dry winter skin and
a rescuer (that didn't work),
zone therapy and wonderful afternoon tea. Really trying to
eat in season.
November
The green winter we're having has really left me feeling tired and uninspired, thought about
artificial sunlight and supplements. And loving my new vegan
breakfast habits. Found a great
raw lip balm, had a cup of amazing
hot raspberry cocoa, a
caturday meet cute, a
lousy afternoon tea, the
dishwasher broke, oldest cat
Sigrid turned 11. Super happy about
the MOO Christmas cards and such. Winter skin continued to be tired, got me a new
recovery salve (that didn't work either alas...). Working. Networking. Meetings. Seminars. Began searching for
the perfect red winter coat (still in vain).
Saw
the prettiest bouquet of flowers and realised how much I would love if someone would treat me to that kind of flowers now and then.
December
The
bobbaloos dream of travelling, while I realise I'm just where I should be in the here and now. And that is a truly lovely feeling to end an overall fantastic year with. Made
vegan cakes,
first snow fell, the great
Nelson Mandela passed away.
Christmas fairs and
their loot. Discovering the delight of
Wagamama food (yes, the mouthwatering seaweed and carrot salad even get to be December's photo). Sporting
a shapeless sweater and a perfect accessory. Knitting a
supersized red scarf (and it's finished!) and an
odd eared beanie,
embracing failure at TedX Sthlm.
Happy birthday, darling Prosit sisters!
Had a much needed pedicure, tried
seaweed caviar,
fed ducks and loved
the Innocent bobble hat for two.
Dear 2013, it has been so amazing to know you, thank you so so very much for everything you brought and the life lessons you so generously shared.
