Back to work: oh crude awakening

Alarm went off 6:15am. The magic of xmas has passed and already feels long gone. A day of work 8am-6pm laid before me. Oh crude crude awakening!! And what a day it has been... the phone going off like crazy all day long leaving me barely a minute to save my voice. Honestly I wish to speak no more today.

I look back at the just passed weekend and feel happy and content. On the 25th it was time to party as is now tradition for young swedes. Kim was the host. I had full intention of coming along to the club, however after a long wait outdoors queuing up to the front door I felt my excitement slowly disappearing. I was quite happy going to bed in a decent hour to be honest. Was really good to see all my old frieds though :)

On the evening of the 26th my sister and I went to the theatre and saw the latest Sherlock Holmes movie. I really enjoyed it and would definitely recommend people to see it.

A truly "Svensson Christmas"

Xmas in the Nilsson house was just like any 24th of december, with one difference. I started the day on a very healthy note. Went to the gym and did a 30min run and1 hour session bodypump instructed by my friend Emma and her colleague. Then the eating began... and Kalle Anka (Donald Duck) on TV is a clear must. Under the tree I found hard presents, no surprise considering the coming move. 2 really nice gratin-dishes (Le Creuset), 4 lovely tea cups (Höganäs), some jewellery, the boardgame "Ticket to ride" and a vacuum cleaner (Electrolux) - not the most fun gift but very useful and will surely come in handy.

My sister and I played "Ticket to ride" and I won :)

RPM & Xmas break

Lately I have been very busy. I've squeezed in lots of hours at work while completing the last bit of uni-work before xmas. Found out about some good grades last week, so all in all I'm pleased with my first term of the Masters degree. Can't believe it's already over!

I applied to become a Lesmilles RPM instructor earlier in the fall, however at that time there was no need for new instructors. Last week I got an email from the girl responsible for the instructors, asking me if I'm still interested. Yes I am :) She is gonna look up when there's possibility for me to go do the training course to become a spinning instructor. I'm excited and bit nervous all at once. This will be good for me.

Xmas is now only 4 days away. How is that even possible? I'm starting to get into the christmas spirit just lately. Saturday I went to Charlotte's christmas party at her flat. Nice to spend some time with my classmates outside of uni-hours. Sunday (not hungover) I spent hours making christmas sweets together with my old Axis work colleagues Åsa and Lena. See pictures below...

8th of December - some thoughts

Most people would look in my diary and take a deep breath. Most days look crammed in. Uni 2 or 3 hours, work 4,5 hours, work-out, uni-work or see a friend. Barely no time goes to waste. While I enjoy being busy, always knowing I've got things to do, I'm starting to wish I could feel more relaxed. My aim for the xmas break will be to find the peace which this season promises. Perhaps it's hidden somewhere under the tree. Who knows?

Some thoughts about people calling any service people... you are looking for help, how does it plead your case to be rude to the person who is there to assist you? If you know you have extremely bad hearing, why not let someone make the phonecall for you? Remember that the person you are talking to is not personally responsible for the situation you are in. They are doing their job and want to get through the day as pleasantly as possible. It's enough with a rude comment or remark to severely destroy their day. A person commenting "I don't like your accent"... why do you say that? Why on earth does that have anything to do with you wanting help? Do you think insulting the person who is going to help will work in your favour? For all you people out there who make calls to people working in any type of customer service, think about the person at the other end, not as "the company", but as an individual. In order to achieve efficient communication please consider your choice of words. Thank you!