Now with 33% less wisdom tooth

Written by Maja on March 8th, 2010

I guess it’s time to tell you a little about yesterday’s surgery now, huh! I showed up at the dentist’s office at 9am yesterday, very very nervous and with Marius by my side. The dentist’s office is really close to where we live, so I didn’t have a lot of time to be scared, thank goodness. I was greeted by a very friendly assistant before I got to meet the surgeon, who had an awesome name, the kind that really should be featured in some kind of nursery rhyme. I didn’t tell him this though, because I was afraid I’d offend him, and you really don’t want to offend someone who’s about to cut you with a scalpel.

The surgery itself went much better than anticipated – it was over in about thirty minutes, and the most painful thing was the shots of anesthetic that they gave me. They basically removed my tooth and – grossness warning! – removed, quote, “a lot of infected tissue” before they stitched me back up. Then they sent me on my merry (drowsy) way with a bag full of mouth wash, gauze and pain killers. Thank goodness for pain killers. I went to sleep as soon as I could, and lived off of pain killers and cold soup for the rest of the day. I couldn’t speak much, so I mimed things like “Get off the sofa, that’s my spot! I’m in pain, so I’ve got dibs!” and “Chocolate ice cream??” and Marius was a really good sport about it all. I can talk a little bit today, but am still living off soup, and have taken the day off work because of the remaining ouch.

In other news, the tease post didn’t get much attention (POUT!) so I’m posting a few more photos of the apartment.

Sofa corner…

Dining corner :)

 

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Teaser post

Written by Maja on March 7th, 2010

I’m not ready to show you the apartment just yet – we had our last trip to ikea yesterday, so the place is still riddled with half-assembled furniture and empty cardboard boxes. But trust me – it’s starting to look really good. I’ve somehow managed to pick out a lot of lighting, and I thought I’d show you some of it here – my egg-lamps that I got today, some Christmas lights in one of our smaller rooms – and there may or may not be a chandelier in my immediate future. I might have already bought it. Time will tell! ;)

I’ve worked today, so I haven’t had much of a weekend yet. Maren and Kenneth invited us over for brownies, so I’ve basically stuffed my face tonight. The only sensible thing to do, really, seeing as I’m getting oral surgery tomorrow and will probably have to stick to soup for a few days. Damn wisdom teeth, they cause nothing but trouble.

I’m still madly in love with the apartment, by the way. There are crazy pigeons outside our windows at all hours of the day, and because of the slanted walls in our bedroom, I can see both the starry sky and the snowy mountains from our bed. The place is so old that the toilet has it’s own room separate from the bathroom, and there isn’t a single perfectly straight wall or even floor to be found. I plan to live her for many many years :)

Ok, that’s it for tonight – keep your fingers crossed for a non-scary dentist experience tomorrow!

 

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February summary

Written by Maja on March 4th, 2010

Oh yes, it’s that time of the month again – summary time! :)


Happiest thing that happened: Moving into a new apartment. It’s big and the location is great and the rent isn’t bad at all and I LOVE it! I also got to see one of my photos in print in a book.

Worst thing that happened: I don’t think anything bad has happened. It’s been a great month for me.

Biggest annoyance: All the crap we’ve accumulated over the years that we had to take with us to the new apartment. What were we thinking? And why, WHY did we ever buy the guitar hero drum kit?!

Looking forward to: Spring, as always! I really miss the sun.

Favorite food: I’ve eaten a lot of crap this month. A lot of chinese food. Yum!

Pampering: None. Lets put it this way – you do not want to see me in shorts right now. Just call me momma bear.

Favorite workout: None. I’ve been preoccupied with moving and packing and cleaning of old apartments and buying of furniture. Getting back in the saddle this week :)

Favorite TV-show: None, I don’t have TV at the new place. Pout! But Marius has been downloading Chuck and Better of Ted, and they’re surprisingly funny.

Favorite thing: Our neighbor’s unprotected wifi <3

Favorite persons: My parents. I wouldn’t be living in a new apartment right now if it weren’t for their help! Also, the four guys who helped us move.

Discoveries: I can’t bake muffins. Not even the just-add-water kind.

Best buy: A lot of new furniture. We have a dining table now! We’ve never had a dining table before!

Worst buy: None. I’ve been a good girl. All good buys :)

Wish list: I can’t mention a single thing, that would be kind of greedy. I am perfectly content right now.

Favorite blog: Unhappy hipsters.

Blog annoyance: I’ve been too busy to reply to a lot of comments. I promise I’ll get better!

Tips for myself: Start working out again. Seriously.

All in all: February has been fantastic, despite the fact that we’ve passed the second month straight of snow. Oh, and I fotgot to show you this little ebay find.. :)

 

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Time for a treat

Written by Maja on March 2nd, 2010

I don’t remember when exactly, but sometime around Christmas, I made you a promise – that I would not buy any more clothes this winter. None, nada. And I’ve kept my promise! Now, however, the calendar clearly states that it’s March, and that March is spring. Conclusion – I am allowed to shop! Not much, of course, but seeing as I had today off from work I thought I’d treat myself to a few wardrobe updates!

Now, I’ve done my best to photograph my new things, but outfit blogging is hard and I don’t know how you outfit bloggers do it. From one angle I looked pregnant, from one angle I had wonky legs, and in some my head looked tiny! AAAH!

Stripy sweater, Sonia Rykiel for H&M

Glasses, Bik Bok

Face, madatory

Shorts, Sonia Rykiel for H&M

“I am so blogging this” T-shirt, Cubus

Dress, H&M

Stripy Cardigan, Sonia Rykiel for H&M


Peach skirt, H&M

I’ve been trying very hard to kick my H&M habit, honestly! But this time I just found too many nice things in there. In my defense, I stayed away from the flimsy cotton things that will be unwearable after three trips to the washing machine – I think these clothes will actually last a while :)

So, what do you think?

 

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Why I should never bake

Written by Maja on February 28th, 2010

When Marius and four of his colleagues helped us move last Tuesday, I promised myself one thing. I should thank them properly. Words were not enough, oh no! I should thank them in the shape of cupcakes. Pink cupcakes. With hearts on them. Of course! Big burly men need pink cupcakes, and now was the time to make sure they got some. So tonight, while Marius assembled his umpteenth piece of Ikea furniture, I put on my apron and set to work. I emptied bags and mixed in water. I got out the special muffin cups with roses on them. I made pink frosting. In my head, I was making this:

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While in reality.. Oh god, I can’t believe I’m showing you this:

Now, I can explain the burned bits. It’s the first time I’m using the oven in this apartment, and it seems to get a bit over-excited. I used to correct temperature, darn it! The wonky shape, however.. That one I can’t explain. One minute they looked fine, the next there had been formed some kind of batter-volcano in each muffin, resulting in wonky growths. Which again explains the uneven frosting-application.

I am going to be the laughingstock of big burly men tomorrow.

 

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