Here, there and everywhere

I have had quite a hectic start to the week and to think, we’re already half way through it! So here is a recap of a quite busy weekend too - it’s a good thing that we had an extra day!

Friday started with a night out with my friend Alex. The night was a bit of a fail. I think I will it at that. It was an okay night out but was far too much hassle.

Alex had stayed over at my flat and we spent the morning and afternoon hanging out and eating quite a lot of junk food. Once Alex had left, I had to take a trip into town to return a dress and then stayed to mooch around the shops, only to return home, grab a bite to eat and leave again and head to South Kensington. I took a trip to the Natural History Museum  since I haven’t been since the age of 10 and refused to spend the evening at home. It was very therapeutic – I can only handle museums on my own- and I walked around, learning all about dinosaurs and mammals (yes, I am that cool!)

On Sunday, I gave my parents a visit. The sun was shining and the weather was beautiful, so we had a delicious barbeque and enjoyed the weather in the garden. Although I was lazy and did nothing other than eat and watch telly, the journey there and back (totalling over 3 hours!) really took it out of me and I came home absolutely exhausted.

As for Monday, I was in domestic mode. I cleaned the windows (quite a workout, if you ask me – I had to balance on the outside windowsill!), vacuumed, did the laundry and the food shopping. Whilst the day wasn’t quite as relaxing as I hoped, the evening was spent watching movies and munching popcorn with the flatmates. Absolute bliss.

And now I am going to unwind and get ready for bed. Two more sleeps until it’s the weekend again!

Night,

Roo xx

Monday Blues

Having had a lovely, albeit hectic weekend, returning to work on Monday did not feel great. Although I've had another productive day at work, my insomnia at night, coupled with me feeling very ill towards the end of the evening has meant that I didn't have the best start to the week. However, not wanting to be completely negative, I will give a quick summary of my rather successful weekend: it involved a lot of catching up with friends. 

I thought this quite fitting..

After my wonderfully lazy start to Saturday, Edita came over for a visit. We had a lovely (and much needed) catch up over some food, wine and more food (and Eurovision in the background - which I feel quite ashamed to admit in writing). 

Although Edita slept over rather than trekking down all the way to East London, she left quite early on Sunday, leaving me to laundry, food shopping and cleaning. In the afternoon, I ran to meet my uni friend, Rosie (who I haven't seen since graduation!) at Clapham Junction. We spent hours in a little cafe, catching up over the last year of our lives. In fact, we were there so long, we were given a bowl of pistachios on the house - random but oh-so-lovely! That left me with enough time to have dinner and watch What Happens in Vegas with Natz - a perfectly relaxing end to a very rushed weekend. 

A lot of this was needed this weekend

And now that Monday is over and I am feeling a little better, I am going to head off to bed, hope for a better Tuesday and will be counting down the days to the long bank holiday weekend.

Hope everyone has a wonderful week. 

Night 

Roo xx

Good start to the weekend

This has been yet another long week. Without going into all the drama, I have had issues with my teeth and have been dreading my dentist appointment (which is at the end of the month) and trying to deal with the pain with plenty of painkillers - not the best thing for a good week. Anyway, luckily the week was broken up with a catch up with my wonderful friend Betul who I haven't seen in months. We had dinner at Thai Square on the Strand which was delicious and finished with frozen yogurt for dessert in Covent Garden. A successful Thursday night, if you ask me!

As for Friday, having finished a busy day at work (which felt so good: I love productive days!) I rushed home to get ready for a night on the town with Jess, Chloe and Naomi. We went to Roxy's (again, I know - I will try some place new next time) for a lot of dancing and a bit of drinking. The music wasn't as good as last time and the crowd felt very young (which is a weird thing for a 22 year old to say) but in the end we all had a great night out and got home absolutely exhausted.

I had the perfect start to Saturday with a mini lie-in and a lovely breakfast which consisted of croissants, orange juice and coffee - the perfect breakfast!

Got to love lazy Saturdays! 

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

Muah

Roo xx

South African inspired weekend

I don't know about everyone else but I always find the week after a long bank holiday weekend feels  extra long. This week was one of those weeks and when the weekend finally arrived, I couldn't have been happier. I am happy to report that the wait was worth it since I had the most wonderful weekend.

I returned home on Friday to a group of people round the flat and the smell of delicious food. My housemate, Natz invited a couple of her friends round and decided to make make  a South African dinner (being South African herself) with some vetkoek (literal translation: fat cakes) some amazing desserts and plenty of wine. It was the nicest evening with great food and good company. The ideal start to the weekend!

On Saturday, most of the flat was in chaos with everyone getting dressed up for Rugby Sevens. Everyone bought their tickets before I moved in, so I didn't go but watched everyone get ready. It was hilarious to see everyone in their animal/tribe inspired outfits and sounds like everyone had a fabulous time so I absolutely intend to go next year!

Once they left, I had a lazy morning until my wonderful friend Katherine came over to see my new flat and to have a long overdue catch up. We had some coffee at the flat and then headed down to Wimbledon Village for some lunch, settling on a pub called The Dog & Fox. It didn't feel very pub-y since the interior was really nice with really gorgeous wallpaper and floor length curtains all around the room. The food was great too. After lunch, we headed back to the flat and shared a bottle of wine over some more catch up. Later in the evening, Katherine headed home and Natz decided to head out for some drinks and dancing in Wimbledon, inviting me along. We headed to the Slug which was crazy busy with everyone from Rugby 7s. Everyone was beyond drunk and the place was absolutely packed and horribly hot but despite all of that (and the stark naked guy in the middle of the dance floor!) it was a good night out. We didn't stay out too late but it was lovely to get out and unwind for a bit by dancing around.

Got to love coffee catch ups

As for today, after a delicious lie-in, I did some food shopping for the week and then me and Natz headed to Oxford Street so I could return some over-indulgent shopping from last week. And now, after a lovely lunch in the city, it's movie night time with some chick flicks, snacks and an early night to follow.

I hope everyone had an amazing weekend!

Muah,

Roo xx

Lovely food everywhere

I am a little embarrassed to admit that in spite of having lived in/near London for many years, I have never visited Borough Market. This weekend I fixed that.

After a busy week, with little sleep (completely inexplicable) my weekend started on Friday night at Roxy's. Me and Chloe made an impromptu decision to go out which started with me rushing around everywhere, fitting in a short gym session, only to rush home and try and eat and get ready in a short space of time. In the end, I had an amazing night, with plenty of dancing. Friday at Roxy's will definitely be one of my go-to nights for going out. I loved the atmosphere, the music was good and upon return, I still had the whole weekend to look forward to!

Saturday was a very mellow day which I mainly spent being lazy watching tv and doing some food shopping. The sunshine meant I was determined to leave the house though and eventually headed down to Borough Market which I fell instantly in love with. There was endless amounts of fresh, home made food, cute little cafes and a buzz all around, all thanks to the sunshine we've been having. It's a good thing that I already bought most of my food earlier in the day, otherwise I may have been tempted to buy half of the market's produce (may be a little difficult though since there was so much food!). I managed to limit myself and only bought a loaf of fresh bread which will last me quite some time (it's bigger than my head!) Leaving the market, I walked down Bankside and ended up by Southbank where I was faced with even more food with the Real Food Festival. Once again, there was plenty of food and drink everywhere, with far too much choice for me to handle. After an afternoon of walking in the sun, I finally finished the day with a movie night with my flatmate, Natalie with the Dark Knight and pizza. Yum.

As for Sunday, I had a very early start with a trip to a service for my Grandad who passed away two years ago. Members of our family ventured down to London and then my parents' home for a BBQ. It was a lovely, sunny day with plenty of food and wine. The perfect way to remember my wonderful grandfather, by bringing the family together.

Having spent the Sunday at my parents' I had a lazy Monday with even more food and tv. Eventually, me and my mum headed down to the city, mooching around London and enjoying the beautiful sunshine. I am now finally home, doing some washing, a bit of cleaning and getting ready for the week ahead. I could absolutely get used to three-day weekends. If only.... Sigh.

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and have a great week to follow!

Muah

Roo xx