Your core is improving. Adrian looked expectantly at me. Inwardly I puffed up gleefully but outwardly, I did that annoying self-deprecating thing that so many of us do ‘Ha, really?! I didn’t feel any different.’ It was our fourth week of Beginner’s Ballet at City Academy. So far, things felt like they were beginning to…
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4 Steps for Summer
When festivals start springing up like pop-up tents, you know summer has truly arrived. It brings that delightful festival feel that is accompanied by too many jugs of sickly Pimms, fruity cider, balmy evenings standing outside London pubs, flowers in your hair, picnics and BBQs. Get into the vibe with my 4 steps for summer:…
Week 02 of Beginner’s Ballet at City Academy
I was a little concerned before I turned up to my second week of Beginners Ballet at City Academy; not only was Adrian off sick but I’d gotten rained on and a flat tyre on my bike. I was also late. However, it wasn’t all doom and gloom because not only had the ache in…
Week 01 of Beginner’s Ballet at City Academy
The thing I was most excited about? Ballet shoes and The Barre. My relationship with ballet ended promptly when I was twelve; the secondary school I moved to didn’t offer it and thinking back, I didn’t even notice that ballet was off the menu. My memories of ballet are a mix of pain (wide-pronged Kirby…
The Dressing Room London Popup – A Review
A review of The Dressing Room’s 6 course salad popup where every ingredient knows its part to play and you’re in charge of the sauces. With the recent ‘revelation’ that we should in fact, be eating at least 7 portions of fruit and veg per day instead of 5 (yes, I’m being sarcastic here –…
Kamps: the German bakery that will please your pocket and fill you up
A short stroll from Warren Street, London, you’ll encounter a seemingly-small bakery tucked in amongst the hoardes of restaurants. Lunch will set you back less than £5 and if you head downstairs you’ll find a clean and peaceful area for working, chatting with friends or relaxing. Kamps German Bakery looks from the outside, like any…