The Irresistibly Sweet Blog Award - My First Blog Award!

Yesterday I've received another present - this time it was virtual and from the International Woman of Mystery. She has passed on me my very first blog award: The Irresistibly Sweet Blog Award. 

International Woman writes about her conquests in different parts of the world. She has travelled all around the world, met some wonderful people and in the meantime she is looking for this Perfect Guy. Recently she's moved from London back to Boston and is decorating her new apartment. I encourage you to visit her blog and see yourself how sweet she is! Her posts always make me smile and I love the fact that they are (usually) long - I can relax with a cup of tea and just read. She truly has an adventurous life! 

  

Thank you so much International Woman!

(I clicked on the link at least 10 times before I truly believed I didn't make a mistake!)

I would like to pass this award to three blogs which are very sweet and very beautiful:

The French Sampler - J'adore Crusoe (official French Sampler mascot) and all the photographs! I enjoy reading life story of Josephine Baker or see unpublished photographs of Marilyn Monroe. If you're looking for some inspiration - this is the place!

W stronę Toskanii (In the Tuscany's Direction) - This Blog is unfortunatelly only written in Polish and I really regret this! Olive is beginning her dream of living in Tuscany - she and her husband moved from Poland's capital city and bought a very old house called Molino just outside Cortona and this is their journey of a new life.

The Paris Apartment - I consider interior design to be one of my hobbies and I love the fact that this blog is full of amazing photographs! Check out fantastic ideas to redecorate.

I'm sad but My First Banner cheered me up a little

I'm not feeling very good this weekend. I have a headache, a little sore throat and in overall I'm not feeling good at all. In addition, I had to break news today to Mother and say that I won't be home for Christmas. I know she is keeping her brave face but underneath she is heartbroken. I feel so sorry, I feel so sad. We're talking that I'll come for Easter... It is so long to wait. So long...

I just wish I have a job so I could FINALLY start to plan my life. I'm one of those who like to plan and make lists. I like to be organised, have Year Planner and little cute Notebooks. I want to be able to plan what I'm going to do and when.

After a couple of hours spent in front of the monitor, suffering pain in my neck, countless mistakes made in Gimp and time-consuming looking through the websites to find perfect embellishments I have made my first and very own banner! I hope you'll like it, because I absolutely LOVE it!

First day at the WE Office

OK, so I finally went to the office today I did some work. Unfortunately I won't be paid, but at least I will get some experience to put on my CV! And the owner of the company aka director is really friendly so I'll have no problems with agreeing with him. There are also two nice girls women and I have no problems talking to them. All in all, it's good for now. Also, I'm free whenever I'll have any interview which is great because gives me hopefully much needed flexibility. 

Today I had to make a couple of calls - in Polish and English! I have no idea which ones were more stressful, but I think those in Polish. I have completely no idea how to deal in Polish on a professional manner - I would never be able to write a formal letter in Polish when in English it is like my second nature. 

The office deals with personal injury claims, car accidents and some bookkeeping and accountancy. It also helps people who don't know English and confirms my biggest fears - that actually for a foreigner it is possible to live in the UK for 10 years without knowledge of the English language! For me it is very sad - I think that one of the reasons you want to emigrate to another country is to learn about the culture, embrace some experiences and get to know the real people. I admit that in London it is hard to find and befriend real English man and women because of the all diversity, but it's not impossible! I honestly pity people who just come here and set their own boundaries to only keep close with each other. We only live once!