the happy little world of miss ktp!

So much for updating this blog more regularly! Yoink!  In a nutshell, life has changed again...  I was made redundant in August, I knew I wasn't happy in my job but it still hit me like a tonne of bricks. I'd been working in the fashion industry for 15years, now the rug had been taken out from under me it gave me the fresh start I obviously needed. I was left with no work or home ties to London and so decided to relocate to the Midlands. I started to apply for jobs and found one that seemed perfect, a studio assistant role on minimum wage, I went for the interview and found out the next day I hadn't got that job, but the boss had wanted to employ me as her PA / Project developer, it was a dream job come true! All that organisation with creative bits thrown in! Huzzah! I've been working there a month and a half and I'm loving it, the people are lovely, the job is great, and the embroidery product is beautiful. Now I'm in a job I love again Positive Parker has sta...

Who knew when I started this blog in India as a way to keep in touch with you all I'd finally make it to post 1000! It's fitting that the post is a positive one too, so here's to another 1000! Here are the things I've been loving... 💗 post 1000! 💗 morning alarm going off at 8am, but not emerging till 9 💗 phone catch up chats with friends 💗 enjoying wearing outfits for me even though noone else will see them 💗 super sexy spikey high heeled boots 💗 surprise parcels from friends 💗 expected parcels from online shopping 💗 reminiscing over old photos 💗 travel journal projects 💗 tentative new plans for the future 💗 going for my lunchtime walk with Tommy and letting him choose the route 💗 finding new rainbows everyday in windows, on walls, on the floor 💗 finding chalked out hopsotch on the pavement & hopping as I walk along 💗 making Mince Pies with mum in May - cos why not?! 💗 getting to eat some of the raw pastry 💗 helping mum in the garden in the sunshine ...

Happy New Year! Let's make 2018 an ace one!  First let's take a step back in time... here's what I got up to in December... Christmas jumpers begin... Brick Lane Birthday curry... Christmas market mulled wine.. Christmas cards for pugs and people alike... popcorn pinching... mulled wine slurping... endless Christmas trees... advent calendar gifts... fun in the snow... not so fun slipping in the snow... Ceroc Christmas party... Progress Wrestling awesomeness... Tommy vs tree... secret santa... Exploding Kittens and sticky toffee pudding... Christmas lunch guinea pigs... pug party... pub catchups... feed the birds, tuppence a bag... work doo shots... another Ceroc party... birthday pug walk... Christmas Eve Christingle... Christmas Day presents... Boxing Day sales... posh paint buying... dining room transformation... mulled wine mugs... NYE family fun... Here's a little extra bonus clip of our Christmas too... I'm currently working through my Resol...

Huzzah we made it! And one day before the end of 2017! Here's what November had in store for me... going Greek... misty sunny morning... old friend catch up... Ally Pally fireworks... chilly hungover BBQ weather... bus w**ker... catching up on The Archers... new phone case greatness... work views... Bills date night... Waffle House pugs... Remembrance Sunday... crazy mobility scooter OAP... doggy grotto... Christmas tree plan... Frank Turner New Slang... chilly walks... P family catchup... Afternoon tea - ladies wot lunch... dinner date with Becca... Tommy Dog in the office... Spoons curry club... Steps prep... Steptacular Wembley... confused rock/pop princess... Groillaz in Brighton... Demoing at Ceroc... Zara Black Friday haul - yoink!... Snickers says it all... I'd forgotten how much I loved November! Ayways, not sure if I'll get to post tomorrow so Happy New Year guys! Roll on to bigger and better things in 2018! Whoop! Ttfn x

In September I headed off to Paris once more to visit Premiere Vision & Texworld to see all the up and coming fabrics and make a selection... realised I've never really shown what these trips involve so thought I'd let you have a sneak peak into our 3 day Paris trip... Ttfn x

Well that's it for another year! Phew! Hope y'all had a good one! Now it's time for that weird limbo between Christmas and New Year where no one knows what they're doing or what day it is! To confuse you even more we're going to time travel back to October and look at another of my One Second videos..... nearly there folks... stay with me... one to go! garden prep... snapchat silliness... waiting for a train... new hair colour... another day another dollar... Scroobius Pip awesomeness... India girlies plus couples and babies brunch... new ring hunt... tube traveling... flu jab owwie... Tommy craziness... Nandos date night... work drinks... Houlker catch ups... the week to come... Reel Big Fish gig... the Ceroc gang... lucky me got flowers... chippy tea... Tommy loving the work storeroom... stuck in Alcotraz with Anna... garden tidy up... skip arrival... fake grass aceness... found my Sports Direct mug - huzzah!... big shop... amazing Halloween shoes... Calpol ...

Nearly there... bear with me... two more months after this one then we're up to date and we'll go back to monthly (bi-monthly if you're lucky!) posting... phew! Now firstly this'll be my last post before Christmas so I hope all you lovely lot have a great time whatever you're doing stay safe and be happy. Right so September... here goes... Anniversary card snap... Engagement celebration drinks... Sunday roast catchups... Dishoom dinner date with Lou... must. not. drop. waffle... walkies... surprise date night... doggy daycare drive... brewdog pug takeover... Erin's birthday party... sunny evening stroll... Ceroc "sparkle and shine" party... belated birthday afternoon tea... road trip... Pokémon raiding... hospital waiting room... pass the parcel... #meh... Gay Paris... trade fair posing... button selecting and wine... Steps singalong... bedazzled Bob... Dame Diana Rigg at Elstree Studios... love note from Anna... Dave Hause rocking out... rare...

After the hustle and bustle of Michelle and Matt's wedding we decided to escape for a few days and went to Amsterdam... yup you guessed it... cue another One Second... come fly with me... cheeky pint... emergency exit briefing... off we go... soggy city walks... gem of a burger bar... swapping salad for chips (do I look like a salad gal?!)... morning walks... crazy crossings... confusingly posh tea... Anne Frank's House... special coffee shop... even more special brownie... sunny city walks... a not so special coffee shop... Amsterdammmm... brill Banksy exhibition... chilling on a grassy roof... evening strolls... matching anniversary cards (great minds think alike)... man walking a fridge... tulips... heading for the station... healthy lunch stop... Catfish airport style... home time...   Ttfn x

In August, my pal I've known the longest, Michelle, got married to a lovely chap called Matt. July saw us all see Michelle off with a fab hen party... it was a rainy start but nothing was going to dampen my spirits... tea was drunk by the gallon... followed by Prosecco and beer... trashy tv watching and gossiping... secret hen party decorating ready for the next day... cuppa tea in bed... surprise decorations... what party is complete without a giant inflatable cock?! (don't worry mum, not what you think :P)... more prosecco... garter making... nibbles and more plonk... escape room sadness... private room bowling fun... boiler maker awesomeness... Tiger Tiger fun and a much needed late night...  Then before we knew what was happening it was time to start the run up to the big day and finally the day itself. starting the road trip up north... rations along the way... stopping off to collect Michelle's mum... tea (what else when Michelle & I are involved?!)... 1 ...

Wow these updates are now coming in thick and fast! Did warn you! It's now time to see what we got up to in August... hold on to your hats folks! Ceroc "white party"... showroom notes... swimming session... World Athletics Championships day 1... day 2... day 3... MDWAP pub spot... Tuesday Ceroc fun... bridesmaid-to-be flowers... Hardcore Listing podcast... Great British Beer Festival... cream crackered and hungover... much needed mow of the lawn... Dishoom catch up with Emhen... classy lunch stop after a meeting... Frank Turner at The Monarch... chilling in bed... Spoons catch ups... pug bum tattoo (as you do!)... Jack The Ripper tour... Birthday Proms... taxi dancer extraordinaire... even more cream crackered... Manchester road trip... tea toast... the happy couple... flower festival... pug meet madness... games room chilling... soggy Amsterdam wandering... sunny exploring...  Ttfn x

Well after promising to post more.... I then didn't post any more... rubbish! I'm aiming to end the year up to date so will be bombarding you with my monthly One Second Videos that I haven't shared yet.... then hopefully by 2018 I'll be ready and raring to go again! So here goes.... cast your minds back to July ... and sunshine.... new hair don't care... NERG madness... Sunday strolls with Aunty Beryl... Angel of the North seeing us back down south... discovering FOMO... Superman aceness... swimsuit buying (while eating a magnum!)... biggest ASOS haul to date... cone of shame... plan of action... games room shoot em ups... walkies... MDWAP live... sneaky Wimbledon watching... work drinks... bathtime bliss... Wimbledon final BBQ... zoomies in the grass... magician in the office... keeping awake... London Textile Fair... curry takeaway... pug café Brighton... puggy playtime walks... Love Island final... rollin on a river... sneaky swimming watching... chippy t...

Now before I turn 33 maybe it's time I share my post about last year's birthday?! ---- "32 and none the wiser" Fact! As usual I managed to drag my birthday on for a few weeks....it started with the Great British Beer Festival and ended with my desk being covered with banners and streamers (so much so I almost strangled myself everytime I got up to go to the photocopier). I found the best way to cover my birthday was to turn back to my trusty friend 1SE again! PART 1 - GBBF 2016 I love this video so much....it's me being a total ladette with my bestie as well as a few other mates and a chicken hat....the more eagle-eyed viewers with notice the famous KtP/Slink drunk signals! PART 2 - BRENT / BEER / MUSIC / SLIDE Involves traditional hungover tv watching...a mini festival...doggy beer...the Orbit slide (you must do this by the way if you're ever at the Olympic PARK- it's brilliant...thankfully there was a day inbetween the GBBF and the sli...

I've always wanted to visit Chelsea Flower show & this year I got the chance to tag along with mum, and my aunt & uncle. It was so nice to have a day off work, to chill out with mum, have a proper girly day and all with awesome weather to top it off! What better way to share it than... yup you guessed it... One Second A Day! Here's my little video to make you feel like you were there! Enjoy! Wasn't overly keen with the "Best in Show" garden but some of the other smaller ones were lovely, especially the 5 BBC Radio 2 sense gardens. Some of the flower arrangement tents were a bit too stuffy for me but I loved wandering around the huge marquee and seeing all the different flowers and plants there to buy, I could have bought so many Cacti! I even wandered on the Easigrass stand to check out the fake grass... watch this space, hopefully we'll have a lovely (fake) green lawn to enjoy sometime soon(ish)! We managed to enjoy one glass of overly-priced Pimm...

Following on from my FOMO post last week I've been finding my "One Second A Day" monthly movies even more important. Sadly my I lost my May one due to my phone breaking but here's what I got up to in June... Thursday night Ceroc fun... Friday Night Spoons... Coin collecting with the in-laws... card games and silly hats...  Monday attitude... going off grid... English pints with American friends... Best. T-shirt. Ever! - if Belinda Blinked means nothing to you... don't worry!... Sausage and Cider fest with the uni gang... Miami Vice theme pug party... MDWAP... Being asked to be a Taxi Dancer for my local Ceroc group (meaning I help the beginner dancers and run a review class with a few other taxi dancers each time)... doggy mayhem in the office... watching Tommy the musical and playing pinball in the interval... first BBQ of the year - whoop... India Girlies catch up... Marylebone Street Fayre dancing in the streets... "spa day" in the paddling pool.....

A little bit late this month...but here's what April brought us... 1st grass cut of the year... exploding kittens (best game ever)... the first of many Ikea visits... games room development... drunken faces... spring sunshine... pugs wot lunch... rappers delight... Nandos order for Tracy Arker... STEPS song fatigue... Milo's birthday... Pete's birthday... Easter Sunday calm... Kiss chase... ball games... exciting games room... love for the Southbank... Waterloo people watching... good old Manc cuppa... Bestie sunshine catchup walks... Ceroc... bestest album ever!... running in the games room... hen party thriller... Sunday shopping... Until next time... Ttfnx

There's March been and gone...and we're already over a quarter of our way through the year...whaaaat?!  As well as drowning in builders dust we've been up to... Life admin night... Sum41 at Brixton Academy... Games room developments... welcome Jessica... Temple Of Jive... STEPS reunion huzzah... Archers catch up... Loving Logan... Wilbur & Pearl's pug party... learning to be a man at Ceroc... actually kind of enjoying cooking... Dave Hause at the Garage... bestest new shoes... Margate adventures... Sunday Cream tea... Star Trekkin... new bathroom... herbal sweet flashback... Chicken Waffle Burger Till next time... Ttfn x

Think I've just about recovered from last weekend's full schedule! Phew! Garage conversion excitement... so long Carlton... new car madness... welcome Jessica... Junkyard Golf fun... slides... UV fun... such a lower... evening church quiz... rainy walks... church... Temple of Jive... and sleep... This weekend was slightly more chilled thankfully!  Ttfn x

There we have it, Feb's flashed by and we're storming into March. Don't ask me how!  There's lots happening at Chez P and can't wait to share everything! Archers update... T2 terrific... Signing on the dotted line... Tommy's tv review... Paris trip... Oysters... Moët... Walkies back home... Loved up... 5:2 joy... Try before you buy... Pug meet... Different dance day... Spoons curry club... iPod re-discovered... Tommy cuddles... Wall squat fail... Pancake flip... Till next time folks... Ttfnx

Well January went in the blink of an eye and it looks like February is going the same way! Here's what I got up to... New Year fun... sunny woodland walks... JT on repeat... bathtime bliss... free Greggs sausage roll (best day ever!)... birthday girl... pug party... new camera yay!)... Ceroc gang... snowy evening... anniversary flowers... Lou + camera date... chill time... Jan goals... parents playdate... blackadder night... pug meet... harry potter confirmation huzzah!... the best console ever... #friyay... beavertown taproom... status quo singalong... gaming fun... spring flowers...   Ttfn x

Yesterday Lou and I had a photography day trip to Southend-on-Sea and it was great! Such a long overdue catch up. I took along an old Opus point and click as well as my new Lomography Fisheye and can't wait to see the results! In the meantime enjoy this One Second Everyday showing what we got up to... New gloves... Funicular railway... East-17 singalong... fish 'n' chips... beach walks... longest pier in the world... numerous cups of tea... the best dirtiest donut ever... arcade slots...neon greatness... Ttfn x