September started with a mini-break, ended with a mini-break, but with a healthy dose of Freshers’ Flu in between. Classic. 10th Anniversary This September saw my 10th work anniversary, and when I think about how far I’ve come, it’s a little astonishing to me. My very first week saw me stood at the door to … More September 2018 Things
Islay is stunningly beautiful, and we both would have fallen in love with it regardless, but the main reason we visited was for the whisky. There are currently 8 distilleries on the island, although there have been many more ‘lost’ over the years. Islay whisky is so very strong and very distinctive, all down to … More Islay – The Distilleries
Birthday month again, with this year being a big one for Husband. He’s still a young man to me. Islay This beautiful Scottish island was a dream. I can’t wait to go back one day. R.E.M. Husband is a huge fan of the band R.E.M. who split up about 7 years ago, so there isn’t … More August 2018 Things
Once I’d figured out where we were going to stay on Islay for Husband’s surprise birthday trip, I then had to figure out how to get there. The first leg of the journey was to Glasgow which was the easy part. From there, there are a few options but realistically for our schedule, we could … More Islay – The Logistics
For the past year, I have been planning a surprise trip for Husband’s big birthday (I won’t reveal the number – let’s pretend it was 30). He was not involved in any of the planning and I managed to keep the secret all the way up until our final leg of the trip, so honestly, … More Islay – Where We Stayed
I have lost control of my Mr Jones Watches collection a little bit. A quick summary for those new to my obsession – London based Mr Jones creates the most beautiful watches, and is always coming up with new designs that I just have to own. I’m pretty sure I’m now up to 14 in … More Mr Jones Sample Sale 2018 and collection update!
Oh hello there. I haven’t posted for a month, and to be honest, I haven’t done that much this month either. My work life over-shadowed pretty much everything as I had the big scary audit that people in my sector dread. But I got through it, and now the pressure is off (a little). Just in … More July 2018 Things
Oh June, what a mixed month you were. I thought it would just be an average month, albeit with a couple of excellent trips planned, but that all changed right in the middle with some very stressful work news (I’m being deliberately abstract). Needless to say, ending the month by working 10 hours a day … More June 2018 Things
Last weekend had all the makings of a disaster. I’ll take you back to October 2017. Flight of the Conchords had just announced a UK tour – their first since we saw them in 2010. The day the tickets went on sale, Ticketmaster revealed itself to be the truly awful garbage company it is, and we … More Flight of the Conchords – London 2018
I have learnt that if Tim offers me a spare ticket to a theatre show, I should say always say yes. Back in April, he text me to ask if I was interested in seeing Fun Home, and I hadn’t actually heard of it before but when I realised it was at the Young Vic, … More Fun Home at the Young Vic
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