June 08

It’s Monday morning and I’m still on the train. I left Umeå last night for a couple of days of work in Göteborg and Uppsala. I travel every second week in my work, which I think is perfect. The benefits are many.

First, I spend time with myself. Ok, this might sounds like I’m some kind of unsocial character who is disturbed by other people, but it’s not like that. I like people and I really like my family, my friends and most of my customers, but to be a good mum, wife, friend, partner and consultant I need to catch up with myself. If I have to be around people all the time I get tired and it feels like I have nothing to say. When I travel I almost always go by train and since it’s 550 km between Umeå and Uppsala I have a couple of hours on the train, which I can use for thinking. I think of my work a lot of course, developing new ideas, solving problems and fantasize about projects I’d like to do. And I read books.

Second, I really enjoy travelling. I like seeing other places and people. And even though I’m only travelling in Sweden, there is a lot to see.