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Firsts

1) Dinner at Missouri Angels: great steak, lovely service - but an empty restaurant...
2) An evening with a 'work friend': great when you also get on outside the work context
3) Qantas First Class PJ: I honestly don't see the appeal... (I do see the appeal of flying first class, but I don't need the PJs)

Certainly not a first: enjoying a mild late summer night at Tower Bridge - always special!

complete with slippers and socks...

Celebrating the little wins

Seriously: where is the time going? Another week gone by in a flash. Not sure when this started, but I seem to be spending at least half my time in meetings or on calls these days. Craziness all around continues and it's making me celebrate the little wins. It only took 20 minutes of my most persuasive talking to and over and at somebody to eventually get what I wanted.

But it's the weekend now!

Leaving London

This week, I went up to Manchester for a meeting. It was a grey day - bad weather never does much for any city... I also have to confess that I clearly have become a bit of  a London snob: everything outside of the capital just seems a little provincial.

In any case, it was nice to spend a bit of time away from my desk. Apart from sitting on the train for two hours each way, I  spent most of the day schmoozing. And felt absolutely exhausted by the end of it. Who would have thought that switching on the charm is so energy-consuming?!

Overall, a very good day - connecting with existing business contacts, making new contacts and chatting about football, friendships and life along the way.

cocktails at Cape Town prices!!!

Virgin toilet humour - actually funny!

schnipp schnapp

I wanted a change and I wanted it shorter. I did not ask for it THAT short...
I actually had it similarly short during my first year at uni and had sworn never to go there again as I felt it made me look like a boy...

So far, other people have said they think the short hair suits me. I'm not yet convinced. But it is growing (clever, right?! ;-)) on me. In any case, nothing I can do about it other than wait for it to grow back. It certainly takes less time to wash and blow dry it!
Always a silver-lining ;-)

Hot Love

With so many restaurants on offer, I very rarely go back to the same place - it usually seems like a better idea to explore somewhere new. Not least as I have a long list of places saved in my favourites that I really want to try.

But last week, faced with the choice of three places in Camden Passage near Angel which I had all been to (each just once), it happened that I had dinner at Kipferl again. Service was very friendly again. And patient. Too much chatting meant that it took us a while to make a decision.... After the Gulasch last time, I went for the Kalbsgeschnetzeltes with fried potatoes - which was also very good. And Hot Love to share for dessert. I'm afraid I have no photos. But it was good! ;-)

*hyper*

It's probably safe to say that for the next month at least, work won't get any less busy. When I rushed out of the office to run to my massage appointment on time (ok, I didn't run, but I did walk REALLY fast!), I was feeling super hyper. The stressed-hyper type.

For the first half hour, I was chatting to Renato about life in London, Brazil and Germany. And I could feel how I was steadily calming down and relaxing, and happiness levels were rising, too. The next half hour (conveniently now lying on my front), I just listened to the music and enjoyed the rest of the massage. And left floating on cloud nine :-)

I can only recommend the place. From 17:00-19:00, all treatments are offered at half price - need any more excused? And thanks to my MSH Wellbeing loyalty card - my next massage will be free!