Single Life

OH DEAR. When I was last writing this blog properly I was part of an apparently very loving relationship...hmm. Well, suffice it to say that's over and done with...in fact I've been single for over a year now! That long distance malarkey was not working for me and to be truly honest I think I was very much kidding myself thinking that there was anything in it...there was for him, but not for me. My heart is a very fickle creature...as you can tell with this blog!

Love is in the air for a lot of my friends though...in fact in 20

14 (I know, ages away) I'm going to be a bridesmaid for the first time ever! I shall be watching bridesmaids the film for tips on how to behave...because that's the norm surely?!

Post - university depression...an update!

Wow. It's been so long since I've actually even looked at this blog let alone thought about posting on it. It's kind of like a diary...eventually I get sick of listening to myself! However upon following another friends blog I noticed I had some comments that I hadn't read (one from 2010...oh dear, I'm a terrible person) asking if if life had gotten any better for me job - wise.

Well, truth be told...yes...I suppose it has. I'm now assistant manager of a new coffee house that I partly helped set up. I run the website and the Facebook page (so some writing is involved) and I get paid a decent enough salary...I'm even paying off my student loan in each monthly pay check (albeit very slowly) and I adore my work colleagues. So yes, I suppose I have a decent enough job...in my view not a career for life but a job nonetheless. However if the question depends on job satisfaction then no...I guess I still am in the post - university slump...nearly 4 years on. I don't really know what to say on the matter...I'm starting to wonder if it's fear in my own ability that is holding me back or whether it really is the current times that we live in. I'm honestly not sure. Maybe it's a mixture of the two.

So for the lovely people who asked...I am happy...satisfied no...do I feel better since that post many moons ago? Yes...but I'm still worried. Very in fact. This is not where I pictured myself.

The beginning of real life...

Well the boyfriend got his job at Sega and he started this week with two training sessions. It's been very strange being in his house without him around...i've not liked it much but i am glad that he's enjoying his new work.

On Monday he starts work properly with the first of his nights shift...i'm going to struggle to sleep without him but it is a nice thought that he'll be back around 10am to creep back into bed with me!

Oh well, now that he has this job he has been thinking a lot harder about our relationship and he's decided that he would like us both to move to London...that way instead of spending £100 a week commuting he can put that money towards rent. So yesterday i started my own job search and also did a bit of searching around for flats. We have quite a good budget between us so i don't think that will be the hard part...finding me a job might take a lot longer though!

I'm thinking very positively though. Someone is bound to give me a job eventually plus i feel very happy about where our relationship is going. It's lovely to know that someone wants to be with me so badly!

London's Calling...

I am currently sat in a hotel in London typing this...ahhh...it's sooooo nice to be here again!

I must say that secretly i do love London. OK, the people can be frustratingly rude on occasions and all public transport is an absolute hellish nightmare where you feel like rats travelling through sewers...but apart from that it really is a beautiful place to be and one i would recommend visiting.

The reason why i am currently here is because my boyfriend has a job interview at Sega Europe tomorrow and instead of a mad dash tomorrow morning to try and make it we decided that it would be so much easier to have a lazy day sight seeing and then reside here for the night...it was definitely a good choice!

To be honest i was not happy at all this morning though. I do not like this job that he has gone for. OK, it would be a great step into the games industry for him but unfortunately it's mostly night shift work for 4 days a week...he can't afford to live here just yet so he will have to commute and i believe it will just leave him too exhausted to do anything. I've never trusted night work...i really don't think it's good for the body at all. But nevermind, it's up to him so i'm trying to stay silent about it all and positive for him.

Either way i have ended up having a lovely day. I love sight seeing...even if i've done it all before! I've taken some pictures on my iPhone and they're not the greatest (understatement...they're pretty rubbish!) but i'm going to put them up on here anyways. I've had a fun day and what to share my sight seeing with everyone else!



Horse fountain in Picadilly Circus




Houses of Parliament



Lion statue by Nelsons Column




Nelson's Column



The London Eye



Buckingham Palace



Statue outside Buckingham Palace



Statue of Queen Victoria outside Buckingham Palace (not that you can really tell)

Krispy Kremes...

Chris Rock is very right about Krispy Kremes...they really should change their slogan to 'So good you'll suck a dick'.

Being from the sticks up North and seemingly away from all of Western civilisation i had never experienced Krispy Kremes before so yesterday the boyfriend took me to one in his city and we ended up buying a box of 12 assorted doughnuts.

You've probably seen my previous post and are now wondering what happened to me wanting to lose weight...well...i honestly have no excuse. I know this. I am bad. I don't even know where my resolve went - i just saw them all and literally started drooling. I couldn't help myself.

At first i thought that i might be able to resist but stupidly i decided to have a test of one of their freebie pieces...and well...after that i think i was just in sugar heaven.

So yeah...that was yesterday and now we only have 2 left...

My poor abused body...



The 12 assorted doughnuts we picked...

Ballooning with Love!

Well i am having a fantastic time here with boyfriend...i still have 2 weeks left which i'm very happy about!

Unfortunately, despite managing to drop a few pounds during my time in Cornwall (don't ask me how...i think it was all that walking because God knows i stuffed my face with everything going!) i seem to be gaining weight now faster than ever!

It's really hard when you're so comfortable with someone to lose weight and be on a healthy diet. My boyfriend can eat for England...all day everyday, and so whenever i see him eating something i always feel hungry myself and end up eating nearly the same amount! It is so bad right now i feel like i'm about 5 months pregnant...it's ridiculous!

Trouble is i don't want to go on the Wii Fit because i'm embarrassed of being on it whenever he's around because i do not want him seeing me wobbling about trying to hula hoop the weight off!

I guess i'm going to have to dig up some severe self control from somewhere and desperately try and stick to it before i end up going home after gaining a stone!!!

Thursday will be an amazing day!

Well i only have one more day to go until i get to spend 3 fabulous weeks in the company of my lovely boyfriend down in Portsmouth. I've missed him like crazy and really need to be with him so i literally cannot wait.

I am overcome with excitement!

I have 4 nightmare trains, with the first at 9am....ending at 6.50pm when i will eventually be at my destination! Yes i know, the journey is literally epic...i'm crossing the entire country and it's costing me £83 but it's so totally worth it!

My only wish right now is that this journey was a permanent one...one where i didn't have the thought of having to go back to my parents hanging over my head...but never mind, i'm going to try not to let that thought spoil my time with him!

Anyways, the point of all this is that because i haven't seen my man for about 6 weeks i'm going to be trying to spend some quality time with him meaning that i'll be posting less. However, my boyfriend has found me a laptop to use so i will try to post where possible!

I'm so happy!!