End of the road

Here we are, now lay the burden down

We're coming to the end of our road

Sorrowful yet glorious somehow

To be humming this one last ode

So calm and still... it wasn't all that bad, or was it now?

Fulfilled... it doesn't only hurt to end it now

Sentenced - End of the Road

So, today we had our presentation for Treehotel. It was the last thing we had left for our courses this "läsperiod". Next week we start the last remaining courses for our education (well, I have some extra courses during spring but still), and then all we have left is writing a thesis. Pretty scary. Exciting but scary. 

If I look back at the past 4,5 years, I can say that it has been both good and bad: lots of hellos and goodbyes, as well as ups and downs. But one thing is for sure: I'm so glad I chose LTU and Luleå! 

Is it thursday already?

This week we have been working hard on our Treehotel project, as well as our project for e-commerce. If you want, you can check out the link below, to see what it is we are doing for Treehotel:

http://www.ltu.se/edu/program/FMIAA/Studenter-samarbetar-med-Treehotel-1.97923

They even wanted to include some comments from yours truly in the web article :)

Jergus and I have been working on our e-commerce project for the past weeks. We were looking at LTU and how they use social medias and we tried to come up with a few improvements and new ideas. Well, quite many to be honest. Social media usage for business purposes is not as easy as one might think, but it is a great tool if you know how to use it right. There are so many channels to choose from, but I am a firm believer in IMC, so coordinating the channels is extremely important.  We can also use social medias to create and communicate your own brand. Oh and by the way, if you are studying at LTU you have to take the course Branding You. Seriously, do that. You can probably still apply (late) for the course. Otherwise I recommend you take it at some point during your education. Trust me, you will not regret it. 

A relaxing weekend.

It's has been a really, really nice weekend I have to say. I have not been doing too much school work, because my parents have been here for a visit. We've spent most of the weekend talking and eating (thank god Peter is a great cook), and we even took a short trip to Gammelstad Church Town. That is something I can recommend to anyone who visits Luleå! It only took me 4,5 years...

Yes, it has been a nice weekend. But I also heard that my grandpa was admitted to hospital and he is waiting for a surgery. They apparently found a tumor, but they are not sure if it's cancer or not. It makes me sad, because I don't even know when (or if) I am going to see him again. Fingers crossed he will be better.. 

Well behaving dogs.

Look at these cute little faces. Well, looks can be deceiving. Actually in this case, looks are not only deceiving, but a big fat lie. Let's just say I'm never ever gonna forget to take the trash out after yesterday's shenanigans. 

The girls, Peter and I went for a walk the other day and we walked by a bunch of kids. Elsa is not a fan of these small little creatures, shouting and jumping and being all weird. Because Alma and Elsa are small and all, we usually get a lot of attention especially from kids. So, this is what happened (and this is a free but very accurate translation)

Little girl: AWWWW, your doggies are so tiny and cuuuuute

Elsa: Shut your ugly face! You call me cute again and I'll kill you. I dare you, call me cute. Make my day!! I'll EAT YOUR FACE!!

Needless to say, mommy was embarrassed. Elsa was proud of herself. People often think they are puppies because they are so small. We never correct them: "Yeaaah, these puppies have not been trained yet". 

Blaablaablaa.. Internet?

So, I just finished my e-com test. I am rather surprised that I managed to finish it, not just considering my experiences with the subject, but mostly due to the fact that I had not taken with me any pens or pencils. Well done, Anna I really do like a challenge, don't I?

The past month has been a struggle for me anyway. Not because I've had so much to do, but because I just feel like I don't have any motivation left to study. Don't get me wrong, I quite enjoy my courses and classes but I just want to be done with them already. I guess that is what (nearly) 5 years of studying does to you. Hmmm, actually it's closer to 20 in total.

I don't know.. Sometimes I get this feeling, which you can only describe as panic. Pure panic. Here I am, 5 years of university studies behind me and I'm supposed to get into the "real" life. The life of loans, interest rates and all that. All that I'm fine with, but it's the idea of actually having to know something. I mean what is it that I actually know? What can I actually offer to my future employers? I bet we all experience this right before the "jump". Or am I wrong? It's probably gonna be okay. After all, I already have a job and it feels really good to have that as your safety net. And I do like my job at Forex: I work with the greatest people in a rather challenging environment - just how I like it.

Oh happy day

Yesterday was a busy day for me - and I barely left my apartment! I have an e-com test coming up tomorrow, and I have been studying the past days. Even though all I see is "blaablaablaa internet" and every time I see the word "cookies" I must read it in a Cookie-monster voice, I feel like I've learned something at least. For example that these are the only kinds of cookies that survive in this household..

Anyway, like many of you know I have lots of different "projects" going on in my life. Right now I'm the student member of our recruitment board at LTU, for our faculty. Yesterday we had a meeting (usually we meet twice or so /month) and I feel so excited every time we have a meeting. As a student I feel that it is important our voices are heard, and we feel like we can make a difference. There are so many ways you can become active at your university, and I wish more students would do just that. After all, you can't really complain unless you've tried to fix the situation.

Besides for studying and meetings I've been doing some working out and... wait for it.. BAKING. Yes, I made bread yesterday. I even took some pictures, for those of you who don't believe me.

Mmmm, mmmm, mmm

Dog shaming, workout, redoing the apartment and studying

If you don't know what dog shaming is, I suggest you google it. I actually think I could upload a picture or two on the site myself..

Anyway, my weekend has been quite nice. My saturday ended up work-free, so I decided to use that time to something extremely productive: redoing the bedroom. Last week we moved stuff around in the living room. Peter was not too happy about that, don't know why he is complaining so much. It turned out great. Well, needless to say when he heard my plans about the bedroom I was sure he was gonna cry.. What's up with that, I'm the one doing all the hard work: planning.

Pictures coming up soon. Looving my "new" place.