Morning walk in strå! Love this! Going climbing in a little while!

Ohyeeeees I'm officially on holiday!
Me gusts! Tomorrow crayfish bonanza and Monday I think I'll head up north!

Hehe yesterdays run wasn't timed to good, 5 min after starting to run the rain started and 5 min before I was back it stopped lol! Saw this awesome sign! No smoking, school zone!

Ha! I can use gloves and straps haha

So lately I've been feeling like its a must to go to the gym. I've done it but without joy. Normally i have this every now and then, goes away after a few days, but it's been going on since June. So this weekend I just felt, screw the powerlifting comp, if I wanna go to the gym and not do deads so be it. And haha something got a lot better. Now I want to o to the gym, the pressure got away and I feel relived. Funny.... Guess I'll have to change the heading again LOL

Crazy training for fun hehe

Aah less than a week till holiday! Yay! Going up north to se family and hopefully do some climbing! At skuleberget!

So I have the CT scan results. Im all good everything looks normal. Still no period tho but apparently thats normal on the pill Im on. Its supposed to be real good for getting my hormones back to normal so I guess keep at it.
Its very hectic at work now since most bosses are away, well most people are away... so Im sort of doing a bit of everything. Ah well, only about a week left till my holiday leave (2 weeks)
Ive been fighting a headache since the CT scan but its starting to go away so thats good. I think its part stress part something else but Im keeping at is as Im not feeling to off..

On the way home from the gym. Tired, arm still hurting from the needle :( fairly ok session. Very hot and my hammys are still sore from Wednesdays leg session. Did easy deads, back and a little biceps.
Anneli ans Linda are coming over tonight, wine food and chitchat <3

Celebrating friday with my favourite ice-cream

Havent figured out how to publish comments via the app but yes, sometimes its necessary and thanks :) I'm happy its done too!

CT Scan done. Went there and since noone had told me anything I got a bit of a "gooooshIwannaRunAway" feeling when the nurse said
"I'm just going to prepare you for the scan. Lay down here and Ill attach a tube to your arm and then you have to wait a little and then go into another room"
My response "Well Ive got a needle fobia, Its really freaking me out."
Nurse "So, you faint?"
Me "well, pretty much"
Nurse (chuckles) "Its okay, you'll already be laying down"
Me (sceptically) "ehm So 'Im going to be walking around with a needle in my arm?"
Nurse "Yes, but only for a little bit"
Me (feeling like I want to throw up) "Sorry, cant do that, no way"
Nurse "Well, our machine was broken as you know and we have a lot of patients waiting to do the scan"
Me "Doesn't change anything"
Nurse "Its only a plastic tube"
Me (staring at her wondering if shes serious) "ehm, sorry.... no can do"
You all know what I thought she could do with the effin plastic tube...
So, no plastic tube until I was in the machine...
The actual scan went good... now back at work going for a run in 30!

Training at delta yesterday, met Alex an Linear! Awesome, just what I needed, tired and grumpy lol I haven't gotten a great amount of sleep until this night! Love the feeling of waking up rested!
Today I'm doing the CT scan, well I hope I am.... Keep your fingers crossed!

So trying blogger from my new phone! (htc one X) fixed my handbag yesterday!

Considering work is dead there is a million things to do lol but that's all good. Fun to try som new things. Yesterday howerver I spent wasting 2 hours as had to go into the city to get a CT scan but.... Their camera had broken. My phone number was miss spelt and the couldn't make the 1 min search on Internet (they have my address, I'd no and full name) and call me... Not happy... Grumpy after that ;) but went to the gym and did some squats (since I couldn't run on my lunch, made me more grumpy) and my mood improved! Got a new time on Friday morning... Well see how it goes...(yes callin in advance to se if they have fixed the damn thin) CT scan just to rule out a rare form of cancer causing my PCOS symptoms.

The flight was ehm okay... Delta isnt great but I got some sleep so I shouldnt complain. I managed to get home safe and sound. Fell asleep at 9pm and slept for 12 hours, walked around feeling a tad it drunk but had made an appointment in the city with a friend and managed to get a deadlift/back session done (GAAWD still sore from that one haha) went above expectation! Happy with that :D
Got home, got ready and went to Sofie and Kenneths for dinner, just perfect, BBQ great company and fantastic wine! However, as I drank the drunk feeling went away haha and I felt more an more sober. Didnt get much sleep, 1-2 hours at the time before waking up. Got up quite early, well... gave up trying to sleep rather. Went for a walk and then started to clean a bit. Bit scatter headed so wasnt very efficient... at 12 my brother picked me up and we went with dad to Norrtälje to hunt for chantarelles. And there was plenty!!!! we got 13 liters in 2 hours! Beautiful!!!!!
The image upload dont seem to work... Great to be back anyway, good to be able to breathe properly!
GREAT run today! up the hill 2 times and managed to "run" the entire time! whopiiiiii!
Now some structured cleaning haha

Last day of my USA trip and we are wrapping things up at work now. Im getting picked up in a little while to go to Stella's, a fish restaurant in the city to have a massive dinner with my colleges and some wine. Tomorrow Ill be packing up, checking out and then heading to work for a few hours.
Dropping the car of earlyish and then grabbing some food before the flight.
My lovely rental!

Looove this one!

A awesome car I "found"

Today was a hut stuffy day, impossible to be outside.... Walked this morning and when i came back it looked like id been running... Went to southdale shopping centre, waddled around a bit, managed to find 2 nice shirts! I'm all set in that department now. Well to be honest, I'm shopped out, I've been bonkers to be honest but now it seems to have passed... Well southdale is massive and I entered in the west side and of course I thought id remember that. But... First I got lost in the centre, it's humongous and not nice and round so you can walk rounds. Anyway, lost the car keys as I was trying to remember where I parked then.. Backtracked and found them.. But then I still had the problem where I couldn't find the car... 1.5 hours of walking around trying to find it... Sheesh... Not going there again ... Ive never had that happen to me. I'm tired now... My sore legs....

Sooo sorry for not updating...

Tuesday, leg session at Lifetime fitness. Its a bit odd trying to add to your weights when they are in pounds. Not a great session but not a bad one either.
Wednesday I went to Mall of America... good that place is insane. I was just going to pop in... at 9.30 they threw me out cause they where closing hahaha
Thursday, tired... went to bed early. Its intense teaching people :) fun but intense.
Friday I went beserk again and got stuck at Marchalls, its a chain that has brands and other stuff, you can really make a bargain.. but its messy and takes time... took all afternoon LOL
Today Ive been shopping (oh what a big surprise haha) got some new guess jeans, belts, shoes and sweaters. After this I met up with Andreas from work and his family and we went to the cheesecake shop again.

 

(on the way to the outlet haha)

Sorry for the short stories, really enjoying it here, its a bit muggy and warm. Running is no fun at all, part of it is the humidity but mainly because EVERYTHING is asphalt and Im starting to feel it in my knees and feet and not liking it... Will take it a bit easier, probably do a partly resting week until I get back. So the agenda for the coming week is movies tomorrow, gym and perhaps some last hehe shopping. Monday Ill be chilling. Tuesday Ive been convinced to do some boot camp training with a guy from work and Wednesday it will be shooting range and top notch sushi!

Thursday Ill be sleeping in, long walk, checkout and then spend the day at work and head straight for the airport!

wow what a day!
First a 5 k run around lake calhoun, flat, nice and fresh air! Big breakfast, 2 hours at the pool. Bit of strange food shopping and some bacon ice-cream with caramel and chocolate... hmmm not my thing

We went out to fish lake where a guy at work had borrowed a boat, spent the day on the lake, looking at some awesome houses, bathing, sun baking, tube riding and finished it off with a big dinner and some wine..

pretty tired now...

So the sushi was fantastic!

The office is really nice, very big and light and airy. Minnesota is a very pretty state, everything is well kept, neat and tidy. I really like it here. lots of small little lakes everywhere. Unfortunately there is a lot of paved roads and no dirt tracks. Hard to run..

Been shopping today and its full on every day haha. We went to a outlet, got 3 guess shirts, 2 Calvin Kleins shirts, a pair of new kinavara for.... 180 dollar... 1 dollar is worth 7 kr... its crazy...

The we hit the pool and after this we went to the cheesecake factory (great food as well as cheesecake). Lovely! IM SOOO FULL!

Tomorrow were going for a early jog (found a sort of dirt track around a lake about 15 min drive from here) Then were going to Lake Minnetonka, a very big lake to spend the day and sunbake and eat some more...

So 10 hours sleep and 1 hour snuggling in bed with 6 pillows really did the trick. Im back in business and feeling great!
4th of July was great, worked a few hours and then the pool for a few more. We hit Mall of America for lunch and then we spent 5 hours there. I got a awesome Guess jacket and a lovely Guess watch and Ipad(s) and just walked and walked for hours. Its massive, it has a amusement park in the middle with roller coaster and god knows what.
After that we went to round lake park and watched the fireworks. it was every bit an American 4th of July celebration I would imagine. the smells, the food, the people, everyone in a great mood, live music playing american classics.
Thursday - I woke up at 4... went to a gym that I was told about. AMAZING, massive, indoors swimming, free weights, spa and tennis courts - everything youd ever want... The even supply shampoo, contitioner, razors and towels etc for you. So nice! 60 dollar for a week. CRAZY!
They opened at 5 and I wasnt alone either..
Work was a blur, lots of nice people, great office and lots of meetings!
will write more, heading out to have some sushi now :D

Ive had a great 4th of july! really really tired still and suffering from jet lag. Ill write more later. Here is a picture banaza tho!

So the flight was not very nice... Delta and KLM wasnt very good... old planes, not even your own screen on the long flight. Got ice cream for breakky hmmm anyway
its lush and green, moist and hot. Ive been out for a run, asphalt everywhere even around the lake. Hopefully ill find a nice trail... fingers crossed.

Been to the grocery store and gone bonkers hahaha love their fatfree greek youghurt, similar to quark in nutritional value but a lot nicer... found vanilla soy milk YUM!
Bought root beer and haha appelpie chewis.. not a favourite... found my rockstars! YAY!!!

The hotel is really nice, a one bedroom apartment, perhaps 20 sqm, fully equipped, even have a dishwasher hahaha The rental car is really nice!

Expensive bur great leg session! I've started the 5x5 routine and it feels great! I'm in the cab heading for the airport now!! Crazy man!

Its 5:25 and I'm wide awake... Guess I've got the travel jitters so I'm going to go to SATS Täby and do a leg session... Taxi leaves at 10 and I'm pretty much lacked and ready to go! Nothing to do lol but to restlessly walk around so I migh as well use the energy....

So the plan for yesterday was to do all the cleaning and start packing. Go to the gym and do deadlifts and then home, do repacking (yes yes its odd but its my ritual when i go somewhere)
Did the cleaning, most anyway, ran out of time, went to the gym. Good session, have decided to start with 5x5 sort of and did 5x5 of 100kg dead-lifts (thats totally mind blowing 2500 kg that I lifted + warm up/down weights haha)
Got home and felt a bit tired so I chilled a bit, got stuck in a book and fell asleep LOL
So the plan for today is! Clean the rest and start my packing ritual...
The weather this morning is stunning and its going to rain later on so I went for a recovery ride of sorts on my bike. Little long but high cadence and not quick. Felt good!

No hill today. felt like I needed a flat run instead.. went alone (needed that too ;) )
Bridge opening in the middle (NOOOOOOOOT HAPPY)

 random person, just had to try to take a picture while running!

Weak as a little twat today! Had to go take 3! shots today (baaad timing) gadracil (cervix cancer) twinrix (hepatitis) and tbe (ticks) in my shoulders and of course it was bench/shoulder day today. blaming it on the shots... not fun and expensive, but now i'm done for a year! and next time its only 1 and its cheap compared to the other 2.
Im in a cottage cheese (keso) period now... lol Juuust love my cottage cheese (flavored with chili chipotle) roasted soy beans, zuccini, assorted greens and nori (seaweed) and butternut pumpkin. Its sweet, salty, crunchy and just delicious!

Getting ready for US as well. Will start making a list over what to bring (its 33 degrees outside, chilly in the office so a sweater and bathing clothes for sure) then not much more.

Have a few orders that Im buying for people, trying to keep it down as I only have 20 kg to bring home. Feel a bit bad saying no but its just not going to work... 

My new thing to have in my salads! YUM! roasted soy beans!
good eazy run today!

Working from home today for the first time! I like! Got a lot done!the reason was that I had to go fix my nail lol my friend only have time at 14.00 so reducing travel time was great! Bought a small ball to massage my calves hehe paaain! One week till I go to US! Starting to get nervous! Going there for work and it's a lot to sort out! I've cancelled the weekend road trip since Im getting a bit stressed out... Dont feel I have the time to take a day off and be away all the weekend... Ah well, there will be more chances... Gym today was short and sweaty, legs needed a bit of respite so I did the bare basics... Went good anyway. Taking care of my brothers gorgeous cats for a couple of days, his apartment is getting new windows so he needed some help :)

So yesterday I payed for pushing it on the 10ks and drinking in the same day. Quite tired and worn. Didnt manage much but Im a hellofalot better today. Im still thrilled to have reached my second goal so quickly.
Went to Delta today and fought for a bar to do my deadlifts. Managed 125 kg without slippers (forgot) and no belt so not to shabby :D
the rest of the back session and arms went like a dream and Im tired and content now. Sis and Bf is on their way over to borrow some chairs for the photoshoot of their apartment (they are selling)

Some pictures from midsummers

duckface ya doing it right hahaha

running today at sub 50! amazing! Way tough, numb legs and I didnt think I was going to make it! Amazingly I did, even walked a little hahahaha

Now prepping food for midsummers eve!

Best thing in the morning! mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Weather is awesome! Wanna be outside!

Boss celebrating 2nd year so I made a chocolate cake :D

Mymy in a tired period ATM gawd, slept 12 hours on Sunday if not more... Went to bed early and woke up tired... Also hungry cause I'm tired. Ah well.. Crazy times at work, head butting with the Indian crowd and they tend to overdo it sometimes, to the point where I start to think its a joke lol that they have a hidden camera somewhere and is laughing at me... Luckily I've got a great project manager that can calm med down now and then haha Planning for the trip and midsummers. Can't wait for either hihi and also going on a road trip to Lisseberg! Yaya! Leg session that I didn't feel like today. Went good tho, met up with Karin and got to spew some stuff out lol and managed to channel the issues into the legs so Im pretty tired now. Awesome!

Training with the team for the last time at the home gym today. Not a great session, felt a bit queezy... bit of a upset stomach now. Was supposed to go to a friends for dinner but my belly said no so were staying home...
Got my shipment from powerzite, spons from the power lifting club :)

Life is quite busy! Full steam ahead! Love it! Thursday we went out for a work thing. To GrönaLund (amusement park) and had some fun! Great! Played games and had dinner. It was a bit cold and haha they managed to time it with a deathmetal band LOL but loved it!

I have booked a flight to US, Im going there for work, MALL OF AMERICA HERE I COME hahaha new sneakers, some great clothing and Im packing light going there LOL. I get to spend 4th of July! Cant wait! Ill be gone for about 3 weeks, live in a studio apartment and have a rental. Going there to train some of our staff that is going to work with some of the stuff i have done in the past. I cant wait!

forgot my garmin today. Tracked using runkeeper but I reckon it lied! I did a small turn extra but not 2 km more than normally And I kept a "slow" pace since I wanted a easy run as well.

I reckon it was about 8.5 km and maybe 5.55 min per km!

Running yesterday was great (ran alone) and improved the time with 30sec per km! 5.50 min / km and hill! yay! Catching up with Sofie after work, long walk, awesome weather and loads of talking (I think ill speak her apart sometimes)

Sunday me and Karin tried to do stage 2 of Roslagsleden... but it wasnt very well marked (ooor we where blind) but we got lost a couple of times... 25km we walked anyway. Tired to the bones after that and couldnt get out of the couch...

More shoes <3