30 Day Blog Challenge Day 22: My Best Friend

My best friend is a panda bear named Steb. His full name is Ziastebtadan, but no one calls him that. He's super chill.

30 Day Blog Challenge Day 17: Something I'm Proud Of

I'm proud of the way I got my cat. He was a feral cat that I tamed, brought inside, introduced to my dogs, and ultimately rescued. He is now a full house cat and stays indoors at all times for his own safety. (He's still allowed at the window to get some fresh air and look out on his kingdom, though!)

Selfie Time

In which Kaija shares some selfies.

Springtime Outfits: The Casual Dress

You can't dress up every day, so sometimes a casual jewel-tone dress is just what you need.

Springtime Outfits: The Floral Dress

A floral dress of any style, color, or size is a great choice for the month of May.

A floral dress is also perfect for running from bees, as pictured above. :p

Springtime Outfits: The White Dress

A lacy white dress is perfect for spring.

2500 View Celebration

In honour of my 2500th blog view, I'm going to be answering 15 questions about me.

1. What are the 5 words that best describe you?

Curious, unique, loving, brave, and creative.

2. What are your three biggest character flaws?

I am insecure and needy. I also have social phobias that make it seem like I push people away.

3. What are you most proud of?

I'm most proud of my seven-part series of sci-fi novels. It may not be published, but it's mine.

4. What is the biggest character turn-off for me?

It's a toss-up between cruelty/unkindness and coldness.

5. What's your favourite movie genre? What are your 3 favourite movies?

My favourite movie genre is sci-fi/fantasy. My favourite movies are the old Star Trek movies, the Avengers movies, and Bound.

6. What do I dream about most often?

I mostly just have nightmares.

7. What are five things you want more of right now?

1. Fluffy things
2. Fuzzy things
3. Cats
4. Giant stuffed animals
5. Money

8. What are five things you want to do before you die? 

1. Fall in love
2. Get married
3. Travel the world
4. Buy a house in Skåne
5. Publish a book

9. What's the craziest thing you've ever done? 

I once chased down a criminal with my mum. No joke. We had a 100-pound mirror in the car also. It was insane. 

10. What's the hardest thing you've ever done? 

Starting over. 

11. What music did you listen to in elementary school, middle school, high school, and college? What do you listen to now? 

In elementary school, I was a musical purist and I only listened to classical music. In middle school, I went through a strange Americana phase. In high school, I listened to metal and sad songs. In college, I listened to the song Du' Det Dejligste because I was only there for a week. Now, I mostly listen to Scandipop. 

12. If you could have any superpower, what would it be and why?

I would want to have the power of teleportation so I could travel the world and be back in time for tea. 

13. If you could visit any place in the world, where would it be? Would you consider living there? 

I'd want to visit Lapland because I've never been and I'd love to see the Midnight Sun and the Northern Lights. I couldn't tolerate the cold long enough to settle down there permanently, though. 

14. If you could have any job, what would it be and why? 

This one is a tough question. I was going to be an engineer, but then I changed my mind. I might want to be an art historian, but I also might want to be an archivist, a geoscientist, or a zoologist. Like I said earlier, starting over wasn't easy. 

15. Would you rather lose all your memories or never be able to make a new one? 

I'd rather lose all my memories. I've already started over once; what's once more? 

All right, that's that! I'd like to give a big shout out to everyone who has read, followed, or commented on my blog. You're awesome.

Little Kaija

I know I look big and strong today, but I wasn't always so tall and handsome. 

Little Kaija, being short and small.

Big Kaija in the library trying to look charming.

April A-Z Challenge: Weddings

When a princess get married, it's always a very, very, very big affair. While I'm no where near ready to go out into the world to find my Charming Princess, that hasn't stopped the castle staff from gossiping over the identity of my intended. The cleaning staff are rather out of the loop and believe I am going to marry a Norwegian Prince, but the castle chefs know better. Rumor is that I'm going to marry a beautiful farmer's daughter from the faraway land of France! Everyone seems to have an idea of who will one day rule alongside me, except, of course, for me. Figures, right?

In any case, in true royal fashion, we've already planned the details of the ceremony years in advance. Every Midsomar since I was five, Mother has pulled out a gilded leather-bound tome from Her Majesty's personal library, and she, MorMor, and I have planned. I do believe that the string lights I requested in my seventh year are going to be hanging above the centerpiece and around the garden where the ceremony is scheduled to take place.

The ceremony itself will be two-fold. A half a century ago, my MorMor revolutionized the way royal marriages are treated in my kingdom by signing a writ stating that any Princess has the right to a private wedding the night before the highly public, extremely ceremonial Royal Wedding held in the palace gardens for all the kingdom to see.

Now, I can't tell you where my wedding will be, but I can show you a picture I took just before sundown. It's in one of the most secluded and beautiful parts of my private gardens, which is why we choose it last summer in the final part of the planning process.

Now all that's left to do is breathe a wistful sigh as I dream of my Princess... 

Hello, My Name Is...

April A-Z Challenge: Veterinarians

When I was a little girl, I wanted to be a veterinarian. I loved animals so much that I wanted to spend my life helping them heal. I used to use my fake doctor kit on my stuffed animals, checking their 'pulses' and listening to their 'heartbeats' and slipping fake bandages over their 'wounds.'

While I no longer want to be a veterinarian, I think I still might want to do something with animals. I'm thinking of looking into zoology, or marine biology, or some similar field of science.

So here's to the people that help our animals feel better when they're ill. Cheers!

Kaija's Little Black Dress

The little black dress is a timeless classic. Here's mine.

Everyday Outfits #2: Skinny Jeans

For this outfit, I shimmied into my tightest pair of skinny jeans and threw and interesting-looking pink tie-dye on top. I finished it off with a floral hair twist and a purselet. Again, thanks to my wonderful mum for her photography skills.