April Instagram Catch-Up

Looking forward to trying this coffee // My chillies are growing! // Little trip to Boots

Gorgeous Ruby necklaces (Giveaway here) // Addicted to Hazelnut milk // New goodies from Simple

Most ridiculous book title ever // Home-made Kiwi Mojito

Sunday Catch-Up #24

Just popped into Costco... big mistake // Game night in with Articulate // Painkillers

Fragrance Direct order // So much Adventure Time // Dog Vs Swan

Spring has sprung

Whoops, looks like I completely forgot to post my weekly Instagram round up yesterday, so it's coming a tad late from me today.

Last week was actually the first of two weeks off for me before I start my new job. I already feel so much more relaxed and rested and ready for anything life might throw at me. We had friends over on Tuesday for a drunken game night and made the most of the glorious weather over the weekend with long walks in the park and the countryside, which our little Cockerspaniel-Boxer cross Ninja enjoyed thoroughly.

Wednesday was spent sitting around at home feeling sorry for myself after said dog jumped up at me and ripped my right earring out. It took pretty much all of my willpower not to scream and cry, but unsurprisingly some strawberry cheesecake minis made the pain much more bearable.

Joe also got me the most amazing Adventure Time leggings I've ever seen and I've basically refused to take them off ever since they arrived in the post. They might not be the most flattering item of clothing, but who cares - it's Adventure Time!

How's your week been?

Sunday Catch-Up #23

Time to start running again // Rawr, Alphabites! // Best phone case ever

Trifle conveyor belt // Getting serious about shaping up

Hah, this week seems to be a study in contradictions. There we have a conveyor belt of almost-ready trifles and at the same time I laced up my running shoes again and to top it all off joined a gym as well. Now that the days are getting longer I find it much easier to be motivated to work out and look after myself. Cold, dark weather just makes me want to lounge around on my sofa drinking wine and eating chocolate. It was definitely time for an overhaul!

It's been quite a monumental week in many respects, as I've also quit my job on Saturday. Now I want to shape up and do all those things I never had the time to do before I start my new job. Tomorrow's project is finally sorting out our garden. Seeing as it's almost April it's about time!

How's your week been?

Sunday Catch-Up #22

Among the worst feelings in the world // Saw gyros stand in Camden, had to have some // Picnic by the lake

K.O.'ed Ninja // Blurry friday night red lip selfie // Spring is definitely coming

Greasy, filthy pub lunch - yes, please! // So addicted to these, had to get another colour // Little puppy enjoying the sunshine

Waiting for Eskimo Callboy // Glasses with eye brows - why not I guess? // Love those Cheap Monday sunnies

Little Fragrance Direct order // Random chilli in my miushrooms

I unashamedly skipped last week's Sunday Catch-Up, as I'd taken all of 3 pictures all week and hadn't really done anything worth mentioning, so thought I'd rather not bore you with a "I went to work and I made some food" type of post.

This week on the other hand was a lot more interesting. I popped back down to London for two days during the week, first and foremost to go to a gig at the Underworld. Eskimo Callboy are a pretty unknown band, so the gig was tiny which meant that I got to the front row and was probably about 5 inches away from the two vocalists from my favourite band for the whole set - how many people can say that, huh? We also left with another drumstick to add to our now growing collection - we might just need to get a cabinet to start displaying them!

The following day I popped down to the Trafalgar Hotel for the Specsavers SS14 launch. I immediately fell in love with the Cheap Monday models for their pared down, edgy design. Red or Dead had frames with detachable, interchangeable eye brows and while it's a cool idea I don't think that even I could pull these off (says the girl who wears lime green skinny jeans with a yellow dinosaur T-Shirt and bright pink bracelets).

We popped back to Camden afterwards for a bit of Camden food and a few more metal plaques for our living room.

The weather has been stellar this past week, so our Cocker Spaniel / Boxer cross puppy Ninja has been enjoying lots of long walks at the park or further afield. We even got in a romantic picnic by the lake which honestly felt like a little mini vacation.

How's your week been?

Sunday Catch-Up #21

Choco-Orange pancakes // Tickets to the Photography show // Fat Thursday = Doughnut time!

Kohlrabi, anyone? // Library-mostrosity // Sushi in the sunshine makes me happy

Travel reads // We Came As Romans at Impericon exposure tour

This week has been very busy again and quite indulgent when it comes to sweet treats: Chocolate orange pancakes, doughnuts... but in all fairness I've been getting pretty excited about my fruit and veg as well. In particular that Kohlrabi that came in my weekly veg box. It's really hard to get hold of, but tastes absolutely divine cut into strips and eaten raw.

As February turned into March, the days have actually become a bit sunnier again and I've made the most of every last minute of sunshine, making sure to soak up some of that lovely vitamin D. I've still got a whole new (albeit pebbled) garden to sort out fairly soon, so that it can be lush and green and lovely for summer. Problem is I know absolutely nothing about gardening!

Today we went back down to London for a gig we'd booked a while ago and saw a few bands at the Rocksound Impericon exposure tour at the O2 Islington. The bands ranged from alright to pretty good, but I don't think we'll be going to another O2 Islington gig - the atmosphere there just tends to be overall a bit meh.

Tomorrow it's back up home for another week of work - but not before I spend the evening browsing through my new copies of Elle.

How's your week been?

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Sunday Catch-Up #20

Playing around with my Nail Rockit // Flowers from the new neighbour // Lighting the night

Coffee table

This week hasn't been particularly exciting, as I've been mostly working and not much else. We currently enjoy just sitting around in our new home and thinking of new ways to decorate it.

I'm completely in love with this Victorian steamer trunk which we're using as a coffee table. Definitely a great investment. 

I also spent most of last Sunday night playing around with a green Rockit Kit for London Beauty Queen's "How I Wear It" feature. I quite enjoyed playing around with the various gems, but as you can imagine looking at the size of them, they didn't stay put for very long.

I think tonight is going to be celebrated with a long soak in the bath and a relaxing read!

How's your week been?

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