...loves a good video

Just wanted to share this video of my friend Jake of Draw Brighton.  He's a very talented chap.  Also my friend Laura of Illustryous is one of the models.  



Jake Spicer - Draw, Brighton from nicdejesus on Vimeo.

xxx

...is apologising again for a rather large gap between blog posts as I really have no excuse other than I'm a bit lazy and disorganised. Sorry.

So I think the title just about covers it.  Yes, I am rubbish at blogging.  I was feeling fairly proud of myself this time last year for having started this blog, but clearly as with most new bloggers my life has got in the way.  My aims when starting this blog were to encourage myself to write more and to do at least one post a month.  To be fair I did 13 posts last year but given the 6 month gap it doesn't seem that much of an achievement.  

So without making any promises I am going to try to do better.  Starting now-ish.  Might have a cup of tea first... and reorganise my jewellery box... and do some washing.

Anyway you get the idea. Here's what has be happening for the past six months...

I've moved again! As of 11 days ago I am now a London resident.  Although Brighton was wonderful it just wasn't near enough to my lovely Mr. D, and as my tenancy was nearly up it seemed like the right time to make the move.  Here's my new house...

Its in south London and along with Mr.D I have two new housemates called Natalie and Nanette.

Here is my room...

It seemed like a good idea to have my own room just because I have quite a lot of stuff.

Here is Mr.D concentrating in our front room.

I'm currently a lady of leisure, or at least until I find a job but lets not talk about that.  So apart from moving house I've basically spent the last 6 months working, or at least it feels like I did.  It had its ups and downs but I made some lovely friends who I'm sure I'll stay in touch with.  Here's a picture of us all at my leaving dinner...

From left to right: Kerry, Kate, Chloe, Becca, Me and Katie at Bill's cafe. 

I made lots of other friends but I don't seem to have pictures of any of them! But I will miss them all, especially you Laura B!

Anyway that's all for now.  Hopefully there will be a new interesting blog post soon.  Who knows?

Laters xxx

... Is alive!

So I know I haven't posted in a while but I have a very good reason.  After much thought and very little planning I have moved to BRIGHTON!!
My bestest friend Laura of Illustryous fame has lived in Brighton for several years and has been asking me to live with her for quite a while.  It seemed now was the time to make the move so on the 11th of July I packed my bags and headed south.
So far everything has gone pretty smoothly but so I don't rabbit on too long, here is a brief summary of what has happened:

+ I spent three weeks sharing a bed with Laura before moving into my new house where, after much maneuvering I have ended up in my room with very little furniture.  I share the house with Laura, Hester, Dave and Kiki the dog.

+ After five days of exploring I found a job at the truly charming Blackbird Tearooms where I get to work with a bunch of lovely people serving proper tea and yummy homemade cakes.

+ I have been going to weekly life drawing classes at Draw Brighton where laura is one of the many models.  (I now have more naked pictures of my best friend than any normal person should have!)

+ Even though I have only had my own room for a few weeks I have already bought/acquired a wardrobe, two chairs, a mattress, two dresses, a bean bag, a curved mirror, a wooden writing box, a parasol, a chaise lounge and a pile of vintage fabric.

+ I have made several trips up to London to see my lovely Dan Hodgett.  One of the many reasons for moving down south :)  (In ten days we'll have been together a year! eek!)

That's about it for now.  Apparently the Olympics were on too but I wasn't paying attention.  Here are a few photos to fill in the gaps...

This is a view from my house of the South Downes.  Not exactly the bustling metropolis of Brighton but its not too far away.

A bit of Brighton poetry...

...and a bit more.

Brighton station.

A bit of vintage goodness. There's a lot of it around Brighton.

A bit of Brighton artiness. There's loads of that too!

Laura's room that she has just finished organising and now looks like a fairy grotto.

My room which is a mess.

So that's it for now.  I'll keep you posted with new developments.  Hopefully get some creative stuff on the go soon!

Laters xxx

p.s. One of the lovely ladies I work with has a super blog called Yours Truly.  Check it out if you know what's good for you!