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...

One minute I'm ok, all Positive Parker, being a lockdown lady of leisure... the next I'm in a muddle, feeling totally overwhelmed and being a total Negative Nelly. It's exhausting. I know I'm not the only one feeling like this on an emotional rollercoaster but wow! Friday was a particularly bad one, I got the news I knew would be coming but was clinging onto a tiny (unrealistic) slither of hope that it would be ok, my trip to Berlin with 2 of my Frank Turner Fangirls was cancelled, first the flights, then Frank announced the 4day festival Lost Evenings was cancelled, then I had to sort my hotel cancellation. All 3 of us knew it was coming but it was a sad day, at least we're planning for Lost Evenings 5 to be one hell of a celebration, even if it's in Australia (side note - please don't be in Oz, I can't afford it!!). On top of this my Lewis Capaldi gig in July was cancelled as well as the Kasabian gig in June. As a busy social butterfly I'm fin...

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...

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

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

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

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

Who knew I'd actually miss commuting?! I'm currently sat on the tube on my way for dinner...yes ok it's empty so not exactly experiencing the full "joy" of commuting....my music's on...I've got my book & it's oddly relaxing! Maybe I should just jump on the tube once in a while & go from one end to the other for some "me" time?! Bliss! Ttfnx

I don't know what it is about carrying a takeaway tea but it always makes me feel that bit older & that bit more important. I'm off out for a day of Shaun hunting with the gals...as you do! Let's see how many we find!  Ttfnx

though I will take you to a beautiful flower market & let you have the pick of the bunch.  Adam got me up bright and early (never knew 7am existed on a Sunday) & took me to Columbia Road Flower Market. It was lovely having a potter around & as well as flowers we ended up leaving with a new 'P' light. Yay for London days out! Ttfn x

Following on from yesterday's post (see HERE ) I headed back to the Tower of London on Remembrance Sunday to hear the Roll of Honor.   I knew it would be popular so I got there over an hour before it was due to start & I managed to bag myself the perfect spot opposite the mound. Each night at sunset a Roll of Honor of was read out followed by the Last Post. Click HERE for a link to the video from the night I was there. Ttfn x

Last September I was lucky enough to get the chance to take part in the "Blood Swept Lands & Seas of Red" at the Tower of London.... Those of you who are regular readers will know I love helping out the Royal British Legion & this was a chance to be part of something awesome! "Blood Swept Lands & Seas of Red" was to mark the centenary of the outbreak of WW1, in total there were 888,246 ceramic poppies (1 to represent every British / Colonial serviceman killed) & the last one was planted on Remembrance Day. If you want to find out more & see a video about the poppies being made click HERE . Early one Saturday morning I set off to the Tower of London & joined another 120 people for a 3hour shift. The aim was to plant 5000 poppies to keep on track for the 11th November but someone ended up opening an extra palette & we planted 6000 instead! Our team was lead by a Beefeater's daughter who actually lived in the Tower - such an in...

Last weekend we celebrated our Wedding Anniversary at the Sanctum Soho Hotel (see link HERE & menu HERE ). The reason we chose this place was the fact they did a "Gents Afternoon Tea" for the blokes & a "High Tea For High Heels" for the ladies. Normally I like to think myself more laddy than lady but it was ture - I preferred the look of the girly one, mainly because there was a scone with jam & cream on mine & not on Adams! It also meant we could chop & change the savoury dishes to give me all the fishy thing (including an amazing Bloody Mary Oyster) while Adam had the meaty bits. The only thing that was a bit of a disappointment was tea & coffee wasn't unlimited so we ended up paying just under £4 each for a second tea & coffee. Hmm. After the food we were given a glass of champers (for me) & a tankard of Gentleman Jack & a cigar (for Adam). While we enjoyed the drinks at the hotel we took the cigar home & tr...

Wow! That’s the best place to start I think! On August 9 th  Pete, Sarah, Adam & I were part of something special – Back To The Future Secret Cinema.   The excitement started to build well before the night with various mails including one that gave us our new I.D’s for the night: ~ I was Susy Thompson (Susy T) an Egg Grader at Twin Pines Ranch ~ Adam was Randall Duncan (Randy D) a student at Hill Valley High Other mails told us about pop up stores/diners & a postal/telephone exchange. I called up Randall on his 1955 phone number & left him a message inviting him to prom, he never replied but thankfully still turned up – men! After all the negative press due to the first week being cancelled I think some people were apprehensive but once I’d got on my new dress (thanks to Lady Vintage) I was up for a great night & a belter of a night it was too!   On the tube it was funny looking around as more & more people got on in 50s outfits – we...

Yesterday Lou & I had a photo date & these little friends came along too.. . . We met at Kings Cross & after a yummy breakfast at Karpo we walked along Regents Canal past Camden to Little Venice. It was a great route & was so fun to catch up (after waaaay too long!) while clicking away.  Seeing as most of my photos were done using film I haven't got many to share apart from these snaps from my phone & Instax camera. We were lucky to stumble come across a "Before I Die" wall, of course we had to join in & my contribution was.... "Before I die I want to have an army of pugs!" What else?! Find out more about it  HERE There's a fault on the film in my Instax at the moment so my camera seems to self-censor my photos to make them look better....charming! Can't wait to get my film back & share my pics with y'all! Ttfnx

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