Snow! (Welcome to Narnia!)

It doesn't snow that often in London. But when it does, the whole world just looks so different. 


Our back garden gate looks like something out of Narnia. 

See, you could just open that door and be in Narnia, right? Where is that bloody lamppost? And Mr Tumnus? Where's he at?

love to hate to read you, babe

I'm not a mean girl. I never was a mean girl. I'm pretty sure I was too spacey and borderline oblivious to be that clever, cunning or cruel as a teenager. I was probably a victim of many a mean girl, but somehow as a teenager I didn't let it phase me. I have to kind of respect that about me. Because really, with a red afro and perhaps not the best taste in clothes, I could have been pretty miserable. And yet .  . . I wasn't. Overall, I was a pretty happy person, still mostly am.

Narwhals: Fact not Fiction

Ok, so confession time. I really really thought Narwhals were fiction.


Yeah, you can laugh at me, but let's be honest, it's a unicorn whale. Seriously? The whole thing just sounds fake. Something PT Barnum made up, like the mighty 'egress' which people believed to be an animal in a menagerie, when really, its just a fancy way of saying exit. You go through to see the bird and get, well . . . an exit. It's funny when the joke isn't on you.

On Productivity, Hares and Tortoises

I had a really long Christmas break. The kind of break that takes up half of January as well. So, when I finally returned to to the UK I was all excited to get back to work. There were so many goals I'd set out for myself and so much work that needed to be done. I love that feeling when you get a plan together . . .

The problem with that feeling is that it's fleeting. As soon as you sit down and you look at all the things you want to accomplish there's this wave of fear that takes over. How will I ever get ALL of this done? A year isn't long enough? I don't know where to start. I'm terrified. I will just chock this all up to a loss now and move on. 

Stupid Angry Birds (mean green pigs!)

So I should be blogging. Or editing. Or reading. Or revising. Or swimming. Or yoga. Or running. Or something.


Definitely something.


Instead, I'm obsessed with Angry Birds.

Hello 2012 . . . (movies, resolutions and yes, I'm still around)

Has 2012 snuck up on anyone besides me? Possibly not. But I swear it felt like just a few days ago it was July 2011 and I was all excited about blogging. I guess I missed a few months there? Hm . . .


As we're into the first week of January I feel all ready to take on a new year. Well, as ready as I'm going to be. Of course, I'm still on holiday (so cheeky) so a few things will have to wait till I return from New York and am back in London.

Things that make me happy . . .

Ok, so I owe a really long post about where I've been and why no posts.


And that post is coming, promise.


Until then . . . this makes me happy! I cannot wait for this movie!