Arun... i just have to paste some of your lovely writings, sorry.
This morning when I had prepared the hotel breakfast I went to the pc and opened up your lovely message. And damn how i laughed. I laughed my brain out. And the good thing is that I can see you in front of me and hearing you as I am reading.
Holy moses. You have already made my day here and it is only 0842.
I referred myself to Cinderella before here in the hotel and your lovely sentence and explanation that it probably is Rapunzel i think of.... . read part of it.... it s amazing... You dont know me but I guess you can read me...
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"Rapunzel? Blonde hair trapped in a tower? Dunno - can't tell if you're a shoes girl or like long hair...hang on, you're right! You and your sex in the city shoes
:-D. ""
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And as you also know, or have read here on the blog, I am a huge fan of Sex and the City and high heels shoes.... yes yes.. your comment was so fun to me. Just right in the middle...gosh..You are a funny great and nice man. Congratulations.
I promise you Arun, i will keep on being honest here in the blog... even if it maybe emabarrase you and some more.
But honestly... Rapunzel and Cinderella? I dont think I mean Rapunzel. I mean the Girl who was
kept in the mansion cleaning and living very sad since her father had married an awful stephmother that only cared for her own daughters. One night she went magic, got a lovely dress, was driven to the castle and met the beauty prince charming. At 00.00 the magic would be gone and at that time she lost one of her shoes made by glass... imagine... the prince went all over to find the beauty girl that had worn the shoe. ...
Enjoy this lovely day, almost last day of August.
'
Thanks Arun for inspiring me to this writing ...
Anna
Friday, August 29, 2008
Profile update on Linked In--- Power and effect of Network communities...
I am a networking person. As a matter of fact I got a reward by my favourite girl Annika Widmark to have world class networking skills..... ref Linked in recomendations.
I have talked about it before in the blog and it is a fact that I am truly so happy curious about the mankind that I just have to meet new interesting people, its my mission in life. It motivates me and gives me a lot of empowerment and a feeling of growing. Some people think I am religious or something else going on with me... and yes... why not? I am a people person.
Yesterday I updated my Linked in profile with the Hotel Director and TeamClinic information and sent it to all my connections.. obviously I did.
So, this morning my mailbox was kind of full of my lovely networking contacts mail to wish me good luck and all the best wishes.
Hello hello world... this truly make me so happy. My beautiful network of people from all around the world is coming back with a shorter or longer comment and yes.... it is fantastic.
I will not tell you about everyones comment....., go to Linked in and connect with me and you will see all my world class "people" in there., but I will comment one at the moment.
A great skilled Danish colleague, a manager from Nordea wrote to me and told me some great thoughts, thanks a lot. He is always very frank, open and honest but I am also very much a fan of his way of dealing with things.
He actually hit me with some great words regarding my profile text but also.. i got some relevant and good critical feedback... and that i truly like.
He commented that I had written to much fluffy texts and not been really specific and clear... especially not regarding what i will do in my new IT company and some more as well..
Thank you thank you... I immediately went back to the profile and deleted a lot. Great...Especially since I had not written anything about the new company TeamClinic profile and offerings.. that will come later. This company is something really brand new and Yes.. it will be noticed.
The best thing with this comment was that i truly agreed in everything. I am not a fluffy person and should not have to much fluffy text describing me either.
Next time I will ask somebody else to write about me. I think that will be the best actually. Why not my Danish colleague?
Btw... did you read Anthony Crains recommendation to me on Linked In?
I am so proud that I could dance all night long. i will publish it here next blog.
I just have to show you.
Good night sweetheart .. well it´s time to go.
Anna
I have talked about it before in the blog and it is a fact that I am truly so happy curious about the mankind that I just have to meet new interesting people, its my mission in life. It motivates me and gives me a lot of empowerment and a feeling of growing. Some people think I am religious or something else going on with me... and yes... why not? I am a people person.
Yesterday I updated my Linked in profile with the Hotel Director and TeamClinic information and sent it to all my connections.. obviously I did.
So, this morning my mailbox was kind of full of my lovely networking contacts mail to wish me good luck and all the best wishes.
Hello hello world... this truly make me so happy. My beautiful network of people from all around the world is coming back with a shorter or longer comment and yes.... it is fantastic.
I will not tell you about everyones comment....., go to Linked in and connect with me and you will see all my world class "people" in there., but I will comment one at the moment.
A great skilled Danish colleague, a manager from Nordea wrote to me and told me some great thoughts, thanks a lot. He is always very frank, open and honest but I am also very much a fan of his way of dealing with things.
He actually hit me with some great words regarding my profile text but also.. i got some relevant and good critical feedback... and that i truly like.
He commented that I had written to much fluffy texts and not been really specific and clear... especially not regarding what i will do in my new IT company and some more as well..
Thank you thank you... I immediately went back to the profile and deleted a lot. Great...Especially since I had not written anything about the new company TeamClinic profile and offerings.. that will come later. This company is something really brand new and Yes.. it will be noticed.
The best thing with this comment was that i truly agreed in everything. I am not a fluffy person and should not have to much fluffy text describing me either.
Next time I will ask somebody else to write about me. I think that will be the best actually. Why not my Danish colleague?
Btw... did you read Anthony Crains recommendation to me on Linked In?
I am so proud that I could dance all night long. i will publish it here next blog.
I just have to show you.
Good night sweetheart .. well it´s time to go.
Anna
Thursday, August 28, 2008
You do not .....
This morning I got a very strange comment from one of the hotel guests... and I dont know what to think about it. But to be honest it felt kind of interesting.
One of the Pakistan prominent guests had a small chat at the reception disk and it was kind of interesting the business ongoing, flight industries and high technology .. of course I ask my guests about their business... i just have to and I am just to curious to not do.
Some tell more and some tell less.
This guest had been here 6 months ago and noticed that there was a "younger " person here now and that just ended up in some curious questions.
One of the first was... - do you come from Arboga ? ( this small little city)
Proudly I said yes and I also told I have moved back after 22 year in Stockholm and jadi jadi jadi...
Then the comment..... -- you do not look like you come from here!
eh.... what a lovely honest comment, dont you think? I thought so. And I just realized that people have more interest in culture and people then you can ever imagine.
I just had to laugh but also think some minutes... Well.. how does a girl look like that comes from here? and from where do I look like a come from?
- he just commented my surprised face and said that no.. you look like you come from a big city more fashionable.. and some other great words as well.
I dont know if I should thank you or not, that might be rude to the other Arboga living girls and people... but it is obvious to not only Arboga citizens that I am some kind of different and they know for shure I want and will make a difference here. That will be my mission for some years.
Good luck Anna, it might be a mission impossible .. but also, the mission possible. I prefer to think like that.
Cheers
A
One of the Pakistan prominent guests had a small chat at the reception disk and it was kind of interesting the business ongoing, flight industries and high technology .. of course I ask my guests about their business... i just have to and I am just to curious to not do.
Some tell more and some tell less.
This guest had been here 6 months ago and noticed that there was a "younger " person here now and that just ended up in some curious questions.
One of the first was... - do you come from Arboga ? ( this small little city)
Proudly I said yes and I also told I have moved back after 22 year in Stockholm and jadi jadi jadi...
Then the comment..... -- you do not look like you come from here!
eh.... what a lovely honest comment, dont you think? I thought so. And I just realized that people have more interest in culture and people then you can ever imagine.
I just had to laugh but also think some minutes... Well.. how does a girl look like that comes from here? and from where do I look like a come from?
- he just commented my surprised face and said that no.. you look like you come from a big city more fashionable.. and some other great words as well.
I dont know if I should thank you or not, that might be rude to the other Arboga living girls and people... but it is obvious to not only Arboga citizens that I am some kind of different and they know for shure I want and will make a difference here. That will be my mission for some years.
Good luck Anna, it might be a mission impossible .. but also, the mission possible. I prefer to think like that.
Cheers
A
Management in small scale...
So, today was actually the first day when I acted like the manager I am for the two employees in the hotel and it felt very good but also very strange.
Strange because I have been used to work with a large team of 25 people in a structured and very openfriendly, valuebased atmosphere... and the difference here is kind of very obvious.
Together here we are a team of 4 and the values and our common way of co-operation has not been set at all. It has been just to much work lately which does not give me a chance to prioritize a Team meeting. Today we had the first one. And it felt very good. The information and communication within the team is critical and will be a part of our daily operation as well.
It is lovely to realize that we are four different persons with varied backgrounds, values and behaviours. I will bring some of my great Nordea experience to implement our common values within this team and company.
Our first Kick in meeting is planned and we will have a workshop to set our commone values, behaviours and strengthen the guest focus. I also plan to put up some guest satisfaction metrix together with the team to be part of our motivation and work.
Of course the focus will be on the guests and ourselves as the one to make this a magic stay.
Today I actually got a call from a guest that had been here since the owner change and it was obvious he will come back because of the good feeling here. That will be our best brand.
Some other guests were very openspeaking and gave some positive feedback today regarding their stay. And I have understand one thing very clear.... even if my hotel is not so very damn perfect and not a 5 star hotel in many ways,.... the behaviour and the way we meet our guests is actually world class. That can be a good compensation. I know it.
So.. lets keep on managing I am thrilled about this new challenge and experience to do it in a small scale.. it is fascinating and I love it.
// Anna
Strange because I have been used to work with a large team of 25 people in a structured and very openfriendly, valuebased atmosphere... and the difference here is kind of very obvious.
Together here we are a team of 4 and the values and our common way of co-operation has not been set at all. It has been just to much work lately which does not give me a chance to prioritize a Team meeting. Today we had the first one. And it felt very good. The information and communication within the team is critical and will be a part of our daily operation as well.
It is lovely to realize that we are four different persons with varied backgrounds, values and behaviours. I will bring some of my great Nordea experience to implement our common values within this team and company.
Our first Kick in meeting is planned and we will have a workshop to set our commone values, behaviours and strengthen the guest focus. I also plan to put up some guest satisfaction metrix together with the team to be part of our motivation and work.
Of course the focus will be on the guests and ourselves as the one to make this a magic stay.
Today I actually got a call from a guest that had been here since the owner change and it was obvious he will come back because of the good feeling here. That will be our best brand.
Some other guests were very openspeaking and gave some positive feedback today regarding their stay. And I have understand one thing very clear.... even if my hotel is not so very damn perfect and not a 5 star hotel in many ways,.... the behaviour and the way we meet our guests is actually world class. That can be a good compensation. I know it.
So.. lets keep on managing I am thrilled about this new challenge and experience to do it in a small scale.. it is fascinating and I love it.
// Anna
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Back in town..
I write Tuesday 26th of August and it is exactly 22 years since I left Arboga last time.
I promised my self never ever to move back. Today I did and it feels great. Early morning and the big boys came with a huge big truck to pick my things up. Halleluja. I thought it was to much space but in the end we filled it up. Unbelievable.
To see the men carrying all my stuff was kind of good, of course it was not for free but worth every single krona.
Now, I got a home and I am just very happy about it and it feels great. A wonderful flat just on the square in a pink house with old lovely touch. Newly fixed by the painting company and i invite you all for a look. Its lovely. Light all over and it is very much me.
So... I could have spent the first night laying in my lovely big bed watching the old ceiling and enjoying every second of silence ... but instead I have checked in to the hotel again for the evening and the morning sessions.
Its like in Eagles song... You can check in any time you like, but you can never leave...
AT the moment, my heart is red lovely open and my mind is happily spinning and my body truly suffering from non existing exercise ..... I just feel like finally have come home.
The girl is back in town... that is another good oldie song... lets find it.
Cheers
Anna
I promised my self never ever to move back. Today I did and it feels great. Early morning and the big boys came with a huge big truck to pick my things up. Halleluja. I thought it was to much space but in the end we filled it up. Unbelievable.
To see the men carrying all my stuff was kind of good, of course it was not for free but worth every single krona.
Now, I got a home and I am just very happy about it and it feels great. A wonderful flat just on the square in a pink house with old lovely touch. Newly fixed by the painting company and i invite you all for a look. Its lovely. Light all over and it is very much me.
So... I could have spent the first night laying in my lovely big bed watching the old ceiling and enjoying every second of silence ... but instead I have checked in to the hotel again for the evening and the morning sessions.
Its like in Eagles song... You can check in any time you like, but you can never leave...
AT the moment, my heart is red lovely open and my mind is happily spinning and my body truly suffering from non existing exercise ..... I just feel like finally have come home.
The girl is back in town... that is another good oldie song... lets find it.
Cheers
Anna
Monday, August 25, 2008
Last night....late night...facing the truth and fuck my choices for some minutes...."Big girls dont cry"
So the last final hours in this lovely house/flat. I have had my boys here part of the day and that was great. Today I was reminded about my part time mothership and it was some kind of painful in more then one way.
This morning I picked up Robin for following him to school. First time for me but not for him.
The teachers watched me carefully and was happy to see there is a mother in Robins life as well.
Everything went great and I left a little happy boy in school after he had given me a tour in the school and telling me all the rules, the ways to go and everything else that is important to him. Kiss and good bye mamma.
The mother Anna was not happy I can tell. I cried all the way to the car. Fuck me for all my choices. 'Well tears are not needed at the moment so... just to gather myself.
A day full of packing and it seems that the stuff will never end. I have threwed away a lot but obviously there are lot more to considered needed or just over kill. Most of the stuff are kind of not needed.
Back to school to pick Robin up. As happy as when I left him and it is so lovely to join him in his energy. Also to have his guidance to my wrong parking as well... he is in control my little boy.
We enjoyed the afternoon together. Rented a pick up car and he loved to be in the frontseat with high volume on and just watching me working, loading and yes... he was the king in the car.
He was also the king when his father joined us for some work and support. Thank god... it was help sent from above. Robin Even more happy to have a pizza with his both parents talking in a nice mood and atmosphere as well. Mostly about the x-.s new girlfriend/ woman... i have to admit I am curious about her. And extremely happy for him. He deserves all happiness. Robin is a bit jealouse but that is kind of natural.
So... time for the question... do you want to stay with mother tonight or go "home" with father ?
Well .. I guess you can realize the answer... and I admire my son´s strengthen and choices.
And more tears... fuck me for my choices. Robin is happy and confident and that is the most important. Robin will never notice my tears, that is a golden truth.
Simon and CHarlie are here with me and that is of course happiness in a huge other dimension.... they will sleep over this last night and it is good sharing.
Where the hell do I get my strengthen and happiness from still? That is a damn good question.
Bye bye Hässelby suburb. You have been nice to me and my boys. Something new is waiting for us and it will be exiting. Fergie... this song is good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5AyHbrCYb0
Love and confident
A
This morning I picked up Robin for following him to school. First time for me but not for him.
The teachers watched me carefully and was happy to see there is a mother in Robins life as well.
Everything went great and I left a little happy boy in school after he had given me a tour in the school and telling me all the rules, the ways to go and everything else that is important to him. Kiss and good bye mamma.
The mother Anna was not happy I can tell. I cried all the way to the car. Fuck me for all my choices. 'Well tears are not needed at the moment so... just to gather myself.
A day full of packing and it seems that the stuff will never end. I have threwed away a lot but obviously there are lot more to considered needed or just over kill. Most of the stuff are kind of not needed.
Back to school to pick Robin up. As happy as when I left him and it is so lovely to join him in his energy. Also to have his guidance to my wrong parking as well... he is in control my little boy.
We enjoyed the afternoon together. Rented a pick up car and he loved to be in the frontseat with high volume on and just watching me working, loading and yes... he was the king in the car.
He was also the king when his father joined us for some work and support. Thank god... it was help sent from above. Robin Even more happy to have a pizza with his both parents talking in a nice mood and atmosphere as well. Mostly about the x-.s new girlfriend/ woman... i have to admit I am curious about her. And extremely happy for him. He deserves all happiness. Robin is a bit jealouse but that is kind of natural.
So... time for the question... do you want to stay with mother tonight or go "home" with father ?
Well .. I guess you can realize the answer... and I admire my son´s strengthen and choices.
And more tears... fuck me for my choices. Robin is happy and confident and that is the most important. Robin will never notice my tears, that is a golden truth.
Simon and CHarlie are here with me and that is of course happiness in a huge other dimension.... they will sleep over this last night and it is good sharing.
Where the hell do I get my strengthen and happiness from still? That is a damn good question.
Bye bye Hässelby suburb. You have been nice to me and my boys. Something new is waiting for us and it will be exiting. Fergie... this song is good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5AyHbrCYb0
Love and confident
A
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Say it right.... and just... Rise to the occasion
These songs are my favourites at the moment and I dedicate them to someone out there....
enjoy.......
Say it right..... so damn good always.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO6SnX9s5-w
Rise to the occasion......
You’ve been down the dark detoursYou have seen most of it allCrashed into the million facesBut never listened to them talkYou’ve got so much on your mind right nowIt doesn’t even help to try to solve them allYou used to smile when hope and a pat on the backWould last throughout the dayAs the rain kept falling down on youYou wouldn't let them wash the feeling awayHope itself dried out in you as you heard your man walking awayWithout a word
You thought
Who’s gonna make my decisions, I can’t make them on my ownWho’s gonna rise to the occasion when there is no one aroundWho the hell is gonna believe me, I dont believe in myselfWho’s gonna be there forever, well it aint gonna be him
In case you didn’t know I really care for youI just wish you all the bestAnd if love should come and knock on your door Ihope it treats you with respectI cannot count the times I’ve seen youOh just slipping away with a broken heart
You thought.....
No no noEverybody is going away, I’m barely hanging onNo no noDo not lovers seek me, what am I doing wrong?
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Say it right.....
In the dayIn the nightSay it rightSay it allYou either got itOr you don'tYou either stand or you fallWhen your will is brokenWhen it slips from your handWhen there's no time for jokingThere's a hole in the plan
Oh you don't mean nothing at all to meNo you don't mean nothing at all to meBut you got what it takes to set me freeOh you could mean everything to me
I can't say that I'm not lost and at faultI can't say that I don't love the light and the darkI can't say that I don't know that I am aliveAnd all of what I feel I could showYou tonight you tonight
Oh you don't mean nothing at all to meNo you don't mean nothing at all to meBut you got what it takes to set me freeOh you could mean everything to me
From my hands I could give youSomething that I madeFrom my mouth I could sing you another brick that I laidFrom my body I could show you a place God knowsYou should know the space is holyDo you really want to go?
love
A
enjoy.......
Rise to the occasion..... Kurt Nielsen fantastic ........ listen to the text
Say it right..... so damn good always.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO6SnX9s5-w
Rise to the occasion......
You’ve been down the dark detoursYou have seen most of it allCrashed into the million facesBut never listened to them talkYou’ve got so much on your mind right nowIt doesn’t even help to try to solve them allYou used to smile when hope and a pat on the backWould last throughout the dayAs the rain kept falling down on youYou wouldn't let them wash the feeling awayHope itself dried out in you as you heard your man walking awayWithout a word
You thought
Who’s gonna make my decisions, I can’t make them on my ownWho’s gonna rise to the occasion when there is no one aroundWho the hell is gonna believe me, I dont believe in myselfWho’s gonna be there forever, well it aint gonna be him
In case you didn’t know I really care for youI just wish you all the bestAnd if love should come and knock on your door Ihope it treats you with respectI cannot count the times I’ve seen youOh just slipping away with a broken heart
You thought.....
No no noEverybody is going away, I’m barely hanging onNo no noDo not lovers seek me, what am I doing wrong?
..............................................................................................................................................
Say it right.....
In the dayIn the nightSay it rightSay it allYou either got itOr you don'tYou either stand or you fallWhen your will is brokenWhen it slips from your handWhen there's no time for jokingThere's a hole in the plan
Oh you don't mean nothing at all to meNo you don't mean nothing at all to meBut you got what it takes to set me freeOh you could mean everything to me
I can't say that I'm not lost and at faultI can't say that I don't love the light and the darkI can't say that I don't know that I am aliveAnd all of what I feel I could showYou tonight you tonight
Oh you don't mean nothing at all to meNo you don't mean nothing at all to meBut you got what it takes to set me freeOh you could mean everything to me
From my hands I could give youSomething that I madeFrom my mouth I could sing you another brick that I laidFrom my body I could show you a place God knowsYou should know the space is holyDo you really want to go?
love
A
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