'tis the season

So December is finally here and the festivities are getting into full swing, my iPod is treating me to Christmas songs, the postman is delivering things for me to wrap, Costa has black forest hot chocolates back in and the decorations are glittering at me from the cupboard ready to be put up. The only thing that isn't being particularly wintery is the weather, it's 21 days until the big day and the temperature is still in double digits! Just worth taking a short interlude here to point out that this is a clear indication of a climate change, shun the non-believers. That being said I'm not begrudging the warmth entirely as this weekend kicks off my party season.
Tomorrow (Saturday 5th) is Mill Road Winter Fair, http://www.millroadwinterfair.org the whole length of the road is shut off from cars and the pavements are lined with stalls and traders, dance groups, musicians and mulled wine or cider if you prefer. There's even a parade! Last year I successfully got into the middle of the parade kind of by accident, luckily I was wearing a pink glittery mask and a light up skirt so I looked like I was supposed to be there.
After the fair it's time to get beautified for the Full Circle Fitness Christmas party, the one day that I don't have to feel guilty about not following the nutrition plan because the head coach chose the restaurant! We are starting at the Bath House, eating at Zizzi and then drinking in the Hidden Rooms. Italian might not be a traditional Christmas dinner choice but damn Zizzi food is tasty, I used to work for Zizzi, I lived off Zizzi for a while, I still drool just thinking about their cheese and onion garlic bread.
So aside from a headache what will Sunday hold? Glad you asked. The boys are hosting their annual fakemas dinner, christmas jumpers will be worn, turkey will be carved with swords, and faces will be slapped with the leftovers. Unfortunately I won't be there for the actual meal as it clashes perfectly with the Cambridge Style Week casting call back for the 2016 shows.

I will be posting photos throughout the weekend of course, but given the amount of prosecco that is bound to be available I doubt I'll have anything intelligent to write along with it. Follow me on instagram to see what happens! https://www.instagram.com/154w/

Radio silence

What have I been doing while I was away from my keyboard? Well here's the whistle stop tour...
Bought and completed Tom Clancy's Ghost Protocol 2
Cooked aromatic chicken with rice for me and the boy, just like pappa used to make
Made a crown
Started playing Call of Duty Ghosts
Had the back of my hair dyed purple
Spent 2 hours on my Halloween make up
Didn't break my ankle when my heels went down a hole in a beer garden
Went to the final casting for Cambridge Style Week*
Had a home made Sunday dinner courtesy of the boy
Had a meeting with Purple Haze
Went to my first training session with Full Circle Fitness and didn't die**
Actually put away the pile of washing that has been cluttering the foot of my bed for about a week.

*Congratulations to everyone that has been called back from all the castings, see you in December.
**it was touch and go for a minute though! Just in case anyone was wondering yes there will be progress updates on here because it's all about motivation! I just had to wait for my face to return to a normal colour before I could take a picture of day 1

Black Swan Halloween

Day 1