Psst! For my non-Danish readers

I just wanted to let you know that I FINALLY updated my backstage page and translated it into English. It took me too long, but at least now you have the chance, if you want to read a little bit more about me.

Also! If there's anything more you would like to know - please just let me know!

I would love to tell you all about Hamburg...

... but as soon as I got home Monday evening I went to bed and I've hardly been up ever since. The flu is a bitch and I hope I'll feel better soon. The short version of our trip to Hamburg: super cold, super relaxed, super nice.

I'll be back with better Hamburg posts soon! I hope.

POD: Stylish Work Outfit

Så er årets første måned næsten gået og det er mandag, så det betyder at det er tid til månedes Plus Size Outfit Day - hvis du ikke har hørt om konceptet før, så kan du læse mere om det her. Da jeg hørte månedens tema tænkte jeg, at det ikke kunne blive alt for svært at komme op med et stilet arbejds-outfit - jeg arbejder trods alt i en tøjforretning. Men da jeg så kiggede mit skab igennem, blev jeg alligevel overrasket over, hvor meget hverdagstøj jeg har gået i på arbejde på det sidste. Da jeg startede med at stå i butik syntes jeg, at det var alletiders at være pænt klædt på hver gang. Nu er det bare rart med en praktisk sweatshirt - men hvem har egentlig sagt, at det ikke kan være stilet? 

Personligt er jeg ret glad for det her outfit. Jeg mener: Hvem kan ikke lide fred? Neon-detaljerne er ganske vist ret grænseoverskridende for mig, men jeg kan ret godt lide dem. Og så passer det også utroligt godt til "begge" mine jobs. Mit arbejde i butikken er kun et par gange i ugen - alle andre dage er jeg studerende. Perfekt til begge dele. 

The first year of the month has almost gone by and it's Monday which means it's time for the Plus Size Outfit Day - if you haven't heard about the concept before you can read more about it here. When I heard of the theme for this month I thought it wouldn't be too difficult to come up with a stylish outfit for work. I mean... I work in a clothing store. But that was until I took a look in my closet and realized that lately I've been buying casual clothes for casual days (and when I'm at work I need to wear clothes from work obviously). When I started working there I thought it was awesome to be able to dress up every time I went to work. Now, at least sometimes, I think it's really nice to be casual and practical in a comfy sweatshirt. But then again - who says that can't be stylish?

 Personally I really like this outfit. I mean... Who doesn't like peace? And even though the neon details are a new thing for me I really like them. And the outfit fits quite good for "both" of my jobs. My job in the store is just a few hours a week - all other days I' a student. Perfect for both. 

Undskyld for at jeg snakker så meget! Nu må I hellere komme videre og tjekke alle de andre smukke kvinder ud - hvad har de mon på på arbejde? 

I'm sorry for talking so much! You should get going now and check out all the other wonderful ladies - what are they wearing for work? 

Audrey: http://big-or-not-to-big.over-blog.com/
Joanna: http://www.theplussizeblog.com/
Melanie: http://www.rubenesque.ch
Rachel: http://www.adressisforlife.blogspot.co.uk/

miss BARTOZ: http://www.missbartoz.de/
Katha: http://kathastrophal.de/
Jenny: http://morchenswelt.blogspot.de/
Martina: http://baddabooom.blogspot.de/
Jenny: www.curvy-life.de
Steffi from http://bigapple-girl.blog.de/

Getting to know you!

Hej! For noget tid siden svarede jeg på nogle spørgsmål hos Natalie og jeg syntes det var ret hyggeligt. Så jeg tænkte, at jeg lige kunne låne hendes spørgsmål og tilføje lidt ekstra og så krydse fingre for, at nogle af jer har lyst til at svare på dem. Uanset om du har eller ikke har kommenteret på min blog før, så kunne jeg godt tænke mig at høre fra dig. Men jeg kunne især godt tænke mig, at høre fra dig, hvis du læser med og ikke har givet lyd fra dig endnu. Spørgsmålene følger på engelsk nedenfor. Hvis du hellere bare vil sige hej eller fortælle noget andet om dig selv - så gør det! Jeg vil bare gerne høre fra dig. 

Hi there! A while ago I answered some questions at Natalie's and I thought it was really fun. So I though I would borrow her questions, add a few and then cross my fingers and hope that some of you feel like answering! No matter if you've been commenting on my blog before or not I would love to hear from you. Especially I would love to hear from you if you've been reading my blog and been quiet so far. If you would rather just say hi or tell me something else about yourself - feel free to do so! I would just love to hear from you. 

1. Where do you live? Be as generic or specific as you want.

2. If you had to live in another place - where would it be and why?

3. What do you do for a living? What are you doing when feel like you’re really living?
4. You have to move out of your house in 5 minutes. What items do you grab?

5. What's your favourite song/artist at the moment?6. What’s one brand that has your loyalty?
7. Share a link to your blog/social media profile/etc.

Dancing through life

I dag var jeg inde i byen med min kæreste og midt i Tiger begynder han at danse bag ved mig. Først tænkte jeg: "Åh nej, hvor pinligt". Og før jeg tænkte den tanke til ende, tog han fat i mine arme og tvang mig til at danse improviseret jive, mens jeg var ved at dø af grin. Og mens folk kiggede. En kvinde kiggede på mig og grinede på en måde, der gjorde mig varm helt ind i hjertet. Hun syntes ikke, vi var tossede og irriterende. Hun syntes, vi var søde og spredere af glæde. 

Og så kunne jeg også mærke, at dansen ikke var pinlig. Den spreder jo bare glæde. Ligesom min kæreste gør i mit liv - jaja, cheesy - jeg ved det godt. Men jeg elsker ham altså. 

Today I was walking around town with my boyfriend and in Tiger (a kind of 1 dollar store) he started dancing behind me. At first I though: "Oh my, this is embarrasing". Before I ended the thought he took my hands and forced me to do a little jive with him while I was about to die from laughing to hard. And while people were looking. A woman looked at me and laughed in a way that made my heart warm. I could tell that she didn't think we were (too) crazy or annoying. She thought we were sweet and spreading happiness. 

And then the dance stopped being embarrasing. It was just a joy spreader. Just like my boyfriend in my life - I know, I know, it's cheesy, but it's true. And I love him so much. 

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Lige om lidt tager vi til Tyskland og spreder glæde. Jeg har lidt indlæg klar til jer - og jeg håber, at I er med på at lege lidt med og svare på et par spørgsmål i løbet af weekenden. Men nu ved I i hvert fald hvorfor, hvis jeg ikke svarer på beskeder og offentliggør kommentarer - min computer og jeg holder nemlig ferie væk fra hinanden. Jeg håber, at I allesammen får en god weekend - hvad skal I lave?

It won't be long until we go to Germany to spread joy. I have a few posts ready for you and I hope you're ready to play along and answer a few questions during the weekend. But now you know why I'm not answering, commenting or publicing comments - my computer and I will be taking a few days off apart. I hope you'll all have a nice weekend - what are you doing?

Tips for Hamburg - anyone?

Min kæreste og jeg har snakket meget om at tage en lille januarstur et sted hen. Så gik vi fra det igen, snakkede om det igen, glemte det igen, besluttede os for at lade være. Og lige nu har vi besluttet os for at gøre det alligevel! Vi har fundet et godt tilbud på det dejlige hotel, vi boede på sidst og på fredag tager vi bussen derned og trækker stikket ud weekenden over. Det bliver skønt!

Og nu mangler jeg bare jeres hjælp - hvad er jeres bedste (dame-plus size og herre) shoppetips, spisetips og oplevelsestips til Hamburg? På forhånd tak!

So my boyfriend and I have been talking alot about going somewhere in the end of January. Then we talked about not going, talked about going again, forgot about it, decided not to go. And just now we decided to go anyway! We got a great offer on the lovely hotel we stayed at last time and friday we'll be going by bus and stay for the weekend. It will be great!

And now I just need your help (and yes; lovely, beautiful German girls I am especially talking to you) - what's your best (plus size woman and (not plus sized) gentlemen) shopping tips, dining tips and must see-tips for Hamburg? Thank you so much already!
If you feel better writing your tips in German feel free to do so! Danke schön!

OOTD: Crisis Management

Selv med et skab fyldt med tøj kan man risikere at få alvorlige tøjkriser. Sådan en har jeg lige været igennem! I morgen skal jeg til København, hvor jeg skal til møde om mit speciale (og se søde veninder!) og på lørdag skal jeg til julefrokost med mit arbejde, hvor vi blandt andet skal bowle. Og det er jo begge ting, som lige skal planlægges. Mødet, fordi man gerne vil se pæn ud, uden at være alt for pæn og fordi det samtidig skal være varmt nok til at vandre København tynd. Julefrokosten, fordi man gerne vil se pæn ud, uden at være alt for pæn og fordi det samtidig skal være praktisk nok til at kunne bowle. Derfor blev dette nye nederdel fra Asos Curve (hold op hvor har jeg glædet mig til at få det!) også fravalgt, fordi det med stor sandsynlighed ville lade resten af verden se min popo. Men jeg tror da godt, at det kan gå til et møde, kan det ikke?

Even with a closet full of clothes you risk serious clothing crisis at times. I've just been through one! Tomorrow I'm going to Copenhagen. I have a meeting about my master thesis (and I will be seing sweet friends of mine!) and Saturday I'll go bowling with the girls from my work. And you need to plan things like that. The meeting because you want to look nice, but not too nice and because it has to be warm enough to walk around in Copenhagen all day. Bowling because you want to look nice, but not too nice and because you need to be able to move in it. So I chose not to wear this new Asos Curve skirt (I've been looking so much forward to recieving it!) because it would probably show of my behind to the rest of the world. But it's alright for a meeting isn't it? 

Det bedste ved nederdelet er næsten, at det svinger så fint, når jeg drejer rundt! Jeg burde gå i seng nu, for jeg skal simpelthen så tidligt op imorgen for at nå morgenbussen til hovedstaden. Jeg vil ikke være på bloggen de næste par dage, men du kan jo følge med på Instagram på @malenefl, der regner jeg med at opdatere.

The best part about this skirt is almost that it swings so nicely when I spin! I really should go to bed now - I need to get up soooo early to catch the morning bus to Copenhagen. I won't blog for the next few days but you can catch me on Instagram at @malenefl, I'm sure I will be there!

Longing for spring

Dress - Zay / Blazer - Nanna XL / Boots - Ecco / Scarf - Pieces

Jeg afleverede min eksamen i denne uge og nu har jeg et par ugers såkaldt ferie. Men jeg kan allerede se, at ferietiden forsvinder hurtigt, fordi jeg skal arbejde en del. Det føles ikke som om, at jeg kan finde ud af at slappe ordentligt af, men måske det kommer, når denne næste uge er gået - der har jeg nemlig et par vigtige og mere eller mindre nervepirrende aftaler, som godt kan få mig til at ligge lidt søvnløs om natten.

Nu var jeg ellers lige begyndt at gå rundt og glæde mig til at foråret lurede lige rundt om hjørnet efter et par uger med dejligt mildt vejr - og så kom sneen igen! I protest tog jeg knaldblå kjole på til familiefødselsdag i dag - den minder mig om sommer midt i det hele!

 I handed in my exam this week and now I have a few weeks of so called "holiday". However I'm sure time will go by fast since I'll be working a lot. It seems like I'm not able to relax properly these days, maybe I will be when this next week is over. I have a few important things scheduled and they tend to keep my mind busy all the time. 

I just began to look forward to spring after a few weeks of very mild winter weather. And then the snow came back! So I decided to wear this bright blue dress to a family birthday celebration. It reminds me of warmer days!

What exams make me do

Asos curve

Lige siden jeg så dette nederdel på Ela (følg link i den engelske tekst) på hendes Instagram har jeg tænkt på det. Under et eksamens break down (og fordi noget andet pludselig var tilbage i min størrelse på shoppen - nu kan jeg bare ikke finde et billede til jer..) klikkede jeg det hjem. Jeg håber det passer og at det ikke er for kort. Det kommer nok først om en uges tid, så jeg må væbne mig med tålmodighed.

Ever since I saw this skirt on beautiful Ela on her Instagram I've been thinking about it. During an exam black out (and because something else came back in stock all of a sudden - I just can't find a picture to show you now) I clicked it home. I really hope it fits and that I won't be too thigh-concious when it gets here. It probably wont be here for another week, so I need to find my patience.

OOTD: Take me out of here

Som jeg fortalte jer den anden dag, så er jeg igang med at skrive eksamen i disse dage. Jeg føler mig også stadig syg og jeg er efterhånden ret sikker på, at det ikke bare lige går over. Jeg har på fornemmelsen, at jeg ligger mig syg, så snart jeg afleverer min eksamen. I dag havde jeg virkelig brug for at få rystet tankerne på plads i noget frisk luft, så jeg gik med min kæreste i Fakta for at handle ind. Der er ikke noget, som eksamener, som kan give én lyst til at gøre noget ud af sig selv, så snart man går uden for en dør. For mig betød det i dag læbestift for en tur i Fakta. 

As I told you the other day, I'm doing an exam again these days. Also I'm still feeling a little sick and by now I'm almost sure that it won't just pass by. Something tels me, that I'll be in my bed as soon as I hand my paper in. Today I really had to clear my head with some fresh air so I walked to the store with my boyfriend. There's nothing like exams that makes you want to put on a little lipstick just to go to the store to get bread. So that what I did today! 

Dress - Carmakoma / Belt - Zizzi / Tights - H&M+
 Boots - Roots / Bag - Erbs & Bjerke

 Kjolen fra Carmakoma er perfekt til eksamensskriverier, for den er virkelig hyggelig og behagelig at have på. Tasken har jeg fået af mine dejlige forældre i julegave.

The dress from Carmakoma is perfect for writing exams - so comfortable and cozy! My wonderful parents gave me the bag for Christmas.

Rings - Spinning and Skagen. I got the ring with the small dots on the right for Christmas from my sister.

These two rings was an "after Christmas"-presten from me to me.
The scarf is my Christmas present from my Scottish family. 

On surviving exams

Jeg er hoppet på eksamensvognen igen. Og jeg er også småsyg (og her i influenzatiden må jeg nok understrege, at det vist bare er lidt ondt i halsen, svimmelhed og sløjhed), så det er ikke ligefrem fordi jeg har overvældende mængder af energi til at skrive den. Jeg overlever fordi jeg har verdens sødeste kæreste, som nusser omkring mig og fordi jeg bruger (lidt for meget, ahem) tid på at internet-ose og drømme om at tage steder hen. For eksempel et af stederne nedenfor. Og det er faktisk ikke så urealistisk igen. Hvem ved? Måske jeg går rundt i Hamburg sidst på måneden. I hvert fald virker det som om, det er der hr. Kæreste helst vil hen, hvis vi skal afsted. Og jeg klager da ikke.

I'm writing an exam again. And I'm a little sick (and with everyone lying down with flue I have to say that my throat is just a little sore, I'm a little dizzy and just tired - nothing serious), so I'm not exactly bursting with exam-energy. I'm surviving because I have the world's best boyfriend who's taking care of me and because I'm spending (a little too much time) internet-"shopping" and dreaming about going somewhere. For example one of the places below. Who knows? I might be walking around Hamburg at the end of the month. At least it seems that Mr. boyfriend rather wants to go there, if we're going anywhere. And I won't complain.

Hvor vil du helst hen ligenu?

Where would you want to go right now?

2012 recap

Har i 2012: / This happened in 2012:

- Jeg var i udlandet to gange: Tyskland, hvor jeg var i vidunderlige Hamburg og Berlin med min kæreste og smukke Barcelona med min søster / I went on vacation twice; I went to wonderful Hamburg and Berlin with my boyfriend and beautiful Barcelona with my sister.
- Jeg blev bachelor i antropologi og journalistisk formidling. Og startede på min kandidat. / I finished my bachelor in anthropology and journalism. And started on my master.
- Døden holdt sig ikke væk og jeg mistede min farfar / Death didn't stay away and I lost my grandfather.
- Fået pandehår igen / Got my bangs back.
- Jeg spiste to østers! / I ate two oisters!
- Efter flere år købte jeg en badedragt, som jeg rent faktisk gad at bruge / After several years I bought a swimsuit I actually wanted to wear.

I 2012 gjorde jeg ting, som jeg ikke troede jeg ville: / In 2012 I did things I thought I never would: 

- Jeg startede denne blog / I started blogging here
- Jeg købte en smart phone / I bought a smart phone
- Jeg meldte mig ind i fitness / I joined the gym
- Jeg købte læsebriller / I bought reading glasses

I 2012 nåede jeg ikke: / In 2012 I didn't get to:
- At komme til Paris eller Prag eller New York eller Amsterdam eller London eller Rom eller... / Go to Paris or Prague or New York or Amsterdam or London or Rome or.... 
- At lære at gå i højhælede sko... / Learn to walk in high heeled shoes.

2013 bliver året, hvor: / This will happen in 2013:
- Jeg skal til mindst én Tina Dickow-koncert / I'll be going to at least one Tina Dico concert.
- Jeg skal savne min veninde, fordi hun skal studere i Amsterdam / I'll be missing my friend who will be studying in Amsterdam.
- Jeg forhåbentligt skal til Amsterdam / I'll hopefully go to Amsterdam
- Jeg forhåbentligt skal til Skotland / I'll hopefully go to Skotland
- Jeg vil blive bedre til at bruge læbestift / I'll get better at wearing lipstick

Hvilke håb og mål har du for 2013? 

What hopes and goals do you have for 2013?