February Roundup – How The Shortest Month Of 2019 Has Been

Anyone whose even read one post on my blog will know that I have just moved out of my shared ownership flat back in with my parents for a bit to save some more money. So most of February has been filled with packing, decluttering, moving and sorting things out, although I did managed to cram a lot of other things in so check out what I’ve been up to.

The places I’ve been in February

• At the start of February I went to a local gin festival with Luke and my parent’s and it was so much fun trying out new gins and just going out somewhere that we could walk back from (I know I sound so old!) While there I discovered The Artful Pour Passionfruit Gin which is now my absolute favourite drink.
• On Monday 4th February I took Luke to see School of Rock at the theatre as a pre-Valentines Day treat and it was just as good as I remembered. I first saw it in New York a few years back but it’s incredible how talented the kids are. If you get a chance to see this make sure you do.
• On Thursday 7th February I caught up with two of my friends and had a lovely dinner in Islington. I really want to make an effort to catch up with people more often this year.
• On Friday 8th February me and Luke headed to see Kaiser Chiefs after a quick Nando’s meal. I made the stupid mistake of taking us to the wrong venue though, we were in Camden but the show was in Brixton which is a massive boo boo of mine.
• On Saturday 9th February we headed to Wimbledon to see Avenue Q play at their theatre, and even though it was my third time seeing it I enjoyed it so much.
• On Sunday 10th February we went to see the Lego Movie 2 which was quite funny. I’ve been pretty bad over the past month with using my Cineworld card as I’ve been so busy with the move so I need to push and be better with this.
• On Monday 11th February I headed to Wagamama’s on a collaboration meal and I was able to take my parents along to experience it with me which I was so happy about. We had such a great meal and I wrote about it in my ‘Wagamama’s Watford Restaurant Review‘.
• Valentines Day rolled around on 14th February and me and Luke headed out for a very nice meal at Miller and Carter. We love a good steakhouse dinner and this is fast becoming one of my favourites.
• Just after Valentines Day on 15th February me and Luke headed to The Natural History Museum for their nights with Luna Cinema to see Kill Bill which I’d never seen.
• On Saturday 16th February I headed to Reggae Brunch with my best friend and we had such a fun time. If you want to find out more about the event check out my ‘Reggae Brunch Review‘ post.
• In between packing me and Luke headed to Giraffe for lunch on Sunday 17th February. We were lucky enough to be invited along so I wrote about my meal in my ‘Giraffe Watford Restaurant Review‘ post.
• I had a well deserved break during moving weekend for my friend’s baby shower on Saturday 23rd where we went for afternoon tea at a beautiful bakery called Yummy Mummy’s in Harpenden.
• Between Friday 22nd and Thursday 28th February we finalised our move and left my shared ownership flat to move back in with my parents. It’s bitter sweet as I’m moving back home after 7.5 years but I know it’s for good reason and only for a short period of time.
• I had Wednesday 27th off work and spent the whole day cleaning to prepare for moving out of my flat. I was exhausted after all the cleaning but it was good to see it in it’s shell state.
• On the evening after cleaning me and my mum headed to YO! Sushi as I was invited along to try out the new Watford branch. Neither of us had been to a YO before but we had lots of new dishes which were really tasty.

The great things that happened in February

• We started our month trial of flexible working hours at work and it’s been so nice to finish work at 4.30pm some days as it means if I’ve been going into London after I can feel less rushed.
• I reached out to a lot of local restaurants in Watford as I am planning more hyper local content and I got replies from quite a few of them who were interested in collaborating together. I worked with three during February and have a few more lined up for March time which I am excited for.
• I have been really good with my budget planning this month logging everything I’ve been spending so I can stay on track and ensure I am saving as much as I can.
• I received my first piece of commissioned work after something I pitched which I am really happy about as this was something I really wanted to focus on this year.
• We actually got a really good deal on our Storage Unit cost which I am so happy about as we thought it was going to be a much bigger cost. We managed to pay the 52 week charge in one go which also saved us quite a bit of money.
• We managed to do most of our move in one weekend which I was really happy with as we had a lot to do and it felt quite overwhelming to begin with. Even now at the end of the month we have a few bits and pieces to sort out but I feel much more settled than I was before.
• Considering the amount of takeaways I had in February I didn’t put on too much weight at Slimming World so it could have been a lot worse.

The not so great things from February

• We found out how expensive it might be to hire a van for our move, we had to bite the bullet and pay it but it wasn’t what we wanted to spend our money on.
• I had a ticket to see Good Charlotte but didn’t end up going as I was so tired from packing and moving that I didn’t think it was good to have a super late night so I missed out.
• I was also meant to go and see Bring Me The Horizon but the lead singer ruptured his vocal chords so the show was rescheduled. To be honest the new date works better for me but it would have been good to see them this week.
• We definitely took too much stuff to my parent’s house with us so we’re going to need to go through everything and check whether we actually need it or can it go into storage.
• Due to the move I’ve not managed to go to the cinema much to use our Cineworld card, but once we’re more settled I can tell that we’ll be using it loads.
• After all of the moving and cleaning  my fingers and nails are in terrible condition which I hate. I am holding out until the week before my holiday to go and get them properly done as I don’t want to ruin them before my holiday.

The things I’ve bought in February

• Tenacious D announced a one-off Wembley Arena show for June time and me and Luke got tickets to go. I am so excited as I’ve only seen them once at a festival and Luke has never seen them so I know it’s going to be a great show.
• Ahead of our big holiday in a few weeks me and Luke booked a hotel and airport parking which means we can arrive the night before and feel much less rushed. And it means our holiday can start a day earlier.
• Bloc Party were announced for Victorious Festival and they’re one of Luke’s favourite bands who he has never seen so I bought us both tickets to go over August Bank Holiday weekend.
• I have been yearning for a pair of tartan trousers for a while and I finally bought a pair of black, grey and yellow trousers from Simply Be and I love them. I realised I have a lot of jeans in my wardrobe and I’m trying to swap this up a bit.
• We bought a new fitted sheet for our bed at my parents as we’re moving from a king size to a double bed. We opted for a high thread count so it feels as much like our current bed as possible.
• As I had a lot of Boots points I decided to use some of them and pick up the Origins Tonic and an ole henriksen set which I am really excited to try out. Not that I need any extra skincare.

Things to do in March

• Start packing for our holiday as we go on 15th March. I am so happy with the timing as it’s come at such a good time.
• Work out a brand new budget plan for now we’re back at my parents.
• Do a car boot sale to try and get rid of as much of our additional stuff that we don’t need as possible.
• Get back on track with my blog scheduling as due to the move it slipped slightly and I need to get back on it.

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