ok, it´s the third day of the working week again

Usually on Wednesdays, I get cranky at work: thinking I am too slow, apologizing to people all the time more than usual (I would even do so if a hippo jumped on my feet, it must be a genetical predisposition I can´t get rid of), thinking I am stupid, hoping I will catch up on some enlightning during the weekend (which I don´t do, one burn-out was obviously sufficient)

...

won´t be boring you (see, I am doing it again)

which leads me to the conclusion: who invented the phrase "my apologies" and why did I EVER learn to use it!

but something good is happening to, I am getting home early!

Hugs to all of you, B

relaxation is in the house

Don´t know why I am so relaxed, I am not used to it! My street looks as above, very calm, a little bit sunny, I am inside and feel about the same.

Weird. OR maybe I should get used to it.

Years ago, during time of "probation time" at work, I would hiperventilate and be diligent amounting to the results three people would have accomplished (sometimes) working and I hope I am not blind to something I should be aware of?!? Well, I am tense during the week, but weekends are mine. Am I overseeing something? Sam, what do you say? (He doesn´t hear me, he is playing in the next room with Emilia).

Maybe it is because I got attacked and just sent a calm e-mail back. Life can be so simple, be determined, fair and speak your mind anyway even though people won´t like it. But I do like it! Should be so simple and it wasn´t until now :)

This is soonissimo too, part of the journey, learn, be happy :))

A big hug to you guys!

this one is for Hille - it´s Schnuckitime!

Dear all,

I am lucky enough to have Hille in my life. She lives here in Köln, went really patiently and calmly with me through all the hick-ups life had to offer throughout the last few years. I would describe her as a really funny, calm and considerate person with art and beauty her mind. And she is so organized, I sometimes cant´t believe it :) It is so difficult to reduce a person to a few words but these were the ones that first came into my mind :)

This very morning she sort of accompanied me on the phone while I was riding on a train that went into nowhere, my new work-location close to Köln, we both felt it was a really bizarre trip: it sounded weird, I felt weird and people were so strange in the main train station :)

I hope you guys will be lucky enough to meet her and her cute family here in Köln. Here she is with you know who :)



Anyway, Hille, this one is for YOU:
since you and I are keeping track of sort of guys with Schnucki-potential, today another one appeared in the new office, apart from two guys in the other location! I am having fun, dear and thank you and all of you other guys out there for being there also in this fun-matter. The one I am talking about has potential of climbing the Schnucki-latter (is latter the right word for Leiter?) I will have to start a ranking :)))

It´s so good to be teenie sometimes!

A big hug!
B

Schnitzelauflauf-day!

Dear all,

the world is funny sometimes, I can´t stop thinking about the fact that I saw Schnitzelgratin for the first time in my life in the cantina I visited throughout the last two weeks. very creative chef, getting rid of Wednesdays´ leftovers, it´s fascinating and horryfying at the same time: One Schnitzel after the other with some sort of sauce and cheese on it and I think I saw some really small pieces of vegetables almost blushing from the shame of being extras ;)

On the same Wednesday, I went through a crisis because I felt like the last idiot on the planet ´cause I couldn´t figure out a few things which went greatly on the following Schnitzelauflauf-day, so even though I will not ever prepare that dish, it makes me smile every time I think about it :)


A big hug to all of you and the candles continue burning!

B

I think hippo will make it :)

The second week in the new position is about to start.

Last week is very far away. My new colleague Jan who is introducing me to the hands-on part of what I know in theory and I think we´ve had a good start. I was quite tense throughout the first days and did not really sleep well, but since Wednesday I think I made some progress and sleep came around, too. :)

Sam was having a blast or maybe the cleaning ladies did. Every time I came back to the hotel, he was sitting, laying or arranged in some hilarious ways, I think he liked it :)

Next week is going to be tough and I will be off in a second, wishing you all a good week, lots of fun and whatever else you might desire ;)

Huggies,
B