August/September Catchup
Hello everyone! I didn’t have time to do an August catchup last month so it
made sense to just combine the two – if you’re unaware of what these
are, they’re pretty much a collection of photos and a little bit about my month.
They’re not the most interesting but I like to add a little more of a personal
element ^_^
So in my Charlotte Tilbury experience post I mentioned that we
visited the V&A museum which was such an unexpectedly amazing place to go
to. It’s one that we have always overlooked in the past, opting for the science
museum or the Natural History one – but it was well worth a visit!
I especially loved the hall in which they had all the Islamic items and
objects, from Iran, Istanbul, India etc. I LOVE ottoman print, with the blue and
white tiles and it bought back so many memories from my trip two years ago. I
also thought this was beautiful, one of the older Qurans – look at the detail!
Very beautiful.
We also made a trip to Harrods and I’m pretty proud of this shot – honestly
nothing can prepare you for how huge the store is, till you see it with your own
eyes! The doormen made the whole experience even more surreal to me because it
reminded me of both old-school shopping and also royalty came to mind. As we
walked through the designer bags we heard a woman purchasing a bag for £2,893
and we were like woaaaaah. Are you guys into designer bags? They’re beautiful to
look at but I’m not sure if I’ll ever get one, even when I’m working because I
would be so worried about it getting scuffed! However to own ONE Chanel bag one
day…that would be pretty cool :p
I was also introduced to GBK by my friend (guys I was literally calling this
place gourmet burger king for the longest time SMH) and there’s one chicken
option there that they make using Halal meat, so I was thrilled to be eating a
chicken burger in a standard restaurant. Of course in this day and age there
isn’t a shortage of halal takeaways, but it’s not easy to find restaurants who
cater for a halal diet and oh my goodness the burger and very
skinny fries!
At the end of August we went to the Lake District for a few days, with mum’s
sister and her family. We had been three years previously and it was lovely to
come back. As you can see it’s a beautiful area to have a good rest in the
freshest of fresh air. I don’t live in London, so personally we are quite used
to lakes and greenery, but for my London family I think it was extra
special!
The most exciting part of the trip was actually pushing ourselves to do the
Go Ape challenge – which is basically being very very high up
in the tree tops, attaching yourself on and off from wires above and walking,
crawling and balancing your way through the 3 hour course. Did I mention you’re
18 feet in the air??? I don’t have a huge fear of heights, but I never felt
totally at ease either, so to be doing this challenge was a huge deal. I went
last in line from my family, not wanting to hold them up and it was terrifying!
But…scary in a good way y’know? Some parts of the course were really fun,
mainly the zip wires, but some were downright unthinkable. Especially
the ones which were like a bridge made out of planks, but there was only room
for ONE foot ANNNNNDDDDDD the planks swung! URGH. It felt so good completing
those.
Another literally unnerving experience was tarzan swing – you jump into
the air and drop before you swing into a rope net. I didn’t realise (or look
down at all at this point) that my parents had finished and were standing near
the bottom watching me, so when I let out a bloodcurdling scream I heard them
burst out laughing and clapping too haha. Overall though it was a fantastic
experience and I really felt a sense of achievement when getting the little
certificate. Especially as WE had to detach and reattach ourselves to each wire!
No instructors were around at each base so our lives were literally in our own
hands, welp. Click here to watch a short video – you won’t believe I did it after you watch this! Adrenaline rush is an understatement.
It was also lovely to go on a little lake cruise and explore the surrounding
areas. We then finished with a trip to Alton Towers – I didn’t take my camera
but I was so so SOOO scared, because this year there was a huge accident on one
of the rides and two girls actually had to have their leg amputated. I really
didn’t want to go to be honest, however when we got there it was considerable
quieter than usual (!) and because of this we got to go on all the other rides
and even two of them twice. I sadly feel like I’m outgrowing themeparks
already, I did have a lot of fun but I also am in no hurry to go to one again.
Plus them parks be expensive y’know xD.
Then September there was just wedding event after wedding event, which was
fun because I love playing with makeup and being creative in that sense. I also
worked a lot of hours and managed to lose a bit of weight too, since I had put
on quite a bit of weight towards to end of July/August. For me its just not
buying junk food, my mum has always been an advocate of healthy eating, but when
you’re an adult you have a lot more access to all the high fat stuff and it kind
of got out of hand. I’m still working on my fitness, however just cutting down
on the bad stuff and eating a bit more fruit really went a long
way.
A bit of a longer post, but it was two months worth hehe. My favourites
should be up very soon! Crazy that we’re already in
October right! I’m so happy I can start layering up again, though here in the
U.K it’s been VERY warm….so typical!