Mommy Knows Best

Bag tags

2013-03-23T14:48:00.001+01:00

I finally put a little personality to our suitcases.

I have long been irritated over how difficult it is to separate ours bags from all the other travelers.

When I had done mine, I thought why not just light up MT's suitcase as well. I hope he doesn't mind...

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Ski weekend

2013-03-08T18:26:00.001+01:00

We are on our way to our first ski weekend together. MT has bought a really cool snow racer for BLT.

We are going to be 13 adults with 5 children. And there are only 13 beds. BLT has his own bed. But we are all exited to see how weekend will turn out. The most important thing is that we are together.

BLT does not like sun in his eyes, so he preferred to drive with his ski goggles on...
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Something new

2013-03-07T20:44:00.001+01:00

It's been too long time since I have made something. A few days ago I made a new hat for BLT. I know for sure that I am out of shape -literally & in sewing. But BLT was very satisfy with his new item.

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Addicted to Instagram

2013-03-06T21:45:00.000+01:00

Lately I haven't been so motivated to write anything. The only pictures I am taking these days, are from my Iphone....But I can say that I am addicted to Instagram at the moment. If you like to, you can follow me by adding mommyknowsbest60.

These last days, or week, I have been negotiating my contract at work. It's the first time for me, and it's really really exhausting. Every night when I come home, I feel like going to bed. The next morning, I could need at least 2 more hours of sleep, and that event if I had already been sleeping for 7 hours. I am used to 6...

Otherwise, I feel kind of blue these days. I miss my friend. And want to talk to her. But I don't know how we can be friends when things always are ending up like it does. We have never been good at talking to each other whenever problems have shown up. The last time we had a fight, it took us 2 years before we start talking again. In the meantime, she had a baby without me knowing. And I got married. I guess this time, we are both also going to have big changes before anything happens. I think it's most sad for our other half's They probably miss each other more than we do.

Look what I can, mommy

2013-01-31T22:42:00.001+01:00

It is amazing how quickly time goes by. Next month, BLT will be 2 years! Argh, I don't like numbers. That's why I always celebrate that we are born on our birthdays, not turning a year older.

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Unbalanced friendship

2013-01-21T23:50:00.000+01:00

A friend of mine have irritated me for a long time. I can't decide if she's a keeper, or not. MT tells me that I can always keep here as a mingle friend. No one is saying that she has to be my best friend anyway.

It's just that I have always had a high standard for the people I keep as my closest. MT says it's so ridiculously strict that the only friend I can keep is him.

The most important thing I see for in a friend is loyalty. Loyalty means everything to me. And to treat others the way you like others to treat you. It's harder than it's sounds. Especially when I can be a very judging person myself. But I always stand up for a friend. I can't stand it when a person is too weak or false to do that. Or if they say something, and don't mean it. A promise is something you keep.

The thing about my friend is that I kind of miss her. She has been in my life for so long. But she never stands up for me. The last incident which drove my mood down was that she embarrassed me in front of my friends, telling a story on my account. All the good things that I have done for her, and that is the only story she remembers. And she told it in a manner that made it impossible to argue.

There is much more to the story than this little incident, but I think she has made it clear how our relationship is always going to be.

Glamour in the kitchen

2013-01-10T21:46:00.002+01:00

This is one of the first chandeliers we bought. It looks likes a sun, and is fancy, yet elegant for our taste. We bought it when it was on a 40 % discount, that's why we could afford it. We decided why not just have it in the kitchen. It's the heart of the house, and everybody likes to stay there anyway. My mother thinks that it's wasted and wanted us to have it in the living room. But why not surprise by doing something untraditional and give some glamour to other rooms as well.

Yesterday I was at IKEA with my family to have dinner. We don't usually do that, but since workers were laying new asphalt on our driveway, and we couldn't go home. We used the opportunity to look around. I discovered that IKEA had a 30 % discount on all their plants. Too bad that we had just bought most of ours right before the sale then.

Could it be big enough?

2013-01-10T21:17:00.000+01:00

Yesterday MT's TV order arrived. To the left you see our old TV. It's actually only 4 years old. And we thought it was gigantic when we bought it. With the new 55" TV we discovered a new world. Even BLT seems fascinated with the clear colours and pictures on the wide screen.

But just after one day of having the new TV, we asked ourselves, why didn't we buy an even bigger one...

Think positive

2013-01-08T21:12:00.000+01:00

As my new year promise I have vowed to MT that I will start to think positively.

My mind is always looking for ways things could go wrong.

With a stubborn will, and a tendency to always argue in every conversation, we are somewhat similar on this account.

I can talk about something that annoys me until the end of the world, I never get done with it. That I admit I should work on. But to be critical, or just object on a subject is honestly just embedded in my personality. For me, it doesn't mean that I'm negative. Maybe it's the way it comes out that makes it sound bad.

Just look at my family. My parents never gave us any encouragement when we were young. If we had gained some weight, they said it straight out. This is how our culture is. We had food, clothes and a home. That was the prime job for them. I am not complaining about them or anything, because I had a very good childhood, and I love them to death. But my point is that, I've become very much like them.

I want to change, but it's not easy.

In my junior high school, I had lots of friends that I really liked. But I wanted to be something bigger when I was done with school. And I felt that my teacher was standing in my way. That's why I changed school. I changed to my big sisters old school. But it wasn't any better there at all. I have never told my friends the reason why I changed school. But it is irrelevant now.

What I hope I have learned from that episode, is that, I can't blame other people for my problems. I have to take responsibility for my own learning and actions. And what big sister does, isn't always the best for me.

I have met my old teacher several of times. She is always smiling and wants to start a conversation. But it's something inside me that can't let go, I cannot forgive her. Maybe this should be the start of my new year's vow. I can't decide yet.

But I promise to be more positive from now on. I will try to do it. I don't know how, but maybe it's easier to listen than to talk sometimes...

"Shame on you, daddy"

2013-01-08T19:43:00.000+01:00

I am glad BLT is like his mother and loves to smell flowers. He learns incredibly quickly, and takes after us immediately.

The other day, MT was about to brush his teeth, when he shouted out: "SHAME ON YOU, DADDY!!". It turned out that MT had taken the wrong tooth paste, and was using the one for adults. He is such a clever and savvy boy.

A hat for every occasion

2013-01-08T19:27:00.001+01:00

BLT is crazy for hats at the moment. He loves every kind of hats, and wears them the minute he comes inside. When his aunt came home from a trip in Asia, she brought him a present. He looked so adorable in the dress.

Lately he has worn the hat while playing with his Lego. We are very delighted that it's not just Fireman Sam that is counting now.

Chandelier for the bedroom

2013-01-07T22:23:00.003+01:00

We have found yet another chandelier for the house. This one we considered to have in our bedroom. This would fit very well with the black headboard I showed you in an earlier post, don't you think?

We were thinking of a dark wall paper, maybe in a lilac tone with some texture to it. And the curtains in a grayish colour. Now we only have to find a big closet that covers a whole wall and a makeup table for me. Did I also mention we need to find a big mirror?

Both MT and I, have none experience when it comes to doing the wallpaper. I hope we will come alive, and still be friends when we are done with it.

Posh visits

2013-01-07T22:02:00.002+01:00

We got a very posh visit on our porch the other day. We like him so much that we only serve him the best there is. Nuts and sun flower seeds. Now he is one of our regular visitors.

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Happy new year

2013-01-02T09:33:00.001+01:00

What a stupid way to start the first day of a new year. Last night, poor MT had to take me to the emergency because I had a severe throat inflamation. I couldn't swallow. And as this is the 5. week I am sick, I thought that this was serious. But I didn't get any antibiotics, they couldn't help me. If I don't get better tomorrow, I have to go to my doctor.

I wish you all a happy new year. For me, I think things can only get better from here.

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Warm & cosy

2012-12-28T22:24:00.001+01:00

We are testing the fireplace for the first time this evening. It was nothing to be afraid of, was it MT?

I can't wait to fire up again the next time. So warm and cosy.

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Approval by my parents

2012-12-27T22:43:00.001+01:00

My parents visited us for the first time yesterday. They were very impressed with the house and our way of decorating the house. My mom, wanted a Christmas tree just as we had. That is going to be my father's task next year. I hope we don't make any trouble there.

Here is one of our new lamps that we just bought. This starts to feel more and more like our home now. I had my doubt in the beginning, but I can see a light at the end now, and it's not just because of the lamps.

The best team there is

2012-12-27T22:33:00.001+01:00

Here is our first Christmas tree ever. Can you imagine that it took us over 11 year to finally have our own tree.

We are quite happy with the decoration as well. You remember my earlier post about finding a way of putting all the Christmas decoration together so it would match. I can't believe that it went so fast to take up the tree, and then decorate it together. And that without having the smallest argument. We are a good team, MT and I.

Getting better

2012-12-27T21:55:00.001+01:00

It's really incredible. I feel like I have lived in a bubble for quite some time now. This is the 4. week of being sick. And I am still having a flue. Last week, BLT contaminate me with an eye inflammation Well, he manage to contaminate me not only once, but twice.

It's not often that I am sick. I remember I wrote about it the last time I was sick for such a long period. It goes in a period, about once a year. I really hate it.

Another thing, I don't really appreciate, is the new years eve. I hate that everybody has to do something cool. I can't say that we have any plans. And my boss urged me to be in the office sooner. I can't say that I am happy about that either, considered me not feeling well.

On my own

2012-12-16T22:56:00.000+01:00

What an hectic week it has been. It was the last week where everything had to be done before my boss and colleague are going for a 4 week vacation. For the first time, I am left alone for such a long period at the office. And we have 2 major project that are going on, and they are both ending before they are coming back.

My boss told me to believe in my self. That I know what to do - when I am concentrated. It's just so many other things that are taken my attention, he said, other medias...Well, at least he trust me, and have faith in me.

In between all this, BLT, MT and myself, has all been very sick. BLT has a really bad eye inflammation. So bad that he can't open his eyes in the morning. And he manage to contaminate me as well. On of my eye was glued together the other day. And we have all this heavy dry coughs. Nothing helps against it. BLT and me are coughing so hard that we are throwing up sometimes. And it gets worse when I go to bed. Then the coughing is non stop. I feel sorry for MT as well since he has to listen to it.

But I still went to work all week after all. The next week, I can't let my boss down either. Someone has to take care of the office.

Here is one of the back side of being so few in a company.

Chair for special occasions

2012-12-16T20:39:00.002+01:00

Here is the chair we have bought for my makeup table. But we are still looking for a table that goes with the chair. When you come in a room, you only see the back of the chair anyway. Why not make it special there.

As you can see, every single detailed has been though of.

Little by little

2012-12-16T20:27:00.002+01:00

The headboard we ordered was better then expected. We just love it! The only thing that is missing now is the rest of the room: doing the wallpaper, buying new curtains, a new lamp from the ceiling and new wardrobe. Beside that, we have to find me a makeup table and a big mirror.

So far, we have bought an ottoman by the end of bed, but it's not ready to be delivered before in end of March. And we have also ordered a chair for my makeup table.

Little by little, things are coming to order. Our dream home isn't far away now.

Home alone

2012-12-07T22:38:00.001+01:00

This week has been awful. MT has been gone on a business trip, while me and BLT was left alone the first week of having the house, alone. With no TV other than an Ipad and a computer, I felt pretty lost. I must have been the one who packed the remote controls, so I can't blame anyone. Remembering how important they are, I must have been putting them in a very smart place. But where, I cannot remember.

Beside of lacking TV, it is freezing in the house. The winter has kicked in for real here with -9 degrees (15,8 F) and snow. Every heating cable in the floor and all the ovens are on. But it seems like the heat are taken its time to sit in the walls. I can't say I look forward for the next electricity bill.

But the toughest part, is carrying BLT up all the stairs while also carrying the things. As I have mentioned earlier, the stairs up to the house is one heavy trip.

In the beginning of this week, 3 of our ordered furniture came with a car from Oslo. Since I told them that MT wouldn't be here until Monday, and the driver, still wanted to bring them earlier, he had to help us carrying them up.

I could only get my little brother to help that day. But at the end, it was only me and my super brother who did the most. The chauffeur, almost threw up, while helping us. He was in a really bad shape and couldn't believe that we had to walk up the stairs every day. MT and I really owe my baby brother big time.

Above you can see the he heaviest furniture we carried. I just have pictures from the phone, so apologies for the quality.

Even if I wanted to make my own headboard, I had to make a short cut since we all has so little time. It hasn't been opened yet. I'm waiting for MT to come home, so we can do it together.

I'm looking forward to show you how cool it looks.

Hair tutorial

2012-12-07T21:57:00.001+01:00

Last year, I posted a video link on my blog to one very good hair style designer on youtube. This year, I want to show you a different one. Her way of explaining and showing her tutorials, makes it very easy to follow. This style she has shown here, I could really like. If I only had longer hair, though, I would have tried it out.

Dehydrated Skin

2012-12-01T11:04:00.001+01:00

As long as I can remember I have always struggled with dry skin. Especially during the winter. Last year however, I found a face oil from Clarins that helped me drastically with the dry skin. I have never had a problem with dry skin since I began using it.

I just put 2 drops of oil before taking my usual face moisture. This is my best kept secret. I hope it helps you too.

Spring collection

2012-11-27T22:28:00.001+01:00

I have never followed fashion blindly. For me, fashion means taking fragments from different styles and put them together so it gives you the right personality. I also think that it is the person who makes the fashion, not the clothes.

Seeing how the spring fashion are presenting for the next year, makes me believing it stronger.