The Loop Guide to Clubbing, Drinking, plus West Essex and East London living.

Well this month has been more interesting for Miss Essex in the City than usual.

Firstly there was my long awaited girlie holiday that was better than I could have imagined, I forgot how wicked Ibiza really is! I love it! Anyway you can read all about that in my travel piece about the island itself and what I got up to there is far too much to tell and it would take up the whole of my monthly installment! It is fair to say though I have got serious holiday blues!

Also this month my mum held her first Lock and Key party at Minx and it was such a laugh and she is now going to be doing them monthly. Basically all the boys get a key and all the girls get a lock (which they wear round there necks) and then you try and find your match (it doesn’t matter if you are single or not it’s just a laugh) and once you have found them you go and get a raffle ticket. At the end of the night the raffle is drawn and you win some wicked prizes, I had about 15 raffle tickets and did I win anything? Not a sausage! It was so much fun though it was like a massive party because everyone was talking to each other and having a right laugh; it was my friend Rob’s birthday as well so I made everyone sing Happy Birthday (which he was not happy about). A good night was had by all and I can’t wait for the next one on September 7th in Minx, get yourselves down there it’s a laugh - it is strictly over 25’s though.

To be honest I have been in a bit of a bad mood this month I don’t know if its because I am slightly hormonal or what, it just seems like everything is getting on my nerves and I am in Janet Street Porter mode most of the time, trying to put the world to rights and letting people get under my skin! Plus Ibiza came and went far too quickly as these things do, so I am organising a reunion with a trip to Manchester for me and girls so we have something to look forward to!

Anyway enough of angry woman, I have got more interesting things to do with my time than to worry - like sorting out my tent for the V festival. I swear the last 3 years I have been to V I have been so up tight about it all; I am paranoid about going to the loo because they absolutely stink and you can’t get near them. I stress about having a tent to sleep in or not having a shower and I always come home thinking that it’s not worth the head ache. So this year I am going to be a proper festival chick and I am going for the whole weekend, I will camp out in a tent and I will brave the toilets if I have to, I may even get a henna tattoo done on my face, buy a stupid hat and actually watch one of the bands! Basically whatever it takes to roll with it I just hope it doesn’t rain or I am coming home quicker than you can say Kaiser Chiefs! I have got one advantage though and that is the access all areas pass that my brother got me, he has his own PR Company and he was sent two free passes. Now he could have sold one, or given it to one of his mates but no instead he gave it to me his little sis, what a nice thing to do. To be honest he is always kind to me like that and I can honestly say that he is one of my best mates, I rely on him a lot more than he probably realizes and I noticed that I never really mention him on my Essex and the city column so from now you will her a lot more about him!

So that is about it quite a boring month really apart from of course Ibiza! I have been out, but every where’s been a bit quiet I think it’s because it’s the time that people go away. We did have a wicked BBQ though at my friends - my brother did all the cooking including home made burgers which were amazing and we even had Karaoke. Being the wall flower that I am I was adamant that I wasn’t going to sing for the sake of all my friends, but I did, more than once in fact it annoyed me when anyone else was on it OR wanted to join in! Ha ha you could not get me off and to be honest Natalie was just as bad - in the end we shut both the French and lounge doors and just sung to each other - how sad are we!

I also ventured up to 195 the other night and was a little bit worse for wear and made it on wasted of the week, well for about two hours anyway. It was fine though, funny and I took it on the chin (which one? I hear you ask because in that photo I had about 3, when god was giving out chins I thought he said gins and asked for a treble!) But sod it you have got to be on there at least once don’t you? What do you mean no! Seriously though I didn’t care (as much as some it may seem) but it annoyed me that people felt the need to ring me up and make me feel bad about it, as if it’s a massive deal, don’t you hate that? For god sake it was a joke! Anyway so that has been about it but you will be hearing from me a little bit sooner than you think as I am going to be doing a review on this years V festival! I can’t wait! So until then enjoy the end of the summer (and in the words of Jerry Springer) look after yourselves and your brother because he is a great bloke!

P.S Apologies to my friend Ferrie for my outburst in Warehouse.. That place makes me wild!

P.P.S I went for a job interview the other day and it was all going well, I could really see myself working there. That was until I was told I would be sharing a v small office with ‘Gareth’, I don’t think I need to explain and yes Wendy I will get his number for you!

P.P.P.S I have sooo jumped on The Lost band wagon! It is so good.