Arse... or why everything sucks today!

Today is one of those days...

My husband and I are still sick so our bedroom sounded like a plague ward this morning. After coughing our guts up for 10 minutes and girding ourselves to give the (thankfully germ free) angel his breakfast, we found out that our childcare for the next 2 days had let us down (Mother in law was whisked off on a birthday holiday as a surprise so I can't really be cross about that).

However, with the imminent house move, a need to sort out our subsiding house before the workmen arrive today and my husband being super busy work wise, it does create rather an issue for the next 2 days...

I would perfectly happily book a day off but my boss and her boss are in San Francisco all week so couldn't approve it anyway, plus I have a ridiculously large and mystical meeting with Facebook and a client tomorrow so can't take the morning off anyway.

Then I journeyed to work. It was super bloody cold. My ears and nose were FREEEZING. At Clapham Junction, there were loads of rude people who weren't looking where they were going. At Victoria, the Victoria line entrance was shut AGAIN - thanks TFL - due to overcrowding so had to stand in the cold.
Then my husband called with yet another company I have to call - British Gas - to sort out the subsiding house. Yet another log on the to do list... Plus loads of people, rude people, were pushing through the packed crowd trying to get across the queue to a part of the station that was clearly blocked off, with backpacks. I fucking hate backpacks, but that is another story.

Then the people I called to see if they could babysit munchkin tomorrow couldn't. I made it to the office to be confronted with a really crap presentation from a creative agency who clearly haven't thought through any elements of the planned campaign and now I have to do a conference call with them all, and my clients, without shouting, ripping their heads off or questioning how on earth they pass themselves off as a fully functional agency when they are clearly so SHIT at understanding how media and digital works.

I also have 20 calls to make today to get my house move sorted, plus a load of other little tiny bits to do that in general, along with everything else, add up to me wanting to either crawl under my desk, cry and drink wine or set fire to everyone and everything that comes near me.

I am blisteringly angry, frustrated and generally about ready to snap. So if you are reading this, and likely to encounter me for the next 24 hours or so, I really suggest that you avoid me like an unexploded IED and back slowly away as I am likely to rip your head off and spit down your neck for saying hello.

In summary, the world can fuck off today. Call me when it is Wednesday.

Wisley RHS gardens

Today my dear friend Jen and I are off to The Royal Horticultural Society gardens at Wisley... We are taking our sons to see the gardens and the changing leaves. It should be a fab day!

30 Days hath November - some inspiration for the season

Today, I started looking at Christmas wrappings, cards and ribbons. I found a fantastic selection on a site I love called not on the high st.

I just love some of the personalised, detailed and really beautiful seasonal work that is sold on the site by a multitude of talented, fantastically dedicated sellers. I get so many of my birthday and Christmas pressies from here and it is never a disappointment.








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30 Days hath November - a favourite Movie

I think I have pretty weird and sometimes questionable taste in movies. I really like some classic films like The Great Escape & the Godfather, part 2 (not 3, that one is just crap except for the ending). I also like some very geek associated films like Avatar and Star Wars. I like some really cheesy films like Armaggedon and 27 Dresses. I also love musicals, like the Sound of Music and Chicago. I wouldn't say I have a type...

But I think my favourite film of all time has to be Disney films. It is tough to choose which one... Finding Nemo is frankly ace, and I like the Lion King a lot. The new one, Tangled, was wicked as well. But I think my all time favourite is probably The Little Mermaid.

I am so looking forward to watching them with my son when he is old enough to really watch them. Til then, sing along now, "under the sea...."

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30 Days Hath November - Something I am proud of

That is very simple. I am proud of my family.
















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30 Days hath November - 3 blogs I can't get enough of...

Now this is a tough decision as there are so many blogs that I love, and my favourites change from day to day depending on my mood.

I admit I prefer ones I can follow on Twitter as well as reading the blog as it lets me keep up to date with when they post from my most used medium (I spend a silly amount of time on Twitter).

My current favourite 3 are:
Atlas Obscura - a compendium of the worlds curiosities, wonders and esoterica - it is full of great stuff about the world, places, sights etc. I love to daydream about visiting EVERYWHERE on the lists...

Rugby Media - a great bloke called Nick who produces rugby based content and went to the world cup. He is very funny and just breaking into TV. He tweets often and writes well thought out rugby commentary, I am a fan of his work...




Jim's Pancakes - I found this the other day. Jim makes Pancakes, the blog title does what it says on the tin. But he makes the most frickin cool pancakes you have ever seen!! They are for his daughter and recent ones include a 3D Millennium Falcon, a little Easter chick and a present box made of pancake, with the actual present in it... I think you will admit that is pretty damn cool. And I love the fact that he does it to amuse his daughter - she ranks his attempts. It is sweet...





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30 Days Hath November - Something I have been craving...

So... I am a total foodaholic and, to coin a Sky advert, if it grows, swims or flies, I am all over it.

Recently my lovely friend Lyns went to Doha to visit her future parents in law. While there, her boyfriend had Steak Tartare, she had never tried so she did and posted a photo on Facebook of it. Ever since, I have had a mad craving for Steak Tartare...

I was in a place called the Riding House Cafe on Great Titchfield St that served it today with some people from Stardoll but they ordered a tapas style starter so I didn't get to order it. Gutted... as judging by how great the rest of the food was there, it would have been awesome.

I know if is a bit of a polarising dish for some people, who couldn't contemplate eating raw meat, but I just adore everything about the taste, richness, texture. It is up there with ethical foie gras & sashimi as one of my favourite dishes of all time.

I guess some might say I am not that politically correct in my eating, but I am stringent in eating from and in places that ethically source their ingredients and only buy high quality meat where I can guarantee the quality of life of the animals, so I don't feel bad about eating some more unusual, and raw, dishes.

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