Linnéa Nordlund

Since I will have to keep my horse in a bording based stable I have made a list of requirements:

Indoor and outdoor menage
Hose station with warm water
Nice big pastures
Many trails
Proper washroom
Heated tack room
Included feedings during weekdays
Horses are let out into the pastures in the morning and brought back into the stables during weekdays, change of blankets included.

Hypoallergenic

So one day at the Calgary stampede I found these horses called "Curlies" who were supposed to be hypoallergenic!

So of course I had to check this out! Mathias wants to learn how to ride and be able to ride with me, and maybe these horses could be the answer :)

Website of the international curly horse organization:
http://ichocurlyhorses.weebly.com/

Countdown: 2 weeks

Omg Omg Omg Omg Omg Omg!!!!

Reading and relaxing.

I brought 4 issues of equipage, 2 of Häst och Ryttare and the new fall catalogue from Hööks which arrived yesterday. Ive read through them all already :)

And now: coffe for the others, tea for me and cookies for all!

@ the country side

Visiting Mathias' patents country house. It's sooo nice! They är these crazy builders who buy a piece of land, with or without an existing house on it, tears it all down and builds a great new house themselves. Then they get bored once everything is done and they sell it! They are working their way towards a place at Värmdö (where my moms place is).

It's very nice here, everything is clean and modern yey country style. Mathias and I get to stay in our own little guest house with a hugh dubble bed.
Also, they are great cooks.

This means that staying here includes good food, great company and a nice place. :D oh, and two small dogs who loves attention ^^

It's aaaaall good

- July 26, 2012

The interview is over and it went really well. I did good and they think that i have a very good profile and a good shot at getting a job. Unfortunately it is july which means that al of Sweden is on vacation. Therefore it will probably be a few weeks before the right job comes in. I knew this since it's the same everywhere.
Wii Im happy! I wasnt deadly nervous like last time, i answered the questions really good, i made a good impression.... Hopefully they can find the perfect job for me.

It's leaning towards project management within IT.

:D booyah!

Nervous

- July 26, 2012

On my way to the interview... In 1 h 47 min it will be over.

car

Mathias has changed his mind. Again. Now he wants a Volvo C30.

I really don't care as long as it can pull a horse trailer (which he makes sure all cars he likes can).

kitties!

Marre is working today so Im taking care of her cats. I loooove them! Poor Selma is ill and have had her stomach shaved for tests and se looks adorable!

Bangs

Thinking about going back to it...

work work work, looking for work, LFW

I have been looking for work. I started yesterday... And I have some great news; I just landed an interview a few minutes ago! At Bravura! I'm so happy. :)

I applied for seven jobs yesterday and I have found seven more which i will apply for today.

Had a breakdown yesterday and paniced thinking that I would never get a job. Mathias took great care of me and I feel så much better today, specially after getting an interview after only one day!

I would be awesome to get a job as soon as possible, so that I can start saving money and buy a horse... and buy some good food haha.

I am very proud of myself because I have reached that state where I only care about me being happy at work and with my assignment. I don't care if the job is prestigeous or if I make a super career or somehing, I just want to be happy. Thats something that most people don realize until their 50's. Which is extremely weird since it doesnt take a scientist to calculate to percentage of your life whic…

cutie pie

So yeah, I havn't posted in ages (2 days; ages compared to the 10 posts a day as I sometimes do)

Last post i said i was going to marre and look at the foal. O.m.g! So cute, check it out, it will heal your soul.

Jetlag

- July 22, 2012

Serious jetlag...! I am a zombie who needs sleep yet cant slepp yet does nothing but sleep....

On my way to my darling marre <3 we are going to continue playing our horse game, look at the foal thats just a few minutes away from her house and share some love with her cats! Yey :)

Next planned purchases

- July 19, 2012

This will be in Swedish to make it easer for me, I don't wanna look up all the terms. Thats why everything is completed with pics ^^ I will complete my groomin box and fix my little "stable pharmacy".

Kvar att köpa av ryktsaker (var slut på rean):

Pannborste 29:- @ hööks

Ryktsten 25:- @ hööks

Svettskrapa 25:- @ hööks

Mankam 5:- @ hööks

Hovpensel med burk 29:- @ hööks

= 113:-

Ekologiska produkter:

Schampo 139:- @ Tobbe Larsson

Ekologisk hovolja 55:- @ Hööks

= 194:-

Stallapotek:

Elastisk binda 15:- @ Hööks

ACO Mild tvål Special Care 55:- @ apoteket

Plasthandske 31,50:- @ apoteket

Universalsax Fiskars Classic 179:- @ Clas Ohlson

Bomull 500 gram 89:- @ Hööks Jodopax 500 ml 199:- @ Hööks

Helosan 300 gram 72:- @ apoteket

Termometer SafeHorse 249:- @ Hööks
Kompresser 100 st 99:- @ Hööks

Massageborste 29:- @ hööks

Beautiful braids

- July 19, 2012

Miniature horses for the blind

Isn't this the most amazing thig EVER?!

http://www.guidehorse.org/

Spray aginst flies and shit

I found this recipe for an old and well-tested home made fly repellant. I havn't tried it myself, but it is supposed to be really good. Feel free to try it!

0,5 liter of vinegar
1 liter of water
10 cloves of garlic
2 plants of lemon balm
1 dl dried rosemary

Finely chop the the lemon balm and the garlic - dont sqeeze it!Put the garlic, the lemon balm , vinegar and water in a pot.Simmer for 20 minutes, then add the rosemary and stir until blended. Simmer another 30 minutes.Put in the fridge over night.Finely strain the liquid.Add 0,5 liter water.Put in a spraying bottle.Done!

Latest issue of Equipage has arrived!

And it will be in store on the 24th for those not subscribing.

I just realized that I havnt mentioned this amazing magazine in the blog before! big miss!

For those of you who live in sweden or if you know swedish: Try it and love it! It has an amazing mix of horsemanship, deep articles about various areas regarding horses, dressage and jumping training, facts and new research, in and out of the stable fashion and beauty.

A little sample of this issue.
- a look at the new feeder that increases the time it takes to horse to finish the meal and lessens spill outside the feeder
- a look at the new safety wests with included air bag (!)
- a guide to judge if a horse i over or under weight
- A reportage comparing swedish and portugeese dressage
- How the correct riding style can heal a horses back pains
- A special equestrian coverage of the coming the olympics, including a long interview with Rolf-Göran Bengtsson!
- How the media attention towards equestrian sports have increased
- New exe…

Some shopping

The fall catalogue from H&M arrived today. I'm ordering these two items:

Trenchcoat 399:-
I'm just in love with it.

Top 99:-
Had a favorite top almost like this before but spilled sause on it. This will replace it.

Swedish mentality

So all this talk of economy has made me a bit upset. Why? Becaus it reminds me of all those who ask me "but how on earth will you be able to afford a horse? Do you know the costs?!"

Yes you fucking asholes, I do.

You see; this is basic swedish mentality. Being jealous and grudging towards someone having something you dont. And I really rally hate it. It was one of the reasons I went to New Zealand.

I am lucky enough to have a large savings account. Of owning an appartment in Stockholm without any mortages. Of living with Mathias which makes expences even lower. But most importantly; I am very economically minded and smart.

But ok... lets count.
And by the way, I have had horses of my own before. I am raised in a family owning always 3-6 thourughbred racehorses.
I know it is expensive. I promise.

I plan on paying 5000 a month for renting a place in a stable.
I plan on paying 500 extra a month for food or electricity if it is ot included in the rent.
I plan on paying 1000 a mont…

Looking for work and planning the economics

So now that my vacation in Canada is over, and I've had my additional restion period before going, it's time to start looking for a job.

In a few days, as soon as I have normalized again, I will start searching and applying for work.

Of course, this also means a hugh step towards buying a horse since my financial situation will finally change from student to employee.

I've made some basic calculations as to how my budget will look. My monthly expenses are very static which makes this quite easy and therefore I can easily see how much money can go towards a horse depending on how much I earn.

Also, my situation i great because Mathias and I split all costs and have no loans except for CSN (loan for financing studies).

Hence; my monthly expenses: (in SEK)
Rent: 1100
Electricity: 250
Cell phone: 250
Internet: 200
Food: 2000
Insurance: 100
Car: 500
CSN: 1000
total amount: 5400

Other expenses, which will be limited to this amount per month:
clothes: 1000
hygiene/beauty products: …

Countdown: 4 weeks

Until riding lessons starts again!

However, in 3 weeks the horses will return from their vacation in the green fields and it's time to go back to work!

So in 25 days (on the 11th and 12th of August that is) I will attend two days of helping getting the horses back into their old routine, it will be great! God I hope I'll get to ride Lutnia.

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