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December 31, 2024

Happy New Year

I’m wishing all my friends, readers, partners and customers a happy new year. It’s time to close the old book and open a new book. today, 31/12/2024 is the last day of the year and we are closing a full book. Full of memories, thoughts, plans and success but also some failure. The future has not been written yet, and on this last day of the year we can reflect on what we have achieved and done. Tomorrow things can change again  On the 1/1/25 we open a blank book. Nothing has been written in it yet. It is empty. It is now up to us what we do and and create in the new year. Let us do something positive and bright where our Kid’s and future people can be proud of. Let us not give in to hate and bullying. Let us see the positive things.  We will face a lot of challenges, like Donald Trump as US president, a convicted felon, narcissist, racist, just to name some things. It will be a terrible 4 years that lie ahead of us.But we have to make the best out of it. We will face many more challenges. But only if we work together as a collective we can overcome them. There is no single person that can change a thing. We can only change things as a whole.  If you like my blog please comment, and follow me on Facebook, X, Blue Sky, Instagram or Threads.
December 25, 2024

Merry Christmas everyone

It’s been a really relaxing Christmas and New Year for me and the family. My Mum (82) and Ralf (7) has been celebrating with me under the Christmas tree. We had an awesome time. Christmas Eve I cooked Salmon with Lemon, Honey and Garlic and added Mashed Potatoes, and Eggplant as sides together with Austrian style potatoes salad. It was really great. In Austria we celebrate Christmas on Christmas Eve not on the 25 which for us is the first Christmas Holliday day.  On the 25th I’ve made roast chicken in the oven with fresh green salad and boiled rice. Of course we had deserts on every day and it was an amazing food generally. I agree it was too much but that always happens at Christmas, we always eat too much.
December 11, 2024

Gigafactory in Sunderland

I’ve been fortunate to get a subcontractor contract with BSI Electric to work at the Gigafactory in Sunderland. The Gigafactory will in the future be producing batteries for electric cars.  The team I am working with is awesome. There are some really great people and tasks that I’ve trained for and because of the college classes I’m taking. At the moment the contract is only until Christmas with the possibility to extend it for up to two years. This depends on several factors, and as I enjoy the work and people I work with I would really like this to continue. The reason for this is that BSI had an accident with some injuries just the week before I started. So their contract is being evaluated. 
August 1, 2024

Esmerch Store

Today I have finished setting up the Essens Merchandise Website. It’s part of my MWP-Design Website but the products I created are all for Essens. Initially I made those for myself as I am an Essens partner and I needed some printed stuff for myself, because Essens did not have them available. So I sat down and made it myself. There is a variety of items I made such as business cards, loyalty cards, scratch cards, flyers and order forms. After I have been speaking to other people who work with Essens they have said that they would be interested in those items too and I should show them what I have made and had already designed. So I constantly had to send huge emails with images, Then I have decided to make a Website so that I can show it off and people can order directly from my website. I have also installed a online tool for people to make little changes, like adding their address, name, email, phone number, store link. I can print those directly at my office and send it off to the customer.
July 29, 2024

Not a big update but

It’s not a big update today but something I want to share with y’all. Ive made 3 new T-Shirt designs well OK two one is for myself and I think you can guess which one it is. The third one with the dog in the heart shape is flexible It can be used for a mug, t-shirt, or slate stone to remember a loved pet that has passed away. It is one of the most frequently requested designs and I thought I do one now that is available to anyone.  I will make them available on MWP-Design soon.
July 27, 2024

Website Update

This is going to be a short post today. I have made some updates to my website. The individual pages have had a massive update and I created galleries instead of single pictures to make it easier to read and in some cases I have re-formated the text and made it shorter or longer and some of the individual pages like the WELEDA page now shows the blog posts related to the page. It is supposed to give a better overview. Let me know what you think about those updates and if it improves my blog website. At this point I also want to thank all of you for reading and commenting my blog. Please if you like it spread the word. Mark
July 26, 2024

Uncle Waiting List

For the last 3 months I have been on the waiting list at Uncle in Wembley for a 3 Bedroom 2 Bathroom Apartment. Up until today I am still waiting and I am really getting a bit upset but I can understand that no one is moving out and that Uncle can’t force people out if they extend their contract. Now I just have to keep waiting. Maybe in their new development that is going to be finished soon I can get something. My point is that I want an apartment that is on a higher floor up so speaking like 12 to 25th floor. I don’t want to be on a lower floor but also don’t want to be underneath the root terrace. So kind of in the middle up. All uncle had available lately was 3rd and 6th floor. So it just means I have to stay in Whitley Bay longer until something I want becomes available. I was hoping to move back to London in the summer…
July 26, 2024

Why Celebrities LOVE Weleda’s Skin Food Moisturiser

Celebrities can’t get enough of THIS £12.50 moisturiser. But what makes Weleda’s Skin Food so special? Weleda first introduced their totally natural, replenishing Skin Food cream in 1926. And it’s still going strong today!  An enriching balm to soothe and comfort skin that’s battered by daily stresses – from poor diet to pollution – Skin Food is your best defence against windier, colder weather, and is great for dry or rough skin that needs a treat. Elbows, we’re looking at you… Weleda Skin Food has become a travel essential for many jet setters. Ideal to protect and replenish skin that’s been blasted by air conditioning or on the ski slope in biting winds, it also helps restore radiance to lacklustre skin. A firm celebrity favourite For years Skin Food was somewhat of an industry beauty secret, but in the past decade has become a firm favourite with many high-profile celebrities. Skin Food’s enthusiastic fan club includes singers Anne-Marie, Adele, Birdy, Joss Stone and Rihanna; television presenters Laura Whitmore, Fearne Cotton, Amanda Holden, Claudia Winkleman and Anthea Turner; plus actresses Julia Roberts, Brooke Shields, Kerry Washington, Winona Ryder, Priyanka Chopra and Lili Taylor. For Anne-Marie’s make-up artist Emma Osborne it’s a staple in her kit: Weleda Skin Food is my go-to product for a fresh glow. I love to add a touch to the high points of the face i.e. cheekbones/brow bones for that dewy glossy finish. For my clients it’s a must-have beauty essential”. Top models and fashionistas Alexa Chung, Suki Waterhouse, Victoria Beckham, Helena Christensen, Carolyn Murphy, Chandra North, Doutzen Kroes, Jacquelyn Jablonski, Angela Lindvall, Jessica Stam, Claudia Barila, Behati Prinsloo, Lyndsey Wixson, Dree Hemingway, Karen Ferrari, David Gandy and Andrew Cooper are all fans too. My absolute MUST is Weleda Skin Food which I apply all over my body! It smells so fresh and uplifting too and I never leave the house without it” – Model Erin O’Connor All of skin Food’s ingredients are NATRUE certified: all natural and include extracts of organic chamomile, calendula and wild pansy to soothe rough skin, plus rosemary to revitalise dull complexions. This deep-penetrating cream also contains natural plant oils and waxes known for their richness and gentleness. The refreshing fragrance is from pure essential oils including sweet orange and lavandulae, so artificial preservatives or parabens are not needed. It’s just what your skin has been waiting for. Shop WELEDA products here
July 15, 2024

Back to normal

This website, my blog is back to normal. It has been running on my backup server for a week as the main server has been out of order. I’ve now finished re-installing the operating system Debian on the server Ingrid and setup a new server control panel called Keyhelp Pro. It is running much more secure than the previous Ubuntu with cPanel. I am really sorry for the issues that were caused through the server outage. Over the next weeks all the sites are going to be moving back to Ingrid and the backup server New York will be doing what t’s supposed to do backups.