– Day #243 – Day #244 – mini after work haul – Day #245 – Day #246 – 4th July w/ Crash Course & Newsies – Day #247 – Reading in the sunshine – sunglasses selfie – Freebies from InStyle – Mela Festival – Day #248 – Lunch in the sunshine – Homeward bound from Waterloo – Day #249 – Day #250 – Company mag – Train times – Sprinkle Gelato! – Cocktail catch up with college peeps – Day #251 –
The heat is here in the UK and I am totally unprepared. I feel like Summer’s hit us like a tonne of bricks this year, humidity and all (don’t mock us Americans, we’re not used to this!). I’m definitely stuck in a style rut whilst trying to dress for placement. I wanna be smart but I’m longing to wear shorts and flip flops to the office. On top of this I seem to be plagued with a nasty round of hayfever, which is not going anywhere soon. Waking up sneezing, eyes running and a hacking cough is just not cool
Alas, I have been trying to enjoy what will most likely be it for British Summer Time. I headed up to my local Mela Festival – as an attendee not participant this year, which meant I could actually wander around with the fam and soak up the sun a bit. I also got to head up to my placement’s London office for the first time – probably a good time seeing as I leave at the end of August! – it was sweltering, with no air circulation and felt like you were pushing yourself through heated fog sometimes. It was probably the first time in my life that I thought ‘Nah, I’ll give living in the City a miss’. This was all turned around when I met up with my old friend T after work and wandered down the South Bank, watching people along the bank with their cold drinks, ice-creams, taking in the sights and sounds of music and artwork that’s on display at the moment, not to mention getting to casually spy some of the most famous landmarks in the world as we walked the long way round from Central London to Waterloo instead of braving the Tube because it was so sunny…ok maybe I still do want to live in the City after all. Thursday eve was spent with my girls and loosing my Sprinkles Gelato virginity with a huge plate of white chocolate and strawberry waffles with ice-cream – NOM – and some refreshing cocktails to wind down the night.
In fact looking at the paragraph…maybe Summer ain’t so bad – just gotta make sure I’m set up with doses of hayfever tablets and tissues every time I go out eh?
5 links to <3
Arushi from Bohemian Like You shared a set of lovely jewellery by Tiffany Kunz.
Thoughts on Gender, Fashion and the Real World from Brittany at PardonMyFashion. Will leave you thinking about this topic for the next few hours!
A look at Iris Van Herpen’s Paris 2013 Haute Couture collection from Susie ‘Style Bubble’
A pretty & preppy outfit from ‘What Olivia Did‘
DIY envy at Erin’s Jewellery Ladder – I wish I was this creative!
p.s. edit [14.7.2013] Did this post last night pre-hearing the news about Cory Monteith. As a huge, self confessed, unashamed Gleek I’m still in shock that he’s passed away, he’s was an exceptionally talented man who inspired many people and will hopefully continue to inspire more with his memory. RIP Cory, the Glee fandom will surely miss you just as much as your friends and family right now.
