Before the big reveal, let’s go through a little hair tale…
There was once a girl who could never be satisfied with one hair color. That is, until she took a journey through the spectrum of them…
And, what she realized was that she was happiest where she started. And, so I present to you the latest in the range of MAL do’s.
And, she’s damn happy!
So, last month I participated in Notes from Lapland’s Secret Post Club in which we sign up to send a secret present in the mail to someone we don’t know. You can sign up on her website, she will then pair you with someone, send you their address, likes and dislikes, etc and it is up to you to purchase accordingly.
In March, I received my present during the first week in the month! I rarely ever get mail here (unless it’s from my mom or Courtney), and when I received a large parcel, I just about peed my pants. It was very exciting.
I’m not sure if any of you knew this, but Jock and I decided to give up something for Lent. I have never done this, and we figured it would be a good challenge for us. I gave up dairy, and Jock gave up pizza. We have both failed majorly (he had pizza twice and I have eaten cheese and chocolate quite a few times – but no milk!).
The gift had in it some of the most delicious Green and Black’s Organic dark chocolate (which I ate most of, but also shared with Courtney and Jock). So, you can imagine Laura’s anxiety when she read that I had given up dairy. However, it was truly appreciated – that taste was all I needed. There was also a beautiful wooden heart (which I hang from my bedroom door and just adds that special touch), and a cute broach that I now pin on my winter jacket to add that bit of je ne sais quoi. It also came with a beautiful card.
I’m a bit late in posting this, but I just want to say an extra thank you to Laura at Are We Nearly There Yet Mummy? The package was so well presented, it got here early, and I love the craft element to it. Honestly, it was sweet.
Read about the receiver of my Secret Post at And Then, All I Thought About was You! She’s even talking about starting her very own Ladies Who… Club! How exciting.
These are the tea mugs I was rattling on about in my previous entry, and as some of you asked to see what they looked like, here they are. (Well, here’s one of them.)
It’s not just me, either. The previous tenants (our friends S and L) also agreed that for some reason, these tea mugs have special powers – they keep the water warmer for longer, they fit perfectly in your palm, and something about the smoothness of the porcelain against your lips…I know, it’s gay. But so true! They don’t look like anything special, but they are. And, for £9 a mug at House of Fraser, they better be! (And no, I’m not being paid to endorse these buggers.)
Two of the three main rooms are finished, so without further ado, I present you: Our New Place! (In other words, if you are visiting me in England, this is where you will be staying. You have your own bedroom and bath. Hope you like it!) First, our kitchen.
Then, our living area:
And, Finally, the only part of the bedroom that matters (No, not that area) – the wardrobe and vanity area. These are all my clothes, by the way. Jock now has his very own bathroom and closet. We are truly moving up in the world. 
I can’t tell you good it feels to have the room and living area organized. This place feels more like us – more modern and open. I loved the other house, but it just wasn’t quite…well, us.
My other favorite part of the place? The tea mugs. Seriously, it’s something about the way they keep the water hot and the way they feel in my hands. Can’t explain it. Just amazing.
On that note, I’ll leave you with a Mitch Hedberg quote:
“It’s very dangerous to wave to people you don’t know because what if they don’t have hands? They’ll think you’re cocky.”
On the 2nd day of having internet full time here in the Lopez/McEwan household, and of course, it gets fucked up. Jock has now been on the phone for over two hours, and we finally figured out the disaster! Apparently, it was my fault. We don’t know why, but it was my fault. The internet guy even thinks it was. Here I was after having written for two hours, scrubbed the entire house top to bottom including the toilet, and lo and behold, I think it’s a good time to go online and check out my emails, and I mess it up! I simply turned the internet on, entered a password somewhere I shouldn’t have and all chaos breaks loose.
Oh, well. At least there is Wales to look forward to this weekend. Swansea, here we come!
And bowling tonight – ten pin bowling baby! And Sudoku – why yes, I love the adventures of a good Sudoku puzzle.
In five months I have turned from hip LA party goer on the edge of culture to boring 85 year old English housewife who breaks the internet, and gardens. Yes, did I mention I started gardening for the first time in my life?! I’m not sure if what I did you could actually call gardening, but I bent over and pulled out some greenery that looked like weeds until my back started hurting and dirt filled my fingernails. It was glorious. Man, there were a lot of snails too!
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