After a wonderful few days at home with S, I am already back in Scandinavia and am missing him more than I thought was possible. It is like a drug addiction, I get a fix and it is never enough and then I have to go cold turkey... It is really hard work but I have to remind myself that it will not be like this forever.
We took a look at our wedding ring designs, S was hugely upset that they were computer...
Pilot, Wife
and Expat life
what goes up, must come down
and Expat life
what goes up, must come down
Monday, 28 March 2011
Saturday, 26 March 2011
365 Days
A year ago today, the man of my dreams asked me to marry him, and I asked if he was taking the piss!
I thought it an appropriate day to share our story!
We took a wonderful two week...
Thursday, 24 March 2011
Late
One of the questions I get asked quite often is "what really happens down route?". Well, I usually fly only short-haul routes so I really can't comment on the regular night stops that most people in the business get. After all, what people are really asking is "is it true that the girls go wild and the rooms get trashed?", it is yet another stereotype that has somehow crossed over from hard rock band...
Monday, 21 March 2011
Time
Why is it that when you wish time would stand still, it seems to speed up just to spite you?
I know the age old saying of "time flies when you're having fun" but no one is ever quoted saying "time flies when you need more of it"! I have been organising my calendar today, a critical part of a pilot's life (and key to a smooth relationship with one), and I have never seen it looking so busy. We have...
Lack of..
That has got to be the worst night's sleep I have ever had. I flew into Copenhagen, Denmark, and then took a taxi across the bridge and through the border to Sweden, I spent the...
Friday, 18 March 2011
Silence
I opened my eyes this morning to the blissful sound of... silence! I live above a family who have two small children, and so far I have been woken up every morning to either the sound...
Thursday, 17 March 2011
Packers
We have finally got around to getting some packing companies over to the house to quote for the move to the Middle East. The first company made it to the house on time, took a look around and gave S lots of reassuring information on how exactly they would pack and look after his antique wooden desk. If nothing else arrives intact to the ME, I seriously hope that desk does or I will never hear the...
Wednesday, 16 March 2011
Promises
I flew with a captain today who made a promise to his little girl. She was not allowed to eat a single sweet from January to November, and he would do the same. When he turned down a chocolate bar from the crew, I said "you know, she would never find out...". He looked at me with a very serious brow and replied "but I promised, and I would know". I was touched, his 8 year old girl should be very proud...
Tuesday, 15 March 2011
Diversion tactics
Yet another hotel on a sunny island... except this one is not so sunny! I always feel sorry for my passengers when this happens. They have their shorts ready, beach bags to hand and...
Sunday, 13 March 2011
Cooking
I have just returned home from a "glamourous" night stop that would certainly not live up to anyone's preconceived ideas! I shared my bed with a number of other beings last night and while this would normally have me running in the opposite direction, I was actually too tired to care! I noticed the ants when I was first in the room, but it was only when I threw back the covers to get into bed that...
Thursday, 10 March 2011
Slush
This morning I opened my curtains to find a full on blizzard happening outside. It looked like it was 5 o'clock in the afternoon already and I had to check that it was actually 8am...
Tuesday, 8 March 2011
Oceans apart
It has now been 7 months since I took the job in Scandinavia and it is starting to take it's toll. When I am working, it's not too bad. The captains are nice, the crew always seem to be happy and mostly we get one night in a hotel somewhere with good food. It takes my mind off home and what I am missing but just makes the days off so much harder. My dad came to visit last week and joined me in the...
Monday, 7 March 2011
Stereotypes
Everybody makes snap judgments. I've been told that it only takes 2 seconds to make a first impression and a lifetime to change it. This is certainly true when it comes to the Pilot profession. I have got used to the shocked looks of "you? You are a Pilot?!" but I still cannot fathom why it is such a shock in the first place. When I started, I put it down to the fact that I was 19 years old and yes,...
Early on
I guess the place to start is with some background information. I'll try to keep it short!
I started out life as an expat, surrounded by a country that called out to all it's inhabitants...
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