It is finally on the news that there is an initiative to install water meters in every household. But only if the environment agency ‘has its way’.

It’s not surprising that in the country where it rains so much, there are actual droughts.

Why this wasn’t done ages ago is beyond me…

Hmmmm sweet and juicy. The best pears in the world.

Portuguese of course

I bought a hair straightener. For someone who doesn’t know how they work it may sound a bit stupid for someone like me to buy this. My hair can’t get any straighter!

But I tell you it’s one of the best buys I’ve ever made! It was expensive but in less than 15 mins I have gorgeous curly hair! I love it!!!

I think it has become one of my best friends right after my coffee machine (machine friends of course )

I just baked a chocolate cake. I altered the original recipe (first time I’ve done this) and the result is… OMG I never thought I could do something so delicious! hmmmmm

I have an ear infection, it’s very painfull and I think I’ve taken too many drugs…

I hate it when people are trying to explain something to me on the phone and ask ‘are you with me?’ to make sure that I am understanding them. It just makes me want to reply ‘Yes I am standing right next to you but you can’t see me because I have the magic power of invisibility!’ Condescendence deserves sarcasm.

I am ashamed to say, I actually started to enjoy the game! Still a long way from understanding the endless rules but it’s a lot more entertaining that football

Having a place to work in the morning and one in the afternoon with different locations and phone numbers but with the same email is leaving some staff very confused…

I am confused myself!

One of thing where I have to become more English and less…me… is small talk. I can’t do it! If I don’t have something really important to say or to ask, I just don’t! But I can see the advantages and I can see how rude I may look for not being able to do it.

Example: Gym dressing room, had my OU swipe card showing. A woman asks me if I work there. I say yes. She asks me where, I reply. She says ‘I’ve just retired from the OU’ I say ok. And that was it. I can see it in her face she was expecting me to say something and be nice, but nothing… I said bye and left.

The alternative would be me saying: ‘Oh really? Where did you work? For how long? Who do you know there?’,  etc. And the next time I saw her I would actually remember her face, talk to her a bit more, even about other things, and I could ask her things of my personal and professional interest, all that kind of things. But no… I just said ok and left.

Need to improve my PR skill. It is essential these days!

It’s been a while since I had one. Yesterday it finally hit me with all its strength. Took the strong tablets which reduce the migraine to a strong headache and I was out all evening. For some reason I felt really drowsy and could hardly move and couldn’t stay awake. Not good considering the amount of wedding invitations that still have to be finished and, of course, the PhD… Still feeling a bit weird today and still taking tablets as the migraine insists on coming back so I’m staying at home this morning. Well, I would do anyway as I am waiting for a very special delivery