A Day in the Life #3

Last Thursday (24 March) the day of the exhibition for Samsung's The Now Project arrived. The culmination of a month of taking photographs of a perceived now. The day also happened to coincide with the day my (super stylish) sis wanted us to go to The Ideal Home Show at Earls Court. So I made a day of it. Seeing as it was the day when the photographs I had taken on my Samsung Wave II would be exhibited, I thought it only fitting that I should leave the DSLR at home and document the day on my mobile. Plus, it's always nice to have a day out without a clunky camera in tow - a bit unusual, too, for a blogger!

So here is my day in photos:

8.20am - the sun is already out when I arrive at the railway station:

9.20am - enjoy a coffee on the train, after painting my nails with Models Own in Lilac Dream:

10.20am - arrive at Earls Court:

11.20am - enjoy a quick pint (!!):

12.20pm - pick up some ideas for the interior of my (dream) home:

1.20pm - Emily of myfashionlife.com talks us through this season's hottest trends, including '70s style and colour blocking, on the Ideal Woman catwalk:

4.00pm - stylish sis and I re-charge our batteries with a cupcake in the sun outside the tube station (before panic ensues as I realise I have lost my Oyster card - oops!):

6.20pm - the sun sets beautifully over the Thames:

As I stroll across Tower Bridge, towards the Design Museum:

7.20pm - everyone's photos are displayed on a series of screens in a constantly changing montage:

This is the first bloggers' event I've been able to get to - so a huge thank you to Nicole from RED for making it possible and being so sweet and lovely when I met her.

I also met some of the bloggers behind some of the blogs I read (nearly) every day. Jill of Street Style London was so lovely and welcoming and introduced me to Kate of I am not a celebrity.

8. 20pm - I found myself on the terrace of the Design Museum with Lexxi of My Labyrinth Blog and Charlie of A la mode (who Jill was also kind enough to introduce me to):

And, then, before I knew it, it was time to make my way home again...

A Day In The Life #2: LFW

London Fashion Week for me seemed to be over before it had really begun but my heart still skips a beat when I think that I was there! After the success of the last "A Day In The Life" post I did, I thought this might prove to be a more interesting day to document:

I took the train from Cardiff to London at lunchtime:

  

Had a little picnic on the way:

Once in London, I navigated my way across the city centre on the tube, embarking at Embankment before walking to Somerset House:

At Somerset House, I was given my Press Pass (I still wasn't sure I'd get it - even though I'd had an email to tell me I would):

I then headed to the BFC Show Space and met the lovely ladies, Amanda - aka The Online Stylist and seen in photo below - and Helen - of The It Guide:

They were about to head into the Aminaka Wilmont show. I was delighted to discover that not having a ticket didn't mean you couldn't attend a show - you just have to stand in a different line and then stand once in the show space. Fine by me, thank you. I found a buddy in the non-invite queue in the shape of the lovely Katie - of Katie Styles - and together we jostled our way until we were standing right by the entrance onto the catwalk and from there we waited for the models to appear:

I had to pinch myself a couple of times as I watched each model appear:

And then it was the final "walk" and the dream was over:

After saying goodbye to Helen, Amanda and I headed to The Freemasons' Hall - the location of Vauxhall Fashion Scout and Jasper Garvida:

Once in the backstage area, Emma (of Push PR) told us we could snap anything we wanted. So I did (many more to come in another post):

And then - just like that - the fairytale ended. Or sort of. A different sort of fun started after that! One involving old friends, glasses of wine and giant pancakes (topped with things like bacon, apple and maple syrup) at my old dutch:

All in all, a rather fabulous day. Thank you very much.

Again, thank you to Samsung and The Now Project for my Samsung Wave II - with which many of these photos were taken.

A Day in the Life #1

The lovely Paula of PinkBow often does a Life in Pictures post in which she takes a photo every hour (or thereabouts) throughout the day. So I thought I would give it a go last Friday when I had a day, using my Samsung Wave II and the various apps on the Now Project site:

8.00am - reading an old classic (that I've not read before!) in bed - I love a lie in!

9.00am - breakfast of coffee and fruit toast

10.00am - shower time - I swear by Aussie's Take The Heat products (currently 2 for £6 in Boots, all my beauty bargainistas!)

10.30am - it's a "new shoes kind of day"

11.00am - I add a little colour to my lips with my new Avon Ultra Colour Rich Moisture Seduction Lipstick in Mocha Plum

12.30pm - pack up my bag before heading to the train station

2.00pm - we're off on the train to the in-laws for the weekend

3.00pm - I listen to a little radio on my mobile

7.00pm - a little chocolate after dinner to satisfy my cravings... just that one is never enough

8.00pm - the soaps are on and the fire's lit - what better way to spend an evening?

9.30pm - a herbal tea to prepare me for bed and for sleep

I realise now that this wasn't the most exciting of days to document like this. What do you think of the concept? If you like it, I will do it again, on a more exciting day!