Inspired by Thursday-13. In no particular order, here are 13 things which make me happy.
Right now, I’m desperate for a holiday. February is such a boring month; even though it’s so short it seems to have been going on forever!
All my friends (online and offline) seem to be going away, and I’m jealous. There’s no way we can afford to go abroad this year, so we’re looking more at cheap UK breaks. We used to go away quite a lot for the weekend when I lived down south, because I disliked the town I lived in and fun cities like Bath, Bristol and Oxford were only a short train ride away. It’s fun to explore different cities and see what’s on offer. Even just wandering round without any plans is good fun when you’ve never been to a place before. One of my favourite parts is the memories and the photos after, the kind of ‘Hey, remember when we went to…’ chats.
Best of all, a ‘staycation’ – I love that word – is so cheap. We don’t drive, so something like a coach holiday is good for us, or alternatively anywhere that’s easy to reach by coach or train. Even though it’s cheaper than going abroad, I always look out for discounts or coupon codes so that I don’t have to pay full price (I hate paying full price for anything!!). The additional benefit is that holidays are much more flexible. I’m happy to leave the cats for two or three days, and it means less time off work as well. Joe in particular needs to watch his time as he’s freelance, so a short UK break is perfect for us.
The only thing left to decide is where to go?! I’d love to visit Cornwall because I’ve never been, but I’d prefer to go there in the summer. It’s also really far away. One thing I’d like to do is go to the Peak District or the Lake District as they are much easier to reach and I’d like to get some photos from high up in the Peaks. The views are beautiful. One of the hardest parts of booking a holiday, wherever it is, is finding a good holiday and a good place to stay. Lots of people don’t care where they stay or what it looks like, but I’m super fussy. So I’ve been looking at reviews of last minute holidays to find out what’s good and what to avoid.
Fingers crossed I find the perfect place on a budget!!
From Sunday Stealing
1. Song that always makes you sad?
The 9/11 remix of Heaven (this one).
2. Last thing you bought?
Lunch for me and Joe – two rolls from Costa and a bottle of Tango.
I saw this theme and I absolutely fell in love with it – I just had to have it on Star Girl because of the stars in the sky. I especially love the creepy haunted shadow houses in the footer; they give it some personality and stop it looking too girly.
The only thing I’m not enamoured with is the title font with the blog title and strapline. It doesn’t really fit in with the look and feel of the rest of the theme, but when I get a chance I’ll look into creating a simple title/title image with one of my favourite cursive fonts. I absolutely love the Google Font Directory and its simplicity and wide variety of fonts. My favourite at the moment is Pacifico, so Star-Girl may just end up being in that. The cursive ‘G’ will look pretty good I think.