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βΊ Its June, I am ashamed and it’s soon time to go.
why am I ashamed? because I have wanted to blog for a long long time but havent really had anything to blog about. My life has honestly been very down lately but I feel its getting a bit better.
I have started to “take care” of myself better, put myself first (well.. my son comes first but you get it). I have been distancing myself more from people due to have been surrounded by toxic people. Kinda detoxing from people so I can heal.
I even cut “friends” out from my life due to lies, scam etc. Scams? Lies? Yes, you read it right. Who I thought was my friend used me and manipulated me til I put my foot down and asked my best friend for help.
I even failed school due to my son being sick so much so I missed out ~ ofcourse my son comes first! Don’t get me wrong ~ so I decided to stop attending or what to call, which means I failed school.
I have not picked up my cameras more than maybe twice since I was in Amsterdam. I lost the passion of using my cameras but have used my phone to take photos, which really havent been any “use” to show here on the blog nor Instagram.
I’ve stopped using social medias due to lost intests and feeling pressure to put on makeup, fix the esthetic feelings on photos etc just to please people. I was “like/following” hungry before but I realized .. whats the point? Why chase something that is no need when it comes to people who doesn’t care .. like genuinely cares about my content.. other than have a following of people who really actually care about my stuff my photos, my thoughts etc. For me, that is more important. Having a connection with readers, followers etc.

So right now I’m focusing on myself while also trying to remember how to breathe and how to be alone instead of trying to be surrounded by people the whole time. The next two weeks will be a challenge for me. Switzerland , yes its time to go to Switzerland. I have honestly not been looking forward to it due to three reasons, 1. We are going with an other family that the husband/father I dislike.. like massively dislike. 2. Knowing the reality that im the one who’s gonna be the only parent on the trip while M will have fun (dont get me wrong, I love my son but sometimes I want to kinda.. walk around, breathe and just think by myself) 3. Switzerland is a very beautiful country from what I have googled and heard from people but its not really a country that “speaks” to me to come visit but I’m trying to think positive about it ~ first outside Sweden vacation with my son (even though the responsibilities will be 1000% on me) & new views to see & snap photos of ofcourse.
Today I have actually
β οΈ emptied all the memory cards β οΈ Charged batteries to the cameras β οΈ Written a whole new list of our stuff to bring β οΈ Ordered stuff that is needed (medicines etc) β οΈ Packed down my camera gears
So now its only clothes, electronics etc that need to be packed down in the suitcase which I will do tomorrow while son is at school. Also a seperate bag for E’s stuff to have in car to entertain him when we arent at playgrounds on the road. I have also written a list of what to bring for E and the car ride . Yes it might sound ridiculous but I take precautions any time instead of his his tantrums (autistic & non verbal) and him being absolutely bored. Remind you that he is just seven years old so he ain’t getting electronics. What I have written on the list is just coloring pens, papers, toys, his stuffed animal, kickbike + helmet, football and few books. Something to keep him a bit occupied when not looking out through the windows which he loves when going on car rides.
Parents with children who travel , is there something I should think of?
This is the very first time we go outside Sweden and actually for a long car ride with E (son) so we dont really know but ofcourse im using my mama feelings but it feels like im missing something or somethings but dont know what.
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βΊ IAM SO SORRY! / Car ride ~ it’s finally all green!
i will answer your comments! i just saw them! i havent gotten notifications on the jetpack app about comments, likes etc! IAM SO SORRY! I use jetpack when blogging on phone.
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well, almost all green. Atleast it’s no snow in sight which makes me so so happy. I really dislike snow.Β
Husband worked til 10am, went to sleep and after that we went on a small car ride together with E. Pretty cozy. First ice cream and later we saw a lot of animals.

I like how the house is “focused “ How have your day been? Laundry and folding laundry has been my entire day except when cuddle or playtime with son. Thank God the weekend is finally over and all the week days routines is back in action (we have routines on weekends as well but not as strict as week days).
Preparing with a packing list , ok iam insane. I have already started to write list of what to pack for our vacation. One week and if I know myself, I’m gonna have the big suitcase by myself. Lol!


I apologize for not answering your comments π I’m truly sorry! I will answer them as soon as I have battery in my laptop (I have problems commenting via jetpack app). I am so sorry ππΈ
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βΊ Countdown has started and iam in my maniac mode of planning
Countdown has started.. School is soon over and our family vacation is coming up.
Unfortunately i have missed too much in school, I have to re-study the course again. It sucks but what to do? My son has been sick a lot lately which has made me missed so many classes of the course so I decided to study it again from the beginning. Apparently it is a normal situation for parents who studies this course so I honestly don’t feel ashamed. Math isn’t really my subject I can master but last time I managed to go to school I almost broke down due to how much I have missed and how far ahead the others are compared to where iam so IΒ at that class restarted my book again, told my teacher and it was fine.

Countdowns; 21 days til course is over (school) for this semester β’ 52 days til the vacation.
I can finally tell you guys about the vacation. I’m honestly nervous. It is the first time we will ever go on a vacation this way with our son. As you might know , our son has autism 3 and is non-verbal so going to Switzerland by car will be a challenge.Β
How come Switzerland? We honestly it was not my idea. We are actually going there with an other family who my husband knows and they suggested Switzerland. For me, I have no idea what to do there. Like I have never ever had any thoughts of going there but here we go. So iam in full massive planning maniac mode right now. Reading online about tips, ideas, recommendations etc on how to travel with a child with special needs. It is so hard!

Do you have any ideas? recommendations?Β What to think of and what not to do, when it comes to travel by car with a child who has special needs?
This is all new to me honestly. I am very nervous to go this far by car with our son but I am planning where to stop and finding places for E to be able to run and play around at on our trip to Switzerland. Play areas, food stops, adventure lands etc.

imagine, we are going through the whole entire Sweden, Through Denmark and through Germany to go to Switzerland. We are also planning on going over to Italy etc for day trip and so if possible. A lot needs to be planned and Iam in full maniac mode of planning to make the trip smooth, fixing passports (done), lists, bags, equipment etc.
Not easy to go anywhere with a special need child . it’s scary but on same time iam excited.
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βΊ Vacation destination; a surprise for my anniversary!
Hey guys! I know I have been quiet but now I’m here. I have been busy with school, Christmas breaks, son been sick and a mini vacation! woho!
M surprised me with a trip to Amsterdam, The Netherlands! How fun!Β I have never been there or outside Sweden/ Scandinavia actually. Norway and Finland for a few hours (big ferry trip). We stayed four nights there. It was so cozy and we saw a lot of things. Went to different museums.

From Sweden πΈπͺ βοΈ to Amsterdam, The Netherlands π³π±
I Can honestly say, I do not like to go on planes. I hate flying but luckily the flight was only 1h and 45 minutes long.

I dont know how many pictures I have taken but I do know I have 1200+ files on my phone (pics and viseos) and i used two cameras there. 256GB card and one 32GB card. I have actually not looked at them one time since we came home. It has been crazy for a few days.
I will show pics and write about each day in different posts. Like I said, I have so many y pictures to show π₯°
Friday the 10th, we arrived in Amsterdam and checked in at our hotel. We went out for a while to check it out, look for place to eat dinner etc. No we did not try THOSE stuffs while we were there. Anyway, I was so amazed that there were flowers growing, the grass were green etc. Back home we had 50cm snow, minus degrees celsius etc . So yeah I was both amazed and shocked to be honest.








It rained so so bad the first night but we still went out for few hours. I felt like a typical tourist. Two cameras, one phone and GPS on phone. Hey don’t judge, it was our first time there π We didn’t wanna get lost there. So many alleys!

It was a lovely vacation to celebrate our anniversary.Β E wasn’t with us (he were having a sleep overs at some friends π M & them had planned this).
Thank you for reading. Make sure to follow my Instagram eej.foto where I’m gonna upload more photos!
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βΊ Blue doors to heaven
throwback when I was in Norway pt. 3

I took a lot of photos of people’s doors (I have removed the name tags on the doors). So unique. Nothing like in Sweden. We have simple and basic doors but here oh man!
(it’s a different picture than the one before. lol!)