Diary of a flight attendant

Compact travel jacket

2017-03-28T17:20:00.002-07:00

When I was traveling with my family in South Africa, I noticed my sister had this super compact jacket that fitted in a tiny bag. I got so excited to buy one for myself to travel more compact.

Now I have tried it out for about a month and have made a review on YouTube.

Facts:
*UNIQLO
*Ultra Light Down Bomber
*Colour - Red
*34€
https://youtu.be/5tSUqzxQlfs

Vlog 1

2017-03-12T12:27:00.000-07:00

I'm so excited and a little bit nervous that I have now posted my very first vlog on youtube. Previously I have posted sit down youtube videos where I have felt secure and comfortable.

I have always loved watching vlogs, for example, Casey Neistat, Jon Olsson, Fly With Stella, Janni Deler and Gabriella Lindley is just to mention a few. I find them inspiring and fun to watch so last year I started to film bits here and there on my layovers but I didnt feel confident enough to put something out on youtube but I have realised that sometimes you just should go for it. That it can be a good thing to go out of your comfort thing for something you love. Which in my case is filming, editing and creativity. I'm not good at it but that does not matter I will surely become good at it after time.

I would love for you to watch my fist vlog which is me on a layover in Chicago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6pnb4xmCFI&t=5s

Tacos on a budget

2017-03-09T06:14:00.001-08:00

Tacos on a smartpoint budget often go up higher than 13 smartpoints. The oven baked taco stew with nachos on the side is a perfect option instead.
9 smartpoints.

My favorite start in the morning

2017-03-08T22:03:00.001-08:00

As a flight attendant or I guess as any other human, I like my breakfast to taste delicious, fill me up and to be honest be quick to make.

My solution is quark with raspberries, flaxseeds, pumpkinseed and healthy müsli.
7 Smart points

New York Breakfast

2017-03-07T08:21:00.001-08:00

During my travels as a flight attendant, I try out so many new cafes, bars, and restaurants. This little gem is one of my favorite places.

I came to Jacks wife Freda around 9 a.m to have breakfast with friends. It was the perfect time to arrive; they still had one or two tables available outside. Around 10 a.m it was a long line to get a table.

The location is the perfect starting point if you are going to explore Soho, there are museums and shopping just around the corner.

There are many healthy options on the menu which are exactly to my preference. Bring around 20 dollars.

The breakfast was excellent; it was well made fresh and beautiful. Perfect breakfast stop for all Instagram photographers.

Find Jacks wife Freda at 224 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10012, USA.

February favourites / Flight attendant edition

2017-02-22T12:47:00.000-08:00

Three things that I have loved in February.

WOMEN ULTRA LIGHT DOWN RIBBED BLOUSON 59$

This jacket is so compact and perfect for you as a flight attendant or as a traveler with a small carry on bag. Comes with a convenient bag to pack it in.

FACIAL CLEANSING BAR 2,7$

With this facial cleansing bar, you have one less liquid item with you. I have tried it out for a few months, and I have seen an improvement in my skin.

THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN 12$

All travelers need a good book with them; you never know when you will have som time to kill when you don't want to drain your cellphone battery.

Worst mascara ever?

2016-10-04T15:54:00.001-07:00

Me and my dear friend Michaela thought it would be fun to try the new Isadora insane volume lash styler mascara. We had seen such lovely reviews of it, unfortunately we did not have such good luck.

See our first impression here or continue reading.

Isadora claims it to the following.

LONG LASTING
INTENSE BLACK
VOLUME
FANNED OUT LASHES
NO CLUMPS
NO MESS
BUILDABLE

So lets go through the claims one by one.

LONG LASTING

This claim is true, it does stay on all day.

INTENSE BLACK

It is very black.

VOLUME

Its very thick.

FANNED OUT LASHES

Its not fanned out or curled.

NO CLUMPS

Very clumpy.

No mess

Very messy, most likely because of the runny consistency.

Buildable

It does not look nice to layer it.

Washington

2016-08-26T05:26:00.000-07:00

So in august I have had the amazing opurtunity to have two longhaul flights to Washington for the first time.

My first layover in Washington was a sunny and hot august afternoon - I went on a walk down to The White House, I was amazed on how small it looked like in real life. The vibe was really exciting with a mix of political protesters, people on a break from their work drinking coffe in the grass and best of all I saw someone doing a propose for his girlfriend.

On the evening I took a guided walking tour here called "Dark Side Of Dupont & Embassy row". It was the perfect guided walking tour, a mix of historic facts, trivia and funny scandals of Washington Dc's history. Free tours is free, the only thing you pay it the tip, that is the guides salary. Here is a link Free Tours.

I have also taken the Georgetown tour but that one was not as interesting.

On the morning I went and bought cupcapes that I could give to my flight attentat co workers on our flight home to Copenhagen since it would be my birthday.

Weight Watchers

2016-07-06T15:54:00.001-07:00

I'm so happy with my first week at the weight watchers on my 30 smart points a day I lost 0,8 kg and 1,76 ibs.

This is some of the food I ate week one.

How to spice up the relationship?

2016-05-08T13:35:00.001-07:00

I'm sure every minimalist newbie have experienced the longing for purchasing the new shiny item at the makeup store. We watch youtube videos where our favorite youtube gurus pull out one new item after the other and cannot help but go in to Nordstrom.com to check the item out.

But there will always be a new shiny item! Right now I want so badly a cream contour product, both a blush and contour item.

For blush I have decided to just use lipstick as a creme and for contour.. Well maybe I should try one of my old Mac paint pots that is dusting away?

How do I spice up the relationship with the makeup, clothes and such that I already own?

Minimalism

2016-04-12T17:38:00.001-07:00

Two weeks ago I came out from the fog of always wanting more stuff.

The stuff was suffocating. Since I have sold a lot of stuff and I'm still doing so. I sold an old Polaroid camera that I love so much to look at but was too expensive to use and it kind of lost its value to me so it was time to let go I sold it.

Today I sold my Louis Vuitton bag, it has only been in my possession for a few months but I realize I bought it for the wrong reasons.

I want to be surrounded by a few things that have a function or that I simply love so much - I don't want to have stuff around me that has no value to me, no function or use.

I still have so much clutter to let go - but I'm on to a good start. To keep me inspired I listen to the minimalist podcast and I watch a lot of minimalists youtubers since I have never been a minimalist at heart I have always been full of clutter in mind and I really have to educate myself and remind myself to stay in check - I'm excited to see the outcome.

What do you do to zone out?

2015-11-10T08:22:00.001-08:00

Sometimes your mind need a reset, for me that reset is Casey Neistat youtube videos.
Casey Neistats creates amazing content in a beautiful presented way.
I recommend watching his videos when you are in need of feeling relaxed and inspired.

With each success must come a newer and more ambitious goal - Casey Neistat

#Mycalvin

2015-11-04T11:55:00.001-08:00

Have you ever seen those instagram girls with a sneak peak of their stomach and a piece of their calvin underwear showing?
Those pictures give me life and I want feel that happy in my skin, body and underwear that the people hashtaging #Mycalvin. The confidence they have is so sexy.

On a different note:
Calvin Klein are using the best marketing technique in the world they are doing just enough ads to still be relevant but they are a succesfull brand thanks to the word of mouth or in modern days the power of social media. They have people taking hot pictures in their calvins doing all the promoting for them, it's very much like The Yacht Week. Yacht week has such impressive marketing skills and tools.

I got the fuck out of bed

2015-11-03T09:23:00.000-08:00

It feels like my whole body has been awaken from a long winter slumber like a bear.

Right now I'm in so much pain and ache haha, but it's a good ache.

So my first meeting with my personal trainer felt great! Motivating, inspiring and having someone who tells you what to do is so more effective than trying to figure it out on your own.

So far so good!

Other than that I started of the day with a meeting and later working in our office (Inkubator) at Ideon in Lund. There are so many exciting paths for entrepreneurs in Lund.

Favorite motivational picture

Can you afford a personal trainer? Louis Vuitton bag?

2015-11-01T13:05:00.000-08:00

The answer is most probably - YES!
Do you have a budget? Or do you just shop a little here and there.
A lot of the time if I want something I just buy it, if I want to have a coca cola I will buy one instead of saving that money for something else.
If you have the same issue there is a big chance that you can afford that special Louis Vuitton handbag or that personal trainer.
You just have to start thinking on where you put your money.
If its really hard for you to imagine where you put your money - pay with only cash for a week.
Then you can have a daily amount of cash in you wallet for each day and you will see how quickly those money can disappear to small nick nacks.
I made a picture on how you can afford the monthly price of personal trainer with appointments two times a week if you don't spend the money on stuff like coca cola, random blouse from H&M and fast food.

Har du råd till en Louis Vuitton handväska, en personlig tränare två gånger i veckan eller en annan dröm? Ja förmodligen!
Om du slutar lägga pengar på små saker som några coca cola där, chips här och där, färdigmat samt det där oplanerade köpet ifrån H&M så har du plus minus noll råd till kostnaden av en personlig tränare.
På bilden ovan kan man se kostnaden av en PT (två gånger i veckan i sex månader) 1989kr jämfört med diverse oplanerade och onödiga kostnader.

Personal trainer

2015-10-31T11:53:00.001-07:00

There are so many blogs out there about personal training from the personal trainers perspective so I thought it would be fun to write my experience of it.

My personal trainer works at the gym where I am a member Fitness 24/7 so we will be training there, on our first meeting we talked about goals, previous workout experience, injuries and food preference and much more. We also did some balance test etc.

After that we discussed about how many meetings to book and we booked 26 since for me this is a longterm lifestyle. I'm so sick of being healthy crazy on month and a slouch potato the next month - I need someone who is keeping an eye on me and someone I will feel ashamed towards if I fuck up.

So excited for the rest of this year what this will bring.

Det är så många bloggar om personlig träning ifrån tränarens perspektiv men inte särskilt många ifrån den som blir tränad. Så jag tyckte det kunde vara lite roligt att skriva om min upplevelse de kommande veckorna.

Min personliga tränare jobbar på det gymmet jag är medlem på Fitness 24/7 så vi kommer att träna där. På vårt första möte pratade vi om mål, tidigare tränings erfarenheter, skador, mat preferenser och dylikt. Vi gjorde även rörlighets samt balans tester.

Efter det så diskuterade vi hur många möten vi skulle boka in, det blev 26 stycken då det här är en långsiktig plan för mig. Jag är så trött på att jag är hälsogalen en månad och en soffpotatis nästa månad - jag behöver någon som håller ett öga på mig som jag kan skämmas lite för om jag misslyckas ibland.

Så spänd för resten av det här året.

London

2015-10-27T11:49:00.000-07:00

What better way to explore than by foot?

Borough Market - Perfect for a walk before lunch when it's less crowded

Sea bass at Zuma restaurant

California rolls at Zuma restaurant

Yesterday I had lunch at Zuma restaurant in Knightsbridge, so here is a little review.
It's located in Knightsbridge just around the corner from Harrods.
You are greeted buy two lovely girls, one will take your coat away and the other one will find your table for you.
I waitress will tell you the recommendations if you ask for it and then you will get a warm towel to freshen up your hands.
It's an open kitchen which I love since it becomes a nice view, especially if you are having lunch alone like I was.
Drink:
Zuma Bellini - Fresh and sweet drink.
Moscat d'asti - I normally enjoy a moscat d'asti but this one was just not that interesting.
Food:
California rolls - Exciting flavors served with wasabi and soy.
Sea bass - Served with lemon and a spicy tomato mix.
Fruit platter with guava sorbet - Lovely but way to big it felt more like a size for four people.
70 pound
It was such a nice meal and I truly recommend it.

Dream bedroom

2015-10-14T13:53:00.001-07:00

I have found my ultimate dream bedroom at Instagram.
I love nice hotel bedrooms, Clarion hotel always have really nice bed frames and decor.
This picture is the ultimate mix of a normal bedroom and the sophistication of a hotel bedroom.
So now I'm in the decision to buy a new bed frame for my small 120 bed or simply buy a new big bed with included bed frame.

Found at instagram: Inredningsfotografen

Capsule wardrobe

2015-10-13T04:04:00.000-07:00

Ever found yourself drowning in clutter?
I'm certainly are so now I'm turning my home to a minimalist one.
I'm following the books "The stylist minimalist wardrobe" "7 Day declutter bootcamp" written by Vanessa Johnsson.

When you build a capsule wardrobe you need to narrow your color scheme. The colors I will be having in my wardrobe are (white) grey, beige, muted pink, army green, brown and black.
You can choose one random accent color that does not really go with anything to feel less limited, for me that color are hot pink. It just looks great with my blue eyes to have on a blazer for example.

Late night packing my bag

2015-10-06T13:31:00.003-07:00

Corals + Cognacs posted a beautiful packinglist -Link to her blog

It's funny one would think that if you have been away for 18 hotel nights a month for six months your packing skills would be a killer by now but they are in fact not.

If you are like my I strongly recommend you to search on pinteret for a what to pack list, pinterest have such cute and practical lists for the non motivated packer.

I'm so excited for my two upcoming days, I will be spending one day in Wroclaw in Polen and one in Trondheim Norway.
I have never been to Polen before so I might be packing my DSLR camera and take som pictures on the streets of Wroclaw.

xoxo

London - cabin crew tips

2015-09-23T15:18:00.000-07:00

Today I booked my flight tickets for the The Yacht Week Cocktail Party on October 23:rd.

I got so excited and I immediately started to think of my must have accessories to take with me.

1.) Victoria Secret Passport Cover: Protect your passport from damage and be chic at the same time.

2.) Michael Kors Sunglasses: I enjoy the sleek look of the aviator Michael Kors sunglasses I own, they dress up a dull outfit and help you out the morning after a long night at the club.

3.) Dior Lipstick: I keep my lips moisturized and fresh looking with a pinch of pink on my lips with this pink lipstick from Dior.

4.) Dolce Gabbana Desire perfume: This perfume are as beautiful to look at as it is smelling amazing.

5.) Tiamo Heels: I enjoy my new pair of Tiamo shoes, I might make art of them since they already kind of are.

- Lots of love - emma

REVIEW LUMEE IPHONE 6 CASE

2015-07-12T12:24:00.001-07:00

Hey guys!
I have missed the youtube community so I decided to make a review of the Lumee Iphone 6 case.
I have enjoyed this case so much!
It's fun and cheeky.
Check out my video. https://youtu.be/ktyo7t_Fw5I

Lot's of love
Emma

Best Travel Memories Are Made With Other People

2015-07-08T13:25:00.000-07:00

I'm in Trondheim Norway right now, I was listening to a nice song and I was thinking of happy travel memories. I have so many of them.

One of them is from when I was working in Croatia and I had badly injured my leg and I was on my way to the hospital. I was taking a ferry from one island to the mainland. In the ferry office a couple could recognize that I was in pain and just came to my rescue helping me carrying my bags.

When we were on board I thanked them for helping but they insisted on further helping me. This beautiful young woman called Laura insisted on her boyfriend driving me on his motorcycle to the hospital.

When you travel you meet so many amazing people.

So my number one travel tip is, take a moment, look around, ask the person next to you where he/she is going and why. It's such an easy question and you can get the most interesting conversations.

Yesterday I asked a lady who she was knitting for -"Not for just one person but many, I knit blankets for babies who are born to early and I send it for them to Africa".

Lieseloth one of my favorite people here on this little planet called earth. I met her while traveling.

Cold Cold man - saint motel

2015-06-03T09:36:00.002-07:00

Today I woke up in beautiful Stavanger - Norway.

We went into Stavanger town to take a ferry around the Lysefjord. It was very pretty but oh so cold!

Sadly we weren't dressed properly enough to take the hike up to Preikestolen but we did se it from the cruise.

What I prefer about Sweden and Denmark is that we have more gluten free options in kiosks and a like. I had to buy five bananas since I couldn't find a salad insight.

Tonight I have some more Results With Lucy to do and I do have to mention that this is my favorite Results With Lucy so far. Every ten minutes I burn at least 100 calories - ohhh yeah the burn in the butt today haha.

Pain & Norway

2015-05-29T16:25:00.000-07:00

So I today I came home from a short trip to Norway, just one night stop which was quite nice.
I first flew up yesterday as not active crew so I sat buy the window and I was amazed on how beautiful Bergen is.
I would say that Bergen has been my favorite view so far from up in the clouds.

I kicked of my day with avocados, cashew nuts, bananas and citrus fruit. I was so energized for my active flight to Ålesund. It was such a fun day, I hadn't worked on ATR (propeller plane) for some weeks so it was fun to make a change from Boeing 737. I love how my schedules have a mix of the two different planes.
Back at the hotel I headed straight to the restaurant and the waitress at Clarion was lovely, she was so understanding of my paleo needs.

This morning I made an lovely salad from the breakfast buffet and after that I decided to try a new workout video on youtube.
It was only a twenty minutes long workout video but after only ten minutes I had to stop.. My abs felt like they were going to explode. Wow!!
Right now every little tiny move of my body is feeling like crazy pain in the abs. I will definitely try to finish the workout on Sunday (after my abs muscles has recovered a bit) but until then I will stick to leg and arm workout.
This was the video that I'm talking about: Advanced Total Abs Workout
And here is my favorite arm workout: Favorite Fun Arm Workout