Thoroughly modern millennial

Author: Ria

  • This Week…

    This Week…

    - Day #19 - Coffee catch up with Kath - Day #20 - Early start getting to London & much needed breakfast - Welcome to the Paralympics - Watching Team GB in the pool - Aquatics Centre - View of my face & the stadium from the Aquatics Centre - Day #2 at the Paralympics - Olympic Stadium - Watched 3 medal ceremonies in our session - Wispa Gold McFlurry - Dinner in Westfield Stratford - LOTR lego...I'm excited - Portobello Road - Sign outside of Electric in Notting Hill - Dream house - Bored with my sister - Crepes at Crepe De La Crepe in Covent Garden - Blue M&M 'Darren Criss' at M&M shop in Leicester Square - Tired on our last night - Confirmation I'm going to LeakyCon - Leaving our hotel  - Some of my buys from London - Follow me on Instagram [@rcagz] for my photo diarySoundtrack: Spectrum - Florence + the Machine

    My, my I’ve been a busy bee. With the Bank Holiday and my mini break to London with the family I only really had two days at work!   Those who follow me on twitter know that I headed up to Thursday to watch the Paralympic Games.

    Thursday’s morning session was spent high up in the Aquatics Centre watching some what’s swimmers, including Team GB’s Jon Fox (who broke his own world record time whilst we were there). The rest of the day was spent exploring the park. It wasn’t till later on did we realise we were stood outside of the Velodrome when Ms Kate Middleton was sat inside watching the action! So near yet so far :P A combination of a very early start and being on our feet for most of the day meant we all collapsed into bed once we got to the hotel.

    Day 2 was just as exciting as we joined the crowds to fill up the Olympic Stadium. It actually looked a lot bigger on the TV, but at least this meant we could see more of the athletics better. The atmosphere was amazing! I want to do a much bigger post on my time in the park, I took some decent panoramic photos on my phone (I didn’t even realise I could do that!) that I want to share.    After the antics in the park we headed over to Westfield Stratford for some window and actual shopping. I got to browse through Forever 21 for the first time ever (shocking I know) and pretty much fell in love with everything in there. I’ll definitely need to plan a trip up there either before Christmas or during the January sales. 

    Our third day in London was spent shopping, again, this time in Portobello Market in Notting Hill. Again, I’ll do a much bigger post because I loved it there. The afternoon was then spend chilling out in Covent Garden and eating my weight in food.  The belated nature of this post is mainly due to how tired I was after travelling back home yesterday. I got home and just caught up on Internet bits – no decent wifi in my hotel! tragic stuff =P.

    Something I’m very excited about what’s happening a year away is that I’ll be officially heading to LeakyCon in London! For those of you who don’t know, a basic description of LeakyCon is that it’s a fan convention dedicated primarily to Harry Potter, but has evolved to include things like The Hunger Games, Team Starkid, YouTube stars etc. Nerdy stuff I know but I’m so pumped to be going next year, there also a small possibility I may get to meet a couple of the Harry Potter actors there too ;)

    Also have to thank my lovely friend Kath for signing us up for registration and tickets for the event, I do believe it was the most stressful thing in the world but so worth it.  

    Essay over and out =P  Look out for some little London posts this week!

  • Anything but amateur: Wish Magazine review

    I love supporting projects within our wonderful online community, so I splashed out on arguably one of the most anticipated reads in the blogsphere. Wish magazine arrived through my letter box a couple of weeks ago and it definitely lived up to the hype. I’ve been slow on the uptake mainly due to work commitments and I wanted to do a review once I’d read through every single page thoroughly.
    And what an amazing thing it was to actually read a magazine instead of flipping through countless adverts. Wish magazine roots can be found with it’s namesake blog Wish Wish Wish, run my the lovely Carrie. Like it’s Internet sister it’s pages are filled with beautiful photography and charming whit from all of it’s contributors.
    The topics within this issue are as diverse as the blogsphere itself, from fashion to travel to food, it’s like all of my BlogLovin’ subs printed out into a lovely little booklet all wrapped up in candy colours for me to read when I can’t get to a computer. Some of my favourite articles have included a whole spread recommended tea rooms in London, a guide to Vintage shopping around the world and a nostalgic musings on letter writing and pen pals.
    Carrie herself admits in her editorial letter that it is by no means perfects. But that’s really where the charm lies. The articles are like postcards from friends and completely approachable to read.
    In addition to it’s light tone, the whole magazine is artistically stunning. From it’s very professional looking fashion stories, to the wonderful illustrations and amazing typography. The whole thing is very stylised but I love that, it’s gorgeously candy wrapped and some pages are very much reminiscent of old issues of Vogue.

    My favourite part is actually the little note at the end. How many magazines actually thank you for reading them? 

    Wish magazine is definitely a recommended read and still available Internationally, so grab a copy while it’s still in stock here! 

    Keep on wishing…
    R.xoxo

  • This Week…

    – Arm candy – Hammock time at a BBQ last Sunday – Day #14 – Day #15 – Commute reading: The Jane Austen Book Club – New book! – Day #16 – Day #17 – Friday evening commute & treat – Day #18 – Dad’s birthday meal – Bookmark that came with my sister’s Amazon order – New favourite skirt from New Look – Saw Brave yesterday: 10/10 – I want this hat! – 

    Follow me on Instagram [@rcagz] for my photo diary

    Soundtrack: RENT OST – Love Heals



    Another week done and dusted, and I’m quite surprised with how much I’ve done. Aside from the usual placement bits, I’ve managed to organise my blog life a little and have got some decent posts coming up in the next few weeks. 
    Vintage Style arrived through my letter box this week, I’d been after it since I found a copy in Urban Outfitters at the beginning of the Summer. I’ve leafed through and read a lot of it already so can’t wait to review it properly. I got a nice surprise entry in IFB’s Links A La Mode last Thursday, which is always lovely. I seem to have fallen out of step with the blogging community, which is never a good thing, so this recognition has definitely pulled me out of my funk a little bit and has made me want to get back in participating in all aspects of the community!
    The bank holiday is in full swing now and started with my dad’s 50th birthday on Friday at a Chinese restaurant. I also saw Brave yesterday evening with my sister, which was just crazy amazing. I love a good Disney Pixar movie and Princess Merida is just on Pocahontas levels of awesome. I’ve mainly been chilling out today, it’s going to be nice to have a lie in tomorrow but I’ve got a very hectic week ahead and will be heading up for a mini holiday to London! Can’t wait! 


    Keep on wishing…
    R.xoxo