6 weeks ago, I moved to London. It seems like no time at all and like forever all at once.
To put it all in perspective (for my own sanity really), here’s the last 42 days in numbers…
- 400 miles driven to London, with 30 boxes, 2 sideboards, 2 Parker Knoll chairs, 3 suitcases of vintage china.
- 2 cats transported; number of times they yowled/objected, only 2.
- 1 flat, left behind, all empty, ready for someone else. 1 flat found, so very different, but falling in love with it anyway.
- 13,226 miles travelled back to Edinburgh, to Aviemore, to Dublin and, eh, San Francisco. (Yeah, spot the odd one out there.)
- 55 Underground journeys, 84 Overground journeys, 36 normal trains, 1 boat ride down the Thames and 1 bus journey.
- 2 weddings attended,
- 3 books read on my morning commute, only 1 one of which made me tearful in front of a carriage of people. (Note to self, sad books are not for reading in public.)
- 28 days without a bed, 42 days without a wardrobe, 41 days without a mirror in the flat, 41 days where I’ve had potentially crazy hair or wonky eyeliner.
- 28 days without wifi, spotify, netflix. 42 days without blogging, the longest break I’ve had in 4 years.
- 1 day wearing a fake fur coat; 3 days wearing sunglasses and sunscreen; 38 days wearing summer clothes with black tights and winter boots.
- 1283 photos snapped, 96 of street art, 9 of random neighbourhood cats, 6 of our local fox.
- 36 hours spent catching up with old friends, 149 hours meeting fantastic new people.
- Number of times it’s felt odd living in London: 0.
And for those who prefer pictures to numbers (that’ll be me then), here’s some random snaps of the last 6 weeks.
Adventure Guide…
My neon legs at the Meridian Line…
San Francisco… and my shockingly long hair
The shadow of The Shard on a sunny morning…
I read a story about the widow of the actor who was the voice of the ‘Mind The Gap’ announcement… one of those beautiful, bittersweet ‘Up’ style stories that makes you smile and sad at the same time.
San Fran street art… and the Google bike (which I fell in love with)
InstaMax photos of a epically beautiful wedding
The London Eye snapped from the middle of the Thames (I was on a boat!)
Blossom and blue skies in San Fran
Mountains and blue skies in the Highlands
Falling in love with a lamb at the Southbank, London
Two cats leaving Edinburgh…
Snapping street art in San Fran…
Waiting in the Tube…
Bittersweet street art…
Positive advertising…
The sun setting on a glorious London day…
Our first new home card…
P.S. If you’ve been so lovely as to send me a message about meeting for tea/vintage shopping/general hello-ness, I’ll be replying soon!
P.P.S. Extra points if you recognised the title of this blog post was inspired by Bright Eyes’ Another Travelin’ Song. It’s been stuck in my head now for 3 days straight!
P.P.P.S. Photos of me in San Fran by Miss_Glassy.
Love all your photos (as always) especially the lamb! That’s a lot if miles girl! Very pleased to hear you’re enjoying the Big Smoke x
Aww, thanks Jane… yeah I wanted to take him home! (Believe or not, the other half had lamb for dinner that night!!)
You have a crazy, crazy life Zoë but love hearing about it! Looking forward to seeing the new Landan abode! 🙂
Ha ha, well, it does feel that way sometimes Rachael! Me too on the flat, still lots of unpacking and finding of furniture to do first!
Sounds like life has been fun and intense lately. Funny, we were also in San Francisco this month, and we had sun, not fog :). Isn’t it amazing over there? And I might have made a lot of street-art pictures too.
And oh London… it’s one of the cities I would love to live in.
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Yeah we had sun too Amanda… though I’ve had a foggy SF day before so didn’t feel like I missed out 😉 Yeah, their street art is sooo cool. Must admit I’d definitely recommend London so far!
Zoe!!!! It has been a wonderful 42 for you!! Looks and sounds just brilliant!! Glad crazy looking owl cat got there safe..!
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The Mind The Gap story is so lovely. I emailed it round my colleagues as my ‘happy Friday’ email last week.
Lovely Z, one of your very best qualities is that you see hard stuff (moving , ICK!) through positive, optimistic eyes. It is good to have you back. London is lucky to have a you in it.
P.s. I think you have to DIY a replica Google bike…
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This post has made me super excited! We too are right at the beginning of relocating to london. Scary and exciting al at the same time! eeks! x
Hooray you’re back on the blog! Welcome to London, I hope you both love it here as much as I do 🙂 xx
BUT WAIT. I just realised what this really means: blookclub in real life?! x
What an adventure! I’m glad you’re back on the blog! Sounds like you’ve had some fun moments through this craziness!
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Loving all of these photos 🙂 Your numerical ditty is very cute too… 28 days without wifi? You’re amazing! :)) Kx
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Love your photos! So happy that the move went well for you & you are loving London (& seriously impressed that your cats were so well-behaved!). x
Hurray, a blog post! I take that as a good sign of your general settledness?! Lovely to meet you briefly on the Southbank, and we should get a local coffee soon.
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You look so happy and so pretty. You’re never coming back, are you…. xx
Love of the ones of you taking photos of street art, so adorbs! Defo been an action packed last 6 weeks for you lady!!
Great neon tights! And cor blimey, your hair is long now!
I read and loved that ‘Mind the Gap’ story too. Now everytime I pass through Embankment and hear his voice I think of them.
Phew! What a ride you are having right now. Sounds like you are riding the wave with plenty of fun and optimism. Look forwarding to hearing more about it. I miss your blog chat.
Hope we get to meet in real life one day too.
x
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I love this post!
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You’re a busy busy busy bee! x
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