A Quick Q&A

Hello Monday!

I got nominated to answer a few questions by the lovely Uli of blog Found Some Paper. Pretty neato huh? I never get nominated for anything and I'm always so shocked and tickled that people enjoy my blog especially since I neglect it so very often. I strangely really really enjoy answering questions so I was flattered to have been picked to answer these. I love interviews and question answer posts because I really have to think about myself and I usually learn something new about myself which is neat too!)

What is your favourite blog and why?

I follow about one million blogs so it's really difficult to pick out a favorite but I really really enjoy A Beautiful Mess because their posts are so perfectly executed, The B Bar blog for all of the amazing free advice and health food blog My New Roots for gorgeous and informative recipes.

Which famous person would you choose to be friends with?
Emma Stone seems like such a goof and would make such a fun friend.

How much do you sleep?
I adore sleeping, and I'm really good at it too, especially in freshly cleaned sheets. I like to get a solid 8 or 9 hours a night. I usually got to bed around 11:30 and get up at 8:30.

What is your best blog post of all time?
I have no idea! I think the majority of my blog posts are very quick and simple so nothing really stands out. But I am very proud of my Blogger What's in my Bag series though, and really miss creating these illustrations every month. I hope to start the series again soon!

If you describe yourself in one word what would it be?
Silly.

Describe your greatest creative day. Where would you go / what would you do?
It doesn't take much to make me feel really inspired but I especially love to go for a long walk. I adore just walking around Stockholm with my boyfriend talking about ideas and plans and passing lots of stores and restaurants. There is always something new to take a look at and be inspired by.

Is there an artist you can’t forget?
I love the work of Betsy Walton. Her works are very dark and strange but use very bright and happy colors. I own two of her prints and love looking at all of the small details.

Link to the best recipe you have found on the Internet. Why is it so good?
Crack Slurp may be the funniest name for a recipe ever. I must confess that I haven't made this yet but I really want to because it looks amazing.

If your personality is a logo what would it look like?
The logo would be simple and colorful with some sort of pretty calligraphic font.

What was the best present you ever made someone?

I didn't actually make this present with my two hands but its definitely the best present I've (and my sister) have ever given. For my mother's 65th birthday my sister and I had our old family videos from the 90's turned into digital DVDs. Since the videos were taped on special mini tapes you had to use the old camera to play them through the TV, and it's was getting really tired. It would have been a shame to just let the tapes get destroyed by time so I'm so glad we finally converted them. 

Thanks so much Uli for asking me to answer these questions, hope you find reading my answers fun!

25 Things About Me!

Hello Friday! Let's get a little personal. (This could be fun!)


Here are 25 things you probably didn't know about me:

• I'm pretty much blind in my left eye. I have a scar on my cornea, which has impaired my sight since I  was 4. I've been wearing glasses since the second grade, and just got contacts (well actually one contact for just my right eye) a few weeks ago!

• Ketchup and Coca Cola seriously make me cringe, I can't even have them near me. Nasty! 

• I watch far too much tv. I love having a series running to keep me company while I work, because sometimes it's just too quiet. Some days I can plough through 10 episodes or so. My favorites are crime shows such as Criminal Minds, Law and Order, and CSI.

• I was a ballerina! Danced from the age of 3 to 24 years old. I did pointe starting at age 11 too. I loved dancing but my ridiculous shyness really held me back.

• When I was little I was so incredibly shy, even with my parents, that I nearly had to have a toe amputated. One of my toes had gotten snagged in some thread from my comforter and started to turn blue. I walked with a limp (and denial) for an entire day, until my parents forced my boots off. I have no idea what I was so scared of. 

• Thankfully this shyness has finally pretty much disappeared. Except I'm still very telephone shy. I seriously have to talk myself up to make a simple phone call. I'd much rather talk to people in person.

• My little sister's nickname for me is Din.

• I eat all meals, breakfast, lunch, and dinner at home prepared by myself. I hardly ever eat out, only a few times a year.

• I graduated High School twice.

• I adore drawing things as you should know, but I really struggle to draw people. And don't really enjoy drawing people either.

• Swinglish is my official language. I make up many new words mixing Swedish and English. Spänningful!

• Boyfriend calls me Kiki, and I call him Bubba. :)

• I'm not much of a jewelry girl. I love stud earrings and long necklaces sometimes but rings and bracelets kind of make me go nuts. Especially bracelets!

• I can't wait to be a mother!

• One of my elementary school teachers thought I was deaf. My hearing is fine, I always just took far too long to think through my answers.

• I met my boyfriend Johan of over 5 years on an online dating site. Our first date was lunch in Stockholm's Old Town. p.s. it was love at first sight.

• Before I started my EmmaKisstina Etsy shop I had another very unsuccessful shop which I closed after 1 year. I sold random and very weird items from my college art school days.

• I've become a bit of a health nut lately. My pantry is stocked with lots of nuts, seeds, grains, and even bee pollen.

• I love working out! I go to gym classes about 3 times a week and do small workouts at home too.

• I sweat like a pig! Plus I sweat really easily, it's almost embarrassing.

• Sports are completely uninteresting to me.

• Got to admit I'm afraid of the dark. Oh and spiders.

• This one is weird. I've got an earlobe fetish. It started with my little sisters soft baby earlobes and has now moved on to my boyfriend's lobes. They're so so soft, I just have to touch them constantly. Weirdness.

• I was kind of scared of biking in Stockholm until last summer when my boyfriend fixed a vintage bicycle. Now I love it! It's so freeing. Stockholm also has pretty great bike paths so I don't have to be afraid of biking in traffic so much.

• And I'm a complete goof. Just ask my boyfriend. Fart noises crack me up every time!


Still curious about me? Ask me anything!