Guest "confession" by Santana Wijana

Wednesday is Guest Day. I invited Santana, my gorgeous little sister as my first guest! Santana is one of those girls you get addicted to. She is funny, smart and sooo much fun! She recently returned to Canada after living in Bali again since she was a teeny weeny girl. She spent her year in Bali as PR for some of the most popular night clubs. In other words she was paid to party!!! And party she did. After trying that out for a while...she decided she was ready for the simple (but wonderful) life again. Now she is back in Gibsons, she has brought her one and only Tommy with her home (breakdancer extraordinaire!). Naturally she is back at Starbucks, whipping up the best tasting beverages and greeting her favorite customers (me!) with her bright smile!

Here is a "confession" she is sharing with us today!

Santana and Tommy

After working at Starbucks for 3 years I have finally perfected the perfect drink! I have gone from such drastic drinks as quad venti espresso frappucinos to tall steamed soy milks (which tasted like cardboard), and have finally found “my usual”.

Being behind the counter allows me to mix all different kinds of syrups together. And of course, taking orders from the highly simple clientele (tall latte) to the …highly sophisticated ( triple ristretto, grande, 2 pump sugar free vanilla, non fat, extra hot, no foam, ez whip mocha) have given me many ideas!

So the next time you’re going in for a quick cup of coffee, consider this drink instead and let me know what you think! Don’t worry about sounding difficult to the barista behind the counter. You wouldn’t believe some of the orders we take!

Sanj’s Perfect Hot Cocoa :

1.5 pumps dark mocha

1.5 pumps white mocha

1 pump vanillaSteamed milk (or soy!)

Whip cream

Caramel drizzle.

Enjoy!

Something New

Weather you're still in school or already in the work force, you can't help but feel that nervous, dissapointed feeling in the pit of your stomach that Sunday is over...because when Sunday is over... it's MONDAY. So to give Monday a little happiness and excitement, I decided that Mondays is the day I will try something new! New can be diffrent from usual, haven't done in a while...or shiny, new, like something out of a box brand new!

Here are the new things I've tried today (so far):

Instead of having just a cold boiled egg for breakfast, I had a small bowl of oatmeal afterwards. I had my oatmeal with sliced bananas, honey and a bit of almond milk... tasty warm bowl of goodness.

And while I was getting dressed for work...I discovered an old favorite pink sweater of mine I haven't worn for so long (glad I wore it since I've had plenty compliments on it) almost forgot how fun pink is!

Dash through the rain (no snow yet!) in these vibrant colors and fun patterns!

Marc Jacobs

Victoria Secret

Victoria Secret

Dolce Vita

And my new favorite word for today is "terrific" (feels terrific just to say it out loud). Hope everyone had a terrific Monday!

xx

Friday "Sun"day

What a gorgeous day it was today!
The sun was shining, the birds were chirping, people were walking around like they just had a delicious cocktail on the beach!
It's all because of the SUNSHINE!!!
I don't think I even had chocolate today... but I did have coffee (1st in 4 days! can you tell?)
As I walk down the peer for my lunch time stroll...I smile at everyone that passes by, "hello", "hi", "how lucky are we!", "this sure doesn't feel like winter!"
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I love it!
I am also noticing how much I am loving exclamation marks right now!
Oh and how perfect is it that it's FRIDAY!!!
I am going to have the best weekend, even if it rains, because I will remember (and wait) that the sunshine always manages to grace us with its presence, even in November!

xx

Laugh Out Loud

I think I've had the giggles for over a week now...

I guess I am starting to realize that if you think about any sittuation long enough, you can always find a little part (or big) about it that's funny... in my case it's usually because of my own ridicilousness..

Like when I take my niece swimming the other night. So I usually do a 20 min routine of swimiming laps first, while Kaliya waits patiently. It's a bit of a challenge when it's extra busy, with kids playing piggy in the middle, pool noodles flying all over the place, but I seem to manage... but as I took a breath before my stroke....a ball hit me right in the face! My first reaction was...wow that stung, where is that little brat that hit me? and then all of a sudden that feeling passed and I started laughing out loud at myself... even funnier is that this was not the last time a ball came flying at my face, it happened 2 more times!

Or this morning I did a 20 min yoga routine when I woke up... ahhhh....I am so in tune with my body, this will surely create a positive start to my day. On the contrary, I don't exactly know when the moment happened but I ended up changing outfits 5 times and when I got to work realized that after all that I chose a dress that 's too big and a belt that keeps riding up(my solution of "just belt it" was not a solution at all), oh and cheap stockings that feel like their pants! And I also couldn't decide weather to put my hair up or leave it down...which resulted in flat head by now.... but it doesn't matter cause I will be lying on a dentist chair getting my teeth cleaned after work today, and nobody looks that attractive after a dentist appointment.

My point is...at the time these "terrible" things are happening I am so frustrated that I could cry...but lately...if I wait long enough I laugh instead.

xx

Ten to One...with a positivity twist.

TEN things you wish you could say to ten different people:
1. I am way smarter than you... but you're not stupid.
2. You remind me of a gerbil... but gerbils can be cute.
3. I think you might be gay...I wish for you that you are true to yourself.
4. You should never wear those pants again...lets go shopping for better ones.
5. Are you possessed? here's a bible!
6. Why are you not fired yet? You might be doing something right.
7. I wish that you tried harder... then I can respect you more.
8. You are a horrible singer... but at least you like music.
9. Stop trying to be like me... you are good the way you are.
10. You are soooooo lazy! Are you okay?

NINE things about yourself:
1. I am always always hungry...probably because I am so active.
3. I like being in control...because I am afraid of failure.
4. I don't like night time alone...I like it better with Brett.
5. I get excited to see my family everytime...because I love them so much!
8. I get song lyrics wrong all the time...
6. but I don't care about getting it right...because it's more fun and funny to get it wrong!
7. I am impatient with slow people and wish that I wasn't... I am working on it.
9. I love dancing alone... and with other people.

EIGHT ways to win your heart:
1. Sense of humour
2. Great smile & hair
3. Intelligence
4. Patience
5. Kindness
6. Honesty
7. Family Values
8. Good dress sense

SEVEN things that cross your mind a lot:
1. Why am I here? because I chose to be.
2. I wish I was a stylist...I am thinking of taking some fashion courses.
3. Shopping... because it's fabulous.
4. Songs...music is the best!
5. Food...it's delicious.
6. Brett... I love him!
7. Family...I love them.

SIX things you do before you fall asleep:
1. Wash my face & brush my teeth
2. Take off my socks
3. Rub my feet and hands together
4. Pray, wish, thanks...
5. Tell Brett I love him
6. Close my eyes

FIVE people of the opposite sex who mean a lot to you:
1. Brett.
2. Daddy
3. Grandpa
4. Leif
5. My brothers and brother in laws.

FOUR things you're wearing right now:
1. Fantastic new pumps
2. White dress shirt
3. Black pants
4. Gold

THREE songs that you listen to often lately:
1. Top of my lungs - WC
2. Wanna be startin somethin - MJ
3. Party in the USA - MC

TWO things you want to do before you die (lets change this to 35):
1. Have a child
2. Have my own clothing line

ONE confession:
1. this blog is full of it!