Hello!!! It’s been such a looooong time since I last wrote anything here. And this is obviously because not much had happened in my life in the past few months…until now. 2020 was a bittersweet year for me and my boyfriend. While the whole world was collapsing, Simen and I had just bought our first…
We got a Golden Retriever puppy!
This is the story of how my boyfriend and I finally managed to find our new family member, a golden retriever! Dream come true Ever since I was a kid I’ve wanted to have a dog. Most of my friends had dogs while I was growing up, and there was something about the bond they…
Krohnark turns 10 years!
Since I moved to Norway I work at Krohnark – The coolest Interior Architecture office in the world. The company just turned 10 years on the 10.10.2020, and we have been celebrating since October started. Wonderland If you know Krohnark you probably also know that we are super into Alice in Wonderland. We have a…
Watch how we renovated our apartment!
My boyfriend and I bought our first apartment in Oslo almost a year ago and we have spent the last 7 months renovating it. I wrote about our experience in previous posts, so if you haven’t read them yet, you can do so here: We bought an apartment in Oslo! Renovating our apartment in Oslo.…
DIY Microcement on tiles in our bathroom walls.
When we bought our apartment we didn’t have any plans on doing any kind of renovation in the bathroom, at least for the first year. Well, we just couldn’t resist it! Why bother? The more I lived in the apartment, the more I wanted to make changes in the bathroom. There was nothing broken but,…
Renovating our apartment in Oslo. Part II
As promised, here’s the second half of our renovation story. If you haven’t read the first part, here is the link: Renovating our apartment in Oslo. Part I Writing about this whole process makes me quite emotional, since we started this a while ago and it makes me look back and think about this unforgettable…
Day trip to Øyungen lake, Maridalen.
Most of us couldn’t travel this summer and had to find ways to feel “on vacation” without jumping on a plane to a beautiful beach in the south of Spain. This year I couldn’t do that so, instead, I explored more of the city where I live in Norway, Oslo. Nature close to the city…
Camping trip to Vestmarka.
Spending a night out in the nature has been one of my most wanted things to do here in Norway for a long time. We finally did it and went camping to one of many beautiful lakes in this country, Store Sandungen. A few days before the trip we were looking into where to camp…
Renovating our apartment in Oslo. Part I
On my birthday in the past November 2019 my boyfriend and I bought our first apartment in Oslo. After working very hard for months we have finally finished the renovation we planned when we bought it! As I explained in my previous post, when we were looking for apartments we wanted to find a place…
We bought an apartment in Oslo!
Since the beginning of 2019 my boyfriend and I had been thinking about the idea of buying our first apartment together in Oslo. We both have full-time jobs and like the city so, why not? My boyfriend’s family was the first to talk to us about this idea because buying an apartment in Norway is…