Halinak

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• Summer Thanksgivings

  

  Today I am very inspired by Lu's Weekly Thanksgivings. I really haven't been as good to list my blessing on a regular basis, but there is something very... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• May

  

  All of the sudden, the month of May is nearly over. I was a little optimistic hoping that I'd find the perfect apartment in less than two weeks. Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Chaos

  

  Friends. I admit that I'm not the best at being new at something. Do you know the feeling of complete chaos after that first week at a new job? That's where... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Weekend Scenes from the Valley

  

  There are so many things to anticipate.Last night I met up with these three girls. On my way back home in the middle the night, from my car the mountains felt... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• New Beginnings

  

  The last couple of weeks have almost been like early summer. It is surreal for being Norway. I'm back in the Valley where Mom already made this year's first... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lately

  

  1) Window shopping in Greenpoint two days before I left.2) Early blooms from my Mom's garden in the Valley.3) The April evening-sun in my room.I'm back in Norwa... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• On Personalities

  

  As I am leaving New York in less than two weeks I am starting to think about the beginning of my experience. About all the impressions I took in the first coupl... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Liebster

  

  I remember the day this blog got it's first follower: Ingvild. I was over the moon excited about it, especially because I followed her blog long before mine... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Reset

  

  I have found myself so at home here in Greenpoint. I have even a favorite Polish patisserie now, Charlotte's Patisserie, that I go to every now and then for... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Notes to Self

  

  There are just things that have to be done and I am spending all my days doing them. Some of the task imply reaching out to people and being honest about my... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Vinter Sun & Valentine's

  

  Life is pretty busy in a great way. I haven't had the time to go out and use my camera as much as I wanted to, but apart from that many things have become prett... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Simple Pleasures

  

  I really do apologize for the on and off posting today. After I posted design post earlier today I realized that I after all prefer this space to be my photo... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Brand Coming to Life

  

  My New Year's resolution this year was to let a little bit go of my perfectionism, to learn to be happy with what I make and even show it off a little. Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lately

  

  1.-2. Jet lagged mornings enjoying the pastel colored horizon at dawn from the rooftop.3.-4. Long, lovely Sunday walks with Sigurd and coffee.5.-6. That... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Wherever You Go, Go with All Your Heart

  

  A quote found on a yogi tea quite recently. A picture from the mountains not far from my home.Right now I feel like taking hour-long baths and the longing for... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The First Day of the Year

  

  Sigurd and I spent New Year's Eve at Katja and Nils Olve's place in a little town three hours east of the Valley. They live on a farm together with pigs, a dog... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• This Year's Highlights - Life in the Valley

  

  I spent a little bit of Spring and most of Fall in Hallingdal, my Valley in Norway. Spending Fall there was surprisingly good and a lot more eventful than I... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• This Year's Highlights - New York, New York

  

  This year. I don't even know where to start. I set my heart on making my New Year's resolution come true: doing the things I never dared, but that I had always... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Christmas Mood

  

  Although the weather has been everything but winter wonderland and although I have been working part time Christmas still is Christmas. Sigurd's family really... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Since Last Time

  

  I am feeling very content today. Life has been on a pause for a while. I have been waiting to get on with my life during five difficult years doing my business... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION