Tuesday, 30 March 2010

BOLOGNA...

I'm back from Bologna and it's time for a catch-up. I'm sorry I haven't been in touch for so long but I was literally cut off in Bologna as I didn't have any Internet access.

I just got back last night so I have lots of stuff to do but I couldn't wait another day to say hello to my lovely readers! First of all, thanks so much for all your lovely comments and support. That made me feel much better about moving and I'm now quite excited to find a new place!
But let's start at the beginning: Bologna was great. I spend the first few days at the Children's book fair and then did some sightseeing on the weekend with Dave who came over from London on Friday afternoon.
The weather was a bit grim to start with but then became better and better and we were lucky enough to enjoy some lovely sunshine. And don't get me started on the food... it was absolutely amazing... My favourite place was Taverna del Postiglione.If you ever go to Bologna make sure to stop by there and have some food! It's delicious!!!






But now we're back in London and reality kicked in again...

The flat we looked at in Chiswick was quite nice but they needed people to move in straight away and we aren't able to move before May as we are tied into our contract until then...
The other places we've seen were either to far away from trains or tubes or were too small...

Oh well, the search goes on and we'll see some more places this Friday and Saturday... well, that's my Easter weekend sorted... ;-)

I'll keep you updated. Until then I leave you some eye candy from Bologna... I took these pictures in a shop called Maison du Monde on Via Francesca Rizolli...












There are some more pics to come tomorrow but now it's bedtime for me I'm afraid... Good night!

Friday, 19 March 2010

TIME TO MOVE?!?

Dave and I received notice two days ago that we will have to move out of our beloved flat within the next two months.
I was devastated because I truly love this place and having moved in here less than a year ago, we weren't looking at moving out any time soon!

I've spent the last two days calling up Estate agents and trying to book some viewings for tomorrow as I will be off to Bologna next week and not be able to search for new flats.

The bad news is that there is nothing for the price we pay at the moment that comes close to what we have. We are looking at either moving further away from Richmond, getting a smaller place or paying much more...

The good news is that I have been looking at some surrounding areas which are still in walking distance to Richmond...
I've now booked 9 viewings for tomorrow, starting at 9.49am and ending at 4.30pm... long day...sigh
I will definitely let you know how it's going and as you can imagine there will be lots of before & after posts coming... watch this space ;-)

On Sunday I will have to pack as I will be off to the Children's bookfair in Bologna for a week.

Below is one of the places we will have a look at. What do you think?








Wednesday, 17 March 2010

THE FUTURE OF PUBLISHING...

It doesn't happen very often that I post anything here about my job in publishing but what our marketing department have put together here is well worth posting...


BLOG LOVE: DECORA TU ALMA

Today I received an email from Elisa from the lovely blog Decora Tu Alma so I headed straight over there to check it out and I must say I feel in love with her blog.

It's full of great pics and inspiration.

Here are some of my favourite pics and if you like these, make sure you check out Elisa's lovely blog here.






(images found via Decora Tu Alma)

INSPIRATION: GRAPEFRUIT

I'm loving this colour scheme found on Nesting Newbies. It combines Farrows Cream No 67 with Dauphin No 54, Vert de Terre No 234 and White Tie No 2002 (all colours from Farrow&Ball)... For more info click here!





(images via flickr from xJavierx)

Tuesday, 16 March 2010

SUNSHINE AWARD

I received this sunny award by lovely fellow blogger Diana from OneCraftyFox. Thanks Diana!!! This really brightened up my day! I feel very honoured!

If you haven't been to Diana's blog yet make sure you check it out or you'll be missing out on some great pics and tips!



I now have to pick another 12 fellow bloggers to pass this award to... this is the hardest bit isn't it and I must admit I don't like it! I must say I like all your blogs and wish I could just break all the rules and pass it on to everybody but I'm quite bad at breaking rules ... :-(

1. Iva from Iva Y

2. Deb from Cappuccino Cottage

3. Nellie from McCarthy Designs

4. Mona from The Spirit of Abundance

5. Helen from In Elegance

6. Samantha from The Nest

7. Gaia from Alices Adventures in Wonderland

8. Tina from Rubies Place

9. Anna from Lona de Anna

10. Patricia from Dekorating

11. Marianne from Marie-Anne

12. Courtney from Green and Pretty

And this are the rules for accepting this award:

1. Put the logo on your blog or within your post.
2. Pass the award on to 12 bloggers.
3. Link to the nominees within your post.
4. Let them know they received this award by commenting on their blog.
5. Share the love and link to the person from whom you received this award.

Congrats guys!!! x

Monday, 15 March 2010

BEDROOM IN A SHED

I hope you all had a nice weekend... I must admit I hardly got anything done! The weekend was gone before I even knew it had started... :-(
I'm very sorry for not having been posting as much as I used to but struggling to juggle, work, studies, assignments and blogging at the moment and with two book fairs coming up soon, the only thing I fancy doing when coming back from work is sleeping...sigh...

Saturday, 13 March 2010

PIC OF THE DAY

Isn't that a cute space. So full of random finds and personality...

Wednesday, 10 March 2010

WITHOUT WORDS



FAVOURITE OUTFIT

Loving this outfit...


(top, jeans, sandals from TOAST; earrings and bag from ACCESSORIZE)

GAIA'S GIVEAWAY...

I'm up quite early today so I thought I quickly share this beautiful giveaway on Gaia's lovely blog Alice's Adventures in Wonderland with you.


Head over there right now and check it out!!! You don't want to miss that one!


Giveaway ends Sunday the 14th March! Good luck!!!

Tuesday, 9 March 2010

I HEART BOOKS...

The great thing about working in publishing is that you get a lot of free books and for a book worm like me this is like heaven...
(image: Susannah Conway)

Today I picked up The Help by Kathryn Stockett and it only took half a page to get me hooked...
So please excuse my absence tonight but I have some reading to do ... ;-)


(image: Penguin)