07:19 am
I wake up early without any alarm this morning, I do this often on Mondays. Think it is because I am so excited about a new week. The first thing I do is to make tea and then put on my computer.
07:33 am
This is a seldom sight, my man is up before 8 and comes into my studio to say good morning. I’m taking a fast shower.
07:54 am
I make an omelette with olives and cheese for us. We eat it with avocado, prosciutto and tomato.
07:59 am
Me preparing the breakfast.
08:42 am
I’m updating my portfolio at Lula. Then I place myself in front of my desk and start working with some drawings.
09:34 am
Time for a little break to make tea.
09:37 am
But before the tea I have to take out the garbage. It’s a pretty strange weather, one minute sunny and warm and the next minute heavy rain.
10:11 am
Drawing, drawing, drawing, while listening to a book.
Noon
No rain, so we have our caesar salad out in the garden.
12:59 pm
Drawing and listening to the same book as before, it is good (“M�nniskohamn”, by John Ajvide Lindkvist (a Swedish author)).
13:48 pm
Our friends Sara and Sam from Finland have been in Gothenburg over the weekend and want to have a fika with us before they leave. We decide to meet at a caf� close to home.
13:50 pm
Our neighbourhood was built between 1910-1930 and the house owners aren’t allowed to change the original colours. These garage doors are getting new paint.
14:18 pm
Coffee and chocolate with our friends.
15:47 pm
Back to working.
17:27 pm
Dinner time. Cucumber salad and salmon. We eat on the floor today since my man is home working and has occupied the dinner table. It’s like having a picnic.
17:45 pm
We lie on the floor and talk after the dinner.
18:43 pm
After a little more work I take a walk to meet the Lula’s. It’s a 45 minutes long walk starting in the allotment gardens outside my house, love walking through them looking at the small houses and now there is fruit in every tree.
18:44 pm
Typical house in the allotment gardens.
18:58 pm
My walk takes me through Slottsskogen, Gothenburg’s central park ;) A very calm place with lots of animals, like mooses, seals, flamingos, penguins etc. I’m lucky to live next to the park.
19:25 pm
I have a nectarine on my way, walking through the city.
19:27 pm
Don’t forget to lift your head while walking, you never know what’s up there.
19:49 pm
Unpacking some cards with my Lula friends that we are going to send out to clients etc.
20:56 pm
And of course we have fika while working.
21:44 pm
On my way home again I take the little longer walk through the city to see beautiful signs, beautiful light, beautiful buildings and a beautiful man who comes to meet me. It starts to rain heavily when we’re half way so we have to sit on a stair for a little while, which is very beautiful. Feels like in a movie. And it feels like Fall. I love Fall.
22:45 pm
Home again in the kitchen. We have some manchego, balsamico and eggs with caviar.
23:29 pm
Time for the lady to take her evening shower to relax before going to bed.
23:38 pm
23:54 pm
Time to put myself in bed.
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I’m a smoschblogaddict too.
and so happy with this bonus track!
thank you!
I love it. her day is filled with such pretty things!
omg I love her blog too! i get so inspired (and just a little envious) looking at all the gorgeous food and walks she takes through the city and the parks! looks like such a fantastic day!
I know– ME TOO! :) I just love her.
what a treat! I love those allotment houses. beautiful drawings, too!
i am so in love with her. thank you so much for this lovely daily!
i love everything, but the food the most. lovely daily.
I love the photos of the walk and the pre-bed shots. These dailies are SOO wonderful! I love the glimpses into the lives of creative types. If you ever do a series on bloggers, I would love to submit!
thank you, thank you, thank you for posting this. i simply adore sandra juto and all that she does.
Yay! What a WONDERFUL daily…
Sandra never ceases to amaze me.
She indeed has the gift to find beauty in everyday life!
so interesting!! lovely
gothenburg feels like a magical place…those houses! And Sandra’s day is so full of creative, beautiful things :)
I absolutely love Sandra – her photography, her blog, the way she lives. What an inspiration! Thank you for this, Erin and Sandra.
Her pictures are wonderful, and I’m completely jealous she gets to be so excited about Mondays!
Isn’t she FABULOUS?! :)
i LOVED reading this. instant inspiration!
Wow, how inspiring! Really shows you that beauty exists in the most mundane spaces and places. Her photos are lovely.
This is a great one! Gorgeous photos and her food always sounds delicious… maybe I’m hungry :)
What a charming lady leading such a charming life! I think it’s so important to have lil’ luxury moments throughout our day…taking the time to make breakfast instead of pouring dry cereal in one’s mouth as you head out the door…enjoying caviar as a nighttime snack…enjoying the view of your ceiling…it’s such a nice way to remember why we are all here! Thank you Erin for posting such a lovely artist!
You are so right, Grace– I love your point of view! :)
And thank YOU, Sandra.
Lovely day – the pictures are amazing. What kind of camera is that there – a Canon (insert model number)?!
i visit sandra’s blog daily: i am constantly amazed by the beautiful photos she takes daily. and her life seems so happy and wonderful. she knows how to make the most of every minute, and i am so inspired by that…
I must confess that I too was noticing all the great food that she makes. Looks healthy and yummy!
Another fun Daily — it’s such a great feature. The photos are beautiful as well.
I am loving these dailies! It makes every otherwise seemingly ordinary part of everyday life so quaint and special in their own way – if you stopped and took time to reflect on your day.
Such a great point, Meiling! :)
Lovely read with great shots on the way!!
What a beautiful day, full of beautiful greys. I hope every day in Sandra’s life is so fantastically inspiring, and that the inspiration is contageous (sp?).
Beautiful day.
Yay for the return of the dailies! Another yay for the daily of Smosch/Sandra, she is amongst my favourite blog people! :)
this is a really great idea! i’ve been reading sandra’s blog too.
wonderful.
she takes such beautiful and interesting photos.
thanks for the dailies -they are so fun!
xo
i love walking around gothenburg with sandra, because i really feel like i am there.
I love the dailies! This was a great one, I love getting a sneak peek into other peoples lives…so interesting and fun.
love this series. very interesting day of an interesting person.
such great shots to show the story of her day! oh how i love the mundane :)
anne
what a beautiful daily. thanks for bringing it to us, erin!
My pleasure— all thanks to Sandra! :)
That girl gets more done in a day than I do in a week. Amazing!
One of my absolute favorites too! What a beautiful day she shared. Healthy and pretty food, lovely drawings and all those gothenberg city pics… I’d love to pop over there for a fika right now! Thanks Sandra for sharing. *a
oh i want that day! just like that, no changes. i love those sandwich cookies with the jelly in the middle. yum yum yum. i eat them by the dozen.
That was interesting, especially after seeing her lovely works and designs!
how fabulous is she that she takes out the garbage wearing pearls?
i <3 that castle in the sky and the cutie houses :)
HA, so true, Yas! :)
ahhh this is one of my favorite dailies yet! so envious.
i love “walking in her shoes”, if only for a few moments.
Hello there! I’ve enjoyed this so much!!! She’s a fave of mine.
(sorry for not commenting much lately. I don’t have an easy access to internet, so I’m a bit time limited…, but at least I’m reading you often and I’m delighted for all the inspiring stuff)
:)
sandra is one of my favorite bloggers…i love seeing what her day it like! what a treat!
Blogs like this are so weird. I recon that we’d all be a lot happier if we paid more attention to the mundane, beautiful aspects of our own lives – rather than those of some one else.
And…if she’s the “most fascinating, inspiring and creative individual” you’ve ever (e) met — you should (e) meet more people.
Hagerstrom—
I understand your point and think that yes, we should probably maintain a certain level of inspiration on our own, but sometimes it’s quite fascinating to become inspired by those around us in an effort to see what motivates them, how they create, etc.
And I’m quite disappointed in the last sentence of your comment, actually. Sandra is a VERY talented artist/designer, and although not everyone needs to agree with me, they do need to respect that Sandra is sharing a level of vulnerability in an attempt to inspire the rest of us and I’m grateful for her contribution. I’m quite sure she’s cream of the crop, regardless of how many people I have e-met.
Love her <3
i agree with Hagerstrom actually. i also find these blogs so weird in a way that they try to showcase a ‘magazine like’ lifestyle where everything is so ‘perfect’. INSPIRATION is everywhere and us artists and designers document it in our own particular way but this is just over the top! it looks fake and highly staged. i do prefer the dailies you make of people who are a bit more ‘real’ and one can relate and be inspired by them. sorry but vulnerablity doesn’t really come into the issue here as it can be seen in the link to her blog. it’s a daily showcase of ‘look how my life is perfect!’
i love your blog by the way.
Syd
sigh…I love.
Syd— I think there is a vast difference between “staging” your life and “living” your life. There is absolutely nothing wrong with taking steps to make your life a little bit happier and I see no problem with the way in which Sandra did this. In fact, I think this is one of the most inspiring dailies simply because Sandra is out, exploring, doing things that she finds to be creative and inspiring to HER.
We’re all inspired in different ways, and we can NOT forget that. My only hope is that we continue to seek inspiration in everything, INCLUDING ‘Dailies’ that you may not like.
And for the record— Sandra is the LAST person who would proclaim “look how my life is perfect.” I just hope you haven’t completely offended her.
Let’s keep the comments constructive, ok?
Gorgeous day, gorgeous pics, gorgeous life :)
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Sandra has the best food ever! It made me metaphorically drool looking at her food pics!
I would love just ONE day that peaceful! This also made me very hungry!
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