Good morning mes belles (yes, I woke up laaaaate) ♥
My flight was delayed several hours yesterday. Normally this would have resulted in uncontrollable facial spasms, but Heathrow Terminal 5 isn’t too bad to be stuck in. As a matter of fact, we normally go to the airport a bit earlier than needed just to enjoy the airports facilities. Our rutine is to have a snack and drink in the First Lounge, before James sinks into the newspapers and I valse off to the shops. I don’t have access to the First lounge when I am on my own because I only have a silver card, so I went to check out the other lounge instead which isn’t too bad either.
Even though I love to go off on adventures, I am a person who needs routines in my daily life, and if any event of the day happens in a certain familiar way it makes me happy. So when I had a snack, a glass of something bubbly and did some people watching before I took a deep breath and headed out to the sale I felt so happy that it all went by almost like normal :) If you follow me on Instagram you already know the outcome of my shopping, I will show you guys what I got later on today.
When I finally stumbled in the door late last night I felt like a little party ghost, so tired but full of excitement of being back home. I walked out on the balcony and did a little happy dance of resilient ballerina pirouettes heavy waggering which ended in the bed where I landed graciously like a stranded walrus on the bed in the same position as I woke up two hours ago.
Now I have exactly 491 emails to respond to, a team from Bo Concept coming in 20 minutes to organise, and a Portuguese cleaner ,who thinks she has a payed holiday whenever we travel, to talk to in google translator because we don’t speak any of the same languages.
I hope you’re all having a lovely day too ;D XX
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Hvorfor gjør du ikke rent selv?
Er ikke det ganske åpenlyst? :) Dessuten reiser vi en del og da er det så deilig å komme hjem til rent hjem, og slippe å tenke på det. Det er veldig vanlig å ha vaskedame her, jeg vet ikke om noen som ikke har det.
Welcome, pretty girl! You enjoy your home!
Thank you, Aina! :) Feels so good to be back :D
I actually dont´t mind a few extra hours at the airport myself, as long as the tax-free is good:-)
Good luck with the google translate, I know first hand the misunderstandings and raised eyebrows that might follow using that program, he he… Someone should invent a better program!
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You look really pretty in the picture
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For et deilig London avbrekk. Ha, ha, flere som har funnet rutinen for Lounge og livsfarlig shopping på terminal 5…forsinkelser kan bli en dyr affære der har jeg fått erfare.
Du får si til “maiden” din at hun: “presica limpar o apartamento durante estou de viagem, se faz favor”. ( hvilket på norsk betyr: “du må gjøre rent leiligheten mens jeg er på reise, vær så snill” ).
Haha, tuuusen takk :D XX
Preciosa foto!!
Un beso, Maquillando sueños
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Welcome back! :) I spotted some of nice bags in your hands on Instagram and I’m now so curious what’s inside!
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Be kind to your cleaning lady, they work for a lot less money than you :)
Of course I am kind, why on earth would I be mean to her. In fact, I am probably a bit too kind :)
@Didi I was thinking that same thing.
P.S Celina which languages do you speak?
Strange that you would think that, I feel really offended to be honest as I treat everyone just the same no matter what job they have or what background they come from. Obviously you haven’t read the blog very long, as you don’t know me but I can assure you I would never be mean to a cleaner. Telling a cleaner that it is not ok to take money for a job that isn’t being done isn’t the same as being mean. And what do you know about how much she earns and how much I earn anyway?
I speak Norwegian, Swedish and English and a little bit of spanish and German from studdies.
Wow its crazy how fast people assume things. This is a blog, a place for enjoyment and for Celina to share her life..not a place for assuming crazy things and judging. Personally this is my favorite blog out there and I love it and I think that Celina comes off as an awesome person. =)
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I got the same impression as those above but I think it was just clumsily worded?
It probably depends on what is normal in your country….
In the UK, it is normal to pay your child minder/cleaner etc even if you go on holiday and do not require their services that week. I.e. they arn’t required to turn up but still get paid.
Its a matter of them having a stable income and is often included in the contracts. However, I don’t know what is normal in Monaco for that kind of work.
But did you mean she was supposed to come and clean and hasn’t?
Oh yes, Terminal 5 is actually pretty good, although last time I was there I was outbound and my bag was already pretty full, but a Lanvin perfume at a very reasonable price got in ;)
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Ι’m looking forward to that shopping-at-the-airport post!
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Ahhh love your balcony photos! They are so relaxing! Glad to see you made it back home safely to lovely Monaco!
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Oppdaget bloggen din for en ukes tiden siden, og jeg elsker den! :D Du virker så herlig! :)
Skal til den franske riviera om en uke, og vi skal uten tvil en tur til Monaco! Det er så fint der. Hihi! Heldig du er :D
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Åh, så nydelig bilde! Den utsikten <3
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Love your blog and your sunny disposition! Everyday reader, occasional commenter!
I’m laid up in bed here in Arizona after minor surgery and your sweet pics and fun travel tales are just the thing to cheer me up while I wait for my next pain pill to kick in!
Your faithful Internet friends (your readers) Follow you because you present a beautifully curated blog with professional quality photos and an honest writing style! I just ignore those rude comments you sometimes get because I think people are jealous of the happiness you exude.
Love from an Aussie in Arizona – Kate
Aw, thank you so much for your lovely and kind comment!! It means a lot to me ❤
I hope you get well fast and that the pain killers are treating you nicely until then ;D Lots of love xx
Åå, jeg skulle så gjerne hatt den utsikten du har fra balkongen din:) Jeg er selv ofte i London, jeg skulle faktisk vært der en 7 dagers nå, hadde det ikke vært for en syk pusekatt :( Takk for at du tipser om spisesteder etc:) La Bodega Negra skal absolutt testes ut:-) Klem fra J.
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