A Quick Morning Walk in the Spring

Goodmorning dearest friends! As always, I hope you’re all doing fine. I took a quick morning walk while everyone else was still sleeping, so now I feel a little bit stronger, after staying indoors for days. Although it’s important to stay indoors nowadays, it’s also important to spend at least twenty minutes outside.

If you can’t go outside in your city or country, opening a couple of windows to let some fresh air in works as well.

Another thing I’ve been doing at home is playing on my piano again and listening to classical music, which works like therapy. Here’s a song I’ve been listening to today. Pieces composed by Liszt are synonymous with miracle mornings!

Have a beautiful day and take care of yourselves!

Love,

Kathleen

Things to do Indoors When You Can’t Go Out

It’s hard to go out these days when the pandemic period is hanging in the air, stopping us from our daily routines, tasks and appointments. It’s not hard to understand either that we all might feel hopeless about the whole situation, when all we could do is waiting. But it doesn’t mean that we can’t have a good time at home. Here’s a few things one can do in order to make time go faster.

Study

If you’re still in school, now is a great time  to gather all your study materials and reorganize everything. Or if you always wanted to learn something new, like a language, physics or philosophy, you can search for it online to self learn, or make a group chat with people who are interested in the same subject. It’s funnier if you learn things together too.

Workout

Instead of going to the gym, why not look up some fabulous workout videos and do those aerobic moves at home? There are also many other exercises you can do indoors, like jumping exercises, yoga, tai chi, martial arts, dancing, etc. The list goes on. 🏃🏻‍♀️

Call your friends and relatives 

Spending your entire days at home might get lonely, and a good way to beat that loneliness is to call up your near and dear ones. Ask them how they’re doing, send them some funny intern jokes, or virtual hugs, and just laugh away your worries for a moment.

Plan your meals 

When your daily schedule has changed, planning your meals at home could be a great idea. Reducing food waste is always important in order to save the environment and the wallet, but it’s also important during these days if you can’t go grocery shopping regularly.

Organize your home 

So many things to do here, am I right? (Unless you’re a super organized person already) It’s up to your decision where you want to clean! I myself am heading for my closet, desk and book shelf. Next up is my kitchen drawers and fridge.

Maintaining your hobbies 

Like reading books, drawing, knitting, or playing an instrument?

These are just a few ideas, and don’t forget to take care of yourselves. 

Love, 

Kathleen

Love and Humanity in the Time of Worries

Hello my lovelies! I hope you are feeling okay during these days. I’ve been cancelling my exams this week and am going to retake them some other time, when the worries around the corona virus gets calmer.

It’s crazy how the shelves in the food and grocery stores are gaping empty, and people are avoiding each other in fear of getting sick. I can fully understand them, but I hope it doesn’t get any way worse to the point that we forget the people around us who are also trying to survive, especially those who are in the risk groups. No matter what the statistics tell us, it’s still devastating to read about people who lost their lives to the virus. It’s therefore important that we maintain our hygiene, avoid going out if it isn’t necessary, and stay informed about the whole situation.

In the meantime, I’m just going to stay home with my family, while preparing for my new courses and trying to beat the flu I’ve been having for the last couple of weeks. Hope you’re having a cosy day indoors and don’t forget to take care of yourselves!

Lots of love from Sweden,

Kathleen

Wise Words My Parents Usually Tell Me

At times, finding oneself can be hard when we go through many things in our lives. No matter how big or small the things that happen to us are, all of them will make a significant impact on us. Everything we go through in life, everything we experience, those are all important life lessons that will transform you. But it’s the choices you make, regardless of the situation, that matters. Whenever I feel lost in my life after failing a task, my parents often remind me, that:

“When we succeed in something, me must never be vain. 

When we go through failures, we must never lose hope.

And no matter what happens, never give up on yourself.”

Dear Reader, do you have any motivational words that lie close to your heart? I would love to hear about them!

(Picture of blossoms by the window, taken on one of my walks last April.)

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year, my sweet friends! I wish you a year filled with amazing self discoveries and future memories to be cherished. 2020 is going to be awesome!

Lots of love from Sweden (and thank you so much for reading and leaving such beautiful comments. It really keeps me motivated to blog on Colors of Kay and share my writings with you.)!

(Photographed by my mom!)

A Few Words

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent” – Eleanor Roosevelt

Artist of the Day: Priscilla Chan

This morning, I discovered a new artist, the talented and beautiful singer Priscilla Chan (Not to be confused with the wife of Mark Zuckerberg!). I have been listening to her on nonstop since then! Her voice is so heavenly and beautiful and actually brought warmth to me in this cold weather! Here is small playlist! (Listen to the first three songs!)

Sweetheart trees

Another thing I love about spring is when the trees are getting greener and start to blossom. Here is a sweet song about trees and love.

But well, now is the time for me to head for school. Luckily, I will have the time to enjoy the nature on my way to school today. Hope you will all have a beautiful Tuesday!

A walk in the park

Happy Monday! The best thing about spring is the idyllic atmosphere it brings with all the blossoms. Yesterday, me and my family took a trip to the beautiful city parks, which literally exploded into colorful palettes. Feeling the sun in your skin is a powerful feeling.

A simple white dress with minimalistic details is really versatile and fits almost every occasion. You can wear it to school, to formal events and also weddings, or for a simple stroll down the emerald green lanes. It blends in with your surroundings perfectly, no matter where you are, and is a highly appreciated wardrobe basic. My favorite white dress is this wonderful one with black and white flares, making it look like a peplum top. It is actually sewn by my mother’s best friend, who is the greatest tailor I have ever met.

I wish you all the best and hope you will all have a wonderful day!

Sunset thoughts

Photo by “Colors of Kay”

There is something magical with sunsets that’s impossible to describe. I am standing at the empty beach, feeling the cool breeze in my hair as I am walking along the shore. The only sound I can hear are those of the waves hitting the cliffs. The summer break is coming in less than two months, but my summer plans with my family have already started, as we are counting down on the upcoming sunny days.

I am already seeing myself standing at the white beaches in Vietnam with my cousins and grandmother, and afterwards we are walking down the old streets, tasting traditional street foods and exploring our culture.

But until then, I am already enjoying walking alone by the swedish beach a quiet afternoon, as the sun is slowly letting down its guards behind the colorful horizon.