diffenbachia
czwartek, 11 czerwca 2020
022 Why I sometimes feel like an old lady
021 Guinea pigs myths
środa, 3 czerwca 2020
020 Our guinea pig had an operation
poniedziałek, 1 czerwca 2020
019 Beauty is a relative term
poniedziałek, 25 maja 2020
018 3 creative things that I've managed to do during the quarantine
If you have
an Instagram or Facebook account, you may have seen the quarantine bingo
images. In the times of COVID-19, our daily habits have to face the tests and
the trials. Is there anyone who hasn’t binge watched or spent a whole day in pajamas?
Today, I would like to present you 3 pretty creative things that I’ve managed
to do during the quarantine.
1. I made pierogi
After many online meetings we must face boredom at home. How many days
in a row can we watch Netflix series? To break the routine, I decided to make
homemade pierogi. I had never prepared that dish before, so I was very
surprised how tasty it was!
2. I observed the night sky
When you don’t have to wake up early the next day, you can grab your car
keys and go to watch stars. Because of the light pollution, it is impossible to
observe the night sky in the proximity of cities, so you need to drive about
20-50 kilometers away from a city. You can plan your trip by using a weather
forecast and this tool https://www.lightpollutionmap.info/
An amazing view with many constellations guaranteed!
3. I read the whole fantasy saga
If you have ever wandered nearby fantasy literature shelves in a bookstore,
you know an average size of a fantasy book – they are often very thick. During
the quarantine, I’ve managed to read not one, but four volumes and now I have a
book hangover. If you are a fantasy literature fan, I highly recommend you to read
the Stormlight Archive written by Brandon Sanderson.
piątek, 15 maja 2020
017 A book hangover
Have you
ever heard about a book hangover? This phenomenon is associated to the
inability to start reading a new book because you are still living in the last’s
book world, you still think about the characters you've met. The book hangover is like this
strange feeling when you are going to taste a delicious apple pie, but the
voice in the back of your head says that the best apple pie is that of your mum.
The same applies to books – even if there are many positive reviews about a new
book, you just can’t start to read it because the last one was brought too many
emotions.
The book
hangover is an ambiguous thing – on one hand, you have had an amazing adventure
with a book, you spent some valuable time with the characters you loved and with the
story that interested you. But on the other hand, this situation is like an
impasse because you can’t start a new title. There is only one solution to
finish with that feeling – you need to push yourself out of your comfort zone
and pick up a new book! Have you ever had the book hangover?
poniedziałek, 4 maja 2020
016 Astrophotography
piątek, 17 kwietnia 2020
015 Does urban jungle have to be always green?
środa, 8 kwietnia 2020
014 3 the best things of being a hotel receptionist
As you may
know from my previous post, I have two years’ experience as a hotel
receptionist. Although this type of work is often associated with stress, I
remember many amusing situations and I can honestly say that I loved my job!
Today I would like to tell you three stories that show why being a hotel
receptionist isn’t as bad as they say…
1. Hotel puppy
The wife of
the hotel owner had always dreamt about a dog and that is why her husband gave
her a little shih tzu on her birthday. Unfortunately, as it turned out, she was
allergic to that dog breed. They didn’t want to give the puppy back, so they decided
that it would live in our hotel. Try to imagine that fantastic feeling when you
have a terrible day at work, and you can caress a little puppy!
2. Wedding cakes
In the hotel’s
restaurant, we organized weddings almost every Friday and Saturday. There can’t
be a good wedding without a tiered wedding cake! Sometimes, newlyweds thanked for
our job and presented us a piece of their wedding cake. What could I tell more...?
😊
3. Hotel receptionist = local hero
The best
thing was that I could help the people. From offering an extra pillow to looking
for a lost mobile phone, printing a coloring page for children or giving first
aid… Those were the moments that made me feel important and needed.
poniedziałek, 30 marca 2020
013 3 things that I hated as a hotel receptionist
I have a
two years’ experience as a hotel receptionist. I remember my fist day at the
front desk and my manager who was instructing me how to get around hotel guests
and billions of telephone calls. She told me that if I worked there, I would
learn how to be a perfect actress. And she was right – you won’t survive even
one day at the front desk if you don’t know how to lie. Sometimes you must pretend
you are nice, even if you boil over the range deep down.
Today I
would like to present 3 common hotel situations that I really hated:
“Can we
leave our room 3 hours after the time of the check-out?”
The time of
the check-out is established in every hotel and it must be respected. After
guest’s leaving, the room must be cleaned and prepared for the arrival of the
next visitors.
“I travel
all around the world! And only in your hotel…”
In 99% of the cases, the guests complain about the rejections of their early check-in (8 a.m., seriously?), the additional charge for breakfasts and parking… so, about the things that are in force in almost every hotel.
“Why your
hotel is so expensive?”
If you don’t
like the prices, you don’t stay in 4-star hotel, but you choose a cheaper place,
don’t you?
środa, 4 marca 2020
012 Seagulls
Seagulls. For tourists, they are the symbol of holidays, sea and freedom. Beautiful, innocent birds who always accompany sunsets at the seashore. However, the local people have a different view. For them, the seagulls mean noisy predators. Most of those birds don’t live anymore at the seashore – they moved from the coast to the nearest town. It is easier to look for food in the trash than to hunt sea creatures. The local people associate the seagulls with ubiquitous beasts who empty the bins and who wake up everybody in the city with their screeching at 5am in the morning.
Although I haven't lived in a seaside town since I was in high school, I sometimes catch myself listening to the sounds of silence and trying to hear seagulls' noisy voices...
022 Why I sometimes feel like an old lady
We often associate seniors with specific activities and old-fashioned hobbies, like collecting stamps. Sometimes my friends joke that I wa...
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In my first year at university I saw an advertisement about a guinea pig. Just two photos of that little creature melted my heart and I ma...
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Seagulls. For tourists, they are the symbol of holidays, sea and freedom. Beautiful, innocent birds who always accompany sunsets at the seas...