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...

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

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...

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...

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 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

As well as my resolution post here's what happened in my little word from the end of Nov to the end of 2016! Kindle time... champagne brunch jollies... pizza catchups... walkies... advent calendars... junkyard golf... pug meets... totp tickets... #tot... Against Me gig... Winter Wonderland... more pug meets... Frank Turner film premiere... Christmas card writing... broken car... Status Quo gig... pub Tetris... festive Tesco... relaxing baths... Piano Works party... Chrimbo Eve Tetris... Puggy presents... Boxing day sales... Star Wars... New Years Eve Eve drinks... Cheers to the back of 2016! Bring on 2017 Ttfn x

Sundays are for country walks right?! Well this was the best walk ever! We went to South Weald Country Park to gate crash the  French & English Bulldogs/Bostons/Pugs meet up. I knew there's be quite a few dogs around but had no idea it would be this big! We turned up with an imaginary pug & joined the crowd. It was brill! Trouble is it's don't nothing for our puppy obsession & can't wait for one of our own so we can come along as legit dog owners! Roll on the next one! Ttfn x

No it's not an SClub party...it's a Pug Party! I wish every Sunday could be like last Sunday...we spent it at a pug party at Pick Me Up  Festival at Somerset House. The Pug Queen herself.... Gemma Correll was there teaching everyone how to draw pugs & not just any pugs...pug balloons! Sadly Mr Norman Pickles (the muse for most of Gemma's work) wasn't there but various pug photos were projected onto the walls for inspiration/distraction! Afterwards we had great fun wandering down the South Bank, pugs in tow....sadly the tube got too exciting for one of Adam's pugs & he popped on the way home *sigh* Our little pugs are now by the tv & I swear when we go out to work they carry on having their own little pug party while they wait for us to come home. Ttfn x

Anyone who knows me will know what this post will be about....PUGS! I love their so ugly they're cute faces & we (yes we, I've managed to convert Adam too!) can't wait to welcome on into our little home eventually, closely followed by a French Bulldog & maybe even a Sausage Dog one day! In the past I've had 2 gerbil's called Filli & Killi (after the Hobbit!) & grew up around an epileptic dog called Smee! Pet's are brill & there' nothing better than coming home to a little creature that looks up to you! Me, insecure?! Nah! :P Ttfn x This post is part of Rsalilium's 'Blog Every Day In May' challenge - see more HERE

Little Pug is settling in very well with us & he bonded with Adam straight away, no matter how much love he gets though he always looks sad.... ....he's been eating well & we've even trained him along the way.... ....when he does misbehave though he's soon forgiven, how can you stay mad at that face?!.... ....our little family.... ....think it's about time someone checked herself into Pugs Anonymous?! Ttfn x

little pug came into our lives very recently. It was a shame to take him away from his tall friend (who knew pugs & Giraffes got on so well?!) but he's one pampered pooch back at Chez P! He's so well house trained already & although he likes to follow us around he's no trouble at all. We had a really fun weekend seeing ma&pa & doing wedding stuff (75 days to go!) on Saturday then Sunday was our Engagement Shoot with Chris Barber - more on that to come! We're pretty cream crackered now but it was worth it! :) Ttfn x

Adam's family have always had cats & one of them, Poppy, is such an attention seeking little miss. I love the fact she looks like she's posing & smiling for the camera! She loves sitting on you for cuddles which isn't so great for me when I start sneezing & my eye swells up like a golfball so I find the best thing to do is to put a camera between me & the fur & every one's happy. Ttfn x

New Years Eve always brings with it 2 celebrations for our family - preparing for the new year & celebrating dad's birthday. This year wasn't just any old birthday it was his 60th. We spent the day doing weddingy stuff (sorry dad!) then we were just relaxing at home when Uncle Colin & Aunty Sue just happened to drop by ;) & we just happened to have a reservation at dad's favourite Indian - The Cinnamon Tree in Coalville. I ran ahead & smuggled a 60 balloon in & mum arranged for his first pint of Kingfisher to come in a special 60 pint glass. The staff are always brill, have great recommendations, the food tastes scrummy & New Years Eve was no exception. Dad even got a bottle of wine out of it at the end - can't be bad! We headed home in time for us to grab everything we needed to let off the fireworks Colin & Sue had bought dad for his birthday. I don't think they'd realised what a big box they'd bought though cos it needed to b...

Well that's it for another year! Adam & I headed to ma&pa's straight after work on Friday so we could make the most of Chrimbo Eve rather than spending it sitting on a motorway in traffic jams. We spent the morning pottering round a surprisingly empty Hinckley town centre, Morrisons & Woodlands - think everyone had gone to Leicester for last minute buys. It wouldn't be Christmas Eve without heading to church for the Christingle Service & nibbling away at the raisins while singing carols. The church was packed - a lovely sight to see. Afterwards, just like back in the day, we went over to Aunty Di & Uncle Dave's for dinner. It was lovely to catch up with them both & I got to see Helen as well who I grew up with & met her Fiance Pete before their wedding in April next year. We left theirs & headed to Midnight Mass. It's hard to believe Adam & I were some of the youngest there cos I'm sure we almost nodded off during the sermon ...

That would be me! I was going to post earlier but it would have just been garbled words & the ramblings of a mad woman! Before I go into details I just wanted to introduce Sidney another dog around our offices! Aint he lovely?! Yesterday after work I headed home for a few hours before it was time to go out again. Now I know this is fairly normal practice for most people but since living in London I always go straight out from work & then the night ends earlier to get the last tube so it felt really weird to not be heading somewhere straight away. Adam & I made dinner & watched the Apprentice before getting in the car & driving to Kingston to see the wonderful Frank Turner. Until yesterday morning we didn't realise how late the gig was, we were expecting to go out for dinner, have a sing song at the gig & be on our way home by 11pm! But no! The doors didn't even open till 9pm & Frank wasn't on stage till 11pm! Yoink! The gig was at a place ca...

Where have all these dogs & puppies come from recently?! It's like they've all come out of the woodwork along with the better weather, people have gone dog crazy! This cute little fella was on the tube with me today, there was one in the train the other day that sat next to me while I played with him & I met a little sausage dog puppy called cosmo at the building I work at yesterday. Our offices are right by the river so there's loads of space to go for walkies. So far we have an old English sheep fog, a dalmation, a doberman, 2 cocker spaniels & cosmo in the building! I'm going through one of my broody dog moments at the mo it's torture watching them all around me! Oh for a little pug of my own! roaming reporter KtPx