Weekly Update!

Photoshoots, Peplums and Parties!

This week started with me stuck in the house for two days as Aum was ill and off school. It gave me a nice break from the gym though, and in the time I wrote an article for Candid (see previous article) and Abi came round on Tuesday armed with Starbucks which was lovely! I also went round to Rick's on Monday for a catchup and a cuppa which was long awaited, we always seem to end up cancelling meet ups!

On Wednesday my mum and dad were home from their holiday so we got an Indian takeaway and then I dyed my hair (see previous post) and went round to Mo's. During the day on Thursday I had my nails done and then went with Abi to Dunham Massey to take some photos for her blog which was really fun, and in the evening we got some drinks with Tasha at Hale Bar and Grill. I also indulged slightly with some of their chunky chips - so good!

On Friday after work Mum and I went to the Trafford Centre to look at house stuff, and then Mo met me afterwards and we went around a few clothes shops. I bought a really cool green and black felt clock for my living room, and a new winter coat from Zara that is black with silver zips and fitted with a slight peplum. I've needed a neutral coat for ages as all of mine are a bit extravagantly coloured or patterned! We ate a roasted vegetable tart for tea once we got home that Mum had made with rosemary and thyme pastry, delicious.

On Saturday at around midday Mo and I set off for a friend's housewarming in Coalville near Leicester. We were the first to arrive at half two, so chilled out until a few more people arrived before getting on the booze. It was really fun, there were jelly shots, beer pong, various games and tasty food courtesy of our hosts, and it was cool to mingle with some new people.

Today I was ridiculously hungover due to the amount of alcohol I had managed to consume, so it was a horrible journey home! Once we were back we went to look at my new flat, which is slowly but surely coming along (see next post) and then had chilli for tea made with strips of beef which has sorted my hangover right out!

Traveller's Tales...

Hull

On Sunday, I drove to Hull with Mo to go and see Lydia. We had a pretty easy run and arrived at around 7pm. She made us a spaghetti carbonara for tea which was really nice, and then we got ready for a night out. We had people round to predrink and then walked to a bar called Tofts Lane Bar & Grill on Newland Avenue where we had one before moving on. It was pretty chavvy and mega sweaty so was glad to go somewhere else!

Next we had some cocktails at a bar called Zest. I had a Cucumber Collins, which took them forever to make but was really tasty, Hendricks and cucumber = yum! We stayed until about 1am and intended going to a Scream bar called The Piper, but unfortunately they weren't letting people in any more so we went home. Mo and I were pretty tired to be fair, so I was glad of a not so late night.

In the morning we slept in and then had a cooked breakfast in the garden as the weather was beaut. Afterwards we went to Pearson park and chilled out in the sunshine for a couple of hours. I had a cider lolly which took me back to primary school days! We drove to the train station to drop Mo off as he was back at work the following day, and then Lydia and I went for a wander around the shops and had a Starbucks.

We went home, had some amazing brownies and mooched around for a while before driving to Pizza Express in Beverley for some tea. We shared some dough balls and then I had a Superfood Salad that was really tasty - it had squash, beetroot, lentils, pine nuts, chicken and salad leaves with a balsamic dressing, and was not only really filling but had less than 400 calories! We went back home and went to bed after watching Made In Chelsea, really tired!

The following day Lydia had her knee operation, so I took her into hospital and then went shopping for a while before driving to see my grandparents who live nearby. I had a roast dinner (including homemade cheesecake!) and looked through some old photos with my little cousins who were staying there. Then I drove back to collect Lydia, who apart from being a little woozy from the anaesthetic was very well, and then dropped her back at home before driving back to Manchester and staying at Mo's. Last day off today!