1 August 2015

Six Things Saturday

Hello lovelies!

How've you been? 


Please excuse the under-eye bags, which I'm pretty sure are visible from space; I've had a rather full-on few weeks. Working 10+ hour days (including weekends) and waking up with the lark for no good reason has really taken its toll. In fact, I think I've actually been waking up earlier than the lark; giving him the chance to appreciate my own version of the dawn chorus: off-key, shower-based pop music mash-ups. Needless to say, I'm BEYOND excited to have a whole nine days off work stretching ahead of me like a sun-drenched summer meadow. With a several picnic blankets covered in cream tea scattered in strategic places, of course...


It's the first proper break I've had since starting my new job last September(!), so today I'm sharing six of the things I'm looking forward to doing during my time off.


1. Reading

Despite being busier than Queen Bey of late, I've still managed to find some time for reading good books. Uprooted, a recommendation from a girlfriend, is a fantastic tale of an enchanted forest (the trees eat children...), weirdly sexy wizards, and a fair bit of magic. 



I devoured it like a child-eating tree, but still not as quickly as I wolfed down The Book of a Thousand Days; a spontaneous library selection which lasted me all of 8 hours over a single afternoon. I read it in rotation between the local park, the comfy sofa in Cafe Nero (complete with a giant hot chocolate, naturally) and the sunny pub garden of my favourite (soon to be no longer) local. 




I have to admit, as I'm tending to read in public at the moment, I've been more discerning (read: snobby) about my literary choices. I'm currently reading "The Edible Woman" by Margaret Atwood (the first of her novels that I've read), and I'm planning to work my way through some of her others this week too. That said, I was sorely tempted to take out this one from the library...




I was thinking I could pair it with more chick-lit entitled something along the lines of "Cindy Lu Gets Married", the approach lone gentlemen brandishing them both and crying... What do you think? 


2. Relaxing

After finding an amazing last minute deal last week, my holiday has kicked off in the most blissful way I could imagine; I jumped straight in the car after work yesterday, picked up a girlfriend, and headed to a spa. We've swum, sauna-d, slept tangled in whiter-than-white bedding, and consumed far too much food for dinner AND breakfast - all for the bargain price of £55. We also decided to get Stress Busting Massages this afternoon; it looks like I'm going to have to pour myself into the car to get home....


How many calories does 20 minutes of sauna-ing burn off? At least this many, right? 

3. Snuggling

I don't have to dress super smart in my job (or at least, no-one's ever said anything about my Lego jewellery...) but I'm still going to make the most of being able to throw on huge, cosy jumpers and get down to the serious business of drinking tea and watching the world go by. 


Apparently, these are called "selfies", and they are all the rage with today's yoof.

4. Adventuring

I'm off on all kinds of adventures next week, including a trip to the seaside, charity shopping, brunching, a visit to the Big Smoke (and my first time at London Zoo!) and a Hen Do. Ooh - and I'm getting a (long overdue) hair cut, where I'm hoping the trainee hairdresser will be able to give me the hair AND face of Hilary Duff for the princely sum of £15.



Hell, I might see if they can give me a matching body for an extra fiver...




Haircuts can work miracles, right?


5. Recharging

Being forced to grab food on the go has resulted in some less-than-healthy meal decisions of late. I'm feeling the need for some proper home cooking, and making sure I get my 5 a day (along with plenty of rest). Although, in my defence, there's no way I could've left this little guy behind. I mean, he was marked down to 15p literally broken hearted:


Turns out broken hearts are surprisingly delicious. And taste like strawberries. 

6. Planning

Things seem to be (thankfully!) progressing well with my whole finally-having-somewhere-to-live thing, but aren't quite there yet. I'm planning to spend any free time I have left camped out in my solicitor's office, alternating between adding pretty pictures to my New House Pinterest Board and asking "Are we nearly there yet?" more often than children on their way to Disneyland. 

What have you been up to recently?


Love Katie xxx

14 comments:

  1. Just sodding typical! You're coming to London whilst I'm actually on holiday and I'm away in the Chilterns camping! Glad you're going to get some rest! That spa break sounds a baaahgain!!!x

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    1. Oh darn! I will just have to come and visit another day too :) The spa was brilliant- I'd highly recommend it. Hope you're having an excellent break so far xxx

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  2. Ahhh, you have just made my train journey so much more enjoyable! You are a book worm demon!! So excited for you to have some time off, and so excited for next weekend now!! Also can't wait to see your hair, ahhhh :) ...see you in about half an hour haha x

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    1. Teehee :) I will come and swish my hair at you on Wednesday/Thursday xxx

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  3. Ohh have a great time off! Liking the sound of your recent reads, I feel a trip to the library coming on. Also that spa break deal sounds amazing! xx

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    1. It was a total bargain! I've just started an awesome new book too - will be sharing it later this week :) xxx

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  4. Hope you enjoy your time off, the spa sounds like a great start. I like the sound of 'uprooted' so might have to look out for that (as it I don't have enough books waiting to be read already!).

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    1. Thanks lovely! I think you'd really love Uprooted; there's lots of stuff about nature in there :) xxx

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  5. I hope you enjoy your time off, it sounds like you've been having a busy few weeks! I will have to add these books to my list and check them out, I'm always looking for new ones! Have a lovely time in London as well, the zoo there is definitely on my list of places to go as the last time I went there I was a baby! - Tasha

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    1. Thanks lovely! I'm so excited about going to the zoo :p I'm planning to eat too much candy floss and take 100 photos of the tigers. Do they have tigers? I hope so.. xxx

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  6. Oh it sounds like you'll have a lovely time off and your spa visit sounds wonderful!

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    1. So far it's been utter bliss :) And I've still got lots of adventures planned to look forward to! xxx

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  7. Oh gosh, good luck with that haircut! I recently went for the chop and asked my husband if I looked like Blondie. He said I looked more like a news reader. But hey, even Blondie doesn't look like Blondie does she?
    Enjoy your downtime! xxx

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  8. Gosh, sounds like you sure have been busy! Hope you enjoy your time off - you sure deserve it. :)
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