Year/Month End Recap

"Oh look she's doing that amazing thing where she tells us about her life... I had completely forgotten that existed."

Me too, Internet, me too...

So what have I been up to the last month? Um... I've done...

Okay so not that much, but I'll try to make the stuff I did sound pretty awesome.

I GOT A JOB - it's a really low key, 4 hour a week, low wage, retail job. It'll help with Tube fare and it makes me leave my cave every once and a while. Plus it massively helps with my "I'm not going to find a decent paying job at the end of this and I'm going to have so much debt" anxiety. Which is important

IN FUN NEWS
A week after the end of term, my friend E from undergrad came to visit for a couple days on her way back from India (!), we made good use of our time with food (can you say Wagamama?), movies on Netflix, lots of chats, and, best of all, a trip to the Warner Brothers Studio Tour (AKA see all the amazing sets and costumes from the Harry Potter movies). Here, have my favorite picture from the visit:

It was really really really cool and honestly, I have difficulty articulating my feelings about it. Well worth the approximately $50 (it's 30 pounds) ticket price. Also, it made me even more appreciate the Harry Potter World detail. Because it looks so so on point with regard to the movies.

So I went to the Studio Tour and guesses on what I bought? Anyone? ...if you guessed another copy of a Harry Potter book, you're right. I picked up a new adult edition of Philosopher's Stone.

I've been doing a good job of getting out more which has included a trip to the West End to see Matilda. Which was an excellent show. And you can't beat the 5 pound pricetag for rush tickets. Sure we were up in the nosebleeds, but the choreography and costumes and everything... just fantastic. If you have a chance to see the West End production, definitely do it!

I've started two knitting projects - my first sweater/jumper which is about half-ish done, and some 18" doll Gryffindor scarves for my mom's Etsy shop. I'll try to remember to post some pictures as I go... next time ;)

I got wonderful surprise packages from both my mom and my brother and his wife - Polish cookies, yarn, knitting needles, and some anise oil to bake cookies of my own from my mom and a wreath and really cool woven wrist wallet and bracelet. Those massively brightened my holiday :)

Oh and on the fitness front I have managed to make it to the pool twice with the help of my London friend S. On our second week I swam a kilometer!! So proud of myself. And I'm on day 19 of the 30 day ab challenge (ooph I still have to do that tonight)

Anyway, enjoy the last few days of 2013. Hopefully I'll be back soon with some New Year's Resolutions (posts once a week? crazy talk!)

Love from London!