It’s Sunday, the sun has been shining for more than 5 days consecutively, and I don’t have a home!
Lol.
Let’s backtrack. Hello everyone!! I hope you’ve had a lovely week and an even lovelier weekend. London has finally decided to peek its head out from the cover of grey skies (albeit briefly), and my vitamin D levels soared right through the roof.
Is this what being alive feels like?
Unfortunately, despite the warm weather, life has been a little unpredictable lately. There was a lot of news, both good and bad that I wanted to share in this week’s update, but it’s all been sidelined by the fact that me and my flatmates are currently couch-surfing as our flat has become inhabitable!
We’ve been dealing with a serious black mold issue since October, and despite numerous pleas to our landlord and the council, nothing has been done. I fear it’s a case of “they’re responsible”, “no, they’re responsible!”, so nothing has ended up being done. It all started with a leak from the upstairs flat that never got addressed, resulting in the black mold and a lot of water damage.
The final straw was when the fire brigade came and turned our electricity off, citing that it was an electric and safety hazard because the water was going into electrical sockets. SOOOOO, obviously we had to move out.
We’re currently fighting to get out of our lease, an issue that isn’t helped by unhelpful landlords. But, hopefully, this will all be solved sooner rather than later.
A bit of a bummer because in addition to the lack of an actual home, I don’t have a kitchen to cook in! Heart = broken. But, I managed to dig up some old recipes from the archives and that’s what I have for you today. No restaurant review this week as the three of us have been consumed with tackling this issue, but I optimistically hope to be eating my way through London very soon!
In the meantime,
Lots of love, kisses, and hugs
Laila xxx
COFFEE MISO CHOC CHUNK COOKIES
HARISSA ROASTED CAULIFLOWER
SPICY SMASHED POTATO SALAD
WEEKLY MEAL PLAN + GROCERY LIST
I've also had to deal with an incompetent landlord and an (almost) inhabitable house. It's such a draining situation, so I hope that you can find a solution asap!! Sending much love!
it’s so crazy they haven’t let you break your lease 😭😭😭 hoping for a speedy resolution 🤞🏽