Bag Swap 2008

Hello!
It's a sunny day here in Västerås today and I just realized that it's been a long time since last time... I've been busy at work and the commute takes a little time to get used to. Long hours which means I'm dead tired at night! However, it's been a lot of fun working again and those two months they offered me from the beginning has now turned into three months. :-)

I'm participating in a Bag Swap along with 14 other women from 5 different countries. Friday I received a beautiful bag from Holland along with some gifts in it! Isn't lovely? Look at the adorable fabrics! I love it and I've used it all weekend. Thank You Gerda! :-)





This lovely bag inspired me even more to finish the one I'm sending out - so I did! The picture only shows a small detail of it since I don't wanna give away the surprise before hand. All I have to do now is fill it up with some treats! ;-)



I'm gonna enjoy the rest of this sunny day now! Until next time, Take Care!

This is good news!

Today I got the good news that I got a job at a bank in Stockholm! :-) Wow, this is a huge step forward for me! I'm as happy as can be. This means I'll be commuting every day. Rise and shine early every morning - train leaves at 6,23 a.m. and I'll return home at about 6 p.m. Long days but it's totally worth it! It's only for two months but hopefully it'll lead to something more permanent later on.

Last weekend I got in the mood for sewing again. I managed to make the little things on the pictures below; a cute little flower that holds a measuring-tape and a holder for my sharp scissors.



I start my new job in two weeks which means I can really take some time off and do whatever I feel like, almost... So, I think I'll try to sew as much as possible whenever I get the chance! :-)

Another Job Interview

Right now my goal is a job, any job, maybe not any job but at least something that'll keep me on my toes and pay my bills. Today I was at another job interview. Now comes the time of waiting and wondering... I guess you've already figured out that I didn't get the job I was interviewed for a couple of months ago. I was kind of "under-qualified" at that time, or maybe I should say that some else was better qualified than me. Today I was "over-qualified" and I cannot understand why that should even be an issue? Isn't up to the applicant when she applies for the job to consider if it something that she wants to do? If you think you're "over-qualified" then you don't apply for the job, am I right?? It just doesn't make sense to me! Well, we'll see in a few days what will happen.
Anyways, I am very pleased (and proud!) to say that I did pass the exam in Macroeconomics a few weeks ago. I'm as happy as can be! :-D

Makroekonomi

Sitter och tragglar mig igenom makroekonomi, och det är inte lätt! Inte för mig ialla fall... Makro är inte riktigt min grej känner jag men tentan är på tisdag så det är bara att bita ihop och kämpa på. Det finns en hel del att använda sig av på internet så det måste ju betyda att det är några som förstår sig på det här ämnet trots allt. Hmm, önskar jag var en av dem just nu.... Nu googlar jag vidare på kurvor, BNP, ränteparitet och andra spännande ord!

Happy New Year!

Another year has gone by - time really flies!
For me 2008 will be very different from 2007. In a short period of time I'll finally get a Bachelor's Degree in Business Economics and Management, and a Bachelor's Degree in English. I cannot wait! I have worked over 5 years to get where I am today. It is so exciting!!! The next step is to find a job and I hope it'll be soon.

Do I have any New Year's resolutions? Sure I do but they'll remain a secret for now... ;-)

Quilting projects for next year? I am gonna finnish all those UFO's and take on some new projects!

Happy New Year!

Was I even there?

I was at a job interview today. I guess it did go pretty well, but there's always a thing or two you forget to say or wish you didn't say at all. Why is it so hard to emphasize on the things that matter, strenghts that are important to the position you're applying for? Somehow it's easy to be side-tracked as the interview goes by and you find yourself talking away not having a clue what the question even was to begin with! Is it the nervousness that shortcuts the brain? Or is even you that is being interviewed?? I really don't know what happens. All I know is, that after an hour or two after an interview, I'm wondering if I was even there, or if it was my evil twin not wanting me to get the job and luring me into answering the questions the weirdest way possible?!
The worst is that I'm not sure how many interviews you have to go through before you know exactly what to answer to all these questions. I'm afraid it'll be too many before you can get it perfect and by then you've given up hope of even getting a job at all!

Well, all I can do now is wait in agony for about a week, hoping that I will get a second chance and the next time around emphasize on the things that really matter! ;-)

X-mas is near...

I cannot believe that it's already December - only 3 weeks until X-mas!! Well, I feel pretty good about myself 'cuz I have already bought some Christmas presents, but as usual it's only the easy ones so far... Even though it's December the weather is still more like fall. With the grey weather the days are so dark. It's actually only daylight between 8.30 a.m - 3 p.m. so some snow would make all the difference!
I'm trying to make time for everything - studying, sewing, making X-mas cards, applying for jobs (oh, next week I have a job interview and I'm so excited!) and all the other daily things. Although I have a pretty tight schedule at the moment I think I have everything under control. I even find time to sew! ;-)
My sewing project right now is a Christmas quilt. The posted photos are the three different blocks. I'll post the whole quilt when it's all done! :-)