Types of customers in a coffe shop

Bitching about my work is something that I do on daily bases. It's not that bad, trust me, but sometimes I just don't want to go there and see same people, ordering same things and try to talk to my boss when I'm not in the mood to talk to anyone about stuff. Especially when the 'stuff' is just shitting on everything that has ever existed. Then someone comes in, someone who I've never seen before, which is weird, because the city that the cafe is in is super small and even people who live there don't like it. So that new person comes in and I'm all excited to see a new face, or just to see a face as sometimes I spend hours watching people pass the coffee shop and then there's me just sitting in the empty room full of seats and trying to forget that I'm going to waste another seven hours of my life... So usually after the excitement, there comes a huge disappointment as the new person turns out to be one of the types of customers that I truly hate. And there's my personal list of people that I wish I've never met during my work in the coffee shop. If you are one of them - we will never get along.

1. The coffee snob
You don't know shit about coffee so please stop pretending. I'm glad that you can read which coffee we serve today but at the same time I don't care about that one time when you drank Costa Rica in one of the best coffee shops in Mexico because guess what - we're in fucking shithole and you don't even know the difference between flat white and dry cappuccino. So just stop boasting about your knowledge when it comes to coffees because I just made a normal cappuccino for you and you didn't even notice.

2. The girl on a diet (or a guy)
I really don't know how many sugars are there in the vanilla syrup and I don't really care.  I don't even want to look for an almond milk for you because it doesn;t really make any difference when you order a flavored mocha. In addition, you also have a waffle and a slice of cheesecake so just stop lying to yourself...

3. The 'what's good' person
I'm pretty chill, how about you mate? But, seriously, I don't know and I've never had any of the cakes that I'm selling in here, I know that if I'll tell you that I like the macchiato you will probably die drinking it as I make it with three shots because otherwise, I'm unable to function. Just take a latte or whatever and just stop trying to figure out which coffee you want, because we both know that you can't tell the difference between them just staring at the menu.

4. The 'do you have a menu or something?' person
No mate. No, we don't. Oh, what's that huge thing behind me? Oh, nothing, don't bother looking at that, it's not that we have everything written down with prices and shit. No. Just ask me what we have in here because surely I know all of the shit written behind my back by heart.

5. The way too friendly customer.
I don't care that your girlfriend dumped you last week, that your hamster died and you forgot to write your essay. All that I care about is which coffee you want and if you give me a tip. I don't want to get to know you because I just don't. That's my work and obviously, I'm going to be friendly, but sometimes it's just a bit too much...

6. The wifi thief
Yes, you can use our wifi and plug your charger but at the same time, that's a coffee shop not a charity organization for people who want to chill somewhere while browsing through facebook. Order something please because if my boss sees you with a bottle of orange juice for 80p sitting there for the past 4 hours he'd kill me.

7. The family
I like when a family comes to the cafe but at the same time it takes some time to make all of the waffles and sundaes and toasties and coffees and hot chocolates and smoothies and milkshakes and if your kid comes to ask me where's the waffle it will only slow me down. If you kid starts screaming and fucks up half of the cafe I'd have to clean it up first so be prepared to wait for around an hour... And please don't scream at me because I' on the edge.

8. The person in a hurry
It's a coffee shop, not McDonald's. OIf you come in here that means you have time to wait for your order. Wait or fuck off.

9. The music fan
If you want to order something I have to hear you, but you have to take off your headphones so that you can hear me as well. Otherwise, I'm just not going to be able to make sure that I'll make exactly what you tried to order man. Don't come and cry that you didn't want sprinkles on your cappuccino because guess what - now I don't give a fuck.

10. The single
I know you are old and still single but I don't want to see anything exciting after work. If 'something exciting' is a secret code for your private parts then you came to a wrong place. GO AWAY, TAKE YOUR COFFEE AND JUST LEAVE.

11. The extra guy
If you already paid don't ask me for an extra creme/shot/chocolate on your order because it's stupid. You have to pay for something extra, that's not a charity but a shop so go away and pay for it first.

10 things you should know before becoming a model.

My family thinks that modeling isn't a real job. My friends think that one day I'll be super rich and famous because of being a model. My agent thinks that I could lose extra kilograms and I think that soon I will be too old to be even a part-time model. Working in the fashion industry is a life goal for some people. All they see are pretty faces on front covers of magazines and glamorous campaigns. Modeling is fun - trust me, but it's also a hard, full-time job which sometimes just wears you off. It's a love-hate relationship, check out this site to see that we really all want to quit, but at the same time no other job can give us what modeling can.  Here are 10 things you should know before you get yourself into modeling!

1. Models don't earn as much as you think.
Paychecks look great, but you have to remember that 20% of your salary is for your mother agency and 50% is for the agency that represents you in the specific country. In the end, you also have extra expenses so there is a chance that you'll get maximum 15% of what you actually earned. Also - most of us work in Asia which, moneywise, isn't a dream destination, but neither is Europe.


2. Working hours are super-flexible.
Sometimes you get your dream job and you work only 4 hours and the next day you stay awake from 5 am till 3 am next day. There are no rules when it comes to working hours.


3. Glamorous is the last word which I would use to describe it. 
Changing in a back of a van or laying in the mud is not a definition of glamorous. And that's what we do sometimes. Standing on the edge of the swimming pool and hoping you won't fall down the hill behind it? Now even that doesn't sound extreme to me.


4. After a few years, you'll know how to survive everywhere.
China, Thailand, Vietnam, Japan, Spain, Kuala Lumpur, Korea? Thanks to modeling all of those countries and even more will become a home from home for you.

5. Most of us are healthy.
Not all of models snort cocaine and smoke crack. We like to party, but if one survived more than two years in this then it's a sign that this person is a responsible human being. There are a lot of temptations in modeling world but it's enough to know how to say "no" to some things. People who achieved something in modeling are healthy, they exercise and take care of their body.


6. Fashion weeks are sometimes our worst nightmares.
Too small shoes, uncomfortable dresses which are too long to walk in, short breaks, early call times and late shows. All of that to get your dream job for a top designer.

7. Relationships are hard. 
Being a model taught me that being in a relationship is sometimes impossible because you are on the move all the time. Also - during your first contracts you'll miss your family a lot.

8. Reputation is very important. 
Not only more people will want to work with you but you'll get paid better if your reputation is good. Models who choose to party before shootings, fashion shows or even castings don't get much out of it. Just treat people (and your body) with respect.

9. Makeup and high heels after work are your enemies, not friends. 
You don't want to have anything on your face after getting rid of 100 layers of makeup and surely your feet don't want to walk in high heels after those 10 hours you've spent jumping in too small shoes higher than your paycheck.

10. Quitting modeling will be the hardest thing you'll ever do. 
Your time to shine may be over when you'll be 25, 30 but it can come when you are 17 as well. Taking a year off was incredibly hard for me and it still is, but sometimes it's better for you to take a break or quit. It's not a thing you can do forever and although it's great and teaches you a lot about other cultures and you get to see amazing places and meet great people - there's the time when you should grow up and settle down.


Some useful sites for (not only) new faces:
- Models Agents Managers Association 
- KModels
- ModelManagement
- Models.com

I'm fuc*ing 20

That's right lads, I've just turned 20 and you know what? I'm pretty amazed looking at things I've achieved so far. Although I woke up thinking - shit, it flew so fast, if another 20 will flow so quickly then one day I'll just wake up being 40. Which is not as bad as it may sound - maybe I'll finally know who I am and what the fuk I'm doing with my life...

But hey, looking back at things and all of the amazing memories - I'm amazed and I'm truly blessed to be where I am right now at this point of life. 

I was an ambitious kid since I can remember. It doesn't matter what it was about - I just always wanted to be the best - I know it's pretty fucked up, but at the same time thanks to that by the age of six I could write and speak in three languages - Polish, English and Swedish - unfortunately, I ended up not continuing my journey with Swedish so now apart from Jag hetter Monika I can't say anything else. Well - shit. I could also count and I dealt like a boss with simple mathematical equations. During my early stages of education, I started to learn German and I found out that history is the thing that I love. The writing was right by my side at every stage of my life, but back then when I was 13 I didn't know that this is the thing, yeah, THE thing that I want to do every day, every second of my adult life. I just knew that I like doing that but I was pretty damn sure that in the future I want to be a lawyer. Well, although I'm pretty good at proving my point I'm also pretty fucking lazy (and I swear a lot). I know that if I had decided to study law I would manage to do my best, but would I be happy? Not really. It consumes so much time that I'd rather spend reading, taking pictures or writing...
So here I am - studying journalism and creative writing in the UK and even Brexit can't get rid of me, I hope.
When I was a teenager my mom showed me a great part of the world and at the same time, she helped me to develop another passion, right next to learning languages and dancing. Travelling has always been a huge part of my life and after I started modeling I was sure that sitting in one place for the rest of my life is just not for me... Thanks to that I know also that writing and photography are the things that will be the main part of my future as they are now. If someone ever tells you that your passion can't be your job - they are lying! If you try hard enough and pursue to make your dreams come true, you'll make it one day and they can stare at you with their jaws on the floor. Prove them wrong. You do you boo! Even if sometimes it means to make a lot of mistakes and learn everything the hard way - hey, it's your way and that's the most important thing in life, to do everything as you want to.
I'm blessed having the most amazing mother in the whole world and I could never wish for any better. Thanks to this amazing woman I achieved so much. Every time when I wanted to give up and stop doing things that I love, because, fuck, it's so hard sometimes and you start to question if it is even worth the shit you have to go through. She was always there for me and she still is right by my side telling me to go for it and don't care about people's opinions because they are not in my body so how they can know what's best for me? Mom, thank you for being my angel who is always there to laugh, cry, scream, travel, run, eat and diet with me. I love you to the moon and back and to the moon and back and to the moon and back and to the moon and back and to the moon...
20 years of my life were rough, I started up as a small, shy fetus. I was bullied, I bullied others (I'm not proud of this one, but we all make mistakes), I was obsessing about that boy who up till now has no idea about my existence, I had no friends, then I had a bunch of friends. I was traveling, missing my home, finding a home from home, making amazing memories, riding a motorbike without a license, I got my first piercings and tattoos and I started to figure out what the heck life is about. I'm still not sure if I know exactly what's up, but at least I'm trying... Although I keep learning everything the hard way, maybe just because that I'm dyslexic.

Poetry #1

As a typical creative writing (and journalism!) student I decided to start posting bits of stuff that I write in my spare time. Some of them are better than others but hey, writing poems after midnight is not as easy so... don't be so fast to judge mate! Here are some bits and ppipeces that I've recently put together from free writing sessions that we used to have those past terms. Enjoy!