Tuesday, 10 April 2012

I is for Inspire Nordic

I have just got home from a very long day and am so very sleepy. I was going to write my post for the letter 'i' tomorrow, but then my little brain kept on mumbling that I wouldn't be completing the challenge properly and then I got competitive with myself. So here I am, in my monkey-pyjamas, making up a little something for the letter 'i'. 

I first made this blog about a year ago (a year ago in three days, actually). I am one of those who has had about 15 blogs over the years and has never really stuck with any of them. However, I have always enjoyed blogging and since I love everything to do with the Nordic region (you might have noticed), I decided to come up with a blog with a Nordic theme. 

My biggest problem when I was creating this blog was picking a name. I wanted it to reflect on how I felt about Scandinavia and I sort of wanted it to show the purpose of this blog as well. I actually have synesthesia too, which means that my letters of the alphabet have colours in my mind, and I get 'feelings' towards certain words and phrases. It's difficult to explain, so I won't go into it in any more detail, other than to point out that my synesthesia is largely the reason why my blog name isn't necessarily grammatically correct. It just kind of felt right to me.

So there you have it, I apologise for this not being a particularly Nordic-related post and for my lack of comments recently. Tomorrow things should be back to normal and I will be popping by your place to say hi and see how you are getting on! I hope in any case you enjoyed reading about my blog and about me :)


Here I am. And here is a big bunch of flowers for you all, for being so nice to me :)

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36 comments:

  1. gail10 April 2012 at 22:21

    You are lovely! Your letters have color. I will look into this further. Sounds like a good thing!

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  2. denitza10 April 2012 at 22:27

    :) such a sweet post :)
    I felt the same way few days ago, when I just couldn't come up with anything good for a post...
    but somehow you manage to keep writing interesting :)
    greetings form denmark :)

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    1. Nikki11 April 2012 at 13:05

      Thank you very much :) It's sweet of you to say!

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  3. Laura Clipson10 April 2012 at 22:29

    I always thought it was a nice name for a blog, and it was great to hear the reasoning behind it :) Congratulations for sticking with your blog for a year! :)

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    1. Nikki10 April 2012 at 22:35

      Thank you :) Though I probably should have mentioned that it's only technically a year, since I took a huge break from July to February!

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    2. Laura Clipson11 April 2012 at 10:04

      But at least you came back to it! That's an achievement too :)

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  4. Melee10 April 2012 at 22:41

    Aww, you are a beautiful girl, Nikki! I loved hearing about how your blog name came about. The way people with synesthesia think amazes me - I honestly think it's very cool. :)

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    1. Nikki11 April 2012 at 13:08

      Thank you very much, you made me smile. I don't like to talk about my synesthesia as I worry people will think I'm weird, so it was nice to hear that you think it's cool :)

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  5. Amanda Heitler10 April 2012 at 22:43

    That's a lovely picture of you, Nikki. Really interesting to learn how you came up with the name for your blog as well.

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  6. Lauren11 April 2012 at 00:13

    I've never heard of synesthesia before (I'm not sure why) so I just researched it and I think I may have it. Wow!

    And I like your blog name. Even if it isn't grammatically correct. :)

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    1. Nikki11 April 2012 at 13:08

      Thank you :) Often people don't know they have it until somebody mentions that not everyone sees colours for words etc. Nice to meet someone else with it :)

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  7. Bethie11 April 2012 at 00:15

    Beautiful pictures. The flowers are nice. How interesting to see colorful words.

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  8. Hektor Karl11 April 2012 at 00:21

    "letters of the alphabet have colours in my mind, and I get 'feelings' towards certain words and phrases."

    This concept fascinates me. And I'll take artistry over 'grammatically correct.' :)

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  9. Anonymous11 April 2012 at 00:36

    I always liked the name of your blog. It just has a certain quality about it. I looked up synesthesia that last time you mentioned it, and read up on it. I stand by what I said last time, it seems like an interesting thing to have.

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  10. Dana11 April 2012 at 02:30

    I love your blog's name, and it was great learning a little more about the reason you chose it. Thank you for the flowers! ;)

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  11. MOV11 April 2012 at 02:33

    nice post! just found your blog thur a to z and will be back to read more. I am a follower now (but not in a stalkerish way with night-vision goggles or anything, promise).

    feel free to check out my blog too if you have time:

    http://mothersofbrothersblog.blogspot.com

    best,
    MOV

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    1. Nikki11 April 2012 at 13:34

      Haha! I kind of wish it was in a night-vision goggles kind of a way, it would make me feel kind of special!

      I'm coming to visit you now! Thank you for following me and for your sweet comment :)

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  12. Susan Kane11 April 2012 at 02:38

    Such a lovely photo and summer flowers!

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  13. MunirGhiasuddin11 April 2012 at 02:50

    I have learned a new word today.
    The picture is lovely. I like to read your blogs whenever I see them. I do not write about India all the time so don't worry about not writing Nordic. Take care.

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  14. JoJo11 April 2012 at 03:25

    I watched a documentary about synesthesia. I find it fascinating. And I love your blog too! I'd love to visit Scandanavia someday. Are you from there or did you move there from another country?

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    1. Nikki11 April 2012 at 13:42

      I'm actually English, I just fell in love with the culture at some point in my life and decided to do a degree in Scandinavian Studies. So now I'm on a year abroad in Oslo, I'm moving back to England in May :)

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  15. Sharon11 April 2012 at 04:45

    What a sweet picture of you Nikki. Love that blonde hair of yours :)

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  16. Cynthia11 April 2012 at 04:51

    Happy early blogging anniversary! That's a lovely picture of you.

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  17. AngBreidenbach11 April 2012 at 06:12

    I love your blog and the personal note in this one is quite nice too. Nice to get to know you a little through it.
    Angie the Swedish-American ;)

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    1. Nikki11 April 2012 at 13:58

      Thank you very much :) For some reason I can't get to your blog, would you mind linking me to it? :)

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  18. haze11 April 2012 at 07:18

    OMG you're so beautiful Nikki! ♥ ♥ ♥

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  19. Miss H11 April 2012 at 10:06

    Aww don't be sorry, I love hearing about how blogs get their names!

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  20. Dina Thanki11 April 2012 at 13:37

    Pretty pic :)

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  21. Michelle11 April 2012 at 19:12

    Beautiful pic!! Loved reading the story behind the blog. I read a book about Synesthesia for a psychology class in college... very interesting!

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  22. Iliadfan14 April 2012 at 21:13

    I think the name fits your blog perfectly. Lovely pic!

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  23. Miss H16 April 2012 at 08:51

    Hahaha just realised that you could have done Ikea if you wanted lol!

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  24. Angie16 April 2012 at 17:04

    You seem like a sweet girl and I love your passion for all things Nordic. It's fun to read!

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  25. The Knight of Hillsborough11 May 2012 at 12:33

    Your fashion is a great escape from the mainstream fashion of most girls :) :)

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