Sunday

"...everybody's going to let you down
that's why I always try and let them down first..."

                                                                                                       Ryan O´Reilly Band (Elizabeth)

Enjoy the little things

You know, the other day, the steam from the shower remind me of my childhood, and just for a second I was there, at home 20 years younger.

It was just a second, but it was amazing.

2013 there we go!

2012 was really hard, so I´m really glad it´s finally over!

And I love the feeling of a New year, with every minute ready to be good memory!

So, yes, 2012 was hard, but it also had good things:

-Spent 3 months in London and got to work with some of the best Haematology Doctors there. And met lots of new people, including Maria. And, I love that city!

-Finished my Haematology Residency Trainning.

-Move to a new flat with one of my best friends

-Discovered I have some really good friends

-Started working on my PhD

-Went to the EBMT Meeting

-Cooked and baked a lot

-Hosted losts of  Dinner parties

-Started painting again

-Learnt how to make my own DIY pinhole camera and to take pictures with it

-Started crocheting again

-Read some really good books

And, now, let´s be positive, 2013 will be a great year!

Here some pics from the New year´s Brunch we had at home.

Happy New year to you all!

DIY paper flower cone bouquets fron Oh Happy Day Blog

Mince Pies

Brioche and scones

Weird days

These are weird days, weird weeks, weird...

Well, spending my days reading papers and more papers about platelet refractoriness makes me a little weird, but at least, working hard helps me clear my mind about certain things.

I´m missing London today.
Apart from the fact that Ryan O´Reilly Band played last week to record live a new CD and I couldn´t be there, today I watched some movies shot in London.
*Scoop: I´ve always thought I could get killed in a car accident in England, cos I´ll never get used to look to the other side of the street when I´m there, just like Woody.
*Notting Hill: Just so sweet!!!!!!!!, Have you ever wished to live a romantic movie?, well, I have, and Notting Hill would be a perfect choice. But sadly, the famous quote "I´m just a girl standing infront of a boy asking him to love her" doesn´t work so fine in true life...

But I hope to come back to London pretty soon, visit Maria, listen to Ryan O´Reilly, eat great food at the Borough Market, and finally get to go to Cambridge and Brighton.

Isn´t London one of your favorite places in this world?
(it is one of mine!)

Gift!

María sent me the cutest gift!

Receiving something on the mail box nowadays (except from bills...) is something full of magic. And Maria sent me this little present that made my day.

The pins are perfect and so funny, and the little horse tin is great for my collection.
Thanks!

I´m back!

Hi, everyone!
Sorry for dissapearing for a long time, but working on my PhD, moving (I hate to move!), working on some papers, and everything kept me a litle stressed out.

But I´m back!

Please check out the set of 8 "Keep Calm and Carry Yarn" cards from Ardiana's Etsy shop giveaway on Meredith´s blog, http://onesheepishgirl.blogspot.com.es.

See you, and have a nice weekend!

The move

A friend of my mother´s always says that you can only survive 3-4 moves in your life, I think she´s right...

Lost and found

Today I went to Madrid Lost and Found office (in Legazpi) to pick up Isa´s wallet (stolen from her hangbag a few weeks ago...).

Once there, while the officer went to look for the wallet, I just stared at one woman that worked there and had a big box full of wallets, and she had to classify and put all the information about the lost objects in the computer (I think it could be the most boring job on Earth).

But this place reminded me of Cecilia Ahern´s book "A place called here", where all the lost things and people lived, once they had got lost. And they had to pick up clothes and things from this warehouse, and put up with the fact of never get 2 similar socks.

Lost and found office

Uncharted

Have you ever listened to Sara Bareilles?
Lovely songs.
And inspiring!

                                                                 (video from Youtube)

I discovered her the other day, now I can´t stop listening to her music.

Enjoy!

Positive message

Alonso Martinez, Madrid

Cooking for friends: Bacon and mustard rolls

If you like bittersweet flavour you´ll love this rolls.
There are made with Scons dough recipe, bacon, mustard and sparkled with a bit of brown sugar.

A day in Madrid

Holidays. I took my holidays...
And every day I wake up really early, and with my best smile travel around Madrid (Parla, Móstoles, Getafe, Fuenlabrada, Arganda...) taking my curriculum to every hospital!

Now my knowledge of the Metro lines is so much bigger...

Let cross the fingers!

Positive message

"Even more smiles", Calle de Génova, Madrid

Farewell dinner!

Now it´s officially the end...

Residency program has come to the end!

For the farewell dinner we gathered 40 persons!, colleagues, nurses, but most important, our friends.
I was really sad, and happy, and proud, and...

Pilar had prepared a wonderful video with photos, messages from everybody at the Department, jokes, and I´ve got to say some tears ran down my cheek...
It was like I remembered all that I went trough these past years..., and we finally made it!

For farewell present we received an Ipad and a beatiful bracelet.

I´m so glad and thankful for everybody that have helped me to get to the end of this stage...!
And for my friends and colleagues!

Thanks to everybody!
I´m already missing you all!

Farewell outfit

My friends

Cooking for friends: Lemon pie

I love lemon pies!, so fresh, sweet but no too sweet, ideal for the summer. I made this one for the nurses at the Day care Unit.
I know that in Argentina, everybody says that his own Lemon pie recipe is the best. But I´m sorry, this is the best recipe ever!

(sorry for the bad quality pic!)

If you want the recipe, just ask for it!

Last day on call!

Last day on call in La Paz..., as a Registrar!
Oh my God!, Am I that old?

And it´s kind of confusing, because I´m gonna miss everything!, patients, nurses, friends, the hospital, the creepy room, even A&E!!!
But on the other hand, I´m so happy to lose all these sleepless nights, all these worries, A&E!!!, and finish this phase of my life.

The nurses prepare a little farewell afternoon, with a delicious triple chocolate cake for the 3 of us (thanks Laura!). Thanks a lot!

(I´m so going to miss everything!!!!!!!!!!!)

Cooking Fever

Some people eat, some others play sports, or drink, or take Yoga lessons...
When I´m under stress, I cook, bake, etc...

I´m very stressed about finishing the Residency and looking for a new job..., but when I cook, I don´t know, I relax, I forget about everything, even it´s only for a while.

(My flatmate is worried about me and all this cooking)

Cooking for friends: pink cupcakes and baby Sunday

This Sunday I´m going to visit Patricia and her baby, Vera. I made some pink cupcakes to share with them.
(vanilla cupcake with cream-cheese frosting)

Cooking for friends: Owl Cupcakes

Last Sunday on call. Bake some cupcakes to have breakfast with my nurses and cheer up the morning...

Cooking for friends: Zucchini and onion pie

Karem and Isa came for dinner the other night.

I prepared my special quiche recipe..., I mean, this is so easy, everyone can make it!

You can use this base, and the use your imagination and fill it up with whatever you want!!!

I bought the pastry dough at the supermarket, and put it on a 24 cm olied tart pan. 

For the filling:

-3 large eggs

-salt-pepper-herbs

-50 cc cream

Mix these ingredients and you´ll have the plain filling that would work for anything you want for your pie.

(My favorites: BBQ cooked chicken in strips, broccoli and cheese/ roasted red peppers and tuna/ zucchini and bacon/etc...)

-1 small onion

-1 zucchini (sliced)

-1/2 red pepper (sliced)

-bacon (in small dice)

Saute the onion with a sprinkle of salt, add the bacon and then the pepper and the zucchini, cover the pan and let it cook until the zucchini is tender. Spread this filling over the dough and then pour the eggs and cream mix on the them. Spread some Parmesan or Emmental cheese on top. Cook in 200ºC oven for 20 minutes.