Yesterday's afternoon run. I am happy with my sub 30 min time, but I had to push myself for it yesterday. It seems only a very slight increase in speed feels a lot more tiring. While at it, it felt like

Hey lovely Needleworkers, here's an update of my attempt at knitting myself a sweater. For those of you who follow me, you'll remember this as being my first attempt at knitting a jumper. The start was

We are all very super-excited today, as our long awaited travel tickets for the summer has arrived! We are going interrailing! Yes, as a blast from the past, our tickets had to be printed and sent by mail

Joining Steemit and its #needleworkmonday society, has proven to be a tremendous source of inspiration to me. There are so many things I want to try, and so many highly skilled needleworkers happily sharing

This week I managed to find time for two runs (and two tennis sessions). Not that bad considering a very hectic week and a heat wave like nothing we have experienced earlier. At least not as early as in

Source: Canva Numerous new users flood to Steemit daily, lured in by the promise of a quick buck. The ad goes: Your voice is worth something and it all sounds so easy peasy! But Steemit is anything but

It's been a busy time lately - spring is usually a time for many outdoor activities. At home we are redoing our backyard and the husband has built me a huge big box where I can grow all my vegetables and

One of the most important days of the year in the Norwegian society is our Constitution Day - May 17th. On this day we celebrate the fact that we got our very own constitution back in 1814, after having

Hello runners of Steemit! This morning I went for a run and I am pretty happy with my results. I make it a point not to run with my phone - I got it from work and it is annoyingly heavy. Also, I don't

Last week was "Beach Cleaning Week" in Norway, and what better excuse to pack up the kids and head for the beach? I live in an area famous for it's good weather (mind you, that is by Norwegian

Today I had company for my run, which made it all the more fun. My youngest is a great motivator and a fun companion to bring on my runs. When she is on her bike, we can keep about the same pace. Sometimes

I don’t usually run on Tuesdays, but today I was off work since it’s International Labor day. I like to just get up in the morning and go running first thing, before my mind starts making all kinds of

Hi runners of Steemit! My name is Michele and I am running - not sure I'm comfortable with applying the title "runner" to my name, so for now I'll just say I'm running. I don't do very long runs,

Spring has finally arrived here in what I kept referring to as the Frozen North only a few weeks ago. Finally, the snow has melted away and has given room for nature to bloom. And how it has exploded in

Yay, it's Monday - my favorite Steemit-day of the week! I love logging on to #needleworkmonday and seeing all the lovely projects you girls (and boys?) are working on. I was a little bored a while back,

Easter is a holiday with great traditions here in Norway. As many as 40% of us go on Easter vacation, and the majority head for the mountains. One would think that Norwegians were fed up with the snow

The Ten truths, one lie contest was really fun to play and had me going down memory lane, thinking about a lot of good things in my past. I'm sorry to say that NOBODY guessed the right statement. I'm really

Thanks to the lovely @Kismet2018 for nominating me for this challenge. It was way harder than I thought it would be, and surprisingly showed me I am perhaps more of an optimist than I had thought: My LOVE

I was tagged to play this fun game by @peggyhazelwood - please go check out her blog as she is on a contest-frenzy, having loads of fun and easy contests running this week. The Challenge Read the 11 items

One of my favorite pastimes is reupholstering old armchairs, and I usually give my chairs names that reflect something about them. This chair I did for my twin sister Marianne, hence the name. As I source