New Year - New Beggining

Well Hello There!

Like I have done for the past few years, I've made new years resalutions. They are not as many as last year but more meaningful thoug. Should we just dive in then!

1. Get in shape - Live a healthy lifestyle
   - I want to get healthy, I am not happy with my body, it's stif and heavy and I feel like I'm 80 and    that is not right!
2. Stop biting my nails
   - Might sound bit boring but I do not only have bad nails but I am destroing my teeth as well
3. Earn money and keep them safe
   - I seem to spend my money at some things I really don't need and this year I'm not going to do that
4. Be in touch with some old friends
   - I want to catch up with some of my old friends and see how thei're doing in life
5. Put more effort in my music
   - Practice my instruments, make music and mix music. I enjoy doing it but I always end up in my computer instead or watcing the telly.
6. Be nice to everyone
   - I feel I've become a bit of a bitch over the last year and talking bad about people I don't like and I am going to stop that and only see the good in them instead and let them be theirselfes.
7. Live my dreams
   - I don't do enough of that. I have big dreams and they always end up in dusty corners and I don't like that.

Few and simple and hopefully I can keep them ALL for a change!
I hope you have had lovely holidays and that you are enjoing your life! Until next time!

~ Elisabeth

What Did I Accomplish 2013

Well Hello There!
As I looked back through last year I also looked at my resalutions and which of them I went after and which I didn't so much. So here we go, lets dive in!

1. Audition for X-Factor - I applied but I didn't go.
2. Work hard for everyone that needs my help - I did, but I could have done more.
3. Say yes, take chances - Yes, I did that, alot of it
4. Loose 22 punds - no I didn't and now that I look at it thats not even realistic
5. Don't spend my money on something stupid - I thought I didn't but I don't have any money so I    must have....
6. Be in touch with some old friends - that I didn't do and I don't know why
7. Upload a YouTube video - No, I want to but I don't know what it should be about
8.  Have fun and smile more - Yes, I had alot of fun last year
9. Play my instruments more - I did play tham more than 2012 but I like to play them alot more 2014
10. Go to England - sadly I didn't do that
11. Loose 15 inches in 15 weeks - Yup! but they all came back...
12. Be more active on my blog - yes, but again, not inaugh
13. Continue on my story - yes and not, I didn't continue my book but I continued the story of my life!
14. Be loyal to my frends - ALWAYS
15. Step out of my compfort zone - Yes, alot!
16. Eat less sweets and fast food - no, more if something
17. Eat healtier and drink more water - at the begining of the year but not so much tha second half
18. Build my confidence - I feel like I am getting to know myself more and more and don't giva a shit what others think of me so yes, my confidence have grown alot

So 9/18. That is not so bad but alot of those realutions are the same in some ways.  Well that is it for now, until next time!

~ Elisabeth

2013

Well Hello There!

Now that 2013 is coming to an end, I've taken a look at the year and realized that it has been a good, long, hard hell of a year! So for todays post I am going to brign you on a little journy with me and go through 2013 with me!

- January
I started the year by making new years resolutions and was eager to fill them up! My dad turned 48 on january the 7th and on that same day I got some really grate news, I got a job! My first propper job with long work days and real monthly paycheks! I owe a lot to that job, but mostly I owe the peoble I worked with. They drew me out of me little shell so I gaind a lot of confidence and grew up! I also met one of my closest friend there!
Also in January I got my drivers license (FINALLY).

- Febuary
Just an ordinary month, nothing outstanding that pops into my mind. Got my first paychek though and that was pretty exited! But I just kept on going to work and kept on with my life. Febuary is a short month and it flew by like the wind on a stormy day.

- March
A very big step was taken along with a huge decition that month. I stoped taking my dipression medication. It might sound lika the tiniest thing to someone, but my doctor had said to me that I had to be on them for one and a half year, maybe longer, before I could quite taking them but I had been feeling so good past months that I decited to quit. But that dosen't mean I am depression free, not at all, it just means I can cope with it and know how to handle it.

- April
One of my new years resolutions was to lose wight and lose 15 inches of my waist for mid April, and I did it! (even though they're all back now...) Life kept on going and I was happy with me and my life!

- May
On the 13th of May I turned 19 and later in May my older brother turned 28. My last day at work was at 31st of May which ment thant I had to find a summer job. Denmark won Eourovision and Iceland sang their song in Icelandic which haven't happened since 1997. I delivered lambs to their mommy sheeps like I have done for the last 8 years and over all it was a great month. Funny fact, May is my favorite month, everything gets its colors back after a long gray sleep under the white thik cover of winter.

- June
I started my summer job which you can read all about in another post. My younger brother gratuated 10th grate and I went out with my friends couple of times.

- July
The first week of July was the most fun I had this year and you can reat about what I did here. I met some new people and some friends from other countries aslong I made some really good friends! My little brother turned 16 which means he can apply for his drivers license and start practising ( but I just got mine!) A tractor drove over my fathers food and around the same time I had my last day of my summer job.

- August
My 20 days of no work began but those days were a hell of a work thoug, with my dad's broken leg there was a lot do do around the farm. But on the 22nd of August, onother big step was taken in my life. As my brother begin his journy  in high school I returned to mine. This was a big desition for me, the last time didn't go so well so I was a little bit scared of going back but I am glad I did. That means I am closer to gratuating ( whenever that will happen though!)

- September
I got broke for the first time in my life, I had no money at all and had to ask my parents to give me some and that is not a proud moment for me. School kept on going and that month flew by.

- October
My little sister turned 12 and she is turning into a little rebel I can tell you! I got a part time job  along whith school which was getting alot harder! My dipression started to say hello and I was starting to have a little panic attakcs and loosing sleep out of stress.

- November
School and even more school and a little bit of work. I started to remember why I don't like to be in school and I just got more and more tired . Not a grate month to be honest.

- December
SCHOOL-SCHOOL-SCHOOL! It is driving me crazy! I quited my job and went to alot of meetings! But christmasbreak came with alot of missing sleep. But even school gets in the way of christmas as the teachers through some big assinments at us just before the break whisch didn't start until the 20th by the way! But in my break I've done a lot of thinking, alot of sleeping, alot of eating, alot of telly watching, alot of smiling and alot of laughing! I got to many presnts and one of them was the One Direction movie - This Is Us. This movie got me thinking what am I doing with my life, why aren't I living my dream like thouse 5 lads are doing!

But over all 2013 has been a great year, full of big decitions and growth. I met alot of new people and made alot of new friends! But like a heartbeat, life is full of up's and down's and this year have had it as well.

Until Next Time

~ Elisabeth

Update

Well Hello There!

  I thought I'd give you a little update of my life. As you know I returned to school this autumn and my christmasbrake started yeasterday so I have finished one semester. Last time I was in school it didn't go so well, I faild almost every class but this time I feel like it went much better! I don't get my grates til January though so I have to spend my christmas holiday thinking if I did it, did I pass my tests, did I do enough. But it hasn't been easy even though it went better, it has been one hell of a road and it has taken a lot of space on my scetual and it has been stressfull but I did it, and I am so proud of my self for doing it!
   Like I said, my breake started yesterday so at my first day of doing nothing I slept in, cleand my room, put my christmas decorating up, cleand some other parts of my house, whats some telly, surfed the internet and now I am all cosy in my PJ's, listening to BBC Radio1 and writing a blog! I have a feeling that this is going to be a good christmas this year! I can now feel some relexion in my body and mind after a hard 5 months of work and I can gain my energy and build it up for the next year! I am really exited for 2014, new year, new begining, new oppertueties, new me!
  That wasn't a big update but it hasn't much been up since last time, mostly just school and work. Oh yeah, I quited my job, that didn't work out so well so I have to get a new one next year, but Im not going to stress about that!

  I think I going to let that be it for this time, until next time!

 

~Elisabeth

Christmas Cooking

Well hello there!
So it is 11 days to go until christmas, and that means that the Father Christmas is coming to night! Here in Icelans we have an old tradition that goes back hundreds of years back! We don't only have one Father Christmas, we have 13! So 13 nights before christmas children put their best pair of shoes oi their window and thein Father Christmas put a present in it. And some children put cookies and milk in for them so I thought I'd tell you how to make American Cookies to put in the window!



You will need;
125 pounds of Butter
125 pounds of Brown sugar
1 tewspoon of  Vanilla sugar
1 Egg
175 pounds of flower
1/2 teaspoon of Baking powder
1/4 teaspoon of salt
150 pounds of chocolate
130 pounds of smarties




Preheat the owen on 200°C.

 Stir togehter butter, brown sugar, vanilla sugar and the egg. Then stir in the flower, baking powder and the salt. when the dough is light and brown than ad all the chocolate.

Take 2 teaspoons and make small drops on a baking plate an cook in a owen for about 10 minuits .





I hope you enjoyd this post, And if you try this out, good luck! Until Next Time,

~ Elisabeth

CHRISTMAS TAGS!!!

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In Desember I have desited to blog every Sunday and Wensday! I know I've missed two days allredy but so maybe I'll put in two extra day's, If I have time ;) But I have 2 christmas tags that I am going to answer today to get my self into the holiday spirit! Hope you enjoy!!!

REDY FOR CHRISTMAR

1.Whats Your Favorite Holiday Movie?
- I have 3 favorites! nr.1 is a childrens movie and it is called Annabellas christmas wish and is about a cow who wants to be a raindear, and it has been my favorite since I can remeber myself. Nr.2 is of cours How the Crinch stole Christmas, I always get in the christmas mood and I laugh at the same jokes year after year! Nr. 3 is called The Holiday and is one of my classics. There are simply no christmas without those movies!
2. Whats Your Favorite Christmas Color? - Red, Gold and Green!
3. Do You Like To Stay in Your PJs Or Dress Up For Christmas?
-Here in Iceland we selebrate christmas on Christmas Eve, not Christmas day. So I get dressed up for the christmas dinner and the family photo shoot and for the present opening but after all that I switch into my PJ's and get cosy!
4. If You Could Only Buy One Person a Present This Year Who Would It Be?
- I would never do that! I would reather not buy anyone a present instead of just one, or buy just one present for everyone!
5. Do You Open Your Present Christmas Eve Or Christmas Morning?
-Christmas Eve, as I said earlier.
6. Have You Ever Built a Ginger Bread House?
-Yes, about 10 years ago so I don't remeber if I liked it or not...
7. What Do You Like To Do On Your Christmas Break?
- Just relax! Eat alot of good food, see my family, read a good book and watch telly.
8. Any Christmas Wishes?
-Well of cours I wish for peace on earth and that my family is happy and well, But all I want for christmas this year is a big christmas tree!
9. Favorite Christmas Smell?
-Ginger, sinamon and Klementines. And of cours the smell of the christmas meal!
10. Favorite Christmas Meal Or Treat? 
-My favorite christmas meal is a ham and my favorite treat is the pink Cuality Street sweets.

MY HOLIDAY TRADITIONS

1) Which holiday do you celebrate?
-My family selebrates Christmas.
2) What are you doing for the holidays this year?
- What we do every year, stay home and selebrate.
3) What's your favorite holiday drink?
- It is an Icelandik drink, non alkaholic, and is called MALT.
4) Candy cane or Gingerbread men?
-Gingerbread men!
5) What's your favorite holiday/Christmas song?
Well the Icelandic ones fx. Jólahjól , Snjókorn Falla , Ef Ég Nenni , Jólin Eru Að Koma ,and the more classic ones like Dansaðu Vindur , Ó Helga Nótt , Nóttin Var Sú Ágæt Ein
6) What's the weirdest gift you've ever received? 
- Last year I got a guied to become a Ninja from my cousin, that was pretty besar!
7) Have you ever made a snowman?
- Of Cours! I live in Iceland!
8) What is your favorite winter fragrance?
- spicey ones.
9) What is at the top of your list this Christmas? (or whichever holiday you celebrate!)
-A christmas star!
10) What is most important to you about the holidays?
- Cuality time with my family!

Well I hope I didn't bore you to death with this blogpost! Until Next Time!

~ Elisabeth

I Did It Again, Didn't I...

Well Hello There!

So, no blogging in august, no blogging in september and now october is nearly over as well. Sorry about that. But like always, there is a reason for that. I took a really big detition in august that has taken a big part of my time. I desited to go back to school. And it is freaking awsome I can tell you!

If I haven't told you, or it just passed you by, I dropped out of school 3 years ago because of my depression and stayed home for 2 years, than I started working.  When I quited my summer job last august I had to make a decition. Either get another job or go back to school. I quited on my depression medicine last march and was feeling really well so I decited  to go back to school. It is going really well, not like the first time at all! My grades are good, not like the first time, I have friends, not like the first time, I can comunicate with my teachers, not like the first time, my teachers are good and fun, not like the first time and most of all I'm having fun, not like the first time!

I'm taking sociology and coach studies so my scheduel is pretty wierd. I drive for about 30 min. to get to my school on Mondays here in my local town. Then on Tuesdays I have to drive to my local town for the first class, then I have to drive another hour to get to another school, which is in next town, and stay there for three days to take my coach studies. Then on Thursdays I have to drive back home so I can go to my local school in Fridays. 

But being in school isn't free. I hardly earnd any money in my summer job so I am broke. I am living of my parets again and I don't like that at all. There is nothing more humiliating than asking your parents, or anyone in fact, for some money. After you get the taste of  independence, you don't want to live of somone else. After finishing my money and having to ask my parents to pay my gas, my food and my phone bill I decited to look for a job with my school. That isn't easy to get a part job after school hours where I live, you have to "know people", and I don't "know people". But I got a job at a small coffee shop down at the sea side. The only problem is that I have to skip school on mondays to take it, so there is more homework. But I can comunicate with my teachers through my computer and the coffeeshop buisness is really quiet in the autumn and the winter, when the tourists stop coming so I have planty of time studying at my work. 

My first day though... So I woke up, and I realised that I had overslept. I got dressed, and ran out in my car. Then when I was half way there I realised that I didn't have my phone with me! Well I couldnt turn around could I, alredy 10 minuits to late, so O kept on driving. Finlly there and my boss was late to so I had to open the coffee house. She told me the security cote but I wasn't cuiet sure about it but I had to try. So I opened the dore, put in the code and nothing. But all of a sudden the alarms starting going and boy where they loud! I ran in the kitchen too look for the phone, I found the phone but of cours I didn't have my bosses number. "OH, YOU IDIOT!" so I just stood there when she came running in and fixed the code and the alarms went off. "Whoops" That's all I couldsay! But it wasn't over there, I spilled coffee, spilled soup and broke one glass...

Until Next Time!

~ Elisabeth