the happy little world of miss ktp!

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...

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

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...

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...

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.....

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...

Last Wednesday was #loadingsoho 's first event in London. They've got a bar in Falmouth (check out their website HERE ) & wanted to trial a night in London. Going by how packed the venue was it went down pretty well! SO watch this space for them hosting a regular night from April. The walls & windows were decorated by Cosmic (link HERE ) & they had themed drinks based on video games past & present. Ash had "Truth, Lie, Stout," Adam had "Sugar & Splice" & mine was "G&T Virus" complete with sloe gin syringes! We topped the night off with Super Mario Level One shooters too. All this on a school night! Rebels! Once we squeezed past everyone at the bar we were greeted with a mix of retro & modern consoles & board games. We managed to jump on the Super Nintendo for a bit of Micro Machines, Mario Kart & Street Fighter. I did my best button bashing & managed to beat Ash who was playing it properly! W...

Last weekend was AWESOME! FACT! I had an awesome time with awesome friends doing awesome things! Get the picture?! It was pretty darn swell! I met up with Anna & Lou on the Friday evening for a posh cocktail at the Skylon before grabbing a bite to eat at Strada on the Southbank & heading to our hotel for the weekend. I walked into the room I was sharing with Anna to be greeted with this! How brill?! She'd even super imposed my face onto the queen! Love it! By this point everything was still a surprise & I had no idea what was going on, on top of the postcards I'd had a while back (see post HERE ) I'd also had one recently that was just full of song lyrics. I've since had it pointed out to me that each line hinted at something we'd be doing, I've never been good at cryptic puzzles so this was lost on me totally! I've highlighted the lines throughout this post so you can see what a clever thing Anna is! The first two were " Just that swee...

Seeing as it's not Easter what other reason would I have for a crummy egg joke?! That's right my Hen Party! Now in case you've been living under a rock for the last few months I know I got married at the start of September, but never one to follow the rules (surprising I know!), my Hen Party ain't until the end of October & I'm getting really excited! I've left it up to Anna & the other bridesmaids so it's all a big secret though I have been getting postcard hints via snail mail. I love getting post but this kind of post's even better! The last postcard I got was the most exciting of them all. Anna had made up a poem & are you sitting comfortably cos it goes summit like this: "Mirror mirror on the wall what should you wear to the best hen night of them all? -------------- Saturday is the day to dress girly & sweet, perhaps a little vintage from your head to your feet. And then what's next? Hmmm…let's see. Well please...

Last weekend it was a fellow India Girlie's Hen Party. Step forward bride-to-be Cess. We all met at the Brunswick House Cafe  which was a fab venue right next to Vauxhall Station. It was the right level of quirky & full of random bits & bobs hanging from the ceiling. When we went to the table Cess' MOH had added to the decorations with tea lights & a pretty table cloth as well as our own place settings. Thankfully it wasn't obviously a Hen Party, though there were subtle hints like Cessie's straw on the table! :P The waiter was really lovely while he took these photos & was determined to get the best shot possible which was evident at the number of photos on my memory card! Once we'd sorted out the bill, overpaid by £67, got the money back & put it all into the drinks kitty we set off for Thamesis Dock  just down the road on Albert Embankment. It's a fab 1930s Dutch Barge that's been converted into a pub/club & the vie...

All Adam & I seem to be doing at the moment is going on stag/hen weekends, can't complain though it's great fun! This time it was Lisa's Hen Party in Brighton. Jenna, Jennifer & I hopped in Tina's well decorated car & we were off. Girls on tour! Well, till we got a bit further down the road & the wind blew the decorations so hard we had to stop & take them off so they didn't fly off & hit someone on the motorway! We arrived at the Andorra Hotel a few hours later & dragged our suitcases up the wonky steep stairs to a rabbit warren of rooms. I really liked it's little quirks & its uneven floors that made you feel drunker than you were & the gap between the door & the floor was hilarious! Even though we were only going for 3days my suitcase weighed a ton & was full of clothes I never wore, 5 pairs of shoes & bottles of ale! If only I'd swapped the ale for Lambrini, then it would have been a prope...