Scattered Strawberry Summer

My skin is terrible, I'd been prescribed antibiotics, but they didn't help. I've been browsing r/skincareaddiction,the folks there know what they are talking about. I'm trying to set up a new skincare routine, bought loads of products that might work. I'd suggest to check it out, website might look a bit weird for those who're not redditors, but don't worry, you'll get used to it. I'm trying out cheater's oil cleansing method, I'm using Pond's cold cream, it seems to be less messy. It's too early to say if it's working.

I'm also keen to try  Curly Girl Routine, I've seen some fantastic results on r/curlyhair. I think I will try to do this by slowly phasing out shampoo until it's not needed.

I'm having a very lazy Sunday- which is a
rare occasion.We're having The Office (US) marathon.  We've been watching it pretty much every day. Today we reached the episode where Michael leaves, it's going down the hill from there, isn't it?Anyway, I love it, it's hilarious.So many great characters, I couldn't tell which one is my favourite- there are too many.





Once we're done with this, we're watching the original British version, I've seen some episodes but not all. Afterwards I'll need to find another good show. I'm open to suggestions...

I'ts bloody cold outside. It's either too hot or freezing in my office, I never feel comfortable. It feels like June was just yesterday but reality is that the holiday season has started. Christmas decorations everywhere, Christmas adverts on the telly,  dear god how annoying, it's November!!! So  yeah I'm a bit like the grumpy cat.

 
There are many reasons to be grumpy, but what annoys me most at the moment is the crowds in the shops. And it will only get worse. I haven't got any presents yet, hey I still got a month, but I will buy the most online to escape all the crowds, it's usually cheaper anyway. This year I need to get more presents than usual as I'm going to spend Christmas in Germany and there are so many relatives there, dear oh dear how I'm going to fit all the presents in my suitcase.

My very close friend is getting married very soon, so we went to a local bridal shop for a fitting. We have similar taste in clothing and we're good friends so I can feel like I can give her my honest opinion on the dresses.

I've never been to a bridal shop before and I wouldn't say that I particularly enjoyed my first visit. First of all, there was another future bride who brought pretty much the whole family there, so there wasn't much space especially as all the bridesmaids where trying on dresses too. Secondly, we weren't allowed to take pictures and they never leave the bride alone so you can't snap one secretly either. I find the whole experience of being in changing room with absolute stranger a bit bizarre. Thirdly, their selection of dresses was rather limited, one size in each style only and generally they all look so similar. I think I would really struggle to find a wedding dress  for myself.

Anyway, my friend tried on around 6 dresses ( so like a fifth of their whole stock..) and 2 of them were strong candidates. Too be honest she'd look beautiful in any kind of dress, so really it's up for her to decide what  kind of cut and style she prefers. We plan to go to some other bridal shops next week. It will be another challenge!

SPOILERS ahead


Damn you Cumberbatch. Made me download iTunes (yeah, not an apple fan) to watch Little Favour. 
It's a short crowd-funded film,Benedict plays quite a different role when usual, we're loving it, don't we? I love that even though he's such a big star now, he still involves in small projects. 

             
  My colleague and me were invited to a youth fair organised by the local council, we worked at reception and I was also asked to take pictures too. Good, another opportunity to practice. I was worried about lighting. It was held in an old theatre and it was  much worse than I expected. The lights were so dim,not sure if they were aiming for romantic mood or just saving money? I don't have fast enough lens for this, oh well, I had a few decent shots, but so many potentially good  photos have come out either blurry or too much noise in the picture. They had a few dance groups and also music groups, lets just say some were better than others. Anyway, the day was quite fun, any day out of the office is a good day!