Good news.

I've been accepted onto a phd. In Gothenburg, Sweden. Moving in less than 3 months.

YAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY!!!!!!

Drivo.

I passed my driving test today! Only 8 years too late, heh. Quite pleased, now I just need a car...

I'm loving it.

Inspired by http://abeautifulmess.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/08/10-things-i-love.html, here are 10 things I'm loving at the moment:

1. Dresses. I need some more, I'd for example gratefully receive any of these...

(All from Dorothy Perkins)

Most dresses in shops at the moment make me feel super-mega tall. I love these dresses but would prefer them to be shorter. (and yes, there was great effort involved in only picking ONE polka dot one for this picture... I hope you're proud.)

2. Avocado & sweetcorn. Other ingredients not necessary.

3. Mike. Always.

4. That I'll get to see my family & friends less than a week from today.

5. ...and Sweden!




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6. People coming together to make a positive difference and trying to counteract all the horribleness in the world.

7. Sewing. Will show some projects soon...

8. Musicmusicmusic.

9. Seeing more of lovely friends...

10. ...can I add seeing my sister soon? Even though it's partially repeating no.4?

Touch wood and all that.

I'm sure I've bent your ears about this in the past but I love acupuncture. It's the best thing in the world!

I had 6 sessions with my GP, starting before Christmas and one every one or two weeks after that. And I've not had a full migraine since.*

Here's a photo of how happy this makes me (yes, I'm sure that's a happy face!):





* I don't care if it's a placebo - I'd take placebos over migraines any day!!

Spring air.

It's lovely outside. A bit chilly now, but over the two long weekends we've just had (3 days work over 11 days... nice ratio I think!) it's been so gorgeous.

The lilacs are out, sweet smells overpowering everything apart from the smell of sun on skin. It's the best scent in the world. At least when it's on someone you happen to be close to.

05 – A book that makes you happy

I've just been looking at my book shelf and I'm a little bit terrified; there's pretty much only thrillers, murders and mysteries in there! There are a few chick lit books; a few classic novels etc but nothing inherently happy. And no, chick lit isn't happy - it's daft drivel designed to give you a feelgood-glow for the hour or so it takes you to read it but then you're left remembering you're not in fact a heroine in a Miranda Dickinson book and you're not in fact going to be swept off your feet by a handsome rock star who also happens to be incredibly nice, generous and good with kids. And dogs. Sorry to burst your bubble there!

Selection of the library chez Julia.

So what books make me happy? I suppose that's a different question altogether from 'what books do I enjoy reading?'. I'm being asked what my go-to book is when I need cheering up.

Well. Depends on the situation I suppose. But there are two answers:

- Gruesome thrillers. I suppose they remind me that really, things could always be worse.

- Victoria Hislop's The Return. It's one of those love-through-generations epic stories and I'm so pleased I read it.

Dag 23 – Det här får mig att må bättre (this makes me feel better)

After yesterday's post I guess a feelgood post is in order...!

There's a whole lotta stuff that makes me feel better. And what works obviously depends on what made me feel bad in the first place. But fabric/crafts often does the trick.

I went to Abakhan on Monday. It's my best place. Ever. I didn't have that long but could have spent hours and hours and hours in there. They have massive bins of cut offs where they charge by the kilo. It's ace. You can ask them to cut it to length as well, obviously. I'm not good at fabrics, I don't know what anything is or what they're for - I go by how they feel and what they look like. Didn't buy much, one fabric for a skirt and one for a curtain (bedroom door has big window so need to cover it!), and I got some yarn and a crochet needle. Will show you results at some point...

Anyway. Spend hours - pretty fabrics - feel better. Simple!


Also - solidarity like this gives me back some hope about humanity.

I've got a bad case of lovin' you.

Ok, I've tried to get new migraine tablets today. The doctor wasn't sure what he could prescribe to me so he will give me a ring when he's figured it out. Bless. Also got an appointment with someone who *may* be able to give acupuncture. My aunt swears by it so it's worth a try! Have had these migraines for too many years now and it's starting to impact on my work sooo planning to get it sorted out. Once and for all.

In other news, I've had a good 24 hours or so. Can't stop smiling for some reason. I'm sure this week's work will see to that, though ;)

Also got my interview date/time through. I daren't say I'm looking forward to it but I think as far as interviews go it will be quite nice.