Author Archives: Anna

This morning birds were singing, and to my surprise, the sky was different. The days are getting brighter. I do know that there still will be snowy days, but anyway. I am on track with my lifestyle change. My trouble is that I do not know what to replace candy with. More fruit, and sometimes a bite of chocolate. It is important to sometimes reward yourself.

These days during winter a lot of people have sleeping problems. Personally, I like to go to sleep late, but I try to go to sleep earlier in wintertime. Summertime is somehow different. I thought of “Goodnight Mr. Bean” when he had difficulties falling asleep. Perhaps, this old story of counting sheep is useful for insomnia?

Mini blog this evening. I was not alone in going for my usual exercise this afternoon. So many participants and could not find my ordinary dumbbells. Seems like I am not alone with New Year´s resolution. I had to go for heavier weights. Anyway, it is nice with Christmas with all candy and food, and I do know that food is my challenge this year, although I love food. Sharing “The Police”, since I know a lot of people are quitting smoking after New Year.I am not alone with resolutions.

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A new year has started with amazing sunshine, peace, and calm. With great expectations that the new year will bring happiness. No more war, no climate change, and political stability. Personally, I am looking forward to reading, writing, photography, and perhaps also some traveling. I have promised myself to use my camera more often and I have started. Wishing you a relaxing day and a happy start of 2023.

In a way, 2022 has been a little sad. I lost my dearest sweetie Lady, and I also lost an extended family member in the USA that I have known for almost four decades. Life becomes a bit different when you realize that they are not there any longer. However, the spirit is there. I remember that I have walked my sweetie so many times, also during wintertime when the roads were filled with salt. I always put her on a paw bath after walking and had her standing in water for a while. The paws dried, and then I put some ointment on her paws.

I learned a lot about being American from my late family member. Life is not as in Sweden in the USA. You are more polite in the USA, please correct me if I am wrong. Perhaps due to business being more present in daily life in the USA. I don´t know. I have been sad due to this loss, but also happy of being privileged of learning about the USA.

This makes me look forward to 2023. I am going to dedicate this year to health. I need to become more aware of habits that I might need to change. Slowly, slowly make changes in my daily routines. Today, as always, my greatest challenge is sweets. I cannot live without chocolate. Do you have a good solution for this?

Three years later, I finally feel that my feelings are settled after writing my book. My studies in Uppsala tied everything up. I will start to write again in a few years, and I already have a good theme. Yes, it is time to look forward to 2023. I have thought about what to share as the last song 2022. This is a lovely song from New York with Jay Z and Alicia Keys. Couldn´t think of anything better.

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2022 passed by so quickly, especially this autumn. Every day is important and I appreciate little things in life very much. This year was very much about studies for me. I have learned a lot about clinical pharmacy. In my previous studies, I have had more focus on basic pharmacological mechanisms. Today´s pharmacological treatments are getting more and more complex, and I believe, and hope, that in the future drug treatments will be more individualized. It is, for example, well-known that we may metabolize drugs slowly and/or rapidly. We also respond differently to various drugs eg neuropharmacological drugs. This is dependent upon our genes, age, gender, etc. Future will let us know.

Anyway, we have had a few days of Christmas holiday. I went to the countryside and I was very happy to see the snow and it was so chilly. I love sparkling snow and stars lightening the evenings. It was very cold and I hesitated to go for a walk with Molly, but she insisted. I have my favorite walk and I always walk by some horses. They had a little chat with Molly and me as you can see in the picture above, and we continued. Right now, I am thinking about 2023. I sometimes believe in destiny, but you can do a lot to affect your own future. Like more dog walks. Wishing you a happy ending of 2022 and a prosperous 2023.