Postcards to Stockholm: Cost Efficiency

Dear Sis,

I am on top of my game! Still cutting expenses and doing awesome.

Yesterday, instead of buying my traditional €26.40 Ordning & Reda notebook I went to Portico and got a cheaper one (€2.25!!!!).

Felt so proud of my savings I celebrated by getting a set of rubber stamps and a set of stickers.

Total price: €23.25

Total savings: €3.15

That's what I call cost efficiency.

Bring it on!

Love,

M


P.S.: Coming soon Such is Life celebrates 75 years of the Hobbit.

Postcards to Stockholm: Expense policy

Dear Sis,

Yesterday was the first day of my new zero expense policy.

1.- Went to work by bus (bus ticket not paid by me). Total expense: €0 (Plus watching my new favourite TV show of the moment while at the bus. Priceless)

2.- Went home for lunch (bus ticket and meal not paid by me). Total expense: €0

3.- Got mom to give me a lift after a short nap (gas not paid by me). Total expense: €0

4.- Bought a coke at the office (that I paid): €0.5

5.- Got a lift home at night (gas not paid by me): €0

TOTAL EXPENSES: €0.5

If I can keep this going for the next ten years my mortgage will pay itself (or I may feel less guilty next time I buy washi tape).

Love,

M

PS: I encouraged mom to watch Once Upon a Time the other day, she likes it! New season airs September 30th, just FYI.

Postcards to Stockholm: Bankrupcy

Dear Sis,

I just found out VIPS is selling washi-tape. Thank God they only sell 5 different models... I left one for the next time I feel blue.

I suspect the bank will soon seize my apartment...

Love,
M

My dear dear friends...

... PLEASE DON'T DESTROY MY BRAND NEW PLACE (pretty please)

I have hopes that you will find it mighty uncomfortable and may choose not to stay long ;P but in the meantime, please follow these simple rules:

- Do not bring water or paint balloons.
- Do not step on dog poop before coming in.

I have decided to officially launch my new apartment and future home amongst my closest friends, and I am having second thoughts, cold feet and even bloody ears.

Not that I don't love my friends and trust they will behave as they should, but no one can guarantee any of them will turn up with an african elephant to the dinner or with the whole cirque du soleil who will use my bed as platform and my walls as canvas.

I may be going way too far with this, but one can never be too sure. I hope this dinner does not end in a ten worst things post, but if that is the case, you will all hear about it.

Enough of this!

My dear girls and boy, welcome to my humble and emptyish place, come in and make yourselves comfortable in the only sofa, sit cozily on the floor, squeeze the non-existent cushions and of course, feel at home.

Invitation details for those involved will come shortly via Facebook.

Such is Life

Postcards to Stockholm: Diet

Dear Sis,

I am back at the office for good, hump! Summer is over and now I have to go back to normal (solita sin ti). I got on the lift today alone, just my bag and I, a lift prepared for 13 passengers and 1000 kg weight, and guess what... it politely said: "Overload, could one person please get off?".

I am on a severe diet as of now.

Love,
M

P.S.: Quality of picture severely reduced by the fact that I didn't want anyone to see me taking a picture with my bb at work. I have a reputation to maintain.

Postcards to Stockholm - Filling the void

Dear Sis,

I am desperate to fill the void you've left in my daily life, I have tried buying furniture, going to museums, pampering up and nothing could help me get over this sister depravation.

But maybe, maybe there is something that can help me...

17 different washi tapes and three rubber stamps don't seem enough. I may have to go over there to check if all those shops you announce are as good as you say.

Things are changing dramatically since you left, el Hormiguero has a new ant, and I hate it! Its name is Petancas and is the roomate of Trancas and Barrancas. I leave you a video here so that you can judge for yourself, but I feel you will think the same as I do. Why do good things have to change? Maybe they are also trying to fill a void, I may have to suggest that they washi-tape the original ants and maybe then they get rid of the new one...

Love,
M

P.S.: Last night the Godfather part I and II was on TV, I could have watched 6 hours of non-stop bloodbath, instead I may have watched iMTV, the new season of 16 and Pregnant is dramatic.

Postcards to Stockholm - Manicure

Dear Sis,

How was your day? I have a few days of holidays left yet, so I am taking things easy.

Today I got a manicure for Saturday's wedding. If my hair is going to look like a rat's, I should draw the attention somewhere else to avoid humiliation. I think they did a terrific job, don't you agree?

Love,
M

Postcards to Stockholm - Going svenska!

Dear Sis, now you've gone to Sweden I am doing everything in my power to get myself over there to see you. I am so desperate about it that I am determined to win IKEA's new competition. I think I am doing pretty well, I may start to call my pisito, the flatlet! I am so keen on winning this competition that I had to buy something to use my IKEA FAMILY card and earn more chances to win. So I got ASELE and TORSBY to keep EKTORP company in the vardagsrum.

I am going Swedish all over the flatlet. Cuteness :) 

  

Love,

M

Postcards to Stockholm - God save the (new) queen

Dear Sis,

If you were worried for me, don't be. I am being well taken care of, see? Here you can see Sunday's dinner and my new favourite blanket :) I am the absolute queen of the house!

How was your first day of work?

Love,
M

Postcards to Stockholm - Sitting chart

Dear Sis,

Welcome to your new section! This means you are gone up north far far away from us. I'll try to open you a little peephole to look through as often as possible.

Since you won't be able to join us in all our family Sunday lunches (I hope you will Facetime with us during lunch someday), we have rearranged the sitting chart. Guess who eats beside me now... I am making her eat fruit, not like you.

Love,
M

P.S.: Let me know how you and your 7 suitcases are faring in your provisional 27 sq. meter home.