Hello London!

It’s now official. I live in London, in a flat by the Thames, my newly bought azalea plant a bright splash of colour on our patio. The past two weeks have been replete with new sights, sounds, smells, textures, challenges and cherished moments. So many times over the past 31 years, I’ve felt like I was waiting for life to begin – waiting for my stars to align, for the other shoe to drop – before I could engage fully with the day. The waiting is over. This is my life. Today is mine.

 

My 5 Favorite Sleuths

From the page to the screen, there is nothing I love more than a good murder mystery. After years of unsuccessfully trying to guess my way to ‘whodunit’, I am now content to sit back and enjoy every surprising twist and turn that the writers throw my way, only finding out who and how when the characters themselves do. Below are my five favorite sleuths – have I missed yours?

 

Art Love – London

One of the cultural experiences of living in London that I’m most excited about is visiting the museums and galleries, allowing me to reconnect with my university studies in art history. Here are the current exhibits that top my list once I hit town. Have I missed any must-sees?

 

Mood Music

One of my all-time favorite pastimes is to turn my favorite songs up loud and sing at the top of my voice. Granted, this is best done in an empty, stand-alone house…with all the windows shut. Or in an empty, fast-moving car…with all the windows shut. I’m not sure how we’ll accommodate this strange hobby when I move into my fiancé’s apartment, but we’ll figure it out as we go!

 

Change It Up

“All experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.” While I am not facing any evils (in the traditional sense of the word), I can appreciate the point the authors of the Declaration of Independence make about how hard it can be to change our lives when presented with the opportunity.