Entries by TATIANA

Today I had a really bad headache.....what did people do back in the day before the invention of aspirin and such? Chew on bark or just suffered through it? I woke up with a lingering headache, didn't pay it much attention. Met up with my friends Nancy and Jim at Kaladi......



Then I went ahead and continued with my errands. I'm like a soccer Mom, doing errands all day long, sans the kids. By the time I was in line at Fred Meyer waiting to pay for my groceries all I could think about was to breathe calmly and get home as fast as possible so I could take an Excedrin. And when I got home I did just that and curled up in bed. I forced myself to get up about an hour ago and made a Greek salad, I needed to eat something. I most likely got a headache from all the smoke at work last night that I got exposed to, second hand smoke is disgusting.



I scored three bags of bread ends today at Odie's Deli. They give them away for free and I give the bread to the animals. Birds and squirrels. And all the other food scraps that I do not consume, like vegetable and fruit peel and such I throw outside in the forest, I'm sure some kind of animal will eat it.



I have a mama moose and her baby basically living in my yard since a while now. Super cute and not scared of me and Chhaya at all. If anything I'm the one that is scared of the mama moose. They eat the grass and sleep here at night. The mama was so close to the window yesterday that I could had reached out and petted her. In fact I am watching them right now from where I am sitting in the kitchen, they are eating and eating. At least they are safe here, nobody will bother them in my yard. I put out some apple peels for them the other day and they gobbled them up.



So cuuuuuute! Well, I have to get dressed now and take Chhaya for a walk. Clear my lungs with some fresh air.

What's new with me? Not much.....I've been home all week. Doing what I do.....not much. I did have a meeting about investing my money. More. I already have some investments that made me money (and some that didn't) now I am going to plan for big money (hopefully). I also spent lots of cuddle time with Chhaya. As usual.
I woke up to an earthquake yesterday. That is the third time I got shaken awake by an earthquake in Alaska. This one was a 6.2 magnitude with the epicenter about 80 miles northwest of Anchorage, so I felt it more like a shake since I'm about 150 miles away from Anchorage. But a few of my friends that live there said it was quite scary.
Last night's views from my road. Gorgeous! For those of you who don't know.....the mountain you see in the pics, that is Mount Redoubt - an active volcano. And I can see it from where I live! Crazy!





It's a nice day today. There was frost on the lawn when I woke up today and the nights are getting cold. I might go to work tonight......if I'm in the mood. Maybe I'll paint my nails too. Pink perhaps? And go running. Life is good! ❤

I have been eating a lot of Anna's gingerbread cookies lately.....in the evening with a mug of hot tea - yummy. I'm missing Sweden right now and thinking about when I should go again. Since it's such a long plane ride and I have so many friends there and family to catch up with I need at least two weeks. Last time I went I extended my stay because I didn't have enough time.





It's Thursday today....Throwback Thursday. My Mom has these two pics of me on display back home.



I'm not sure how old I am in the first pic.....five maybe? And the second like 18-19. I did my first real photo shoot and they (hair and make up people) made me up like that.

I heard some talk about two of the girls that worked here in the summer and their trips to the grocery stores around town. That they would dress up kind of SEKSI and go up to random guys shopping and advertise their "services". I don't know if they were approaching the men with some kind of invitation about coming into the club and see them naked or if there were invitations to spend other kind of time together. You know, play for pay. They supposedly did some of that also.
Sure, this was gossip but these two ladies built a nice reputation for themselves while being here.....so I doubt it is completely unfounded.
Now, going up to guys shopping for groceries can be rather risky. He might be there with his significant other that is just temporary out of sight because she might be bagging up some tomatoes or grabbing milk. If I would had seen two skanks trying to rub up on MY man, well I would had grabbed one of these fish whackers that you can buy at Fred Meyer and smacked them around a bit. Bitch whacker OK?!
Actually I am going to get one of these whackers, not to slap around some skanks with......I am going to slap guys around with it at work. Provide some extra discipline when they don't behave how I see it fitting. Boss Lady will be thrilled when I bring it in next time I work!

On the way back from Burning Man I stopped by Crater Lake, that's in Oregon. First of all, Oregon is a beautiful place, I need to spend more time there. I know there must be some amazing hot springs and hikes there and I need to explore more of Oregon. Crater Lake is magical. The color of the water is a blue I have never seen before, rich, deep and intense.
No picture I have is making the place any justice.....





The island out in the lake is called Wizard Island, a very fitting name. I can just imagine a Harry Potter style wizard living there with a few owls as company.
I explored the surroundings for a few hours.

















My dream right now is to get an RV, travel around the country and see beautiful sights, go for hikes and visit hot springs. Stop for a latte at cute or interesting cafes. Take my time, enjoy, dip my toes in the ocean, lakes and streams. Gaze at a sky full of stars in a forest somewhere. Fall asleep to the sound of chirping crickets and the wind rustling through the trees. All of that and more.

LOVE. ❤

I am very excited to announce that it's Breaking Bad time for me again. I am going to watch the whole show from the beginning until the end and savor every second. I loooooove Breaking Bad, I think it's the best stuff ever. Even better than Dallas that was my fave when I was little, oh and Little House On The Prairie too of course. When I was little (young teen or tween can't recall exactly) they would show Dallas on Swedish television and I thought Dallas was great, I was fascinated of what I saw. Everybody was so pretty (Pam and Lucy were my faves) there were horses and a ranch - in my mind back then Dallas was the way to live life. Never would I had imagined then that I would live in the US in the future, building up to having my own Dallas kind of life.....oh yes it's going to happen.
I'm not the only Breaking Bad fan, have you read Anthony Hopkins open fan letter to Bryan Cranston (that plays the fantastic Mr Walter White in the show)? If not, you should. Here are some snippets, "I have never watched anything like it. Brilliant! Your performance as Walter White was the best acting I have seen - ever. Thank you. That kind of work/artistry is rare, and when, once in a while, it occurs, as in this epic work, it restores confidence. You and all the cast are the best actors I've ever seen."
I have to say I agree. The plot and the acting - superb. I love Walter and I love Jesse.
LET'S COOK!



And before anybody's crappy imagination starts running wild. It's freakin' baking soda and food coloring OK? I have humor, if you don't - too bad for you.