I live in Alberta Canada and we get COLD winters, but we have super super sunny days. Almost every day the skies are super blue and bright. It could be -30c but having the sun just helps brighten our spirits.
I am sure it helps. Here it's different. I live in central Europe and Winters are cloudy and rainy/snowy. It's not that cold, it rarely gets to -10. But it drains you of energy. I just love the sun so much.
I’ve said this before: Your filmmaking eye is wonderful. You capture landscapes, and sound so well. You pick the right music to convey the right mood. You show such an intimate and lovely side of your personality with your interaction with Grim and Christopher. I am a long way away for you (New Jersey, USA) but I feel like I have been given such a gift into seeing your way of life on Svalbard. I hope you come visit us here in the New York City area one day!!
My wife was Swedish and struggled with winters even tho we lived on the west coast of the USA. I wondered sometimes if it was a DNA thing. I purchased a sun lamp 🔦 and made her use it 30 minutes a day. It helped a lot. Maybe it's something that you should consider.
You guys are like Frick & Frack. Christopher is low key, quiet and you are lively, bubbly and always upbeat. Polar opposites attract. I love the combination of your two different personalities. So different, but, you both like the same things. I was born and raised in Boston and it’s so loud, chaotic & busy. I find it so relaxing to watch your channel, the sights and simpler ways are the envy
I'm pretty sure I couldn't do 4 months of darkness. I live in the North East of the US, and get slightly down when we turn our clocks back, and it's dark at 4:30. But one year, I tracked the sunrise/sunset times for a year, and that actually helped my mindset. For every day after December 21, when I start to see the sun 'come back' it helps me. Enjoy your polar nights. 😀
I moved to the Uk last year from a climate that's warm all year round. YT recommended one of your videos last Autumn, and your enthusiasm living in the north pole gave me so much motivation to enjoy and not dread the coming winter. I was getting a bit sad this year when I realised summer was coming to an end and winter is coming again, but I remembered if Cecelia can do it in Svalbard, so can I! You're like a heaven-sent snow angel 😇
Good winter boots like doc martens ..you can get better and cheaper alternatives but those type of boots ! Pick up thermal tops and socks in Primark ! And a good winter coat,thats waterproof and windproof and that's long enough to come down past your bum ,is essential to keeping warm ,Brands like super dry or regatta are great for the type of climate in the UK and Ireland. M&M direct is a great website for boots ,coats and jackets for a really good price too😁👌 Cosy PJ's and thick Cosy blankets for when you come home and warm slippers ! Lots of hot drinks like tea and soup to keep your body temp up 🙂 An electric blanket for your bed is lovely on a cold wet miserable day too! Take some vitamin D and C during winter is also helpful too !
If you like wearing trainers ..for winter months I'd advise getting something like air force ones or the leather Nike air Max 90s those types are usually ok in our wet weather just make sure to get warm socks !
@@itsalwaysteatime3803 Thank you for the kind advice! My main issue with winter isn't actually the weather because I sweat easily and do not like being hot. It's the darkness and gloom of it all. Especially being in the UK where the skies are grey most days anyway. But when the sun rises at 10am and it's pitch black by 4pm, I generally just feel depressed and demotivated wanting to sleep forever. I can't even begin to imagine what it's like living in 4 months of polar night but Cecelia still manages to get up, go out and stay active every day. Her videos are really motivating
@@BooBooKitty001 yes everything is a bit extreme here, summer and winter 😂 It's all fine not having AC until it's 32º and all sorts of bugs are coming in. You just can't win here
@@lulemon3359 ah yeah I under it can be super gloomy sometimes. Having cosy evenings and days to look forward too is a great idea. Doing a sunbed once or twice a month for a few minutes during winter helps Alot of people I know with the winter slump. And taking some vitamin D during the winter months usually helps me too, I'd say I'm a bit more used to it though because I'm irish and haven't ever lived in a warm sunny climate.
I'd hate to play poker with Christoffer. I think he would be hard to read. On the other hand, Cecilia is an open book and would be plucked clean as a chicken's neck in no time! Longyearbyen should host a Texas Hold'em tournament just to prove my theory!
I get SAD (seasonal affective disorder) and get very low in winter, especially when we get lots of cloudy days. I bought myself a lamp with a daylight bulb which I find helps enormously. Don't know that it would do much for your vitamin level but I find it certainly lifts my mood.
@@alejandram8076 yes it does but you need to do it faithfully. I thought it couldn't but was surprised that my sluggish lack of joy improved. So much better than previous winters researched them on Amazon read reviews and bought obe
I live in the US, in Northern Indiana (by the Michigan border) and I absolutely abhor fall and winter. My mental health take a serious dip when the leaves start to turn and the days get cloudier and colder. I don’t know how you do it. I couldn’t do it. Spring and summer are my favorite seasons and I feel so much better during those times. 😊
Cecilia I love your videos. And I love experiencing your world through them! You've made me want to visit Svalbard and I'm excited for the day I can do that. Until then, thank you so so much for sharing our lives with us. I have to admit, I'm really stoked for polar night too! And Grim and Fenris are the whipped cream on the whole thing!
One thing I find amazing is how you transition from English to Swedish in just a blink of an eye. Glad to see your health is good. I'm looking forward to following with you as the polar night commences.
Its very easy (im a swede who knows english as well) since we learn english from a young age at school. Other than that, its an easy language and its pretty much second nature to us to use english :)
I get blood work every 6 months. I have a couple treated chronic medical concerns that requires it. My vitamin D is always low here in Pennsylvania and I was also found to be anemic. I have been diligent taking vitamins this spring and summer and am due for a recheck in November. Fingers crossed everything is back to normal!
Glad to hear your Vitamin D levels are normal! Here in Michigan we don't get much sunlight with winter just around the corner. Keep the videos coming, we love them!
Wow, it's so interesting to hear that you monitor your health based on RHR. I do that too! Last year my resting heart rate went from 65 to 87 in a matter of months and thanks to that data I got bloodwork done and found out I had Hashimotos thyroiditis which was in the Hashitoxicosis phase at that time (hence the elevated heart rate). Thanks to that I finally knew why my health had been deteriorating over the past 10 years and I'm finally on the mend! So yes, extremely valuable data 🙂
Hashimotos is a horrible, horrible disease. Get rid of your gluten and take iodine to save your thyroid. Once your thyroid is damaged, it's gone for good.
I think it's funny how us swedes living in Norway seemingly have an instant connection with each other. I've talked with a few swedes now and everyone just light up and wants to have a chat. And I want to thank you Cecilia, thanks to your positivity towards winter and the chaning of seasons it's made me excited for winter, instead of feeling down and dreading it. Last winter here in Ålesund sucked so much, because of my attitude towards winter and the constant rain mixed snow. Worse than the winters on Gotland.
Your excitement of the upcoming polar night is infectious. Helps me stay in good mood going into our Midwest winter which most here dread. As always thank you for your video.
Same here! I’m in WI. I started xc skiing two years ago and having an outdoor activity that I love and can only do in the cold/snow really helps. But I’m looking forward to learning some Norwegian winter mindset from her.
LOL Christopher cracks me up with his humor! "Give me a number" she says! lol LOVE your channel & look forward to watching the skies getting a little darker with you again this year. 💕💕
You are truly right where you belong if you’re excited about polar night and snow. I love it! Love watching. It’s refreshing to hear a different perspective.
Hi Cecilia, I just wanted to say thank you so much for your videos. I feel better after watching them, there is something so calming on them and your positive energy is so refreshing and inspiring. Have a lovely week 😚
I get really sad when summer comes here in USA Midwest. I absolutely hate the humidity and heat and i am so happy when fall and winter come. Fall is beautiful here and winter too.
Cecilia, have you consider using a “happy light” lamp during the polar night. Also what could help is using light bulbs around the house and house lamps that have the same wave length as the sunlight. This things are recommended when people suffer from seasonal affective disorder or better known as seasonal depression/winter depression.
It is crazy how the sun can change your mood. We lived in Alaska for a few years and the dark winters were long and gloomy and the bright summers were so wonderful. I had issues with my vitamin D levels when we lived there and it definitely took a toll on my mental health. Now we live in Arizona and the sun and heat have vastly improved my mental health. I’m glad you are keeping an eye on it for you guys. Another great video!! Thank you Cecilia!❤❤
Here in southern Finland fall and early winter are usually cloudy and it's kinda depressing but in February and March sunny days reappear and it feels great to wait for spring and summer.
I’m so happy to hear you are prepared for this polar night season because I was worried about you during the last. Hooray for both you and Christoffer. Now, when will Grim get his prep work? 🤓😜
Living in the Pacific Northwest of the US we definitely go into a prep mode for the changing amount of light we get. The sun setting at 4 PM is very hard to handle and most of our winter is cloudy and dreary. But I love the moodiness and coziness! This season has been so different as today was 88°F and we are used to 60°! Love seeing how you get ready for your season of no sun!
I am continually amazed with your videos. No matter how long they are they seem to be finished in 5 minutes. You make everything look breathtaking and wonderland like. It is time for a Celia coffee table book!!
I live in the north of Poland and I get so annoyed when around summer solstice dusk starts around 11 pm. I cannot imagine sunlight 24/7 for months, that's torture. I love it when it's dark at 3 pm, it's so lovely.
I have heard people put their vitamins right next to their coffee. They are definitely not going to forget the coffee, so it’s a good reminder for the vitamins 💜
Been scary sick and down and you just cheer me up. Thank you. Extra hugs across a lot of water, sky and time zones. ♡ Love to the 3 of you....and 4 if Fen's still with you. ♡♡♡♡
Yes girl, getting sun on your body everyday, when its out, is sooo important for us living in the northern hemisphere! And of course exercise & eating fresh whole foods 😃🙌💛
I feel like all of us were under a lot more stress because of the pandemic last year as well. I know it's different here in Australia (especially where I am in Melbourne because we had such long and strict lockdowns) but I was talking to my psychologist about it and she told me that pretty much everyone's mental health suffered because of constant vigilance and fear. You had that plus the new job and polar night to deal with so no wonder it was different for you.
Hello Cecilia!! The Aurora in the far north location of Svalbard is AMAZING. So beautiful!! We recently visited Fairbanks, Alaska to see the Northern Lights. What your video shows of them from Svalbard is MUCH better than what we were able to see. THANK YOU for sharing this with us!! Wishing you, Christopher and Grim all the best. We are enjoying your videos VERY MUCH :) I find your life in Svalbard such an adventure... amazing and beautiful!!!
You're so cute, Cecilia! Love your enthusiasm for getting ready for the polar night, and staying on top of your health. Good job! Looking forward to your content during this fall and winter. Love every video you post. Your videography skills are amazing, and all the beautiful scenery you're showing off.
What’s sad is that despite your efforts to protect yourself, there are people out there that don’t care about anything but fooling people around by making people think they’re you. 🥺
Low vitamin d is something I never thought of living without the sun. I guess it makes sense. My vit D is around 9 without really working on keeping it up and I live in a normal season area in the Salt Lake Valley. It's a good thing you take care of yourself!! Good job!!
That's great you're going into polar night as healthy as you can be, I'm sure it will make a difference. I can't wait to see cosy vlogs and LOTS of the aurora on video!!! I live for it💚🥰
It’s true how the days get shorter faster! A week ago the sun was still up at 7:30 pm now it’s completely dark by that time. I’m just outside of Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦 I miss the long sunny days already!!
Lmao Christopher!!! 😂 “I hope good…” and Cecilia “Just give me a number!” 😂😂 I relate to this with my partner hahahah. This banter between you two made me smile so big lol!
Hello Cecilia, My name is Deborah I live in Ct US, I recently watched an older video and it made me feel so much better, YOUR Relationship with the beautiful GRIM is beautiful and relieved my symptoms temporarily I am really going through a hard time. So THANK YOU for including GRIM so much in your videos !!! I love him and the way you treat him
I live at 32 degrees north…when I have lived any farther north, I suffer extreme depression, even with Vit D. While living in Paris, of all places, I had to fight the draggy sadness so hard!
It's so nice to hear your excitement about "fall" since I live in the north of Sweden the Winters months have been hard for me but you are an inspiration . This year I will embrace the darkness and enjoy cosy sweaters, candles and hotdog grill in the snow at weekends. Thank you. 😁❄
What I love about your videos, is when I come home, put your videos 4k quality and for sure my heart rate lowers much more, because they are so relaxing. you are the best
Very interesting and important content. Totally admire you for getting through the Polar Night. Would love to hear more about what you enjoy reading and your recommendations. BTW Christopher is wonderful.
Very interesting vid, I am always interested to see what day to day life is like where you live, even the mundane errands. Glad to hear that your Vitamin D levels are excellent and that you are prepping for the Polar Nights. It’s always good to do a blood panel and wellness check every year if you can. The “white coat hypertension” that Christoffer experienced is not uncommon - my husband is the same, he doesn’t feel comfortable in hospital situations. Check his BP when he is outside of hospital and it’s perfect! Wonderful to hear he is ok after doing the home monitoring. Much love to you all from CA, USA❤
16:42 I would advise that you buy a daily pill dispenser to keep track of your daily vitamin D use. That way if you miss a day, you'll know to take it the next day along with that day's dose. Also, you talk about sun but for the most part the only skin that sees the sun is your face and head. It's not like the rest of your body is in the sun. For the most part, everyone living above 37 degrees north . latitude are at a greater risk for vitamin D deficiency.
We’re also counting down until the snow too. We’re from the UK 🇬🇧 originally and moved to Nova Scotia last year for proper winters… so I totally get it!!
I'm so jealous hearing how accessible the heathcare is. In MN is the U.S., with my healthcare plan, it costs a minimum of $60 to go to the Dr. And to get my vitamin D tested is an extra cost (about $20). Glad to hear you all are in good health!
I think it is very responsible checking your vitamin levels. This has inspired me to go have my levels checked. I don't live where we have a polar night, but I do live in an area that has longer nights in winter. I hope you have a wonderful week!
Cecilia, I set an alarm on my phone to go off every single day at a certain time to remind me of a medication that I have to take daily. It never lets me forget! Wonderful that your Vit. D is so good going into the polar night. Hope your little package from me arrives soon! It's been weeks and weeks!
I really enjoy your videos! My maternal grandmother was born in Oslo way back in 1888 and came to America in 1912. I have 3rd cousins living near Lillehammer that I've been in touch with the last few years, and hope to visit them in the next year or two. Watching your videos gives me a glimpse of what Nordic life is like! I'd love to visit Svalbard during my trip, probably during the summer, just to experience a true polar day...the furthest North I've traveled during the solstice is Elgin, Scotland, where it was "dusk" at about 2 am, with the sun rising again around 4 am...I would think that it is much brighter than that in Svalbard during the solstice...
Cecilia I am so happy your Vitamin D is in a good place. I've heard that light boxes can help people through the Winter months, I wondered if you'd considered this. Thank you for such an interesting video. Love you guys xx
I never knew that your resting heart rate could be good or poor. Thank you for that!! This video definitely intrigues me to get my blood work done as well!
I like to call this "Peace of Mind" testing. Gives you the ability to just be at peace with where you are at generally. My vitamin D is always low because, live in Norway, but because I do not go out in the sun because I cannot temp regulate well. I wonder how the sun vs dark affects the dogs? Hmmm.
I love your various choices of nail polish colours. Says a lot about the people. Especially love the orange on you. You guys stay healthy this winter. Cheers 🇨🇦
I just love your videos so much! And I'm excited for the Chritsmas season coziness (I hope) you'll share. Everything from shopping to town decorations to fika /hygge and a holiday night out! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 I got lottttttts of expectations. 😅 But no pressure! Whatever you share is always good enough.
I'm so happy to hear your levels are normal! Health issues can be scary! I hope you take a trip somewhere this winter to refresh your levels & get some sun. I know you're getting ready for your US trip & I hope you have a WONDERFUL time in the fall New England! 🙂💜💜 Marianna
As a vegan am already on supplements and yet had only 55 of D3 last winter. Was virtually dying. Had to quadruple the dose and at about 102 started to feel alive. Such an important supplement.
I would love to hear you talk about that brief period in between polar day and night where the day and night is closer to 12 hours of each and how that feels for you!
Thanks for sharing how you and Christoffer are staying on top of your health. I haven't tried a Fitbit yet, but I'm impressed with how much of your own daily info you've accumulated - ten years, wow! ^5
If I recall correctly you didn’t visit Portugal last winter? I think making sure to spend a week or ten days there in the middle of the Polar night would really help with winter health. Pills can help but not really replace the benefit you get from actual sunshine!
Michelle Reed is a TH-camr in Texas who has chronicled her experience of going off of hormonal birth control and dealing with acne. It's taking her a long time to have regular periods again. I've followed you for several years & don't recall you mentioning the use of light boxes as I see mentioned in another comment. SAD may very well be an evolutionary adaption for humans to slow down so they would need less food during a period it was less available.
I just recently found your channel, YT suggested it. I had a hard time last winter, my first winter in 11 years. Even before this video I was thinking that your videos might help me have a more positive experience this coming winter. I’m going to try to learn from how you approach the darkness. Thank you.
Vitamin D is so important for you who live in these latitudes and luckily you have a good rate of this important vitamin to face a long and dark winter. Also sun lamps might be useful but I think that your holidays in Portugal and sun bathes have contributed to increase the level of vitamin D. The sun is really a jewel. Thank you very much for this beautiful video.
Christopher is hilarious, very laconic. I enjoy him very much. Of course Cecelia is in charge(and capable) and gets everything done. Otherwise the vids would be three months apart.
This is so so interesting! I love watching the extreme changes in Svalbard, it makes me feel more connected to the seasons here in Texas :). We’re finally reaching some Autum weather this week (coldest 35F and warmest 85F 😂). I bought a pumpkin at HEB and drank some peppermint tea before bed 🎃.
I live in Alberta Canada and we get COLD winters, but we have super super sunny days. Almost every day the skies are super blue and bright. It could be -30c but having the sun just helps brighten our spirits.
I am sure it helps. Here it's different. I live in central Europe and Winters are cloudy and rainy/snowy. It's not that cold, it rarely gets to -10. But it drains you of energy. I just love the sun so much.
@@jf7222 I wonder where in Central Europe it ever reaches -10?
@@thequant2817 I live in the Austrian alps, and we do get -10, sometimes colder but really not regularly. Only like a few days each winter.
@@jf7222 ah, the Alps. Makes sense then.
Fancy to find a fellow Albertan here!!
I love that Christopher is like so humble about being the absolute best. “I’ll be at 209”.
I’ve said this before: Your filmmaking eye is wonderful. You capture landscapes, and sound so well. You pick the right music to convey the right mood. You show such an intimate and lovely side of your personality with your interaction with Grim and Christopher. I am a long way away for you (New Jersey, USA) but I feel like I have been given such a gift into seeing your way of life on Svalbard. I hope you come visit us here in the New York City area one day!!
Me too I’m also from NJ and feel the same way! Love watching her videos!
My wife was Swedish and struggled with winters even tho we lived on the west coast of the USA. I wondered sometimes if it was a DNA thing. I purchased a sun lamp 🔦 and made her use it 30 minutes a day. It helped a lot. Maybe it's something that you should consider.
Those are terrific for regular winters: seems like an imperative at the North Pole. :-)
I second the sun lamp!
Yep, I use one & I live in Texas. We get nothing but Sun. I use the Sperti Vitamin D Lamp.
I use one in England and find it a big help in winter too.
This is such a good idea, can anyone recommend a good one?
You guys are like Frick & Frack. Christopher is low key, quiet and you are lively, bubbly and always upbeat. Polar opposites attract. I love the combination of your two different personalities. So different, but, you both like the same things.
I was born and raised in Boston and it’s so loud, chaotic & busy. I find it so relaxing to watch your channel, the sights and simpler ways are the envy
I have narcolepsy and I would absolutely sleep for days at a time in that cozy cabin with that warm lighting❤️.
I'm pretty sure I couldn't do 4 months of darkness. I live in the North East of the US, and get slightly down when we turn our clocks back, and it's dark at 4:30. But one year, I tracked the sunrise/sunset times for a year, and that actually helped my mindset. For every day after December 21, when I start to see the sun 'come back' it helps me.
Enjoy your polar nights. 😀
Putting up artificial lights like battery operated candles helps me with the winter blues.
I moved to the Uk last year from a climate that's warm all year round. YT recommended one of your videos last Autumn, and your enthusiasm living in the north pole gave me so much motivation to enjoy and not dread the coming winter. I was getting a bit sad this year when I realised summer was coming to an end and winter is coming again, but I remembered if Cecelia can do it in Svalbard, so can I! You're like a heaven-sent snow angel 😇
Good winter boots like doc martens ..you can get better and cheaper alternatives but those type of boots !
Pick up thermal tops and socks in Primark ! And a good winter coat,thats waterproof and windproof and that's long enough to come down past your bum ,is essential to keeping warm ,Brands like super dry or regatta are great for the type of climate in the UK and Ireland.
M&M direct is a great website for boots ,coats and jackets for a really good price too😁👌
Cosy PJ's and thick Cosy blankets for when you come home and warm slippers !
Lots of hot drinks like tea and soup to keep your body temp up 🙂
An electric blanket for your bed is lovely on a cold wet miserable day too!
Take some vitamin D and C during winter is also helpful too !
If you like wearing trainers ..for winter months I'd advise getting something like air force ones or the leather Nike air Max 90s those types are usually ok in our wet weather just make sure to get warm socks !
@@itsalwaysteatime3803 Thank you for the kind advice! My main issue with winter isn't actually the weather because I sweat easily and do not like being hot. It's the darkness and gloom of it all. Especially being in the UK where the skies are grey most days anyway. But when the sun rises at 10am and it's pitch black by 4pm, I generally just feel depressed and demotivated wanting to sleep forever. I can't even begin to imagine what it's like living in 4 months of polar night but Cecelia still manages to get up, go out and stay active every day. Her videos are really motivating
@@BooBooKitty001 yes everything is a bit extreme here, summer and winter 😂 It's all fine not having AC until it's 32º and all sorts of bugs are coming in. You just can't win here
@@lulemon3359 ah yeah I under it can be super gloomy sometimes.
Having cosy evenings and days to look forward too is a great idea.
Doing a sunbed once or twice a month for a few minutes during winter helps Alot of people I know with the winter slump.
And taking some vitamin D during the winter months usually helps me too, I'd say I'm a bit more used to it though because I'm irish and haven't ever lived in a warm sunny climate.
I bet Christopher’s resting heart rate is about 46, he’s always so chill!
It is so low!! Haha 🤣
It is low but he seems perfectly fine!
I'd hate to play poker with Christoffer. I think he would be hard to read. On the other hand, Cecilia is an open book and would be plucked clean as a chicken's neck in no time! Longyearbyen should host a Texas Hold'em tournament just to prove my theory!
I hope he has complete blood workup too!
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Christopher is sooooo laid back and funny!
I get SAD (seasonal affective disorder) and get very low in winter, especially when we get lots of cloudy days. I bought myself a lamp with a daylight bulb which I find helps enormously. Don't know that it would do much for your vitamin level but I find it certainly lifts my mood.
I have this also, use a lamp recommended by my dr twice a day for 20 minutes each time to help with this
@@dgiovanni662 does it help?
@@alejandram8076 yes it does but you need to do it faithfully. I thought it couldn't but was surprised that my sluggish lack of joy improved. So much better than previous winters researched them on Amazon read reviews and bought obe
I live in the US, in Northern Indiana (by the Michigan border) and I absolutely abhor fall and winter. My mental health take a serious dip when the leaves start to turn and the days get cloudier and colder. I don’t know how you do it. I couldn’t do it. Spring and summer are my favorite seasons and I feel so much better during those times. 😊
I feel exactly like you when the clocks change here in England at the end of October, could literally hibernate until the spring.
Cecilia I love your videos. And I love experiencing your world through them! You've made me want to visit Svalbard and I'm excited for the day I can do that. Until then, thank you so so much for sharing our lives with us. I have to admit, I'm really stoked for polar night too! And Grim and Fenris are the whipped cream on the whole thing!
One thing I find amazing is how you transition from English to Swedish in just a blink of an eye. Glad to see your health is good. I'm looking forward to following with you as the polar night commences.
Its very easy (im a swede who knows english as well) since we learn english from a young age at school. Other than that, its an easy language and its pretty much second nature to us to use english :)
Yes it amazing for people that only speaks only one language for us is just easy to jump from one to another.
Try being a trilangual lol
@@highlyfavoredMG Please, I got a hard enough time with the english language, and I grew up here! 🤣
I find translating to Spanish easy but Hebrew is much harder, I think because of the different letter system
I get blood work every 6 months. I have a couple treated chronic medical concerns that requires it. My vitamin D is always low here in Pennsylvania and I was also found to be anemic. I have been diligent taking vitamins this spring and summer and am due for a recheck in November. Fingers crossed everything is back to normal!
In my area the cost for all of the type of blood work you mentioned is available (if you go to hospital and self pay) for just under $200.
Cecilia, listening to you is like a waking meditation. Christopher calms my heart. Love your channel.
1:17 freeze the frame. Print it in the most expensive photo paper u can get, and frame it. Superb photograph
Glad to hear your Vitamin D levels are normal! Here in Michigan we don't get much sunlight with winter just around the corner. Keep the videos coming, we love them!
Wow, it's so interesting to hear that you monitor your health based on RHR. I do that too!
Last year my resting heart rate went from 65 to 87 in a matter of months and thanks to that data I got bloodwork done and found out I had Hashimotos thyroiditis which was in the Hashitoxicosis phase at that time (hence the elevated heart rate). Thanks to that I finally knew why my health had been deteriorating over the past 10 years and I'm finally on the mend!
So yes, extremely valuable data 🙂
It it such a good indicator of your overall health isn't it 😊! Oh wow that was very well spotted! I hope you feel better 🙏🙏
Hashimotos is a horrible, horrible disease. Get rid of your gluten and take iodine to save your thyroid. Once your thyroid is damaged, it's gone for good.
I think it's funny how us swedes living in Norway seemingly have an instant connection with each other. I've talked with a few swedes now and everyone just light up and wants to have a chat.
And I want to thank you Cecilia, thanks to your positivity towards winter and the chaning of seasons it's made me excited for winter, instead of feeling down and dreading it. Last winter here in Ålesund sucked so much, because of my attitude towards winter and the constant rain mixed snow. Worse than the winters on Gotland.
Your excitement of the upcoming polar night is infectious. Helps me stay in good mood going into our Midwest winter which most here dread. As always thank you for your video.
I felt the same way watching this! From Wisconsin here.
Me three! Fan in Pennsylvania ❤
Same here! I’m in WI.
I started xc skiing two years ago and having an outdoor activity that I love and can only do in the cold/snow really helps. But I’m looking forward to learning some Norwegian winter mindset from her.
So happy yours and Christoffers’ health is on track going into the Polar night!
You’re delightful, funny and amazingly bi-lingual! Your English is so good it’s sometimes hard to remember it’s not your native tongue!
Cecilia, thank you again for being sunshine in a grey world.
You bring joy where there is so much sorrow these days, thank you sweet Cecilia.💗🍁🥰
LOL Christopher cracks me up with his humor! "Give me a number" she says! lol LOVE your channel & look forward to watching the skies getting a little darker with you again this year. 💕💕
You are truly right where you belong if you’re excited about polar night and snow. I love it! Love watching. It’s refreshing to hear a different perspective.
Hi Cecilia, I just wanted to say thank you so much for your videos. I feel better after watching them, there is something so calming on them and your positive energy is so refreshing and inspiring. Have a lovely week 😚
I get really sad when summer comes here in USA Midwest. I absolutely hate the humidity and heat and i am so happy when fall and winter come. Fall is beautiful here and winter too.
Cecilia, have you consider using a “happy light” lamp during the polar night. Also what could help is using light bulbs around the house and house lamps that have the same wave length as the sunlight. This things are recommended when people suffer from seasonal affective disorder or better known as seasonal depression/winter depression.
It is crazy how the sun can change your mood. We lived in Alaska for a few years and the dark winters were long and gloomy and the bright summers were so wonderful. I had issues with my vitamin D levels when we lived there and it definitely took a toll on my mental health. Now we live in Arizona and the sun and heat have vastly improved my mental health. I’m glad you are keeping an eye on it for you guys. Another great video!! Thank you Cecilia!❤❤
Here in southern Finland fall and early winter are usually cloudy and it's kinda depressing but in February and March sunny days reappear and it feels great to wait for spring and summer.
There isn't anything more uplifting than knowing your health is good, or on the way up😍
I look forward to your videos every morning! My routine is now sipping coffee and watching what Cecilia is doing!
Vitamins have made a world of difference for me . Thanks for reminding me to take them.
It’s amazing how adaptable humans are. A human can live just about anywhere. Well nearly anywhere.
I’m so happy to hear you are prepared for this polar night season because I was worried about you during the last. Hooray for both you and Christoffer. Now, when will Grim get his prep work? 🤓😜
Living in the Pacific Northwest of the US we definitely go into a prep mode for the changing amount of light we get. The sun setting at 4 PM is very hard to handle and most of our winter is cloudy and dreary. But I love the moodiness and coziness! This season has been so different as today was 88°F and we are used to 60°! Love seeing how you get ready for your season of no sun!
I am continually amazed with your videos. No matter how long they are they seem to be finished in 5 minutes. You make everything look breathtaking and wonderland like.
It is time for a Celia coffee table book!!
I live in the north of Poland and I get so annoyed when around summer solstice dusk starts around 11 pm. I cannot imagine sunlight 24/7 for months, that's torture. I love it when it's dark at 3 pm, it's so lovely.
I have heard people put their vitamins right next to their coffee. They are definitely not going to forget the coffee, so it’s a good reminder for the vitamins 💜
A great reminder -- but they should also drink water with it :-)
@@emmib1388 oh yes not to actually take with coffee necessarily. Just next to something that you’re never going to skip.
@@DaltonsFriendswood some people consider coffee as part of their water 'requirement' for the day!
Christopher is always a mood!
I love watching your videos because I learn so much about things. Polar day and night are facinating!
Been scary sick and down and you just cheer me up. Thank you.
Extra hugs across a lot of water, sky and time zones. ♡
Love to the 3 of you....and 4 if Fen's still with you. ♡♡♡♡
I hope you get well very soon! ❤️
Yes girl, getting sun on your body everyday, when its out, is sooo important for us living in the northern hemisphere! And of course exercise & eating fresh whole foods 😃🙌💛
Your videos + coffee is my Sunday morning ritual
I feel like all of us were under a lot more stress because of the pandemic last year as well. I know it's different here in Australia (especially where I am in Melbourne because we had such long and strict lockdowns) but I was talking to my psychologist about it and she told me that pretty much everyone's mental health suffered because of constant vigilance and fear. You had that plus the new job and polar night to deal with so no wonder it was different for you.
Good morning Cecilia! Enjoy the day!❤
Goood morning! 🧡🧡 You too!
Hello Cecilia!! The Aurora in the far north location of Svalbard is AMAZING. So beautiful!! We recently visited Fairbanks, Alaska to see the Northern Lights. What your video shows of them from Svalbard is MUCH better than what we were able to see. THANK YOU for sharing this with us!! Wishing you, Christopher and Grim all the best. We are enjoying your videos VERY MUCH :) I find your life in Svalbard such an adventure... amazing and beautiful!!!
You're so cute, Cecilia! Love your enthusiasm for getting ready for the polar night, and staying on top of your health. Good job! Looking forward to your content during this fall and winter. Love every video you post. Your videography skills are amazing, and all the beautiful scenery you're showing off.
I’m so curious about this. I live in Minnesota in the USA and this gives excellent info in more extreme situations so it’s easier to see
What’s sad is that despite your efforts to protect yourself, there are people out there that don’t care about anything but fooling people around by making people think they’re you. 🥺
Low vitamin d is something I never thought of living without the sun. I guess it makes sense. My vit D is around 9 without really working on keeping it up and I live in a normal season area in the Salt Lake Valley. It's a good thing you take care of yourself!! Good job!!
I love yours and Christopher’s interactions. You are volcano of energy and emotions and he is so chill and laid-back
That's great you're going into polar night as healthy as you can be, I'm sure it will make a difference. I can't wait to see cosy vlogs and LOTS of the aurora on video!!! I live for it💚🥰
It’s true how the days get shorter faster! A week ago the sun was still up at 7:30 pm now it’s completely dark by that time. I’m just outside of Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦 I miss the long sunny days already!!
Find your vlogs so calming and relaxing...lots of love from England x
Lmao Christopher!!! 😂 “I hope good…” and Cecilia “Just give me a number!” 😂😂 I relate to this with my partner hahahah. This banter between you two made me smile so big lol!
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Hello Cecilia, My name is Deborah I live in Ct US, I recently watched an older video and it made me feel so much better, YOUR Relationship with the beautiful GRIM is beautiful and relieved my symptoms temporarily I am really going through a hard time. So THANK YOU for including GRIM so much in your videos !!! I love him and the way you treat him
I live at 32 degrees north…when I have lived any farther north, I suffer extreme depression, even with Vit D. While living in Paris, of all places, I had to fight the draggy sadness so hard!
I can't believ that it is my second "dark sezon" with Cecilia and the gang:) still enjoying your videos ever time. Best wishes from Poland!
@Cecilia Blomdahl I think somebody is trying to scam people.
It's so nice to hear your excitement about "fall" since I live in the north of Sweden the Winters months have been hard for me but you are an inspiration . This year I will embrace the darkness and enjoy cosy sweaters, candles and hotdog grill in the snow at weekends. Thank you. 😁❄
What I love about your videos, is when I come home, put your videos 4k quality and for sure my heart rate lowers much more, because they are so relaxing. you are the best
Very interesting and important content. Totally admire you for getting through the Polar Night. Would love to hear more about what you enjoy reading and your recommendations. BTW Christopher is wonderful.
Thanks for showing us this wonderful place of our planet; I live in Bogotá, Colombia at 2600 meters high.
Very interesting vid, I am always interested to see what day to day life is like where you live, even the mundane errands. Glad to hear that your Vitamin D levels are excellent and that you are prepping for the Polar Nights. It’s always good to do a blood panel and wellness check every year if you can. The “white coat hypertension” that Christoffer experienced is not uncommon - my husband is the same, he doesn’t feel comfortable in hospital situations. Check his BP when he is outside of hospital and it’s perfect! Wonderful to hear he is ok after doing the home monitoring. Much love to you all from CA, USA❤
16:42 I would advise that you buy a daily pill dispenser to keep track of your daily vitamin D use. That way if you miss a day, you'll know to take it the next day along with that day's dose. Also, you talk about sun but for the most part the only skin that sees the sun is your face and head. It's not like the rest of your body is in the sun. For the most part, everyone living above 37 degrees north . latitude are at a greater risk for vitamin D deficiency.
I love how you guys take your shoes off at the hospital! Lol
We’re also counting down until the snow too. We’re from the UK 🇬🇧 originally and moved to Nova Scotia last year for proper winters… so I totally get it!!
I'm so jealous hearing how accessible the heathcare is. In MN is the U.S., with my healthcare plan, it costs a minimum of $60 to go to the Dr. And to get my vitamin D tested is an extra cost (about $20).
Glad to hear you all are in good health!
I think it is very responsible checking your vitamin levels. This has inspired me to go have my levels checked. I don't live where we have a polar night, but I do live in an area that has longer nights in winter. I hope you have a wonderful week!
Me too...I'm in Michigan and I take vitamin D3
Always a pleasure, Cecilia. I’m glad you and Christoffer are testing well!
I love you looked at christoph all annoyed “give me a number 🙄” soooo funny to see that bit of normal couple interaction we all love and know 😂❤️
I love your videos. Have you considered interviewing some of the locals for the channel? Glad you and Christoffer are doing well!
Cecilia, I set an alarm on my phone to go off every single day at a certain time to remind me of a medication that I have to take daily. It never lets me forget! Wonderful that your Vit. D is so good going into the polar night. Hope your little package from me arrives soon! It's been weeks and weeks!
I really enjoy your videos! My maternal grandmother was born in Oslo way back in 1888 and came to America in 1912. I have 3rd cousins living near Lillehammer that I've been in touch with the last few years, and hope to visit them in the next year or two. Watching your videos gives me a glimpse of what Nordic life is like! I'd love to visit Svalbard during my trip, probably during the summer, just to experience a true polar day...the furthest North I've traveled during the solstice is Elgin, Scotland, where it was "dusk" at about 2 am, with the sun rising again around 4 am...I would think that it is much brighter than that in Svalbard during the solstice...
Cecilia I am so happy your Vitamin D is in a good place. I've heard that light boxes can help people through the Winter months, I wondered if you'd considered this.
Thank you for such an interesting video. Love you guys xx
I never knew that your resting heart rate could be good or poor. Thank you for that!! This video definitely intrigues me to get my blood work done as well!
I like to call this "Peace of Mind" testing. Gives you the ability to just be at peace with where you are at generally. My vitamin D is always low because, live in Norway, but because I do not go out in the sun because I cannot temp regulate well. I wonder how the sun vs dark affects the dogs? Hmmm.
I love your various choices of nail polish colours. Says a lot about the people. Especially love the orange on you. You guys stay healthy this winter. Cheers 🇨🇦
I just love your videos so much! And I'm excited for the Chritsmas season coziness (I hope) you'll share. Everything from shopping to town decorations to fika /hygge and a holiday night out! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 I got lottttttts of expectations. 😅 But no pressure! Whatever you share is always good enough.
I'm so happy to hear your levels are normal! Health issues can be scary! I hope you take a trip somewhere this winter to refresh your levels & get some sun. I know you're getting ready for your US trip & I hope you have a WONDERFUL time in the fall New England! 🙂💜💜
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My sister gets seasonal affective disorder and moved to Arizona to help with that. Vitamin D deficiency is very common.
As a vegan am already on supplements and yet had only 55 of D3 last winter. Was virtually dying. Had to quadruple the dose and at about 102 started to feel alive. Such an important supplement.
I would love to hear you talk about that brief period in between polar day and night where the day and night is closer to 12 hours of each and how that feels for you!
Thanks for sharing how you and Christoffer are staying on top of your health. I haven't tried a Fitbit yet, but I'm impressed with how much of your own daily info you've accumulated - ten years, wow! ^5
Cecilia can you interview locals like police, vet etc.?
The vet has been on
Cecilia, would you ever create a course to teach others your editing skills? I really love the aesthetic feel of all your videos.
If I recall correctly you didn’t visit Portugal last winter? I think making sure to spend a week or ten days there in the middle of the Polar night would really help with winter health. Pills can help but not really replace the benefit you get from actual sunshine!
Yay you!! I don’t think my vitamin D level has ever been above 30. So low. But I really don’t go outside and have a lot of health issues.
Thanks!
I also love the winter season and snow, there is something magical about it and I'm going back to Canada at Christmas and can't wait!
Bor i svenska Lappland, och har detsvårt med vintrarna och mörkret ! Men du ger mig energi och lite pepp på vintern ändå ! Tack för det!
Michelle Reed is a TH-camr in Texas who has chronicled her experience of going off of hormonal birth control and dealing with acne. It's taking her a long time to have regular periods again. I've followed you for several years & don't recall you mentioning the use of light boxes as I see mentioned in another comment. SAD may very well be an evolutionary adaption for humans to slow down so they would need less food during a period it was less available.
I just recently found your channel, YT suggested it. I had a hard time last winter, my first winter in 11 years. Even before this video I was thinking that your videos might help me have a more positive experience this coming winter. I’m going to try to learn from how you approach the darkness. Thank you.
Favorite day of the week is Sunday, when you upload a new video!
🎉🎉🎉Happy for you two! I was wondering about sun lamps and if they’d work for you?
Vitamin D is so important for you who live in these latitudes and luckily you have a good rate of this important vitamin to face a long and dark winter. Also sun lamps might be useful but I think that your holidays in Portugal and sun bathes have contributed to increase the level of vitamin D. The sun is really a jewel. Thank you very much for this beautiful video.
Christopher is hilarious, very laconic. I enjoy him very much. Of course Cecelia is in charge(and capable) and gets everything done. Otherwise the vids would be three months apart.
Thank you for posting the weather temp difference. Also, the holidays are approaching. I am looking forward to wine and baking with Christoffer.
In Canada our Vitamin D range is 75 - 250. I just had my yearly physical in November and I'm 127.
This is so so interesting! I love watching the extreme changes in Svalbard, it makes me feel more connected to the seasons here in Texas :). We’re finally reaching some Autum weather this week (coldest 35F and warmest 85F 😂). I bought a pumpkin at HEB and drank some peppermint tea before bed 🎃.