Busy Busy Busy

Yeah, I have been crazy busy all week and I've nearly had no time for sleep!! But it's all been good fun and I hope this is just a little preview of what is to come this summer. I have a feeling is going to be stressful, hectic and crazy, yet fantastic, hilarious and memorable. We'll see :) Week one of training at the restaurant is now over, it's been a lot to take in, but I think once we put all of the info and training into action, it'll all fall into place!
I got my first 'atta girl' from the General Manager yesterday - he smiled and said "you did good today". Something as simple as that can really make my day and it's nice when all the effort you put in is actually acknowledged by the management. I think that's really important. - That is what will make or break this restaurant I think. Team-Management communication. Not only do I want them to tell me when I've done good, I also want them to tell me when I could do better, that way I'll always stay on top of my game!
Enough about work. Remember that dress I said I wanted to get? I got it!!! It was 25% off as well! So now it's on a hanger, lighting up my gloomy closet - I need more summer stuff - dresses, tops, shorts, skirts... But that's gonna have to wait until I start earning som cash! Time for one episode of Modern Family, then som studying of the menu for tomorrow! Ciao for now.

xM

- Yeah!! -

First day at work and let me tell you, it involved a WHOLE LAMB cadaver that was BUTCHERED in front of out eyes. So that we could learn about the different cuts of the meat that we'll be serving at the restaurant of course! Very, very interesting actually! And the butcher did the same thing with a whole chicken and the kind of chest (?) of a cow ! I felt a bit sick lookin at the lamb when he had it turned on its side with its back towards us, it just looked very real and savage and slaughtered. Not a nice view. But I got over it pretty quickly and after that it was just smooth sailing! We also had pasta training. I know more about meat and pasta than I've ever known before, which is great! I'll be able to do a better job that way! Looking forward to what the rest of the week's going to bring. Oh and, the people I'll be working with all seem fairly nice, met some really cool people today! When we finished at 5 I went to HaHa and met up with K, she treated me to a cider and I treated myself to one of their desserts, cookies and cream - yum! And then we went to Tesco (in kennington - the one that I never remember where it is) and did some food shopping! Nice and hot day today. Now, I'm gonna watch an episode of Private Practice and then go to sleep. I start at 9 am tomorrow.

xM

- Saturday -

Ended up staying in last night watching The Shawshank Redemption with my flatmate! I've ment to see that movie for ages, I'd heard it was supposed to be good. And I really liked it! Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins were awesome.

Tonight - A b-day pubcrawl in Farringdon. It was Y's friend's b-day a couple of weeks back and he just decided to celebrate it tonight! So yeah, should be fun! I'm gonna hit the books for a little while first though, then the shower, then get going!!


Laters. xM

- Good Morning -

Yes it is. Because it's friday, the sun is shining and it is going to be 27*C todaaay :D I will only be enjoying it for about an hour though (walking to the gym and back) and then I'll be in studying the rest of the day but that's alright! I'm just glad the sun's out! We're going to a house party tonight :) and probably going clubbing as well. We'll see.

Ok, time to hit the books, then the gym, then the books again! Happy Friday!

XxM

- No money No funny -

Men ååååååh. As I would say in Swedish. I've got my eye on this dress online that I would love love love to get my hands on, but I can't afford it yeeeeeet!!! And I just got an e-mail with a 20% discount code and I STILL can't afford it :'(.. But it will be mine eventually.

Patience.

- Pasta -

Made this very simple yet delicious dish yesterday! Added mushrooms to the frying pan though, and LOADS of parmeggiano reggiano on top!! Loved it!

Freaked out a little bit earlier today cause I called the people at the italian restaurant (where I'll be working) and asked them when we'll get our first pay, and she said not until end of JUNE!!!! What the face?!?! So I thought I was gonna have to give up the job cause I don't have enough money now to pay June's rent and food and everything else.. But then I just remembered it's all going to be fine because I've got some money coming in that I had totally forgot about! Thank the heavens!! So now I'm fine again :)

Had dinner at Vapiano today :) Finally! Been trying to go there since february!! But now that I finally went, as usual, my expectations were really high and so, naturally, I was disappointed. But, the service was ok and the food was ok and the place itself was ok, the whole experience was saved by the company which was great :) (as always when you go dining with Karina)! But apparently the pizzas are supposed to be better than the pastas and also, the tiramisu is alledgedly to die for (!!!) so I'll definitely give it another shot!

Tomorrow I have an appointment with a personal trainer at my gym! I'm gonna bombard him with questions about this and that (I want my money's worth!) so we'll see how it goes!

XxM

I've got a job!!

Both interviews yesterday went well! The first interview was at 10 am and lasted till about 12 - the recruitment-guy went on and on about the company for TWO hours! We (there were six applicants) were all fed up at the end but managed to keep a straight face.. But yeah, I got the job there, but realized I really didn't want it, I told them I had another interview that day and that I would get back to them later on (which I realize now I forgot to do). So yeah, I left there and went to covent garden for the other interview (for the italian restaurant) which lasted only 10 min!! And the people there were so relaxed and friendly. That's the kinda people I'd like to work with, the lady that interviewed me was really cool and we got along great! She hired me on the spot and so I start on May 24th with training first and the restaurant is due to open on June 7th, which is a little late, meaning money will be tight until then, but that's fine. I'd rather work somewhere where I actually like the atmosphere and the people, than take the job for the money! Anyway! I'm really looking forward to start the training and everything, I think it'll be fun!
I'm gonna head over to the gym today, maybe. And then come back and study for a while. Might meet up with J and Y for drinks later on, we'll see!

-M

- Robin Hood -

First of all, my interview was cancelled today because none of the managers were there (?) - Thanks for telling me! So yeah, I went there and they said they'd notify the managers and give me a call. But I don't really want to work there, it's just that it would've been so convenient to be able to walk to work! Nevermind. I've got two other interviews tomorrow, one in Covent Garden (also within walking distance) and one close to barbican (not so much within walking distance) - I have a feeling both of them are gonna be these informal interviews where they ask you all kinds of non-standard crazy questions and you have to do a little bit of role-play as well - wouldn't surprise me because they asked me to set aside an hour and a half, and that it was going to be a group interview! We'll see tomorrow!
Anyway, on my way to the gym I picked up Karina from her work place. Didn't know whether or not she'd be there so I just thought I'd check and she was! She had just finished work so she came with me to that gym on the Strand - we had a look around and it was really good - it had a swimming pool, a jacuzzi, saunas, they had lots of treadmills in the gym and 3 rooms for classes (spinning, cardio, yoga). It all seemed great, and it's within walking distance from home (and from work if I get the job in Covent Garden) so I joined!! He was able to give me a student discount, even though you have to be under 23 (strange age limit?) and he threw in some other discounts as well, but even with that I am paying a monthly FORTUNE for my membership so I am gonna have to live at the gym this summer!!
After that Karina said she wanted to go see Robin Hood at CineWorld and since I am a student and get discounts there as well (:P) I tagged along! We went to Trocadero (a mall/archade type of thing close to Picadilly) and got our tickets and then we had just enough time to have a couple of pizza slices on leicester sq - yum!
The movie was good. Not great, not revolutionary. It was just one of those movies with a little bit of excitement but not too much, a little bit of romance but not too much and so on. There could have been more of everything but you still walked away pretty satisfied.. Then we walked home! Or Karina walked with me to lambeth north and then got a bus home! I love the fact that I live so close to the very centre! It's kinda perfect :)

-M

- LONDON -

I have arrived! I'm sitting on my double bed (brand new and very comfortable!) in my own room in my new flat, feeling good. My flatmates are SO nice, seroiusly, they've been really helpful and welcoming! They even saved me some spaghetti bolognese last night in case I'd be hungry, how cool is that!´
I've got an interview at 3.30 pm, at a restaurant that's literally a 10 min walk from here! We'll see how it goes! I have a couple more interviews in the next couple of days so I'm pretty optimistic about finding a job.
Oh and, I've found a gym that I think I'll join this week!! It's on the Strand and they have classes that I think I'll like (Body Step, Body Attack, Dance Aerobics, Spinning, etc), I've got an appointment with one of the instructors today who's gonna show me around and go through the memberships. I'm so excited! I need to join a gym ASAP, because I don't want to be away from the gym for too long (want to keep fit!).
Gonna surprise a friend of mine at her workplace later I think :) She doesn't know I'm here so, shall be fun!

So yeah, that's all for now I think, gonna put my face on and get going!

-M

- Take Me Away From Here -

MALMÖ

- Tea and Vitamins -

I think I'm coming down with a cold :( I sure hope it'll just stay at a sore throat (please spare me the runny nose and exhaustion part!) - I'm thinking lots of tea, vitamins and a handfull of paracetamols? Hopefully it'll work..

- Style -

- Joy -

Old pic. I kinda miss feeling like this.. Blissful.

- Longing for Spring -

- I Thought I Told Ya -

- BedRock -

- Pocket Change -

Seriously, I'm so broke right now, it's not even funny.. I've literally got a few coins and a gum wrapper to live off of.. Luckily, I think I have some money coming my way soon so I just have to make 'em last til the end of the week. I've been walking around for weeks proclaiming my weak and vulnerable account status, but I could never have foreseen it'd get to this!! To a point where I can't get the bus because the credit on my bus pass is about to run out! To a point where I actually have to eat less not to deplete my already scarce food stock too! Anyway.. kudos to me for actually not hitting the wall sooner (due to shopaholism)...!

- One of Those Days -

Don't let the slight smirk in the pic fool u.. Everything sucks right now. Wish I could just drop everything and start over somewhere else. That's what I need right now. A. Fresh. Start.

- Straight Hair -

- Percolated Pink -

My cousin got me this for xmas and I only got around to try it just now, it's cute! But way darker than the picture suggests!

- I love, U love -

'But my arms can hold you, my kiss console you, I'll come and love you tonight..' 

- Saturday -

Feels like any other day. When I'm working full time I think to myself 'maaan, when I was studying I could study whenever I felt like it and when I didn't, I just didn't..' And when I'm studying I think to myself 'maaan, atleast when I was working I knew my days off were really my days off, and I could relax fully..'. Never satisfied, hey?

- Good Day -

Because: I finally got to have pizza at my favourite pizza place :), I did some second hand shopping, I hung out with mom and babysis, we went to see my aunt, uncle and cousin (and their german shepherd), aaaand (insert drumroll) I did 80 min on the treadmill!! Not necessarily in that order though.

- Love This -

- Neo-Soul -

Gotta love Anthony Hamilton...

- Winter blues.. -

The one good thing about winter is that it makes you appreciate summer even more...

Pic: Myself

- New Name -

Round & Squared

Pic: Myself

I want these...!!

These are my favs from urbanoutfitters.co.uk - I want!