September Round Up

Every month I find myself thinking, I'm going to be better this month. I'll get more outfit photos and post more on my blog than the previous month. The beginning of September was no different.

However, now at the start of October, I discovered that September is always going to be one of my busiest months at work, alongside popping back home for two weekends and then spending the final days recovering from a cider induced headache. I slept and ate as much as I possibly could.

Let's see if October is going to be any different, I'm hoping so!

So September, like I said I travelled home for two weekends in a row, one for work, one for pleasure. But I equally have managed to do some London tourist activities while the novelty of living in the capital is still within me.

Let's have a look at what was involved shall we?

First time I've worn this beaut skirt from Zara!

Right at the start of the month my sister and I took a little trip into London to have a look at a Banksy exhibition that was on. Sadly, we only got to see this during it's final days otherwise I would have absolutely shared this with you sooner!

I don't know if this is just me, but I had no idea that he created sculptures. I probably should have known since he created Dismaland a couple of years ago! Please, don't judge me.

Anyway! It was a great opportunity to see his work in all forms. This event was free which I always think is amazing. I think it's a great idea to encourage people to go and see different forms of art; when there is no cost it hopefully motivates more people to do so.

We even got to see Balloon Girl without it shredding itself!

At the start of the month I feel like we were spoilt with the warm weather continuing! Taking advantage of this, my sister and I headed out to Richmond Park. One, to cheer on her boyfriend who was doing a 50 mile bike ride to raise money for Bloodwise, amazing, I know! Two, to use the opportunity to visit the park for the first time and be on look out for all the deer!

It's a really beautiful park and one that I hope I can visit more often. When I moved to London I had no idea that there was so many green areas! Not much different from Marple really!

London has so many bridges giving you the opportunity to see the city at different points along the Thames.

 *WARNING TOURIST PICTURE*

Next on my London tourist to do list was Hampton Court Palace. September has really been a learning month! History used to be one of my favorite subjects at school so getting chance to learn more about Henry VIII was right up my street. I had no idea that Hampton Court Palace used to be his 'holiday home'. I can't help but get jealous at the fact that the parties we throw are nowhere near as extravagant as the Tudors; equally I'm also glad that I don't have to worry about someone wanting to behead me!

After not even living in London for a month I found myself back home in Manchester for a work event. Taking full advantage that they paid for my train ticket I spent the weekend at home catching up with friends and family. 

What Sunday isn't complete without a roast courtesy of The Blue Pig, a pint of cider and catch up with your best mate, who has described me moving to London, like going through a break up, but our long distance relationship is going strong!

Managed to find an excuse to wear my favourite dress from Topshop again!

My second weekend at home was purely for pleasure! Helping one of my very close friends celebrate as she got married! Emma was one of the most beautiful brides I have ever seen and I'm so happy for her! Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Brodie!

I also had my first visit to Yard & Coop! Chicken lover if you haven't been, drop everything and go! The best chicken and chips I have had, complete with mac and cheese and an Oreo milkshake.

It is not however diet friendly and I was defeated by portion sizes, or the fact that I simply ordered too much food...

September saw me working late on quite a few occasions, giving me the chance to walk along the Thames and see the city all lit up.

Before my sister moved to London, many years ago, we used to be cinema buddies. It's nice that we can start doing this again. Last weekend we took a trip to the Everyman Cinema (these are all over the UK, not just in London!) to see King of Thieves accompanied by a Coke float and fresh cookie dough with ice cream. In my opinion it was a good film, not the best, but Michael Caine is still a national treasure.

Quite an outfit change from the start of the month, something I am very happy with! Here's to layering up and welcoming Autumn with open arms! This dress is perfect for all seasons, it's gone from 35 degree heat in Thailand to 12 degrees in London.

So that was September; it's only once I have written it all down that I realise how much I did actually get up to.

Here's to October! My birthday month!!

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The One Where I Went to Friends Fest

Last week I got the chance to go on one of my favourite TV sets of all time. Yes that's right, I went to Friends Fest.

With it only being in London last year I never got chance to go along, so when it was announced that Friends Fest was going on the road my mum got us tickets straight away!

I'm not going to lie, I really wasn't sure what to expect, but I was so pleasantly surprised. Overall, the event was only on a small scale but I think that's what made it so good. Everything was close together so you didn't have to walk for ages in the mud (yes it's outside) and no matter where abouts you were on the site you could always see the big screen which played some of the most loved Friends scenes.

Throughout the day we made our way around, dressing up like we were at the Lincoln High Class of 1988 prom to following in the drunken footsteps on Rachel and Ross to that little chapel in Vegas.

We got chance to recreate those oh so famous titles alongside finally getting to try Moist Maker Sandwich, which I did indeed manage to finish. Not only that, we had our photos taken in Central Perk and went on to pick up a coffee while watching a Phoebe Buffet tribute and sang along, obviously out of key to hits such as Smelly Cat.

The only part I would say I was a little bit disappointed at was when you get to visit both Monica and Rachel's and Chandler and Joey's apartments. When you buy your ticket you can book a 30 minute time slot to see these recreated sets. As there are quite a lot of people both in your group and in the one behind you, we felt like this experience was quite rushed. I managed to get a photo everywhere that I wanted to, but I also felt like I had to run around for half an hour in order to do so. Despite this, they have replicated the apartments so perfectly it's hard to find a fault!

Apart from that, I had a truly amazing day and can't recommend it enough. The tour continues but unfortunately unless you already have tickets it might be quite hard to get your hands on some as the official website is currently sold out!

If you are going make sure you have spending money as it's guaranteed you'll want to pick something up at the shop. My Central Perk hoodie is my new favourite thing, but I'm not quite sure it'll make my next outfit post...

For any other information, visit: http://friendsfest.co.uk/

Ibiza Rocks!

I'm not going to lie, when the girls first asked me if I wanted to go to Ibiza with them this year I said no, when they told me Bastille were playing I found myself £500 down and booking a week off work. 

In the run up to this holiday I was forever telling people I'd only be going the once with no intention of coming back. But when our week came to an end I was very reluctant to get on the plane home.

T Shirt - Zara // Trousers - The Saddleworth Boutique // Trainers - Adidas

From planning all my evening outfits and hammering them out on Instagram (apologies) to making friends with the man at the kebab shop, I can honestly say I've had one of the best weeks of my life.

Co-ord Top and Skirt - Missguided // Trainers - As Before

And let's not forgot about the whole reason I booked this holiday in the first place, Bastille. As we stayed at the Ibiza Rocks Apartments ticketed events at the main hotel were included in our stay so we could just stroll up the road whenever we felt like it really.

I've seen Bastille around 5 times now and I still can't get enough. It was the perfect opportunity to see them preform in such a small environment which I think are the best gigs you can go to. They never disappoint and I'm so incredibly happy that wanting to see them led me to having an amazing holiday with the girls.

Kimono - H&M // Swimsuit - River Island // Flatforms - Office

We booked quite a lot of our events before we went, meaning we got to make the most of our time there! Our first day was spent at Ocean Beach which was amazing, but very expensive. If you are thinking about going I would highly suggest paying for a bed. It is a lot of money but you do get the majority of that back to spend on food and drinks. I would recommend taking even more though because the cheapest bottle of Vodka is 275 euros, so you're going to need some extra spending money!

Dress - Pretty Little Thing (similar here) // Top - New Look // Hot Pants - Missguided // Flatforms - As Before

As the week went on we also attended My House by Martin Solveig at Pacha, Craig David's TS5 Pool Party and Radio 1 in Ibiza at Hi Ibiza! I am sorry for the lack of photos from these events, I was simply having too much of a good time!

Dress - New Look

So what was meant to be a 'you've got to do it once holiday' I think it's safe to say I will be returning next year!