Photo challenge day 17: Warmth 📷
Jumped on the Google tram, but before I reached my destination, the AI voice announces: “Service canceled.”
One step at a time
One ongoing project for this new home of my blog is to move content over from my old platform—like I just did with the BlogBuddy shortcut. There’s quite a bit to go through, so it’ll probably take a while. I plan to bring over one or two posts every now and then; otherwise, it starts to feel unmanageable. This principle often applies to life in general. Some tasks feel overwhelming when we focus too much on the big picture.
Photo challenge day 16: Blur 📷
We all need a hobby
I recently read the autobiography of one of Sweden’s most well-known actors, Mikael Persbrandt. Among other things, he talks about his deep interest in cars and motorcycles, and how he finds something meditative in tinkering with them. It’s his greatest passion in life, and he mentions that he believes having a hobby is important. I agree. Even if we have a job we love or think, “my work is my hobby,” I still believe it’s important to unwind with something entirely different.
Just trying something with the beautiful Micro Social app 📷
Photo challenge day 15: TIE 📷
Photo challenge day 14: Twilight 📷
The simple perfection
There are many reasons why I love my job. One of them is all the amazing places I get to visit. I make up to seven customer visits a day, so that’s a lot of places – places I never would have set foot in if not for my job. Yesterday, I spent the entire day out in beautiful Värmdö. During lunch, I visited one of my favorite cafés there: Stavsnäs Hembageri.
With great platform power comes great reader responsibility
You probably recognize the inspiration behind the title. Even though Voltaire coined the phrase, most people likely associate it with Spider-Man: With great power comes great responsibility. That quote came to mind as I was thinking about my new choice of platform for this blog. Micro.blog offers many useful and convenient features: photo albums, a book tracker, sharing bookmarks, a natural way to post status updates, and more…
The uplifting burdon of living
I started the weekend with a visit to a burger joint in my neighborhood. I took a seat on the outdoor patio, feeling grateful that this time of year finally has arrived here in Sweden. It was almost full. When a group of friends couldn’t find a table, I offered them to sit at mine. Since I was alone, I couldn’t help but overhear their conversation. One of them told his friends he wasn’t feeling great.
Your Swedish Local Guide
There are so many things I love about my job inspecting houses. Getting to meet people in their homes every day, and visiting places I never could’ve dreamed of otherwise, is something I’m genuinely grateful for. Right now, as I’m writing this, I’m out in the beautiful archipelago, sitting at one of my favorite cafés—Stavsnäs Hembageri—enjoying a cup of coffee in between jobs. That kind of work bonus also aligns with one of my main interests: the web.
Photo challenge day 13: Pathway 📷
Everyone's a genius behind the wheel
I visit up to seven places a day in my line of work. That adds up to a lot of driving. And with all that time on the road, there are plenty of moments when I think other people are driving like idiots. I’m sure plenty of drivers feel exactly the same way about me. It’s often said that people find it easier to list their flaws than their strengths. But so far, I’ve never heard anyone admit that driving might be one of their weak spots.
Photo challenge day 12: Hidden 📷
Nacka, Sweden 📷
Blogging & Design Resources
Those of you who’ve followed me for a while know that I like to collect useful links related to blogging and web design. Everything from handy guides and colorful patterns to inspiring articles and other reads that help spark creativity. I’ve now moved this extensive — and constantly growing — collection to my new blog here on Micro.blog. The page has also been updated with lots of fresh content. So without further ado, here’s the updated Blog Inspiration page.
When saying no is the right answer
The other day, I received an offer that sounded both fun and interesting. I started drafting a reply: “Absolutely, that sounds great! I’m looking forward…” Then I paused. Something didn’t feel quite right. I deleted the message and instead replied that I’d get back with an answer the next day. I let it go and slept on it. And when I woke up the next morning, I immediately knew what the right thing to do was: I politely turned down the offer.
Photo challenge day 11: Brick 📷
Curiosity as a compass
We all feel disappointed, sad, hurt, or unfairly treated from time to time. When it’s something big, we speak up—if we can. We explain what we believe was wrong and why. Sometimes it gets resolved; other times, it doesn’t. Then there are the smaller things—the ones we don’t think are worth trying to change. These happen far more often than the big ones. A common “solution” is the age-old habit of talking behind people’s backs: