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!
eyes abroad 