I mean, at least January is over, right? But February always feels like a long month to me, which is why I try and book a holiday this month most years. Ha! Obviously there is no hope of me being in Australia/Thailand/Mexico this February so I need things to distract me. This is what is getting me through 2021 so far:
TV
Call My Agent is a fabulous French comedy drama about a Parisian talent agency which has the dual function of being hugely entertaining and making me focus on the subtitles so I can’t doomscroll my way through the evening (Netflix)
WandaVision is smart, funny and a must for all Marvel fans (Disney+)
Below Deck will always be my favourite reality tv franchise and one episode a week isn’t enough (Hayu/Amazon Prime)
It’s A Sin is the best tv programme I have watched in months, maybe even years. I have already waxed lyrical about it on instagram and my love is all-encompassing.
When I’m not watching tv, you will find me:
Baking, which gives me a great sense of calm with an added bonus of tasty carbs to eat afterwards.
Clambering onto my peloton for a twenty minute ride, preferably with my favourite instructor Cody, whose playlists (Britney, NSync) and general cheeriness are an excellent and positive way to start the day.
Listening to either (a) Arlo Parks’s new album Collapsed in Sunbeams which is just gorgeous or (b) Elis James and John Robins’s podcast (BBC Sounds) which is funny and thoughtful and very comforting.
Drinking. Good riddance to Dry January.