the two Rs

Redundancy and recession are the daily headlines in the city. Obviously the global economy isn't too hot but London/the UK are apparently going to suffer the worst of it. As London relies so heavily on the finance district and there is not as much financial regulation as you even see back home, it's equalled some very impressive bailouts and more impressive job and monetary losses.

It does not make for pleasant conversation or environment when most of my tube rides home consist of one person saying they got made redundant that day. There are days I wish L2 and I had come about three years earlier. The boom would have been better for us and sending money home at more than double the currency would have set us up when we returned to the native land.

Instead – we're keeping things minimal and crossing our fingers about what happens next!

coveting heels

I'm coveting heels at the moment despite London being built for flats. With roads rarely kept up and an excess of cobblestoned alleys, heels don't make for practical walking. However, they make my legs look lean, I am 5'8" (the height I was supposed to be!) and they are just so beautiful, perhaps I should resign myself to falling once and a while for the sake of fashion. Or I could just have these beauts instead!
Heels – Brian Atwood
Flats – Mia (from Piperlime)

a battersea abode

So L2 and I took the plunge and have put an offer to rent a place across from Battersea Park. It's not as simple as you think - yes they've decided that our rent offer was good enough (£5 less than the offer per week) but now we need to have enough cash for one month rent, plus six weeks deposit (which they hold and we never get the interest from...) the agency fees, the right references and more employment things that you could shake a stick at!

Cross your fingers we make it through.....

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under a blanket of snow

It's snowing in London. And I mean a proper storm - not just a light dusting. It's quite amazing to see as we've had about three inches overnight and the city has completely shut down. The city was barely built for excessive rain let alone the cold wet stuff.

Of the tube lines - only three are running, there are no buses and it's laughable if you say you want to take a train. My tube line was running so I got in late but I'm here. Needless to say I am one of few.

I'll put some of my own pictures up later but below is a picture of the Canary Wharf station thanks to the BBC.