Filling in my planner Monday morning, I popped 'inhale confidence, exhale doubt' on my list of priorities as I knew I'd need to believe in myself to tackle the week ahead. In moments of anxiety and nausea it was harder to remember that, but finding confidence did get me through two days at the office and some really important meetings...
Tag: London
Fake it ’til you make it 🍹
My cheeks feel warm and rosy, in that way they only do after a couple of days out in the sunshine. Those chilly gale force winds seem to have passed through and this weekend has been verging on summery! It turns out Angel, Islington is the perfect place to spend a sunny Saturday afternoon. Yesterday… Continue reading Fake it ’til you make it 🍹
Another year older
I'M FEELIN' 24. And 'what does 24 feel like?' you might ask. In some ways, I've barely grown up at all. I still can't wear high heels. I'm currently listening to Avril Lavigne's Goodbye Lullaby on vinyl. I still don't like gin and tonic. I'm still terrified of spiders. I've never used an iron in… Continue reading Another year older
All Sorts of Recommendations: A Month of Discovery
First up, you need to know about a little cafe in Croydon called The Ludoquist. Nearly a month ago now Dave and I were staying with a couple of our loveliest friends and spent an afternoon there. It's a board game cafe. They've more board games than you can imagine and to top it off,… Continue reading All Sorts of Recommendations: A Month of Discovery
Exploring London: Discovering Live Music in Whitechapel and the V&A Museum
Life's been busy, good busy and this weekend has been a good'un. I spent most of it in my favourite city in the world... Friday night I headed to the George Tavern in Whitechapel with some people from work. It's a live music venue and the musicians who played were all so talented! 'Friend of… Continue reading Exploring London: Discovering Live Music in Whitechapel and the V&A Museum
Tackling new job nerves again and finding calm
"Let go of the familiar and embrace the new" I was super happy and excited, but goodness I was nervous. A small part of me was just rationally worrying about the new job itself. Whether I'd be able to do it, whether the people would be as nice as I hoped, whether I'd impress like… Continue reading Tackling new job nerves again and finding calm
Inspired by London
Surely not? Surely it can't be Sunday again. Well, life updates as follows: My nose won't stop running I might have a job, but as long as I have to put the word might in that sentence I'm not getting carried away: I'm officially signed up to a teaching agency and they seem optimistic about finding me… Continue reading Inspired by London