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New routines and projects

Nearly a week has gone on my maternity leave ( waiting and preparing for mini leave to be precise). New routines to get use to: wake up around 9, a hot bath,  a nice fresh breakfast and watching Swedish TV-show "After teen" and the day can start. I have been for yoga, a good way to move and relax my stiff and inflexible body. But mostly I have taken the opportunity to draw and illustrate. Life is good and so far not bored one little bit.. One of my projects are to make pictures that I can hang on the wall in my planed baby corner. This is my latest collection: a gang of pink elephants, blue and fat cats and a snail race. What about them, are they pretty baby friendly? 

Nya rutiner och projekt 

Första veckan på min mammaledighet (vänta- på-bebis-ledighet för att vara korrekt) har snart passerat. Så mycket nya rutiner att behöva vänja sig vid: slå upp mina blå runt nio tiden, ta ett varmt bad med väldoftande olja, härlig och stor frukost framför TV programmet "Efter tio" och sedan är jag redo att låta dagen börja. Jag har passat på att gå på yoga och jag tror att det gör susen för min stela och alltmer klumpiga kropp. Men framförallt har jag haft chansen att teckna och måla. Vilken lyx och jag måste erkänna att än är jag inte ens en smula uttråkad.. Ett av mina illustrationsprojekt är att producera något barnvänligt som jag kan hänga på väggen i den blivande babyhörnan. Ett gäng rosa elefanter, blåa och feta katter och ett snigelrace, kan vara något?
 

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