All I want for Christmas

Our Christmas Decorations 2011

Cold and Frosty, Icy and Chilli outside... This means only one thing CHRISTMAS !
OH  I love Christmas I do. Warm and toastiness, family time, presents, good food, and an all round super happy feeling

Christmas is not a time or a season but a state of mind. To cherish peace and good will, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.
Calvin Coolidge

 We didn't go to Winter Wonderland in the end, just a whole lots of shopping, snapping pictures and Covent Garden... Thoughts?

- Going shopping is only fun when you have money to spend, otherwise it is sort of like torture
-The Pictures I got of Westfield I London were amazing !
- Rhode house in Covent Garden is definitely a place to be, set out like an old american diner with good music, entertaining bar tenders and a variety of different people Rhode House sure was worth the entrance fee and wait.

Now for the fun stuff ! My Pictures... I took a load of pictures, too many for this blog. But lots for my portfolio which I hope to take to Australia, hopefully my imagination will make my pictures stand out from anyone else's. It's good to watch fantasy films to inspire me. I am watching hook right now, I would say the only film that ever managed to be just as good as the original fairy tale. As much as I love Johnny Depp I think that Tim Burtons take on Alice in Wonderland could have been a whole lot more imaginative and better. Guess he should have taken more tips from his other half 'Helena Bonham Carter' she ALWAYS looks like something from a different land.

I had to tell everyone at work my plans for February on Friday, it was easier that I thought, secretly I think that most people knew, their reaction wasn't quite heart breaking as I thought it was going to be. I expect that when my last day comes however. It will be. Only three months left until then! That's when the more exciting blog begins... A new chapter, a new feature...

Me and My Camera!

"My Love for London Town will soon be ...

... My Lust for Sydney City" Navita in Wonderland

Shut up & Let me Go ... Hey !
Enough for Now.
xo xo Navita in Wonderland.

Tears to fill a bottle

This is just going to be a short Entry..
Only because I'm quite tired.

New Pic : Landscape setting. Really and truthfully I just let the camera figure it out...

So Events of the day.

1. My Uncle was supposed to come into work today and give a talk to the kids. Unfortunately he got into a car crash on his way down to my school?! I was in complete shock & really feel quite guilty! I don't know why, but I have this sick. sick feeling about it all. 


2. My boss says that he needs to start advertising for my job soon. Which means I need to tell everyone. As soon as he said the words "you need to stop pretending that this is not going to happen" I don't know why but I burst into tears! I'm over the moon that I'm making this move... I really really am. But. OMG I can either do this 1 way or the other:

Way 1: Easy option... send an e-mail on Friday to group.all.staff. But how impersonal and cowardly is that?!
Way 2: Get everyone in a meeting room and tell them the whole story whilst crying tears among tears.

Yep nope. Have no idea.
Too much pressure to think about. I guess that's what happens to me.
When things get tuff, I just put them in a box in my head and put them to one- side. Then put them off until it get's to the very last minute and I have to deal with it!


Any way ... My New Curling Wand has arrived. God they are brilliant aren't they !
Shiny, bouncy curls. Long Lasting. Amazing technology!
& My Fabulous Line Manager just text. She is so wonderful. I just told her that I have major hots for Max in Eastenders!


Am I ever going to get a work relationship again? I have no idea !
Speak soon. GG catchup needed!
xo xo Navita in Wonderland

Learning to Balance

 CHRISTMAS IS COMING SOON!
I took this with no flash and zoomed all the way in. Real life holly with red berries is pretty rare to find in the outskirts of London!

Today was a strange day at work. I was casually sitting at my desk getting on with my work when it hit me. I am so comfortable in my job. If I feel uncomfortable or hungry or need to pee, I can do so any time I feel like it. Will I ever be lucky enough to feel like that again?

I am going to the Winter Wonderland event in Hyde Park in London on Saturday.
So excited about that!
Don't worry ...

I will of course report back... Not sure if I am going to take my D SLR though. Most probably not. I'm worried it'll get damaged although, I cannot express enough how amazing the pictures would be if I did take it!

Think about it:

Genuine classic Christmas - Check
Great Lighting and Backdrops - Check
Amazing Artistic Shot Opportunities - Check !!

I feel excited just thinking about it. I'm gutted I can't take my Canon, Oh well a Cyber Shot will have to do.
Tracy says they need to advertise for my job soon : / Thats not good - It means I will have to tell people i'm leaving. I've always hated goodbyes. Goodbye makes it real. Reality means change. I also hate change.


I was reading something the other day...

Routine, predictability and the familiar are attractive because they provide one thing: Security

To me; that makes a whole load of sense! So why in the world am I running away to Austailia!? Looking back at nearly everyone I grew up with. They all have babies, debts and an all round unstable situation. With the financial climate at the moment it seems that all of the new generation are in trouble of having an unstable future...

If it's going to be unstable anyway, you might as well enjoy being unstable by doing something you won't be able to do in like five years time? Marriage, Babies, Studying... These things are standstill and can be returned to at any moment. Your youth is the one thing that lessens everyday. 

Hmm yep that's my answer if anyone asks! 



Mr LetDown text - (Idiot. He's trying to reschedule? What the hell? I said No.)
The Sister Blogs should be up and running soon. I can't wait. It's actually going to be pretty exciting!

I just ordered a Remmington Pearl Curling Wand. It's actually the best invention ever. Gives my hair ample mounts of body. Curls last. Hair looks glossy and healthy. 5 Stars in my eyes!


Anyway, more snaps coming soon. I'll have a lot more to write about then.
xo xo Navita in Wonderland

Turning Tables

Yuk. I feel sick. I'm getting tired of these hangover Sundays. I really need to start saving money. Christmas is only round the corner... I'm watching Curious George atm. It's quite a nice film. As per previous fb status. OMG what is it with these bell ringing idiots!

Who the hell stores scrap metal nowadays anyway? Ok so I suppose we did once. when our washing machine broke. ONCE. Since then they keep coming on a Sunday. I hate them. I actually HATE them.

I need some food. Oh my sister is releasing a blog. It's all about Nail Polish.
Shatter, Magnetic, Top Coat, Base Coat, Manicure, White Tip, Nails Inc. Mac, Chanel, Boujoir and All that Jazz. - Watch out for it. It's going to be called 'Nails in Wonderland' Can't imagine where she got that name from haha. Actually it was my idea. Seeing as we are sisters. So it's like a relation in Blogs. She's probably reading this right now as I type. Hello Doofus. I accidently blabbed about my Blog. Which does suck a bit as I only want to release it when I get to Oz.

OH NO! they just took the monkey aware from the man? What the? I think i'm going to cry.
As you can tell I lose concentration like all the time and quite easily. I just remembered there is a whole lot of stuff I need to do at work. LAME.

Oh right yeah ! I went on my Photography course in Euston Square.
Ok Notes:

1. Taking the tube isn't actually that bad. I think I could probably handle working in Central London, you know if I weren't going to Australia.
2. The amazing feel you get when you actually in Central London. It just feels like well. Magical. The big red Buses, the business people going to lunch with their iPhone's and brief cases, people riding bicycles, people in black cabs. It just felt well like. like you are in a movie or something.
3. Learnt lots from my course. Which I guess was the main purpose. But I imagined it to be somewhat different. Lots of different people. Lots of team work that sort of thing. But it was like being in a class. It was a small group of like 6 people. That just wanted to learn photography because they were too cheap to hire a professional. Which isn't good for me if I want to take it up as a career. But then again, things might be different in Austrailia. I hope. I really do enjoy photography. really really muchly.

Aww. It's ok. He just got the monkey back. Happy Ending.
Wish they were real ! But then again so does everyone.
I wore my owl earings yesterday. I do love them. I copied my cousin. She's great. Such a trend setter.
Terrible in a shopping centre. You will literally be there for hours!
But she'll find the most amazing clothes ever in the world.
We are a good team. The three of us.

Me: The photographer. Blogs about photo's and well general drama's of a 20 year old living on the outskirts of London Town, soon to be soaking up the gold coast.
My Cousin: Fabulous dresser, Amazing sense of style, total trendsetter & also soon to be soaking up the gold coast.
My Sister: Crazy about Nail Polish. Mind of Albert Einstein and great at seeking out new trends that well raise the bar!


If only blogging was an acutall career. That kind of stuff only happens in Lindsay Kelk books & Carrie Bradshaw from Sex & the City.

I'm actually really hungry. Friends is on now. Friends is great isn't it.
THA newsletter is due out soon. God I am dreading it. 1st time was fine. Like if it went wrong it was well fine. Why? I ONLY HAD THREE DAYS TO PRODUCE IT!
This one. I've had a month. & I havn't even thought about it. With my actual job. Photography and the up and coming xmas do. I just havn't had the time. But it will be great. I'll check to see if it's ok first. But I might post it on this blog. So watch this space!

I think I've spoke a bit too much now.
Updates:

*Mr Letdown once again let me down. And then phoned to rearrage and let me down again? I give up
*Bar Tender was staring at me last night. Even though he has a girlfriend.
*I have a huuge crush on the bouncer that works at liquid. He's so fit.  I was kinda drunk. Alot.
*Miss Chic still wont admit feelings for her friend JESUS CHRIST
*Miss Fish was bubbly and happy again :) Tis good.
*I was just proposed to. On FACEBOOK? What the hell. Just shows what a joke has become of marrying someone. I'm old fashioned.


OH YOU HAVE TO SEE THE NEW TWILIGHT FILM - BLOODY BRILLIANT !

Shower time now. Toodles.
...Navita in Wonderland x

Icy Winter Shop

... So my course is next week Tuesday OMG Soooo Excited ! 

I already have thought about what I am going to wear:

Nude/Black Stripy Jumper Dress
Black Tights and
Knee High Flat Boots
Accesorize with a Necklase with a Camera on it - Statement look


The Bonfire night was alright, except I fell asleep and next to the guy who party it is ! Apparently he smelt my hair? - wierd. Anyway I get the feeling that I am actually leading him on a bit. Yesterday i'm almost certain he was trying to get some attention from me. Oops. I never meant for this to happen. I know Miss Chic* really really likes him. I don't quite know what to do in this situation. I've  always said that i'd set the record straight should he make a move FYI...


Aww, we went picture taking last week. I thought that a nice christmas present for my bestfriends mum would be a canvas print of her dog Milo. She does love Milo. I began taking snaps of him. The setting was brilliant. Bright Auburn tints from the Autumn leaves really easy to get a snap.

The Pic i've got up now is taken with a 35mm zoom on my beloved Cannon EOS 550d.

Anyway time to go shopping now and get them boots. Miss Fish* will go nuts at me for being late, Oh rite yeah, so i heard from Mr*Letdown, he reackoned that he was going to Whisk me away on sunday, but we shall see if that even happens. I doubt it. Why do guys do that? Like what is the point in it? It's an empty lie that no one benefits from?


Ah well I saw my hairdresser the other day, that was nice, we went for a meal and he picked me up in his new car which is quite gentleman like of him. Ginger group is the best hairdresser ever!
OH! and isn't twitter just the most wonderful little thing ever ! I actually spoke to my favourite author and she wrote back. I couldn't believe it! Lindsay Kelk writes amazing books. I can't wait for her new one * I heart Vegas... Need another fix of the adventures with Angela Clarke.  I might save it actually. It could be my Flight read for my 23 hour ! Journey to Oz. One stop in Singapore of course.

Anyway. Must Go. I actually only have 20 Mins to get ready.
 Not Possible right?!

xo xo Navita in Wonderland.

Simply Day two...

Hi Everyone !

Day two , and I remember what parts of my job I hate. Having to re-do stuff, being undermined when really and truthfully my AP is just too lazy to do her own simple stuff like collecting a parcel! Argh, I hate, hate HATE it ! Today was quite interesting though... it was raining outside and you could really notice the effect it had on peoples moods! Everyone was just well ... blegh ! I wish I knew a super smart physcologist that could explain to me how the hell that works. Anyway. Bonfire night soon. Can't wait, fire works, alcohol and a whole lot of music... I love music. My best friend, we'll call her Miss Fish* isn't too keen on going, she says that me and my other friend we'll call her *Miss Chic just flirt with the guy who's party it is. THIS SO ISN'T TRUE! if i'd spent my life calling that flirting... i'd be a virgin!

Anyway Miss Fish is so selfconcious it annoys me sometimes, because she doesn't even want to help herself! Does it sound horrible? Or can anyone see where I am coming from? She never used to be like this, and its not like shes gained 15 stone ! Anyway, i'm home now, I moisterised with Ghost today, and omg it so lasts all blimin day !

OH YEAH and I so left my phone at home... Run upstairs to check my phone

Mr Letdown - Text (Shiiiiit)
Oz Buddy Cousin - Text (Makes no sense, silly girl)

Mr Letdown* is this guy I was supposed to go on date with like a million Fridays ago, as you can guess from his name, he always cancels & then reschedules. If I wernt going to Oz I would have never agreed to reschedule, but since Mr Snowboarder* I havn't really been able to feel anything for anyone.

But the story of Mr Snowboarder* is yet to come !

Stay Tuned .... Navita in Wonderland'

Trapped in the Middle

Ok. So. Here is the thing.

A few months ago, life was getting repetitive, my friends had moved on, grown up and planning families. I have always been a little immature and was so not ready for that. Having a full time job and getting into a routine scared me more than anything else.

Zooming 6 months into the future, i'd decided to join my cousins in moving to Austrailia and discovered a new found passion for photography ! The only thing now is that my friends have all of a sudden become more sociable, and my job is suprising me more and more everyday ! Since our Media assistant has left, I have begun to fill aspects of her roles. Photographing and publishing documents. Of course i'm still going to make the big move ! But it is getting more and more difficult each week something goes wonderfully right at work.

I wonder if any of you reading this can relate. Falling into a rut where your career ultimatley comes to a block and is very limited but you feel comfortable can be very easy. And I know it takes a brave, brave person to make that change.

I know I have got it in me, which is partly why I've created this blog. I'm hoping you'd like to join me in following Navitain Wonderland on my extra ordinary adventure ' Off to the land of Oz' ...

Any way, just having purchased a new DSLRCannon 550d, i'm off to snap a few more pics and get my weekly fix of GossipGirl (ITV2 @ 8:00pm) Speak soon...

Navita in Wonderland'