And a very happy “English fascists are now tearing lumps out of each other Day” to all who celebrate. I can’t tell you how pleased I am to see them turn on each other, like rats in a sack.
📸 Yet another London sunset. I make no apologies - I’ll never get sick of this view.
🥶 Another day when it was just too nasty to exercise outside. So I popped down to the gym and watched ‘Squid Game’ season 2 on my iPad while on the elliptical machine. It made the time pass so quickly.
And definitely got my heart rate up!
💪🏼 Proof of gym
After heading out for a run yesterday and the day before, today’s cold weather has stopped me in my tracks. So instead, I’m going to head to our building’s gym in the basement and work out on the elliptical trainer. It’s still exercise, but will be warmer. Plus I can watch some Netflix on my iPad.
✈️ My next trip to Japan just got one hell of an upgrade!
📸 Good morning from a very cold but very pretty London. No filters or edits required for this photo!
☀️ After the last few days of torrential rain and shocking wind, it’s nice to see blue skies and sunshine again. I really don’t care how cold it is as long as it’s bright.
🏃🏼♂️ I’ve just been for my first run of 2025, which was tough as all hell. I’m definitely out of practice.
📺 So far, I’ve spent this New Year’s Day re-watching season’s one and two of Star Trek: Discovery. All in all, an excellent start to 2025.
🎉 A fresh start for the new year?
Having a theme for the entire year means I can use it to guide my choices on a daily basis, in small ways, and not just focus on an arbitrary goal in the future.
🎉 I’m going to need a mid-afternoon nap if I plan to survive this evening’s NYE party. Thankfully, we’re not hosting this year. But I still need to remain awake until midnight.
After that, all bets are off.
✈️ With the help of Flighty, I’ve summarised my year in travel.
Here’s to an even better 2025: new cities, new adventures (and returns to some old favourites).
✈️ Well, we’re definitely not leaving on time. That said, at least I’m on the plane. And in even better news, I got a free upgrade to Businesss Class at the gate. 🥂
✈️ Flying back to London from Edinburgh shortly. Hoping for a smoother flight than the wind outside is indicating. 😳 At least the flight is (currently) going on time.
✈️ Feeling very grateful to have arrived safely in Edinburgh yesterday afternoon, given all the travel disruption, delays and cancellations today.
✈️ Next stop: Edinburgh
✈️ I’m flying up to Scotland in a few hours, to spend the weekend with my mum. So I’ll be grappling with both British Airways and Scotrail in order to get there. Thoughts and prayers etc.
🍒 Cherry chocolate liqueurs - I may have had one or two of these bad boys this Christmas.
