So where should I begin. It's been about 2 weeks now since I have moved into a tiny flat on Islington High Street, right above Vegas. That's right, I live above Vegas. It's like moving from the countryside straight into the heart of the city. Lights, people, cars. Every hour an ambulance goes by, the bus stops outside, people yelling, occasional crazies on the street. It takes some getting used to yet at the same time it's almost a love-hate feeling with the place. 

I love the fact that Sainsbury's and Waitrose are only 2 minutes away, M&S is right down the street along with a couple of charity shops. There's a Chinese takeaway directly downstairs which actually for once, serves pretty decent food. Chipotle, Tortilla, Byron and I am sure plenty others, are just close by. A cinema's just about a 2 minute walk away and Angel station is just opposite. Really I remember a couple months back when I was still in Chatham, if I realised I'd be living in this kind of a place, it'd be heaven with everything just a walk away. 

Don't get me wrong, it's great to be in the centre of everything but at the same time, when I went back to good ol' chatham yesterday, I can't believe these words would never come out of my mouth but I did miss it. Not the winds or hill though. 

It's been a rough 2 weeks so I'm hoping the days forward will be better. Ever since I moved here (temporarily), there were so many plans to go to every single corner of London and yet I never had the time to do it. Finally, today, I decided to get out of bed and move. And trust me to pick the day when the tube strikes are still going on. Let's just say, that supposedly 22 minute bus ride turned into a 45 minute bus ride down to Tottenham Court Station. It wasn't the best of experiences. The ridiculous rain and gloomy, dark weather with the freezing cold did not help either.

So I decided to take a little trip down to my usual shopping spots in London - Tkmaxx at Charing Cross Road. It's been awhile since I've been back there so I figured I might as well have a little go see, if I'm lucky I might find something. What I did not expect was for me to spend almost over 3 hours at the store, digging for some treasures. As I was about to leave empty handed, shockingly, I actually ended up making a purchase. 

I had probably gone through the Contemporary and Gold Label sections about 7 times while I was there and often it was either the question of how much I was willing to stretch the wallet or they did not have the sizes. What I found (and eventually bought) was - I'm still quite stunned. 

Calvin Klein Collection (Lana Wool and Silk Collarless Jacket) 

 

I have never seen one of these odd things before and neither do I have a clue what it is. Oddly enough, I don't mind it at all. In fact it seems to add a little life into the jacket and make me love it even more. So that was the only purchase I made today yet I walked out of there with the biggest grin on my face, until I realised how freezing cold it was which then I probably had the most ridiculous "cold" face on.

So then it was back to finding the bus stop to head back. There I was standing on the side of a street right to a makeshift "bus stop" stand waiting for the bus to arrive while balancing an umbrella in between my neck and shoulder, and texting away. Finally the bus arrives.