... in which a good title eludes me

I should be baking a cake right now. To be specific, a lemon drizzle cake made with a Cypriot lemon from the garden of my parents' beach house in Cyprus. This is much more exciting than it sounds.

On with the list challenge. I think a week has passed since I wrote my last one.

52 List Challenge

List 3 - list the things you should be proud of


making the time to learn how to speak Greek
being considerate and compassionate
getting my degree
being a good cook/baker
learning that it's good to be different
being in a wonderful relationship
I try to be optimistic and look on the bright side
appreciating my parents whilst I'm lucky enough to still have parents
getting my driving licence through sheer determination
I take care of my body
completing training to become a police officer (and smashing all of my assessments)
finding it in me to let grudges go and forgive people
I don't need to drink to have a good time
not being too much of a big baby about having surgery
having two gorgeous, happy, well looked-after cats
I acknowledge my flaws
becoming friends with my brother
not being affected by peer pressure
I take time to appreciate the little things
learning from my mistakes
getting accepted into Uni to do my Masters

...in which I make another list

Ok, firstly I need to have a mini gush over;
a) the David Bowie Is exhibition at the V&A. So awesome. I still can't put it into words properly, but I'll try in the next couple of days.
b) the video for The Next Day. Obviously.


I'm trying to keep up the list challenge - It's this one today.

List 2 - your greatest comforts

my beautiful cats
tea (or any hot beverage really)
wearing a onesie
fresh bed sheets
John cuddles
having a lay in
playing Plants vs Zombies
chips
David Bowie's music
David Bowie in general
lighting candles
listening to rain
reading Harry Potter
sudoku
colouring in
wearing my watch
Whatsapping nonsense to my best friend
curling up on the sofa and eating homemade couscous
listening to Greek radio
cooking spaghetti bolognese
watching TV adverts from when I was a kid
nostalgia in general
being in Cyprus
having freshly washed hair
pillows and cushions
wearing my comfiest boots
Yankee candles
watching Friends

...in which I totes love making lists

I'm gonna give this a try. I'm obviously late to the party, but I think it might be a good way to get my creative juices flowing again - apart from being a total list nut myself! So here goes;

52 Lists Project

List 1 - words that touch your soul.

smile

friends

coffee

stardust

story

calm

sunshine

John

family

happy

summer

bond

cat

love

ocean

fly

music

best friend

relax

joy

feel

clouds

tea

Cyprus

romance

pray

laugh

food

free

contentment

...in which I have leg ache

I'm just starting to wonder whether I use my iPhone too much. I just wrote an email from my laptop instead of my phone for the first time in months, and all of a sudden I find I can't type properly any more. Ditto with writing this blog. I'm constantly making dumb typos and having to go back and correct myself. Although now I'm wondering if that is partly due to my laptop still being new. Maybe I'm not used to the keys yet. Maybe. Anyway. Much to my surprise I went to the gym this morning. I found myself an app that in 8 weeks can apparently train you to be able to run 5k in one go. I'm really quite skeptical so I'm giving it a try. Watch this space. I also cycled A LOT after the running, hence the leg ache. I've got work to do but I found my Kindle (aka John's Kindle) again the other day and I started reading A Clash of Kings, and now it's all I want to do. Studying and tidying don't stand a chance against Kindle fun. My cats are both sunbathing, which makes me jealous. Another thing making me jealous is the amount of people I know that will be in Cyprus for Greek Easter. I so need to be there. I made Koulourakia the other day to make myself feel better about not going, and they're so bloody delicious that it did help for a little while :) Have a great day bbs x

Holy cow....

.. it's been a long time. My new-very-productive-self thinks blogging again is a good idea. For the last year or so the procrastinator in me hasn't allowed this to happen, so this post could be a complete one-off. Or it could be the start of something amazing. Watch this space! A brief update of the last year; I smashed all my police assessments and passed out with my class on 5th May last year. So awesome. And then I was a police officer for a little while. And then real life got in the way of volunteering and I had to quit. No regrets though, what an amazing experience. I still work in Chelsea. This will probably only last until September when I go back to Uni to do my masters. David Bowie brought a new album out, which made my life. I think this deserves a whole separate gushy blog post. This post comes courtesy of my new laptop :) My cats are a year older but still utterly bonkers. They are perfect little monsters. This might be enough for now. Let's see if I come back...

... in which I can do better

This blog post is dedicated to Leigh, who rightfully pointed out that my last post wasn't good enough!

So here comes a better one...

I've been in my new job for 3 weeks now and I'm really enjoying it. Working with/for my dad isn't quite what I expected it to be, but it's great in a way I didn't expect :) aside from the journey to and from work it is beating my old job hands down. I miss my old department an insane amount, but having a new, lovely little team is helping with that a little.

I'm disappointed that I haven't spotted any famous people yet, but I'm holding my breath for Gary Barlow.

The end of police training is drawing nearer and nearer which is starting to both scare and excite me. At the half way point I was doubting my abilities and spent a whole evening debating with myself about whether to pack it in. However since then I've completely smashed 3 assessments and am feeling much more confident about it. I can't wait to get out there!

My concentration is starting to wane now because I write this from the end of my bed, and Sierra and Oscar are currently wrestling each other on the bed with great vigour. It's not easy to blog when you keep being kicked my cats. I don't even think they qualify as kittens anymore... they've had their 1st birthday and they're huge, heavy little brutes. I'm glad they've kept their soppy, daft personalities though :)

I hope this post was up to scratch! I'l be back with more in the near future...

... in which there is change

I finished working at school on Friday, and began my new job yesterday. I'm enjoying it so far, but am exhausted already. My journey home used to take me roughly 20 minutes and I'd be home by 4pm. It now takes me an hour and I'm home at around 8pm.

Having said that though, there's a lot to be said for having a job that doesn't make you want to scream into a pillow.

A more coherent blog will follow soon. Pinky promise!!