Ch-ch-ch-changes.

Today I have made some big changes to my life. 

I handed in my notice to the orange tree, the place that has been my home for the last 4 or so years. I'm really going to miss that place and the people there who I have loved, lost, laughed and caused some serious mischief with. 

I have also made the first step (after several weeks of um-ing and ah-ing) to become vegan. I have stocked the boys fridge with soya milk and cheese substitutes and once I (finally) get paid this week from my other job, have a big shop of things to keep at his to help with my final desicion...

To become healthy. Theses last two or so weeks my anemia has been really bad, I haven't been able to go more than 6 hours without needing a rest or nap so now I'm taking more care to eat right and do a lot more cardio (especially now I have my big pink bike back).

Me and Toby had a big chat last night about my eating habits, self image, and health and with his help I'm going to become fit and healthy rather than skinny and tired!

Here is to the start of a great week and a newer, happier me!

Date night.

Tonight it's date night and once again i'm sitting around waiting for toby to get ready. I swear he is such a girl sometimes!

We're going to go to pizza express for the first time in forever and to a new cocktail bar called Cank Street. 

Excitedddd

 

Momma bear found a wicked corsetry starter kit for me, even though my course wont do corset making until the second year. I'm so excited to learn how to use everything properly! Oh how I wish the standard size wasn't a UK12, I'm going to have to make everything twice so I can wear them! 

I want it to be September already!

Happy dance. 

Currently drunk out of my little mind. 

It's been a rad night of free beer at line clean, celebrating a good friends birthday and saying goodbye to a manager who has a promotion and is moving to another site. 

Camping.

This weekend has been like another holiday. I have monday blues hard. 

We were going to see Kasabian at the park close to where we live as they are playing a one off home show, but last minute decided to go camping instead as we didn't want to waste the lovely weather being indoors and hungover on the sunday. It was the best decision we have ever made. 

We went to a place called Wing up in Rutland where we spent one of our first dates exactly a year ago, last time we got awfully drunk on red wine and climbed a red wood until the early hours, this time was more civilized! We got there about 5pm, set up the tent and had a wonderful vegetarian BBQ, had a glass of wine and played cards until we went for a stroll to the pub for more drinks (I'm still angry for having to pay a pound for soda water!). Once again found ourselves in a locals lock-in at said pub, eventually found our way back to the tent and spent the night giggling and reminiscing over the last year and when we first got together 4 years ago, while watching the sunrise. Magical.

The next day we explored the town of Stamford where we found a book store that we spent about an hour in, I found a first edition of Peter Pan and if I had the 450 pound price tag on me I'd have brought it there and then! Next door we found a shop that had the perfect mix of taxidermy, modern furniture and old trinkets, when I get my student loan through in October we are going back for sure! 

After window shopping we grabbed a picnic and headed for Burghly house and had a wonderful day strolling around the grounds, discovered the most incredible gardens we have both ever seen (I wont even begin to describe it), hand fed some feisty ducks, and had a lovely lunch under a Lebanese Cedar. 

These last few weekends have been so much fun, I forgot how wonderful summer is having adventures with the person you love.

Lana and Lingerie

Spending my day listening to the new Lana record and hanging out in my favourite lingerie. 

Tonight me and the boy are having a night in drinking wine and getting fat on pizza. I'm going to have to go for a run! (plus whoever runs the least in a month pays for dinner).

Weekend in Photo's

 

This weekend has been laaaaavely! 

On friday I got a little pine cone added to my collection thanks to Kiah, hopefully by the end of summer I'll have my arm finished then onto the next one! Friday night was really fun, I met the boys after work and had a few beers and ended up in mosh for the first time in about 4 years- it was actually really, really fun (that place hasn't changed a bit!) on Saturday, again after work, I went to the boys house where we watched the first England game of the world cup, well, watched the first half then we were falling asleep haha!

Sunday was wonderful we hit up the summer fair on the street that I live on, had a wonderful breakfast at Bar Dos and had cuddles under the duvet until I had work (again).