by casblomberg | Dec 31, 2017 | Blog, Blogging, holidays, inspiration, Life, Writing
Today is the last day of 2017. Can you believe it? I’m thankful, but I still can’t believe it. In my head, I’m stuck somewhere around dandelion season and every time I walk outside the freezing temperatures remind me it’s winter. I’m...
by casblomberg | Dec 27, 2017 | Blog, Blogging, Christmas, family, holidays, kids, Life
2017, it’s hard to believe you’re almost gone. Only a few days left to celebrate the holiday spirit, and to be honest, I’m not sure how I feel about that. Celebration isn’t a word I would use to describe the past few weeks. We didn’t get...
by casblomberg | Apr 19, 2017 | Blog, Book, holidays, Life, Reading, Stockholm
Sunday, April 23, 2017 is World Book Day! Most of the holidays I see advertised are always ‘National’. National Friendship Day, National Novel Reading Day, or National I like the Color Yellow Day. Sometimes it bothers me, this ‘National’...
by casblomberg | Jan 1, 2016 | Blog, Blogging, family, holidays, New Year
I keep a ‘Did it!’ list to remind me of my accomplishments throughout the year, because I tend to forget them. Despite all of my good intentions, I’m an emotional creature and the events that happen throughout the year that pull on my emotions stick...
by casblomberg | Dec 29, 2015 | Blog, Blogging, Christmas, family, holidays, Life, Sweden
Swedes say ‘God Jul’ for Christmas. For New Year’s, they say ‘Gott Nytt År’. For the days in between, they say ‘God fortsättning,’ which literally translated means ‘good continuation,’ and as you’ve probably...
by casblomberg | Dec 14, 2015 | Blog, Blogging, Christmas, family, fun, holidays, kids, Life, seasons, Sweden
Our elf’s name is Wackack and he’s been with our family for about five years now. As I’ve mentioned before, the elf is a special tradition our family enjoys every year. He means a lot to us. Christmas is still magical for the children and that elf is...
