What I did in May

What I did in May

Wednesday, 3 June 2026

May was pretty awesome. Here's what I've been up to:

Hampton and Beyond

I started the month in Hampton, and a magical day in the sun at that. I'd never been there but it's absolutely beautiful and hard to believe it still counts as London. 

We started with a drink and an ice cream at The Mitre, the most picturesque hotel on the riverside.

Then walked around what we could see of the Hampton Court Palace without buying a ticket and then continued along the river and into Bushey park - where we sat in the shade of a tree for the rest of the afternoon. 

It began what has become a love affair with that part of the river and sure enough, I spent a lot more time there in the following weeks.

Down Hall

Popping home to see my parents & Molly; my mum and I spent a very lazy Friday having a sun drenched lunch in the grounds of a countryside manor house. 

Misc

On my journey of building a full and varied life, I attended another creative evening with Well crafted, which involved making paper flowers in the lead up to Chelsea flower show. Paige and I also went for another afternoon tea, which was nice. She's becoming well acquainted with those now. I had dinner with my high school friends, one of whom has just been proposed to (!!) and the last skating lesson of my course, which I very much enjoyed. 

In a strange turn of events, I also started wearing my contact lenses again. For years, I only ever wore them when I wanted to impress someone but this month I started wearing them simply because I liked how it made me feel. I wanted to impress myself. That feels like personal development. 

The Heatwave

A heatwave turns London into the most magical place on earth. I love it here as it is, but when it's warm, even the most ordinary evening feels like a holiday. That being said, I had very few ordinary evenings during the last ten days of the month. This could really fill a whole post on its own, but at a glance, there was:

- A champagne fuelled celebration dinner at Gaucho, and another at Scott's, both right on the river in Richmond.

- A sweltering day in the pool at Soho Farmhouse.

- Dinner out on the terrace, 14 floors up at Seabird.

- Picky bits, cocktails and dipping our feet in the rooftop pool at one of the London Soho Houses. I also spotted William Hanson, who you already know I'm a big fan of! 

- Hopping around many of the SW London riverside pubs - and I ventured out to Crystal Palace for pizza and an afternoon of Hugo's in the sunshine.

- and two wonderfully long and lazy days out on the boat between Richmond and Hampton (see! I said I'd be back.) 

All in, it was the best bank holiday weekend ever.

And whilst all of these things were amazing opportunities, it was the people I spent them with who really made the time special. Several new faces entered my life this month, and each brought something positive.

May reminded me of who I am. What makes me happy, what makes me feel alive and perhaps most importantly, how good I feel when I spend my time with the right people - those who bring out the best in me.

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April. Yay

April. Yay

Monday, 11 May 2026

April was a lovely time. There were multiple days of  20+ degree sunshine and with that, I felt the life come back into me. I had fun with my friends, met some cool new people and took every opportunity to be outside enjoying the sunshine. That meant warm afternoons at the park, dining by the river and touring SW London's many beer gardens, Yay!

Big Bank Holiday Weekend

This feels like a lifetime ago now but my early bank holiday weekend was totally packed. The Ned, the boat race, steak, family.. read all about it here

Soho Farmhouse

Early on Saturday morning, we packed up the car and headed out of London for some R&R. After lunch at Berenjak, (and a Jamie Laing sighting) we headed to the spa for a swim and sauna before finding the perfect spot in the courtyard for an afternoon of drinks and people watching.

 

Skating Lessons

Remembering how happy roller skating has made me over the years, I decided to invest in a course to learn some new skills. I had my first few group lessons this month with Roll Happy and learnt some cool new drills.

Spring Wreath Making

This was my second event with Well Crafted and I love how loosely guided they are. Rather than a controlled masterclass with instructions and processes, Alex's classes are pretty much self guided social events. Left to your own devices with all the props and crafts you need, I switch off from the world for a couple of hours and enjoyed some interesting conversations with the people around me. 

Luke visited London

I've been friends with Luke for verging on ten years now (he's been featured here many times) and whilst he was back in London, we went for lunch at Fallow. I haven't seen him in six months so it was great to catch up over oysters and fish heads. (iykyk)

New jeans 

This was an unexpectedly huge part of my month. After a lifetime of black, skinny jeans, I ordered a pair of loose fit, low rise, blue jeans and fear I may now have to rethink my entire identity.

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Easter Bank Holiday Weekend 2026

Easter Bank Holiday Weekend 2026

Friday, 10 April 2026

Aren't Bank holidays just one of life’s joys? And to add more excitement to the mix, this one just gone lined up with 5 days of sunshine. What a win.

My long weekend started after work on Thursday. I made the most of being in East London (from the office) by heading straight to The Ned at 3:30pm. The sun appeared out of nowhere and we spent a lazy afternoon by the pool with a passionfruit lemonade in hand and the warmth from the sun on our faces.

Another benefit of being in East London is that it's already halfway back to my parents, so I took the opportunity from there, to go home for a couple of nights. Friday consisted of a fresh gel manicure, a countryside dog walk, and an afternoon coffee and catchup with my mum - and dinner at the local Chinese once my dad got home from work. Very wholesome.

Saturday, I was back in Shoreditch to attend an Easter egg decoration class with LOTI & Well Crafted. It was set up a beautiful light, and airy space and just a great way to relax, unwind and be creative.

After a very zen start, I rushed across town to drop my egg back home and then went straight back out to watch the Oxford Cambridge boat race in Hammersmith, arriving just in time to see them speed past. We stayed for a jug of Pimm’s and then walked along the river, back home for a quite night in since Paige had a roller blading lesson in the morning.

I have been looking for friends to skate with since I started so it was the perfect opportunity to head to Hyde park and skate with her afterwards. A two hour lesson was pretty intense, so we first wandered into the cute back streets of Gloucester road, grabbed lunch and a coffee and then went back to the park to skate along the Serpentine in the sun. Bliss.

Monday, I didn’t have much planned so decided to go for my 2nd 5k run and somehow managed to shave 4 minutes from the first time. That came with a huge sense of satisfaction, and I enjoyed it very much.

The afternoon started with a couple of Huge spritz’s back by the water in Putney before heading further upstream to Richmond to continue our riverside afternoon at Gaucho. An extra large steak, a couple more cocktails and a very chocolaty dessert later, we were in an uber back home having enjoyed a wonderfully full bank holiday weekend.

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March Highlights

March Highlights

Thursday, 2 April 2026

I cant believe it's April already, this year is flying by - it feels like yesterday I arrived back from Bali but that was four months ago now. March was an interesting month for me; big changes, new routines and I found it quite hard, but looking back on everything I did this month, it was actually quite a positive one. Funny how things feel better when you take a step back and look at the bigger picture. 

Dim Sum Masterclass

Another LOTI excursion; I headed Tao Tao Ju in Chinatown to attempt to make my own dim sum. It started well, with very simple custard buns, which was a good start considering the staff couldn't speak English but it went downhill from there. As the techniques became more and more intricate, my initial confidence quickly faded.

That being said, I enjoyed the experience very much, and even if the result wasn't quite the prettiest basket of dumplings I've ever seen, they were just as delicious.

My first 5K run

With the sun shining, I decided it was time for my first outdoor run! I'd been toying with the idea for a couple of weeks and when I woke up on Sunday with no immediate plans, I decided to give it a go and ran by the river for 32 minutes to be precise! My legs were sore, but I'm excited to try again! 

Eating Out

The sun came out for a few days at the start of the month and that was all the encouragement I needed to visit my favourite summer spot - Seabird! Apart from that, I ate at some awesome places this month. A visit to Annabel's, prompted a quick return for a repeat experience of one of the best steaks I've ever eaten. The Cadogan Arms on the King's road set the scene for one of the best roasts I've ever had - a sharing patter of lamb, beef and pork accompanied by copious glasses of champagne and a girls brunch meant I finally ticked off trying the croissant benedict at Fallow.  

Al Fresco Wine!!

As well as the food, there was a lot of wine consumed through March. I enjoyed a return to The Ship - showing new friends, an old favourite spot (walking distance home is a definite plus.) A sunset glass on a pedestrianised street that felt like mid summer in Europe; and my first (and second) glass of wine from the mini golf hut at the park with my neighbour!

Help! I've sexted my boss Live

Jordan and William have become a big part of my day to day routine so I really enjoyed the opportunity to see them live at Wembley as they took Help! I've sexted my boss on tour!

Roller Skating at the Barbican

It's been months since I've been able to go out skating, mostly because of the weather, but this indoor event, meant I could practice rain or shine. I headed out east to skate inside the Barbican centre which was pretty cool. It was a small rink, but I got there very early so I was able to take advantage of the space before it got busy. It was great to see some of the marshalls from Flippers, where I used to skate, running the event and they were really helpful in giving me some tips for my spins - which improved exponentially as the day went on! Plus I made a couple of new skating friends along the way!

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A very fun February

A very fun February

Friday, 6 March 2026

At the start of this year, I decided that I wanted to expand my life a little. Things had gotten a bit samey, and I wanted to break the monotony; try new experiences, learn new things, and meet new people. My plan worked! Four weekends and four fun, new adventures. February was packed full of activity, and I had a great time - which would you try?

Afternoon Tea

Ok, this one wasn’t completely new for me, but it was for my (American) friend Paige who I took along with me! I love being able to introduce people to new experiences so I very much enjoyed this, whilst laughing at her trying to eat a scone like a sandwich. 

What was new for me, was doing it drunk. Having not seen each other since our respective trips abroad over Christmas, we decided to go for the champagne option and spent the afternoon catching up on each other’s drama over tea and tiny sandwiches.

Lemon Meringue Pie Masterclass

This was such a unique event, I'm very glad I got to experience it. I spent the morning in Shoreditch constructing my very own version of Gloria's massive 8” lemon meringue pie at a class in their wine room. After handing out all but one slice to everyone who would take some, I’m three days in and it is still going strong! I really enjoyed the whole format of this LOTI class, so I’m hoping there’ll be some more that catch my eye over the next few months. (spoiler: I've already booked 3 more)

I wrote a full post on this if you’d like to read more about it.


Floating sound bath at The Mandarin Oriental

I've done the odd sound bath before. The first time I did it, was in Australia and I had a bit of a strange out of body experience so I've been interested in these types of experience since then, but always on solid floor until now.

Keen to try a floating sound bath, I booked one at the new Mandarin Oriental in Mayfair which included four hours of spa access after the session. It was a really wonderful experience, regardless of the crying it triggered, and I look forward to doing it again. 

Matcha Masterclass

As someone who drinks matcha laced with milk and sugar, it was really interesting to do a matcha masterclass and get to experience it in its purest form - before lacing it with sugar and milk. I learnt a lot, met some great people and I got to try making my favourite drink from scratch.

Other February highlights include: 

• The sun finally came out so I spent a lot of time  enjoying it by the river.

• I got gifted a lava lamp which was very exciting.

• Went to the Science museum.

• Celebrated Chinese New Year with fancy dumplings

• Visited 2 rooftop bars (it's been a long winter!!)

• Got roses on Valentines Day 

• Tried sunset yoga

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