I’d been having a right mare of a day. Everything seemed to be all doom and gloom with no silver linings. You know the ones? Crap news, followed by no clean socks and that last pitiful drop of milk in your tea. Everything just seemed dire.

So when I rocked up to Shoreditch House for Wired with my pals, I was kinda down in the dumps not expecting much from my mood or the night. But a crowd full of fun folk and a welcome hug from friends later and I was starting to feel a bit warmer inside.

Then Ed Sheeran started playing and everything sort of felt alright again. At first glance Ed just looks like my mates who used to kick flip down stairs when I was a kid. You don’t expect him to have this brilliant, tuneful voice and catchy self penned melodies. His red hair and shy looking face don’t make you think he’s gonna be such a good beat boxer. And his oversized Vans definitely don’t imply he’ll effortlessly mix 50 Cent’s lyrics into his rootsy soulful tunes.

Ed blends genres in a way that could only come from someone who truly loves and studies his trade.

But anyway I could rant on about how brill he was for ages – I have been to anyone close by. But that’s probably a bit boring, instead why not have a little listen? He brightened my week – so maybe he’ll lift yours too.

I don’t want to fail to mention XO Man who finished the night with a brilliant set. It wasn’t the first time I’d seen XO. That was a few months back and was a baptism of fire! He picked me out the crowd to…um, I guess ‘serenade’ would be the best word!

I was with my boyfriend at the time and I was like ‘love, why didn’t you say something?’ to which he replied ‘baby he’s like 6ft 10” – if he wanted to borrow you the whole night I would of let him!” Charming!

Anyway there’s something about XO that I just love. From the minute he enters the room you can’t take your eyes off him. And it’s not just coz he’s massive (which he undoubtedly is) it’s his brilliantly weird sense of style and equally huge personality that makes you excited for his set.

And he doesn’t disappoint – he’s funny, raw, vulgar at times but always entertaining. He seems completely at home on stage and has that over cocky swagger which  could easily make you hate him but instead  just makes you secretly want to be his friend.

His tunes are fun and his lyrical style interesting. He manages to make a song about being wicked in bed sing-a-long-able, and that’s no mean feat.

I got to interview these guys for The 5:19 Show’s games feature. They were really cool and after the interview Dave drew me this awesome picture – how lucky am I?!

I just spent a week in Mexico with my two gal pals Tash and Lani. It was so much fun, completely relaxing and idyllic. We spent the first four nights in a beautiful luxury resort in Playa Del Carmen. It was so plush with ridiculous amounts of food and drink, an amazing room with our own Jacuzzi and a private pool. We ate ourselves silly and had such a fun time. While in Playa Del Carmen we visited Tulum, with stunning beaches and anciet Mayan ruins.

We also went to club CoCo Bongo – a complete cheesy tourist trap but so much fun. The club is so silly, with dancers acrobats and all you can drink. Me and Tash were ridiculous – and my voice hasn’t come back since!
Then it was off to Isla Mujeres – an island 15 minutes boat ride from Cancun. It was gorgeous, we rented bikes cylcled arond and stopped at beaches along the way.
I had the best time and am now suitably brown and jet lagged but couldn’t fault it.

Last night me and Dean went to see our freind Daley at AMP’T at Sound. It was a really cool night with a mix of vocalists, hip hop, comedy and fashion. Some acts were kinda questionable but overall it was a lot of fun. Daley did a beautiful cover of Maxwell’s Pretty Wings and our only issue was that we didn’t get to hear more!
Other stand outs from the night were Singer Jareth and stand up comic Axel.
Here’s a clip of when Daley sang at Maida Vale to give you sense of this guy’s vocal ability.  He also has amazing hair.  Nuff said.

I really hope 2010 is  a great year. I have some basic resolutions like to eat healthier, drink more water, less alcohol and work out more. I’d like to up my running in the summer and complete a race – even if it’s just 10k.

I want to have more self belief and drive. I want to push myself to achieve my goals and be more successful.  I aim to swap complacency for determination and positivity.

Finally I want to want to be more confident and not compare myself to others.

I have a bit of a bad habit of collecting jewelry. I own much more than I need and I forget about half of it most of the time. But I just get suckered in by cute adornments. I get most my stuff from markets – usual places like Camden and Portobello. But I also like to get stuff online.
I never really got into Ebay – I just can’t be bothered with all that bidding crap. But I LOVE Etsy. Everything is handmade so it just feels really personal. The seller often writes you a little note and sometimes they’ve thrown in other cool bits for free. So here are a few of the stuff I’ve bought recently.

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