So the week started with my anticipated appointment with the Rheumatologist. I asked the receptionist that this visit was with the actual Dr.? Not a student like last time. It didn’t seem like it was scheduled that way, but I did get to see the actual Dr. I have done my fair share of investigations about my symptoms and what to expect when seeing a rheumatologist. The nurse asked a few question and asked me to bend over and touch my toes. No problems there. She then said she believed me to have something called Ankylosing Spondylitis. The Dr comes in and asks pretty much the same questions, I bend over again and tell her (after I used Gemini AI while waiting for her) that I have none of the symptoms described for the Ankylosing thing. She said she trusts the nurse and ordered me to get X-rays of my spine. I have no pain or problems with my back. I did get some pills thats are against inflammation. I have decided to see another Rheumatologist to get a second opinion… I can’t wait until I write here and don’t have to talk about this! I’m like a broken record on repeat 🙁 This was me being hopeful before the Dr came in 🙂
Is there anyone here who likes doing their taxes? Or does them in time? My tax guy automatically requests an extension on my filing every year because I submit my stuff last minute! I had to bribe myself with coffee & sugar to be able to sit down and get it done! Even threw in a fake happy face hahhaha…
Much more fun to be in less clothing and do ‘you-know-what’ 🙂
Another day, another cafe. Reading and planning some alterations on some clothing… I also practiced drawing on paper,before I attempt it on the clothes… Learned it the hard way 🙂
As usual I try to get some outdoor time on the weekends. I love the Red Rocks being so close to me. Brought my Kindle, coffee and a blanket. Found a nice spot and chilled while working on my tan 🙂 I feel a bit like after I’ve done mushrooms. Like my mind has reset and I escaped reality for a short time!
Have you decorated for Halloween yet? My neighbors get really into it. My next door neighbor texted me if I wanted him to add some decorations on my lawn too. Hell yeah! Hunter appreciates the gravestones and lies among them every day hahhaaa…
OK, last pics of me and being dressed 🙂
Going to try to shoot some Halloween content with Angel this week 🙂 Maybe scare the kids on my street while at it 😉 Plan to sew, try a couple of new recipes I found on Instagram and then we’ll see what the week brings along 🙂
Puerto Escondido was way better than I had expected. Such a chill and relaxed place. I guess it wasn’t always as people used to party there a lot, being loud, and staying up late. But they have changed the rules and most places now close at 11. Suited me just fine 🙂
It was also a lot hotter than I expected. First thing after checking in was jumping in my private plunge pool and cooling off 🙂
I stayed at Villa Lunaya by Zicatela beach. Someone had written in the reviews that they spent most of the time in the plunge pool. I did the same. It was the best part of staying there 🙂 But the place is really great and I’d stay there on my next trip as well. Only 4 rooms and nice design. Oh, and they have AC!!!
The location is great too. It’s on a quiet side street, but the beach is around the corner. Literally 2 mins away 🙂 So after cooling off in the pool I headed to the beach and watched the surfers in the sunset.
Decided to get sushi for dinner at Sommo. Charming place, but unfortunately the sashimi was expensive with not a lot of flavor. The seaweed salad and some special with truffle and foie gras was great though.
I was still hungry after and found these two guys flipping burgers on the street. My type of dinner and the burger was delicious.
Sometimes (a lot of times) I’m a bit restless. Or if I don’t burn off some of my energy I get antsy… What’s better than a barefoot walk on the beach?
And after that, guess what? COFFEE! As if the location couldn’t get any better, there is an awesome coffee/breakfast place just around the corner as well – Ojitos Abiertos. I was there every morning 🙂
Checked out the town after. Mostly one main street with shops, restaurants, and cafes.
There was a lot to choose from when it came to eating. There is this popular and tasty fish shack tucked away in an alley. You sweated your ass off, but the food was worth it!
Another great spot was a place right next to the cafe – La casa del surfer. Freshly caught fish for the huge fish tacos! Go early because they sell out of the fish later…
Everyone recommended the Thai restaurant called Lychee. I love Thai food and the food here tasted pretty authentic. And I spotted this beautiful red cat there that reminded me of Hunter. He was not so interested in me though 🙁
No trip is complete without some work! I found a local photographer on Instagram and we booked a shoot. Even though we were out at 8am, my makeup was melting off faster than you can say caliente! I’m waiting for the final pictures. Touched up so I look non-sweaty and flawless like a true IG model 😉 Here’s some BTS pics though…
I had a feeling after that I might have a UTI. Since I had booked a tour for the next day, I didn’t want to risk not being able to go so I decided to call a doctor over. I love how simple doctors visits are over here. I just WhatsApp’ed him, filled out a form and questionnaire and an hour later he was over. Turns out it false alarm, but better safe than sorry 🙂
So next day it was time to check out some crocodiles. Had a private tour guide and we drove about 1.5h south. He told me this place is run by the neighborhood community here.
I try to be aware of places with animals and make sure they’re not in cages or used for performing tricks etc. Since they had these deers in an enclosure I asked why. He told me that they used to hunt and eat them (and turtles) and they almost became extinct. They now realized that they can’t continue like this and these are ‘preserved’ and bred so they can have more of them in the wild in the future…
On the way to the boats there were a few stands that advertised magic mushrooms, mezcal with Peyote, and other fun stuff. Had to check it out and I asked how it was possible for them to just sell it like this in the open. If I understood him right, it’s legal there. I bought a mezcal with a magic shroom in it 🙂
After sweating so much on the tour I said we have to go to the beach next. I was dropped off at Zipolite Beach. After looking around a bit and deciding where I wanted to plant myself down, I spot a group of naked guys. I asked the guide if this was the nude beach all excited.
-“Didn’t you say you wanted to come here” he asked confused.
– “Siii”! I just though he would’ve said something, but whatever, I was happy! He left me there and said he’ll be back in 2 hours to collect me 🙂
Apparently this is the only fully legal nudist beach in all of Mexico.
Afterwards he took me to the little hippie town Mazunte. Wow, what a cool place. Even more chill than Zicatela. I would like to stay here a couple of days next time too.
Another beach I saw while we were out… I guess there was not that many people on this beach so the lifeguard had time to do some fishing too 🙂
Great day. Finished it up with dinner at this restaurant SHA with Oaxacan food. Ate here twice and my favorite dish was the seafood tlayudita. It’s something local, but damn how tasty!!!
Some more pics of whatever else that caught my eye. This little local cat family for example 🙂
The flight back to Mexico City was at 10:30pm. Luckily I was able to pay for a check-out at 6pm so I spent the day in the plunge pool and on the beach…
Last dinner before heading back to the airport at Atarraya. Very nice place and the spicy pineapple mezcal drink was muy bueno! Had to have 2 🙂
And before I say bye I want to give recommendation for all the fellow travellers out there. I travelled with only a carry on. I have had this bag for about 7 years and it has travelled the world with me and it is still in perfect condition. There are so many pockets and compartments so everything stays organised. I’m not getting paid for this, but truly just love this bag for travel and want to recommend it 🙂 (www.ebags.com)
Flight home was delayed an hour, but the flight between Puerto Escondido to CDMX is only an hour and 15 min so no stress… Really great vacation and I’m pretty sure I will visit again 🙂
I’m so happy! Last week I finally picked up the t-shirts and pants that I produced here. They are so comfy and made out of the softest materials. Since I want everyone to have a chance to feel and wear these, I’m doing a GIVE AWAY on Instagram. You can win 2 t-shirts. One for you and your buddy, because you’re an awesome friend, right?
All you have to do is go to my Instagram for the clothes –> @pussitive_
Like the Give Away post.
Tag the amazeballs friend of yours who’d love this shirt.
Did you start with a bang? I started hungover as f*ck and kind of felt disappointed at myself and wondering why I pretty much always overdo my celebrations. I somehow almost always feel that I could do juuust a liiittle more partying, peak a little higher and never feeling like I had enough. Well, I paid the price and was pretty immobile all of last Sunday.
I picked up my pace on Monday. I’ve been trying to get a Facebook account for Psychonaut Explorer and launch the shop function for FB & IG, and link them to my Shopify website. Easier said than done. So far it’s been countless emails to support, frustration, sometimes making small progress to then be stuck again. But I’m on it and my goal is to have it all running by the end of this month! Fingers, toes and body-parts crossed!
I met a new friend here. She saw my Psychonaut jackets and I’m making her a custom jacket. It will be so cool. Just some snippets of us trying patches on and positioning them…
I also got a new Spanish teacher so no mas Spanglish hahahaaa… Very nice guy from Colombia and I’m excited to improve my Spanish and hopefully be pretty fluent one day. That would mean I’m fluent in 4 languages. How many languages do you speak? I wish I knew Chinese. That would be badass!
Other than that I’ve been shooting…
Hit the gym too but then got a bit of flu or something and felt lethargic for a couple of days. Good thing there are great books and Hunter that never says no to keeping me company 🙂
My friend Dyana had a small get-together at her hair salon. I love when you meet new and interesting people. One hot chick owns a huge avocado farm. One was the head of cancer-treatments at a hospital. And I’m actually holding a virgin cocktail in this pic and proud that I’ve been smoke free for a week now! Wohoooo….
Now sitting at a cafe and later I’m doing some yoga at a friends house. I always forget to mention books that I’ve read and recommend. Will try to post a separate post about it this week. I’m always grateful if you have great reads to recommend and send them my way 🙂 Leave you with this pic of me exploring some super cool stuff in the VR!
I sometimes have trouble planning my time and where to put my efforts. I want to do everything at the same time with no complications or hassles. I’m trying to build a Shopify site and obviously get stuck having to read manuals and tutorials. I tried to book a flight with some points and the site kept crashing. Spent about 3h total this week on the phone with support and getting transferred to different people. Finally I wrote them on Instagram and Twitter and got a call back on Friday. Worked on setting up an Instagram for Psychonaut Explorer and got every account (created 6) banned without even having the time to post anything on it. After asking around, I figured that I can’t use the word ‘Psychonaut’ because I guess it’s a forbidden word on IG. Finally have an account and I will share it as soon as I have some more stuff on it 🙂
Aaaaanyways, this week is almost done and got a bunch of stuff accomplished after all!
Shot a bunch because there can never be enough smut 🙂
Also got some touched up pics of me and Swedish Bella who I shot with in LA. Hope I run into her soon again! So damn tasty!
Worked on my Psychonaut stuff. Building the website is the hard part, but I like getting creative with the rest of the stuff…
Back at the gym. I feel weak and mobile as a shipping container. But I’m still pretty strong if you watch the video!
I was really motivated to train after watching my friends Ari & Mila compete last weekend. So much fun watching & cheering everyone on while stuffing myself with a croissant on the sidelines 🙂
Had to do something about my hair too. Got recommended a new salon 5 minutes walking from my place. This will be my spot from now on. Already booked appointments for my nails and lashes too. Everyone was so nice and the owners husband is Swedish too. She called him up while I was there and we chatted in Swedish. AND they served me beer!
I have been looking for a new Spanish teacher. Tried a guy out, but not sure he’s the one. I did get this great book after his recommendation. Muchas gracias!
I’m also reading the series of ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ by Matt Dinniman. Finished book 1 & 2 and now on the 3rd one. I like them a lot as they have some humor in them.
“A man. His ex-girlfriend’s cat. A sadistic game show unlike anything in the universe: a dungeon crawl where survival depends on killing your prey in the most entertaining way possible.” From Amazon.
That was pretty much my week. More training, shooting and working on the website next week.
Had to recover yesterday. Girls night got wild the night before 🙂 I decided I was only going to drink beer since shots & cocktails tend to make me go loco. It all went well until we hit the club and someone held a shot in front of me. Then there was a plant that I turned into whips and some other decorations that I got hold of. We had to pay some damage fees and then we partied on. Fun night out and everyone got home in one piece #winning 🙂
Made my friend Tanya model some Psychonaut wear. Yes, the website is still in the works and I’m trying to grow some balls to at least launch the Instagram. I’m rewriting the text and deciding on pics, but it’s all just procrastination. I just need to get it going…
There was also an art gallery night that we went to last week. Pretty cool stuff. I love art galleries and always make it a priority to visit one when in a new city or country.
Also got some pics from the photographer I shot with a couple of weeks ago. Love these pics.
Then the randomness… Me waking up, working, a guy hanging out outside my kitchen window & a couple of cute dogs I ran into 🙂
Lots of stuff to do & finish this week. Off to LA on Sunday wohoooo 🙂
…by and I had to look at my pictures to remember what I did. Sometimes it feels like all I do is have-to-do things that take up so much time.Making appointments, signing up for a mail forwarding service in Texas that required a zoom meeting to get notarized, getting lashes done (although I managed to take a nap at the same time so not a complete waste), etc. Going through pics and editing them. I only enjoy being in front of the camera or taking pics 🙂 Also went to the dentist, but I didn’t take pictures when I was there, because that’s an uncomfortable situation and I have to concentrate on not freaking out.
OK, enough complaining! Moving over to the good parts 🙂
I try to go for walks in the evening at least a couple of times a week. Perfect way to relax and I try to explore streets or areas where I haven’t walked before. Most of the time it’s rewarding and I find something new like a store, restaurant, or cafe. Last week I found this huge amazing bookstore called Fondo de Cultura Economica. I love books and bought 2 cool coffee table books. Pretty cool they had a book about Swedish architecture in wood.
I’ve also heard about this supposedly great bar at Four Seasons. Finally got a chance to visit last week and it’s a great place to check out. Had a drink and food at Fifty Mils. Creative cocktails and not super expensive either. Recommend to check this place out!
Got some great content done and couple of updates on Pussitive 🙂
On weekends they have dogs & cats for adoption at the park nearby. I can’t go there anymore on weekends because I just want to “save” them all. I started crying and had to walk away from the park…
I do enjoy seeing all the dogs around town when being out though, and here’s last weeks’ favorites :)This dog walker had 13 dogs out for a walk!
Not so common to see cats here so I got so excited to run into this one at the store. The couple told me they bring him/her everywhere with them.
Finally managed to hit the gym 4 times (my goal) last week. Here’s a couple of pics to prove it 🙂
I heard about this girl who does amazing nails and was told she was coming to visit Mexico City for a few days to take appointments. I haven’t had acrylic nails forever because after having them for years my own nails were ruined. After seeing her pics on Instagram I got excited and wanted cool ass nails by her. Yes, it’s hard to wipe your ass with them LOL…
I love the outdoors and will try to get outdoors more. There are so many options here and you can easily Uber to most of them. On Sunday we went to Los Dinamos park. 30min way with Uber and really nice. It’s a bit more family oriented by the entrance, but it gets more peaceful the further up you go. Ran into a farmer with a bunch of dogs trying to herd a bunch of sheep & goats 🙂 And yeah, could not walk by without taking a pic of the donkey with his dick out! I mean, who could?
Will definitely go back and bring my Kindle and snacks!
Now going to practice some Spanish and then go for an other walk 🙂 Have an amazing week!
How was your week? I started mine by turning a year older. I don’t feel it, but I feel like I look it 🙁 In panic I googled face lifts this week to see what options are out there hahahaaa…
I loved my crocodile birthday cake that I got!
Why settle with only cake when you can have donuts too! After all, it was my birthday!
My favorite gift to myself is this Ninja Grill! WOW, it’s amazing. So far I’ve grilled steaks and chicken in it and roasted potatoes and vegetables, all perfectly grilled and roasted! I really recommend this because it’s so easy and fast!!!
Not only did I celebrate my birthday this week, it was also Mexico’s Independence Day. A restaurant had a special menu with Mezcal and burgers for the holiday. We were required to be blindfolded to try to get the different flavors from the Mezcals. I only managed to get drunk hahahaaa… Oh, and the little crayfish looking things in my hand are river shrimps you snack on. Tasted like a river, so I washed it down with some more Mezcal 🙂
It was also about time to get my hair fixed. Got recommended this hair salon and they did a great job. Even though it looked like I had a head full of tampons at one point!
And in between celebrations and hair fixing, I did what I do pretty good 🙂 I don’t know why, but I never seem to get tired of being in front of the camera. In Swedish we call it ‘linslus’ and there’s no real translation, but literally it means ‘lens lice’, nice huh?
There are a bunch of expat WhatsApp groups you can join to get help or join activities. We signed up to go see Casa Organica by the architect Javier Senosiain Aguilar. What a place! One of the coolest houses I’ve been in, and I’d live there in a heartbeat!
It was designed to be one with nature, so it has soft and round forms with no sharp edges or corners. If you are in Mexico City, definitely book a tour here. More about this place here https://en.casaorganica.org/
On Sundays I try to plan my upcoming week a bit. What I want to do, have to do, and set some goals. I have a really exciting meeting on Tuesday with an incredible local photographer here. If everything goes as planned, we’re shooting a thing for a Swedish publication.
I’ve come to a realization that I’ve lately started to crave and eat a lot of sugar, sweets, and candy. Have to cut down and eat better and healthier foods. When I eat proper meals, I crave less sugar. Can anyone invent a healthy chocolate croissant with proteins, healthy fats, and no sugar please?
I also started updating my backup account on Instagram. This is more of a personal account with less sleaze and skin, and more everyday stuff. If you want to follow it’s @itsmepumaswede. I also cleaned up my Twitter account and will be focusing a bit more on art and NFT that I’m very interested in.
Work more on Pussitive and with that I leave you with a Pussitive vintage skirt and t-shirt 🙂
Do you have any goals for next week? Feel free to share and we can check up on each other in the end of this week 🙂
…you have a lot to do, but instead you don’t do anything. I know I need to pack stuff up, but instead I just go through things, shuffle them around, and then go and have a coffee. At the same time I know I’m going to be pissed a couple of days before taking off leaving everything to the last minute. I haven’t been totally worthless though. I made 2 runs to the consignment store with stuff and probably threw out 10 big trash bags of junk.
I also want to make sure I have time to enjoy the beach before heading to Mexico City. Went to Piñones twice last week. One of my favorite beaches here in PR. Masha and I went after our workout one morning and there where only 5 other people there.
The next morning I went back with Annie. Guess I was so relaxed I forgot to even take one picture. But I did get a great tan!
I was on Instagram a couple of weeks ago and found a photographer here in PR. Liked his style of pics and after a couple of DM’s we finally shot last week. He also recommended a great make up artist so I just showed up and got taken care of 🙂
A very fun shoot. I like working with people that have humor and like to get creative. Will show you some more pro pics when I get them.
The next day I got emails with my Uber fare there and back. Going there was $74 and coming back less than $10. The driver going there missed an exit and we ended pretty far out and off route. I freaked out a little when I looked at my phone in the car and noticed I was very far off from my destination. With some Spanglish I understood he was waiting to exit and turn around. Luckily I didn’t get chopped up in the jungle this time either! Wrote Uber and they credited me $30. Not good enough. Wrote them back and finally my fare there matched my fare coming back.
Don’t have the luxury to always have a pro make up artist and photographer around. Have to settle for the DIY style at home 🙂
Almost finished with 2 books. Watched more TV the past week. Binge watched the series ‘Euphoria’. Didn’t think I’d like it, but it was great! Can’t wait to see the main character Zendaya in Dune when it’s released.
Also saw a great movie – ‘Another Round’ with Mads Mikkelsen. It’s a comedy drama and I loved it.
Just finished a big cup of coffee while writing this. Now shower and shoot some custom orders. In the afternoon Masha is picking me up and we’re going to some new beach she found 🙂 And I will try to pack a little too even though it’s so boring ugh…
Beautiful day here in Puerto Rico. I’m working with the front door open getting some fresh air and sun as my company. A little bit of jetlag, but nothing 3 cups of coffee won’t solve hahahaaa…
Here’s a couple of pics from Sweden. The day before I left I went for a walk during some uncharacteristically nice weather.
One last dinner with my sis and Linda. Convinced Linda this is the safest thing to suck on during these Corona times!
I did bring my face mask too. Not sure if it actually works? This pic would also be my submission to the Instagram “challenge” where you’re supposed to post an unflattering photo of yourself for only one day…
We celebrated the waffle day in Sweden too. So good! There was a bowl left with whipped cream after. I challenged my friends’ kid to eat it all for 200kr. Like $20. Poor thing really tried, but ended up on the couch feeling sick with half a bowl of cream left. Ooops, sorry, but a challenge is a challenge 😉
Some pics that got snapped…
In reality I was walking around the house looking more like this. Sometimes at night I wondered if I even brushed my hair that day or if I should actually bother to shower hahhaaaa…
Planning on doing a daily walk to the store here so I move a little bit. Grocery stores close around 5pm here, and there’s a curfew after 7pm. Look at the beautiful flower I saw yesterday!
Oh, saw a really hilarious movie yesterday – Seven Psychopaths. It cracked me up and I love Christopher Walken! It’s a comedy with killings, stolen dogs, and a movie script.. watch it!
Also watched Get Out and it was pretty good too. It’s a horror flick, but I like my horror movies to be a little bit more bloody hahhaaaa… But worth watching.
OK, that’s it for now. I want to bake today and think about unpacking. Probably won’t happen, but at least I thought about it!
