Last Friday, I went into London with my Mum and Dad as a sort of 'last day of the holidays' trip out. With our plans to visit the BP Portrait Awards at the National Portrait Gallery, we couldn't quite persuade my brother to come along too! After having spent a lovely morning in the Seven Dials, walking with confidence into designer shops and...
Day 21: What's your biggest fear? I try not to think about my fears too much because I don't see the point, but the thing I'm terrified of is probably something that causes mass fear. I've always dreaded turning on the news and hearing panicked reporters telling us to 'Stay calm'. I'm not exactly sure what I'm expecting, but probably things like war,...
Day 20: What do you collect? I used to collect Sylvanians (you know, those little furry animal families?) along with all their houses, schools, canal boats, bakeries etc. I also used to lay down some green and blue felt in my room, which I'd then use as the backdrop for an entire Sylvanian village. Being the slightly obsessive child that I was, I...
Day 19: List 5 blogs you read on a regular basis and why I'm so ashamed to say that there aren't really any blogs I read on a regular basis. Sometimes I'll read a really great post through Twitter or Facebook, but then I'll forget to return to the blog for updates! Also, being fairly new to the blogging world, I've struggled...
Day 18: Where are you happiest? I see happiness as a state of mind. I wouldn't say that where I am determines my happiness. Obviously being in a beautiful/ familiar/ comforting/ exciting place doesn't hurt, but I think that if I know I'm only feeling happy because of my surroundings, then it's just not genuine. This sounds a bit depressing, but let me...
Day 17: Why and when did you start blogging? Hold on one second while I just go and check the date of my first blog post.... Okay, so I published my first blog post on 4th May 2014- not that long ago really. If you haven't already read it, this post had the rather catchy (not) title of "Stop the conveyor belt! Or better still,...
Day 16: What's your biggest accomplishment Well that's just annoying. I told you my biggest accomplishment on Day 15 (that's my punishment for not planning ahead). So this time I'll set the scene a little bit... I've often wondered what would have happened if I hadn't gone up to my P.E. teacher in year 8 and said "Can I do cross-country?". I was...
Day 15: List 10 things that make you awesome I think most people would probably hesitate before using the word 'awesome' in a description of me, but never mind, let's just go with it! One- I've baked a few pretty tasty cakes in my time. Two- Both of my duvet sets are from the kids section in M&S (yes, obviously this makes me awesome) Three-...
If you're a small business, a seller on Etsy, or simply just a blogger like myself, then you need a Speedy Stamp in your life. In fact, even if you're none of the above but just like to dip into arts and crafts every now and again, you could probably do with one too. These custom made stamps come in all shapes...
I cannot express how happy I was to read the last word of this book. I was in Cornwall on holiday and everyone was waiting for me so we could go out for the day. But I had about 5 pages left, so I announced, "I need silence!" and hurried off to sit at the bottom of the stairs and read in peace....
Day 14: What's on your iPod? I'm back from my holiday in Cornwall (blog posts to come!) and it's time to get back on track with this 31 Day Blog Challenge. Let's just say that I'm not proud of my iPod. Being the law-abiding goody-two-shoes that I am, I don't do illegal downloads. This means that as soon as I stopped receiving...
Day 13: Do you have any regrets? Yup, of course I do. But this is all getting just a little bit too personal for my liking! Instead of pouring out my deepest darkest secrets to the internet, I was just going to put down a few silly regrets, such as "I regret not buying a cup of tea on my lunch break". But...
Day 12: Something that you miss There are quite a few things that I miss, most of which I don't particularly fancy sharing with the world. So I'm afraid I'm going to be pretty dull and say that I miss being a child. I miss summer evenings playing out in the garden or the street until late, then coming inside and washing...
Day 11: The last book you read Well, seeing as I've recently set myself the challenge of reading everything on the BBC Top 100 Books List (edited slightly as I didn't think I'd quite manage The Complete Works of Shakespeare), the last book I read was The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks. You can find out what I thought of it here. But, if you've been...
Day 10: Daily Routine While it's still important for me to be able to be spontaneous and flexible, I think having some sort of routine is good too. Not only does it help keep me motivated to do the more mundane things each day, but it also lessens the stress of busy days when I feel like I've got a lot to do....
Day 9: What's on your bucket list? I've never really thought about my bucket list before, but while I was on my lunch-break at work today I came up with a few things that would definitely be on it. There are probably more, but this is all I can think of for now: Climb all the Wainwright mountains in the Lake District (I've...
The Swingle Singers (Image credit to http://www.jmeshel.com/) Ever since my school music teacher took the Vocal Ensemble I was in to one of their concerts at Cadogan Hall, I have been utterly infatuated with the Swingle Singers. This seven-strong A Cappella vocal group has recently celebrated their 50th anniversary, marking the occasion with an intimate concert in the Royal Albert Hall's Elgar Room. The...
