Quiet

Reading challenge

  Hooray, I finished my Reading challenge for 2014! Though it was fun, next year I'll lower the target... perhaps mid 20s. But this is definately a good way for me to motivate myself to read more.

Christmas

It's Christmas Day and though I promised myself I wouldn't go online today, the soaps are on (Emmerdale Christmas special urgh) so I stole some time away from the cosy couch/fire/tiramisu irish cream to write here. Christmas is lovely!!

 

I wanted to post my winning Christmas card. I entered a competition held by the scaffolding company working on our flats (Mulally) and the winner of the design competition would get £250 Tesco vouchers! When I won I was thrilled... our Christmas food shop was covered!!

I’m very grateful for all the gifts I got this year. Amongst my favourite are tickets to the View from the shard, a hand-knitted scarf, 2 dresses and lots of mandara spa bath gifts

My Christmas Card for 2014. 

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!! xxxxxx

December 2014

December has been very busy and fun. Plenty of mulled wine has been sipped at Christmas markets and starting a job in London in November has meant I can see the skyline daily and truly admire the beauty of London at Christmas.

At work we have had several festive themed competitions. Our team was lucky to win the wreath design one. 

I enjoyed doodling each team member then dousing the entire wreath in glitter!!! We will be rewarded with a cream tea hamper in January! We also won the wrapping challenge, which involved me being wrapped up as a present in record time. I looked like a turkey but enjoyed being wrapped. I’ve been wrapped before several times actually.

The chairoplanes at Leister Square were a delight (my all time favourite ride) and the Muppet Christmas Carol sing-a-long at The Prince Charles Cinema a joy!!

Christmas admin and drinks do with my ‘CSI’ group was charming and also resulted in a mini award ceremony and giant toast to all the dead fictional characters we murdered this year!!

My work colleagues ‘Dead but Happy’ at the bread and roses theatre in clapham was an intriguing play with the perfect balance of philosophy and humour. I love a play that explores human purpose and existence but with a witty approach such as this one. My colleagues Johnny and Phil were incredible and should this play make a comeback… I’d really recommend seeing it!!

 I also had some candyfloss at the Southbank market which is something I haven't eaten in years!! It was not very nice and made my hands and face sticky. But I enjoyed the colour, fluffiness and feeling of pride as I held the stick high!!!

Jack White the 02

 I’m not usually a fan of seeing live music in venues as big as the O2 but was happy when Jack got tickets to see ‘Jack White’ in November as I’ve never seen him live and love the new Lazaretto album.

 The 02 was particularly busy and as we arrived early we enjoyed some sushi and took a look around a mini Sky exhibition. During this sky experience we could have a chance presenting the news. Jack was reluctant at first but then agreed to join me presenting if we chose sky sports news. We did and it was very fun/silly.

Before Jack White made his appearance, the curtain was parted and a man in a suit stepped out. “Music is to be experienced live and witnessed live” he said “therefore can everyone please put away any mobile phones or recording devices”. Bravo! Of course it wasn’t long before some people had their phones out recording the gig but the majority of people were present and tuned in with phones forgotten. It is strange to say an o2 gig was intimate but it truly felt cosy and personal.

 

the dulcimer?