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SPÖKJAKT bland KYRKSTALLAR i Järvsö – Blir LIVRÄDD.

SPÖKJAKT bland KYRKSTALLAR i Järvsö – Blir LIVRÄDD.
Detta är en video jag tidigare laddat upp på min engelska kanal, The Beard Bringer, och det är en sketch som jag spelade in med min flickvän för ganska länge sen. Den är inte menad att vara seriös, utan bara rolig 🙂

Glöm inte att tumma upp eller ner om du gillar, eller ogillar videon. Det skulle betyda grymt mycket. Lämna gärna en kommentar om vad du tyckte om videon också! 😀

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Vill du vara med och stödja min kanal och bidra till fler och bättre videos? OCH, samtidigt bli ägare till en sjukt snygg Skäggfobi-tröja/hoodie? Kolla då in min merch shop: https://shop.spreadshirt.se/skaggfobi

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Los Corpus & KÄRLEKSBREV från LET’S FEAST :D

Los Corpus & KÄRLEKSBREV från LET’S FEAST 😀
För några dagar sedan gick Let’s Feast ut med att dom startat ett klädmärke, och jag blev nyfiken. Märket heter Los Corpus och betyder “Den kroppen” på både Spanska och Latin. Med det menar Let’s Feast att alla är vackra hur dom än ser ut, och jag håller med. Det är ett vackert initiativ och jag stödjer det till 100%. #loscorpus

Vill du kolla in Los Corpus så finns kläderna här: https://loscorpus.com/

Let’s Feast kanal hittar du här: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfVhfIHkSyzSnCErrbEeGLg

Jag har märkt av ganska mycket onlinemobbning sedan jag började streama Fortnite, och oftast är det personer i rätt unga åldrar som kommer in och vill verka tuffa, trycka ner andra och vara allmänt taskiga, och det är synd tycker jag. Mobbning är otroligt hemskt och kan sätta så djupa sår som följer med en person hela livet, och i värsta fall göra livet väldigt kort.

Så tänk på det, var trevliga, snälla och bättre människor. Vem vet, du kanske hittar nästa bästa kompis eller din blivande partner i en stream, hur grymt skulle inte det vara? 🙂

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Vill du vara med och stödja min kanal och bidra till fler och bättre videos? OCH, samtidigt bli ägare till en sjukt snygg Skäggfobi-tröja/hoodie? Kolla då in min merch shop: https://shop.spreadshirt.se/skaggfobi

GOD JUL och GOTT NYTT ÅR

GOD JUL och GOTT NYTT ÅR mina fantastiska vänner. Ni är så otroligt grymma som gjort detta år helt perfekt. Ni är anledningen till att Youtube är roligt att hålla på med 🙂

Jag hoppas ni alla får en riktigt bra jul och ett gott nytt år!

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Vill du vara med och stödja min kanal och bidra till fler och bättre videos? OCH, samtidigt bli ägare till en sjukt snygg Skäggfobi-tröja/hoodie? Kolla då in min merch shop: https://shop.spreadshirt.se/skaggfobi

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FORTNITE FUNKO POPS – SÅ sjuuuukt grymma!

FORTNITE FUNKO POPS – SÅ sjuuuukt grymma! Visste ni att det fanns Fortnite Funko Pops? Samlar du på Funko Pops eller skulle vilja samla på dom? Detta är en Fortnite Funko Pop Unboxing!

Jag funderar på att köpa in fler Fortnite Funko Pops och göra giveaways, skulle du vilja att jag gjorde det? Lämna en kommentar isåfall, och glöm inte att prenumerera 🙂

Detta är ett samarbete med Funko Europe, kolla in deras sociala medier här:

https://www.facebook.com/funkoeurope/
https://www.instagram.com/funko_europe/

Jag har samlat på Funko Pops i snart ett år och jag har runt 50 stycken. Hur många har du?

Vill du att jag ska göra en video där jag visar upp alla mina Funko Pops?

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Vill du vara med och stödja min kanal och bidra till fler och bättre videos? OCH, samtidigt bli ägare till en sjukt snygg Skäggfobi-tröja/hoodie? Kolla då in min merch shop: https://shop.spreadshirt.se/skaggfobi

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“SVENSKA YOUTUBERS SUGER”

“SVENSKA YOUTUBERS SUGER”, “Sluta göra så dåliga videos” och “din kanal är sämst”… Det är elaka kommentarer jag sett på andra människors kanaler, eller har hört folk säga… varför?

 

I denna video pratar jag om att svenska Youtubers suger, fast inte. Det finns galet många bra svenska youtubers med superbra content. Ni känner säkert igen dom stora kanalerna jag nämner i videon, och därför ger jag er en lista på kanaler som jag gillar att kolla på, och kanaler som förtjänar mer uppmärksamhet.

Daniels svenska kanal: https://www.youtube.com/user/DanielNoree
Daniels engelska kanal: https://www.youtube.com/user/DanielNoree2
Viktors kanal: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_K4v8cBQtbtfZ5-Zs7FMBg
Zhar TV: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyHw-ATfZiBC-wQOqFlAOgg
JawsDANK: https://www.youtube.com/user/doGGe1
TheKevSpot: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPkUMT2qM2heizePCrAa3AA
Issar Cerrato’s kanal: https://www.youtube.com/user/Issarcerrato
Kevin’s kanal: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYUBYTgmorfReVuOaeUGAUQ
Whackafish kanal: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT6rwUDO4-XesA9JlTixHOA

Dagens Pest- eller Kolerafråga:
Vad skulle du helst vilja kunna om du måste välja en?
TUMMA UPP: Förmågan att kunna tala med djur?
TUMMA NER: Förmågan att kunna tala och skriva på alla världens språk.

Glöm inte att prenumerera, gilla och dela. Kommentera också någon Youtuber som ni tycker att jag ska kolla in =)

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HALLOWEENSPECIAL med Skäggfobi som Pippi Skäggstrump

HALLOWEENSPECIAL med Skäggfobi som Pippi Skäggstrump, och skärning av Halloweenpumpa. Det är andra gången jag skär en pumpa för Halloween, och det blev helt okej tycker jag, även fast jag inte använde någon mall, eller vad tycker du?

Sen klär jag ut mig till Pippi Långstrump eller Pippi Skäggstrump som jag numera kallas, och leker med rökgranater.

Vad tyckte du om bilderna vi fick till?

Lämna gärna en kommentar, gilla videon och prenumerera om du gillade den, och varför inte dela den med dina vänner? 🙂

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Vill du vara med och stödja min kanal och bidra till fler och bättre videos? OCH, samtidigt bli ägare till en sjukt snygg Skäggfobi-tröja/hoodie? Kolla då in min merch shop: https://shop.spreadshirt.se/skaggfobi

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“BLOD ÖVERALLT” Storytime på Svenska | VARNING FÖR STARKA BILDER

“BLOD ÖVERALLT” Storytime på Svenska | VARNING FÖR STARKA BILDER | #köttigaknän – Det här är historien om hur jag kraschade på skidor och snittade upp mitt knä på stålkanten. Är du kräsmagad? Titta inte på bilderna, det kommer varningar i klippet innan jag visar bilderna.

Detta är en storytime på svenska där jag berättar om min skidkarriär, visar bilder när jag hoppar, lite korta klipp från den tiden jag var som bäst och såklart berättar om när jag ramlade och skar upp knät på stålkanten.

Det blev mellan 16 och 20 stygn, och jag fick hoppa runt på kryckor ett bra tag.

MIssade du min andra storytime? Där jag berättar om hur vår skäggklubb blev misstagna för att vara terrorister? Kolla in den här: https://youtu.be/RA3tTl3GRa8

Har du själv vart med om något liknande? Lämna en kommentar!

Jag hoppas du kommer gilla min svenska storytime såpass mycket att du vill prenumerera. Glöm då inte att aktivera notifikationer genom att klicka på den lilla ringklockan.

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Misstagna för terrorister, POLISEN KOM

Vi blev misstagna för terrorister och POLISEN KOM! Vi skulle ha en photoshoot med vår skäggklubb vid ruinerna Brahehus, men någon trodde vi var IS som höll på med fuffens och ringde polisen… BONUS i denna videon… Världens sämsta halloween sminkning. Japp, ni läste rätt, jag vet inte vad jag sysslade med, men jag gjorde nog årets sämsta halloweensminkning… xD

Storytime idag handlar om vår skäggklubb och hur vi blev misstagna för terrorister vid ruinerna i Brahehus. Någon körde förbi på motorvägen och såg skäggiga män vifta med en svart flagga med vit text… och ringde polisen. Dom sa att IS planerade något vid ruinerna. Men i själva verket var det bara vår skäggklubb Bearded Villains Sweden som hade en photoshoot!

Läste ni om detta när det var på tapeten? Lämna en kommentar om ni kommer ihåg denna historia.

Min engelska kanal: https://www.youtube.com/TheBeardBringer

Här kan ni se mer information om detta, på engelska: https://ratemybeard.se/bearded-villains-mistaken-for-terrorists/

Hur blev jag verifierad på Facebook? Jo, genom att mitt namn trendade i samband med denna händelse. Visst var det komiskt?!

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Vill du vara med och stödja min kanal och bidra till fler och bättre videos? OCH, samtidigt bli ägare till en sjukt snygg Skäggfobi-tröja/hoodie? Kolla då in min merch shop: https://shop.spreadshirt.se/skaggfobi

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Vad är SKÄGGFOBI? Vad är Pogonofobi? Rädsla för skägg…

Vad är SKÄGGFOBI? Vad är Pogonofobi? Rädsla för skägg…
Eh, vi ska faktiskt inte prata om vad fobi för skägg är, varken skäggfobi eller pogonofobi på det sättet. Utan vi ska prata om varför min Youtubekanal heter Skäggfobi.

Skäggfobi skapades i våras efter jag ville börja göra videos där jag pratade om min sociala fobi, ångest och depression när jag växte upp och gick i gymnasiet.

 

Eftersom det handlade om social fobi och jag har skägg, så tänkte jag att Skäggfobi kunde vara ett bra namn, och på den vägen är det. Enkelt va? 🙂

Lämna gärna en kommentar om vad du tycker om namnet skäggfobi, och om du tror fobi för skägg eller pogonofobi är en riktig grej!

Glöm inte att prenumerera och klicka på den lilla klockan så du får notifikationer när jag laddar upp nästa gång.

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Vill du vara med och stödja min kanal och bidra till fler och bättre videos? OCH, samtidigt bli ägare till en sjukt snygg Skäggfobi-tröja/hoodie? Kolla då in min merch shop: https://shop.spreadshirt.se/skaggfobi

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Hur flyger man drönare? Drönarbumerang | Dronerang guide

Hur flyger man drönare? och hur gör man en Drönarbumerang? Eller Dronerang som det heter på engelska. En dronerang anspelar på en bumerang som kastas iväg och kommer snabbt tillbaka.

Detta är min första guide i Premiere och jag har en del att lära, så jag hoppas ni har överseende med detta.

Det du behöver är såklart en drönare, och jag använder en DJI Mavic Pro. För att göra en dronerang så flyger du så rakt bakåt du bara kan, och uppåt om du har hinder bakom dig, eller vill fånga mer av naturen. När det är klart tar du in ditt drönarklipp i premiere och följer guiden i videon.

 

Lämna gärna en kommentar om ni vill att jag ska göra fler videos om hur man flyger drönare och gör såna här saker. Jag har fler tips jag kan dela med mig om det är intressant.

Flyga drönare är väldigt roligt, men det är viktigt att följare reglerna för drönare, tex inte flyga drönare på obegränsat avstånd, eller nära flygplatser och skyddsobjekt. Det är också viktigt att kunna se sin drönare hela tiden och inte ta en massa onödiga risker. Kolla in här om du funderar på att flyga drönare i Sverige: https://www.transportstyrelsen.se/dronare

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SKOGSBRÄNDERNA i Ljusdals Kommun, Hur ser det ut nu?

SKOGSBRÄNDERNA i Ljusdals Kommun, Hur ser det ut nu? Ja hur ser det egentligen ut nu efter skogsbranden i Ljusdals Kommun? Är alla träd borta? Kan man gå i skogen efter branden? Hur stor var branden i Ljusdals Kommun?

Lite såna frågor svarar jag på i dagens video, och jag besöker även brandområdet strax utanför Kårböle i Ljusdals Kommun. Jag visar bilder från drönaren och från marken och pratar lite om branden i sig.

Skogsbränderna i Ljusdals kommun klassas som den största skogsbranden i Sveriges moderna historia, och den beräknades vara lika stor som ca 20.000 fotbollsplaner. Det är rätt galet att skogsbränderna i Sverige 2018 kommer gå till historien.

Jag hoppas ni gillade den här videon och vill se fler liknande, iståfall skulle jag bli jätteglad om ni ville prenumerera på min kanal, dela denna video och lämna en kommentar.

 

 

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Exploding Head Syndrome | EHS | Waking up from loud noises

What is Exploding Head Syndrome? | EHS | Waking up from loud noises, cymbal crash, explosion, gunshot, thunder, screaming and or static discharge. Exploding Head Syndrome can be quite scary if you don’t know what it is.

 

Read more here: https://www.tuck.com/exploding-head-syndrome/

My name is Andreas Fransson aka The Beard Bringer, and today we are talking about the parasomnia called Exploding Head Syndrome or EHS. Exploding Head Syndrome is believed to be caused by a glitch in the brainstem reticular formation, issues in the inner ear, seizures in the temporal lobe, or bleeding in the brain. Which sound pretty gruesome, doesn’t it?

I have been experiencing Exploding Head Syndrome for many years since I was a kid and tried to sleep. And I do think that Exploding Head Syndrome may be the cause for why I am afraid of the dark and sleeping.

Exploding Head Syndrome makes you experience a large, sharp and massive cymbal hit, explosion, gunshot, screaming and or static discharge right at the point of falling asleep or waking up. It is classified as a parasomnia and auditory hallucination sleep disorder.

I still get scared when waking up from loud noises and my heartbeat elevates and I get heart palpitations and start to sweat.

Please let me know in the comments if you have experienced Exploding Head Syndrome, or think you have!

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Youtube Intrigues, scare and inspire me!

Youtube Intrigues, scare and inspire me!
Youtube intrigues me!
Youtube inspires me!
Youtube scares me!

Youtube make way to a whole new level of celebrities and movie stars.
People who gain stardom based on talent… controversy… or just being amazing.

Youtube is ever growing and ever expanding.

People can see overnight success
or struggle for years for just a few views

Youtube brings out the best and the worst in people
Youtube is allowing people to follow their dreams

Youtube can also be a place where someone’s dream goes to die
The pressure of creating, maintaining and succeed can become too much. and people lose hope…

Big Youtubers get bigger and bigger
and small YouTubers either slowly fade away or grow exponentially

Youtube can change your life…

Youtube can change my life…

Youtube intrigues me!

Youtube inspires me!

Youtube scares me!

Youtube is my dream,
what is yours?

Feel free to share this video and please leave a comment.

My name is Andreas Fransson aka The Beard Bringer, and today I wanted to show you a video I made about Youtube and what it feels, means and is for me as a creator and Youtuber. This is how I feel about it.

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Zach King The Magical Mix-Up AR Book – First look

Zach King The Magical Mix-Up AR Book – First look at the newly released Augmented reality book by Zach King called The Magical Mix-Up. Play games, watch animations, do treasure hunts and much more with your phone while reading the book. The perfect birthday gift.

 

Check out Zach on social media:
https://www.instagram.com/zachking/
https://twitter.com/finalcutking
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq8DICunczvLuJJq414110A

Buy the book here: https://amzn.to/2jQMqQ0

My name is Andreas Fransson aka The Beard Bringer, and today I’m gonna show you The Magical Mix-Up AR book by the amazing Zach King. A book filled with tons of neat drawings which come to life through your phone thanks to AR technology. This book is family friendly and a super awesome gift for yourself, your kids or your friends.

I love this book, and I’m not much of a reader, to begin with, but this AR book is exactly what I need to keep me interested in reading. And I bet it will help a lot of people to read more and learn kids how to read in a fun way. I cannot recommend this book enough, it is so amazing.

This is book 2, or the sequel to the first book by Zach King, and you can download the Book 2 app free on AppStore.

Please let me know in the comments what you thought about Zach King’s book, The Magical Mix-Up, and if you are planning on getting it!?

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My Tattoos and Meanings – Tattoo tag 2018 #tattootag

My Tattoos and Meanings – Tattoo tag 2018. In this video I will talk about all of my tattoos and their meanings. Do you have any tattoos? Leave a comment and tell me what they mean to you!

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My name is Andreas Fransson aka The Beard Bringer. In this video I talk about and show all my tattoos and talk about their meaning, also where I got them and why.

The way I see it, I only have ONE tattoo… ONE big unfinished tattoo on my body, which also is a canvas. I want to fill my whole body with tattoos and make it a piece of art.

I got my japanese inspired sleeve tattoo about 8 years ago. I did my chestpiece tattoo about 6 years ago and I would love to get more as soon as I can afford it. How many tattoos do you have? What does your tattoo mean to you? My tattoo meanings are a bit random, some doesn’t mean anything, while other have some backstory.

Does tattoos hurt? YES they do, at least most of them. I think the ones on my back didn’t hurt one bit, but the chest tattoo hurt so much.

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Living with heart disease – Dilated cardiomyopathy – 15 years left to live?

Living with heart disease – Dilated cardiomyopathy – 15 years left to live? These are my recent thoughts about living with dilated cardiomyopathy and heart disease, and how my time might be up in the next 15 years. How I think about my future and how to handle everything that goes on around me. I have never really talked about this before, especially not open like this for anyone to see, but I do think it’s important for my recovery, that I push myself and try to take my life back.

Please help me by giving me tips, suggestions etc in the comments.


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My name is Andreas Fransson, aka The Beard Bringer, and this is a video where I talk about my dilated cardiomyopathy, and how my father, grandfather and great grandfather all died from sudden heart failure. They all had dilated cardiomyopathy and died around the age of 50. I sometimes get scared when I think about the fact that I might die from heart failure soon, but it also spurs me to fight for my life and get healthier. I will beat these heart problems and hopefully cure my heart disease. It will take time, dedication and there will be setbacks, but I will survive.

I would love some help with a heart healthy diet plan or heart healthy diet recipes. Also some workout plans for heart disease patients. Please leave a comment.

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Framtidens Youtuber meetup at Scandinavian Photo & United Screens.

Framtidens Youtuber meetup at Scandinavian Photo & United Screens. Our Framtidens Youtuber class of 2017/2018 met up in Stockholm at the new Scandinavian Photo store where we got a tour, a appearance from the Swedish Youtuber Hampus Hedström. Then we moved on to another tour at United Screens where we met Jessica, Olle Öberg and FreddyFairHair.

A great day, and so much fun meeting everyone. You can find links to their Youtube videos below:
Tonkym: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChtlkM8QlKkwjQysrHQ2JzA
Robin Backman: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSXsdMwMouk6hcPje-8WApg
Dianas Stigar: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmdfYoZfdIvf5BXMzjTP0bw
Sofia Wamsler: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSEFkdadC0xfHQtSqsXFYQw
Hampus Hedström: https://www.youtube.com/user/hampusthehedstrom
Olle Öberg: https://www.youtube.com/user/walkingdole
FreddyFairHair: https://www.youtube.com/user/FreddyFairhair


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The Scandinavian Photo store on Vasagatan 16 is so amazing. The light, the ambience and the products are really perfect. I hope to go back again soon. We had a field day with our Youtuber course and got to meet each other for the first time, and we got to meet the famous Swedish Youtuber Hampus Hedström, a really nice guy and super funny comedian. It was a really nice opportunity to visit the United Screens office on Kammakargatan and see how they work, it looked like a really fun workplace. And a bonus was that we got to meet, Jessica, Olle Öberg and FreddyFairHair who sat down with us and talked for over an hour.

Jag går kursen Framtidens Youtuber på Kalix Folkhögskola, och detta var vår första träff. Vi som går är även de första som går denna kurs någonsin i Sverige. Mer information om kursen: http://www.kalixfolkhogskola.se/youtuber-kursplan/

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Manic Panic Hot Hot Pink Amplified Hair Dye with bonus surprise!

Manic Panic Hot Hot Pink Amplified Hair Dye with bonus surprise! Today I bleached my hair with the Manic Panic Amplified bleach kit, and dyed it with Hot Hot Pink Amplified from Manic Panic. You’ll see in the video! 🙂

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My name is Andreas Fransson aka The Beard Bringer, and I have been meaning to bleach and dye my hair for a while now, but haven’t gotten around to doing it… until today. I ordered some Manic Panic Amplified bleach and Amplified Hot Hot Pink hair dye, also from Manic Panic.

In this video I’m gonna show you how I bleach my hair, dye my hair and style my hair. I also included a little bonus surprise at the end!

I hope you like this video 🙂

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Järvsö by air – Stunning Mavic Pro drone footage from Järvsöbacken

Järvsö by air – Stunning Mavic Pro drone footage from Järvsöbacken in Sweden 2018. Remember, I’m a beginner drone pilot. Unfortunately I bought my Mavic Pro a month ago, and yesterday they announced the Mavic Air… Talk about bad timing. But I still love the Mavic Pro and I can’t wait to fly more when the weather allows it.

In this video I’m flying the Mavic Pro on top of the mountain in Järvsö, Hälsingland, Sweden, at the ski resort Järvsöbacken. The Snowcat is preparing the snow park, building jumps.


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I woke up and saw that the sun was on its way up and I couldn’t stop thinking about the sunrise. Said and done I took my DJI Mavic Pro and headed up to Järvsöbacken and started to fly. Do know that I’m a beginner drone pilot, and it was the first time using my new Mavic Pro ND filters. There are some jerky parts to the video because it was some pretty strong winds up on the mountain.

Järvsöbacken is located in Järvsö, Sweden and is a ski resort. This was shot in January 2018 and my name is Andreas Fransson, also called The Beard Bringer because of my big beards.

DJI announced the Mavic Air yesterday, and I just bought the Mavic Pro a month ago, talk about bad timing, but who knows, I might get the Mavic Air as well, it isn’t that expensive.

I hope you enjoy the video and please leave a comment 🙂

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First time riding a SNOWCAT Piste Machine

First time riding a SNOWCAT, Piste Machine or Trail Groomer as they are also called. The Snowcat is used for Snow grooming in the local ski slop, Järvsöbacken, located in Järvsö, Sweden. Tonight they were building jumps in the Snow Park.

I took a stroll up the mountain and waved to the operator and got to go for a ride, it was a super fun first experience and I can’t wait to go again. These machines are so powerful, and surprisingly quiet inside. We could speak at a normal tone of voice without problem.

Next time I’m bringing better shoes tho! 😀


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Swedish Cultural Heritage – Torches and folk costumes on skis

Swedish Cultural Heritage – Torches and folk costumes on skis – The inauguration of the Europe Year of Cultural Heritage 2018 in Järvsö, Sweden. Invigning av Europaåret för kulturarv 2018.

This is what happens when people in my community get together to celebrate our cultural heritage. 🙂

Cultural heritage / Kulturarv / Folkdräkter /Folk Costumes

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Does size matter? – Size doesn’t matter! – Motivational short film by The Beard Bringer.

Does size matter? – Size doesn’t matter! – Motivational short film by The Beard Bringer. Do size matter? Or is it all in your head? Size doesn’t matter, or shouldn’t matter. Be proud of what you got and make it work. Motivational short film I made to show support to every size in life.


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My name is Andreas Fransson aka The Beard Bringer, and this is a short motivational film I made to show support to every size there is in life. Do not let people get you down or laugh at your size. Size doesn’t matter.

I made this motivational / inspirational short film as a small fun project. It’s meant to be both motivational yet funny.

So, do you think that size does matter?

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TV premiere on a huge screen made of snow!

TV premiere on a huge screen made of snow! Yes, that’s how we do it in Järvsö. The national TV-show Wild Kids was filmed in and around Järvsö last summer, and when the first episode aired last Friday, people from all over town gathered to watch it on a huge screen made of snow.

This is how it looked. Sorry for the dark video.

Wild Kids is a TV-show in a kind of a survivor style themed and is aired on SVT, national Swedish television.


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ICE BEARD in FREEZING cold weather – Frozen beard

ICE BEARD in FREEZING cold weather – Frozen beard for sure. My beard is completely frozen and full of ice. Like a snow beard, but frozen with ICE. All you need it hot water in cold weather. Ice Beard challenge! Talk about ICY BEARD! This is the definition of winter beards.

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My name is Andreas Fransson aka The Beard Bringer, and this is how I made a ice beard. Completely frozen beard with hot water and cold weather. The water froze instantly and turned to ice on my beard. When I sprayed hot water into to the cold air it instantly turned to snow particles.

Be careful if you are trying this. Don’t get the water on your skin as it might cause frost burn.

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How I make money doing what I do

What I do for a living – How I make money doing what I do. I often get the question around social media, what I do for a living, well, here’s my answer. I do a lot of stuff and I would need a few more hours in a day, but I manage.

I work as an Art Director for a tractor magazine called Traktor Power, as well as dvd editor for tractor dvd’s. I also freelance as a photographer and filmmaker, and social media manager.

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Stunning sunrise with mist covering Järvsö completely

Järvsö sunrise

YES, this stunning sunrise with mist covered Järvsö completely one early morning in October of 2017. I woke up and all I saw was a dark gloomy and boring morning…. I wanted to go back to sleep, but something told me to get up, go out and to bring my camera… And yes, I do not regret that one bit. Järvsö was showing it’s beauty in the most amazing way ever.

I drove up the mountain at Järvsöbacken, misty all the way except the last few hundred meters, and the view that greeted me was out of this world. Even if the cold weather bit my cheeks and I was tired as a sloth, Järvsö really delivered this morning. I slowly walked to the viewing point on the mountain, facing the sunrise which was just starting and then I saw it… the mist!

Check out this video and see for yourself what I saw!

Just look at that, isn’t that beautiful!

Of course it is, Järvsö is beautiful and it is my hometown. The morning mist swept the entire town into darkness, but above the mist, that where the magic was. Looking out over what is supposed to be the town, I couldn’t do anything but awe at the beauty that mother nature has created. The mist followed the river, creeping up on land and engulfing everything around it, it was so amazing and stunning. I wish it would never end and that I could stand there and watch the sunrise for ever.

What do you think, do you think it is as beautiful as I do? Leave a comment!

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DJI Phantom 4 drone crash in Järvsö Bergscykel Park

DJI Phantom 4 drone crash

Today I’m going to tell you a little story about a DJI Phantom 4 drone crash which happened a couple weeks ago, in Järvsö Bergscykel Park. Why would you want to see a DJI Phantom 4 drone crash? Well, first of all it was me flying it, second it was my first time day ever flying a drone and third…. drone crashes look pretty cool.

It all started with me being asked to help out filming some short sequences for a downhill mountainbike shoot, and of course I said yes. The only problem was that I do not own a drone, nor had I ever flown one. But the same day as the shoot I borrowed one and began learning how to fly, it was much easier than I thought to be honest. Sure, it was scary at first, and it still is actually, but it was not hard at allt. So, first day flying, that’s when the DJI Phantom 4 drone crash happened, on top of a mountain and it got stuck up in a tree…

Here’s the video from the day, and you can also see the footage of my first ever flying:

I think I did an OK job for being the first time, don’t you think? 🙂

I was standing on top of the mountain in Järvsö Bergscykel Park, waiting for my turn to film with the drone, the wind started to pick up and I was getting more and more nervous. I had done some test fly-by’s and it worked perfectly, but as soon it was go time, I would say it was windy outside.

I started flying, following a downhill ride, it looked so good, so perfect and then it happened…. The wind picked up the drone and drew it close and closer to a tree….. and BOOM. There it was, stuck 6 meters up in a tree on top of a mountain… Luckily a friend of mine offered to climb up and get it, and you know what? The drone survived.

I kept on flying the rest of the day, and even tho I was close to crashing one or two more time, I kept my balance and managed to film quite a bit.

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Fast Food Friday – Jamaican Jerk Chicken and Halloumi Wrap

Jamaican Jerk Chicken and Halloumi Wrap

In this weeks Fast Food Friday I’m making a Jamaican Jerk Chicken and Halloumi Wrap – and you know what?! It is super delicious, super easy and super fast to make. Just check my video below and it will BLOW YOUR MIND!

I for one love Halloumi, and a Halloumi Wrap with Jamaican Jerk Chicken is the perfect combo to really enjoy a fantastic lunch or dinner. I mean, the taste that the halloumi gets in combination with the jerk chicken is just unbelievable, and it so darn good.

I did however hear something about Halloumi being super expensive, or not even available in some places in the US, is that true? Let me know by leaving a comment, because everyone deserved delicious halloumi cheese in their lives.

Here’s my video of the Jamaican Jerk Chicken and Halloumi Wrap:

Did it look delicious? Yeah, I know, right!

As you can see in the video, I’m not using that many ingredients, and it’s basically cutting up veggies, frying up the chicken and halloumi, and you’re done. In this stressful day you need something fast and easy, and spicy…. The fall is upon us and the winter is coming, and by adding some chipotle salsa I really spiced up this dish. You can skip that if you want, but it was so delicious. You can also change it up by adding different sauces, different veggies and really make it your own, you will love it.

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How to CARVE A PUMPKIN for the first time ever

How to CARVE A PUMPKIN

Most of you probably already know how to carve a pumpkin, but for me, living in Sweden, it’s pretty new thing to be honest. Halloween has never been a big deal in Sweden, unfortunately, because I love Halloween, dressing up and making costumes, but since there are so little Halloween spirit in Sweden, most of us just don’t celebrate it.

I did however make a video of my first EVER pumpkin carving…. in my life. Hey, I’m 34 years old and never carved a pumpkin, until now. And to be honest, I think I did a pretty good (OK) job, don’t you think? I remember a couple of years ago, probably 6 or 7, I actually dressed up and went to a Halloween party, and I always go in 200% when I do something, needless to say, I won best costume. I dressen up as a bloody mental patient I think, or something like that.

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Did I do OK carving this pumpkin? 😀

I actually had a really great time and I’m thinking of getting another pumpkin before Halloween is over and do another one, but maybe not on video tho, or should I?! Maybe carving a pumpkin with power tools would be a pretty cool thing, haha.

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The Beards Limited edition USB Beard Comb giveaway

The Beards USB Beard Comb?

Yes, The Beards have released a USB Beard Comb stick, containing their final live show. It was released on World Beard Day, September 2nd, as a commemorate piece for us die hard fans. The USB Beard Comb is a Limited Edition The Beards memorabilia, and every true fan should own one.

Here’s the link to my video and giveaway on Youtube!

And since I’m such a nice person, I decided to get two extra, which I’m now giving away on my Youtube channel. A perfect opportunity if you want to own a piece of Beard History.

The Beards are (or was) an Australian band whose songs are all about beards. They are such a fantastic band, and awesome people. I’ve had the privilege of meeting them on several occasions and I will cherish that forever. I also have their autographs on the back of a jacket, hidden away in my closet.

The Beards did unfortunately do their last show on September 2nd of 2017 (Who knows, they might be back). And to celebrate that last show, they released this USB Beard Comb, with the entire final show loaded on the USB stick. A great show and a sad moment in beard music history.

I do hope that The Beards will be back in a near future and do a few more shows. They are truly the best band I have ever seen live, and I’ve seen A LOT of bands. I’ve been to Iron Maiden, AC/DC, Steel Panther etc (hundreds of huge bands on festivals), but no band have been as good as The Beards are live.

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Vlogging is hard, but I need to learn how!

Vlogging might help me!

Yes, vlogging might be the answer to get over my social anxiety once and for all. Vlogging really puts me in the spotlight, vlogging is so far out of my comfort zone and a bit scary at times. I never thought that I’d start vlogging a couple of years ago, and even tho I’m having a hard time speaking on camera, I still do it to learn, to grow and to overcome my social anxiety.

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Vlogging was so distant to me for a long time, but ever since I started watching people doing vlogs a couple of years ago I envied them, I respected them, even tho I maybe didn’t agree with what they were talking about, but I respected them because they dared to do it. Talking on camera, by yourself, as a monolog is hard, it’s really hard. Vlogging looks easy enough, but standing there in front of the camera, thinking about what to say is made for re-takes.

I don’t know how many times I’ve re-done a take, said the same word over and over just because my pronunciation was off a couple of times, or the light was wrong, or my eyes wandered. Due to my social anxiety, I have a hard time looking people in the eyes when talking to them, I usually drift off, look down or focus on something behind the person I’m talking to. And not before I watched myself vlogging, I noticed how obvious it is….

I tend to look away, at something else or at the computer. It is so obvious on camera, and that is something I really need to practise. Oh, and due to my social anxiety, I often wear sunglasses, which helps a lot during the vlogging, but wearing the sunglasses indoors might seem weird…. if you’re not Casey Neistat. But I do think I can relax more with sunglasses, so I should start doing my vlog speaking parts outside, just to be able to wear sunglasses.

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Exploding head syndrome – I think I have a few of the symptoms

Exploding head syndrome – I might have it!

I think I might have Exploding head syndrome actually. Ever since I was a kid I’ve experienced weird sounds and stuff when falling asleep, not regularly, but it still scared the shit out of me on a number of occasions.

If you don’t know what Exploding head syndrome is, I will try to explain the basics of it, otherwise I’d suggest checking it out on Wikipedia for example.

Exploding head syndrome is a benign condition that causes me to hear loud, scary or irritating imaginary sounds when on the verge of falling asleep or just after sleep occurs. It might sound like I’m crazy for hearing sounds, but Exploding head syndrome is actually real and it has woken me up with a bang more then a few times, often leaving me shocked, scared and/or with elevated heart rate. The name can be a bit deceiving, because EHS does not hurt at all, it’s just uncomfortable.

exploding head syndromeExploding head syndrome is thought to be triggered by minor temporal lobe seizures, sudden shifts of middle ear components and/or stress/anxiety, impairments in calcium signalling and brainstem neuronal dysfunction. There are also reports that suggest that tinnitus might be a culprit. Although little to no research are available and there are no treatments or help to get… what I know of. There are also reports of one seeing lift flashes, lightning or light static.

I for one mostly get the Exploding head syndrome with sound only, but I do recall seeing lightning flashes while trying to sleep sometimes. Some of the sounds you might hear when you have Exploding head syndrome (EHS) are:

  • The sound of a bomb.
  • The sound of gunshot.
  • A loud clash of cymbals.
  • The sound of a door slamming.
  • An extremely loud rushing sound.
  • People screaming or shouting.
  • An electrical buzzing sound.
  • Any other loud sound which can’t be described exactly.

It’s not said that you hear all of them, or only one of them. For me it’s usually a clash of symbals, a extremely loud rushing sound or electrical buzz or static, or something I can’t describe. According to those few who have researched this (no clinical studies been done yet), they say that EHS is harmless, although might be distressing and/or uncomfortable for those who experience it.

For me it’s very random when it occurs, and I can’t seem to see a connection with me being stressed or not. But I do wake up with bang, it scares the shit out of me.

I do have tinnitus and trying to sleep with that is already a pain, but imagine falling asleep, shifting between being awake and sleeping, slowly feeling your body and mind drifting off to sleep and suddenly be jolted back to reality, wide awake because you heard one of the loudest noises ever… coming from inside your head. That really makes you on edge and really makes it hard to go back to sleep.

Have you ever experienced Exploding head syndrome? Leave a comment with your thoughts, suggestions and/or experiences.

I thought about writing this post because last week I had EHS episodes almost every night, I don’t know why, nothing special was happening in my life, nor was I stressed or distressed of any kind. It has however made me a bit reluctant to sleeping the last few days, and I can’t seem to fall asleep normally and I want to listen to music or have the TV on in the background, just to be able to focus on sounds that won’t scare the life out of me.

I hope this post could help a little bit if you experience the same thing, because it’s a horrible thing when happening.

 

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Running up the mountain – From Fat to Fit – w 2 & 3

Running might be a bit of a stretch!

When I say running I mean walking mostly, jog occasionally and run rarely, but hey…. it’s better then sitting in the couch at home, right?!

First of all, due to being swamped with work, preparing to a workshop on social media and spending quality time at home, the updates on my runs have been abysmal to say the least. But that does not mean I haven’t been out running, jogging or walking, on the contrary actually. I have been out every day since I started this journey, either walking, jogging or running. Mostly walking tho, but combining it with my hobby, photography. Below is a video I shot during my latest run.

Running RunkeeperHere’s at least some workout days tracked in Runkeeper, the days I remembered to start it, and the days I solely focused on running, walking or jogging. That’s because on some days, like weekends and evenings, I’ve been spending time photographing downhill riders in Järvsö Bergscykel Park. There’s a lot of standing still waiting for riders, but also walking up and down the mountain through the woods, some days I’m so exhausted afterwards, more then the days I go out for a run, walk or jog. I do count the days spent walking up and down the mountain photographing as workouts, why wouldn’t I?!

The days I’ve been running, jogging or walking there have been routes I’ve made that takes me up the mountain on one side, and down the mountain on the other. It’s actually a really nice climb of 240+ meter elevation with some really steep parts. I’ve taken myself to run up those really steep parts, just to push myself even further, just to get my blood pumping.

Running Route

This is one of the routes I tend to run pretty often. It took a long time, but that’s because I filmed a bit during my run. I goes up and down the mountain.

Talking of blood pumping, I really feel how out of shape I still am, during some parts of my running up the mountain, mostly the steep part, my Apple Watch show my heartbeat at 166 bpm, if that is true and accurate, I really need to step up my workouts, I need to get those numbers down and the speed up.

I also been taking my Camelbak with me, filled with ice cold water. It has really improved my runs as I tend to drink a lot of water and get more stamina when I do. Also water is good for you, so why not!

One thing I have not gotten the hang of yet is the food, what to eat, what not to eat or when to eat. I love food, I won’t lie, but I tend to sometimes overeat and that’s not good. I love sweets, soft drinks and unhealthy food. We do not eat pizza, hamburgers or any other fast food that often, maybe one time a month, if not less, but I find it hard to find healthy good substitutes since I don’t like cold food, vegetables or diets. Please leave me some suggestions in the comments. I think my next post might be about my food schedule and what I eat in a week.

Be sure to read my Week 1 post!

Leave a comment if you are on your own fat to fit journey, or have taken it before. Let me know how you did it.

Also, give me a follow on Instagram!

 

I’m still looking for sponsors for my Fat to Fit journey, so if you are interested in helping me out, send me an email at info(a)andreasfransson.com

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Extrovert introvert – I sometimes surprise myself among people!

Extrovert introvert – I’m a bit of both!

Extrovert introvert – How can I be both? Well, first of all I would say I’m mostly introvert and shy, I really dislike being among people for a long time. I rather stay at home and watch a movie with my girlfriend than going out and having to entertain people. I have thousands of thoughts in my head at the same time and I tend to drift away thinking about all of them at the same time. Being an extrovert introvert do have some great things tho, being an introvert means that I can (mostly) focus on whats important and really figure things out in my head. I plan ahead and always stay one step ahead of everyone else.

Although being an introvert do have some downsides as well. I rarely interact with people at work, other then saying good morning and goodbye, I almost never sit and eat with co-workers or random people. Sometimes I buy some food and drive away to a secluded spot and eat my lunch in peace and quiet. At after work gatherings I keep to myself and try to look busy and like I’m having a good time, but I really look at the time and try to figure out an excuse to go home. It’s not that I don’t want to hang out with them, it’s just that I do not like social gatherings like that, but that might have to do with my social anxiety I had growing up.

extrovert introvert Andreas FranssonBUT, this weekend my extrovert introvert really shined through. I work as an Art Director on a tractor magazine, where… well, everything is about tractors. Tractor pulling, veteran tractors, custom built tractors etc. My editor asked me a few weeks ago if I could work the booth at Ljusdal Traktor Power Show, a tractor pulling festival held in the next town over. A few weeks ago I said “of course, I can work the booth”. Come Friday afternoon setting up that said booth I felt a chilling sensation creeping over me, making me cold sweat, feeling nauseous, anxiety and hyperventilating, WHY did I sign up to do this?! And alone as well, again, why did I sign up for this?….

Anyway, I thought to myself, what the heck, I’m gonna do this, I’m gonna make it through the weekend, it can’t be that many people attending, can it? Well, it turned out to be pretty heavily crowded with over 1000 people at the event, and I’m not joking when at least half of them stopped by our booth, wanting to talk to me about tractors…. I don’t know anything about tractors, haha. Other then that I had to sell stuff, stuff that had no price tag on them, but I got told the price beforehand, all I had to do now was to remember them…

After a few customers, learning the credit card machine and selling some random stuff I started to feel comfortable, very comfortable. In some mysterious way I became the greatest salesman who ever walked the earth, or at least at the event. I started talking, making jokes, selling stuff, joke some more and just kept on doing that for two whole days. I was on fire!!!!

I surprised myself, I did not know I had that in me. Or, I did know that I could act professional when needed to, but this was something else, this was like I was watching myself in an out of body experience, I could se myself charging people money for merchandise, talking about tractor DVD’s I’ve never seen, but acting like I did, selling t-shirts like there was no tomorrow and smiling… I smiled like crazy and I was such I nice person to everyone. I’m always a nice person, but often it doesn’t show because I have this gloomy approach, but on this day I was on top of the world.

I guess thats why I from this day call myself an extrovert introvert. An introvert who can put on a mask, a character and a show to become an extrovert and a real professional seller. I even convinced several people that I know stuff about tractors, it was hilarious!

I put some pictures up on my Instagram page, so be sure to follow me there!

Ljusdal Traktor Power Show

Ljusdal Traktor Power Show

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From Fat to Fit – It is time to take control of myself – Week 1

From Fat to Fit – it is time!

From Fat to Fit is my quest to take control over my life, health and wellbeing. Not a second too late to be honest, I’m really excited about this and it goes great with us moving to the countryside, where the trails, nature and beautiful surroundings really help. I’m going to let you in on my progress, and I’m naming this series “From Fat to Fit”, and I’m going update on my progress once a week.

I’m not really “fat” per se, but I admit that I have gained a lot of weight in the last couple of years, and I believe that it’s because of a lazy lifestyle, office work and moving in with my wonderful girlfriend. If you ever lived with someone you know that weekends may contain more sweets and tasty food then living alone, but don’t get me wrong, I love it and wouldn’t trade it for the world. But I also kind of let myself go health wise. I tried going to the gym when I lived in Stockholm, but the stress and pressure of performing at work, at the gym and at home got the best of me and I grew tired of it.

What says I won’t grow tired of it this time?

Well, nothing to be honest, except this time I really feel like I hit the spot work wise, living wise and mentally. Since we moved to the countryside I have learned to enjoy the beautiful nature, I have learned to make the most out of my days and I have learned to leave work at the office. Leaving my work at the office is a really important thing and it has made me able to relax in a whole new way. So, starting a few days ago I made a promise to myself to get healthier and more fit. From Fat to Fit is my project to be the best I can, not only health wise, but also mentally.

What have I done so far?

Trappstigen Järvsö Andreas FranssonWell, I have been going on jogs, walk and climbs around the town. I started out with a 5 km walk/jog the other day, followed by another walk/jog the day after. That time I managed to walk/jog for almost 7 kilometers, and yesterday I climbed the local mountain, which is pretty steep and I managed to track a 200+ meter elevation climb. After I reach the top I walked down the ski slopes, took a detour around the town before ending up at home. It was a total of 4.8 kilometers, but with a steep climb and descent.

So, here’s some pictures from my walks/climbs, and next week I will post some measurements, weight, stats etc. And we can track my accomplishments together in my “From Fat to Fit” project right here on the website.

I would love some pep talk in the comments, so please join me on my journey to a better, healthier life!

I might update on my progress on Instagram as well, so be sure to follow me there for photo updates!

If you would like to sponsor my journey, hit me up with an email on info(a)andreasfransson.com

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Humble Brush – my new favourite toothbrush for many reasons!

Humble Brush toothbrush, what an idea!

Different coloured Humble BrushesI stumbled upon Humble Brush toothbrushes by accident a couple of months ago. I was in Spånga, Stockholm hanging out at Georges Klipp planning Spånga Beard Party. I needed to pick up some bandages before I went home and went to the local pharmacy in Spånga. My eyes were instantly drawn towards some colourful bristles, what is this, I thought.

DISCLAIMER: This is NOT a paid advertisement, these are my own words and thoughts!

I went closer and saw the name Humble Brush burnt into the side of the toothbrush. I knew I had to have one… or all 5 different colours to be honest.

I read on the packaging that Humble Brush is working for a really great cause, dental and oral care for children across the world. For every Humble Brush sold, they give away free dental or oral care to a child in need who can’t afford it. How awesome is that?! I also read that the brushes are made out of bamboo, and yeah, I thought that the pandas might be out of food… But no, they only use the piece of the bamboo that the pandas can’t reach or want, so they are still very well fed. The bristles are made out of Nylon 6, free from the toxin Bisphenol A.

Humble Brush Beard!

Oh, and I almost forgot, when I got my Humble Brush toothbrushes I tried to fit as many as I could in my beard, you can check the results in the video above!

Humble Brush is a ECO friendly toothbrush, made in Sweden, that provides dental and oral care to children in need. Needless to say I bought 5…. to begin with. I actually got another 25 brushes a couple of weeks later, just because I like their agenda. I also gave away some brushes to friends and family, just for them to enjoy them as much as I do.

I’ve been using the brushes for a couple of months now and I really like them, I like the feel of them and the really nice design. I plan on getting more when I run out, although I think I have about 15-16 brushes left, so I might be set for the rest of the year, haha!

I think Humble Brush sells their brushes internationally on their website, check them out here! And don’t forget to read my other posts, the one with the Caliente Chili Drink for example!

A blue Humble Brush toothbrush

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Introducing Lady Marley Monroe – kitten cuteness overload!

Lady Marley Monroe – tiny, cute and weird!

Lady Marley Monroe is the name of our new kitten we got the other day. She was born March 21st 2017 and is about 13 weeks when this post is written(June 11, 2017). We always wanted a cat in our family, but living in Stockholm for the past five years in sublet contracts and tiny apartments was not the optimal setting for a cat, so we held off on our plan. But now when we moved to the countryside and my hometown we felt that this was the perfect time, we have a big apartment, glassed in balcony, huge windows, toys and lots of sunlight.

We named her Lady Marley Monroe because she is so cute, and laid back – a Bob Marley and Marilyn Monroe rolled into one… and lady because, well, she’s a lady! She has a tortoiseshell coating and semi long fur, and she’s soft as clouds. She has green’ish eyes and a nose tiny nose. A pretty short tail so far and she is just adorable, just look at this:

Lady Marley Monroe kitten cat

Lady Marley Monroe in the windowLady Marley Monroe is our first pet together and it was love at first sight, me being raised with animals all my life – dogs, cats, bunnies, horses, cows etc – have really missed having a pet, and working from home often is perfect when having a kitten. Even Lady Marley Monroe got accustomed to us and her new home very quickly – after just 30 minutes she slept beside us, used the toilet and ate her food.

She’s a feisty little one and she loves playing with my feet for some reason, maybe she’s trying to fight the odour, I don’t know, haha! Other then that we bought her a scratching pole, a cat tree to climb and some balls, rats and other toys she can play with. At this very moment she is sitting in the window looking out at the people and traffic outside – I can’t handle the cuteness!

Below are som more pictures of her, and if you want to see more, follow @ladymarleymonroe on Instagram – where we will update with more pictures and videos of her daily life!

 

 

Lady Marley Monroe

Oh, did you know that Lady Marley Monroe used to be the lead singer in KISS before she came to us?! xD

 

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We spent the day at Järvzoo – Beautiful nordic animals!

Järvzoo – a zoo that show animals in their natural habitat

Järvzoo is located in my hometown of Järvsö, Sweden. Järvzoo is a zoo that focuses on showing the nordic animals in their natural habitat in the untouched forest. You walk around the zoo on a 3 kilometer long wooden platform up and down the mountain with animal pens on each side. The animal pens are spread widely apart and some are huge, based on the animals size.

Some animals might be hard to spot depending on the weather, time of day and feeding times. Since the zoo focuses on the animals, there are lots of places for the animals to hide. Along the platform there are reststops, and even a small kiosk selling lighter lunches.

Järvzoo Andreas Fransson

One of my favourite animals at Järvzoo is the muskox, a large majestic creature taken right from a fantasy novel, it looks like no other animal and have such a intimidating posture and grace. It’s a calm animal and I would love to pet one. You can read about the muskox on Wikipedia here!

The wooden platform runs through the deep dark forest and sometimes I find myself just staring out into nothing, listening to the silence and feeling the calm winds running through the trees.The peace and serenity you feel walking around this zoo is something I have never felt anywhere else, and I’m going to purchase a season pass to the park just to be able to experience this as much as I want.

Some of the animals you might see at Järvzoo is moose, reindeer, arctic foxes, wolves, owls, eagles, hawks, muskoxes, bears and many more. But one of my absolute favourites are the squirrels, they are so damn cute and run around freely in the park, jumping from tree to tree, and even come close to you. A few years ago I had a squirrel sitting on my shoulder trying to steal my ice cream, they are that “tame”.

 

Check out their website to plan a visit!

Read about my trip to Järvsö Bergscykel Park yesterday!

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Overcome social anxiety when everything is working against you

How to overcome social anxiety part 2

If you haven’t read part 1 yet, please do, as it contains the beginning of the story, this is my journey to overcome social anxiety. Click here to read part 1!

Let’s begin where we left off. I had just told you about my part on skipping school, and how I felt complete and utter agony while going to class, while not having a clue what was going on. As I mentioned in part 1, I had about 45% attendance in class, which is crazy low. After almost a year, my teacher finally grew tired of never seeing me in class, and he took my parents and me in for a meeting, and I think that was the first time I told them how I felt. At least I remember it that way, but I might be wrong.

Anyway, I dropped out of school just before the summer, not knowing what to do next, how to overcome social anxiety or how to handle myself we contacted the guidance counselor at the school where I dropped out. She had seen this new school system, in which you study from home on a computer… It sounded too good to be true, and it was, but more on that later.

Overcome Social Anxiety Andreas Fransson

I applied to the home school program and got in, I felt great… How it worked was like this: You got a computer, books and everything you could possibly need from the school, they sent me a full size desktop computer in a big parcel and lots of books. For this to work, everyone who attended the home school program, would have to go online at 8-9 in the morning and click a button so that the teacher would see it, and then you could download assignments and tests to do from home. Sometimes there where audio lessons from the teacher and other things we needed to do. It worked perfectly for me, could this be the thing that would make me overcome social anxiety?

Twice every 6 months we had to go to a little town called Malung, located in Dalarna, about 2,5 hours from where I lived. We had to stay there for a week and do tests, meet the teachers and other students and so on. Me being like I was, I did NOT want to go, but my parents kind of made me, and drove me all the way there, and they even walked me in to the dorm and settled me in. Me, a 17 year old boy, escorted by his parents to the first day of school, how could that help my social anxiety? Well, it turned out that I wasn’t the only one with problems, 90% of all students felt like me, and were terrified of seeing other people, let alone live with them in a dorm for a week. How could this help me overcome social anxiety?

My parents left and I was sitting in my dorm room, which I was supposed to share with another boy, but he wasn’t there yet. I started feeling the anxiety creeping up on me, the watery eyes, the stomach pains and sweating. Why was I there, where was my parents. I started shaking and feeling nauseous, I was at the brink of tears when someone knocked on the door. It was Magnus, my roommate…

Magnus came in, introduced himself and asked how I was doing. I told him that I was doing fairly OK… what a lie! He quickly saw that I was not OK, so he began introducing himself even more, telling me how he chose this school because of hit anxiety and trouble with the law. He told me about the other students (there were about 30) and how nice they were. He asked if I wanted to come meet some of them. Not knowing how to respond I said yes, still feeling nauseous and shaky hands, still wondering how to overcome social anxiety.

Magnus took me to see Benjamin, Emanuel and Henrik, three other guys who lived in the room next to us. Henrik from Skåne, Benjamin from Stockholm and Emanuel from Gävle. Three completely different people, but all with some sort of issue of their own. I started to ease up and talking and the next thing I knew I had met all 30 of the students. I actually liked this, I actually liked these people and I liked hanging out with them. I started to find the old me, I started to smile, laugh and do stupid things. Me and Magnus stole a shopping cart from a nearby supermarket and pushed each other into bushes (Jackass was big back then). All of a sudden the police arrive, and Magnus being the troublemaker he was RAN LIKE HELL…

He left me high and dry with a shopping cart in hand, with the police, in a town I had never been in before. I was terrified, haha. But the police just said that I should put the cart back and stop being stupid before I hurt myself. That is one of my favourite memories from that time.

Overcome social anxiety Andreas

Buuut, it wasn’t all roses and rainbows after all. Three years later, sure I had made friends, had tons of fun and even skipped one or two get togethers and the dorm because of my anxiety, reality struck again… hard. Three years, I had invested three years of my life, still broken and anxious, at that school. I hade given it my all to get better, to be better, to become my best. Reality can be a bitch sometimes, because just 3 months before graduation I got a letter in the mail. The school I had been attending for three years was not approved by the National School board.. Why? Well, the only answer we got was that because we only attended IRL classes 4 separate weeks a year, the school did not qualify to be a “real” school.

Who the hell came up with that after three years? That letter made me sink, hard! I lost everything I had built over the past years, I completely submerged myself in deep dark thoughts and I hated everything. Although, everything was not lost… for everyone else. The solution the National School Board came up with did not work for me, they said, that if we wanted our grades and graduate we had to stay the last three months of the school year at the dorm. THREE MONTHS? I had problems being away for a week as it was.

We tried talking to the people in charge, but they did not budge. Three months or no graduation! With the state I was in, with my emotions and thoughts, this were out of the question. I dropped out… again. I dropped out after three years and missed my graduation with three months, but what could I have done? I simply could not manage to stay in that dorm for three whole months, I just couldn’t

So, if we do the math.. I spent 4 years in the Gymnasium (3 years being the normal amount of time), and what did I have to show for it? Nothing…. or so I thought then, I thought I had nothing to show from those three years. But the thing is, I made friends, friends I still talk to, 15-16 years later, and for that I’m very grateful.

Even tho this was not what really made me realize that I had social anxiety, this made a huge impact on my life, even to this day. I still feel that I’m not good enough, that I have no talent or skills worth showing. In the back of my head I know that’s not true, I have grown immensely the last few years and even made a name for myself in the bearded community, but I still can’t get that feeling out of my head. Am I good enough?

 

I’m going to cut it here and start writing the next part. I realized when I started writing part 1, that this is gonna take awhile.

But please, do comment with your own experiences and with your thoughts. I will put a link in here to part 3 when it’s posted, and I hope you’ll read it.

This is my story and how I tried to overcome social anxiety!

Don’t forget to read part 1

(Footnote – I still talk to Emanuel, Henrik and Benjamin now and then. The three boys that greeted me at the dorm so many years ago)

 

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Overcoming social anxiety that started in my teenage years – Part 1

Overcoming social anxiety can be hard – tremendously hard!

I will now tell you my story on overcoming social anxiety, this post might get long, deep, sad, happy and a little bit of everything, but if you are ready, please read on!

First of all, if you are suffering from social anxiety and have no one to turn to, send me an email at info(a)andreasfransson.com, maybe I can help you, or at least give you some pointers on how you could overcome social anxiety. It’s not easy, and it doesn’t happen overnight. But I do believe that you can overcome social anxiety if you put your mind too it.

Ever since I started middle school I felt a bit like an outsider, I tended to shy away from crowds and keep too myself. Most notably at the end of ninth grade, when I most of the time had my headphones on listening to music, disappearing into my own thoughts and keeping too myself. All of this was a little bit weird for me, because I were always the class clown, I had no problems with friends, I did not get bullied, I did not bully, I did not drink, smoke or do drugs. I remember having some trouble with math and Swedish, but that’s about it.

It wasn’t until I started my first year of Gymnasiet (<— Wikipedia link for info) I noticed some real changes in my behaviour. Moving up a grade meant that we had to merge with other schools from other districts into a Gymnasium (Check the Wikipedia link above) and choose our speciality classes. I chose to attend the Media Programme, which focused on editing, photographing, movies and graphic design. I also ended up in a great group with great classmates, and we had lots of fun. But this was the time I noticed that I had a hard time being alone among people for the first time, I absolutely hated going to different classes by my own, I sometimes skipped a class because I did not want to go through the halls by myself.

Everyone was staring Overcoming-social-anxiety Andreas Fransson

There were even days were I skipped lunch all together, just because I didn’t catch up with my friends before they went. I could not master the courage to go alone into the dining hall, and I had no idea why I felt this way. I had never had this problem before, I even dreamt about being on stage singing, becoming a movie star or stand up comedian. The latter I just practice at home, and my girlfriend loves my comedy *insert sarcasm*, haha. But anyway, this kept on going, I thought that is would pass and get better, but it didn’t. One feeling I had was that everyone was looking at me, that I had something on my face or I was dressed funny, I can still remember those feelings of constantly feeling watched, but no one was watching, it was all in my head.

I started skipping school, A LOT. Every month you get a allowance from the government here in Sweden, it is given to students for basic necessities like books, clothes, food etc. What ever you want to spend them on. At that time the allowance was about 100 USD a month, and to be eligible for that you need a 85% attendance at school. When I was at my worst and dropped out, my attendance was at 45%…. But in some way I still got that allowance, because my teacher liked me and saw potential in me, so he never reported me not being there most of the time.

I don’t think I have ever told this story to anyone before, but I spent my days hanging out in a big hallway at my old school, just before the dining hall. It was pretty calm and not many people walked through there, other then around lunch time, but by then when a teacher or janitor asked why I was there, I just said that I was waiting for the bus or that I waited for a friend. No one suspected me being an utter shut-in with darker and darker thoughts. I still remember where I used to sit, with my walkman and later portable CD player, listening to music over and over again. I sat with my back up against a window for hours…

Overcoming social anxiety Andreas Fransson

At 07.30 in the morning I hopped on the school bus which arrived at my old school at around 07.50. At 08.10 the next bus, taking us to the Gymnasium arrived, but most of the times I never got on. I went to the hallway in the dining area, sat on a marble stone bench leaned up against the window. I sat there until 3 in the afternoon… That’s when the school bus home arrived. I hopped on, went home and threw my backpack in my room and went to eat dinner with my family. They never suspected anything. (I think)

When they used to ask me about my day I mostly mumbled something like “Yeah, it was ok” and continued eating. I think I acted pretty normal at home to be honest, and I never had any thoughts that I was sick or that I ever needed overcoming social anxiety. Heck, I don’t even knew what that word even meant back then. This is when I was 16-17 years old by the way, and that was the start of a very long journey, many sleepless nights, many tears and feelings of despair of overcoming social anxiety.

I think I’ll hold on here, and write another post about the next step in my journey of overcoming social anxiety. Remember, do not hesitate to leave a comment or send me an email if you have any questions.

Check out and read part 2 of theis anxiety series!

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#heartbeard – My way of trying to fight heart disease with my beard

#heartbeard – fighting heart disease with beards!

Or, at least I’m using my beard to spread the word about #heartbeard and heart disease. I created the #heartbeard logo and hashtag about 4 years ago in an attempt to help others, and myself in a way. Heart disease is one of those diseases that can lay dormant for years and strike when you least expect it. My family got to experience that first hand when my father died at age 52 in 2008. Two days after his birthday…

We knew he had problems with his heart before, but “nothing serious”. By nothing serious I mean that he did not need a pacemaker, he was not up for transplant or heavily medicated. He was an energetic full time worker and managed a horse farm in his free time. Sure, he had been to the hospital before and got medication, but he was off most of his meds because he was “healthy”.

#heartbeard logoThen one morning he and my mother got up in the morning as usual, they went to the stables to feed the horses like usual. My mother later told me that the only thing that was “odd”, was that he felt a bit tired… but who doesn’t at 7 in the morning. After they did the morning chores they got ready for work, my father who started at 9, said he was gonna lay down for a few minutes and rest while my mother headed off to work. He fell asleep and never woke up.

That was a turning point in my life, I had been struggling with depression, social anxiety and drinking too much, and it was time for me to straighten up. Not only for myself, but also for my family, and my future (insert kids/cats/dogs/wife/etc). They years followed I worked on myself and “overcame” my social anxiety and depression. Overcame in the sense that I now have my good days and my bad days, the good days being 95% of my daily life.

But the death of my father also sparked an investigation of me and my brothers to see if we had the same kind of heart disease. The doctors insisted on testing us due to the fact that my father, grandfather and great grandfather all died suddenly in their 50’s, and we don’t have medical history further back then that. The test showed that I had heart disease… but not my brothers.

The sentence wasDilated cardiomyopathy” (<— Wikipedia link), the same as my father. The next few months and years I did numerous tests and hospital visits, I got medication and there where even talk about getting a pacemaker, but I ended up being declared healthy. Healthy? Well, I guess I am, I have never really suffered from my condition, but at the same time, my father never did either.

I have a few funny stories from my hospital visits that I will share in future blog posts, many including blood and needles…. Haha, it might not sound funny, but I promise, they are!

#heartbeard t-shirts from SpreadshirtAnyway, I’m here to talk about #heartbeard – but it needed a little bit of explaining first. #heartbeard is a pretty big deal to me, and close to my heart (pun intended) due to my and my father’s medical history. When I created #heartbeard my goal was to raise lot’s of money for the Swedish Heart & Lung Foundation, and I did. Or not a lot, but every cent counts.

I designed some shirts to help in my campaign, and you can find them over at Spreadshirt. After Spreadshirt take their cut, the remaining money will go directly to the Heart & Lung Foundation.

So, that’s it, if you feel like contributing, please buy a shirt and help spread the word. Or just share this post to help. My goal has always been to NOTuse Spreadshirt as a manufacturer, as the percentage I get to donate is pretty low, but at the same time, it’s very convenient and can be used from all around the world. I also have a dedicated website set up for #heartbeard, and it’s located at http://heartbeard.org, check it out. It hasn’t been updated in a while, but I will try to do it more often.

Do you have heart disease, or do you have someone in your family with it? Share your story in the comments!

Be sure to follow #heartbeard on Social Media!

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Read my series on overcoming social anxiety!

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Swedish Shielings – A trip back in time and history

Swedish shielings, or “Fäbodvall” in Swedish is a pretty rare sight nowadays unfortunately.

Swedish Shielings

Our shieling cabin

Swedish shielings were commonly used to herd cows for summer pastures and making milk, cheese and butter in small huts. Shielings in Sweden date back all the way to the middle ages and have been up and running ever since, but they are decreasing rapidly. People would gather at these shielings/small villages in the summer months, herding the cows through woods and narrow paths just to get there.

The herding were mostly done by women and children over the age of five, five being the magic number to be able to walk the sometimes treacherous forest trails. The cows could easily find their own way through the forest just by memory and instinct, but the women and children did not just keep an eye out for the cows, but also they fended off bears, wolves and other predators. They usually had some kind of bell to makes loud noises with to scare the other predators.

So, why am I writing this?

Well, last weekend I visited our family shieling in Hälsingland, one of the few Swedish shielings that actually have people come stay during the summers, although there are no animals there anymore, people still come to tend their houses and keep it nice and cozy there. I spent many summers at our little house and grew up learning how to go on with daily life without running water or electricity. Me, my two brothers and our cousins used to spend a week now and then at the shieling with our grandparents.

When we were young, the farm was actually producing milk, butter and cheese, but it has stopped in later years.

Swedish Shieling

Moss has grown on the fences.

This trip, me, my girlfriend, mother and grandmother went there for the first time this year. My grandparents always used to visit the cabin in May of every year, just to check up on it and rakes some old dried grass, fix broken things that the snow destroyed during the winter, and to relax. My grandfather suddenly passed away about a month ago, so this was the first time after his passing that my grandmother went to their cabin. Many memories came up.

I took some pictures and shot som video when we where there, just to show you the peacefulness and serenity we got to experience. Please watch them and let me know if you have ever visited Swedish shielings, or any shieling what so ever. There are actually some shielings in Sweden that are open to tourists in the summer, so if you are planning on visiting one… do it!

Shieling in Swedish is called “Fäbod”, “Fäbodvall” or “Vall”, and for more information you can visit the Wikipedia page for shielings, although it’s only in Swedish.

 

Edit: The videos blow don’t seem to be working as they should, will try to fix that asap!

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Blood has been taken from me – now please give me a cookie!

So, they took my blood today and now I need a cookie!

I think yesterday’s post about procrastination really did something good, I actually crossed off the doctors appointment from the list, or at least a part of it when they took some of my blood for a checkup….

Blood needleI started my day by going to the doctors office to have my blood taken and sent off to a laboratory for testing. I’m not sick or anything, but sometimes it’s good to check and see if you lack certain vitamins or have some disease. Did I tell you that I hate needles?

Well, I’m a pretty big guy, bearded and covered with tattoos, I do not fit the stereotype of being scared of needles, but I am! Or… scared is a pretty big word for this occasion, I’m not scared per se, but I really dislike it. Not because it hurts, but because I can’t seem to look away when the stick the needle in me, and after holding my breath I tend to get lightheaded and dizzy. I wish they had cookies or some candy at the doctors office, I need that sugar kick after they took my blood.

Why do I dislike needles?

Well, this is a pretty fun story actually, and I have told it many times but never in writing. A few years ago I was at the hospital for a EKG checkup, a routine one, nothing weird about that. But before the procedure I had to leave some blood, and taking my blood was a pretty heavyset guy in his 40’s, nothing weird about that either. But…

As I was laying down on the hospital bed (Yes, I sometimes get to lay dawn not to faint) the big heavyset male nurse sticked me with the needle and everything was going great, and I was giving a few tubes of blood at the same time so it took a while…. Now comes the horrific part…

That big heavyset nurse… he had a pretty big stomach.. And for some reason, while the needle was inside my arm, he needed to reach for some instrument above my head… He stands up, leans in over me and… you get what happened right? Well, his big stomach pushes the needle into my arm even further, and I start to panic. But since I’m laying down I can’t go anywhere, I’m in a complete shock because of the pain, so I can’t get a single word out. I’m just laying there, hurting like hell while a heavyset male nurse’s stomach is pushing the needle further and further in to my arm.

Finally after maybe two second, which by the way felt like 10 minutes, he sat down again, not even noticing what happened. I was still in shock, so I didn’t even tell him what happened, maybe out of pity, maybe because I was hurting. Nevertheless, my whole arm by the elbow was blue’ish for two weeks after that, all because of a little bit of blood. I wish I had taken a picture back then, but hindsight aint my strongest game!

We still laugh about it to this day, it was such a unthinkable story, but now you might understand where my disliking of needles come from.

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Procrastinating – why is it so easy?!

Procrastinating – I’m really good at it!

I have a long list in my mind of thing I should, need and must do. However, in my mind, most of them “can be done later”, I’m procrastinating the shit out of them. Do you ever feel the same? You want to do them, but you just can’t, wether it is being lazy, being tired or something else, procrastination is the easiest thing to do!

Some things on my list are:

  • Making a doctors appointment to check my general health.
  • Making a dentist appointment to fix a aching tooth.
  • Hang some paintings in the new apartment.
  • Finish unpacking the last boxes.
  • Take afternoon walks.
  • Write more blog posts.
  • Finish a few started reviews.
  • Practice my photography.
  • and much more….

These are pretty simple things for a grown person, right?! Well, I thought so too. At the moment I work two jobs, one daytime and one part time, which makes me somewhat tired at times. Coming home pretty tired from my day job, to cook and start doing other job stuff is hard some days. Making doctor/dentist appointments seem pretty far away those days, so does unpacking boxes. And don’t get me started on the weekends, I’m so happy to have some time off, that my mind shuts down and force my body to just relax and do nothing.

Me and my girlfriend said that we were going to take afternoon walks when I got home from work… that was two weeks ago, we have yet to start walking xD

Procrastinating

Even tho I seem to work too much and be tired all the time, it’s not true. I feel better and more energetic then ever. That’s the thing, I feel so good, but still procrastinate the easiest things. Why is that? I’m not lazy, I’m not tired, I’m not sick, yet I can’t seem to get off my butt and do those easy things. I think one thing that can help me do all of these things is to write them down, and do one or two every day, not overdoing it, starting with the easy ones (even tho they all are pretty easy) and work my way up to the more tedious tasks. I rock at procrastinating.

Although, to be fair. Procrastinating made me write this post, even tho it took me a few days to start writing, I did it. I wanted to give myself a boost by writing about my flaws, and maybe feel better about doing it, making it easier to get up and get busy! I hope I’m right!

Do you ever feel that the small things in you daily life are the hardest ones to do? Leave a comment with your thoughts.

What is procrastination?

Procrastination is the avoidance of doing a task that needs to be accomplished. It is the practice of doing more pleasurable things in place of less pleasurable ones, or carrying out less urgent tasks instead of more urgent ones, thus putting off impending tasks to a later time. (Wikipedia)

 

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Collecting random stuff – Cute or a hoarder in training?

Collecting random stuff have alway been my vice!

collecting random stuffBut even tho the “random” stuff have been pretty innocent and “normal”, like old comic books, beard products, nice rocks etc, I think my last find takes the prize. Collecting random stuff really hits the spot when we recently moved to a bigger place, and with that came a few extra boxes that I had stored in my mothers garage since I was a kid. Going through those boxes really brought back memories, but also a lot of laughs, thinking to myself – “Why the hell did I save this!?”.

Most things was normal childhood savings, like old lyrics, cheat sheets for video games, comic books, rocks, hockey cards and Magic the Gathering cards for example. Nothing weird here, because thats normal, right!?

Spruce needles 1996The next thing I found really made me smile at my childhood me, and somewhat began to question what my thoughts was back then. In a moving box, in a small “slime” container shaped as a ghost I saw it. Those small brown rice shaped things. What where they doing in a empty toy slime container? Upon close inspection I found some writing on the side, it said (in Swedish) “Barr från julgranen -96”, which mean “Spruce needles from the Christmas tree -96″….. Yes, you read that right, I saved Spruce needles from our Christmas tree in 1996. Who does that?

I opened the can, and you should’ve seen my facial expression.. the needles smelled wonderful, they really smelled like a Christmas tree. How is it that the container, air tight but still, could preserve the smell for 21 one years?! Wow, I was amazed. I just found 21 year old Spruce needles in a air tight toy slime container, and the smell was as fresh as the day we cut that tree down. I don’t need to explain that I took a trip down memory lane that day, seeing how life has passed and changed. Family lost along the way, me growing up and starting my own family and so on. My eye got a bit watery.

I plan on saving this container, hopefully for another 21 years…

Do you have any weird stuff you collected through the years?

Oh, on a side note, I found another container from 1997, also from the Christmas tree that year, but hey, who wants 20 year old spruce needles when you have 21 year olds… right?! 😀

Hoarder?

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Moving to the countryside after years in the city

Moving to the countryside after a few years in the city was a pretty big step for me, specially since 2 months ago we had not even thought about doing it. But times change and so does life!

The main reason for moving is a pretty common one… finding somewhere to live in Stockholm… For the past few years we have been moving from apartment to apartment, dealing with shady sublet deals and overpriced accommodation, a daily struggle for thousands of people living and working in Stockholm, Sweden. The reason being a shortage of apartments, and around 600.000 people in queue to get a first hand apartment contract. I wrote another post about it a few weeks ago, you can read it here!

Moving to JärvsöThe short story is, we could not find a new apartment within our price range or budget in time, which forced us to pack our things and move to the countryside where I grew up, 320 kilometers north of Stockholm (about 3,5-4 hours by car). The plan was that me and my girlfriend (who grew up in the city) would live in my mothers house, maybe not the most ideal thing when your are 33 years old, but we did not have a choice due to the apartment situation. But then, just a few days before moving, we got an offer from the local community that there was a 3 bedroom apartment opening up, available 2 days after our arrival…. Done deal, we took it!

So, here we are, now pretty much settled in after a week in Järvsö. We went to Ikea the other day to get some furniture and started refurnishing some of chairs and tables to fit our style. Within a week or so we should be settled in for real, just waiting for our new Philips Hue Lights (<— affiliate link) to arrive to make the place more cozy. Ordered a starter kit and plan on doing some nice light constellations in our living room.

And you know what, now when we are almost settled, we love it. We are much happier, more energetic and smiling much more. I think a huge weight lifted from our shoulders when we got our own place, not having to worry about finding a new home within a few months or living in a cramped space on the bottom floor without natural light. This new place is on the third floor, light and spacious, it’s amazing. I think we are going to love it here!

What about jobs? Well, I work as an Art Director for a magazine, which head office is located just 20 kilometers (15 minutes by car) from Järvsö. I used to sit at their Stockholm Office, but working from here is much better. It works fantastic! My salary is also good enough for my girlfriend to focus on getting her drivers license and studying to become what ever she wants! We also bought a car, so we can get wherever we want. Life has really taken a turn for the better.

If your are thinking of leaving the city for a life on the countryside, really consider it. The air is much fresher, the people are nicer and you will feel so much better! Just look at the header image above, it’s taken the other day when we took a ride up the mountain to check out the view over the town, beautiful!

Below is a picture I took about 7 years ago, very early one morning. It was before I moved to the city. It feels good to be home!

Moving to Järvsö

 

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Hotell Riddargatan – A night a the hotel in Stockholm Sweden

Hotell Riddargatan – a pleasant stay!

Purpose for staying at Hotell Riddargatan: Romantic getaway
Nights: One
Room: Suite
Price: approximately 2500 SEK (290 USD)
Stars of the hotel: 4,5

Backstory

One Saturday, we sat at home in front of the TV, knowing that the Swedish Eurovision finals was about to start in a few hours we felt the urge to get out of the house, to do something out of the ordinary for once. We live in Stockholm, Sweden, just a couple of kilometers from Hotell Riddargatan actually, but how often do you just out of the blue book a one night stay at a hotell, just to spice things up? Not very often unfortunately.

We looked around for different hotel rooms on short notice, the time was about 17.00 (5 pm) when we started looking, and even tho we found quite a few rooms at other hotels at a better price, the suite at Hotel Riddargatan caught our eye because it had a jacuzzi in it. Said and done, we booked the suite, packed an overnight bag and called a cab. We were at the hotel just past 18.00 (6 pm). Check out the video of our room below

First impressions

Our first impressions of our suite at Hotell Riddargatan was one of the best we’ve ever had, the front desk was very nice and helpful and explained everything we needed to know. Where the breakfast was, the bar, elevator, stairs etc. We felt very welcomed. The room itself was a very pleasant surprise, we did not expect it to be so big and spacious, almost bigger then our apartment we live in. The room was bright, clean and had all these extra little things as books, magazines, two TV’s, a balcony and the best of all, a jacuzzi.

The suite/room was very clean and fresh, not a speck of dust anywhere, no forgotten socks under the sheets or furniture, no left behind trash, everything was in perfect condition. The amount of books and magazines were a really nice touch and a welcomed feature of the room. It being March in Sweden, we couldn’t use the balcony due to the cold weather, but standing there a few minutes in the middle of the night, seeing people walk past below, doing their stuff, it was soothing, and hearing the bustling city getting ready to party.

We went out to eat dinner, but instead of going to a fancy restaurant, we ended up at Mc Donalds, we wanted something fast and easy, and then head back to the room to enjoy it. As I wrote before, we live in Stockholm, so the nightlife or sights did not interest us this night, it was all about just being in the now and enjoy a relaxing night at a hotel.

Standards

One thing that was really nice, was the slippers and bathrobe, as soon as we got back from our meal, we put them on, and I don’t think we took them off until heading down to breakfast the next morning.

The beds/linnen at Hotel Riddargatan was in tip top shape, smelling fresh and clean. Not a single thing to complain about and it was well worth the money. The breakfast was one of the best hotel breakfasts we’ve had, there were fruits, vegetables, eggs, bacon, scrambled eggs, beans, sandwiches, sausages, meatballs and many different kinds of cold cuts. We’ve stayed at other hotels, but few have had this kind of breakfast.

We really enjoyed our stay and we hope to go back some day, maybe for a longer stay. And if you want to read more about the hotel, click here!

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Finding apartments in Stockholm – Hitta lägenhet i Stockholm

How to find apartments in Stockholm

That’s the million dollar question I ask myself every day. Stockholm is one of the greatest cities in the world, tons of stuff to do and beautiful sights. But finding an apartment to settle down can be a down right pain in the ass. This is what I think about finding apartments in Stockholm.

How does it work?

Bostad i StockholmWell, first of all, the government “hands out” the apartment based on your time in the apartment queue, which you can sign up for the day you turn 18. The price is 210 SEK per year. There are many private apartment building owners, but most of them give their vacant apartments to Stockholm Stads Bostadskö (Stocholm City apartment queue) to “hand out”.

Somehow they though this would be a better idea and give everyone a chance to get an apartment….. think again. At the time writing this, there are 92, yes 92 vacant apartments in all of Stockholm on their website. You know how many people there are in line to get one? 500.000+, yes, thats true. There are over five hundred thousand people standing in line to get an apartment in Stockholm. And you know what else, the queue time is what give you a chance to get an apartment. I have been in line for 4 years, which puts me at a no chance in hell place in line, even out in the suburbs and “bad neighborhoods”.

So, if you are planning on moving to Stockholm, and want to have your own rental apartment, be prepared to stand 10+ years in line to get one. IF you are not very very very lucky to get one through the private apartment building owners, but that’s like finding a needle in a haystack.

The other option is to sublet…. oh the joy. Most of the sublet contract are on short term, 6 months to a year, or even shorter, and most of them are overpriced as hell. Paying up as much as 2-3 times over the real rent. And the closer to the city you come, the more expensive.

I’m not saying it’s impossible, but here’s my story about finding apartments in Stockholm:

I’m 33 years old, born and raised in the northern parts of Sweden. I moved to Stockholm 4 years ago and was lucky to sublet a small 20 m2 apartment through a work colleague, after a year I got a 40 m2 apartment through another friend, but had to move out after a year. I am currently living with my girlfriend in yet another sublet apartment, 49 m2, and have been doing that for the last 2 years, but now we have to move out by May 1st. Why? Well, there are also this rule that if you have bought your apartment, you can sublet it to someone, but not for more then 2 years….

That means there are tons and tons of empty condos all over Stockholm, due to the fact that the people who could afford to buy their own apartment can’t sublet it for more then 2 years. Most people keep a spare apartment for emergencies like family issues and what not, because they know, that if they sell if our cancel their contract, they wont get a new one for many years to come.

In conclusion

The apartment situation in Stockholm is so incredibly bad, and to get a first hand rental contract, it’s nearly impossible. And buying a condo? Well, a 1 room apartment cost upwards of 2-3 million SEK, which “normal” people like me cant afford. So if you are planning on moving here, be sure to fix your living situation beforehand.

You can sign up for the apartment queue here at Stockholm Stads Bostadskö

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