Like little triangle sandwiches, miniature cakes, scones (with clotted cream AND jam AND fresh strawberries!), proper French macarons, endless cups of tea and long chats with very lovely friends.
I wish I could do this every weekend!
Monday, 11 June 2012
Afternoon tea
Mmm, it's the simple pleasures in life, huh?
Like little triangle sandwiches, miniature cakes, scones (with clotted cream AND jam AND fresh strawberries!), proper French macarons, endless cups of tea and long chats with very lovely friends.
I wish I could do this every weekend!
Like little triangle sandwiches, miniature cakes, scones (with clotted cream AND jam AND fresh strawberries!), proper French macarons, endless cups of tea and long chats with very lovely friends.
I wish I could do this every weekend!
Sunday, 10 June 2012
Couch to 5k - week two
It's not getting any easier.
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| Post-run face. |
Okay, I'm being a little dramatic, but I'm still not much of a fan of running. Or getting up at 6.15am. Or sore muscles (oww).
Despite my moans, week two of Couch to 5k was pretty straightforward. The intervals gradually increase over the eight week programme, so I'm up to running for 90 seconds now - sounds like nothing, but I am still pleased with myself!
My main problem this week was that I've been SO STIFF and sore, in my legs particularly! I started the 30 Day Shred on Monday (which sounds like I am getting carried away, but I read that the combo of C25k & 30DS worked really well together), so I've been doing 20 mins of exercise each morning and my muscles are not too happy!
It meant that on my final run of week two I felt like a wee hobbling old lady.. it was hard to get any speed up at all, and I was limping home. Not too good. I allowed myself a really indulgent rest day yesterday and feel much, much better, so I am feeling much more confident going into week three. I am also going to make sure and STRETCH as much as possible - I don't have time to get injured this summer!
So. Summary of week two:
+ I ran for 90 seconds - yay.
+ I am really enjoying how beautiful the farmland & countryside is around my house.
+ A man with a really friendly dog said hello.
- Sore, sore, sore legs.
- Running is still a bit rubbish.
Wednesday, 6 June 2012
Disney Pixar's Brave nail art
I'm really excited about this! Brave is the brand new Disney Pixar film that is coming out this summer. It's set in the Highlands of Scotland about a feisty ginger princess who defies her parents, gets mixed up with curses & gets in all sort of bother. There's no doubt a positive, life-affirming message alongside lovely music and visuals. Lovely stuff.
The European premiere is also the Closing Night Gala of the Edinburgh Film Festival which is also good because I love the EIFF! They always kick off festival summer season perfectly for me, and I love that every year I see films that I wouldn't take a chance on the rest of the year round (they might not always be my cup of tea, but that's all part of the experience).
Anyway. That all in mind, I was keen to give Brave-inspired nail art a go! I really enjoyed doing Avengers nails earlier in the year, and thought this would hopefully be a little easier as I was essentially "just" recreating a cartoon. Ha.
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| Horse, Bow & Arrow, Merida, Tartan, a Castle |
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| Swirl, Tartan, Merida's hair, Queen Elinor, Stone Circle |
But I'm pretty pleased with it!
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| Close up on character faces: Horse, Merida, Queen Elinor |
I just used my phone to take screenshots of the trailer and then tried to pick out a few easy images that fit the theme and would fit on my nails! This definitely isn't an everyday manicure, but it was worth it even just to see how much steadier I am painting with my left hand than when I first started this blog!
(I am SUCH a child, I know. Don't judge me!).
Tuesday, 5 June 2012
A weekend in Paris
Hello everyone! Did you have a good long weekend? I did! Craig & I went on a (sort of) impromptu trip to Paris - one of the most ridiculous but fun decisions we've made for quite a while!
A couple of weeks ago we had been trying to plan a way that we could go and see Jay Z & Kanye's Watch the Throne tour. They weren't playing Scotland so it was looking like our only option was to drive to a venue in England straight from work, and then drive back immediately after the gig (as neither of us can take time off work this month). Zzzzz. No thanks!
But hoorah hooraah, they were playing in Paris on Saturday night. We could fly over early on the Saturday morning from Edinburgh & leave on the Sunday night. Perfect!
Saturday afternoon was SCORCHING - about twenty five degrees and barely a cloud in the sky! Neither of us had brought sun cream (uh oh) but miraculously we didn't burn at all! We wandered the streets, got to grips with the metro, practised our (bad bad bad) French and had a nice wee lunch in view of the Eiffel Tower ("un grande sauvignon blanc, s'il vous plait").
We stayed at the Five Hotel who upgraded us to one of their penthouse rooms with a "floating" bed! It was a ridiculous (but lovely) room with cute little balconies and a ceiling covered in tiny little lights that looked like stars. It was perfect!
The gig was at the Bercy stadium - after a massively nervous wait to pick up our tickets (two groups were turned away.. looked like they had booked tickets for the previous night - gutted for them!) we were IN. There was no support act, just Jay Z and Kanye and it was amazing. I think quite possibly the best gig I've ever been to !
At the end they closed with "Paris" and the whole audience just went mental - I think they played the song on repeat about eleven or twelve times? Incredible. INCREDIBLE. Worth the whole trip!
The next day we cleared our heads with early-morning macaron shopping, and a lovely breakfast of croissants and coffee at a tiny patisserie. Mm!
Then we ticked a few more must-see sights off our list (the Louvre and Notre Dame) and ate our macarons in a park watching an orchestra!
Such a WONDERFUL weekend. If I can find cheap weekend flights to Paris then I'll definitely be back!
A couple of weeks ago we had been trying to plan a way that we could go and see Jay Z & Kanye's Watch the Throne tour. They weren't playing Scotland so it was looking like our only option was to drive to a venue in England straight from work, and then drive back immediately after the gig (as neither of us can take time off work this month). Zzzzz. No thanks!
But hoorah hooraah, they were playing in Paris on Saturday night. We could fly over early on the Saturday morning from Edinburgh & leave on the Sunday night. Perfect!
Saturday afternoon was SCORCHING - about twenty five degrees and barely a cloud in the sky! Neither of us had brought sun cream (uh oh) but miraculously we didn't burn at all! We wandered the streets, got to grips with the metro, practised our (bad bad bad) French and had a nice wee lunch in view of the Eiffel Tower ("un grande sauvignon blanc, s'il vous plait").
We stayed at the Five Hotel who upgraded us to one of their penthouse rooms with a "floating" bed! It was a ridiculous (but lovely) room with cute little balconies and a ceiling covered in tiny little lights that looked like stars. It was perfect!
The gig was at the Bercy stadium - after a massively nervous wait to pick up our tickets (two groups were turned away.. looked like they had booked tickets for the previous night - gutted for them!) we were IN. There was no support act, just Jay Z and Kanye and it was amazing. I think quite possibly the best gig I've ever been to !
At the end they closed with "Paris" and the whole audience just went mental - I think they played the song on repeat about eleven or twelve times? Incredible. INCREDIBLE. Worth the whole trip!
The next day we cleared our heads with early-morning macaron shopping, and a lovely breakfast of croissants and coffee at a tiny patisserie. Mm!
Then we ticked a few more must-see sights off our list (the Louvre and Notre Dame) and ate our macarons in a park watching an orchestra!
Such a WONDERFUL weekend. If I can find cheap weekend flights to Paris then I'll definitely be back!
Friday, 1 June 2012
May instagram
Hello! Here's my May update... what a lovely, lovely month.
1. Craig & I at Museum Lates which was Tea Party themed this month (hence the bunny ears!). I think Craig really suits his top hat/bow-tie combo, what a handsome chap.
2. Bit by bit our garden is getting into shape. We now have some decking down and a proper wee lawn (hooray) and it was SO LOVELY sitting out in the garden on a sunny Sunday. Since then we've replaced the garden fences so I can now start planting, which I'm very excited about.
3. Bought ice cream as a wee reward for my team as they have been doing so well recently!
4. We had jolly ranchers at work, which dyed my tongue bright blue. I felt like such a child (so had to take a photo of it, obviously).
5. Went to see Anne Boleyn at the Festival Theatre and absolutely loved it! The stage was absolutely gorgeous too, and we had such lovely seats.
6. My mum was reading my hair tutorials and really liked my rolled hair post, but didn't think it would work on her as her hair is quite short. I had a wee go at putting her hair up and found that twisting in each side separately (and then pinning in the middle) looked really sweet! This is only held up by five kirby grips too (hi mum! Please buy more kirbies x).
7. It wouldn't seem like an instagram post without a picture of Muzzy and I. I think this was us on route to The List's Eating and Drinking awards party.
8. Driving in the Scottish Borders. This is so close to my new house.. makes me so happy!
9. I went for lunch at the Outsider restaurant with some lovely clients. The food here is so so so lovely. They gave us a really nice booth that was so comfy.. it's the small pleasures in life.
10, 11 & 12. Festival season is starting to kick off - I've been to programme launches for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Edinburgh International Film Festival and the Edinburgh Comedy Festival so far this week. I am SO EXCITED about the summer, I love the festivals so much.
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| Instagram name: @eversojuliet |
1. Craig & I at Museum Lates which was Tea Party themed this month (hence the bunny ears!). I think Craig really suits his top hat/bow-tie combo, what a handsome chap.
2. Bit by bit our garden is getting into shape. We now have some decking down and a proper wee lawn (hooray) and it was SO LOVELY sitting out in the garden on a sunny Sunday. Since then we've replaced the garden fences so I can now start planting, which I'm very excited about.
3. Bought ice cream as a wee reward for my team as they have been doing so well recently!
4. We had jolly ranchers at work, which dyed my tongue bright blue. I felt like such a child (so had to take a photo of it, obviously).
5. Went to see Anne Boleyn at the Festival Theatre and absolutely loved it! The stage was absolutely gorgeous too, and we had such lovely seats.
6. My mum was reading my hair tutorials and really liked my rolled hair post, but didn't think it would work on her as her hair is quite short. I had a wee go at putting her hair up and found that twisting in each side separately (and then pinning in the middle) looked really sweet! This is only held up by five kirby grips too (hi mum! Please buy more kirbies x).
7. It wouldn't seem like an instagram post without a picture of Muzzy and I. I think this was us on route to The List's Eating and Drinking awards party.
8. Driving in the Scottish Borders. This is so close to my new house.. makes me so happy!
9. I went for lunch at the Outsider restaurant with some lovely clients. The food here is so so so lovely. They gave us a really nice booth that was so comfy.. it's the small pleasures in life.
10, 11 & 12. Festival season is starting to kick off - I've been to programme launches for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Edinburgh International Film Festival and the Edinburgh Comedy Festival so far this week. I am SO EXCITED about the summer, I love the festivals so much.