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Dudes,
I am out-limboed (fabulous word I just made up!) and am heading home to Switzerland this afternoon.
And heavens, I even survived the office’s Christmas party – although I only managed to stay until 10pm.. there’s only so much club-music I can handle..
Still haven’t bought a cheesy Christmas CD but I reckon there will be HMV at the airport so it’s not yet too late for some good torture-material.
Love and peace.
Kx
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I kept writing and re-writing this post but nothing good came up. Maybe because I’m preoccupied with thinking about the weather. Fingers crossed that no snow storm will suddenly appear on Saturday!
So besides checking BBC weather every ten seconds I’m actually wrapping up work (last day tomorrow – Christmas party on Friday!) and keeping busy with other shenanigans such as:
- Reading ‘The Kite Runner’. (I know, I know I’m late). I loved this book so much. Khaled Hosseini is so incredibly talented. It was also good to read fiction again after lots of (also interesting) books about running, nutrition and life.
- Checking Der Bund online and following the federal council elections and secretly laughing by myself because there still is some good in this world.
- Christmas present shopping. Oxford Street on a Saturday 2 weeks before Christmas. Enough said.
- Watching this:
-IIN and chatting with my fellow students. I get inspired on a daily basis and am still amazed that there are so many like-minded people.
-Yoga and meditation. Same old same old. It prevents me from losing my head though which is good 
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The UK is so Christmassy I actually kept singing Christmas songs in the office today. One colleague wondered where the singing came from and then he suggested I should sign up for X Factor. Good one buddy. I’ll be the next Leona Lewis.
I am actually thinking about getting a cheesy Christmas CD so I can go and torture my family and friends a bit. I think my dad would love some Wham! blasting out of the stereo.
So you see this post was rather uninspired but I bet you’ve all experienced this ‘waiting before something happens’ phase… like the days leading up to your wedding (I can imagine) or the minutes before Justin Bieber gets on stage. That anticipation.
Let’s call it limbo. That’s where I am at the moment. Until Saturday that is.
Love kx
Groupons are often a bit crap and/or weird but every once in a while something fabulous comes along.
A few months ago one caught my eye and tonight for I got to spend two hours learning all about cupcake decoration. It was amazing considering my decoration skills were previously limited to slapping some icing on muffins.
So anyway, we got down to business and decorated away. Well.. Kind of. Decorating in a proper way is difficult! It requires technique and a steady hand. None of which I have.
Nevertheless I got some semi-decent ones done. I need more practice!
Now who wants some cupcakes?
The other day I got an other artsy groupon but more about it at some later point.
Love, K
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Hi there!
I thought I’d chime in with zero photos but in case you care for some rambling you’re welcome to read on 
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So today’s 1 December, can you believe it? This time last year I was looking forward to travelling with my then-boyfriend and then moving to London. It seems like this year flew by and so much has happened.
This year has been one of the most exciting yet lonely years ever. I feel like I’ve grown so much as a person and I’m so incredibly grateful for all the love and support in my life. Loneliness has had a very interesting effect on me.. It has made me more appreciative and comfortable in my own skin for some reason. I’d rather analyse loneliness instead of dwelling in it. That has made me get over it very quickly. It is possible to turn something negative into something positive though it’s hard work .
I love my studies but it also put me in a position where I have to watch every single penny. That was my choice though and whenever I feel frustrated because of money issues I remind myself of why I’m doing this. And it’s not like I have to live off cup noodles and can’t enjoy life. So I count myself as incredibly lucky.
Maybe it’s this time of year that makes me incredibly nostalgic. The closer we get to Christmas the more I can’t wait to go back home.
Christmas has never been a big deal in my casa (think manic Christmas tree shopping on the 23rd of December) but I just love it. I love Christmas. Not because of its religious background (I’m spiritual, not religious) but because I get to be with people I love.
So yeah, despite the fact that I live in a fab city I’m counting down the days until I fly back home (17th Dec!!).
I blame it on the Christmas season.
Goodness, this post turned out much more serious than intended. It’s so funny considering that I am usually a pretty light-hearted person. Oh well, like I said, it’s that time of the year..
16 days until I get to swoon over The Hunger Games with my mum, go running with my dad, chill out with my sister and have tea with all my amazing friends.
Bring on the Holiday break!!!
Ps: I watched Lord of the Rings yesterday and holy cannoli can Gandalf run! I totally forgot that Ian McKellen is so light on his feet! My sister and I always used to giggle when we watched Gandalf run around (or when Aragorn sang, or when Frodo’s facial expression was particularly amusing –basically all the time- or when Legolas said another moronic elfish thing)… Oh I love being immature.
