Instagram #7.2013

1. Sunny day in Wolverhampton~

2. To perfect to not buy, adorable notebooks for writing!

3. Ali painted a sun in one of my notebooks :)

4. Writing makes me feel gooood. 

5. The last outfit picture from Wolverhampton.

6. This is so true.

7. Colouring hair for cheap £25! (would cost at least the double in Norway)

8. May unfortunately be a bit lighter than planned, but I like to think it got more a blank shine, rather than golden. 

9. Last movie night with the girls in UK means: skittles, popcorn and more sweets~

10. So much time at hand, so many quests to do!

11. Night before M was coming to UK.

12. When I just had picked him up at the airport :3

13. Chilling in bed on a sunny morning. Nice.

14. Necklaces made by Ali, so talented! :)

15. A lot of stuff in two suitcases! Still can't believe this + one bag of clothes was all my stuff. 

16. Ready for first take of out of 3! (sadly wasn't sitting with M on this one :(( )

17. But I did on the 2nd take off! 

18. 3rd plane done, had to pinch myself to believe I almost was home in Trondheim. 

19. And then I was home to the lovely view from the kitchen window and so much more :)

20. Hanging plants is becoming a trend, loving it.

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Squirrels in West Park & leaving UK

This post is an awkward combination of these cute squirrels of West Park and the fact that I have returned to Norway for good. Now, I did not intend on leaving the blog hanging for a week, but I got kind of busy with moving.

On Thursday the 6th of June I picked up M on Birmingham Airport, and we spent the day being lazy, eating take away pizza and taking a walk around West Park. On Friday we went to my university so I could show him my work, and around the school for a bit. I also had to bug him a little with going buy a accessory shop to find some gifts for my friends, and of course spending ages in there.

Later on that Friday we went to Cosmo to eat with my class, which is my favourite restaurant in Wolverhampton. The dinner lead to a drink at a nearby pub, and later going to a bowling/arcade across the street to waste some coins. It was lovely.

Rest of the weekend we cleaned, washed bathtubs and dusty corners, threw away a lot of trash in a recycling system that was full of failures and tried to balance all my belongings between two suitcases and a North Face bag of 90 liters.

Monday the 10th of June was the big day. The one day we managed to sleep for to long. But we still found time to wash our faces and looking decent before the taxi arrived. And Norway(read Trondheim) was just a taxi trip, a train ride, 3 flights and one bus away. And guess what? Everything went perfectly fine until we arrived Gardemoen Airport, where we barely managed to catch our train.  Picking up, re-checking in baggage, getting though the security check AND running to the gate farthest away in 50 min is not ideal. But we made it.

And I am quite proud to say that I unpacked both suitcases and the bag yesterday. I tend to leave it for a week. Also, I am not quite sure it has hit me yet, that I am home. This is where I am going to live. I am not visiting my boyfriend for 3 weeks, no, I am actually living here. I think I need to pinch myself and check every hour or so.

Hope everyone is doing fine~!

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Returning to home, but leaving a lot behind

Uh-oh. It is time for a bit heartfelt and touchy blog post. Because in merely 5 days I am moving back to Norway. Back to Trondheim. My city, my life. Moving in with M, my boyfriend! That is something big. It is exciting, I am looking forward to it so much. To live with him. To start my career. Which to me feels like starting my life for real. M is coming to UK tomorrow to spend the last days here with me, to help me out e.g., and I appreciate that a lot.

But, no matter how happy I am about all this a part of me can't help but feeling tiny bit sad too. I am leaving more behind than what I expected I would when I first landed in Birmingham Airport September 2012. There is a lot of emotion laying in between the walls of School of Art and Design at University of Wolverhampton. Although I have just been there for 1 year. It is something about affording to walk to Starbucks in lunch breaks and buy a big black coffee for take-away. About cashiers saying "are you alright, darling?" or bartenders saying "are you being served, love?". This politeness that was awfully awkward the first months, but which I have now grown used to.

And I have connected and made friends. From Uk, China & Romania. I never thought I would meet people I would click so well with, and which I dread splitting with. A sweet girl from China who is always happy and spread happiness. An incredible singer from Romania, who thought me that designing isn't about liking it when its going good, but to love every aspect of the process. Two girls I love discussing cultural differences with, or to just watch a movie with Chinese subtitles too.

In the end it is not the place it self I am leaving, I am leaving the people. People who will leave too. Girls who I hope to stay in though with for as long as possible. And I regret nothing. The stress, frustration. The anger, the relief. The joy and being constantly amazed. I have grown so much as a person this year. If somebody asked me if I would do it again, the answer will be no. But if somebody as me if I would recommend doing a year abroad, the answer will be a big big yes. You will learn so much from it. You will learn new things about yourself.

This year has been amazing!

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Leaving Winter Wonderland

Yes, I am leaving winter wonderland up north in Norway for this time any moment soon. It is bittersweet. Because I am leaving to go to Trondheim for 3 days, just to prepare to return to UK. After Christmas it was okay to return to UK, this time it isn't. I don't want to go back. I want to stay.

I probably have this feeling because just in 2 months time I will be back in Norway, and a part of me can't see the point in going away from everything I love and enjoy for just two months. But my head is telling me otherwise. I have to. I have a bachelor to finish, I have stuff to do.

So another part of me is panicking because it feels like I haven't worked as much as I planned to do. But I know that I am not working 24/7 because I know I will finish this in time. I know I rather work like a maniac for the the last month than work like a maniac during Easter break. I did need to slow down a bit. But now it is time to pick up the speed!

In about 2 moths I will be back permanently - That is motivation indeed ;)
As for the style challenge I'll be back stronger tomorrow :)

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