Bang!

A very busy week is coming to an end (almost) and as stressful as its been, it has been incredibly productive. Both at work and outside of it. 

Ever day this week I have been running around like a loony at work, with a 1000 tasks to do and only a working day and me to sort it all out. My week started off with a bang (figuratively speaking) on Monday; I was working flat out all day. So when my friend Rosie suggested meeting for after-work drinks, I was more than happy to say yes! We met at the National Theatre and had a couple of glasses of wine at the bar. It's not a place that I ever considered going to for a drink (I limit it to theatre-going) but having met up just before the 7:30pm showing started, the place was so quiet and chilled within minutes; it was the perfect place to chat away. 

Turns out, wine was probably not the best of ideas, since I ended up having the worst night's sleep and was a bit of a zombie the following long. After yet another hectic day and a gym session, I came home to a lovely dinner which Natz cooked for everyone. It was great to just sit at a table (whilst eating some delicious food) and catch up with everyone since I've felt that I haven't seen everyone in one place in a while. After dinner, we all headed out to Wimbledon Park to finish the night off with a bang (literally) for Bonfire Night. 

I've known that Wimbledon Park was having fireworks for a while and figured that we would show up, pay for entry, watch some fireworks and make the (short) walk home. Not so. Apparently the Wimbledon Park fireworks are a huge deal! The queues were so long that we decided to wait across the road and watch from there. Long story short: the fireworks started a lot later than promised (Dan gave up 20mins in an went back to the flat) and after a lot of standing around we managed to get into the park once the firework display started. And it was quite a display. In fact the whole place was unrecognisable - there were huge bonfires, fun fair rides and candy floss everywhere and lots of loud music as the fireworks went off (not quite the mellow park that people go for runs in or walk their dogs). I was too tired (and cold) to go on any of the rides, so after the impressive display, headed back home and got myself into bed. 

I don't know about everyone else but I haven't been handling the clock-change very well and have not been impressed with finishing work when it's dark outside. It makes for a very tired Roo! The only saving grace is the way the city looks at night. Leaving work when it's dark just reminds me how beautiful London is at night time! It's the main reason why unlike most (normal) people, I try to do something after work during the dark, winter nights: to see the city in all its glory. 

And on another good note, I am only one sleep (and a full day of work) away from the weekend! 

Night!

Muah,

Roo xx

Lets play a game

Another incredible weekend has come and gone and as shattered as I am, it has been absolutely worth it!

Following Friday’s shenanigans, I had a pretty lazy Saturday afternoon at home with the girls which consisted of food and telly. Eventually we got ourselves up and ready, intending to go to the Sherlock Holmes museum, but seeing the endless queue to get in (and it being nearly closing time) we decided to postpone that trip and headed up to Southbank, spending the day at the arcade by the Sealife centre. It turned out to be a hilarious evening! We mooched around from game to game, spending our pennies and pounds, laughing endlessly and even playing a game of bowling. It was the best evening!

After some more lounging about once we got back home, me, Natz and her friend Tom (who came down for the evening, returning from his worldwide travels) headed out to the Slug at Wimbledon.  We were all absolutely shattered (Tom having the only legitimate reason; jetlag) so we danced around for a bit and had a good time but called it a night quite early, managing to get one of the last trains home.

As for today, with (yet again) too little sleep, I headed up to East London to pick up my Godson, Erik for a day of babysitting. I took him up to London and spent another day at the arcade with my cousin Donatas and his fiancé, Edita. It was a chilled day but both myself and Erik got back absolutely shattered nonetheless.  

And now with my eyes burning and my head throbbing a little (presumably from the lack of sleep), I am going to have a shamefully early night and prepare myself for what looks to be a busy week.

Hope everyone has an amazing week!

Muah

Roo xx

A very happy Friday

Fridays generally become pretty awesome as of 5:30 pm. This week, Friday started off awesome as soon as I woke up: I booked the day off just because.

Anyway, the first day of my long weekend was very successfully! It started off with a much needed lie-in, followed by a deep clean of the flat (yes, I am a grown up; cleaning on my day off!) After some lounging around, me and Natz (who also had the day off) headed up to Shoreditch for the day. Unfortunately, the weather was awful: it was drizzly and quite cold; not the best combination for mooching around.

We didn't stay out long; we walked around a bit and found some much needed shelter at the Brick Lane Market (which, as cool as it was, wasn’t quite my type of place). We ended up at Old Spitalfields Market which I have never been to, but absolutely loved (and not just because it protected us from the wind and rain)! There were so many stalls with so many gorgeous dresses! I even bought myself a cosy jumper. Having toured the market a couple of times, we had lunch at Strada (unable to find a non-chain place which we both liked) which was a little disappointing. Although the service was great, the food really wasn't anything to boast about. To quell that disappointment, I had a Lola's cupcake for dessert. Yum!

Vintage glasses, anyone?

Upon returning home, I decided to dye my hair "deep violet" (i.e. purple). I've been meaning to dye my hair a purple-esque colour for a while now and finally bit the bullet and did it with not unsuccessful results. I think I quite like it but the colour seems to be too purple at the roots and too dark at the bottom so it’ll be interesting to see what it will look like after a couple of washes!

After the hair-dying operation, me, Natz, Steph and our (other) friend Richard got ourselves Halloween-ready and headed out to The Fulham Slug (that counts as something different, right?!) The night started off quite slow: we were the only ones dressed up and it was quite quiet but by the time we managed to have a drink or two and dance about, the place was packed (but managed to stay far more civilised than in Wimbledon) and we had an absolute blast with lots and lots of dancing.

Having had very little sleep, I started my Saturday with a very short run (but I figured that’s better than nothing) and now I am lounging about, with Chinese food and some telly. I will eventually do something productive. I hope.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Muah,

Roo xx

Lots of food and even more laughter

It's that time of the week again. It's Sunday evening and time to start getting ready for a brand new week. In my world, that mainly consists of watching some telly and having an early night (yes, I am hard core) which after yet another crazy weekend will probably involve and earlier night than usual.

As I mentioned in my last post, yesterday me and Chloe went out for a night of dancing in Wimbledon (you can guess where exactly we went). We both had the best night! As the night out was really impromptu, there was absolutely no pressure so we drank and danced the night away, laughing more than I thought was possible.

This morning, we woke up a little worse for wear (the limited amount of sleep probably didn't help). After a morning of feeling sorry for ourselves and drinking a lot of water, me, Chloe and Richard (who crashed at the flat) went out to The Rocket in Putney for a huge fry-up and plenty of caffeine. Without any exaggeration, we spent the entire morning and afternoon, laughing endlessly (me and Chloe may have lost a couple of IQ points the night before) at anything and everything. With our bellies filled with food, Chloe headed back home, Richard headed off to visit other friends and I ventured up to visit my mum and brother. I spent the afternoon catching up with the family, watching some tennis, some football and eating even more food that my mum lovingly cooked.

And now I am safely back at my lovely flat, watching some classic The Big Bang Theory. It's been impossible to ignore the storm that has been predicted and I am a little weary of what Monday will bring so I hope everyone living in the south of England stays safe and warm.

Have a great week, everyone!

Muah

Roo xx

Dance a little, walk a lot

So the weekend has already had a successful start and it's still only Saturday night!

After a busy yet super slow week, I went to an unplanned, rather last minute gig at Hammersmith Apollo to see the Goo Goo Dolls. I have to be honest, I only know two of their songs and whilst always thought they were a pretty cool, I never actually listened to a whole album of theirs. Anyway, it turns out The Goo Goo Dolls are awesome! Considering their music career has spanned over a couple of decades, they played a really good mix of their old stuff and songs off their most recent album. The atmosphere was great and we were really close to the front, without getting squashed. I had an amazing night and will definitely be putting more Goo Goo Dolls songs on my i-pod!

This morning I had a bit of a (much needed) lie-in and woke to breakfast already being on my plate (yum). Now before I go any further, I have a confession to make (which I am not sure I should admit to since according to my page views, people from all over the world read this blog): I can't ride a bike. Yes, it's a little weird but it seems to bother everyone else so much more than me. Anyway, Natz has made it her mission to teach me to ride a bike and chose today as the day to start this mission. I will not go into too much detail and say it was not successful. At all. And I'm pretty sure I embarrassed myself in front of everyone at Wimbledon Park.

In Roo's world, riding a bike does not 
look this serene or elegant!

After that less-than-fun experience, me and Richard ventured up to Richmond Park. We decided to be active and walk all the way which involved walking up to Wimbledon Common, across a gorgeous, long forest and up to Richmond Park. It was a windy day but aside from that, the weather was lovely and the endless walk really made me appreciate this gorgeous city in the autumn.We even managed to see some deer at the park which seemed a bit of a surreal experience considering we were in a park. In London (admittedly though there were times when I completely forgot I was in London). A cappuccino kept us nice and warm in the park and after yet more walking we decided to get the bus to Putney for some dinner at Wagamama (which is always good).

And now, I am back in our cosy little flat, with the telly on in the background, trying to make myself leave this very comfy sofa and get myself ready for an impromptu night out in Wimbledon with Chloe.

Hope everyone has a great Saturday night!

Muah,

Roo xx

Here, there, everywhere

This has been a bit of hectic weekend, which after my very lazy weekend last week was exactly what I needed!

Following a busy (and not-so-great) week at work, me and Natz headed out to Wimbledon on Friday night to relax over a couple of drinks and some dancing. In spite of our best intentions to try some place new, we headed to the fail-safe Slug, followed by Watershed.

After far too little sleep, I spent Saturday morning in my PJs until Richard got down from Brighton and we went up to central London, where Richard had his first trip to m&m World! The rest of the day was spent walking endlessly around London, down to St Paul’s and along the river (I’m a pretty awesome tour guide, even if I do say so myself, with the amazing ability to mix fact with fiction and make it sound believable). Later in the evening, I had a quick change of clothes and headed to Vauxhall to my friend Rosie’s for dinner, wine and a girly catch up. We headed out to Covent Garden Cocktail Club for a couple of Bellini’s (yum) and later headed out to Verve for a little bit of dancing. Since we were able to get free entry by getting stamps from a pub across the road (as did many others), the place was crazy-packed and the music was remixed slightly too much but all in all, I had a fabulous night!

Following another limited night of sleep, I got myself ready to head off to Reading this morning for my cousin’s daughter’s christening. Most of the day was spent driving to and from Reading but the day turned out to be relatively successful: I got to catch up with family who I haven’t seen in forever, had some delicious cakes and ended up home at a reasonable hour, leaving me with just enough time to have somewhat of a lazy, relaxing evening which was spent watching rubbish tv.

And now it’s definitely time for bed, and hopefully a decent night’s sleep to get me ready for the week ahead.

I hope everyone has a great week!

Muah,

Roo xx 

I'm back

Hi all! So as some of you may have noticed, I've been missing from the blogging world for a while. After my return from Lithuania (one of my less successful trips), life went a bit mental.

In summary, as the sun came out, my summer consisted of the following: a lot of days in the park, (trying and failing to get a tan), catching up with old friends, making new friends, drinking a lot of iced coffee (Starbucks, of course), gaining two new housemates (Steph and Dan), another trip to a football stadium, a mini-camping trip in Brighton, an air show, a continued attempt to read Hemingway (my friends Richard and Chloe will appreciate the importance of this; it has proved to be quite the challenge) and a lot of stuff in the middle!

And now, with the new season fully established (my shorts have been hidden away and my trench coat has become a permanent wardrobe staple), life has calmed down (a little) and I realised that I quite miss making a (very public) record of life's happenings in the form of this blog.

So... I am officially back and ready to type away... Just not quite yet, it being Thursday and me being in my PJs, there is not much to brag about so I'm going to head off to bed and offer a proper update later in the week.

Night everyone!

Muah

Roo xx