Tuesday, September 30, 2025

T STands For Help And HaircuT And YUM

 
With this... hmmm... rather disappointing drink - my brain didn´t do clever rollovers... - I join Elizabeth´s T. Maybe they expect me to drink it daily, haha...
 
The journal: 
 

Monday: fK helped me big against my fears of failing. She´d visited seminars and can evaluate much better than I can what is to be read out of the theoretical stuff they want for the presentation, phew.
Fun: Despite being from former GDR she knows the word "Muffensausen" for "being afraid". 
 

Tuesday: I have to pull each and every work out of my customer´s nose. And the Word-template drives me nuts. 
Walking Pad and.... big buhuuuuu... I am done with the series Bull. It´s over, all watched.
 

Wednesday: Went to ESE for work. Reckon will do this once per month now. Benefits: Twice a strong 40-minutes walk in fresh air. Direct teamlead fE by accident dropped by - we both had our long hair cut short the same way - hilarious! She was happy to see me, big hugs. Met other colleagues and at the After-Work-event the two bosses. AND! We got yummiest Pizza and beer for free  - on the terrace high up, shielded from the wind and in the sun.
Was unproductive, though, as I sat with fK. But, well: Show.Your.Face. 
  
Crazy: There were chips/crisps for free, too, at the workplace. When I still was on the pill I´d munched away. Now... tried and, bleh. Didn´t care anymore. Crazy, huh? If you went or go through this: Same with some things?
Glad I still love pizza!!!! 
And: GURRI CAME OUT! 7C/44F is cold! -    the coat-company named the coat this way, I don´t give my clothes names...
 

Thursday: OMG.Made contact this morning to another external. She really sits in Graz, Austria,  and boy, got she mad! She said she´s so sorry I had such a rough start with the very nice but not really explaining things properly mD.
Called her on her offer at 03:00 p.m. again and she took her time for me for way over an hour - and she speaks fast! 
What would I´ve done if I didn´t have had a problem with her word-template - that´s how I got her contact! Sooooo much info!
fK popped by to bring me my laptop-cable I forgot yesterday and we had a nice chat. 
Boy, what a wild day!!! 
Started the series Instinct.
 

Friday: Ingo´s 60th Birthday. 
 

Re-worked the pieces of the tram I thought were OK and thanks to fC´s help was able to do a much better job. I love that we all help one another here!
Our teas come with quotes (we share). I´d just switched my two work computers to dark mode (better for my sick eyes) when my tea quoted we should not complain about the darkness but embrace the light. Too late ;-)
News, weather: "Too cold for the season". Why, oh, why.... 
 
 
Weekend: Saturday: Feel empty. Work, study and think of how to put it in for my presentation and I have no back-up.  Did 3 runs of recycling paper.
 
Sunday: Löwenzahn and Die Maus now come with sign language. Interesting and very difficult! fK suggested I get hearing aids cause I keep explaining to new people I cannot hear on the right, I keep hence asking people to walk by my left, turn my head.... But... I don´t want to get an expensive hearing aid and my ear loses interest in keeping trying.... I think people can make the effort, no? What do you think?
Cooking for next week. Broccoli with chicken in Coconut-Milk. 
Thanks to BOSE-support it was a JOY!!!! 
What the heck did we do pre-internet???? 
 
Munchy:
 
 
Henry 🦁
  
 
Happy T-Day ya all!
 

 

28 comments:

River said...

I will let you learn baby Henry. You had a haircut??? I need pictures.

Iris Flavia said...

Ingo just cut it shorter, nothing spectecular ;-) Looks the very same. I have no "time" for my thin hair...

Tom said...

...Iris, I wish well in your new work adventure.

My name is Erika. said...

I always love seeing your journal pages, and the first one about fear is really amazing Iris. Isn't it funny how sometimes just telling it to go away it does? At least for a while. :) I like your spider web table cover too with your salad. Has it gotten chilly? We're having a bit of a warm up and in some ways I love it and in some ways I want it cool again. Hope you're having a super T day. hugs-Erika

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

Ironic. I also got a haircut at home this weekend. No time for a salon. As always, love your calendar and cute images you draw. That drink for the gut and brain must be good. Thanks for sharing for T this Tuesday, Iris.

Jeanie said...

Happy Birthday to Ingo! Love the journal pages. I'm so glad you have good work friends. I need a hearing aid too. I just want one for the bad ear but we'll see. I have to do it eventually. Just not ready yet. So expensive and insurance doesn't pay.

Iris Flavia said...

Thank you, Tom, it is slow going...

Iris Flavia said...

Yes, fear went away for a while.... but just for a while! It´s 17C/32F... it could be worse ;-) Thank you, onto the walking pad soon hugs!

Iris Flavia said...

I haven´t seen a salon in..... 10+ ages. My hair is thin, a simple cut is all I need, thankfully... The drink didn´t make me smarter, though, LOL.

Anonymous said...

Sorry you didn't like the drink-Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com

Iris Flavia said...

Thank you. And yes, as long as I don´t really need a hearing aid, I ask people to talk to my left.

RedPat said...

I got my hair cut too and two different people told me I looked chic! I didn't know what to answer to that, Iris.

CJ Kennedy said...

What a busy week! Lunch/dinner on the balcony. Not many more days left for me with meals in the sunroom. Is that a kangaroo in the Dream Time style of the Australian Aborigines on your cup/mug/tumbler? Happy T Day

Iris Flavia said...

Well, the taste was OK, but I stayed dumb, hahaha...

Iris Flavia said...

How about a "Thank you!" and add a smile, too, RedPat!
I do that, too. When I see someone is wearing something nice I tell them so.

Iris Flavia said...

Yes, that was a last for the season on the balcony, too, I reckon!
It is a cooler with the Aborigine-design, a bit old and not as vibrant anymore (seesh, I must have "dirty hands"!).

Lux G. said...

Simple but impactful. I love this!

Bill said...

Work sounds like a happy place where everyon help everyone when they need it. Love the journal, keep smiling. :)

DVArtist said...

Great post, Iris. I do like ginger lemon drinks. So many good drawings. Uhhh pizza, ya know any time. LOL

Lowcarb team member said...

Happy Birthday to Ingo.
I do enjoy seeing your calendar and the images you draw.

All the best Jan

Carola Bartz said...

Zitrone-Ingwer klingt richtig lecker - ich glaube, ich mag fast alles mit Ingwer (aber nicht diese Schokodinger). Deine Arbeitskollegen klingen wirklich klasse, es ist schön, dass du es so gut getroffen hast.

Mae Travels said...

Hearing aids can be very helpful in keeping one’s feeling of connection to others.

Iris Flavia said...

Thank you.

Iris Flavia said...

Yes, of only I hadn´t the big test coming up!

Iris Flavia said...

Thank you, Nicole and yes to pizza!

Iris Flavia said...

Thank you and weee, yes, another year flown by!

Iris Flavia said...

Danke ja, ich bin ja aber nur Praktikant, nichts ist sicher...

Iris Flavia said...

But doesn´t the ear give up then? That´s my fear (plus expensive).