GlasgowLIFE – now in boxes

It’s a tearful end to a truly memorable tale. Our 2^nd year flat has been completely nuts at times! Kellie and Nicole have been the perfect flat mates and we will be gutted to close the ‘Griffin’door’ behind us for the final time. The horrendously mingin’ stairwell that we have put up with, the restless sleep when the single glazed windows didn’t keep out the noise of ‘jakies’ shouting, the hole in my bedroom wall etc… can simply be overlooked. We couldn’t have asked for a better PAD to gather the BABS troops and conveniently be within strolling distance to uni. SO as mum and I carry my boxes full of stuff out to the car – I can reflect on the BEST bits!

Street View

Kellie's Room



My Room



Nicole's Room

Scrambled Egg Tuesdays, Pancake Wednesdays, Naked Sundays...

The road to success is always under construction

My workload is mountainous for university at the moment as term time is coming to a close and deadlines are that FROSTING on the peak. I most definitely could be the PRO in procrastination so with a severe lack in motivation I am not even nearing the summit of this darn essay writing.  

Red sky at night – Shepherds delight

If I can sum up my flat MATEY it three words it would be ‘a complete nutter’ but she is one of the most bubbly and openhearted gems I have ever met. So when she suggested an adventure to the rolling countryside of Ayrshire – I jumped at the chance of some FRESH AIR, horses and Robbie burns chat.
Kellie, Nicole and I sported the look of wellyboots clarted in Mud and frizzy sea salted hair for a glorious few days while dancing about the fields and baking under the stunning blue skies.

Day one –

Short bus trip followed by a delicious dinner in the Fairburn.
Arrival at Nicoles PAD – a quaint little country cottage which was just how I imagined, so homely!
A rapid stroll through the country lanes burnt off some of our dinner binge and the picturesque pink sky gave us hope for the following days weather forecast – red sky at night, shepherds delight.
Midgies completely munched us in a true Scottish bugg attack while we tucked the horses in for the night.

Day two –

Early rise.
Who needs to see the new 3D titanic film when we had planned a big bad ass ferry ride to the Isle of Arran haha.
In true backpacker style we took no maps, had no plan but laden with lunch… the hiking began as soon as we bounced off the boat. The fisherman beach walk trailed us ride through the centre of the jostling little golf course and to the summit of the GRAAAAND 13^th century Brodick Castle and Gardens.
The six hours we spent exploring the little secluded island flew by and we even found the time to satisfy our inclination to sun bathe on the pier.

Day three –

Nothing beats a duvet day.
Moovies with the most welcoming McMahon family!
An enchanting riverside walk with the girls and Nicoles adorable dog Tessyy.
Ending a SUPERB trip with a tasty meal at the ‘Tree house’ restaurant in Ayr - There Millionaire Sundae was to die for!

Honeys 21st

Sooo splendid to have miss Honey Davis Wilkinson back in our midst for a couple of nights and a good excuse to have all the girls gathered in Glasgow for some well over due nonsense. It never fails to amaze me that no matter how long we are all separated for – NOTHING changes and when reunited it is always as much fun as it has been over the years.

It was an over emotional greeting when we surprised the birthday girl with a banner at the train station. She trudged along the platform not expecting anyone to meet her until she spotted us eagerly waiting. The dramatic, almost ‘ROM COM like’ scene quickly broke into a frenzy of us running, flinging bags down and all in all embarrassing ourselves in front of the unpredicted public audience. Honey was delighted and completely overwhelmed with the greeting! Smiles all round!

The weekend was an assortment of treats….

Bit of a boogie in buff club

“Drop it like its hawwwt” – Catriona

"Where have you been all my life” - Andrea

The feast

Marvellous spread of food – from stuffed mushrooms to stuffed tomatoes and pretty much everything STUFFED with goodness – WE WERE WELL AND TRULY SATISFIED.

Classic Cocktails

After the cinema was crammed to the brim and completely sold out – we were a little disappointed not to get our Channing Tatum FIXX on the big screen which he stars in his latest movie ’21 Jump Street’ (he really is the most beautiful gent). So instead I ventured to Mosquito on Bath Street for a couple of girly cocktails with Rosalind and her good friend Molly who is visiting Glasgow for the first from the USA.

It was such a great chance to chat with someone from the other side of the POND and get the lowww’dowwwn on American life as she prepped me for my big move to Boston in August. Very reassuring to know that such a smiley, bubbly character will only be a couple of hours away if I am in need of a familiar face when settling into the USA.

Toasted White Russian... EmilyEmily… Cosmo… Woowoo… Mango Daiquiri… Strawberry Mojito… Royal Flush – sampled each other’s choices after a couple of rounds and by the end of the night I was well and truly fuelled for my move to the States – 4months!!!

a spectacular Easter Sunday

Rozzy, Andrea and myself rise early for some tuneful singing in church – nothing like BELTING out those hymns… leaving us with that satisfied feeling of ‘good deed done for the day’!

Service was shortly followed by a delicious slab of cake and hot chocolate at the Glasgow Tea Rooms. Loved the little quote that came with our bill...

Well the time has come
for you to rub your tum
and bid farewell to
the butterfly and pig
with trotters or wings
or with a ding a ling ling
open our door
and be a stranger no more
and welcome back to
The Tearooms.








I can satisfyingly say we INDULGED. And although the Easter Bunny Rabbit obviously thinks I have matured beyond the years of chocolate eggs, nothing is more of a treat than spending it with some of my favourite girls!

PRing to the next level

So following our dire performance in true karaoke style on our most recent work night out – Nicole and I decided we MUSTmustMUST redeem ourselves and earn back some PR brownie points.

So while being drowned in the Glasgow rainfall and trying to convince the general public that they really are missing out having not experienced the new Saint Judes food menu, we came up with our own take on the Spice Girls legendary song…
http://soundcloud.com/kmashe10/if-you-wanna-get-some-noodles

We may only be a ‘one hit wonder’ but after listening to this, you cannot deny – GENIUS!

Music to my ears

Christina Aguilera - At Last

Her voice is phenomenal...

End of 2nd Year

My outrageous university class will truly be missed! The legendary BABS_20 are the best of the bunch by far and although a bit dis-functional at times, I love them all! A year without this troop is going to be tough and probably far too sane for my liking but hopefully Skype will help us all stay in contact while on our year of industrial placement.

2.8 hours

A slight fright - in the middle of the night. I was out on a stroll in the Glasgow city centre with my flat mate and we were confronted by numerous ZOMBIES chasing screaming youngsters that were running past. Unaware of the fact that a game was taking place across the UK mimicking the movie ’28 weeks later’, we were horrified but later looked up the instructions online – very unique thinking events team:



Can you survive the zombie apocalypse? There are a series of locations around the city. You must find your way to each without being caught by zombies that prowl the streets. At the start you are given the first location and a map. If you make it there you will encounter a survivor with a story to tell. They will give you the next location, where you will another survivor, and so on, until you make it to Resistance HQ. Here you will be scanned for infection. If you are clear you can enter. If the scan shows the signs of infection you must join the zombie horde.



Game duration. The game will last about ... 2.8 hours. So make sure you’ve got whatever you need with you for the night. You will be starting in groups of six to eight people. You will be told where to go to first and that you must avoid zombies. The rest is up to you.