The second and third weeks of January completely flew by, although looking back it doesn't feel like all that much happened. N and I were still snowed under with work, so were still spending most of our time with our heads buried in either a laptop or a textbook (or a cup of tea).
We did however pop out a couple of times to run some errands and grab a coffee or two. The temperature has certainly dropped these past few weeks and we've had a lot of those beautiful sunny but ice-cold days, so it was really refreshing to get outside nice and early in the day to stretch our legs and get some fresh air to break up our studying.
We stayed up rather late last Friday finishing Lord of the Rings (which I'll admit I didn't think I would really 'get', but ended up loving!), so the next morning I enjoyed a little bit of a lie-in and breakfast in bed.
I also spent quite a bit of my free time flicking through my cook books and picking out some potential meal ideas in order to keep up my goal to cook more this year. I actually ended up making the pesto-crumbed fish dish you can see here from Jamie Oliver's 'Everyday Super Food' (although I swapped the fish for a portobello mushroom), and I'm pleased to say it turned out really well! Other than that things were quite quiet until the weekend, when my friend came down from London for a little sea side air.
On Saturday night we stayed in, made a sneaky little Pizza Face order, cosied up in the spare room and chatted the evening away. Around mid-morning on Sunday we walked over to Hove to visit Six, a gorgeous bar/restaurant with big airy windows, marble tables, beautiful patterned wallpaper and an abundance of ivy and hanging plants (and I can't not mention the copper taps in the bathrooms). They have also recently partnered with my favourite juice place to offer juices, all manner of healthy hot drinks and some wonderful raw and organic food alongside Six's own organic, locally-sourced seasonal menu. I opted for warm buckwheat porridge topped with banana, mixed nuts and maple syrup (a favourite combination of mine), and a soy latte on the side, which was the perfect fuel for an afternoon of strolling along the beach, taking a little detour onto the pier, and wandering through the lanes ducking in and out of shops. And don't worry, I'll be uploading a post about Six soon!
My assignments for this semester are all submitted now, so before semester two starts next month I'll have a lot more time to spend on personal projects. I'm still finding my feet with this particular project and it's taking a little while to properly build up confidence with my camera again, but I've been scouting around for inspiration and I think I have a clearer idea of the sort of photos I want to take, so I'm very much looking forward to diving in and really getting into the swing of things while I have this free time.
I hope you're having a wonderful week so far, and I'll be back soon with another post.
R x
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