No your eyes do not deceive you. There’s no travel vlog to see here, though I hope you find a nice surprise in its place. If you’re new round these parts then WELCOME and for those who’ve been with me since way back it’s lovely to have you here again. So let’s settle in, get comfy and take a trip or two back in time as I introduce you to my number one travel buddy.
If you’re anything like me, these are the words you find yourself practising in front of the bathroom mirror before each and every trip to the hairdresser. Anyone who knows me knows that for the past 6+ years I have kept regular 6-8 week appointments with the same hairdresser because I’m more than a little precious when it comes to my bonce and I don’t let any old Edward Scissorhands run wild. I’ve even flown home so as not to break an appointment. So you might be somewhat surprised to learn that in a bid to try something new and save a few quid in the process I booked an appointment to get my hair cut at a training academy. Not just any old training academy but Vidal Sassoon‘s on Brook Street.
Nearly a month in and I am adjusting to London life nicely. It’s an expensive place to be so it’s important to make my money stretch. Here are 5 tips that are helping me to live frugally, maybe they’ll be of some use to you as well. Some are my own, some are from my mother and others I’ve picked up from fellow bloggers and the TV.
1) Invest in some eco balls
Ready or not, off I go
The week got off to an emotional start involving 2 vacuum bags, one suitcase and a feather duvet. Note to those charged with marketing the sale of said vacuum bags: they are NOT the miracle workers you claim! They can only fit so much and no matter how hard the vacuum cleaner sucks the air out my items it will never compress as much as I need them to. Cue a number of hissy fits, a lot of coffee and a door or two slammed shut in frustration. I know, I’m an arse but I don’t do well travelling light and when it comes to moving your life across the sea it’s very difficult condensing 30 years worth of crap into a 23kg baggage allowance!
Whoo hoo! 2014 is finally here! I hope you all enjoyed a fantastic Christmas filled with love, food and much merriment along the way!
New Year’s Eve was a pretty chilled out affair in our house but was no less fun to celebrate. After all the running about leading up to Christmas, (as well as standing about like sardines in the city’s bars during party season,) I was looking forward to celebrating the arrival of 2014 curled up on the sofa with my mum and dog, enormous glass of wine in hand and Jools Holland on the TV!
Tales of adventure 