Weekend Update

As with most weekends, this one started on a high with some belated birthday celebrations revolving around pizza and rum, and became progressively more relaxed (read lazy) towards Sunday, testing out new recipes and getting hooked on Netflix in bed... (Erin Brockovitch if you were wondering).

I went | Friday's festivities began at one of my local favourites Pizza East Portobello followed by too many rum sours at The Rum Kitchen. 

I drank | See above! Although I made up for my sins with plenty of green juice as pictured... That particular one is spinach, avocado and apple with mint, fresh ginger and a good squeeze of lime. 

I ate | Said juices are becoming a bit of a daily staple now I have my trusty NutriBullet. Ignore the cheesy-as-hell name, it's basically a poor man's Vitamix and can whizz up everything and anything - I did the above blackberry sauce for buckwheat pancakes in there. It's super easy to clean and fuss-free, a must for a washing-up phobe like me, and I'm basically looking for excuses to use it at every opportunity - spicy kale pesto is proving one of my favourite things to chuck in there right now. I've had lots of people requesting I post recipes for some of the food I put up on Instagram so I thought I'd dip my toe in the water with the aforementioned pesto tomorrow. Recipe might be a bit too kind but hey, I said dip my toe.... 

I bought | The perfect little vintage-inspired top from H&M (the £9.99 price tag did it) those of you who follow me on Insta will already have seen me rave about, and a 'Cut Grass' scented candle from The White Company. Winter blues be gone.

I wore | My new Frame Denim personalized black skinny jeans. Such a great fit and they have tiny little initials stitched into the pocket. It's the little things innit.

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Weekend Update | Blue Hair and Green Juices

I Went | Those of you who saw my Resolutions post will know I'm trying to keep up with yoga properly this year.  I'm planning on practising at home with the help of YogaGlo (recently discovered via Into the Gloss) along with weekend classes at The Life Centre. 

I Wore | In light of the above, good yoga wear is something I really want to invest in. I know its purely psychological, but having decent kit really does make you want to work out. That's what I'm telling myself anyway... Sweaty Betty is always a good go-to for leggings and then I tend to wear t-shirts by LNA or tank tops from HnM and Gap. Really liking the look of Fillipa K's soft sport range too - the cropped yoga leggings, yoga bra top and sporty sheer pullover are three favourites.

I watched | Blue is the Warmest Colour. Never seen anything like it and it really did blow me away. Raw, real and incredibly moving, the main actress who plays Adele is beyond amazing. I felt really reluctant to let go when it ended after becoming so invested in the characters and their relationships over the course of the film (close to 3 hours but you barely notice). Go see it, if only to be able to join in the conversation and controversy surrounding it.

I read | Finally started a new book - keeping on top of those resolutions - in the form of Summer Lies by German writer Bernhard Schlink (he also wrote The Reader). A collection of short stories, all the stories are about love, both falling in and out of it. I've only read a couple but so far its subtly written and engaging - just don't to get all the answers.

I drank | Along with the rest of entire world, I am big into green juices right now. On the high street, Pret's new take on the trend is surprisingly good (nutritionally it looks a-ok too) and easy for those of us out of reach from a proper juice bar. Crussh's Lean Green juice is also a favourite, especially with added ginger and spirulina to ward of winter colds. Really looking forward to trying Roots and Bulbs' cold pressed concoctions in Marylebone and Alkame smoothies once they launch too.

I ate | Sweet tooth reared its ugly head in a big way this weekend; way too much Dairy Milk Daim bar and delicious dulce de leche ice cream at the Curzon in Soho.

Wearing Larsson and Jennings watch/ Natalie Marie Jewellery rings / bracelets from Merci. 
Image via my Instagram @lucywilliams02 



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Movie Me Now

Whether its going to the cinema (the Curzon and Electric are my favourites in London), watching one of the many DVDs from our 'to watch' pile, reading reviews in the Sunday papers or listening to my favourite geeky film podcast (Film Spotting for anyone interested) in the bath, movies are a massive part of my downtime. So much so, I don't really feel like I've had a proper weekend unless I've zoned out to at least one film.

So I thought it might be fun to do the occasional 'recently watched' post to highlight a few of the films, both old and new, I've seen and loved of late. I tend to get carried away with these sorts of things so I'm going to be strict with myself and keep it all as brief as possible!

So if you're in need of something to watch this weekend or just reminding of an old favourite, I hope this gives you a little bit of inspiration.  Let me know what you think and if you too have seen any of the below-I'd love to know what you think. 

I Wish // Nobody Knows

After being totally won over by I Wish after seeing it at the ICA a couple of months ago, I decided to investigate some more of Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeka's films, starting with the 2004 Nobody Knows.  Undeniably sweet, I Wish is the best kind of visual soul food, meandering along to a heart-warming ending that's saved from veering towards sentimental by a good dose of dry humour and realism. So one day, while off-sick from work with a thick cold, I curled up in bed with Nobody Knows expecting much of the same.

The film sees a group of children left alone in a small apartment after their wayward mother appears to have left once and for all. Akira, the eldest brother on the cusp of adulthood, is left in charge of his 3 siblings and has to juggle keeping his family together while also dealing with the turbulence of being a teenager. 

Half coming-of-age melodrama, half tragic tale of survival and loneliness, Nobody Knows is one of those films that really gets under your skin and despite feeling quite slow while you're watching, it stays with you for a long time afterwards.

Buy the DVD here.

Rachel Getting Married

A heady mix of love, loss, addition, grief and one rollercoaster of a wedding, Rachel Getting Married is an amazingly real portrayal of a normal family dealing with extraordinary circumstances and emotions. A far cry from her Princess Diairies days, Anne Hathaway is really brilliant as damaged Kym while Rosemarie DeWitt is fast becoming one of my favourite actors for her incredibly natural way of performing.

 Desperate, tragic and hopeful all at once, Rachel Getting Married might not be one for a Sunday evening (you've been warned), but its beautiful cinematography and intense performances make it well worth a watch.

Buy the DVD here. 


The Sessions

I never had myself down as a much of a weeper when it came to movies, but in the last year or so I've become much more of crier and The Sessions is case in point of this more emotional me.

I actually saw this a little while ago, around Christmas time, but couldn't not include it in my first film post. Telling the story of Mark O'Brien, a man reduced to a horizontal life in an iron lung after contracting polio at 6 years old, who employs a sex surrogate to help him lose his virginity, The Sessions is more heart-warming, charming and funny than its subject matter might belie. The fact it's an entirely true story just makes it all the more moving. 

On a visual level, I loved the 1970s San Francisco setting but it's the performances that really sets the film apart. Having only seen him in pretty sinister roles previously, John Hawkes was a revelation in terms of talent and sensitivity. 

Engaged from start to finish, I was left feeling incredibly humbled in a flurry of bittersweet tears that took a full afternoon to recover from.

Buy the DVD here.