Sucker for Stationary

My posts have been incredibly quiet after starting my new job! I have thrown myself straight in and cannot get enough! The location, the people and obviously the role itself are amazing! I just had to share my cheeky lunchtime purchases with you! I am a complete sucker for stationary and couldn't believe these gorgeous notepads from TKmaxx at £4.99 each! So now all of my pretty ideas have a pretty notepad to go with them!

The New Girl

So this past week I have been pretty quiet with my posts but my reason for this is because I started my new job! My first week of being the new girl has been absolutely amazing and I have a feeling that this is the start of something really good! I am continuing with Product Development but this time in hair care. One of the highlights? My new location is Covent Garden, need I say more?! The atmosphere is amazing, not to mention the shopping, oh and did I mention I finish at 1pm on a Friday? Winning!

My new team are lovely, I couldn't ask for a nicer mix of people (age, gender etc.) everyone has been so welcoming which has put me 100% at ease! I have wasted no time in throwing myself into my projects along with endless induction meetings, I feel as though I have blinked and missed this whole week (not complaining at all!) Now that I am a city girl I commute by train, something everyone had made sound so negative, but it's not been too bad, the one thing my journey is missing is a good book, which will be purchased over the weekend!

The first day outfit choice was a big decision (when isn't outfit choice a big decisions?) and this office is a lot more formal than what I am used to, however, we do have dress down Fridays! I was unsure about footwear so opted for loafers, however, due to being 5ft 1" and the fact everyone else wears heels Monday-Thursday, I will be definitely joining the rest of them to save feeling and looking like a child. But after Tuesdays footwear choice resulting in major blisters, trainers will be my choice for my journey!

New Look Mixed Stripe blouse with pocket detail

£19.99

ASOS PETITE Trouser with High Waist
£15.00 was £22.00

Russel & Bromley Chester Tassle Loafer
£175.00

I felt this outfit looked smart but also edgy, I teamed it with my gold accessories and my red Hermes Birkin!

I am looking forward to sharing my new role with you all along with my Covent Garden adventures.

One door closes

So today I say Goodbye to my current job before starting a new chapter on Monday! Celebrations began yesterday with a farewell lunch and what else? Cocktails! We went to the good old pub for a combined hello/goodbye lunch as one of my college friends has just joined the team! I opted for Peri Peri Chicken with salad and red cabbage slaw, as I am trying to be as healthy as possible!

Celebrations continued last night as we headed to Be At One, Spitalfields for happy hour cocktails. 7 cocktails and a jagerbomb later I was having a whale of a time! As mentioned before daiquiris are my favourite cocktail EVER so you can image the look on my face when I found a page in the menu devoted to all the different flavour daiquiris they have to offer, passionfruit daiquri, if you haven't tried it yet then I am telling you put it on your bucket list (slight exaggeration!) George came to meet us before making his way home with a very tipsy girlfriend in tow.

After being here for almost 2 years I am feeling quite emosh with the goodbyes, particularly with my boss, who went above and beyond her call of duty whilst I was in a black hole of anxiety, I will forever be in debt to her and everything she done for me! I was so shocked when she presented me with 'The New Girl Survival Kit' full of everything I will need for my new role. I was even more overwhelmed when I was presented with a beautiful Kate Spade bracelet engraved inside saying 'Clean Slate'.

My "New Girl" Survival Kit

Although I am sad to leave a select few people behind, I could not be happier or more excited about my fresh start and all the exciting things ahead.