“Success in business requires training and discipline and hard work. But if you’re not frightened by these things, the opportunities are just as great today as they ever were”. David Rockefeller.

At the end of this month I will be off to Berlin for a work-related trip, but since I extended my trip by a couple of days, I will have time to visit the main attractions, and also plenty of time for shopping

Then, a couple of weeks after I come back from Germany, I will be off on a holiday to Northern Italy We will be staying at Mestre, close to Venice, so we are planning on visiting Venice, and then day trips to Verona, Padova, Gardaland and Lake Garda

I haven’t planned anything yet, so I’d better start researching places to visit, as the end of the month will be with us in no time!!

Watch your thoughts; they become words.
Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits.
Watch your habits they become character;
Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.

The first trip is partly work-related. A two day seminar directly related to my work is being organised in Berlin, so I will be attending with another colleague at work. Since the two day seminar will be held on a Monday and Tuesday, we decided to extend our stay, and will be going to Berlin from Friday, and will be spending there a total of 6 days. I have never been to Germany before, and I’m really looking forward to visit.

The second trip is a short holiday, the last one before we get married. This was totally unexpected, as we decided and booked everything in 2 days. We are going to Venice, and since we will be staying for 5 days, we will also be organising day trips to visit other places,  including Gardaland Theme Park, Lago di Garda, Padova and Verona. I’m so looking forward to this short holiday together - we really neeed a break and this will be the first time in nearly a year since we are taking a short break, so we’re really looking forward to get away from everyday routine.

So I’m really looking forward to September, when it will be holiday time. The first trip to Berlin is planned for the end of August/beginning September, and then at the end of September we’ll be going to Venice Sometimes good things come when you simply don’t expect them!

Last month, this blog was 4 years old I started blogging on the 28th June 2005. Back then, I used to blog very regularly, at times posting more than once a day. Sometimes I wonder why I haven’t been updating my blog so frequently..lack of time, lack of motivation and inspiration and lack of things to blog about. However, I think that one of the main reasons is that I am not spending so much time on the internet lately. Since finishing University and started working full time last year, I am not spending long hours on the internet like I used to. This means that after a long day at work, I just spend some time checking my emails and sometimes reading blogs, checking the news and that’s it. Before, I used to read a lot of articles on the internet and I used to follow more blogs and websites, which meant that I used to find interesting things to blog about and links to share with others.

However, even though I haven’t been blogging so frequently, doesn’t mean that I will completely abandon my blog. This blog will still be a part of my life. I will still post from time to time, whenever I have the time, or whenever I have something interesting to blog about

This job is completely different from my previous job, so everything is new to me, and I still have to get used to lots of things and procedures. However, from what I have been reading up to now, EU projects look interesting, and I think this job will bring with it new opportunities and new challenges. What I am really looking forward to is the opportunity to get training and to travel.

Today, a person who is leaving soon is going to give me a handover, so today I will get a taste of what my tasks will be. I hope I will get used to these tasks quickly, so that I can settle down as soon as possible.

For today only, I start work at 9am, but then I will be starting work at 7.30am (Summer) and 7.45am (Winter)!! In my other job I had the same working hours, but obviously I was working much closer to home. Now I have more distance to travel in the morning, which means I will have to get up earlier

Here are some quotations, which my bf sent me yesterday, when I was really panicked and worried about taking the decision. He has been really supportive and encouraged me to take on this new challenge.

“Risk more than others think is safe. Care more than others think is wise. Dream more than others think is practical. Expect more than others think is possible.”

“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.”
~ Robert F. Kennedy

“All growth is a leap in the dark, a spontaneous unpremeditated act without benefit of experience.”

“If you risk nothing, then you risk everything.”

“Progress always involves risks. You can’t steal second base and keep your foot on first.”

To succeed in life, one must learn to make decisions and learn from them. Whether the decisions end up right or wrong. We can charge that to experience.

Last week I also came across another good recipes website, which also includes videos.

I have already bookmarked them, as I’m sure they will be good reference in the near future, when I will have to start cooking for myself and my future husband