Outdoor Yoga class with my friend Julia at the Virgin Sport Hackney Festival Of Fitness 2017 after we finished the ‘Chase Your Mate 5.5k’ race.

14:53 Sunday April 30, 2017

The ‘Go Fit Yourself’ fitness stage, Hackney Marshes, London

Fact: Richard Branson was in attendance to cheer on an estimated 11,000 Half Marathon runners who entered the 13.1-mile course.

A difficult conversation…

13:23 Saturday April 29, 2017

Oxford Street, London

Fact: More than 80% of the homeless community report having a mental health problem. And the number of rough sleepers is rising: in London alone, outreach workers saw more than 8,000 people sleeping on the streets between April 2015 and last March.

Out for drinks in East London celebrating my friend Tamara’s birthday. Classic scene.

23:39 Friday April 28, 2017

Beach Blanket Babylon Shoreditch, London

Fact: The only drinks that are more widely consumed worldwide than beer are water and tea.

Lil G and I; all ’bout that mirror selfie life.

22:11 Thursday April 27, 2017

Stoke Newington, London

Fact: Marking objects or urine spraying is a normal territorial instinct that many domestic and wild rabbits display. Intact rabbits (especially males) will frequently mark their territory as a normal instinct and on some occasions will mark their handler in an effort to display dominance.
*I’ve been sprayed twice in a week

I walked past a ‘Hey Violet’ exclusive fan event on the way to Dalston; purple and pink hair with the smell of teen spirit. My friend Gabby used to be on their management team so I went to a show a couple of years ago in London and they’ve got a unique dynamic.

16:53 Wednesday April 26, 2017

Kingsland Rd, Stoke Newington, London

Facts: Hey Violet is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, consisting of Rena Lovelis (lead vocals), Miranda Miller (rhythm guitar, keyboard, vocals), Nia Lovelis (drums, vocals), Casey Moreta (lead guitar, vocals), and Iain Shipp (bass).
Hey Violet was the first signing to 5 Seconds of Summer’s label Hi Or Hey Records and won the 2016 Teen Choice Award for “Next Big Thing”. The band is currently on a sold out tour supporting their new single ‘Break My Heart’ with their debut album ‘From The Outside’ out 16 June.

I feel like this silhouette is somewhat symbolic of the speed of life on the streets of London.

17:18 Tuesday April 25, 2017

Bethnal Rd, Stoke Newington, London

Fact: Earth spins on its axis once in every 24-hour day. At Earth’s equator, the speed of Earth’s spin is about 1,000 miles per hour (1,600 kph). The day-night has carried you around in a grand circle under the stars every day of your life, and yet you don’t feel Earth spinning. For every second, you’re moving almost half a kilometre through space.

If you’re ever having a flat day, this girl here is the cure; a self confessed ‘acquired taste’ I would order in double quantities. If you need to amplify your existing good looks, Phoebe is your girl – http://www.phoebetaylor.com. Infrequent local ‘laptop parties’ in cafes for the unconventional working week is our thing.

14:05 Monday April 24, 2017

Mosaic Clapton, London

Facts: Most of the world’s coffee is produced in developing countries and smallholders produce the majority of the world’s coffee.
Coffee is grown in over 70 countries.
125 million people worldwide are dependent on coffee for their livelihoods. Brazil is one of the top three coffee producing countries, yet in 2014, nearly 8% of Brazil’s population were living at or below the World Bank absolute poverty line of $1.90 per day or £1.51.
Smallholder coffee farmers in three Central American countries were found to have no guarantee of food security for 3-4 months every year. Food can be so scarce farmers have named the period Los Meses Flacos (the thin months) in Nicaragua.
In 2014 coffee had a global export value of $30.8 billion, roughly half the GDP of Kenya.
In 2014 the UK was the world’s tenth largest coffee importer by value.
Fairtrade coffee is grown in 30 countries.
Fairtrade represents roughly 812,500 small-scale coffee farmers which are members of 445 producer organisations.
In the UK, we drink approximately 55 million cups of coffee per day.

When your friends are your heroes too. The London Marathon, 37km mark and our #1 Fiona aka Fisain Bolt who in a time of 04:22:28 received her medal from PRINCE HARRY (!). We die.

13:52 Sunday April 23, 2017

2017 London Marathon Course, Tower Hill, London

Fact: More than 40,000 competitors lined up to run this morning meaning the 37th event has outstrip last year’s record of 39,140 competitors. Many were waved off on their 26.2-mile journey by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, who were later cheering from the sidelines and presenting medals to finishers.

A long walk searching for peace of mind…

16:21 Saturday April 22, 2017

Victoria Park, London

Fact: Victoria Park (known colloquially as Vicky Park or the People’s Park) is a park in Bow in Greater London, England. The park is 86.18 hectares of open space that opened in 1845.

My friend Emily Burns played her first Sofar Sounds gig (supported by Luke on keys) and it was magical; such a beautiful voice and musical talent and the set was received so well by everyone in the room.

21:14 Friday April 21, 2017

Maker Wharf, East London

Fact: Sofar Sounds (or Songs from a Room) is a global community where music lovers and artists come together to experience music in an intimate setting at a secret concert. The events started in London in March 2009 by Rafe Offer, Rocky Start and Dave Alexander.