barista, barista!

It was my first time back as a barista last night, and it was s-o-o-o good! I forgot how good the roasted coffee-beans smell, and how fun it is when you manage to make a leaf or a heart on someones latte or cappuccino. And I made a heart on my very first latte, back at Espresso House. My boss is super nice, and the coffee shop I worked in last night was located at a very calm part of a Mall. Everything went well, and not to mention 4 hours of $15/h pay + overtime! So sweet!

I love what they pay you an hour in Sweden! Beats the crap out of 7.25 an hour!!

its skirt time.

latest sewing project. Skirt w/ tulle.

i found them!

Remember a while back, when I said I wanted to find a pair of stud earrings and a necklace with glasses on? Well. I found them. Oh the joy.

minus

the stuffy nose. My sister got me sick.. So convenient when I have a week off. Chucks.

is something wrong with me?

No, its more likely the total opposite. I signed a contract with Espresso House today. (my pre-hawaiian job). That means that I have two jobs (one signed up and done for, today), an internship at a Fashion Department Stores Headquarters starting week 49(end of november) and PatternConstruction school.

It's kinda sick - how everything just flows right now. For reals. Might be sressful, but also absolutely wonderful before going back to Hawaii. Best part about it all is that the Fashion Department Store and Espresso House wants me to come back to them when I'm home in between semesters next year for Emma's graduation. And the didn't care that I was going back in you months. O-M-Gosh. Gotta say, I missed being a Barista for a while. The guests and the people I worked with were so nice!

Blessings, blessings!

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“ On matters of style, swim with the current. On matters of principle, stand like a rock.

Thomas Jefferson.

Well Mr Jefferson, I'd say "agreed" to "stand like a rock" when it comes to principles, but also "swim in your own direction a little, while following the current". Everyone needs to be comfortable with their own style and explore. Don't just follow the current. You need to be YOU. (and I'm not just talking about personal style now.) The people I admire the most are the ones who are themselves, and not just what everyone else wants/expects/tells them to be.

the make of hands.

This is the result of one of my sewing projects. I just had to make this one after all that "Balmain"-ing i did in school.




Hmm.. well, you might not see the broad shoulders as much, but this is the black top I made.

scraped knees and a bruised ego.

Sure. Sick day today. Sabine must have contaminated me. She's been sick all week. And here I thought that I've become immune. Nope.

Saddest thing today is the slip-and-fall I did after picking up the pizzas with Sabine today. GOOD THING no one saw, and all I got was a bruised ego.. Well, that, and a scraped knee and torn jeans. Fantastic way to start this week.

Though unluckiness opened this week, I managed to make a skirt today. White with tulle knots in the front and a big sipper in the back. Picture will be uploaded later.


Now: cough drops, aspirin and some sleep.

hard work, work, work.

I've been prepping for two job interviews this week. Right after I got back to school from the other interview on Wednesday, another place called for an interview two days after. So I had a second job interview on Thursday. Yesterday, the kids clothing store called back and want me to come work for them on Thursday to see how i would fit in with them, and how I would like it.

The funniest thing is that I blamed my interviews on "doctors appointments", but I did have my sketch ready for Jeanette on Thursday. So I didn't really have to be there at 12.30 sharp.

We started a "roll play" this week in school too. This means that each person sketches up a detailed design to give to another person that will make the pattern for it, and then hands it over to a second individual that will sew the garment in toille (which pretty much is a first fitting fabric = really rough cotton fabric). A roll play.

It'll be so nice with flexhours though during the coming 3 weeks of the roll play. Also spelled S-l-e-e-p_i-n.

In school we work with Gerbers patternconstruction program on Mondays & Thuesdays, and I absolutely LOVE it! For me, the program has been super easy to work with, and I wish I could say that about my fellow classmates. But I'm always way ahead of assignments and end up doing my own designs and consturctions from Wed-Fri Manual construction classes. Which also might be what I've learned the most doing.

Man this week has passed faster than no other...

This weekend doesn't really have anything exciting planned out. But I might be getting together for some tea and cookies with Stephanie later today.

Oh, ya! Two of my gift certificates came to very good use yesterday. I bought two wonderful tights from H&M (that have a wide waistband on it = We likie!). GinaTricot then treated me to a nice long cardigan, t-shirt with a Rockchick inspired print on it, a vest and a really cool black ballooned shirt (on sale for $6).

Best part about yesterday was that I met one of my old co-workers, Ammi. We worked together at GinaTricot a few years ago, and she is my favorite person in the world. So sweet, nice and honest. Oh, how I like Ammi. She deserves so much better then all the crap she gets at GinaTricot. but I'm really glad I met her last night.

On top of all the niceness yesterday was to skype with Brittany. I miss her a lot. She is like my sister, and I really can't wait to see her on pretty much a daily basis again. Just skypeing makes it a little bit harder.

This is Brittany. One of the last days I had back in Hawaii too. We were waiting in front of Heathers house to go down to Swapmeet. I miss swapmeet too. It's all crap and cheap tourist bracelets, but I love it anyway.


Love for the weekend folks'!

Comme des Enfants

Today I had an interview with a interior design&childrens clothing store. Everything went really well and I'll get to know by the end of the week if I got it or not. Help me keep fingers crossed!

A jewelery store called me after school for an interview on Thursday as well. On fire or what? :)

<3

all the young dudes

I've finally put my portfolio together, and filled out the application forms for Art Scholarships next year. YAY!

Now I'll just have to wait and see. Kepp your fingers crossed, cuz I got an Art Scholarship last year.

Good'ay!

a few things you DIDN'T know about me:

• was in a Lucia (Swedish thing...) aka Christmas Caroling Contest.
  
• love pears & baby carrots
• am a apple juice addict. (orange too sometimes)
  
• favorite color is navy (or any really dark blue color)
• hate hairspray, and only use it when REALLY necessary
• secretly loves playing Christmas songs on the piano, even if its in the middle of a hot summer.

saturday

Its been somewhat of a slow saturday. Good company though. Dad, I and Sabine visited Emma at work. And I have time to do stuff again, since I'm unemployed. Again. Fricken A.

Top Streetwear, where I used to work, decided to close the store down in all haste. And I didn't even get to know. my co-workers Bobby and Monika told me a week ago. Very very sketch. So everyone was fired.

Anyways.


We got Dad to try on this SUPER UGLY hat at GinaTricot. Shame on those who're gonna be wearing this this winter. not okay. hahaha!

H&M for Men

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Yes please!

coincidence? i think not.

I'm sitting here, listening to the soundtrack to "500 Days of Summer" (If you haven't seen that movie, by the way, go see it!), and the soundtrack is absolutly fabulous.

But, as I'm listening and sewing on a new project, my mind wonders off to something that feels like such a long time ago, but isn't really so long ago, and peoples names pop up in my head.

Facebook is on. And one of the people I thought of logged on the facebook chat, (which I'm pretty much never on). "Thinking of the devil" right? I don't think its a coincidence.

Random and insightful.

But there are a lot of people I miss lately. As it is very cold and windy in Sweden, and my room is freezing cold at night. I cuddle up in my comforter and blanket and think back of the times in Hawaii.


Well, I'm gonna finish up this project. And keep thinking.

discretion of boy&girl. boy vs girl.

more subtle flirting please.
more midnight calls.
more x's and o's.
more of accidental bumping in to.

more Russian roulette with hearts and feelings.

just.
just more.