Life should be like reception desk - full of everything

Seeing the weather we have now, I'm turning my mind to all kind of positive aspects in life one can imagine... So... Weddings! This year my fiancé and I we’ve visited 4 weddings: two of our cousins and two of our friends. We realized than during last two years and 5 months we’ve visited 7 weddings together. It is pretty much, isn’t it? Each party was exceptional and unique. I am very happy that I have friends and family, we have such a good relations and I can participate in their important celebrations. I love this feeling when I see their happy faces :) I know there are a lot of opinions that the wedding doesn’t matter or it isn’t important… well, I think that it does matter and it’s more like a cement for the relationship. Not the celebration's part, of course, but the miracle that happens in the church, when two people looking deeply into the eyes of each other promise love, respect and fidelity (and this moment: " I take this ring as a sign of your love and f

After Kościelec I was really scared of going to Świnica through Zawrat pass. It is called one of the most difficult trip in Tatry! In fact, in my opinion, it was easier... There are a lot of chains to help and I felt relaxed while climbing. The weather was perfect: sun and wind let us feel warm but not dying of heat. We were very pleased when we got to Zawrat pass and when we could see this breathtaking scenery!! After some minutes of break, we started climbing on Świnica. It was dangerous but I felt save – there always was a chain to help yourself. Everything was perfect until we got through to the peak… We came there a little bit tired – after five hours of walking and climbing. Then... with my first step on the Świnica peak I heard… a baleful rumble of the coming storm. Świnica is 2 301 metres below sea level. Perfect place to watch the storm, isn’t it?! My blood ran cold. I took a look to the left – below Kasprowy Wierch which is well seen from the peak there were a lot of dark

Hi! I will talk about summer holiday again, let's forget this dark and cold November for a while... Our trip to Zakopane was, as always, hard – 11 hours spent in a tram… but when you have good company, nothing else matters J Zakopane said ‘good morning’ to us in a sunny day in August. It’s our third trip to Zakopane and we always have some certain destinations. For the first time, two years ago, we climbed on Giewont, Świnica (thorugh Przełęcz Świnicka) and Szpiglasowy Wierch. Last year we went on Czerwone Wierchy, Rysy and Krzyżne. And this year our main destination was Kościelec and Świnica through Zawrat which is considered to be one of the most difficult ways in Tatry. Well… in my opinion Kościelec was one of the most challenging mountains I’ve ever climbed on… It is high (more than 2000 m above sea level) and it has no protectors like hooks or chains!!! Just you, the rock and the precipice…  I remember I started to curse myself when I was climbing, it was like: “Oh my Go

What a sad day... Rainy Monday. Let's refresh memories from the holidays... If anyone of you spent this summer in Poland, should not have very positive impressions – I’m talking about the weather of course. My fiancé and I we were almost praying for good weather during our staying on the north of Poland. During 6 months before our trip J. had been repeating all the time: “You’ll see, while we be there, the sun will be shining!”. Well… in fact, at the moment we arrived, it was…raining, hahaha. I wasn’t sad – I still had hope. And you know what? Maybe the 1 st day wasn’t perfect, but the rest 5 days were magnificent!!! We had a lot of sun and I came back after 6 days with my skin tanned as if I had been to Egipt. Next part of my summer I spent with my fiancé and friends in the mountain… my passion and big love J What did happen there? I’ll write about that in the next post! 

Do you remember the Spanish businessmen from my last post? Today I would like to describe a meeting with them. They ended their travel in Poznan, the last meeting they had in Pniewy. They invited Agata (she went with them as a translator) and me to the supper on the Old Square in Poznan. I decided to go with them to Gospoda Poznanska so they could try some local delicacies. It was an evening rich in tastes, cultures, impressions and languages. They were describing their feelings about Poland, it was their first time here and their opinion surprised me because they were truly amazed. I think Poland is beautiful, we’ve got very rich culture, good music, tasty food, polish people are friendly, open-minded and well-educated and I really appreciate my country, but I wouldn’t think that Poland could make such a huge impact on people from Andalusia which is magnificant!! That meeting made my day, we were talking and eating until night hours J Next day I went with my fiancé to the sea…

In July I had to face with a challenge – I had to prepare a commercial mission for the person who had to go with two Spanish businessmen around Poland and present a proposal to the possibly clients. The case was about blueberries – they have a company which produces machines to collect, pack, segregate, clean and label the packs. My obligation was to find all possibly manufacturers in Poland, call them, propose them the meeting and think how to plan this travel. It is quite normal but, as I did it for the first time, I was a little bit stressed calling people I don’t know, ask some things and, what is more, propose them the meeting… Well,  it is obvious that clients may have questions. My favourite was: “What type of machines do they have?”. I had no idea! On their web page there were some information, but for me, as a laywoman, it was nothing more than just some words collected in chain as if by accident… Can you imagine the mess in my head? J I’m a philologist, not a manufacturer a

Hi there! Here I’m coming after the long break… With new, fresh energy, plans, ambitions and very clear aim – the end of studies in June 2018! During this academic year I’m not going to write about my receptionist job revelations – because I’m not receptionist anymore. Now I work in office. For the first time in my life I can sit down with calm, drink coffee and do my best, in most cases, without a hurry. What is more, this is a spanish company so I work with the language I love. It gives me the feeling of satisfaction. Nevertheless, there’s also a lot of funny situations to be told. Well, I’ve got my own boss, it is the first funny fact… I will tell you more about that soon J There is also an other important thing that happened in my life I want to share… It could be interesting for you and can provoke some smiles on your faces! What do you think about Friday 13 th ? For me, this day was absolutely fantastic, even though I had to go to dentist. I spent this day perfect

Hi… Today I would like to write about something that is on my mind… I think that questioning "Have you ever had a nightmare?" is unnecesary. I imagine almost each of us had at least one. And I had a lot. But recently something about my nightmares has changed. I don’t dream anymore that I’m killed by someone or somebody’s following me, or somebody is going to kill me, or I’m going to kill somebody, or I’m about to fall down, as I used to… No. It was quite good comparing with dreams I’ve dreamed recently. Recently everything in my dreams is normal. Normal people without suspicious intentions, normal area, neighbourhood – EVERYTHING. The most strange are the things I do. These things are not about killing, falling down, I repeat. In this dreams I’m doing things that I regret so badly that I have to wake up and convince myself that it was just a dream and I didn’t anything (well, it doesn't mean that killing somebody is not as bad, but it is very abstract; the realism

Have you ever heard about this amazing idea of the nothing box?! It is about men and it always makes me happy :D It is easy: do you know what men are thinking about when they have nothing to do at the concrete moment? NOTHING. Yes. They are able to not think. It is called “The Nothing Box”. It is a place in their brains which is totally white, without any footprint of any thought. I am a real woman and for me it is impossible just don’t have thoughts somewhere In my mind. No matter if I’m lying on the sofa and having the rest, listening to music, reading a book, watching a movie… I’ve got always thoughts, something on my mind. Quoteing Mark Gungor, if woman came into the nothing box, she would immediately put flowers somewhere on the floor, hang on lovely net curtains, turn on a veeery beautiful song, fulfill the bookshelf with romantic novels… and the essence of the nothing box is… its emptiness J It is very charming way to describe how do men’s brains work, isn’t it? J W

I think passion is essential in our life. The perfect example is my mum. Some months ago she started to paint crystals. She paints everything: glasses, vases, jars, bottles…almost everything made with crystal. She also decorates candles with decoupage methods she had found somewhere on the internet. And I can admit her behaviour has changed recently. She’s more happy, more creative, more calm…but the most important: the level of stress has reduced! During last six months she has been going through a lot of problems at work. And now she copes with them decidedly better. It is like her other world where she can escape always to have a great rest and free her mind  J I think everyone needs this kind of “space”, just for yourself. The space that no one sees, sometimes even no one understands… I realized that I don’t have my own. Some years ago I loved writing. Writing everything: poems, letters, stories, diary… As I started to study and work, I don’t have time for that. And I also fe

Today I want to share with you some Polish vlogs, generally about languages. The first channel is “Po Cudzemu” where the lady Arlena Witt is talking about English. I’m still not sure if I like her, something in the way she talks winds me up, but it does not mean that her movies are not merits-related ;) I think that the content is good and, what is more, she encourages people to use English. She also gives a lot of examples from films, this is also quite interesting. The other channel is “Mówiąc Inaczej” created by Paulina Mikuła. She’s talking about her great passions: Polish language and journalism. She’s very creative woman. To my surprise, she’s in love with Warsaw so she lives there (I like big cities but Warsaw is too… I don’t know, just not for me). In each chapter she gives advices how to speak polish correctly in very funny way. As far as I know, a lot of people or even parents with their children watch her channel to get some knowledge about polish. Good job. I think t

Did you realize plans during this Easter? I had a lot!!!! As always when I come back home, though :) I love Easter even more than Christmas :) Not because of gifts (we don’t buy them for Easter in my family), just because of the importance of this feast and the time of the year (spring is the best season!). I have a lot of power in life generally (its level reduces a little bit just when I’m entering university…) so I also make a lot of plans. Almost all of them, fortunately, are realized. This time I wished to spend time with my family and friends, cook, bake, read two books and do jogging with my mum in the nearest park :) And what? I did it!!!!! J The satisfaction is irreplaceable :)

I suppose some of you would ask me right now if I am insane ;) Well, I am not. Until my 14 th birthday I was writing letters to my friends from holidays. Now I am 24 and I’m still sending postcards. Since my 10 th birthday I have been writing a diary (in notebook, not on computer) and I’m doing it until now. I love the feeling of writing. I love writing to other people. Showing them that they’re important and I’ve got time for them. I love looking at people and listening them. I really like to help some of them (sometimes it is good just to listen or give some advices or have a bottle of wine together ;) ). I cannot say facebook is totally unnecessary. We use it to communicate at university or work. It make it easier and faster. But when it’s about closer relations, it is not a good idea to use just facebook… relations with friends or family shouldn’t be easier and faster… Am I right? I can observe changes. I used to have better contact with my old friend from Warsaw that I

I’m starting to think if I have an obsession related to jobs. Nevertheless, I’ve been thinking about my jobs. I had a lot. (Maybe I should try to do something like Lucie from the last post I put here: 5 Days As a Waitress, 5 Days As a Shop Assistant, 5 Days As a Receptionist…).  I was a hostess in IKEA. I had to wear a terribly orange T-shirt with white letters: I K E A  F A M I L Y (members of ikea family have got various kinds of discounts). My obligation was to encourage people to join to ikea family and, I don’t really know what, change their lifes or something. I was also working as somebody who has to put some data from the questionnaire to the computer. I even don’t know if this position has its name. I was working as a waitress in some clubs and also as a cashier in KFC. Ugly jobs where you have the pressure to be always perfect and kind, but with the lowest pay possible. Lower than the lowest. I was also a receptionist in hostel. You know. This little “s” between “o

Hi! Today I’m going to write about something different than my job J I would like to focus on, let me say like this, the current trend of making vlogs. I’ve started to watch some vlogers recently because earlier I hadn’t been convinced it could be interesting. I started with a polish ones, mostly about cosmetics, fashion and lifestyle. After watching some episodes I got to be more and more interested in what is going to be presented in the next movie. I started to be inspired by the girls who are showing their clothes (well, it was the time of my life when I was totally out of fashion), talking about cosmetics, etc. I also found some american and english girls who are making vlogs (I’ve even found a polish woman who has moved to USA from Poland and, except fashion and cosmetics, she also talks about her move, she describes changes, feelings and new experiments – very interesting!). Recently I've found two totally amazing girls that I recommend to watch. The first one's

Because of some changes, I’ve recently started to look for a new job. I finally found it. Reception (is it my destination or what?) in SPA. It is quite similar to reception in hotel but there’s (luckily) less to do ;) I’m inviting customers coming to have a massage or to hairdresser. I have to suggest them a cup of tea, to have a sit and I’m obliged to do everything possible to make their time pass more pleasantly while waiting for a massage. Seems nice. How is it going to be? Will it be calmer than reception in hotel? We’ll see J

Maybe I should ask: which one is the longest. The morning shift is difficult because you have to wake up early, get dressed, put on some make-up and put on the fifth smile: “receptionist smile”. During the morning shift you have to be aware if all of guests leaving have paid for the staying. It may cause some difficulties, especially when you are totally into different task and unexpectedly one guest comes to the reception, throwes the key murmuring something like “thank you, goodbye” and goes out in less than 30 second. Then you immediately run to the reception desk to the computer to see who was he or she and if the staying is paid. Everything’s okay? Lucky you. Afternoon shift means coming guests. I like to welcome them in our hotel, explain rules and exchange smiles (more natural than the smile from the morning shift). It is a little bit uncomfortable when there are 16 or more coming guests and you have to study something to the exam next day. There’s no time for other things

The risk is inscribed in all kind of jobs. What about the reception desk? Is there anything dangerous? Here is my list: 1)       Guest. Guest is the first person who may kill you if the breakfast is not tasty or if the coffee is not as black as we (have never) promised. He or she may kill you if the internet doesn’t work. He or she may kill you even because of the rainy day, just because you’re nothing more than small receptionist who is there to give the key to the room and ensure the peace on the whole world. 2)       You. You can be dangerous for yourself, especially while opening the bottle of wine to make the order and thinking about all the guests waiting in the queue. It’s just an example. One small example. 3)       Hotel’s manager. Yes. There is high possibility of being killed by your manager, especially when you’ve already made a huge mistake on the important invoice ( again ). Or when you actually don’t remember if the guest has already paid for the room.

Since I’ve started to work in hotel as receptionist, I also started to hate the word “delegation”. And I don’t think I would ever let my future husband go to the delegation. Men become animals. I’ve started to recognize if this or that guy is a business guest or just came here to visit Poznan or family. When it is a businessman who has came to Poznan to do some interest, at first glance he is very unapproachable . Then when he sees a nice receptionist smiling to him (just because she is obliged to do this, believe me…), it is like entering in a new, beautiful and free world where there’s no wife and children and… yes!!! Let’s be wild!!! … and he starts to behave like hero or something. Like somebody who this receptionist have been waiting for every day. With the ID card he also gives you a piercing look… Oh. In this kind of situations in my mind there is only a disappointment and question: Oh man, seriously…? I do not know what is wrong with them. Seriously.

A lot of people hearing that I have night shift tell me „Oh, so you are very bored, aren’t you?”. Well, I am not actually. What are my duties during the night shift? First of all, the most important task is to make all of reports properly. Count money. See if everything with the cash is okay. It may seems easy but when it’s 3 pm and you want to sleep, your eyes are like the flag of Poland, both white and red, then you are likely to get 5 or -3 while adding 2+2… Next task is to bring goods from the magazine. Simple, physical work. You are going to the magazine to bring, for instance, 3 bottles of apple juice, 4 bottles of red semi-dry wines and some beers. Then you are coming back to the reception with some packs of red tea, 1 bottle of orange juice and…beers? What beers? It is also important to clean the café and bar. This is really good activity and I like doing it because when it is 4 or 5 pm and I feel like zombie (I feel very cold when I’m tired) it is perfect opportunit

Good evening! Today I've got a video about my lovely job. It is simple nad shows a little bit how does it really look like in reality. HOTEL  - click here to watch! I want to find something more funny or more...well something that shows any kind of embarassing situations. It is the most interesting, I guess. I've started to think recently how it is in receptions in other places like... spa or something. There also is reception, right? I must go and see. Good opportunity to visit SPA, by the way! :) I want to share some thoughts about people who live too fast to even think about what are they exactly doing. It is also related with my job and style of life a little bit... I've got a lot things to do, at work and at home, so sometims I just don't know if I exactly have done this or that. And I want to just get rid of being "multitasking" but... is it possible ? Maybe it is and the point is to have a good thoughts? As I have observed, people start to as

I like my work mostly because of people that I'm meeting. During my last shitf some days ago, it turned out that one coming guest is a runner (veery talkative, open-minded and nice man!). He started to tell me why he came to Poznan and also to describe me his passion of running. Luckily, I am into sport too, I love to do excercise and do jogging, and even fitness or pilates at home (I MUST add also bikes, tennis and swimming!). While doing any kind of excercise I feel that I love the way I live :) Beautiful impression. The guest and I had a very inspiring discuss. We focused on jogging. Both of us agreed that there are two ways of thinking about jogging: you can love it or hate it. Some people considers that they run only when somebody pursues them. Nevertheless, if you do jogging with passion your body will fall in love with you soon – because of advantages that jogging brings to our daily life. The first advantage of regular jogging is the level of endorphin that is kept hig

I've realized that Id haven't asked anybody about their decisions or plans for 2017. I like do it, despite the fact that I usually don't make plans like: I'm going do lose weight, I'm going to be nicer (I am, thou), I'm going to be going to do more things, I'm going to have more plans and I'm going to BE HAPPY (it is something that makes me smile the most). Well, I usually don't make any plans. It is not because I never carry out the plan I made and I've just decided to give up for the rest of my life, it is because if I want to do something more in my life, to try something new or change something, I do it almost immediately. Really. I never wait until the next Monday or New Year. Maybe to next hour... but it is not as perfect solution as it seems to be. Sometimes I introduce a lot of chaos in my life taking up new activities. Finally I don't know what to focus on. Funny. But I must admit that I accept it and I like it. I'm never bo

I know it's already after Christmas... but recently I've started to wonder if hotel is a good place to spend Christmas. Why are there a lot of people traveling during Christmas time, why are they leaving their cosy houses for this beautiful time and go where the weather is hot? Or move to other city? Is it because of the loneliness? What about people who are leving their families for Christmas? I've heard about this, even in my family... I know for sure that there is a lot of reasons of traveling instead of preparing Christmas tree or buying gifts. At hotels there are christmas trees also. And the rest of that stuff. Nevertheless, there's no this specific, magical atmosphere... even if receptionists are kind and nice, and professional... I've happily spent my Christmas at home with my family. I cooked, cleaned, helped my mother, sang carols... And I was possibly the happiest no-traveling peson on the world :)