Maybe new digs

Exciting news, we potentially might have a new home very soon! We started the hunt and landed on a flat  in the most amazing location in central London.

Farringdon is home to Fabric night club, Smithfield meat market and Aussie cafes - all the things you want to have so conveniently located to your home.


So, we are still waiting for the final go ahead but I thought to share with you what could be our new digs... what do you think?


And if its not our new digs then you will see a really big sad face here in a few days!

Did you know?

Christmas songs are playing in stores and on TV and my most favourite song of all time fills my ears and makes me very happy. The song I hear you ask is 'Last Christmas' from WHAM. This song ultimately makes me say out loud and share my love for George Michael to anyone nearby. Often this admittance is responded with a curious look at the fact of my love for George. This made me realise how many little secrets like that do I have?

I thought I might share a few with you that maybe some might know and some might not. I think that each of these have shaped my upbringing or paved my life.



1.
My love for George Michael. I have loved him for some time. I love all his songs, his moves and his life story. I find that I can sing along and feel uplifted when his songs play. I like his first life in WHAM and then his second life as George Michael, after he came out.


2.
I only started reading books non stop about 2-3 years ago and what made me start reading were the Twilight books. I started reading the books at work with a few workmates and just kept going. We became quite obsessed and started a book club. Now I enjoy reading before bed. I read classics to autobiography to love stories. I actually really like submerging myself and imagining what's going on.


3.
I used to be in the Brownies and Girl Guides. I joined when I was about 9 or 10years old. I joined because I missed out of joining netball. I really enjoyed going, as we would do arts and crafts, work for badges, play games and go on camps (ok I didn't love these). Brownies and Girl Guides allowed me to meet lots of great people and helped me to become more confident.

4.
After school I was accepted into University to do Social Work. I deferred for a year and really concentrated on my love of the fashion industry. I knew that I wanted to be in the fashion industry but was also interested in helping people.

5.

I use to play 'schools' with my dog Houdini in the backyard. I use to put a jumper and a backpack filled with books on his back. I can't believe he allowed me to do this. He would actually walk around with me also. I would constantly make up games, talk to imaginary people and I really quite enjoyed this. I think having this type of creativity and imagination was great to help me be creative now in life.

Well there are a few little secrets for you. Do you see these secrets from my past in my traits as an adult?

If only we had a vespa

I have come to the conclusion that a vespa would be perfect for our London life.

You see if only we had a vespa we could....
- Scoot to Paris
- Scoot to the park today
- Scoot to drinks by the Thames
- Scoot to the gym
- Scoot to get groceries
- Scoot to the shops and pick up the chest we purchased
- Scoot from the tube

The scooting possibilities are endless!

red always goes faster!

(source: sterlingmotorcycles.com)

6 days off

I am two days into my 6 days off and London, you have done me proud. Can you believe that the next 3 days of weather will be above 25! It's October and Mother Nature is bringing out the best. London's summer wasn't great and I am not here to complain about the lateness of it, but praise and worship her decision. And it also couldn't have come at a better time coinciding with my annual leave.
I decided a few weeks back that I would take some time off (originally hoping to sign up for a course, but then found out it was all booked). Instead of cancelling this time off I decided to continue with my break and enjoy what London has to offer!

Ok, so it didn't start out the best. My Wednesday night was an enjoyable farewell party however my Thursday was spent sleeping and maybe recovering. After my all day sleeping session (and yes I hear you say a wasted day) I got ready and headed to a beautiful friends birthday in Shoreditch for Oktober fest! I was well behaved and enjoyed the massive pretzels and 1/2 litre ciders.

Now that two days of my six have passed I want to ensure I get to do all that is on offer.
Now, I'm a list person, so the list has made an appearance.
1) Find a vintage pencil skirt
2) Car booting on Sunday and possibly Saturday
3) Must go to gym everyday! Barbados diet still in place
4) Picnic in a fabulous park in summer dress while reading a book
5) Take more photos of London (seeing the sun is out this is a perfect opportunity)
6) Visit new Stratford Westfields and watch a movie
7) Write up business plan (!)
8) Write up college application
9) Write lots of emails and contact people back home
10) Soak up all inspiration around me! This is London and inspiration is around every corner.

I think that should keep me busy for the next few days!



Ahh...London!

Inspiring

They accepted the pleasures of morning, the bright sun, the whelming sea and sweet air, as a time when play was good and life so full that hope was not necessary and therefore forgotten.

Invitation to a journey

On Friday night (after drinking at Gordan's Wine bar in Embankment) on the way home we passed a man who was offering poem recitals. And as always I was very interested in what this kooky man had to offer. After briefly talking to him I discovered his passion and love for poetry and that he has remembered (well mostly) well over 100 poems that he has on offer.

After picking out a poem that meant something to us, he recited it leaving me with tingles and a honest respect for this beautiful man.

Invitation to a journey

As you know I came

by discontent to the wall

a door materialized

and I went through it

into a larger space

where led another door

so without intention

I left my country

and arrived elsewhere.

In the human slumbling

who easily discerns

call of providence?

Ye, exhilaration

of unimagined wings,

sense of youth recovered,

cannot entirely deceive.

True is no movement

of advance without loss,

wound of sacrifice.

The shed skin by the road

precious with memory

holds me anguishedly.

Laden with the ache

of its abandonment

I turn, and hurry

on towards myself.

Barefoot in the park

I found a bonus about not working today (ok not working at all) I get to watch old movies on TV. I have a secret love for old movies which I think I get from my mum. I love their innocence, I love how they tell an amazing story without all the big hoo-ha, I love the movie posters that are created to accompany them, I love how stunning the actors and actresses are and I love how a lot of them pushed the boundaries before their time (ah-la Breakfast at Tiffany's). I also think it is because I secretly wish I lived in another era.
Today I watched the movie 'Barefoot in the park' with Jane Fonda and Robert Redford. All the vivaciousness of Corie (Fonda) and building her new life with her new husband (Redford) and how life can throw amazing and crazy yet wonderful things at you. It's about accepting these and running with them. Ahhhh bliss.

There's a lesson to be learnt in all these movies.