IT's HERE

I had to drop off my niece yesterday at Dance and when I saw the UPS truck I started screaming. I parked the car quickly, opened the door and started running towards the truck. Sure enough I forgot everything in the car so I had to go back! Once I gathered everything I started running towards my house and of course the door was locked... My mom opened the door with the package in her hand laughing at me!

SO SO SO

I GOT MY IPHONE 5

Its the black one!!! so pretty :)
YAY i was so excited!!!

It's thin, long and nice looking. PLUS FACETIME!!!!

Ladies and Gentlemen welcome to GAS-O-LENA Part 2

A realistic dream will always come to true by the path you take to make your dream real.




I've always kept my dream in my head and the grade 9 "Career Day" reinforced my love for the job. Once grade 10 started I created a plan and a path that allowed me to graduate with the correct credentials. I spent many days and hours with my career councillor working on the correct steps. Sure enough 2 years later I graduated and was accepted to a post secondary institute. I'm a strong believer in the harder you work the more opportunities will be presented to you!

But while working at the hotel, I never felt like I was working at achieving my dream. Until Ronnie sent me an email about a job opening and I applied for my first Airline! I never told my boss at the hotel but she said " I have a feeling changes are coming your way." I asked her "are you firing me?" She said "no, I just feel something good is coming your way." Sure enough, 2 weeks later I left for my first airline.

I can remember my interview process because it started with my phone going off while we waited for the interviewers to call us. I believe it was an Usher song, we all know his lyrics can be a little sexual. Sure enough I was called and I'm 100% positively answered the typical answers:

1. I want to travel the world and treat the passengers as Royalty, O wait I mean as best as I can.

2. I want to bring elegance back into flying

3. I want to go to Paris and do some shopping...

4. Or how about this I love people and Travel too.

But hey they liked my answers and I went on to the second round of interviews.

The second round of interviews consisted of reviewing my resume while describing my accomplishment and future goals. Surprisingly I really enjoyed this phase because I was able to sell myself to the interviewers. Once we finished I got the "okay, thank you and we'll be in touch with you within the next few weeks!" I went home a little defeated and upset thinking I didn't get the job! Sure enough I got a phone call the next day and was asked to come in for the 3rd round of interviews. At this point I was scared shitless because this means I'm either in or not.

I remember sitting at the Fairmont Airport waiting room and totally confused on why I haven't been called in. Suddenly, my interviewers stormed in and apologized for being late due to the fact they we're shopping. Now I was sweating bullets and thought I was going to barf because I felt like I boomed my 3rd interview. Exactly 2 days later I came home from work and I received a phone call from Zoom Airlines and was offered the position. Between the screaming, yelling, jumping, hugging my mom and trying to talk I managed to get out a YES! I just had to pass my medical and the 5 weeks training program then I could be a flight attendant. Getting that phone call was one of the best days of my life! I really mean this!!!

I felt like everything I've been working for has come to life and my hard work has paid off. Until Aug 28, 2008 when I lost my job because my company declared bankruptcy. Now this was one of the worst days of my life! It was so bad that while I was stuck in Glasgow I hardly slept because of depression, stress and thoughts about how am I going to make it home. It was horrible because my dream job came to an end with a snap of a finger.

Rihanna Stay

STAY

This song has really hit the mark on how I've been feeling for the past month!

Check out the lyrics and also her Video!!!

All along it was a fever

A cold sweat hot-headed believer

I threw my hands in the air I said show me something

He said, if you dare come a little closer

Round and around and around and around we go

Ohhh now tell me now tell me now tell me now you know

Not really sure how to feel about it

Something in the way you move

Makes me feel like I can't live without you

It takes me all the way

I want you to stay

It's not much of a life you're living

It's not just something you take, it's given

Round and around and around and around we go

Ohhh now tell me now tell me now tell me now you know

Not really sure how to feel about it

Something in the way you move

Makes me feel like I can't live without you

It takes me all the way

I want you to stay

Ohhh the reason I hold on

Ohhh cause I need this hole gone

Funny you're the broken one but i'm the only one who needed saving

Cause when you never see the lights it's hard to know which one of us is caving

Not really sure how to feel about it

Something in the way you move

Makes me feel like I can't live without you

It takes me all the way

I want you to stay, stay

I want you to stay, ohhh

Ladies and Gentlemen welcome to GAS-O-LENA Part 1

It's funny but true!


A career always starts with a dream!

A realistic dream will always come to true by the path you take to make your dream real.

Achieving your dream will creates amazing memories that you'll never forget!

I'm going to talk about how I started my dream and career over the next few blogs! I'll end with what a flight attendant really does. I hope people enjoy and find some inspiration in what I'm sharing.

My dream started when I met one of my best friends mom. Elisia, was a flight attendant with Canadian regional and I remember seeing her leave for work and how elegant she looked. I can still picture her standing at the door in her uniform with her bags packed and ready to leave. I thought to myself wait you get to fly, be paid and see the world! I knew I wanted to be a FLIGHT ATTENDANT from that moment on.

At the age of 14 my other best friend mother took me to grade 9 career day. Nancy, worked for Air Canada and I'll never forget that day! On this day I learnt the difference between Airbus and Boeing! For people who don't know Airbus have the mini winglets and Boeing don't. I'm not talking about the massive winglets to reduce lift induced drag but they are smaller unless it's the Airbus A330. Take a peek at the photo below and it's show you the type of Airbus plane and the winglet.



Another memorable moment from that day was when I sat and helped tow a plane away from the gate. I was scared but it's amazing how small the car (pushback tractor or tug) is and how much it can push! I also recall meeting an airplane at the gate! As the plane came holy noise from the engines but It was so exciting... Once the door opened I remember the flight attendant saying "it was bumpy!" Nancy then looked down at me and said "you know it's bad when a flight attendant says it was bad." That has always stuck with me even to this day! If passengers see a flight attendant start freaking out they'll freak out! As that day came to an end I remember I was a little jealous that another grade 9 student actually got to fly Toronto to Vancouver to Toronto with his mother! I wanted to do that but hey I still had an amazing day!

This is when I created my Dream of being a flight attendant! My tourism teacher in grade 11 and 12 once asked me" what do you want to do in life?" and I said "I want to be a flight attendant!" Ironically enough I was in London and waiting for passengers to deplane guess who walks off the plane? my tourism teacher! He shook my hand and congratulated me for following my dreams. That was a special day because it made me feel like I've accomplished something!

HEDLEY ~ NEVER TO LATE ~ : - (

HEDLEY NEVER TO LATE

Hoping I can run today and get away faster

Than ever from here

Another night and who can say if leaving is better

Than living in fear

Here's to all the broken hearts tonight

Here's to all the "fall-a-parts" tonight

Here's to every girl and boy who lost their joy

They let it get away

You know it's never too late

Get up and start all over again

You know it's never too late

There's got to be a better way

Don't settle for the cold and rain

It's not too late to start again

Find a way to smile and never let it get away!

It's been too long and we've been down and out without laughter

No smiling just tears

We're tired of falling down and being such a disaster

We've been here for years

Here's to all the broken hearts tonight

Here's to all the "fall-a-parts" tonight

Here's to every girl and boy who lost their joy

They let it get away

You know it's never too late

Get up and start all over again

You know it's never too late

There's got to be a better way

Don't settle for the cold and rain

It's not too late to start again

Find a way to smile and never let it get away!

I'm gone, I'm gone, there's got to be a better way, I'm gone

I'm gone, I'm gone, there's got to be a better way, I'm gone

You know it's never too late

(I'm gone, I'm gone)

You know it's never too late

(I'm gone, I'm gone)

There's got to be a better way

(I'm gone, I'm gone)

OUCH

OUCH OUCH OUCH!

SO I've been busy with insanity and the gym! But boy o boy is my body soar! SO I've decided to take a day off and maybe hit the pool tonight! Did you know that swimming is an important exercise?

Physical Benefits

Swimming offers a variety of physical benefits for most people. For example, it strengthens muscles throughout your body, including your heart. Because it strengthens your heart, it boosts your body's ability to circulate blood and deliver oxygen. If you swim on a regular basis, you will lower your risk of getting cardiovascular disease, diabetes and some cancers. Swimming also helps develop muscular balance, builds physical endurance and can help the body maintain a healthy weight, according to Bucknell University.

Mental Health

Swimming can also offer mental health perks. Exercising in water is known to help elevate mood in men and women, and it can be particularly helpful for reducing anxiety and depression in people with fibromyalgia, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Water-based exercises are also known to improve the mental health of pregnant women and aid developmentally disabled children in bonding with their families.

I swim because it really helps my knee by reducing the stress on it. But lets face it swimming plans sometimes sucks! Of course we all know that I like to TALK! so swimming makes me feel lonley and not socialble! So how do I fix that? well thats easy I invite a friend to swim with me!!!

On a different note! when I was in Maui my friends and I would swim for 3 hours straight! Something about flippers, snorkles and goggles make it easier to swim and be out there for that long. I just love how theres so much to see on the ground and underwater.

I'm actually Planning another trip to Maui around Jan 19 to Jan 26th or maybe a little longer. I cant wait!

REMEMBER THE PAST

In Flanders fields the poppies blow

Between the crosses, row on row,

That mark our place; and in the sky

The larks, still bravely singing, fly

Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago

We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,

Loved and were loved, and now we lie

In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:

To you from failing hands we throw

The torch; be yours to hold it high.

If ye break faith with us who die

We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.