Archives for posts with tag: free

Lying in the sun in the park, reading. First time this year.

A clean tidy kitchen.

A free book from outside someone’s house.

Sleeping and spending the day doing not much at all.

Really tasty grapes.

Picking up a book from the Blackhorse Road station free book swap.

Laughter filled chats at the hairdressers. And still not paying for any haircuts.

A quick video chat with Jen and Fiona.

Hearing my colleagues say lovely things about how competent I am.

The new plant from my neighbour.

A walk with Jo. And giving her some flowers. Also the delicious almond croissant.

Getting my very late Christmas and birthday presents from my parents. Opening presents is fun.

Teams chat with Jo and Adam. It felt nice and normal to catch up.

Japanese with Jana and Charlie. I love how Charlie is talking about his mental health so much more these days.

Free sex toys!

Getting three free beautiful enamel vulva pins through the post.

Putting up my new pictures.

Noticing the changing leaves on the Parkland Walk. And seeing the squirrels with mouths full of nuts.

Being recognised at the fabric shop.

The free sunflower from a lovely neighbour.

I made chive pancakes. Well, my version of.

P.s. and smiling at the guy who plays the instrument under the bridge. And he grinned back.

Two deliveries of free sex toys.

A nice doctor that listened and helped me for half an hour. And also rang back later too.

Light and shadows on the duvet.

Realising that I wasn’t in front of a screen all day and that that is a lovely thing.

Some really great trees.

Finding a Henry hoover on the street and taking it home and cleaning ask the dirty fluffy corners.

I also got a free vegan peanut butter blondie from the Deli and I had a bath. Pretty good day.

My free vibrator finally arrived!

Too Hot To Handle. It’s trash but I’m loving it.

Jonny’s smug little reaction after his colleague said he was the only funny one in the office on his Skype call

Being given the bits I need for my bra for free.

Jen. Lovely lovely Jen. Taking me round Hackney and letting me cry.

Slow mo dragon wobbles.

I ran to work! And I didn’t hate it! In fact I felt really good about it!

I got the coveted free hot chocolate from Pret.

Eating peanut butter with my finger.

A free bunch of asparagus. So of course I immediately ate an entire bunch.

Starting my dungarees

Evening with my old mates. Didn’t leave feeling sad or embarrassed and regretting anything. I’m in a much happier place.

Free train

Cute dog on the tube

Delicious veggie Sunday roast

Free Love Bar for using my Monzo card. Not because I was extra polite to the guy like I thought…

The sun felt genuinely warm on my face when I wasn’t in the wind. I feel so excited for Spring.

Showing off my skirt to an impressed Sarah via a dirty mirror working toilet selfie

Lots of housemates in the kitchen. And I told them about BOW.

A team lunch for Anthony’s birthday. It was a nice bonding experience.

Free Fortnum and Mason bits. Hello yummy ginger biscuits and fabulous face oil.


Sitting in the sun with a chai after the session, waiting for the train.

Walking through Manchester. Such a beautiful city.

A delicious dinner in the pretty hotel restaurant. I still can’t quite get over how beautiful this place is. And everything is free for me!

The London Upcycling Show, in this beautiful Art Deco, Soviet style building. Seeing all the reuse people I know and eating the delicious canapés.

Having an open and personal chat with Jen in the van on the way there. After the vagina chat.

A free coffee and pain au chocolat for breakfast. Lots of energy.

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A free watermelon
The flock of pigeons taking flight in the park at lunchtime.
£2 lunch. From M&S no less.

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Rainbow rice for dinner
A free can of sparkling iced tea
Walking along the sea front with my boyfriend, listening to Homegrown festival and sitting in the sun

My mum organised a leg and bikini wax for me before I go away. Just what I needed.

Going to a funding night for a friend’s project. The atmosphere was great, loads of money was donated and I discovered three more amazing projects doing fantastic things. People are brilliant.

My boyfriend came home after a weekend away

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The fancy new Hammersmith and City line tube steaming into the station. Yes please, I will sit in a clean, new, bright tube for my commute.

Free fruit from work

Closing up the shop on my own and putting the metal shutter down for the first time. It’s the simple things.

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A joke on the notice board in Tottenham Court Road tube station

A bit of physical work away from my laptop

Free lunch

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A free facial

A feminist conversation with my friends.

Dancing to old music in a dirty old pub.

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Going to Brighton for the day. My most favourite place ever.

Having a big Sunday lunch with my family.

Coming home with lots of books for the pop up and vintage fabric for….well I’m not sure yet. It for something.

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Wearing my new dress from the swish and getting a few compliments on it.

Catching up with another old friend that I see even less than the friends that I saw yesterday.

Free (and delicious) crepes for dinner.

Image: Shutterbug London (the people who made the amazing crepes)

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Seeing old friends I should see more often.

A funny and rude Christmas card at the craft fair.

Getting my free glue gun through the post from my brother and making a cork bowl.

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My brother found his old glue gun. So I can borrow that and not pay a penny!

The origami workshop. In a wigwam. On top of a building in central London. With hot cider.

PLUS a firepit that has made me smell deliciously smokey. I might not wash for a few days to hold on to this smell for longer…

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I raced a man (he didn’t know) out our building this morning. He was waiting for the lift, I skipped down the stairs. I got there first. Win.

We had a new volunteer at work and it was really great to have someone to chat to. Especially someone who is so similar to me.

I went to my first ever yoga class. And it was free!

Image : kyrinhall (and no, I didn’t manage this. Not even close)

park blue skies autumn

The bright blue sky, the green grass and the colourful trees

Fresh bread and the smell of it which took me back to camping in the summer

Unexpectedly getting a free book through the post from a friend