12th December

Since I updated my blog many things has happened..

Firstly, I'm still reading Benjamin Franklin's biography.

Secondly, yesterday I had an amazing day out, I went to Freeport Designer Village in Braintree, Essex and then we went to Sudbury in Suffolk, I have to say its very pink down there. Lots and lots of pink houses, but it was really lovely, I think they have amazing antique shops, and narrow streets(most of them one way only). The weather treated us nicely, although down in Sudbury it was pretty cold and you still could find bits of snow, it must be because it is situated in a valley, but as I said it was great!

Thirdly, last week I felt like getting back to school. Adam has this homework about ordering fractions, I would say that's the easiest thing in Mathematics, but an 11-year-old would say it was I unnecessary waste of time as he would never use it outside the classroom. He had a point, I know that, but studying isn't always about finding ways where to use it in daily life, it is more about understanding and possessing a quick-thinking, which would help to resolve complicated situations. It was a nice experience, I did make Adam enjoy ordering fractions, he actually spend 3 other evenings in my room playing fraction games online. FUN times :)

On Friday I am going back home for 2 weeks, looking froward it. I will meet some friends, and definitely will go to German market, I feel like I am missing out, I can't wait at all!

:)

Benjamin Franklin & au pair updates

Well, well, well! Its officially last month of 2010, last year has gone way too quickly. Have I done everything I had to? Have I had a good year? Have done everything to make myself happy? Answer to these questions is YES, I have met some incredible people, who have changed me and my life, I have gained some really good experience, I have been in love TWICE, and year is not over yet. :) My new years resolution is coming soon!!!

Few days ago I started to read Benjamin Franklin's biography, he is my hero right now. It is just astonishing how much impact to world can have one person, I am sure he has inspired thousands of people, and this is my number one book right now, he had this courage people are missing these days, he would go and change his own life if he wasn't happy with it, he was one of the most respectable people back then, he made a huge difference for America, he is one of those people we still talk about in history lessons! Astonishing!!!!

This makes me think of how big impact each of us have on world, ENOURMOUS??? I am sure that everyone of us can be Ben Franklin, we all have our chance to speak up, to change our life if we aren't happy with it, we can go and change things, we can do those big things for ourselves and those small ones for others, or other way round. Everyone can do that!

Right that was about Benjamin Franklin.

Au Pair Life!

I am really loving it, I have been here for 2 and a half weeks and I still haven't had any regret feelings, I feel like home and well yeah it is my home for a while now. Last weekend was amazing we went to this Dinton Pasture's Park, then to Wargrave, and then to Henley-on-Thames, really good Sunday, although it was so cold outside ''-1'', and it isn't snowing here yet, which is great. Next weekend we are going to Sudbury, in Suffolk!! Will be great, I am sure about it!

wednesday!

Today I went shopping, it made me very happy! This made me think that the person who said that money don'y buy happiness get it wrong, he ( i am pretty sure that something like that could only man say) simply didn't know where to go shopping.

I just helped an 11-year-old to write a love letter to his girlfriend, how sweet is that?

I am absolutely enjoying my time here :)

My first impressions.

I arrived 4 days ago, my journey down Reading was pretty bad, firstly my train was cancelled due to crack in the windscreen, next train delayed, so I arrived an hour and a half later. Luckily, it was pretty good weather outside.

My first day was very good, little said he will be my friend forever and that he actually loves me too. :) Diane prepared dinner mince pasta my favourite one :) and me and David went through few things about house.

Yesterday was my first day as au pair. I woke up on time, woke Adam up on time, well I did realise he is not a morning person, he likes to take time, which just means I have to remind him that time is going and he might be late. I did the house work I was supposed to do and pretty much enjoyed it, their house is one of the nicest places I have ever been to, it is easy to keep it tidy. After Adam retuned from school we played Monopoly, well I always thought I am good at it, but after last nights game I now know that I am so not playing it again, not only he won, but I was totally broke and had to sell all my properties to pay for standing on his houses. I finished my evening with nice chat with Diane,mostly we talked about children, she told me a lot about her and the boys. And I know what Adam gets for Christmas, but shhh I can't say it :)

I think I will have very good time here, so far so good!

Blessings!

Sometimes, certain of God's blessings arrive by shattering all the windows !!! (Paulo Coelho)

Life sometimes can be pretty tensed and even if it seems that everything is going wrong we should look and think more carefully because it might be one of those times when it happens for good. Everyone gets what they deserve not more and not less, they get what they have asked for, although I am sure someone will say I am wrong, but guess what that's true as long as you don't have any goals there is nothing you want to reach/get, when you have goals you slowly work your way to reach them. I believe that at some point in our life all the bad or good things we have done return to us, as they say '' what goes around, comes around''!

Sometimes I wish I didn't have a huge family it would be far more better if there weren't so many people who had opinion about the way I live and things I do and would love to do. They don't know, actually, they just don't want to accept that I would never be a perfect housewife, that I don't dream to be the worlds best mother, and that their ordinary life doesn't suite me! My family doesn't know how wonderful adventures life can offer, they don't really know what kind of potential success their lives possess. And here I am -moved thousand of miles away from them just to prove that I CAN move mountains! 

 

The other day I heard this saying which has stayed in my head, I thought I could share it with you. The saying goes that “every morning in Africa, an antelope wakes up. It knows it must outrun the fastest lion, or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest antelope, or it will starve. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a lion or an antelope—when the sun comes up, you’d better be running.” What I want to say with this is, every fallowing morning I will wake up with more strength then the day before and it all will be just because of my family, because if I won't get stronger, and if I won't prove that my life can be far more better then the one you would like me to have, I would loose this fight with you, and that's what makes me going each day. 

 

Its just 6 more days to go, to my next adventure!

am alive

This feeling is incredible, after few pretty tough weeks I am back. For a change I am feeling butterflies in my stomach which obviously is a very good sign of my recovering.

'' ''Be sure to learn lessons your experience has taught you'', said Basho. ''First: it kept coming back because you were afraid. If you want to rid yourself of a curse, simply ignore it. Second: the ghost took advantage of your feelings of guilt. Whenever we feel guilty, we always unconsciously long to be punished. And finally, no one who truly loved you, would force you to make such a promise. If you want to understand love first learn about freedom. ''

(this is a part from Paolo Coelho book)

Today I've been thinking of risks. ''The risk we take in life is always in proportion to the reward''. Is is?

I should probably remember that nothing in this world stays with us for a very long time and that at the given moments we will have to allow our intention to fallow it's destiny. My next intention is to move to Reading for next 8 and a half months, it does sound quite insane to go away from family, friends to live with people who I have met only once in my life, but is there any other way to have some time off, some ''me time''. If there is, then please tell me! :)

In order to find who we really are we should take up challenges on daily basis not once in a life time, so lets look at this as another challenge which will be either a very good experience or....well, leave it, ain't really good idea to think about the difficulties as in the end of the day I will return in summer. And finally, I am doing this to learn about that freedom which is mentioned above in Paolo Coelho quotation.

This blog and fallowing posts will reflect my journey!

Wish me luck, as I might need it. :)

11 days to go!