My holiday memories - by Sally

Things I collect - by Sally

Things that make me feel grown up - by Sally

Sally's guilty pleasures

Nose picking - mainly mine, but quite often Ben and Sam's
Cleaning my ears out with a cotton bud
Eating crisps in bed
Eating generally really rubbish food occasionally - pepperami's, pot noodles, kebab's when sober
Shopping - i always feel guilty when shopping. Always.
Drinking cold tea and coffee - i think i've got so used to it that I now enjoy it.
Crap TV - Dog the bounty hunter (this is a real programme), America's next top model, real life cop shows, shows about binge drinking in market towns, awful US sit coms that don't make it to channel 4....
Listening to my i-pod (a new purchase) and singing in the mirror - something I haven't done for a very very long time.
Long lunches with wine and shouting builders.
Music that I'm too old to like.
Day dreaming - I am getting worse at this not better. I can day dream all day about things that will never happen. Currently the dream of being an Olympic Ice Skater.
Magazines - all of them. I love them all.
Starbucks - £2.50 for a cup of coffee or am I buying into the lifestyle?
Texting - Orange would fold if it wasn't for my text addiction.
Laughing - I want to laugh more and more and more. Life gets too serious.
Flirting - I missed flirting.
It's a list thing - I missed you last month, don't leave me again.....

Sally's town...

My London and Twickenham/Richmond

Shopping.

Sandy's in Twickenham - Amazing fishmonger, who doesn't laugh at you when you stand there looking utterly confused at the massive selection of fish he has.

New Look, H&M, Primark, Top Shop, M&S, Gap (all over) - I'm high street all the way.

Paperchase in Kingston - Stand alone shop. I adore everything in Paperchase and am constantly buying note books I will never ever write in, pens, cards. It's like being 8 again and visiting a toy shop.

Lakeland at Brent Cross (the new bit over the road) - Did you know you needed a mushroom scrubber or mango slicer? No? Neither did I until I discovered this lovely shop.

Waterstones at Piccadilly - I haven't been here for years but often used to visit after work for a browse and a coffee. I think/hope it's still there.

Selfridges, Oxford Street - This shop has very fond memories for me, it was my first regular saturday job and is such a great shop. Although it has got a bit tooooo trendy and not full of the lovely little old ladies looking for the Haberdashery department.

Space NK in Richmond - when I'm feeling flush
Boots at Kew Retail park - for when I need shampoo
Wilkinsons in Kingston - for great bargains

Jewellery Alley in Richmond - A row of shops that sparkle.

Happicraft in Twickenham - An excellent independent baby shop. Sells almost everything.

Cafes/restaurants/bars/pubs
The terrace in Kingston - The most amazing sandwiches. The chicken escalope club is highly reccomended.

De Cecco in Fulham - Lovely Italian.

Green Cottage on Finchley Road - My favourite chinese restaurant.

Southeys on Chiswick High Road - The Best Sunday roasts I've ever had. Many a single girls afternoon with a bottle of red and Lizzie getting rat arsed.

Don Fernandos in Richmond - Lovely tapas, lively atmosphere.

The bagel bakery on Brick lane - When you're pregnant, can't sleep and hungry, it's worth the drive.

The Freemasons in Hampstead - just for the beer garden.

The White Swan in Twickenham - lovely pub right on the river. Packed in the summer.

Pembroke Lodge cafe in Richmond Park - can't describe how lovely this place is. Nothing special in the food department, just a lovely place with a great terrace and view.

Parks and Walks.
Marble Hill to Richmond - a lovely walk along the river.

The Heath - full of some very happy memories.

Other special places....
Mayfair - I loved working around there. All the squares, Shepherds Market and not too full of tourists.

Fulham - some great nights out, full of rahs, quality. Home to the wonderful night club 'Crazy Larry's'. Many, many, many a drunken night in there.

Oriental City in Hendon - there's a restaurant that does the best Dim Sum I have ever tasted and there's shops that sell great plates, bowls etc

AND THAT'S MY TOWN!

Sally's Coulda woulda shoulda...

I coulda...
been a lawyer and been practising law in the US ala Susan Dey stylee had I not arsed about and failed my a-levels when I was 18.

been in Grange Hill or some sort of teen drama if I'd contunued to go to Sylvia Young will I was 12 years old.

written a book by now, if I wasn't so lazy

I shoulda.....
been offered some sort of TV/Radio programme by now as I am literally the funniest person I know. I'd have Fran on it with me as she is also the funniest person I know. We'd have the highest ratings ever...

seen things coming.

paid more attention at university.

I woulda....
liked to have spent more time in Belize.

liked to have gone on a romatic holiday to Bermuda with my loved one.

been less of a person if I didn't believe in everything happening for a reason.

Sally's "I secretly love..."

I secretly love....
Steve Tyler from Aerosmith
Sam Allerdyce
Jimmy Nail
Martin Johnson
Bill Turnbull
Gordon Ramsey
Jeremy Kyle
Dog
Sean from Corrie - I wish I were a gay man sometimes so we could be together
Martin from Eastenders
And I have to mention him, but it's no secret, Daniel Craig

Sally's Desert Island Discs

Songs

What a fool believes - The Doobie Brothers.
I love this song and my dad loved this song. It always seemed to be on the car when we were little.

Let there be love - Oasis
Reminds me of John, my little Liam wannabe

Girlfriend - Nelly and Justin Timberlake
Boy band and gangsta rap together - genius

The Flower Duet from Lakme - Delibes AKA the BA advert
Possibly on every now that what I call classical compilation album ever made and used in countless TV/Films/adverts, but beautiful and the piece of music we walked into the registry office with on our wedding day.

Superstitious - Stevie Wonder
The song playing when I kissed John for the first time

Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush
I like to try and dance like old Kate in this video and the most tragic love story ever.

The Brazilian - Genesis
Makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up and I play air drums to this (in private).

Nobody's supposed to be here - Deborah Cox
If I get to the final of X-factor, this will be the song I belt out and no doubt will allow me to win.

I'd save
The Flower Duet

Book
Ray Mears - Essential Bushcraft

Luxury Item
The best Swiss Army knife you can buy.

p.s. If I could take a person it's be Daniel Craig as no doubt I'd get rescued at some point and it doesn't count as cheating when you're stranded on a Desert Island.

Random lists no.4 - 'Sally's Daniel Craig list'

Sally's "All I want for Christmas is..."

All I want for Christmas is....

A Kelly bag
Diamond stud earrings
A digital SLR camera
Our own house
A Land Rover Defender
A Cath Kidston mobile phone
A new wardobe of clothes
A laptop with wireless
A jewellery box from Smythson
All new make up
A new set of kitchen knives
BUT....will be over the moon with.... Seeing the boys faces on Christmas morning

Sally's 'Some things you may not know about me...'

I am not frightnened of dying
I make John text me whenever he gets to where he's going
I am petrified of the dark
I think wearing perfume is bad luck
I pick my nose
I'm brilliant at making flat pack furniture
In my younger days I snogged two girls - seperate occassions and under the influence
I know all the words to Jump around by house of pain
I never take the first magazine/newpaper/book on display off the pile/shelf
I love Dog, the bounty hunter
I've had two blood transfusions
I could eat olives until the cows come home
I hate Natasha Kaplinsky with a passion

Sally's 'i don't understand...'

I don't understand....

every language other than English - very poor
people who stare at the buggy in a really horrible way
why it's so hard to walk with patience for just two seconds
what I did that never really let me be accepted
why Amy isn't here
every episode of 'Waking the dead'
the fascination with Katy Melua
binary code

Sally's i like list

I like.....

Sam kissing my nose
Ben gurning
Walking into Richmond along the river
The trains going past at the bottom of the garden
Laughing at the people on deal or no deal with Fran
Sarah Beeney - I think we'd get on
myspace.com - a new discovery
The new Keane album
Celebrity gossip
Singing the wheels on the bus
John coming home from work
Driving
Taking photo's
The Hoobs, especially the Motorettes