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Watch life after death

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Hi everyone!

I am sorry for my late blogpost, I was supposed to write one on Thursday (as I normally do) but there aren´t enough hours during the day, hehe.

We had a film crew here on Thursday, which meant all hands on deck. Hehe, well. I did lunch and dinner for everyone, so that stole some time away. Otherwise, everything is fine. I´m filming a new Youtube video tomorrow and I am actually looking forward to it. I´m also thinking of doing a 5-minute-Friday video as well, just me talking about a specific topic and wishing you all a good weekend. Well, I´ll see how I get on.

I´m currently watching life after death by a recommendation from one of you guys. I am very intrigued and I can´t wait to watch another episode tonight. If you already seen the series, what do you think? I´m halfway and I can´t stop watching.

Right, time to get a snack bowl and get comfy.

Have a good night x

On Instagram

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Hello lovelies, happy Saturday

I´ve had a wonderful and very relaxed start to the weekend. Well, if relaxing means having a tidy floral studio aaand bedroom, then yes. Heh. I had a very productive day yesterday, and I felt good. Happy! I actually spent the whole evening by myself, just recharging. I did feel a little bit guilty for not joining the others, but I really needed a little timeout. If youré a introvert like me, you will understand I´m sure.

Today have been good as well. I started of with some research and studies for work (meaning watching a lot´s of how-to video´s on various subjects). Love doing this, especially if it can make me work better. Then I actually did a sweaty workout, which felt nice.

The evening is not set in stone yet, but I think I´m going to watch a movie with Stephanie and Philip. Have a lovely evening everyone.

Oh, by the way. Make sure to follow me on Instagram, at @mariewiik1 to see more updates on my everyday life.

Marie x

Weekend

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Good evening lovelies.

I´ve been sorting out my studio a little today, well it actually took me more time then planned but I´m happy with the changes. Sometimes you just need to change things up, especially if you feel a little bit stuck mentally.

I must be honest and say that I don´t have much to share. I haven´t been in a healthy mental space latley, but I am fine. I think it´s just January and too much work and not that much progress, which has taken a toll on me. Sometimes It´s just hard and thats okay. However, I´m getting through and I´m actually positive, It´s just a little challenging to find motivation, but I know it will wear off soon enough.

Anyways, It´s almost the weekend and I´m planning on being kind to myself. I´m hoping to do some running if the weather is ok, mabey have a warm bath and I´m definitely going to spend a few hours watching Netflix in bed.

Although I´ts covid times, I hope you have a lovely weekend x

Le fleur

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Hello from Hunfleur

How are you? I´ve just had the most loveliest day, and I am so happy. I´m currently in Normandie at Chateau Gonneville sur Honfleur visiting Anna and Philip. They have the most beautiful little Chateau which I´m completley in love with. I´ve been making florals and shooting content all day and we just finished a lovely dinner.

a few photos from today

I´ve been wanting to come here for ages and I´m so greatful I finally did. Being here and meeting Anna and Philip + there two daughters have been incredibly heartwarming as well as refreshing. I hope to be back again soon!

Dinner was delish, we had baked cammenbert with rosmary and honey as a starter. For dinner we had roast beef (not for me of course), baked carrots and parsnips with a yummy cabbage salad. Dessert was pure blizz, smooth chocolade mousse. Felt so treated!

Right, I´m off to bed now. I´m shooting more content tomorrow before we make our way back to Lalande.

Marie xx

The velvet sofa

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Hello everyone, how are you?

I can´t beleive it´s time for another blogpost, time goes by so quickly, or am I the only one? Heh. Anyways, here are a few photos from Instagram stories. The picture above is from New Years Eve, I really liked the dress I wore. Should wear green more often.

It´s been raining all day so I´ve kept indoors most of the day. I´ve been writing contracts and I hope to finish them as soon as possible since I have to send them off to a few clients already. Yay! It´s really nice to see things progress. Otherwise we´re doing a “Lalande cook-off” competition this weekend!! I love tv-show´s like “come and dine with me” and I thought it would be fun to do something different for a change. So this weekend will be a culinary experience (hopefully, hehe..)

Lalande the other day, a typical day in January

I recived my approval for a pre-settlement status in the Uk today, which made me really happy. I do miss England and I look forward to being settled there again. Please don´t get me wrong, I adore living here at Lalande, but I want to settle down a little bit more then I have done for the last few years. I´v been wanting to get a velvet sofa for years now, but I´ve never stayed long enough in one place to do so. So, let´s hope this year will be the time for the velvet sofa.

photo from Pinterest

Have a lovely weekend everyone!

Marie xx

I love my own company

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First Thursday of 2021. Yay

Hi lovelies. I have re-arranged my studio and taken down the Christmas decorations, well not all of it (big house you know, hehe). I like to start the new year feeling refreshed and ready.

I´ve been feeling very peaceful and happy this week, especially today. I´ve had a lot of p&q after our friends left Lalande (peace and quiet), which may have something to do with it. I love my own company way too much, hehe. This January will be pretty quiet (but busy), I´m dedicated to get a lot of essential work done, like planning the year, producing content for my website and writing contracts for my floral design services. Lot´s to do but I´m enjoying it, which makes me feel proud of myself.

Otherwise I am getting back to my normal and healthy habits again, which means I´ve given up on eating up all the temptations in this house, there is just too much!!. I´m going to try to hid them instead and hope for the best, hah.

Have a lovely weekend everyone!

Love, Marie xx

Happy New Year

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So it begins, the New Year. 2021.

We had a lovely party last night, which I feel incredibly blessed about. Living in a community of people has had its perks during this pandemic. I served cocktails from the cocktail corner, we did whiskey sour, cucumber g&t´s and an interesting espresso martini. There was canapes, turkey for the normal people and veggies for me. Lot´s of Champagne too, which we all felt today. Hah. We played a murder and mystery game during dinner (I was the killer!), and we celebrated the New Year with lots of cheers and hugs. For a moment, life seemed almost normal.

Right, It´s 01.57am and the New Year awaits, well, bedtime first though. Oh, and I´m very pleased to tell you that I´ve taken down all the Christmas decorations in my studio. Off it goes, out with the old and in with the new. Time for a new chapter!

I wish you all a magical New Year, may it bring us all what we want and long for. My heart goes out to each and one of you.

Love, Marie xx

Merry Christmas

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Hello lovelies.

Just me popping in on Christmas Eve, or what we call “Juleaften” in Norway. It´s been a busy but good day. I´ve made table garlands for tomorrow´s Christmas dinner and I´ve just finished. We´re having a cocktail party tonight with canapes and I´ve already sampled the vegetarian sushi (It was amazing!!)

All I want to do is to snuggle up in bed and watch something nostalgic on Netflix, but I´m going to enjoy the party and be greatful for where I am. I´ll be honest and say that I´ve been a little sad today. Not being with my family has been a little hard this year, but I´m sure I´ll see them before I know it.

Anyways, I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas.

Love, Marie xx

100K party

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Weekend!

Time went by so quickly today, I´ve been writing Christmas cards and making garlands for the adventcalendar + I cooked dinner. I feel like I´ve done a lot today, but not necessarily what I wanted to achieve. Hah. I am sure a few of you can relate? Especially during these days.

from earlier today. I prefer to make garlands from scratch (the proper floristry way hehe), but since Stephanie already have plastic ones with lights on, I´ve freshed up these ones by attaching real greenery to them. Philip brought yummy Christmas tea.

Here is a few photos from my Instagram stories:

we had a little party last night celebrating Stephanies 100K, which was great fun. I feel so lucky to live in a community here at Lalande where we can still dress up for a party and laugh together. I borrowed this beautiful dress from Stephanie. Love her wardrobe

Hope youré all well? The house is slowly changing these days, some are leaving while others are arriving. Looking forward to celebrating Christmas here and to also see old Lalanders again. We´re doing Secret Santa!!

Hope you have a wonderful weekend xx

SEND HELP

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Almost weekend!

Hello everyone! How are you?? I hope you didn´t think I had forgotten about you? hehe. I´ve just been soo busy today. I have a few deadlines and I decided to spend the whole day writing Christmas cards (for my members at With Marie) + my family and friends, just to get it all out and away. I still have a few cards more to write but I´m waiting for more to arrive in the post. The weekend will be pretty fun but full on. Tomorrow, I´ll be in the studio creating content and filming for a new how-to video. I´m doing some pretty florals in softer tones, if it dosent rain I´ll go for a forage too. Saturday is Sankta Lucia preperation day. So, I´m going to bake, yes me (SEND HELP), Sankta Lucia buns for Sunday. Yaay.! All good fun. Sunday will be a editing day, and if I can get around to making a garland, I´ll do that too. SO yeah, lots to do.

me out in the Chateau woods foraging for winter greens for the big wreath. The sunlight was so lovely

La Chatre

I picked up flowers on Tuesday and we went to Bernards shop to look for some pressies. I found a pretty mirror for my bedroom

the big Christmas wreath for the gate! It was so fun and actually very quick to make. I dried orange sliced and found zinnamon sticks from the kitchen. I ´ve been gifted some red berries and pine cones, so I used those too. I ended up using tre types of winter greens, American silver fir,Eastern white pine and European Larch.

Right, I have some more work to do before I have a date with Philip and Stephanie to watch the Crown. Episode 3 next, so excited!!

Have a lovely weekend everyone xx

First Thursday in December

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Hello Thursday, time for a new blogpost again.

I must say, I like these scheduled days where I know what I´m doing, it gives me so much peace of mind. So, what´s happening? I burned my hand earlier by trying to microwave my oat milk. There is that. Otherwise, everything is pretty peaceful. My hair is growing longer, which pleases me greatly. I´ve been wanting my long and thick hair back for years, now it´s finally growing.!! Although, it may have something to do with the B12 I´m taking (as well as not being silly and cutting it myself).

Things are looking much better in the studio these days, it´s so lovely how moving some furniture around can change the atmosphere in a room. I think it´s so important to feel comfortable and inspired by your surroundings and what better time to make that happened then right now?

This week will be peaceful but fun (It´s so quiet here, but there will be friends coming for Christmas so I´m enjoying this semi quiet time).. I´m doing some more filming for my IGTV-videos for with marie, then I´m filming another video with Stephanie for her advent calendar vlog. I think we´re also having some parties, so all in all, a good few days coming up. Oh, and Cheryl have sent me the first draft of my website, I´m going to review it shortly so that we can get on with the first alterations. So exciting.

Have a lovely weekend everyone xx