snap happy #34: my (belated) week in photos

My beautiful Charles having a little lunchtime snooze | Got a bit peckish after my length seminar so treated myself to 3 99p burgers. Classy fo' lyf comes to mind! | I popped back home last weekend and took this snap of the pier on a bit of a miserable day | My new 'awesome' crop top found on Victoria's post! | Salmon & Mushroom Tagliatelle is becoming a staple dinner - the photograph is blurred with excitement! | It was Luke's birthday last week so I bought him this lovely little card | Just a smidgen of my category of drunken injuries. Stay sober, kids! | Some of the stuff I'm working on at the moment. I love colouring in my notes as I go along - think my seminar leaders think I'm a tad weird though | Can't stop eating snacks at the moment | Mama's homemade Mars Bar syrup crispy cake - the best thing in the world! | My grumpy man sunbathing in the autumn sun.

Hello! Oh god, I abandoned Little V yet again, didn't I?! I feel terrible but I also feel rejuvenated and ready to actually create some quality posts instead of some half-arsed affair. I managed to pop home for the weekend just gone and it was the perfect remedy for my over-worked head. I ate lots of good food, snuggled on the sofa, had cuddles with the cat and slept in my glorious old bed again. It was truly magical and, for some reason, made me stupidly excited for Christmas! I know, I know! It's that dreaded C word that gets dragged out months in advance only to lose its magic when the day actually finally arrives. I can't help it; I just love a good reason to stuff my face at ridiculous times of the day without feeling guilty/judged! What does my life consist of right now? I've got quite a lot of work going on at the moment so I've been occupied with various creative writing pieces as well as reading books larger than most book cases. On a positive note, it cured my insomnia for a while. I say 'a while' - the smart arse council have plonked an ice-rink outside my window so my nights are now full of sounds of the generator. I'm thinking of setting up a video camera once it's all in full swing and selling footage of people falling on their ass to You've Been Framed. I've got a stellar business mind, I know.

I'm off to spend the evening brainstorming for my assignment whilst eating a sizeable amount of Veggie stir fry accompanied by a side of Masterchef. Perfect. 

P.S I'm currently working on a piece of writing that I would love your input with. All I want to know is: what are your favourite things about Autumn? What things come across as autumnal to you? Throw all of your thoughts into a comment below this post. Thanks! I'll be back with my own autumnal post extremely soon!

10 things you may have not known about me;

Hello ladies and gents! There's no 'vivahearts' today I'm afraid. There's no real excuse other than I had no idea it was Wednesday today therefore I had bugger all prepared. You know what they say: fail to prepare? prepare to fail. Therefore, today I'm offering an insight into the lady behind 'vivatramp'. I was tagged a while ago by a few people, including Stacey and Chantelle, so I thought I'd give it a go! It's actually really difficult to think about facts with regards to yourself. I was sat there thinking, 'what the hell can I say?'. I hope the things I've pulled together about myself give you some more indication as to what I'm like as a person :) I've not been feeling too great this week so I've had a complete lack of motivation but I promise I'll get my act together. There have been days where I've just stayed in my bed and not wanted to do anything. Yeah, that's me, life and soul of the party ;) I'll include my little 'I've been loving' bit at the bottom still 'cause that's something I could actually think of! Anyway, I'm off to go nom a casserole now. Lovely jubbly! Keep smiling.

one) I sometimes feel like I'm two different people
I've always felt like there's two different personalities fighting for attention. There's Bee, fun loving laugh-a-minute party-goer who has no care for worrying and negativity. She simply sees life as one huge opportunity for fun, different experiences and love. There's Rebecca, the one who will sit at home until she's forced across the threshold; the one who will drink all your tea; the one who worries about too many things and is afraid of too much. They rarely meet in the middle. I am usually one or the other and I flit between these characters in a sporadic fashion. I never know who I'll wake up as. Kinda strange, huh?!

two) I wish I was paid to explore the world and experience everything

When you're diagnosed with an illness, regardless of whether or not it's terminal, you get a sense of being. A sense of living. I've got a serious case of wanderlust lately and it's kinda made me realise where I want to go in life. I want to see new things, meet new people and try new cuisines. I want to hear a foreign tongue and immerse myself in the culture. Ideally, I would love to be paid to have my own documentary series of my travels and experiences. A documentary accompanied by a book, obviously. That would just be my idea of a perfect occupation. I want to feel. I want to explore. I want to be anywhere but here! Sylvia Plath puts my point so perfectly:

'I can never read all the books I want; I can never be all the people I want 

and live all the lives I want. I can never train myself in all the skills I want. 

And why do I want? I want to live and feel all the shades, tones and variations

of mental and physical experience possible in life.'

three) I go by many names

Everyone calls me by different things so I'm sometimes horrendously unresponsive without meaning to be. I'm not sure how I picked up some of my nicknames whereas some are obvious because they're variations of my full first name 'Rebecca'. I'm probably most likely to answer to Bee or Bekz so if you ever need to shout for my attention - those are the handles to use ;) If I get called 'REBEECCCCAAAAA' I know I should shit my pants and run. My names include;

Rebecca • Bee • Bekz • Boo • vivatramp • Beck • Poppet

Stevenson • Falcon • Big Cub • Nude Shimmer • Jessica Dimwell (don't ask)

four) I don't think I could live with a red leopard print cardi-less wardrobe

That H & M red leopard print cardi is one of my best purchases ever! If there was ever a way to describe your personality through an item of clothing...this baby would be it. She's loud. She's fun. She's comforting. It was initially my sister's but we both decided it looked better on me. I stole it from her wardrobe. My friends and family even say that this is the item of clothing they all remember me for. That can only be a good thing, right?! Do you have an item of clothing that you will never bin? I've had her for years and she ain't going nowhere!

five) I pretty much used every possible excuse to get out of P.E at school

I'm surprised the school nurse didn't get involved cause I swear to god I told the P.E department I was on my period for weeks in a row. I hate sport so much. It's always just been one big embarrassment for me. I have these long legs but they're so crap at anything athletic. I think OAP's can run faster than me. I just hated the thought of embarrassing myself on the field so I came up with elaborate excuses. One week I couldn't find my inhaler; one week I had a sprained ankle; one week I felt faint; one week I had a suspected jungle disease. I wept tears of joy at my last P.E lesson. Good frickin' riddance!

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I've been loving; 

copious bowls of tomato soup • the countdown to Luke coming home • my bed! • many an episode of river cottage • baguettes • fresh air • soft fabrics • sleep • good health • the fact that my hol is 2 months today! • preparing for the future  •

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