When it stopped raining and the sun came out and we wandered along the canals. I was arm in arm with Jonny.
The first Be Real notification.
Talking about granddad’s at dinner, with blankets and heat lamps, outside the restaurant.
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I feel like I noticed lots of little nice moments today. I think maybe I was looking out for them.
Waking up with James.
Breakfast with Rosie – she made me feel so much better. And I love our rude conversations in public places.
Choosing a sweet breakfast for a change.
The delicious coffee.
Walking along the canal in the sunshine and spotting the birds popping up from diving.
Walking through the park singing along to the pop songs.
Replacing my really shabby body polisher.
Spotting Gerry in the van and giving him a wave.
Walking through my borough and remembering all the places I’ve done things, all the work I’ve done.
Feeling ready to chat to Jo again.
Visiting the Wetlands for the first time. And on such a lovely sunny day. It’s so beautiful!
Little holes in my cucumber.
A bus stop kiss.
The canal looking pretty. Although not so good in this photo.
A woman messaging me to tell me she had just had her smear great and all her friends are encouraging each other to go for theirs.
Getting to chat to a few colleagues in the office today. Matt, Andrew, Adam, Spencer, Abdi and Gerry.
This part of the canal always seems so sunny and beautiful.
Picking up The Vagina Bible. Not even read the first paragraph and a woman tells me how excited she is to read it, especially after the advertising has been banned.
Good Eggs lols about double enders.
Finding two £10 notes on the walk to work.
Sitting in the sun for lunch, by the canal.
Deciding to walk home along the canal too. Just for a bit.
Walking along the River Lee, spotting two herons and eating blackberries.
My Vulva Gallery book arrived. It’s wonderful.
Dinner with Jonny and Dom, talking about drinking wee and living in caves.
The man on the bus who told me we were in Finsbury Park because he’d overheard me asking when I got on. So sweet I wanted to cry.
Ruby’s pleasure talk. Meeting a woman who had seen me at WOW, in both capacities. And a woman who had drawn me naked. And realising I don’t need to be like Ruby, I can be by myself.
Walking along the canal in the sun after work. Sitting on a bench, watching a cat watch me from inside a canal boat.
Discovering new storage areas in the basement. And the creepy Scottish puppets dolls down there…
A walk along the canal. For work. Obvs.
A quick fix from the neurologist.
Vegan sausages and an early bedtime. I’m glad I bailed. I needed this time alone.
The long awaited canals meeting is over! A big smile of relief to tick that one off.
Delicious bread with olives in. I love olive bread.
A massage with Joy
Tried a new porridge ‘recipe’. Hello turmeric breakfast.
Realising that I was further up the stairs that I thought I was.
Matt walking two hours to work because I told him it was Walk to Work day. And he sent me photos of the walk and everything. He’s such a sweetheart!
Dinner and drinks and walks along the can at night with Sophie.
Listening to my podcast.
The squirrel that was right beside me as I walked through the estate.
Having mum and dad in London, walking along the canal in the sun and lunch on a canal boat cafe.
The Paper Man. Such an amazing play that I just wasn’t expecting.
And dad telling me they’d watched 100 Vaginas
Being out in the sun and along the towpath for much of the morning.
Sitting on a bench in the sunshine reading at lunchtime
Coming home earlier to beautiful light on the wall and some yoga
Getting off the bus early and walking along the canal.
The beautiful autumn leaves everywhere.
Leaving work early and going to bed early. Finally. What a long week.
Walking along the canal, for work, and seeing the moorhen balancing on the ropes before launching into the water.
The rainbow at work, when one side of the building was sunny and the other side had heavy rain.
Muji brown post-it notes. Ohmygawd.
Waking up and stepping out the boat into a sunny duck filled marina. That’s a pretty lovely start to the morning.
Fluke, the beautiful canal dog.
Talking about Japan flights. And deciding to splash out on direct flights with BA. We grown ass women. We want to spend our money on nice things.
Canoeing up the canal towards the Lee Valley. The sun was out, it was really warm and it was all so bloody beautiful! I had such a lovely time!
Spending time with Will.
Talking about Noel’s House Party.
The most perfect day on the canal on their new boat.
All the wildlife. The kingfisher, the dragonflies, the greedy swans.
Dipping my toes in the water, sitting in the sun at the front of the boat.
Pizza and beer at Crate to welcome home Bivan.
The sky as we came home.
Doing a pretty good job at my training in Leytonstone. I’m proud of myself.
I was early for my meeting so I went for a wander along the river. Next to a swan.
Housemate chats in the kitchen. Tattoos, a shared dinner and the continuing shower saga. It’s almost over. He almost bought a shower rail.
The horrendous fish scene shower curtain.
Walking with Hannah. Canals, parks, trees, scones.
Beautiful autumn leaves.
Wiseman.
An evening in the park and along the canal with Jonny. And ice cream.
AAAALL the babes in Victoria Park
E.M Cocks
A delicious lunch with a beautiful-skinned mackerel.
Bumbling for 45 minutes with Ismay and Claudia rather than actually doing work.
Walking across London (past random bands in fancy guard uniforms) to eat an ice cream on the canal. After making myself dinner in someone else’s house.
Kayaking up the canal
Then having to take my pants off because they were so wet. I’ve never been on a bus without pants before.
Iris.
Being back in Bow.
Ani.
The rum and raisin chocolate tiffin from the Dalston Darlings W.I.
Seeing mum and dad. They left us lovely presents too.
Walking along the canal, past cool cafes and beautiful buildings
Being in a flat that plays Monopoly Deal.
Beautiful Amsterdam.
Big multicoloured ducks.
Peppa Pig hanging up on her friend.
Seeing the weather forecast for the next few days. Hello continuous sunshine. You can stay.
Walking along the canal eating a fish finger sandwich, chatting to my boyfriend and spotting a mandarin duck (my favourite)
Meeting new people. And enjoying it. Maybe I will be alright when we’re travelling then.
A few drinks with close friends at a nice pub where we chatted about all the amazing things we’ll be doing when we’re away.
My denim jacket. I haven’t worn it for ages but I remembered how much I love it.
The adorable tiny ducklings and the mandarin duck on the canal. And the coot that ran across the water for ages.
Walking past a canal boat with full sized Rosie and Jim dolls on. And they waved at us! We waved back.
My boyfriend managed to change our train seats so we won’t be sat at a table. You have no idea how happy this makes me.
A day spent deciding all the things we need to buy for our big trip. We rarely buy anything so this is so exciting. Especially for me. I actually love buying stuff. I’ve just managed to keep it under control for the last few years. Tomorrow will be even more exciting. We’re going SHOPPING!
Three little things 