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

Off to Lithuania

So my holiday has officially begin and I celebrated it with a lie-in! I spent my morning tidying my room and packing as I am flying off to Lithuania this afternoon. I'll be back on Tuesday and catch everyone up with all the shenanigans. Wish me luck...

Muah,

Roo xx

Holi-moly that’s a lot of colour

I hope everyone had a great weekend; mine, for one was very colourful. I had another busy week which included catch-up drinks with Edita at Corney & Barrow and an amazing dinner at Tyyabs (already bragged about here) to celebrate my mum’s up-and-coming birthday.

I had no major plans for the weekend but when a spare ticket became available for the Holi Festival of Colours at Battersea, I had to go! So, after a lazy, relaxing morning, me and Natz put on some light-coloured, sparkly clean clothing, had a little too much wine (and gin) and made our way to Battersea Power Station. The atmosphere was amazing and the festival is something that I have never experienced before. It was awesome to see everyone jumping around, dancing and throwing powdered colour all around! All in all, I had an awesome time, until I lost my phone. I left earlier than Natz since I was too worried about my phone and just wanted to call my network and cancel my contract, but phone issues aside, it was a fab day/evening out and something that I would absolutely love to go to again!

Pre-paint, crystal-clean

As for today, my morning was spent waiting until the shops opened, so I could buy a new phone, then enjoying Domino’s pizza over movies and then a tennis match with Richard who has been visiting London at the weekend. Overall, it has been another great weekend and I can predict that I will spend the week getting rid of all this paint that still hasn’t washed off, despite two, extra-long showers!

Hope everyone has a great week!

Muah,

Roo 

Domesticated weekend

After a hectic couple of weekends, a busy week and an exhausting, mental Friday, a mellow, relaxed weekend was exactly what I needed and what I got.

I had an early start on Saturday and had a very productive morning. Having sorted out bits and bops around the flat, I headed up to Westfield in Shepherd’s Bush. I managed to control myself and not buy anything at all but spent the day mooching around. Not being used to lazy weekends, I went a bit stir-crazy once I got home. Since I had a bit of a headache and wasn’t feeling great, leaving again wasn’t something I wanted to do so I spent the evening, enjoying movie night with Mark.

I had another productive morning on Sunday, after which I headed up to Clapham, to meet up with my lovely friend Rosie. We spent the afternoon in Birdhouse, over some delicious steak sandwiches and some amazing banana bread for dessert (definitely coming back for the banana bread!) Birdhouse is definitely on my to-visit-again list. The place was so cute with delicious food! Yum! After our long catch-up, I headed back home and had a very domestic evening, making a roast dinner for Mark and Natz, followed by some carrot cake for dessert. It wasn’t the best roast (or cake) that I have ever made but it was great to cook a proper meal again and especially when it wasn’t just for myself.

Overall, another successful weekend has come and gone. Hope everyone has a fab week!

Muah,

Roo xx

Bex in the city

This has been a very exciting weekend as Bex has finally decided to come to London and visit me! Of course with the excitement of Bex’s visit, the week went by at a slower pace than usual and I have never been so happy to reach Friday!

Having finished work, I made my way to Paddington to meet Bex. We rushed to the flat, grabbed a bite to eat and left again to meet another uni friend, Amy for some cocktails at Covent Garden Cocktail Club. I already mentioned the place in a previous post and the cocktails were just as good as last time and the atmosphere far more crazy. We didn’t stay out too late as we were all exhausted after a tough week and managed to wake up fresh-faced and well rested on Saturday morning.

My inner old lady came out on Saturday when I took Bex to Ikea. I have been meaning to go for ages and since Mark was heading towards Croydon, he gave us a lift and we spent the morning walking around the store where I bought an amazing double duvet and a crazy amount of candles. We were a little Ikea’d-out after our trip so headed to the Alexandra roof terrace in Wimbledon for some lunch. We both had the steak sandwich which was absolutely delicious! After our very filling lunch (and frozen yoghurt for dessert) we headed back to the flat and spent the afternoon chilling out and watching tv which reminded me of our uni days when we spent afternoons doing just that in an attempt to procrastinate and avoid work!

In the evening, we dolled ourselves up and went out in the rain storm to Soho for a night of dancing at Miabella with Chloe and Naomi. Although rather small, the club was actually pretty good. The cocktails were reasonably priced and the music was a random mix of some recent commercial stuff and some more old school pop and r & b which equated to a great night out.

After another lie-in on Sunday, me and Bex headed to Oxford Street to Riding House Café for brunch with our friend Rosie. We all had buttermilk pancakes (and I had a smoothie) which were amazing and delicious! The interior of the café was really nice too, the atmosphere great and we had a lovely catch-up. We then had a bit of a rush to Paddington to make sure Bex got on her train which we just about managed to do. I then headed back to Oxford Street to find some covers for my brand new duvet. The crowds were a bit mental, the queues insane and I got home a shattered and not in the best of moods. After a little rest Natz, Mark and I went down to Spur in Wandsworth for dinner. The meal was amazing (I had a Hawaiian burger and Natz and Mark had all you can eat ribs and wings) and it was great to hangout out of the flat. 

Thanks for visiting, Bex!!!!

As for now, we’re enjoying movie night and will soon head off to bed to rest up for the week. 

Hope everyone has a great week!!!!

Muah

Roo xx