New couch

Today F and I decided to go to Mio again to have a look at the couch that we liked when we saw it a couple of months ago. It's called Modern Living and you can pretty much build your couch the way you want it by selecting different blocks. This morning we had a look at the measurements of the house and tried to figure out which type of couch that would fit best in the sitting room. After a bit of discussion we knew what we wanted and since Mio currently give a 15% discount on this particular couch and deliver it before Christmas if you order it now, we thought it might be a good idea to go there and have a chat with the staff. It resulted in us ordering a couch that looks pretty much like the one on the picture below, but the fabric we chose is a darker grey. I think it will look really good in our sitting room and I'm really excited :)

After that we rang F's mam and asked her if she wanted us to pay her a visit, she said to come over so that's what we did. It has been a while since we saw her so it was nice with a bit of a catch up again. She has been away picking chanterelles recently and showed us her freezer, the top drawer is completely full (!!!) and she gave us a good bit to bring home with us. We didn't say no to that of course! ;)

Tjejmilen 2013

Yesterday I registered for Tjejmilen 2013 which is a 10 km run on September 7th. I think it will be the perfect challenge for me to get back into shape during next year. It's my first time doing the Tjejmilen run but I'm looking forward to it and I'm dying to start exercising again. I should probably follow a specific running programme to make sure I do it the right way and with the right pace.

No baby yet, 3 days til my due date now and no action whatsoever, not even any Braxton Hicks contractions (false labor contractions). We'll see what happens in the next few days. I was so sure the baby was gonna come before my due date but now I'm not so sure anymore ;)

Today is going to be a relaxing day, I might take the bus to Bromma Blocks to buy a few sheets for the pram that we need. Other than that I'm doing nothing, might make English muffins that I want to try out. Hope you're all having a good Thursday!

Orly smart gels system

The other day I decided to do my nails with the Orly smart gels nail system that I bought before the summer. It's a do it yourself at home nail kit and includes a UV lamp that you use to dry your gel nails. It takes a bit of time to do your nails using this kit, but if you do it right your nails last up to three weeks which I think is great. I'll probably be busy giving birth to my baby soon so I thought that I'd do my nails now before I'm rushing into hospital ;) The smart gel colour I used is called Kiss the bride.

Today I went out for lunch to Restaurant S here in Sundbyberg with my dad and F. I had a lovely pasta with bacon (eating as much carbohydrates now as possible ;)) and then enjoyed the dessert buffé and coffee afterwards. Dad and I kept company walking back and then this afternoon I've been taking it easy at home.

Now it's time for football. Sweden is not going to win - I know - but I'm gonna watch the match anyway and cheer them on as much as possible!

The pink bracelet

Today myself and F got up quite late (around 10:30). I found my darling on the couch this morning, he went out there when he couldn't stand my heavy snoring anymore. Poor babe! I didn't have a good night's sleep at all, I woke up at around 01:00 and couldn't go back to sleep until around 04:00 again. I hate those nights!!

We had a lovely breakfast anyway with coffee, orange juice and homemade bread before we got ready to go over to the house to meet with the painter we're going to hire to do the top floor. He's gonna re-build a wall so that we get 3 bedrooms instead of just 2 and then he's gonna cover the textured wallpapers in all rooms with a filler before he paints them all white. We've also asked him to paint all the ceilings and when he's done we're gonna put in a nice oak wooden floor everywhere. I'm really looking forward to having these rooms on the top floor renovated before we move in. Later on, we might put up wallpaper on some of the walls but we're happy to start off with the white paint.

After we had been to the house we went over to my parents' house in Täby Kyrkby where we had coffee together and talked about the baby who's about to enter this world any day now. Only 1 week to go now until my due date. I think she might be ready to come out some time during next week but a lot of people think I'm gonna go passed my due date. We'll see who is right :)

My lovely mother had bought me the pink bracelet from Missoni Lindex that she gave me today. She's so thoughtful. I love it and have wanted to get it but haven't come around to it yet. It fits me perfectly!

+ 18 kgs

It's not very nice to step on the scales these days as it now shows + 18 kgs! It's quite tough to carry around all that extra weight, but it won't be for that much longer now. I'm dying to have my old body back, even though I know it probably will take a while before I lose all the weight again. I think the most important thing is not to rush things, I mean it has taken nine months to add on all this weight so it will most likely take about the same time to lose it as well.

I've missed exercising so much during the pregnancy and I really look forward to being able to do that again. We'll see how much time I have for exercising when the baby is here, but at least I'll be able to go out for long walks to start with. Right now I'm struggling to walk a few hundred metres ;) I also have a gym membership that allows me to go to the Actic gym in Täby when we move out there. Normally I go to the one near my job. Can't wait for the first time I'll have a sweaty workout again, it has been way too long!

This week has flown by. I have done nothing really other than getting my hair done, meeting up with my brother, going for a walk, cooking some food to put in the freezer for when the baby has arrived, doing some shopping etc but still feel that I need a few more days to just rest. We have no big plans for the weekend though. Tomorrow I'm meeting up with Maria and we're just going to walk around in Sundbyberg and have a coffee somewhere. Looking forward to chatting with her and just have some girlie time :)

Maternity leave

So, I'm on my third day of maternity leave and it's so nice to be able to just relax and do whatever you feel like doing. Mind you, I don't have as much energy as I used to so I mostly sit on the couch watching different TV series ;) I love the way I can enjoy breakfast while watching Nyhetsmorgon on TV4 without having to rush into work afterwards.

Tonight I'm meeting up with the girls to go for dinner, it has been a while since we last saw each other. We're going to a Libanese restaurant called Sahara and I'm really looking forward to catching up with my friends while enjoying some nice food.

Before I head into town I'm gonna try to finish packing my bag with stuff that I need for when we're going into the hospital. It's only 1,5 weeks left until my due date now (21st of October) and I realize that the baby could decide that she wants to come out any day, but I'd love a bit more time to prepare myself for the big day. Whatever happens, I'm longing for our little girl and I'm dying to meet her and hold her ♥.

Canvas prints

F and I really like these canvas prints from Gallerix, one of Jimi Hendrix and the other one of Marilyn. I'm dying to decorate the house when we move in, but I know it will take a long time before it will look the way we want it to look (there are many things to be done). We are going to have to do it bit by bit, but in a way that is a good thing because you can really think through everything that you want to do.

Today I left my apartment keys to the new owner and finally I can leave it all behind me. The plan was to sell the apartment already last autumn but since we discovered the problem with the bathroom we had to deal with a court case and re-renovate the whole bathroom before I could sell it this August.

Tonight myself and F went down to the local Indian restaurant in Sundbyberg for dinner, since there was a second viewing of F's apartment. There were 13 people/couples there yesterday for the main viewing and 3 more tonight. I really hope that the bidding starts tomorrow and that F can make a bit of a profit. Fingers crossed!