Monday: Again. But no work for me today. I was going to Oxford Street to look for some new clothes but to be honest, I really could not be bothered. So I cleaned out my wardrobe and threw a load of rubbish out. Then sorted out all my paperwork and got two bags of shredding. Not the most exciting of days off but the weather was not very good, neither was my hair, so at least I got some jobs done that would normally never get done. It is amazing how much 'stuff' you just keep, just in case. Why do we do this?
Tuesday: Challenging day today. One of those days when you just have to take the bull by the horns and go for it! Not good; but had to be done. So I will draw a line under it and move on. Ring that bell. Ding!
Wednesday: Meeting all day at The Oval and then it happened. A terrorist attack in London. I received a text message from someone in Stoke who I have not heard of virtually from when I left asking me if I was OK? I thought it was strange but carried on. Then the meeting was ablaze with news feeds and texts about the terrorist attack on Westminster Bridge. The meeting was closed. I texted Andy who was working at our Vauxhall Offices and can see Parliament from there. He said London was going crazy. The sky was full of helicopters. I walked to the bus stop and have never seen so many police in my life. Even our little neighbourhood had police crawling over it. The sirens were relentless, along with the helicopters. So sad. It was amazing how all of a sudden I become popular. People texting me and messaging me on Facebook. I have not been on Facebook since February; yet all of a sudden people wanted to know if I was OK. I wanted Andy to reply that I had gone to live in outer Mongolia at the end of February and that he had no idea if I was OK or not. Sensationalism. Sigh. I worked in London during the IRA years and here we are, all these years later with the same thing. I will live my life; but all very sad and tragic. Ironically, every time I go over Westminster Bridge I comment on how busy it is. I am only surprised that not many more people were injured. However, the other side of the bridge is always the busiest as people want to get a good photo. That aside, it just goes to show how fragile we all are.
Thursday: I was in our Vauxhall Office all day to day and it was like a scene from Good Morning Vietnam! Helicopters everywhere. Armed police outside MI6. I do not like the armed police. I know we have to have them but they scare me. By the end of the day (and numerous meetings) I needed alcohol, but none of my colleagues were up for it. I was pleased to get home. It really has been a strange week in London.
Friday: Woke up and thought it was Saturday. You can feel my pain. I decided that I was going to give myself a Saturday anyway, well I still had to go to work. That never worked out as I was so busy. Back home, dinner and chill. It has been an odd week. We finished off the night eating Kinder Hippos and Andy said it was the worse porn he had seen as he watched me devouring mine. In fact he left the room whilst of thinking of Thor, Tom Hiddleston and the lovely Idris. Sigh.Finished the evening by catching up with some old friends as I watched Love Actually 2 for Red Nose Day. Oh how I love that film. It was lovely. In fact, Liam Neeson was sitting on my bench outside of the Tate Modern. How dare he. Especially with me not being there. Hugh Grant's speech as the PM was so significant in like of recent events. Oh I just love that film.
As always, with my love x
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