Ciaran Isn't Writing

I had a fun start to April, then spent the rest of the month largely inside trying not to spend any money. I’m in saving-for-uni mode now, so no more trips to bookshops for a while. As a last treat to myself before I went money-saving mode, I decided to have a little holiday in London and see where I used to live at uni. I saw some friends and had a great night out at our old local. I wish I’d been able to organise seeing more people, but I’m so painfully shy about messaging people online. Anyway, I had three nights and was glad to have most of those nights to spend quietly in my hotel room. The days were mostly exploring central London. I’d picked a Tuesday-Friday holiday, thinking I’d escape the crowds at weekends. I forgot it was the Easter holidays. I couldn’t get into the Natural History Museum or the Lego Store due to the colossal queues. A lot of the Maritime Museum was closed off for refurbishment too, so I went to the Docklands Museum. I’d only been the...