September 2015 | Just Muddling Through Life

30 September 2015

Charlotte Travel

Celebrating Mid Autumn Festival

I was lucky enough to get a long weekend off work this week, with Monday being a public holiday, because Sunday was the annual Mid Autumn Festival. It's celebrated throughout China and Vietnam, so I got to experience how they do it in Hong Kong. The…

28 September 2015

Charlotte Fashion

Outfit – Crazy Daisy

Another work outfit today! I actually quite like wearing skirts and dresses to work, as it gives me more freedom to wear clothes I like, than if I had a real uniform, and there's something about floaty skirts like this that makes you feel very pretty! I've…

27 September 2015

Charlotte Music 2

A-Z of My iPod

A while ago, I took you for a tour of my bookcase, from A-Z, so this time I thought we'd visit one of my other great loves in life, my music collection. I'm one of those very rare people who still buys physical copies of music - and…

23 September 2015

Charlotte Travel

Hong Kong: Places of Worship

Despite not being a particularly religious person, I do find the notion of religion, and the many different faiths that exist around the world quite interesting. Having grown up in a largely Christian community, in a country whose dominant religion is also Christianity, I'm fascinated to now be…

21 September 2015

Charlotte Fashion

Outfit – Casual Comfort

I love it when I manage to throw together a really easy, comfortable outfit, that also looks really good. I think the key piece in this combination is the top, as it's so loose and light - it has a tendency to slip off my shoulder form time…

19 September 2015

Charlotte Travel

Travel Inspiration – Disney World, Florida

I was lucky enough to visit Disney World in Florida around 6 years ago with my family. I'm planning on visiting the Hong Kong park at some point this year, so this seemed like a good time to take a look back at the only other Disney park…

16 September 2015

Charlotte Music 1

Review – Bring Me The Horizon: That’s The Spirit

If you wanted a record that sounds like Bring Me The Horizon's early releases, think again. Talk about reinvention. The band's latest effort, That's The Spirit, moves away from metalcore, and instead effortlessly blends elements of their older, heavy style, pounding with angry guitars, with a newer, more…

14 September 2015

Charlotte Fashion

Outfit – Simple Stripes

This outfit is another one I use for work - where the requirement is that I wear a dress or skirt, appropriately conservative for working with children. To be honest, some of the other teachers wear dresses that I would say are too short, yet seem to be…

12 September 2015

Charlotte Travel

Nan Lian Gardens & A Symphony of Lights

Last weekend I spent my Saturday afternoon with a friend, and we headed to Nan Lian Gardens, on the recommendation of some other teachers. It was an absolutely beautiful sunny day, though pretty hot, but it was lovely to find somewhere outside to enjoy it. The gardens were…

9 September 2015

Charlotte Life

A Day in the Life: Kindergarten ESL Teacher

So for anyone who hasn't been paying attention lately, I recently began working in my first real-world, full-time job since graduating university, as a teacher in Hong Kong. I got the job through an agency, who also provide my flat, and have been placed in a kindergarten, where…

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