Life’s too short

Koh Tao the turtle island! But ironically it’s the first time I’ve been diving and not seen a turtle for a very long time – I guess that’s just because I’ve been spoilt. Spoilt with so many good times and good experiences! But good doesn’t even begin to cover it – phenomenal – that sounds more appropriate!   
    
     
As I sit on the ferry from Koh Tao back to the mainland on my way up to Bangkok I’m pondering how quickly my year is coming to an end. I’m about to bid farewell to Thailand and see what Bali has to offer and then that’s it – I’m off to sunny (obviously actually not-so-sunny) England and it brings a tear to my eye but I’m not really sure why. I’m no longer dreading being back in England and at university for final year but instead I’m looking forward to the new challenges and to seeing what the year brings and how it will help me grow into graduate life. I’ve always said that life is what you make it and I can proudly say that I’ve always put that belief into my life too – I’ve achieved such a wide variety of things because I’ve put in the leg work! I’ve worked 5 jobs alongside university which has enabled me extend my journey home – and boy was every hour worth it! Even if despite all the worked hours I’ve still ended up in more debt, money will come and go, it always does. But you can never get the time back and you can never take away the memories!

Life is too short to be doing something you don’t absolutely love.

I love birthdays

In the run up/a good couple of weeks afterwards I give myself the perfect excuse for basically doing whatever I want… Because it’s my birthday.

It’s a fantastic mantra in a way, but in another way it’s also the worst. Why should I only do whatever I want because it’s my birthday? Surely I should do it at any time of the year simply because I want to?

Unfortunately life isn’t always as easy as that and many things often get in the way (uni, work, …money!) but I am setting a birthday resolution to do at least one thing a day simply because I want to. Not for any other reason than that – because quite frankly that seems like the best kind of reason!

Anyway… Birthday was fabbbbulous! Fijian party was a little less Fijian than party but it was a house filled with wonderful people I haven’t known more than 2/3 months but still wanted to shower me in gifts and celebrate the night with me! Big loves to all of them! (Of course the gifts were highly appropriate and either alcohol or animal related! Perfect!)
A fellow British party girl forced me onto the breakfast bar for my birthday countdown… Obviously I didn’t refuse

 

We were meant to spend the next day at the Mornington Peninsula Hot Springs but unfortunately it was full as silly old me didn’t book in advance… Luckily we found this out before we rented the car and drove the whole way there! After furiously googling for an hour we found a fantastic spa in Melbourne city and spent the day relaxing there

It was also one of the first birthdays I’ve had with a full day of sunshine! God bless the Southern Hemisphere!!

I thought the day couldn’t get any better but then I finally got to tick the ballet off my bucket list. I went to see the Nutcracker with my fellow former-dance housemate Carlota and we both sat in awe of the entire performance. It really was beautiful!