I'm back!

I couldn't access my blog for ages, most frustrating but I have managed to work out how to reset my password and I am back in.

Latest happenings:

We are in the new flat which is lovely although so big, I can't get used to so much space. Yesterday I cleared out the patio area and it is lovely, we even have a vine. Can't wait for summer.

Had the Hobbs night on Weds. It wasn't as good as last time as the clothes are too 'lady what lunches' for my taste. Hayley, the super -tylist, agreed with me. I did buy a divine handbag though which I want to marry. I have decided to book Hayley for half a day to take me shopping and make me look fabulous.

Summer is on its way - hurrah!

Waaaaaaaah

Today was just stupidly busy. So busy I forgot to go to the meeting about curating at Turner Whistler Monet. Oops. Instead I left at 5 and went to House of Fraser to buy sparkles! Double oops. Oh well, never mind. I had decided I simply did not have time for it anyway. I shall have to think of suitable apologies tomorrow.

In other news, I have decided that omelettes are the perfect dinner.

Tonight I am so tired that I can barely move from my sofa. I won't last until 11 when Desperate Housewives is on. Damm E4!

It gets better!

The Hobbs night now has an added addition of Shu Uemura ladies coming along to do a make over and give away goodie bags! *skip*

Had a fairly awful day - a five and a half hour meeting. Nobody should have to endure a five and a half hour meeting that starts at 8.30am. Tomorrow I have a four hour meeting but at least we are getting lunch in it. Thank god that tomorrow is a) pay day b) Friday.

Hobbs

Today I had a meeting with the PR girl from Hobbs and she gave me the latest brochure for Spring/Summer which is very pretty with pink tissue paper! I sweet talked her into paying for champagne for the next Hobbs work night which will be in mid-March. Hurrah. I really do get far too excited about this but I just love having a stylist on hand to dress me. Maybe I am a Barbie doll at heart and like being dressed up. Anyway, the clothes look very nice, there is a divine pair of green sandals that I already want.

And I had my interim review today as well which went swimmingly but I don't like to boast so I won't. Suffice to say that clearly the place would fall apart without me organising Hobbs evenings and Comic Relief quiz nights! *ahem*

Thank you for replying to my Dallas query Disco. I am mightily annoyed that it is not repeated. I suppose no Dynasty either, you would have told me. And yes, the flat has a patio - it is lovely! You shall have to swig martinis on the patio with me and listen to Cole Porter.

Pop Up Video!

OK, I am sad. We all know this so I make no excuses for loving Pop Up Video. VH1, weeknights at 10pm. Any programme that randomly tells me facts about Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse of the Heart gets my vote.

I think my TV tastes are stuck in the 80s since I am enjoying the repeats of LA Law on ITV3 (11am weekdays) FAR too much. And I find myself humming the tune at work.

You can take your Little Britains and Shamelesses and keep them. 80s TV rules! Do they repeat Dallas anywhere? MissDisco? You must know the answer to this!

The flat is ours and we are going to be broke!

MrT liked the flat as predicted so today I have signed away vast quantities of money and we move in on the 26 Feb. Very exciting. And they are going to paint lots of it as we can't live with a sunshine yellow kitchen.

I am already planning cocktail parties on the patio and how I can sparkle to maximum amount in 2 bathrooms!

New abode

I think I need "time to update blog" time set aside! So the big news is the whole flat hunting thing. Today, I took action and I had 20 mins before my hospital appt so I went into an estate agents and signed up and I found myself going back at 5 and looking at 2 flats. Both were lovely but one is going to be mine - oh yes.

It is down by the river (Putney for those who don't know, ie anyone else except DiscoDolly) and is a lovely converted flat with 3 (count 'em) bedrooms, a lovely kitchen/diner and 2 (yes, 2!) bathrooms! The main bedroom is way upstairs in a converted attic and is gorgeous with an en-suite bathroom! I am so excited at the prospect of 2 bathrooms. Sparkles ahoy! It even has a little patio area for MrT to smoke in and a separate tiny laundry room (well, a room with a washing machine in). I am trying not to get too excited in case we don't get it. Oh, and MrT needs to look at it but I know he will like it. It is 2 minutes from everything and I want it. I wish we could buy it but until I win the lottery...

The other one was also really nice but not the right location and all on one level which I am not keen on. MrT has been given strict instructions to view it tomorrow come what may.

Then will come the move, which I don't want to think about. Anyone want to organise my whole move? No???

In the meantime work is manic as a manic thing and I have foolishly agreed to a)organise a massive (200 people) Comic Relief quiz night and b) do curating at the Tate for the Turner Whistler Monet exhibition. I must be insane.

I bought a top today - from The Gap, first thing I have bought in The Gap for sometime. It is a green cotton/cashmere sweater. You will have seen it I am sure. I heart it. It looked nothing on the hanger and suprisingly nice on. Hurrah. Only £30.

I have been shopping all week. Online shopping is a menace. Boden package will be with me shortly I hope!

I want a fountain pen

I was browsing on the Lush forum and Auntie Pamela mentioned fountain pens and now I want one really badly. I had forgotten how much I love them. Damm and blast! And she attached a website and it is beautiful.

http://www.thewritingdesk.co.uk/index.html

New Year's Eve

Well, at least I am not being violently sick on the last day of the year. Yesterday was a complete wash out. I have really bad toothache and then I was horribly sick. Today I just have toothache and I can live with that!

Went to High St Ken today to cheer myself up and went to Wagamamas for lunch which was yum - although they do not do one main course I like, the starters are delish. Went mad in Lush and got Nigella's baking tins with 20% off! Tomorrow I shall bake and take down all my xmas decs. I am such a party animal!

Tonight MrT and I are going to Paul and Dell's. I am hoping to talk them all into poker. Mwaahahahaha!

The quilt is DONE!

At last, after two weekends of dedicating myself to The Quilt, it is finally complete. I have a very sore finger as I got a thimble far too late in the proceedings. I am now admiring it. Alot. A two year old is not going to appreciate the weeks of painstaking sewing I have done but her parents better had! I am going to buy a long piece of ribbon to bind it up with and suitable tissue paper. Hurrah!

In other news, I went to Richmond today and into Space NK. I got a lovely Diptique candle for Mr T. His christmas present is now complete. It took ages to choose which fragrance to get. Damm them for making so many lovely ones. I finally plumped for Myrhh although I really wanted Violet as it smelt like heaven but that is a bit girlie and I have to pretend the present is for him.

Also resisted temptation in Phase Eight. Am thinking about the jumper though and this means I had better have it at some point. Please, please be in the sale!

Don't know what to do now my quilt is done. *twiddles fingers*

Maybe I'll make Nigella's peanut biscuits...

Oh, and G&B espresso chocolate did not light my fire either. G&B is not for me. This is a relief quite frankly.

Is it the weekend yet?

Last night was the work christmas dinner. We went to a lovely Italian place on Marlyebone High St (which by the way, I love and adore and want to live there - what fabulous shops!)

Anyway we did a Secret Santa and I think I struck gold as my santa bought me this gorgeous SpaceNK set of soaps in a really nice little black box and some orange blossom lip balm. Wahey!

Am not feeling too great this morning though but I am planning to be at work late since I am the only one is - the rest of them are volunteering for Crisis.

Three things

THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
Pinky
Lovely Jen (ahem, only by Mr T it has to be said)
Moss you're the boss (by a colleague who sings it)

THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD:
Thelma
MissPink
PinkLady

THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
Only 3? My hair, my skin, my fabulousness

THREE THINGS YOU HATE ABOUT YOURSELF:
My thighs, my body hair, my ovaries

THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE:
I don't know but both parents are Londoners

THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
spiders, turbulence on flights, not having money to buy sparkles

THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
Oyster card
Jo Malone perfume
lip salve

THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
Grey trousers
Blue top
Blue knickers

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS (or artists(at the moment)):
I have lost interest in "at the moment"

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS AT PRESENT:
See above

THREE NEW THINGS YOU WANT TO TRY IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS
Moving flat
Possibly driving?
Can't think of a third

THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP (love is a given):
Presents
Adoration
Tea in bed

THINGS YOU JUST CAN'T DO:
Drive
Run fast
Say no to chocolate

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:
Eating
Watching Friends
Quilting

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:
Talk to Linz (which I will be in a minute)
Drink my tea
Relax

THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION:
Paris
Cornwall
Tobago

Ginger Green & Black - meh

It's not that great really is it? I mean it's OK but not amazing. I didn't even finish it and I was sharing.

Friday - at last!

I have just emerged from a Ren Rose Oil bath mixed with a Lush Softy. It was gorgeous and I smell lovely if I say so myself. I faced the madness of Regent St determined to finish off my xmas shopping. Mission accomplished. Bank account - empty.

MissDisco, yes Mr T loved his cake thank you for asking, he even took a photo of it! It was a triumph it has to be said. Moist yet light. I still have some left which I shall be diving into later.

I am officially too tired to type anything else!

Chocolate Frenzy!

I have a chocolate orange cake in the oven and two bars of Green & Black chocolate in the kitchen. The cake is for Mr T as it is his birthday this week. It smells divine though so I hope I manage to not dive into it tonight.

I am feeling especially christmassy - I have put my various fairy lights up including the kitsch pink ones around my fridge. This is suprisingly successful in a Mexican sort of way. I might wrap some presents later. If I can stop eating the chocolate for long enough...

Bleary eyed

It was Barbara's "at home" last night. It was most enjoyable since she had it catered AND had three waiters pasing round delicious morsels of yummy food. The whole team (except Babs obviously) came back to mine first to get ready and drink champagne and then we went together to Babs. I want her home and her bank account I must say!

Bit hungover this morning but not too bad since I am a complete lightweight. Sean was unable to surface until 11am by which time I had got up, had breakfast, had a bath, got the paper and made mince pies. *polishes halo*

Just got back from the hell that is Putney on a christmas saturday. The photo album I had bought in NY for Maz to fill with baby photos turned out to not be the right size for the photos I got printed. Most annoying. I now have a new, more expensive one which I am going to have fun filling later. I also got lovely wraping paper and Steff's birthday pressie.

I think people get ruder and more obnoxious every xmas. This stupid woman in Ottakers came up and barked at the shop assistant (who was helpimg me) "where are your christmas cards?" It's a book shop for a start and what happened to the word "please"? Eh? I ask you.

Confused

I typed a long entry yesterday but it isn't here. Why? I am baffled. Did I not republish I wonder.

Anyway, had a massively busy day when at one point I was meant to be in 3 meetings at the same time. However the day finished with a nice talk by the Tate curator about the next art sponsorship (Truner, Whister, Monet) which was very enjoyable.

Am now contemplating a cup of tea and thorntons biscuit. Well, not contemplating it as such, just building up the energy to make the tea and move off the sofa.

The wonders of ipod

How much do I love ipods? They are just fabulousness all wrapped up in pink perfection. Fixed MissDisco's ipod today and she now has my entire music collection on her lovely silver pod. She didn't look as delighted at this as some would have done and I, for one, see no problem with having the theme tune from St Elmo's Fire and Lionel Ritchie at one's fingertips.

I am now finishing ripping all my CDs to itunes so I can offload loads of CDs thatI rarely listen to and hope my PC never crashes!

Me at my 30th birthday party since posting a picture seems to be the sparkly thing to do! 

Back from New York

Well, I spent, spent, spent. I want to live in Sephora and have a second home in Old Navy!

Going straight to work was a bummer but there was champagne on my desk as a present for some work I did so that was lovely. Speaking of champagne, last night was Champage Friday (to celebrate pay day) and so we went and drank more lovely champagne. Hurrah for champagne!!

Had hospital appt this morning - had another unpleasant probing to be told it all looked fine. Well, that is good news but what is up with me then? Gah.

Went shopping on Kings Rd - bought out Jo Malone (all pressies) and spent ages in Jigsaw but bravely resisted although I really want a green scarf I saw.