Welcome to Chaos !!

After an hour nap last night I was ready to go out. We went to Slakthuset (the slaughterhouse) the club is to be found in Northern Europe's largest area for dealing with meat. Kind of yucky and creepy (horror movie environment) but the club was great. Upon walking in I felt like I was in the "No Good (Start The Dance)" video by the Prodigy. And that is my kind of club, I don't like upscale bottle service chi chi places, I like the places where it's all about the music, the bass and the dancing. Where you drink water and care more about the music than anything else.









I went with my brother that basically has the same music taste as me and lives on the dance floor too, although I do have more energy than him. I even woke up earlier than him today and managed to take a long shower, wash my hair, put on a mud mask on my face and go to the store before he crawled out of bed and then he complained of being sore. What?! Amateur!
I even managed to impress one of the dj's last night, he came up to me and complimented me on my dancing and some other non important physical attributes that he appreciated.
I was very happy when I left the club, it was over at 3 am, way too early for my taste.....I never want a good night to end.



But I have to go to my Mom's house now....she is waiting with barszcz.....Polish beet soup. Very yummy!

I woke up after not even five hours of sleep. Hello jetlag! Back into city again, about a 25 minute ride on the pendeltåget (train) from where I live when I'm in Stockholm. I was looking forward to breakfast....prinsesstårta at a cafe called Vete-Katten. Freshly made, soooooo good. I enjoyed every bite to the fullest. After that some strolling around town, looking at stuff. Some iced tea later. I'm at home now, thinking about maybe going out tonight for some HOUSE music and dancing, not sure yet. Either that, or staying in with pizza and movies......HOUSE music sounds fun though. Although me legs are tired, I'm back in Sweden....we walk a lot here.

After passing out from lack of sleep, I got up around 10 pm....took a quick shower, brushed my teeth, threw on some jeans, a hoodie and sneakers then me and my brother went out for a few hours of late night sightseeing in Stockholm.
We did a loop from Söder, through Gamla Stan (Old Town) down to City and Östermalm.
It was like I was never gone. This is me looking at the view of beautiful Stockholm from Gondolen.





Dalahästar. These are traditional statuettes carved out of wood then painted, usually red but they come in different colors. Many people that visit Sweden as tourists will end up bringing one home, most of the time not as large as the ones in the pic.



Mårten Trotzigs Gränd. This is the narrowest street in Stockholm, you can find it in Gamla Stan. Old Town.





More from Gamla Stan. I bought a latte and it was gross but I sipped on it while walking. Tomorrow I'm going to have a proper kaffe latte and some prinsesstårta (my fave cake).





I found a payphone. I needed a pic wit it. Of course. It's good that my brother is a patient and willing photographer.



My brother Robert.



Sergels Torg aka Plattan.



I'm so ready for sleep now, have to catch up on it. Godnatt!

Surprise! I'm in Sweden! I arrived a few hours ago and now I'm at my brothers apartment charging my phone and deciding on what I'm going to do today....it's 3 pm here and today happens to be the National Day of Sweden. Lots of stuff going on in Stockholm tonight! Sunshine and 20 degrees C out. I can't wait to meet up with my family, all my friends, have latte (fika) and eat yummy food! More from Sweden later.....
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So I finally got myself around to donate stuff to Lee Shore. It's a place in Kenai that houses abused women and children. I thought I would start a little collection for Lee Shore at work.
I have been rather lazy about it but I did manage to raise some money. I called it Tati's Tampon Fund, to make it fun. I also had a nice collection of magazines at home. I used to bring them to work and leave them there for the other girls to read but the latest is that we are not supposed to read at work. Whatever. Well, I hope that somebody else will enjoy the magazines then. Also a few books that I don't mind parting with. Also donated but not in the picture, two boxes of baby wipes. I made another run to the store after I took the picture.
I called Lee Shore before I went shopping and asked what they needed the most. The lady I talked to told me diapers and women's hygiene products. I learned that diapers are pricey. Well, they seemed appreciative over the stuff. I'm glad. Thank You to everybody at work that contributed, it was very kind of you!

I'm having another one of those pamper myself nights. It's almost 3 am and here I am typing away. I just got out of the bath and washed off the thick layer of honey I had on my face. Honey has anti bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. I like to use it as a face mask because in my mind it's good for the skin, I follow with a thick layer of night cream and hope to wake up looking amazing. The honey I used tonight is manuka honey. Chamomile tea is also anti-bacterial, you can use it on wounds to clean them and heal them faster. I sometimes make chamomile tea, let it cool down and clean Chhaya's gums with it. Or any small cut she might get, I clean that with chamomile tea. Coconut oil supposedly is an anti-bacterial too although I never tried it for that. Why am I bringing this up? Because I read that hand and body sanitizers containing triclosan will be banned in Minnesota, research is out that say triclosan might be harmful to humans and animals and that it also might promote the growth of antibiotic resistant bacteria. The ban is going to take effect a few years from now.
There are plenty of reports out there that certain bacteria and diseases are getting resistant to antibiotics. That's scary. Back in the day you could die from a simple cut or a small sore if it got infected, then the antibiotics came along like a great panacea and now we are becoming immune. I read about some new strain of gonorrhea that is resistant to antibiotics. And other super bugs. Maybe this will be a way of Earth to purge itself from over population.
I'd say wash your hands with regular soap and hot water. And maybe use more of the natural approach to stuff. Essential oils from Young Living and Do Terra are also great for keeping healthy and clean. Take baths with chamomile tea or Epsom salt. I think that I will skip on the soaps containing triclosan from now on. And I never been a big user of those anti bacterial gels, I've tried them a few times but that's it.
But I'm getting tired now.....and I still have to take care of a load of laundry that just got done. Then sleep! Goodnight!