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“The Adjustment Bureau 2″ starring me and Chuck Bass
I’m not sure I am ever going to get over my chance encounter with Chuck Bass. Especially because I saw him again tonight. He was waiting with friends for the last train home on platform 10B at Kings...
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Diamond Jubilee-ing
With the Diamond Jubilee today and the Olympics coming up, this is a huge year for Britain. It’s been pretty awesome to see all the flags and bunting and hip hip hooray going on, when the country...
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When bad things happen to good deeds
As the train jerked into Marylebone station, the suits stood up and clambered for their briefcases and laptop bags. I remained seated, in no rush to join the sea of black, grey and occasionally navy...
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We were there
Thanks for all your suggestions on what to wear to the themed fancy dress party. I considered each and every one of them, but in the end, I stuck with my original idea. The one Scott said was lame. He...
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Taxi!
I found something in the US that just does not compare to its counterpart in the UK. Taxi drivers. I absolutely love black cab drivers. (I should specify. “Black” references the color of the cab*, not...
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Warm the cockles of your heart
Weeks ago when I volunteered to help the Wrap Up London charity event, I didn’t give the timing of my shift a second thought. 7 am is fine! I wake up before then! What I didn’t take into account was...
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Remembering, honoring and thanking
Today is Veterans Day, or Remembrance Day as it is known in the UK. Before I had done any of my 30 for 30 acts of kindness, I knew several would be dedicated to supporting the armed forces. My dad...
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Spreading joy, goodwill and sugar rushes
As we were walking to the train station this morning, I held up a plate of cookies and said, “We’re gonna do a quick act of kindness.” Scott stopped in his tracks. “What?! Why?! Where?!” I explained...
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30 acts of kindness for a 30th birthday
On my 29th birthday, I decided to spend the next year doing 30 acts of kindness for my 30th birthday. Yesterday I turned 30 and I completed my 30 for 30 challenge. 30 acts of kindness: 1. Prepared a...
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Valentine’s Day isn’t just for lovers and some people don’t like it
…and other lessons I learn before 8:30 am. In an affluent neighborhood of London with absolutely zero fast food or greasy spoon options, I waited in line at a small deli for the fifth best hangover...
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Drive like a girl
Rush hour and no buses in sight. My eyes were itchy from the pollen and weak from the unexpected sunshine. I stuck my hand out as a cab approached. I climbed in the back and told the driver to take me...
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Heating up
Everyone thinks the United Kingdom is all abuzz with Royal Baby Fever*, but the only fever we really have over here is due to the weather. It is hot. Like in the 90s. That’s not normal. Trains are...
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Not quite royalists over here
We talked about the baby at work only because I brought it up. I have had 12 emails from American friends and family asking what it’s been like in London as we waited for news of The Royal Baby. My...
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Dirt to desk
The organization I work for owns a piece of land in north London and today someone delivered a bunch of vegetables to the office that they dug up at the allotment. The only vegetable left for the...
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What would Sherlock do?
My love for Kings Cross knows no bounds, but Baker Street is a close second, mainly because I pass through it most days and I absolutely love the tiles. The underground station is decorated in...
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The time we went back to 1955
To be honest, I wasn’t feeling up for a trip back in time. For starters, I didn’t have anything to wear. The whole 1950s vintage dress thing has completely passed me by. The most retro/vintage thing...
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The most wonderful time
Samuel Johnson said, “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.” But he didn’t live or work in London at the time. He would occasionally pop down to the nation’s capital to visit friends and...
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Who wore it best?
When you commute on public transportation, you get a routine down pretty quickly. You know where to stand on the platform so the doors open directly in front of you. You know which carriage has the...
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For comfort
I rolled over and reached for my phone. Without my glasses on, I held it just inches from my nose, scrolling through Facebook. It’s something I do most mornings, a terrible habit that I vow to give up....
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Good and true
As our time in the UK came to a close, I went on a buying frenzy. I was determined to find pieces – from furniture to fabrics – that celebrated my life over there, that made me smile when I looked at...
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