Today was pretty yawn-inducing and loooong. The weather outside is lovely though, it’s nice to at least be able to see the sun, even if it’s through an office window.

When I got home the new Glamour had finally arrived and with it came a surprise pressie in the form of Benefit Her Glossiness lip gloss. Yummy colour as well. Since it went so well with my yesterday’s H&M; purchases – a clutch bag and some colourful bangles and a weird necklace – I let them pose together. I think I’m slowly turning pink all over, must keep on eye on that…

Now it’s already 8pm and I suppose I’d better start making some dinner. I don’t know where all the hours in the day go. Oh, yes I do. Bummer.

Oh oh, one more thing. I got tickets for S, Riina and me to go to a picnic concert titled ‘The music of Dirty Dancing’ at Audley End House in July. :D I have no idea what it’ll be like (lame most likely) but I couldn’t miss the opportunity of spending some quality time with Riina, since the concert is practically at her doorstep. And in case you’re wondering how I talked S into going… well the following day is our wedding anniversary, so he couldn’t very well deny me some Dirty Dancing romancing could he! :P

Just found out that Antonia has landed a new posh job and is leaving in 6 weeks. It makes me sad since she’s really nice and now I won’t have the chance to get to know her better. When I came here for an interview my first impression was that this place was a bit stuffy and scarily similar to my old stuffy work environment. Antonia was the first person I met when she came to greet me and brought me up for my ‘test’. She was so nice and relaxed (and young!) that I thought, hmm, maybe it wouldn’t be so bad here after all… So it really bums me out that she’s leaving so soon after I started. Well, at least there’s leaving drinks to look forward to!

Heard from Matt today. Everything at the old office sounds like business as usual (it’s press week there as well). The usual entailing the not so pleasant atmosphere and difficult managers. In a way I really miss it there, especially certain people, but at the same time I’m also relieved that I don’t have to deal with that atmosphere anymore. Really should get around to arranging meeting up with folks from there though.

The weather is warming up, which is nice. It could kinda cap at about 20C, that would be warm enough to not wear a coat, but not so hot you melt commuting to work. I do hope the weekend will be nice though. Want to go to the seafront on our little trip, Weymouth or somewhere. I don’t know what it is with the sea; it just calms me down and makes me feel more complete.

Back from lunch. Can I just say: Oh. My. God. I decided to walk to House of Fraser at Monument as the weather was so nice, just to maybe pick up a new mascara. I was looking at pretty packages at the Benefit counter when a girl came over and asked if I wanted her to tell me about their new products. I hesitated just a nanosecond too long (while I was thinking that yes, I would actually like to know about that new product which is like benetint but isn’t benetint) and she managed to pin me down on a high chair and proceeded to slap stuff on my face at warp speed. I think I was in too much of a shock to move and just glazed over while she was fetching more and more product to rub on my face. Actually, on half of my face. Umm. I sat there thinking how on earth can I go back to work with half of my face covered with all sorts of stuff and managed to convey my worry to the girl. She was very understanding and decided to include the other half of my face in her experiment as well.

The end result? My face was completely orange and so shiny it could probably be seen from space, with some lovely red cheeks to boot, to give it that ‘healthy glow’, also known as the ‘clown look’. Nice. Obviously I hadn’t taken my makeup bag with me as I didn’t want to carry too much stuff on my trek over there so I had to sheepishly walk back to work with my shiny orange face trying hard to avoid catching anyone’s eye on the way. I’ve now managed to tone my ‘look’ down slightly with the help of tissues and a lot of powder, but I still feel oddly sticky… Talk about traumatic!

Having said that, I did in the end buy a benetint pocketpal (and got some free samples as well).

Doing your grocery shopping online truly is a lifesaver. Who doesn’t hate wasting their time at packed supermarkets at the weekends. It’s just that sometimes judging the size of things just from the weight given, and not by actually seeing and feeling the product, can be a bit tricky for us who are not so, how should I put it, au feit with numbers. As demonstrated by the picture of very peculiarly sized items that I received with my last order. :D That teeny pot of mayonnaise must have seemed like a bargain at the time! On the other hand, I won’t be running out of Fairy liquid any time soon…

Yesterday was all about shopping. We hit the shops on Oxford Street with Jenni and Sooz and walked until our little feet hurt like hell. About six hours straight. Can I just say, Primark really isn’t for me. It makes me feel extremely uncomfortable with the crowds, the overload of cheap shit and just with the general feeling of over-consumption. People buying sackloads of disposable clothes makes me feel somewhat unnervy.

The Hen Party morning didn’t start all that well. I woke up to a text message from Johanna saying that she couldn’t get on her flight as she had left her passport at home. Oh man! And this is after Annis phoned on thursday night to say that she didn’t manage to buy any flights as she only started looking last week! So that’s two down… I dread to think how many others will drop until we get to the party… The rain and the bomb threats are not really lifting my mood either at the moment. But ho hum, we’re off to Tesco’s now to get rest of the party food/drink. Hopefully it’ll all still turn out fun.

Man oh man shopping can be hard work. :D I got some vouchers for my birthday (from Nikki & Ian and Chris & Amy) and today I finally had a chance to go out and spend them! We went to Oxford Street with Susie and walked our little legs off in search for the perfect autumn/winter bag. Way too many people in London on a Saturday. Way too many people who decide to stop right in front of you or cut you off or shout in your ear or… Uhh. Well anyways. I did manage to buy a lovely bag and also a hat (well I figure winter will probably come, eventually…). So, thanks for my pressies. :P

Stu just phoned, Susie’s making me dinner and Friends are on TV. I feel a bit sleepy and my feet ache.

We’re gonna go see Volver tomorrow. Yup.

So, erm… went to pick up the car from servicing… and came home with a new one. :D Well, it wasn’t quite that straightforward – we did spend most of the day at the dealership trying to get the price right. Ohh but it’s so nice though. Already drove to mum’s (to show it off) and boy does it feel different (i.e. better) to the old one. So, in quite a bit of debt now, but still, loving the new car. Just loving it. <3