By now you’re familiar with how my weekends are spent. You may be curious as to my weekdays. Today one of the Kongsberg employees asked what it’s like living out of the hotel. My response was exactly, “Well, I’m not there very much”. For the waking hours, I’m there for 3-4 hours per day at the very most.
The morning starts off at 6am with a “Ta Da” ringtone on the cell phone. The hotel rooms (both in Norway & Denmark) are like Las Vegas… solely in the fact that there is no clock. You must bring your own time… good time or bad times. Sorry, Matzen corn slipped out. Anyways, no clock, not even on the TV. The first few mornings I ordered a wake-up “call”, although there is no phone call. The TV is supposed to click on at the scheduled time. It worked in Denmark. It has yet to work here so I gave up on it… hence TA DA!
The bathroom is the first priority with its heated floors and “wake-up” lighting. When you turn the bathroom light on, it is super dim… almost to the point of annoyance. By the time the shower is warm enough, the lights are at their full brightness (40-60W). Now, I’m not sure if this is a designer’s sensational idea of not blinding the early risers or if it’s a defective bulb (needs warming up). Either way I think it’s fantastic and worthy of a design-in to my bathroom remodel at home. Oh, and the heated floors are grand, so add that to the remodel list too.
Post shower is Jamie time. We Skype it or phone it. Skype is preferred as it’s so much clearer and less hassle than a cell phone. However, it turns out Jamie is quite the social hubby and is certainly playing and gardening while the wifey is away… so sometimes our chats are over cell phone. It’s a good morning to me and a good night to him.
The breakfast buffet opens at 7am and it’s quite a spread. I dare say that my inlaws, a.k.a. cruise experts, would give it a nod. Here are the items I’ve tried: fresh bread (in all shapes & sizes), 5 jams, cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, 3 cheeses, honey, 2 yogurts, 4 cereals, 4-5 melons/pineapple, sunnyside up eggs, beans, potatoes, and 2 types of fishy fish. I have yet to have that all in one morning. Here are the items I have not tried: bacon, sausage balls, nutella, and make-your-own vaffels (but I will!). There may be one other non-vegetarian item that skips my memory. The only items they don’t have are the standard fruits of apples, oranges and bananas (which is fine by me).
A brush of the teeth and I’m out the door with my laptop in hand. If I park on the street (not in the hotel’s I’ll-rip-you-off parking garage), I must move my car before 8am, or pay for a ticket. So, I’m at the supplier at 8am. Normal workday at the plant is 9 hours (same as at home to make the 9/80 schedule). After work I get some exercise … a run, hike, or walk in a new woods/trail/neighborhood. The fresh air here is as good as the tap water. Very refreshing.
Choosing a place for dinner is a highlight of the day. Although, depending on the restaurant quality determines if it really should’ve been the highlight of the day. I’ve not explored all the options yet. Today a new restaurant “region” was just made known to me in the old Kongsberg section, so I look forward to ordering some delectable treats across the river.
Settling down in the hotel room typically occurs around 7 or 8pm depending on my energy level. After checking in with the morning coworkers at homebase, I’ll read a book before dozing off at 10pm. I’m currently reading the Julia Child (auto)/biography. It’s a good book to nestle down with after a full stomach. Reading it during happy hour would drive me nuts!
That’s all folks, broadcasting from this little hotel room.
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