Posts Tagged ‘swimsuit’

U is for…

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UNINSPIRED!

I slept too long last night so am a bit lethargic. It’s raining outside. I forgot to bring the lovely swimsuit I bought especially for my holiday. And I haven’t baked in days. My brain is feeling a bit lazy on the creativity front. Let me try a few different U things and see if anything flows.

Under = my brother told me a joke when I was younger that went ‘What do you get if you go under a cow? A pat on the back.’ I knew it must be funny because my big brother had said it and he was way cool. So I told it too. And laughed loads. But I didn’t get it at all.

Umbrella – I’ve never owned one for more than a few days. Every public transport lost property department in England must have one of my umbrellas.

Ukraine – when I was about 19, I watched a Chinese film called House of Flying Daggers. I loved it. The scenery looked beautiful. There was one bit where they’re running through a bamboo forest which looked amazing. I booked myself onto a group trip to China to trek the Great Wall and couldn’t wait to run through a bamboo forest myself. A week or so before leaving for China I was reading a film review of House of Flying Daggers and it said that it was actually filmed in the Ukraine…..

Upside-down cake – I saw someone making one last night on Come Dine With Me. I’ve never made one. Maybe I will.

University – despite wanting to get exams done and out of the way, I do really enjoy the process of learning and being in education. I’m thinking of taking up a short course as soon as my law degree is finished, my second degree by the way. You can never have too many degrees, that’s what I think! What I’m going to actually do with them is a different question! For the moment I’m just going to gather them, like books on a shelf, and have a little look at them every so often.

P is for…

PACKING!

What runs through my mind when I’m packing for a holiday….

I don’t need that much. I’m only going for five days. Let me just rummage around and see what I’ve got that’s holiday ish.

Oo, I’ll take this, a summery dress. I’ve got a nice eveningy dress too, in case of going out for dinner. Let me grab that. That other evening dress is nice too. I’ll take both. You can’t wear the same dress to dinner, can you? I’ll take both.

Try not to pack EVERYTHING

And this nice long flowy skirt would be nice for on the beach. And this sarong, for pottering over to the pool in. And that sarong. It’s best to have two. Need a swimsuit. I’ll have to buy one.

T-shirts. Take seven, just in case. And another skirt. And those long shorts. And those other shorts. And those pyjamas. And another pair. You need two pairs. And a few pairs of shoes. And flipflops. And socks just in case. And a jacket, in case it gets a bit cold. And a lighter jumper for if there’s just a breeze. And a light waterproof, in case there’s a little downpour. And toiletries. I’ll take face cream, and face suncream. And moisturiser. And suncream. And aftersun. Just in case.

And I wonder if I’ll understand the language enough to get nice herbal tea? I’ll just take some from here. Peppermint. And vanilla rooibos. And lemon and ginger. Maybe my yoghurt maker? I love my new yoghurt maker. It’s nice to have yoghurt when it’s hot. And my lemon squeezer! Freshly made lemonade. Mmmm.

What else? Books to read. I should study really. Ok, take my tutorial notes with me. And a book for fun. Which book. Hmmmm. I’ll take a few. Three. That’s a good number. Suitcase is bursting. Erm…

Ok, what to do? What to sacrifice?… But I NEED it all!… Ok, grab backpack. Start again. One pair of light shoes. Three tshirts. One evening dress. One day dress. One pair of shorts. One skirt. Change of underwear. One book. Study notes. Toiletries.

That’s better. Phew. I’m ready.

Why on earth had I packed my yoghurt maker? What was I thinking?! And herbal tea? On a holiday to a hot country?