September!
After the excitement of the summer, September had the potential of being a bit slow - although I don't actually think that has been the case - I just took far fewer photos which always makes me feel like I haven't done anything exciting with my time. Weird.
I've also not been feeling my best so have been forward and backwards to the Dr's a fair few times and that's been keeping me busy, but as I keep reminding myself, my goal for this year was just to be happy - and a lot of that revolves around making sure I have a fun time (as well as learning to love and be kind to myself) so that has continued to be my priority.
Oyster Shucking Masterclass
I saw a sign for a Shucking & Shaking Class as the local pub, and bought a ticket there and then. I love oysters; although whilst it seems I am very good at eating them, I am extraordinarily bad at shucking them. Regardless, I was very happy to have the opportunity to try, and (obviously) had no issues with the cocktail making afterwards.
There were only 3 of us booked in for the first session so it was almost like a private class. The other two were girls my age, so after we were all done, we grabbed our cocktails and finished the evening out in the beer garden.
A weekend in the Cotswolds
The original plan started with tickets for Salon Prive and we decided to make a weekend of being in the Cotswolds by heading to Soho Farmhouse first. Of course.
Saturday afternoon was spent by the pool in the sun, followed by a Cowshed massage and dinner at Berenjek. The food there is just so good; plus there isn't a 3 month waiting list for a table out there.
The next morning, we then had an early booking at the lazy lake hot tubs before grabbing a smoothie and heading the Blenheim Palace where we were promptly told no dogs allowed so that was the end of that. Regardless, it was a wonderful weekend.
Well Crafted
Well Crafted have made it into almost all of my monthly updated this year. What started as a really important part of my self development - solo activity to build self reliance - turned into much much more.
This month, Alexandra took a trip to Poland to explore her heritage and asked me to cover one of her workshops whilst she was away. After an initial hesitation, I can proudly say I hosted my first Well Crafted event, solo, at Little House in Balham.
It was pipe cleaner crafts and it was a success. Yay
And all the other stuff:
- It felt like it had been a while since I had a good excuse to dress up do something fancy, but dinner at The Savoy fixed that!
- A couple of friends visited from the US and they always want to do boujie things so we had drinks at the Four Seasons on Park Lane and then dinner at Zuma.
- I went back to my beloved skating carpark with Paige, it was deserted which was both a little sad and a little scary but we had a great time.
- I went to the gym for the first time this year and impressed myself with my Stairmaster stamina, 35 minutes with no issues!
- Cocktails and the most beautiful, red sunset at JOIA, Battersea.
- Lunch at Riviera. Finally ticked that one off my restaurant list; and tried foie gras for the first time.
- Risked a massage at the local Thai place and was pleasantly surprised. A lovely, lazy sunday.
- A rare visit to Borough Market that felt like a European dream, the hustle and bustle of the market, a delicious whole fish and people drinking wine on the streets
- Walks in the sun. I don't know what it was about September, but I really enjoyed my park walks this month. Maybe the light, the last of the summer warmth, just appreciating the amazing area that I have so locally.
- Also big news - I changed my phone background! I had a screenshot from Netflix's Ed Gein: Monster as my backround since last year but this month, I finally changed it to a photo of Ronnie Radke from Falling in Reverse, my new hyperfixation band.
- Calligraphy Class with Paige. I wrote a whole post about that one if you're interested to hear more.
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