Among trees and leaves...

…we surrounded ourselves with the smoke from our new grill from Landmann. We chose a white one with neon green handles cause it was just so damn cute. 

Arriving to the forest walking in the slight rain that suddenly appeared over us but still we were devoted to get to the spot in the forest we´ve been to many times before.

Once there, the rain stopped, we put up our brand new little cute grill, place all the coal on it and after some time it was ready for cooking…

On it we placed lots of nice yummie things such as delicious turkey sausages, Johan´s special marinated fresh chicken filets, broccoli tossed in olive oil and salt, baked potatoes and bread..

We ate while the smoke from the grill came slowly into our faces and Mio and Nemo laughed watching it dance.

We built a little wind shelter and everyone went to find and carry long and short trees branches to build it. It was a nice spot for Mio to hide in:=)

We practiced hand stand and pistols in the forest and we laughed when Mio constantly, without any fear, climbed the big fallen tree and fell backwards, forwards, sideways down into the green soft ground. Once he fell, he just started over again… persistent kid we have!

A lovely day with the family it was and I am thankful for having these days=)

THANKS=)

All is OK=)

Hi all and thanks SO much for all your thoughts here and in my instagram! It sure helped=)

When I walked in to the hospital I, for a split second, thought I´d just turn around and go back home cause I got such a panic feeling and remembering the horrible last time trying to get the tooth out;=(

But since I also have been so ill and had so much pain I decided to go in and talk to the doctor and see what he said. Maybe he´d say: hey, we don't need to pull it out=) 

When I came in a really nice nurse took care of me and she immediately asked: 

- So, are you ready to pull out your tooth?

I then of course started to feel stressed and mumbled:

- Ehum, well, I don't know…I mean, maybe its not necessary cause maybe its ok to just take away the top that´s left and since I have been so ill with fever maybe we shouldn't pull it…bla bla bla…

yeah, I know…my little Anette who is so scared took over and tried to get out of the situation as always=)

Well, she said that it was better if I talked to Magnus, the dentist/doctor and he´d decide…

He came in and we discussed it and I said how afraid I was and so on and he said that they´d give me more calming medicine this time, give me a strong antibiotics and so on and we´d pull it out.

He also promised me no 2 hours of pulling it so I trusted him and got the drugs and lied down in a bed and watched TV for some time and then we headed in to the surgery room.

He gave me a lot of injections to make me numb in the mouth and then he started cutting, drilling and so on and then all of a sudden he said:

Ok, and now the tooth is OUT Anette!

And I was, like: WHAT? Already?? haha!

I was in shock how fast and easy it went! No cracking, no pain, no pulling, nothing…

God, I was so relieved and said to him: If this is how easy it can be, I´ll always pull my teeth here!

Then he sewed me up, put in a cotton "tampon" in the mouth and I lied on the bed awaiting Johan to pick me up and take me home.

I got strong antibiotics and well, the PAIN when the numbing medicine got out was just horrible! I thought I´d die..=) BUT some pain killers and then it was OK.

So my dear ones - I can NOW say I no longer HATE all dentists! =) Magnus was super good and I´d go to him again if needed.

See? I can be good and nice even to dentist=)

Love and hugs to you all!

Life´s ups and downs

Hi all,

So I got really ill 2 days ago, I believe from the tooth and got a really rapid high fever, sore throat on the left side and ache in my whole body. So I´ve been knocked down and not well but today at least no fever in the morning and only the "usual" tooth pain=) And I must say I have the kindest and sweetest little children! They have been so calm and kind these days letting mummy rest and take it easy and Nemo comes saying: Oh, poor you mummy, feeling so ill… 

I must say my kids are the light in my life!=)

And this afternoon the operation to get the remaining tooth is on! And oh do I want it out? yes! But also, I am terrified after the last session and I hope the calming drugs will be better today. I also hope I will be ok tomorrow cause we are planning a trip up to my sisters lovely summer place for some days and a visit to Stockholm since Johan´s taken a vacation week next week=)

Oh, and what did you think of the last episode of GAME OF THRONES? I am so longing for season 5 and I hate that it will be a year or something to wait for it!

BUT at least TRUE BLOOD starts a new season in the coming days=) do you follow that one too?

Yeah - I love TV series, if you didn't know it by now=)

ENJOY this day and think of me at 14.30 today!

Life could really s-ck today BUT...

…no matter my horrible tooth ache, my high fever and pain in every part of my body - all just fades away knowing that tonight it´s the FINAL episode of GAME OF THRONES!!!

AAAAAHHHH…can the kids fall asleep NOW?=)

Mental training

Hi all,

Today I got a call from the hospital with two appointments there next week to get my painful tooth out. 

First I need to go for an x-ray and then the surgery will take place next wednesday so I have to live with this pain for a whole week;=( 

But well, at least it will be over soon and in time so I can sing in Torneå July 5th…

Since I am so horribly terrified my sister asked if I wanted to try a mental experiment and of course I want to do that=)

So she asked me to do 3 things until wednesday:

- Every time I think a negative thought or get frightened by the thought of my surgery - I need to think positively instead. Turn it around..

- Every day to take a quiet moment where I can lie down and do an affirmation of the whole process from the moment I step in and meet the doctor and the whole process, and in a way where it all goes really well and easy and in a positive light.

- Practise yoga breathing  - breathing by my nose only and counting when I breathe in and out and do inhales and exhales equally long.

I´ll start tonight and do this and then we´ll see if I can get a better time and be mentally stronger during this surgery.

Fingers crossed=)

The gig=)

So, I´m actually feeling better - jippie - and then it´s time to tell you how my weekend in Finland was, with my new band on board!

As you all know, my band is all about Helsingborg with only musicians as well as crew from my city=) Feels so important to me that, when I chose my band members, they needed to be from where I am from. 

This origins in many reasons:

- I want to support my home town´s musicians

- It´s easier to feel connected when we are from the same place and have the same language and culture

- It´s much easier to travel together as a group and I´ve learned how important that is. Both for the group dynamics in a band as well as for not having to travel so much alone as I´ve done during my time in Nightwish.

And I was so happy when I found these guys and crew, finally, in the very last minute actually, but still in time to manage to get the shows together.

So - when I got the guys together for our first rehearsal I kept my fingers crossed that it would feel good, both musically, but also when it comes to chemistry. 

After spending time with the boys both in the rehearsing room, in a very well-packed car down towards Copenhagen airport, in the airport, in the airplane, in the hotel restaurant, in the back stage before and after our gig AND afterwards partying with them out in HELSINKI in the night - I can say that I´ve found a golden group of guys and I am already longing for our next gig=)

Patrik Borgkwist (drums) and Rickard Bonde Trumeel (keyboards and accostic guitar) by the hotel restaurant=)

Dear Mikey Nilsson (guitars)

So many laughs I´ve had this weekend and such a great support on stage as the guys gave me - made me so happy and relaxed that I almost didn´t have any of my normal stage fright I suffer from=)

Me and Johan with our lovely crew: Markus Wibom - tour manager and monitor guy and Mats Karpestam - Front of House=)

I´m already longing for our next gig and planning for gigs to come in the autumn, cause we´re heading for some fun times ahead and what unites us is not only that we´re all from HELSINGBORG but that we all see music as FUN, something we do for ourselves and I am sure it will show more and more the more we get to play together - how fun it is to play together.

Thanks to everyone who attended our first show! for the support being there and showing us love. Meant so much to me and the guys! You all know who you are=)

During our line check=) I also met some from my old Nightwish crew - dearest Kimmo Ahola and Bommi Markku=)

I also met the dear guys from THE RASMUS and made a little guest appearance during their show and sang our duet OCTOBER AND APRIL and it was so much fun!

AND one of the best moments that evening was to hook up with Martijn from WITHIN TEMPTATION who I have written 2 songs with now - One million faces and Hiding from the past. And of course talking to lovely Sharon and the other guys in WT. Great band and great people!

And my dear friend Nitte Vänskä (former lead singer of BATTLE BEAST) came to see me with her family=)

So nice memories I´ll cherish and now planning new songs for next gig in Torneå July 5th!

Hugs!