'Cause you are the piece of me I wish I didn't need.

Vintage Levi's denim jacket: mum's. Alice and Olivia top: c/o Harvey Nichols. Zara blue pleather skirt: €30. Missguided boots (old).

The best thing about being back in London has to be that it's just so easy to meet up with everyone. My (nerdily colour coded and religiously updated) calendar has been full with dinners and drinks with everyone I'd neglected whilst in Munich, and it sure is lovely to know that your friends are, at most, a 45 minute tube journey away instead of a long way past passport control. These photos were taken on Wednesday when I met up with my Munich ladies for Nando's and wine in an area of North West London I'd never previously explored, AKA the day I realised just how many stops there are on the Overground, but am sure I'll learn the twists and turns of soon enough.

In less London-centric news, I'm currently in Leeds! Oop Norf for Miss Hall's - not that I can call her that for much longer! - hen party, I'll be sure to get a quick guide of the Yorkshire town's best (read: funnest, and surely not the classiest) nightlife. I'll try to squeeze in some outfit photos, but the chief bridesmaid's packed the itinerary to bursting so I can't make any promises. Do let me know if you've got any Leeds recommendations as I've got a couple of hours to kill at the end of the day due to pesky bank holiday weekend trainline maintenance, so would love to know of any hidden gems or if you'd like to join me for a much needed coffee come mid-afternoon!

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Oh Manchester, so much to answer for.

There's nothing like getting a little older! My birthday isn't technically until next week, but my dad managed to take most of a day off work near enough to the date to come up and visit the Northern quarter (a little Manchester joke there!) and little ol' me. We had a wander around the Arndale centre before heading to the Second Floor at Harvey Nichols to have a rather indulgent late lunch. The moustache-adorned menu (I've noticed that Olivia's boyfriend is taking part in Movember - go go go!) was full of treats. Eventually I chose the vegetarian "taster box" as I couldn't decide on just one meal, whereas my dad plumped for classic fish and chips. For those who are wondering, it gets a big thumbs up from me, although I'm not sure leather trousers were the best accompaniment. Followed by a chocolate tarte (which escaped my camera - I wasn't leaving it on the plate for too long!), we rolled out of the restaurant to check out the christmas markets, as it wouldn't have made sense to go all that way without perusing their wares. Despite being snuggled inside my new Glamorous blazer, we eventually had to head inside, and jump in and out of phone shops to sort out my birthday present. I've finally got a device that isn't met with pity or derision (Samsung, I love you, but you're binging me down), and, as I'm so late on the bandwagon, pretty much every instagram username has been taken, so follow me @rscfanclub. 

xxx

ps, I do have a couple of posts lined up, but sorry if I go a little AWOL on the blog over the next month or so. It's hardly breaking news for a third year student to be stressed, but my workload is ridiculous, and I can't foresee any free time until January (cry) when deadlines have finally been met and exams have been sat. Hopefully this weird message will amount to nothing, but I'd rather my blog didn't become an obligation and additional stress when I've already got more than enough on my plate. Bis bald.

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