As a teenager I did athletics, but due to injuries I gave up. And it took a long time before I found out that working out at the gym gave me the same kick. But now it’s my absolute best “hobby”!
23rd of August (this August 2026) I made up my mind to start exercise again after years of trying but not have had the financial to do it. I’m still a student but will priority to get my body stronger once again.
I have a motivated head and I get good energy to go to the gym. I’m in the start up of getting in to a good rhythm of when I fit’s best to go to the gym. And I do reverse crunch (instead of sit-up’s) at home twice a week.
I have a goal to push the double of my body weight on leg press (approxy 140 kg) in about one year from now and be strong enough to walk up to the Pulpit Rocks here in Ryfylke (it’s a popular place for both tourist and people where I live).
This week (7th to 12th of September) I have done worked with weight on my legs on Tuesday and today Saturday I did arms and shoulders. And so far that feels like a good thing to do 😊.
I started on 20 kilogram 5 by 5 raps (repeated) in August on leg press, and today (12th of September) I did 30 kg (kilogram) 5 by 5 raps. Slowly 10 kg more each week.
Arms and shoulders 😊.
I will update you on my exercise journey, maybe once a month or so and that will probably be the post’s here for now. Because besides this journey I am a 100% student and I work approxy 60% too.
Everything isn’t easy just because I got into my dream education. Oh no! I struggling to upload documents towards the loan fund 🤪😟. I’ve tried so many times those latest day’s I get nuts… but I trust the Lord it will work out in the end ✝️. He has provided me so far in life 🙏. The Lord helped me to get in to my dream education even after I got in to the wrong one 😊🙏.
In the middle of all this I have my focus on the lord because that’s all I can do and not freak out. I focus on things that makes me happy.
Today, Saturday 9th of August, I focused on shopping and finding things I need next week. I will pack and sew (and as soon as possible have dinner 😆😆 so hungry right now I can’t even stand 😆😆) . Yes I need to sew 🧵✂️ to relax my brain 😊. My newest project is the jeans jacket 😆😆. I have unpicked it because I wasn’t satisfied with the look.
The finished jeans jacket in April-25.
The new version of the ” jeans jacket “
“Just some major changes ” are done 😆😆…
Or a lot 😆😆. I have kept the sleeves and the (kragen) from the first jacket. It’s a total new look. Fit’s me better. I’m so much more happy with this look. Now it makes me happy and comfortable.
The front with new pockets.
The back.
I haven’t decided if I should have pockets in the back yet. We will see.
Sunday 10th (of August). I have unpacked, sewing on som reflection fabric, so cars will see me better in the dark (whenever I use this backpacker). Repacked all things I need with me. Done the nessasary washing up dishes, soon dinner and maybe a strong coffee at home or later. Packed “train-food” because on the last trip I had I got super hungry at 4am and bought a sandwich which I thought I could eat, but got so much cramps in my stomach 😟😟. I had pain for hours 😟😟. I have now brought my own sandwiches. Dinner in few minutes 😊.
And then off to church, which was just what I needed 😊🙏. The peace and the worship 🎶🎶🎶 😊. A good preaching I understood and gave meaning.
I have prepared myself for the train trip with a blanket, warm clothes. Because as last trip I was so so cold. Freezing 🥶🥶 on the train, with normal clothes on 😟😟.
Now, 20.40, I’m just waiting in a stair at Church for the time to past, so I can catch a bus down to the train station and wait there.
Waiting in the stairs in Church…
Night snacks b4 the train leaves.
Night-train towards Notodden at 22.15 pm with a change in the middle of nowhere called Nordagutu for 39 minutes at 05.25 am. Before I arrives Notodden early, 06.26 am!
This time I’m prepared 😊.
Monday 11th of August. 05:26 am I arrived Nordagutu and the temperature was +11°C 🥶 or fresh 😆😆. Had a sandwich until next train arrived the station.
A 30 minutes trip by train to Notodden.
In Notodden, I thought I would look for a strong cup of coffee the first thing. But I was to cold cause lack of sleep so I say at the bus hub for 1 hour and 15 minutes waiting for the bus to arrive.
Catch local bus number 1, 5 stops. Asked a local man for help how to walk to theuniversity. It was helpful! Google maps said it should take 14min to walk downhill. I used 15 min cause of my to bad knees. Totally okay walk through some forest.
Arriving the university…
Got here 😊.
And now I’m resting my head, eyes and body in a couch 😊😊. Asked at the service front if it was possible to set my backpacker somewhere during the day, instead of carrying it around all day. I will now try to take a power-nap. The official day starts 09.30 am.
I started to pack already this Summer, things I didn’t use. I mean why have things out when you know you will move in a sooner future? But now, in the middle of September, the move just getting closer every Day 🤪. So I have to pack! Each Day.
Yet, life is chaotic yet I see what I need to back or more like what I can pack now and what I have to wait with.
My bedroom has become a storage for some furtinures from the sewingroom, cause that is cleaned out 🙂. And “the storeage room” is full of boxes in all sizes 🤪😆😆 and it’s only space nearest the door 😆😆.
My dear-sewing chair doesn’t fit anywhere else then on my kitchen floor 😆😆.
Step by step I am getting closer to do the last thing in both bathroom and livingroom, yet I use so much of the things I can pack it down… annoying!!
Yesterday (22nd) a friend and previous colleague asked me on messanger (facebook) if I would be interessed in a talk with the leaders of her school, cause they looking for staff. I answered, Yes. Just give them my numer.
Today 23rd around 08:30am I recieved a txt msg, with the question “if I would be up for a talk?” I replayed, Yes, and when I could today. Today didn’t fit him (one of the leaders of the Christian School) but tmrw the 24th.
Sandnes habour, 5:30pm, 23rd.
So, tmrw 24th I’ll have a talk with the leader and the principal, 2:30pm. Maybe this is the door the Lord have for me?!
O don’t want to panick, I want to be able to trust the Lord all the way to a job. Faith is what carries me forward. Faith gives me motivation to keep applying.
Yet, I know I need to do something about my situation without the education which is the lowest level for such jobs. I need to find a solution to be able to find the money to register as a private individual and take the exam… the registration dates which are just around the corner – in September. And I need to make a decision if I should or not should to study special pedagogy which starts nxt week… cause I will not do both. The special education will not give me a professional certificate as I thought when I signed up for the course 😔 which is what I need. Many things now… please pray 🙏 the Lord helps me to clearity, if you read this post and are a believer.
Yesterday, 18th, I were suposed to get a phonecall and when I didn’t I called the kindergarten I had an interveiew with, the 8th. They needed more time to check with referanses and will be in touch Monday or Tuesday coming week.
And then I got a confurming reject on mail from one of the schools that had deadline Monday, 14th, which I called the 17th.
But I get motivated to apply to a ned posision when I am rejected, so I wrote a new application and sent it to yet an other school 😊😉.
And this weekend, which has started in the best way for me, I am going to write 3 applications. One to the English school, one to an other kindergarten and one to aftet-school-program posision 😉. I am to stubburn to give up as long as it is job out there I can apply to.
If you who read this post are Christian, please pray 🙏 that the Lord will open the right Door for the right job soon cause I have found the perfect apartment to rent in Stavanger. It has a terrasse with a parkinglot, is the perfect size for me and Silver-boy 🐈. Walk distance to bus and train hub, lots of walking paths nearby the sea side 😍😍. Medium size, not to small not to big apartment, like the one I rent now.
August 21st, today, have I so far sent 2 applications – Yay. And to clear my brain I went out for a short walk with Silver-boy whos has been nagging since 10am today ^^haha^^. And about the posission in the kindergarten I had an interview with the 8th, I am skepical I get cause they haven’t called me yet and it’s 3pm…
Since I moved back to Rogaland I’ve been longing for to live in Stavanger city, cause it is the city I love. I’ve never loved a city like Stavanger. Never been a big city person. But Stavanger reminds me of smaller cities in Sweden like Kalmar, Växsjö and
In between I sew 🤩🤩, trying to finish my linen pants 😆😆 figured I need a zip. And then the question was, how will I do that when I already sewing the front 🤔🤔🤔 but I found a pattern so now I at least now how to do it 🙂🙂
So I had one interview this Tuesday the 8th, after school program (SFO). It didn’t feel like an interveiew at all, more like they had to many to meet. And I also got a negative vibe in the spiritul world. And I am not so keen on this job, mostly cause it’s only 50%.
Late yesterday (9th) I read my email and there it was a new request for an interveiew. I just called them now (09.30am, the 10th) about the time and they will call me back.
Interveiw Friday 08:30, August 11th, kindergarten. Not what I really want but I can work there if I don’t get anything else.
I will also call the rest of the schools I’ve applied to, to hear where they are in the process of applications today (10th).
This job journey is for sure very different from the last years! Yet I am trusting the Lord to open up the right Door of job. Cause the Lord have giving me Peace.
Friends and Family praying.
The peace the Lord have giving me, where most people would freak out cause they yet don’t have a job when the school starts in a week. I just trustHim who will and can provide.
August 10th, afternoon I recieved a txt msg that the posission (Tuesday interview) got filled. Oh what a relief!! Cause I really didn’t wanted it.
On the train Friday August 11th.
A chill walk to the train in the morning sun with the Lord, on the train trying to wake up… listening to a podcast. Soon walk to the bus towards the interview.
The moved went well. My friends from my house church came with two trailers, which we filled up.
Saturday the 27th of August 22.
We went twice between Hundvåg and Ganddal with things, boxrs and furnitures before we were done but it only took 3 hours 🤩🤩
Me and Silver in the couch after the move aroun 5pm watching the “mountain” of boxes in the kitchen 🤣🤣
And the clean out on Sunday the 28th, went also okay, but I have made up my mind. This was for sure the last time I did it myself!! My body can’t do it anymore.
Bye bye Hundvåg and thanks for those 13 months!
New chapter, new home, new suburb, new municipality, same county.
The hallway.
I have never had such big kitchen ever where ever I’ve lived. Love it!
I have more than enough space 😊😊 so now I “just” need to fill it up with furnitures… I’ll start my furniture hunt this coming week online and later at 2nd hand stores later in September. I’ll buy something hopefully I find something I like but it’s okay if I don’t. 😉.
I have written a list of the most important furnitures I need and everything will just get there when ever I have time and money 😊.
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