YOLO

Not quite the title most would expect.....but there is so much truth in that word (if I can call this a word) I can't help but remind myself - 'Lady, YOLO!!!'

YOLO - You Only Live Once.

And here lies the 'thing' that underlies my recent decisions/choices.

You see, unlike a cat with 9 lives, I have one. And I owe it to myself to live this one to the fullest.
Mohatma Gandhi once said,

'The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others'

So when I say YOLO, it is a reminder to myself that I owe it to myself to live a live that serves :D 

I am sure someone's wondering - 'Why so serious?'. It's nothing like that. However, as I countdown to the end of 2013 I cannot help but count my blessings. Man! What a year this has been! It's easy to get lost in all the things we are yet to achieve and in the process ignore all the things we did achieve, All the friends and family still hanging around to share these moments of love, laughter and tears.

And even when there are no friends or family, the fact we can experience love, laughter and tears is evidence that we can stay fighting, stay dreaming and stay learning from our experiences. And for that, there is reason to be hopeful indeed!

It's with this realisation that I signed up to volunteer with Crisis UK, taking care of the homeless over Christmas. I am looking forward to spending at least 2 days with rough sleepers, attending to their needs, providing food and a listening ear.

I do it because I love it! It is such an amazing feeling being able to smile at someone and they smile back. Being able to share moments of joy and festivities with people all over. Afterall, isn't that what this season is all about?

I am also writing a list of things I need to do next year! This Womble is a dreamer.....as you may have noticed! My blog persona itself is a dream *chuckle. Although it would be lovely to live wombly free on Wimbledon Commons - no rent! no bills! no taxes! *FingerSnapToReality

I am not going to share what I have written out for myself - Sorry lovelies! *hehe. but rest assured this blog is high on that list! So much to do, so little time......Where to start? Here. When to start? Now.

P.S.

Did I tell you I haven't been cooking a lot lately! I know right! All my random kitchen experiments and hastily taken photographs - no more! Oh but I did attend an Intro to Photgraphy course in September. Maybe I shouldn't have said that because now you'll expect some quality shots next time I post pictures *gulp. Definately no pressure there!

Another 'disaster' is the fact I haven't had the chance to explore this beautiful city like I would love to. I have deliberately gotten myself lost by taking walks down streets, corners and sometime alleys I have no clue about. Things have to change #YOLO

Until next time, take care lovelies!!!! :D

Lady xx

April's the month.....

Yes, it all started in April...

I left my old role on 29th March and headed down to London in a Taxi on 30th March with every single thing I own and could carry....everyone seems to have a laugh when they hear I moved in a Taxi.

Don't be fooled, Lol! I wasn't cash rich. I was just blessed that the taxi driver who came to pick me to the train station was kind enough to realise the stupidity of my intentions and actually do something about it!

I mean, how did I expect to get all my stuff on the train and then on the underground and then to where I was going to live? I know!!! At this point you can probably see how much crazy goes on in my head sometimes *coversface. Well I don't apologise for it....life is for the living. And if I have to be a bit 'crazy' to realise things won't work.....no regrets here :D

Where was I? Yes, so I ended up in a taxi to London with a driver who hadn't driven there before. I promised to stay awake and navigate the route on his iPhone for as long as the low battery would permit. I must say, the ride was interesting. He just gave me jokes. Till date my only regret is I didn't take his number to ring him afterwards and say, 'Thank You'. Maybe even send some Christmas cheer to him and his family eii....Lesson learnt.

He kept asking me if I was running away from a boyfriend. Because in his head he couldn't understand why I was leaving an empty house on a Saturday with all my stuff. According to him, that was the only explanation he could give. I convinced him it was none of that.....this Womble was moving to the big city.

And so began what was to be the biggest roller coaster ride and adventure of my life.....at this point feel free to call me a Londoner. For I am hopelessly in love with this city....

Speak soon

 Lady Womble xx

....thanks to Rum-Punch Drunk

I'll be the first to admit I haven't been blogging like I would love to. Honestly, I wish I did. No excuses here......I should find time for things I love.

So why haven't I been blogging? I started this blog wanting to share my life and the experiences I encounter. But along the line I was mainly sharing randoms on what I loved most - FOOD!! You see, I am not a girly girl. I would love to be - if only I could spare the time and money *cue :D
When it comes to fashion, beauty and all that seems to sell and ramp up blog views, I don't match up.

And so I was torn between what direction this blog should take but kept at it any way.

Along the line, life really happened for me. Lol. I cannot even begin to go through the list of things this year had in store for me. I can boldly admit it has been one of my toughest years ever!

Also, my laptop gave up on me. Lol. Yes people, after 2 years of not doing much, my screen decided to abandon yours truly just when I needed it most. This was in October just before my birthday. I was given a 'ridiculous' quote and frankly could not afford to spare the cash so that wasn't happening! Apparently, my laptop is an expensive piece of work - I was given for my birthday 2 years ago so have no way of knowing what it cost.

Now where is this going? Well, between not being here for so long and taking a step back to assess how recent happenings have changed the content I want to write about, I decided to start another blog.

Basically archive this one which I thought was a bit of a mess and start all over - new direction, new everything.

This has been playing on my mind for at least a month and finally, I logged in to take the step and there it was, a comment from Rum-Punch Drunk under my last post.

I guess the title of this post is a big giveaway because reading that comment was a major 'awww' moment for me (Thanks Rum-Punch)

So dearies, I have decided to just continue my story here.

Forgive me in advance if this becomes a mash of thoughts, this, that and everything in between.

I'll do my best to make it work.

On that note, as we countdown to the holidays......may you have a happy one :)

Lady xx