Going back to work

Its over. My week off work has come to an end.

I've managed to fit quite a bit into a short period of time. I've gone shopping with family, changed my phone, changed my specs, cleaned the house, went to a steakhouse and got lost driving around london with a satnav that sent us round in circles, gone clubbing with family and spent today watching a movie marathon from harry potter to die hard.

Overall packed soo much into my week and now I'm anxious to get back to work. It's like my first day at work all over again. I have butterflies and can't seem to go to sleep. 

Looking through my wardrobe I don't know what to wear and not sure if the snow will settle, because if it does then I have to change my wardrobe choice all over again.

There's always the worry that since I've been off work for a while that  I'm going to find it really hard to get back into the swing of things. I'm already dreading that I won't be able to catch up with everything and will spend the whole week trying to catch up.

Okay i have to try not be so negative and will try my hardest to look forward to going to work tomorrow. Wish me luck.

Lots of love

MLP

Thai food with a friend

Last Thursday I went out for thai food with a friend. The food is amazing, the have the freshest clamari, the tastiest spring rolls with a nice sweet chilli sauce.

We hadn't relised how much food we had ordered until it all arrived on our table. The food was great and the company was nice too. We caught up on all the things that were happening to us lately, had a little moan about how hard we work and the holiday time we're looking forward to.
dip.
We ended the night with a cup of lemon grass tea with coconut biscuits and honey

Lots of love

MLP

A few more sketches

 I'm glad to say it's been quite a good week, work hasn't been too bad, and I got the results for the 3 month test I told you all about....

I got 90%, which is great!! 
 

I came 2nd in the class. The people in my department have noticed that I did well and I'm doing well at my job, something I hope will be reflected in my review at the end of the year.

This week has been pretty good and I've decided to end it with a nice lazy weekend of lounging around and doing very little.

So far I've spent most of the weekend asleep and in bed watching TV. I've tidied my room a bit, and organised my clothes, so my outfits for the rest of the week have been planned. I've also done a few sketches and doodles.


As always I'm undecided on the colours that I want them to be in,right now I'm working on trying to get the right shape of the female body and the curves I want to exenuate or in some cases alter.

Here they are...I hope you enjoy them.


Lots of love

MLP 

 

My first brownie

Tomorrow is bake off day. Every other week we do a bake off and one person bakes something and brings it in to the office. It's week 42 and my turn to go to the kitchen and bake. 


So far we've had banana loaf, walnut bread and lemon drizzle layer cake. I decided to go very  indulgent and luxurious by making double chocolate brownies.  

Chocolate brownies with white chocolate chunks. They are soo chocolaty that only a small piece is enough to give you a sugar rush. Perfect with a glass of milk, I must admit I am really pleased with how they turned out. It's the first time I've baked them and I was really nervous. I only had enough ingredients for one batch but they are turned out great.


I've had a  taste of them while they were still warm and gooey and they were pretty good. Now I've had a bite once they've cooled down and they actually seem to taste better, so I can't wait to  see what they're like once at they make it to the office tomorrow.

There look great and taste lovely but there are a few tweeks I'm planning to make for the next time, just little things to do with the measurements and the timings so that I can get them even better.

The kitchens a mess but overall totally worth it. There are a few more things I want to try and who knows maybe baking is my thing and I can have it as a proper hobby. 


Lots of love

MLP    

 

Tourist

Sorry for being gone for soo long. Work has been absolutely hectic I know Christmas seems a long way from now but in the fashion industry we've been planning this all for the last few months. All the amazing clothes are coming in every day, lorries and lorries of cute christmas pudding beanies, santa socks and onsies that you just want to crawl into and sleep infront of the fireplace.

This is all well and good but it means I have lots and lots of work to do, all those deliveries booked in and it's my job to make sure that everything goes where it's supposed to.

Work is massively busy and I feel like I have quite a bit on my plate. The good news is that I have family coming over to visit and do the sight seeing tourist thing.

What's even better is that they are coming over on the weekend so I get to spend even more time with them. I'm not in the position to be taking time off on such short notice luckily having them coming over with the cutest little baby this weekend means I don't have to worry about that.

So this weekend is planned and hopefully will be full of exciting things to do. I've thought about the places I want to visit, I want to do the typical, picadilly circus, trafalgar square, london eye and london zoo. But I also want to do a few different less mainstream sight seeing, things like covent garden, bricklane and tate modern.

I'll keep you posted


Lots of love

Alphas

Today my Alpha marathon is going well, I've watched 4 episodes  and while I've been watchingin I've been tidying too. So now my room doesn't look half bad.

I won't say my room is looking perfect but atleast I can see the floor now, which is a massive improvement. Tomorrows task is to tidy the rest of my room and fix up my desk. Since I've bought a bit of work home with me this week, having access to my desk would be pretty useful. 

Hopefully tomorrow will be a productiveday and I can get all that done and wind down a bit afterwards. 


Lots of love 

MLP





 

Reunion

Yesterday was my reunion with old workfriends. It's been almost 3 months since I left there and going back was rather strange. It was like nothing had changed. I got off at the station and it was such an intense snese of de ja vu.

Walking into the pub next to the office was like my first day all over again. It was like going full circle. I had my first day at the George, having my leaving party at the George and the reunion at the George.

Meeting my replacements was nice, all the new people I met were great and soo easy to talk to. But the best part of my night had to be catching up with the other intern who had also moved on just like me. I went into retail head office, and she went into banking. We all had great stories to tell, office dramas, and all the great perks we just can't seem to live without.

Having a reunion and catching up with everyone made me step back and take a good look at how far I've come. I haven't found my feet yet but like o thinki that I mightbe in the right track.


Lots of love

MLP

Exhausted

 I am exhausted. 

Work has been tough and lately all the the things that can go wrong, have.

So much to do so little time and it's all catching up with me. Things I keep putting off because something else comes along which is more priority, all this has left me a whole bunch of things that haven't been done, sticky notes all over my screen and constant reminders with a growing to-do list.

Little things that I miss because I keep chopping and changing, from one thing to another...the list is endless and doesn't seem to be getting any better.

My body is slowly giving up on me and honestly I feel pretty weak and felt as if I could pass out at my desk at any moment.

I keep thinking that eventually it will get better and ifI  have a fresh slate to start from that I might be able to get things done on time....we can only hope.

The week is over and now the weekend begins. Tomorrows plan...Go Oxford Street with my mum and take full advantage of my discount card.


 

I'm back...

I've been gone for a while and don't remember the last time I updated my blog.......I'm back!! 

Work has been rather tiring but now I'm slowly beginning to settle into my job. 

I don't quite feel like I'm drowning anymore, which I must admit is a welcomed relief. 

Constantly I'm working towards deadlines and there just aren't enough hours in the day to get things done. Working around all the clothes does make my day that little bit more bearable. 

I'm in kidswear so I'm surrounded by boys clothes which is essentially miniature menswear which is kind of weird it feels like everything has shrunk, and I'm a giant.

The people at work are great. Everyone is so friendly and I get along with the guys the most. Sometimes we meet up for lunch and have a good old chit chat and sometimes we meet up after work too for a few drinks at the local pub. 

Work is actually quite enjoyable...tiresome but fun.

I guess your all caught up so far....

My bank holiday weekend has started and I'm looking forward to Notting hill Carnival...will keep you updated on how it goes and hopefully upload a few pictures of Carnival on Monday

Lots of love 

MLP

Last day

Today was my last day....

I've managed to tie up all the loose ends and finished all my work and left it ready for the new intern who will be taking my place.

I didn't have to come in today but I felt it was the right thing to do...Ofcourse coming in today means that I literally walking out of one office and straight into the next. There's no weekend in between to get my head round the change or take a breather before I step into this new job.

It's 10pm and I get the feeling I need to get to bed soon if I'm going to wake up at 7am....this is soo strange it's nowhere near midnight and I'm already getting ready for bed. I'm charging my iPad and my iPod ready for the journey tomorrow. I just got my new headphones in the post and their big chunky ones I absolutely adore because they completely block out all the noise which will be amazing on the tube. 

I'm questioning my outfit choice and thinking of going a little bit more understated. I'm going for an all black outfit with heels (which will be in my bag and only come out when I'm around the corner from work) I might be a trainee fashionista but I'm still practical.

So I guess tomorrows the first day of the rest of my life.

I've got a job in the career I want, in anthe fashion industry which I adore....I hope this job is everything I wanted and I come home with a smile on my face. 

Tomorrow you'll get all the gossip and an update. 

Wish me luck



Lots of love 

MLP