Off to Bergen - hoping to collect an Award!

Aftenposten Junior has been nominated for one of the Media Awards, which are handed out in Bergen tonight. We're nominated in the category "Årets Nyskapning" / "Newcomer of the Year", and our fingers are crossed! 

7AM Breakfast on the Floor

We've been renovating for more than a year now! Pooha!

Lately we've been moving in and out of the flat, as the builders are doing the last things at the loft and our made-to-order staircase is being installed. We've lived for 4 months without a bathroom, but a lot fo the time we've borrowed our wonderful neighbour's bathroom as they spend most of their time in Copenhagen.

The other week we had to move all our stuff from the living room, so the staircase could make it's way. I'll show you the stairs soon - I photographed the whole process! Here I'm enjoying my breakfast early that morning, before heading off to work, and before the stairs arrived. And I'm six months pregnant in this picture.

One thing is for sure; We learn to accept the situation we're in, to be patient, to relax and make the most of it under ever-changing circumstances... And that is a taste of some invaluable wisdom!

Fashion Inspiration / Street Peeper

I've been in need of some urgent fashion inspiration lately. Spring is here, I've been living in boxes during the last few months because of our renovation work in the flat (which is soon done!!), and when pregnant not much of my usual stuff fits. Street Peeper is my go-to place for a fashion fix these days! Enjoy!

Big Mama

:)

Konferansier i kveld - Oslo vs. Bergen

I'm hosting a Pecha Kucha event tonight. I'll write this one in norwegian (sorry). Here goes:

I kveld er det sesongåpning av Sukkerbiten med en presentasjon av noen av de mest inspirerende kulturprosjektene Oslo og Bergen har å by på!! Hvilken by tror du har mest å tilby på kultursiden: Oslo eller Bergen?

Jeg er konferansier  - og gleder meg!
Mer info her!

HER ER PROGRAMMET:

FRA OSLO:
Ingeborg Apall-Olsen og Tuva Langfeldt // ByFabrikken
Silja Leifsdottir og Stephanie von Spreter // U.F.O.
Nicolai Engesvik // Ren Reklame
Olav Stikbakke // KOTE
Hanna Norberg og Aina Kristiansen // Stakkars oss
Ilse Johansen og Karoline Garnes // Emergence School of Leadership

FRA BERGEN:
Monica Hannestad // Manøver
Linda Soh Trengereid // BLOKK
Silje Grastveit // THE HUB
Maria Valding Seim // Raff Designuke
Evelyn Holm // Bergen Assembly
Espen Rahlff // R3W Arkitekter

Pecha Kucha Spesial OSLO vs BERGEN arrangeres av Norsk Form og Manøver.

Can you spare the Cost of a Pencil?

The adoption agency "Adopsjonsforum" got in touch with me last week, asking for some help. They don't just deal with adoptions, but they are also doing a lot to help kids in their home countries. At the moment they are building schools for kids in Gullo Shanto in Ethiopia.

To build these schools, they need financial support, and was wondering if I would like to be a blog-ambassador for this project. Of course I do, and I hope I can help!

Their goal is to collect 800 000 norwegian kroner. That will give 600 children in Ethiopia primary education. 

What can we do? Visit the website Vi bygger for barn and help finance books, pens, computers, teachers' wages, electricity, perhaps a fence, well... anything that's needed to set up a school. You can support with as little as 20 kroners, or up to 5000 kroners. It's up to you, everything helps! 

And me? I decided to sponsor books, money towards a playground and shoes! 

Photos: Terje Abusdal

Breakfast - Part IV

Although it's simple, Espen always makes it look so presentable! The rye bread is home made, and the greens are from our little indoor garden in the window sill.

Week 23

In these pictures, we're still in the mountains. So I had to strike a "ski-pose" (we're doing this with humor - I hope you get that :)). The easter break did me really well. Actually, I wouldn't mind more time off. I still throw up once in a while and no food really tastes any good. The only good thing that comes out of that, is that it stops me from over-eating lots of easter-chocolates and junk. But I do look forward to the day when I enjoy food again - cause I love food!!

The baby moves around a lot, but each time I call for Espen, so he can feel it too, the baby stops. But it is nice to feel that it's active, and that there's something in there :)

Photos by future dad, Espen Nord Eidene

Rustic Outdoor Pancakes

In our easter holiday, Espen, my mum, my brother and I, went for a cross country trek (a very short one) and decided to make a fire and make pancakes out in the mountains.

So, here we are :)

Week 22

When I was 22 weeks pregnant (now I'm 27), it was easter and we spent the week in the norwegian mountains. I strutted around in comfy outfits like these. And the shower had frozen over the winter, so there was no luxury :)

Each week I feel like it's growing bigger and bigger. I didn't do much skiing this easter. I walked like a frightened old lady on the hard snow, afraid of falling. But the weather was fantastic, so I spent some time hanging out by the cabin enjoying the bright days.

Photos by future dad, Espen Nord Eidene