fresh and clean

Today I could finally take a shower so now I feel clean and smell good again. Not taking a shower was however not a voluntary choice. The heating stopped working on Sunday so no heating or warm water here for the last couple of days. Very well timed with the outdoor temperature of 10-15 degrees below zero. Good thing we have a fire place to heat up the house with.

Never would I have thought that we would get another winter like this. I am not really a fan of the winter wonderland.

friday burger

Friday dinner was a yummy homemade burger. Actually the first time I am trying it out. It is really easy and fast to make and I love that you can pick whatever you want on it. My hamburger was with my homemade sourdough bread fried in a little bit of butter to make it extra delicious, salad, tomato, red onion, bacon, Heinz chili sauce, home made aioli (must be another favorite! Love garlic), and some mozzarella.

until then

See you in heaven mummo, or in the next life. Then I will speak Finnish fluently so we can have all kinds of conversations. And you can teach me how to bake your delicious sämpylä.

dipped in silver

I feel like I have been switching my manicure almost daily the last couple of weeks since I am just so eager to try on all the new polishes. Yesterday I let my nails rest from the nail polish remover but instead did a new manicure on top of the old one. Experimenting a little with the gradient style that I have seen on other blogs and just love.

I had on one of the colors that I bought the other day and I absolutely love the color. Definitely well worth the 15 SEK I spent on the Kubiss Nail Polish. Then I just used a the sparkling silver color from the same brand and three(!) different glitter polishes to create the gradient silver/glitter effect. Actually really easy.

lonkero

To celebrate a bit I decided to have a lonkero, or long drink. It is a Finnish drink made of grapefruit soda and gin and I imported it from Finland and it is too bad they do not sell it here. I really like it, which is odd since I do not really like gin.

Now here comes the problem. We put all the cans in the cellar and I am all fine with that. However, some week ago dad discovered a guest in the cellar. A bat! As you might imagine I have been hesitant to go out there.

But today I did it. I really wanted my lonkero and you just have to weight the pros and cons.

The fabulous Finnish drink: Lonkero.

anxious

I have been nervous the whole weekend anxious to hear about the second interview I did with Google. I thought I did well but then that question came that screwed it all up. My friend had me prepared for an analytical question but I am not good with those kind of questions right up front. I am the kind that need to have a fem minutes or even longer to sit with the question and go deep in analysis instead of an quick surface analysis.

That is why I was nervous. And of course I also came up with other things to be nervous about. Did I give enough of myself? I was told I should not hold back as much (ad I did a little on the first interview) and try to sell myself as their dream employee basically.

I had the interview on Thursday, Friday came and went but I did not expect an answer so soon. But then the weekend came. A long weekend, at least in my eyes. Today I checked the email as soon as I woke up. And then another time a bit later. But I guess the third time is the charm, there it was. The email from the HR woman I have been emailing with. I could not open it fast enough.

There it was. The verdict.

I am going to Dublin for the third and final interview!

and six more

I just happened to buy some more bottles of nail polish this weekend. I promised myself to keep the nail polish shopping on the low key for a while as I have a whole box to go through. But when you find nail polish for 15 SEK (€ 1.5) a piece then who can resist? Well not me apparently.

So I bought six. Well eight, as two where a base and top coat. (It is Kubiss Nail Polish and if you are interested you can find it at the store In och Finn in Stockholm)

creole

I made this Creole casserole last week from a recipe I found on a blog. I liked the ingredients and it all came out really good. Definitely a recipe I will save and make again when the time is right.

It contains pork tenderloin in pieces, bratwurst (it was actually supposed to be some spice sausage), cornichon, pickled onion (a favorite), bell pepper, black olives, cream and some spices. Served with rice. Simple as that.

food, baking, and nails

This blog has recently been all about food, baking, and nails lately. On the other hand that is my life now. Although I am going to try cutting down on the baking as I need to lose a few pounds that I gained as a consequence of all the baking and the massive amount of candy I bought in Finland. (Why do Finland have all the good candies?)

I could have made plenty of posts showing my nails. Yesterday for example, I had three different manicures. Three. That is mostly because of this amazing package I received on Monday from Dollar Nail Art. The last one, I promise. (Well at least for now...) A package filled with nail foils and rhinestones.

Below is a preview of what will come, you are warned.

Teel nail foil

studying

I am studying Google. Preparing myself for my second interview on Thursday. I am determined to have a good basic knowledge of their core product and company if questions relating to it comes up. At least I am studying everything in English this time, on the other hand the interview will probably be in Swedish as I will be talking to someone from the Nordic team. But that is fine by me as it is always easier to talk business in your native language when it is about a business you do not know so well.

Apart from that I have taken breaks watching 30 Rock, a comedy series I have come to really like. I am a fan of Tina Fey's work.