Lame

I am sooo lame. I feel all the time so tired, I do not get anything done. Really wonder if this is still the Barcelona effect? Or it might just be that I am getting older and am not used to such things anymore. Not to say that I ever liked it or ever was used to it. But certainly coped better with it. I hope I can take Friday off. It would be a good thingto have a slow day on my own.

Regarding creativity, I currently feel totally empty. Just to tired to start any project at home. Hope that will change tomorrow when the next round in Heidis BPS class is coming up and will give me hopefully some new creative assets. The only things I have done, is some more working on the birth announcements for my colleagues. - note I LOVE Photoshop, this programm is just soo cool and it is amazing what possibilities it offers - Think the cards look not too bad. I even could persuade one of my friends to pose for my camera. Looking so much forward to this photo challenge. Guess that will bring me also some further in my 2007 goal.

Rough weekend

This was a nasty weekend. In I mean it in every sense of it. First my husband and I helped my parentes buying a new pc. This was already a nerve wrecking thing. We both usually go in the shop, check what we want, compare a little bit and then buy it. But not my parents... especially my mom, she needs hours til she decided. After that I installed the new pc and this was nerving too. To restore all the settings, to set up the new things, to check if everything works and you know how computers are. They never work just like that. After the successful installation the next part was to explain my parents how to use it (just the same thing as before but they are so strange that they could make already some strange errors).

And the worst part of it was yesterday. My husband went out to work and I had a lazy day. When he came back he then was totally strange. He wanted to discuss about the godmother for our child (note, I am not pregnant neither do we have any child). He said he has someone in his office he would like to have for this. I said then that I do not think this is a good idea especially as I do not even know this person. He did not agree and started fighting about it. I do really still not see what the point is in that. I belive that the godmother (as well the godfather) should be a person we know very well and we both trust this person. A person we know will take the relationship to the kid serious and is willing to spend time with it (not only money as many people do). I really believe in this points and I think they are a must to take in consideration for any decision. Especially as I know myself how it is when you have a godmother and a godfather who have no close relationship with the parents. You only see them once or maybe twice a year ( I even did not see them that often...) and you have no chance to establish a relationship to this person on your own.

I believe that godmothers as well godfathers should have an important role in the kids life and should be seen as a confidant for them. I also talked about this before to other people and they all agreed (and one of them was my husband by that time...). So tell me what is the point in fighting about that? What makes no sense in my explanations? Which part is totally wrong and what is selfish when you want to have a caring person for your kid you KNOW you can trust?

Rushing days

It is already Thursday, how the hell happened that? I mean a blink away it was only Sunday and now the end of this week is already in sight. And I still feel so awfully tired from the past week. Hope this will fade soon. But as I will go to the Shakira concert tonight I don't think that tomorrow I will be any better. Who knows maybe some boody shaking will change it.
Other than beeing tired is not much up. I am working currently on some baby announcements for some good friends of mine. Have to wait till I can share as they probably would not like me to share before the babies arrived. But the first will arrive soon so just be patient.

Heidi Swapp BPS class Layout - February

Wohoo, I finalised my class Layout for February... Had quite a hard one as I do not like to use too many pictures on a layout. So this was a real challenge to use this many photos. But in the end I like the result. Even tough I put not all the people I love in there... but most of them.

St. Valentine

I did not have time last week to post. But as this is such a cute story I would like to share it. Last Monday when I was already tired after weeks of stress before the event and especially after 9 days full of work without break I got such a cute surprise. I opened the door of my hotel room after 10 hours stand duty and running around regarding keys for apprtment and there they were. A wonderful bunch of flowers. I thought who is sending me flowerds to Barcelona??? Could it be my husband? And they were from him! He left me a wonderful message in which he told me how much he loves me and that he misses me. He also wrote that he sends me the flowers today and not on Valentines day that I can enjoy them longer. Isn't that just supercute. It really makes me cry how much he cares and how much he misses me. If you read this please know I LOVE YOU SO MUCH and I do not know what I would do without you. You are wonderful!!!

Back on track

I am finally back at home. The week in Barcelona was after all really cool and I enjoyed my time there. Sadly I did not really have time to enjoy the tourist attractions. Or at least I had not enought power after 6 hous at our booth to manage more than to go around the block to catch some lovely tapas for dinner... One thing I really enjoyed was the weather. It was fantastic and I soaked up the warm weather (around 20°, besides in Switzerland we have around 5°). And the flight back to Basel was awesome. I never really had the chance to fly over the alps and enjoy them. The flights before either had a different route, the flights were during night or the weather was bad that I could not see much. So this time it was perfect. We even flew over Bern and I saw my home from he Airplane! Which was kind of weird. And I managed to get some really cool pictures. So here is one of them. It shows Lake Thun with the alps in the back. As I am a true Swiss girl and love "my mountains", these pictures are a real treasure.

Hola de Barcelona!

Last week was a blast... Friday afternoon I suddenly had to go to Barcelona as our the girl who was initially planned to go to set up the things was not available anymore. She had to be in the office as their whole stuff got sick. So at 15.00 last Friday, I got the info that I had to go to Barcelona instead. 17.00 I left home for the train to Geneva. So there was only little time to say goodbye to my husband and Lucky. We arrived Saturday in sunny Barcelona and headed around to the conference area and the hotel. We even got already the keyes of one of the appartments we rented. Sunday was then pure pain. I was running around the whole day to get the keyes of the different appartments and had to redo my whole planning for the beds. Then there was also a dinner planned for the evening where I had to attend. Finally at 00.30 I was back in the hotel. But at 02.00 I got already another phone call because one of our guys was not able anymore to find his appartment. He looked at the wrong place, no wonder he couldn't find it. The rest of the days weren't aint better. So much to do and all the days are also planned with stand duty. My feets are killing me! Guess today I will take the painkillers before I start my duty. And I am so unbelievable tiered. Worked all weekend and now also the whole week till Friday...

bad day & rocky balboa

The film we saw yesterday as a surprise was Rocky Balboa. Damn, this was a boring movie... I've never seen any of the other Rocky movies so I do not know how they are. But this one was just so lame. The story was so long and strange. I assumed it was more about how he gets back in shape and the fight. But it was much more who Rocky is now and who does want to know that??? So if you are a women between 20-99 just don't go to see this movie you will be bored to hell.

So what's that about the bad day you may ask. Yeah you know a lady has her days once a month... But my goal is actually not to get them (if you know what I mean). And I was so sure to be preggers this time and now it just seems that it will burst out tomorrow. I feel so awful and empty. Beside this bad news I had an awful day at work. People are getting crazier every day just because of this blody fair. I really feel as I work in a Kindergarten with people who look like adults but behave worse than any 3 year old who wants to get chocola te in a supermarket... Hope you guys have a better time than I have.

To cheer me up I will now go to BPS and check out Heidis AYTR message.

busy, tired & some nice movies

It is so busy before the 3GSM. So many people are doing last minute changes and are replanning. It is so getting on my nerves. I really long very much forward when the fair is over. And all this stress in the office makes me tired.

Do you know "stranger than fiction" the movie? I saw it yesterday and I think its such a cool movie. I love Will Farrell in it, he is really doing an amazing job in this movie. Tomorrow I will go and see the next one but as it is a surprise movie I have no clue what we go to see. I hope it is not a horror film, I can not watch them. They are way to scray, espcially when I have no man with me.

Other than this there is not much up. Just hurt me today when doing one of my scrap projects (scrapbooking can be really dangerous).

being creative

Had yesterday a creative boost. Used it to follow up my 28day BPS class with Gretchen. So I created one layout and one card. No I am just behind with one photo...

one happy girl

This is a snapshot of me my husband did this morning when I just returned from the hairdresser. Love the new look and that I am now able again to brush my hair without pain. And my hair looks much healthier with my natural haircolor and all the spliss is gone too...

Passed

Wohooo, got my CAE results (CAE = Certificatein Advanced English of the University of Cambridge) . And I PASSED.

Ok I admit only grade C (lowest level to pass). But you know what, I don't care because I passed! Just so happy about it!!!! The only thing I wonder and also bothers me is why the hell I only was below Borderline on the writing part. I thought this was the only part I which went quite ok... nevertheless at the end the only thing that matters is to pass, no?

new link

Added a new link to my daily dosis of inspiration, http://blog.jinkyart.com.au/.

Do you know Barb already? If not her site is really must to visit. She is an extraordinary photographer! And she also offers very cool Actions on this site http://www.ittybittyactions.com/. I use them as much as possible because they really give the photos a wonderful extra kick. They are so worth their moey. And also because of these actions I became more interested in the curves and levels which photoshop offers, a thing I am now using all the time and really love to play around.

I hope that I can attend the photography workshop she offers that maybe one day I will be able to take as cool pictures as Barb or Tara.

How sweet is that...?

I just came home from a accupuncture treatment and when I turned my PC screen on I had a supercute message of my husband:

First there was a supercute picture of him in a word document (I think he prefers when I do not post his face here, even the temptation is huge). Below was a comment to scroll down where the following was written:

"Dear Jeanine
I am at school and writing a strategie test. This even the most important strategy in my life already worked out.... I hope I wil soon be home to warm me up at your body. Kisses on your scrapbook-ass.
your xxx"

isn't that just tooo cute? I was really touched by this cute surprise.


And here's my picture of the day. Just think the reflection in the spoon was too cool not to snapshot.It reminds me of the 70ties disco style...

Sick

I am sick. It is really bad timing but I am sick. Feel sooo tired and have a sore throat...
But nevertheless I have to work and prepare for our fair. Hope this stupid sickness is soon over. Need now really all my forces to work and also to go on with my targets for this year. Will post some more pics later today.

Heidi Swapp BSP class

So here is a picture of my calendar we had to decorate for the class.
I really like how it turned out.

Do you like chocolate?

I do, I really do... and therefore I am almost addicted to these chocolate cakes (they are liquid in the middle):



Try them out yourselves and let me know if you liked them.
You need:

2 eggs
125g butter or margarine
125g chocolate
40g all purpose flour
30g sugar

Put together the eggs and the sugar. Stir till it has a light yellow color. Put aside.
Take a pan and put in chocolate and butter. Melt both and merge with the egg/sugar. Add flour and fill in cups. Bake at 180° for about 6 minutes and enjoy when still warm!

TiVo

Wohoo, today we bought a new TiVo and it is freakin cool. Hope that the famous HDTV is soon running everywhere... as now we finally could receive it.

Otherwise, yesterday was quite a cool day. Met a very good friend of mine and I handed her a bag as birthday gift. I think she really liked it. That makes me happy. Then in the office still troubled times ahead as the preparations for the exhibition are still not finished. Soo loking forward when this whole thing is over.

Later today we will have Fondue, hmmm. Love it. Typically Swiss and so yummy. Especially when it is snowing outside.

Comments, packages and a worse day

First of all thank you for your comments! I just noticed that I have to approve them... I must change that, so they appear directly when you write them. Sorry for that, but guess that just prooves that I am really new to the blogging stuff. And thanks again for commenting. It is so cool to see that people out there in the big wide world are actually reading what I am writing.
And to answer your question Lisa. No, I did unfortunately not attend Shimelles class (could not afford it as I just paid the Heidi clss, lol). I just started end of November to think what I could write about in the upcoming 24 days til Christmas and started it all by myself. A good way for me to prepare the sites was to search the internet, you get tons of ideas. And why notn prepare your journal for next year even now?

And about my morning post, damn was I wrong! Since today I am now definitively sure that the 23rd is for sure not the worst of days. So far it is today. First of all I have a hell of a lot to do in the office. Soon our biggest fair, the 3GSM (a huge fair in Barcelona where the whole world of telecommunications meets), takes place. Therefore we have a lot to organise. And almost everything messed up today. Bags we ordered will not be delivered, Laptop batteries died and we had to order new ones, I noticed that I forgot to order CD cases... But The worst thing I had to do today was to transfer data into new business cards. Sounds not to hard to do, but the list was a huge mess and I really god brain ache of it. Hate that. Then I wanted to pick up some diet cat food for my tomkat which is sick. But the doctor we usually go is on holiday, the other close by was closed. So had to find another one urgently. Luckily I found one and my kitty is happy.

The good thing about today? My package from my Heidi Swapp class on BPS arrived. It is sooo cool and I am really happy I subscribed to this class. It is not yet a month sinc the class started but I already feel so different and HAPPIER. Do not know if it is Heidis spirit or what but I am grateful for it.

So here are some more shots I did wile playing with my camera...

photoed my reflection in the window of our office/scraproom

and another one of my cutiepie Lucky

Snow

Finally Winter also arrived in Switzerland. Yesterday it snowed almost the whole day. It is so wonderful to see the world covered in white. And now I see the first glimpses of the sun in a beatuyful peachy color. This will be certainly a good day!