My last day at work. At 3pm the FHM Assistant asks me to follow him into the meeting room. Thought he wanted to discuss my contract. I enter the room and find almost all FH staff lined up with sad smiles on their faces. Surprise !! I get presented with a lovely bunch of pink tulips and a leaving card, which is all filled up with lovely messages from all of them, I'm touched especially by the many messages saying how funny I am, what a great time they had with me, what an adorable person I am, and how much they are going to miss my gossips :-) All in all it has been a nice experience, shame I had to regign cos of "a couple of BAD elements".....never minds. Maybe it actually means something. Dunno. I feel ok today, still a little overwhelmed but OK.

Been to the Scrapbooking Show at Alexandra Palace today, with a friend of mine, she even didnt know what stamping and scrapbooking are about....but it was love at first sight, she bought some embelishments and papers to hand-make her first few cards  And regarding to what  * I * have bought...what can I say....lets just say that my wallet is almost 100£ lighter  I cant help it, it was like being in a candy shop, I had to buy all those adorable little things, and also 25 papers at 5£, can you believe it ?! The funny thing is that I had this little nagging voice into my head...

me: uhm.. i'm not gonna buy this, I dont actually need it

nagging voice : well maybe you dont need it now, but you never know!

me: uhm thats true, I'll get it !

Thats how I left almost 100£ at Alexandra Palace ! Now I MUST organize all my stuff, and make sure is properly filed and organized, cos I've so-ooo much of it, and some times it's hard to actually remember all the embelishments I have, this means that I always end up using the same ones.

Thats all I have to say, I'm not gonna talk about work (current one) cos it makes me nervous.

Going window-shopping and spot your fave bag on sale

• 20£

Stepping on a scale and find out that now you can fit into your new pair of jeans

• 35£

Using you Mastercard at Harrods and see that NOW IT WORKS

• Priceless

Help. My Mastercard works again. 

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Non sono mai stata una grande fan di FB. Lo uso, ma non in modo maniacale come fanno tanti altri. Stasera stavo x unirmi ad un gruppo di gente che ricopre vari lavori nell'azienda x cui lavoravo. Poi ho visto che nei membri del gruppo c'e' la mia ex Area Manager, la stessa con la quale lavorero' ancora. Non mi sono unita al gruppo. Non mi va' che possa leggere tutti i miei eventuali sfoghi. Lo so,dovevo immaginarmelo che ci sarebbe stata anche lei su quel gruppo, daltronde fa parte dell'azienda, ma onestamente non credevo che *lei* fosse il tipo da FB, tantomeno da unirsi  a gruppi. Sbagliavo. Ed ora devo moderare le parole nel mio Status...si sa mai che legga, si sa mai che lei arrivi a me perche' io ho nella mia lista 2 colleghe che lei conosce benissimo. Che noia, mi sta soffocando anche FB !!! Cambio discorso, anche se resto in tema (!!!!).....ma daltronde non mi posso sfogare su FB......ma la devo dire una cosa.........a pelle proprio non sopporto quella che sara' una sorta di collega da maggio in poi. Mi ha dato il suo nominativo la mia futura assistente, l'ho' contattata su FB. Son stata carina,le ho scritto " Ciao ! Sono la tua futura collega!"....mi ha aggiunto alla lista ma manco mi ha risposto, vabbe'...Poi ho visto le sue foto...e da li'...una sensazione stranissima, continuavo a vedere le foto e a ripetermi "Questa non mi piace neppure un po!"......Pero' per fortuna non dovro' dividere l'ufficio con lei, collaboreremo a distanza.

Che bello, sono realmente gia' proiettata a riprendere al piu' presto il vecchio lavoro. Ieri ho iniziato a rifare un documento importante che avra' bisogno di essere updated...Poi la FHO Manager con la quale collaboro e che lavora x la parte alberghiera dell'azienda, mi scrive per chiedermi se le faccio la traduzione di alcuni testi per 7 resorts. Tanto ero off, ho detto si. Ma che noiaaaa !!! Sono ormai esperta di Shiatsu a forza di tradurre e tradurre ..." It is supposed to bestow a better quality of life, no matter the age nor the condition of the person receiving the treatment..." blah blah blah

Went for a long nice walk today and managed to get one extra sample from Bliss at Harvey Nicks. Cool, I'm actually ready to star the treatment for at least 4 weeks...free of charge .... I was getting so-ooo bored earlier, I then decided to search for online opinions on vactions and to's. I know that I should NOT do that, cos every time I get so-ooo flipping nervous !! Those comments are so irritating, really. They just get on my nerves, they know ab nothing about this industry but pretend to be right, even when it is so obvious that they are not, and they feel so cool just cos are slagging off a TO online. Uhhh....shock horror! (idiots!! just a bunch of idiots!!!)...I dont know why I decided to go back and deal with these idiots.

I'm starting to use Yahoo Answers, I didnt even know what that was to be honest, but I'm kind of getting the hang of it, and quite enjoy it actually. Thing is....there are some stupid questions such as "do I need a work permit to move to the UK ?"...I mean this guy was from EU, come on....!

Che bello,ho trovato su YouTube una intera serie di una trasmissione di 1 anno fa in cui ad ogni puntata facevano "very tough" interviews per diversi lavori, anche il mio (bhe' non l'attuale!).....How cool :-) Anyhow, oggi su FB ho avuto "l'onore" di *conoscere* una collega .....insomma, una con la quale dovro' collaborare perche' e' responsabile di un ns marchio. Uhm...che dire, a pelle, come primo impatto....*NON MI PIACE NEPPURE UN PO*....bhe che ci devo fare, la sopportero' al meeting, e spero poi io non debba avere troppo a che fare con questa.

Sono confusa, non lo so che sto facendo, I'm happy,sad, ecited, all rolled into one, thats me, thats how I feel. Feel like screeming loudly,really.Sometimes I feel like this is just a dazzling light, and it might turn itself off soon, this would be rather upsetting.I definitely did not reach a dead end, and I'm confident that things will get better and better....soon (!!!) All in all , I'd not complain too much, at least I DO have a job.

PS: mi hanno suggerito una buonissima crema ripatrice/ricostruttrice dello strato della pelle, me la sto facendo inviare from Canada, e speriamo sia la volta buona !

Job Description: This position holds overall responsibility within the holiday destination and is very diverse in its portfolio of associated duties.It is a non-stop role that requires total involvement and pro-activity .A Destination Manager should maintain and develop good relations with all existing or new suppliers and contractors at destination. Co-ordinate and manage the transfer of guests to and from the airport.Liaise closely with  head offices to ensure complete communication of information.Complete, accurately and efficiently, all paperwork and administrative duties as and when necessary to ensure effective running of the resort.(i.e. daily/weekly detailed reports and sales reports as well ) Ensure that relevant members of the team carry out all resort operations according to the Company standards as quickly and efficiently as possible.Effectively troubleshoot unforeseen events and circumstances whether related to guests, staff, properties or logistical arrangements. Deal with revenue management, cash flow and Company expences. To be a DM you must make sure all customers receive an outstanding service. You’ll be responsible for everything - from sales and operations, to staff issues and budgets, to third-party relationships – you'll  face new and interesting challenges every day. It’ll fall to you to ensure everything runs smoothly at detestination, and that all customers have a holiday of a lifetime. It’s a big responsibility, which is why all DM should be professionals with a proven track record in customer service, team management and resort operations.

And A LOT MORE. So,next time I get the famous question " What exactly is your job about?"....I'll just tell them all to read these few lines....still, it is not saying *all* about it....but it gives you an idea,does it?!

A volte mi chiedo se io vivo fuori dal mondo.Possibile che sino a stamattina non mi sono resa conto che e' tempo di G20? Voglio dire, ho sottovalutato tutto, me ne son sbattuta di possibili ritardi del bus per diversions etc - ed ho realizzato "l'importanza" dell'evento solo quando in hotel mi sono piombati 80 poliziotti in divisa sportiva che restano da noi 4 giorni. Fanno parte del *rinforzo* previsto dal Governo per l'evento. Ed io bella beata che mi domando se domani,magari, non e' il caso di uscire un po' prima per andare al lavoro...che magari il mio bus fa un giro cretino..... Stasera venendo a casa passavo davanti all'House Of Parliament e gia' ci stavano una 40ina di persone in "protesta"....ed era solo mezzanotte.....E gia',magari e' l'ora che mi sveglio e mi organizzo.

Mi restano 23 giorni di lavoro,poi mi saro' liberata di sti incapaci. But to ne honest I'm getting a little nervous. First of all I've this nagging thought of having to pack in again...all my "travel-size-stuff"... Sort out my uniforms and request the new ones, it also means planning ahead a few things and having to put a few others on stand-by. I got in touch already with one of my assistants, she seems to be pretty cool,doesnt have much experience but she is very enthusiastic and ambitious. I've managed to kind of stop the email-exchange with the Area Manager, cos I did not want us to get any "closer", I want our relationship to stay a work-related one, yes we can have a laugh together, but I dont want her to get any closer, I fear it may ruin our work relationship. I know it sounds pretty peculiar, but that's the way I am. Do not want to mix up my private life with my job. She is my Area Manager, not a friend of mine.

Am I padanoid? Am I weird ?! Dont know.