Because last weekend and this week was quite quiet, this is going to be a pretty short weekly update :)
Saturday and Sunday
I had all the food I needed in the house so there was no reason for me to go outdoors. I was so exhausted of the previous weekend that I could use the rest. So that's what I did: sleep in, read my book, clean my room, "wasted" some time browsing on the internet. I even watch an entire season in one afternoon. If you are familiar with the Manor House or the 1900 House, then this will probably sound familiar too: the Regency House Party.
Manor House, 1900 and 1940 house are 3 reality shows by Channel 4. They send a family "back in time". They have to live for 12 weeks by the rules of that era. So I'd seen 1900 house and Manor house back in early 2000, but I hadn't seen the Regency House Party.
5 young ladies escorted by 5 governess' and 5 gentlemen spend 9 weeks in a Regency House and play by the rules of the Regency era (end of 18th Century, beginning of 19th Century, aka Jane Austen's time). The goal is to see if they are capable of finding a match playing by the Regency match making rules.
It is very interesting to hear what their experiences are. Especially from the point of view of the women. It looks like being a man in the Regency Era is one big party.
I am the most familiar with the Regency era via the world of Jane Austen and her romantic novels such as Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Emma, etc. And Jane made it look very romantic. But what you don't see in those stories is how restricted life for a woman was. She wasn't allowed to have an opinion, they couldn't inherit any fortune and their goal in life was to find a most advantageous marriage. To put a modern day woman into such an environment gives an interesting mix.
It is true that women have come a long way. We are able to go to school, to work, be single after the age of 20 and not be considered a spinster, etc. But sadly that doesn't apply to all the women in the world and even in the countries where it might seem that women are equal to men, there is still no gender equality. And what makes me even more sad is the fact that we have to fight so hard for something that should be a norm in the first place.
If you haven't heard Emma Watson's speech about gender equality, I have linked it below for you.
It might seem a bit out of the blue that I mention gender equality in one of my blog posts, but whilst I was writing about the Regency House Party, I just had to mention the connection.
By Monday I was more or less rested, thank god :)
Goodbye
As for the week, it went by very quietly. Friday was my last day at Media Circus and my colleagues gave me the most delicious chocolats from Liberty. I say they are the most delicious, but to be honest, I haven't tasted them yet. They look too pretty!
That was that for week 17 update. As for the remaining 3 weeks until Christmas I'll be doing Blogmas x) A blog post every day :) So keep your eyes open for that :)
Thanks for reading!
xo - Sara
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