I'm aching for the ocean today.
Spending the weekend with my girls (more on them later) has left me with that salty taste in my mouth that I can't get enough of.
I suppose it could have something to do with my itchy feet and not having had a proper holiday in close to two years, away from home that is. I broke a bone in one of my hoofs last time. It was a 3 week holiday that turned into a one week whirlwind that was swiftly ended once I crushed my fourth metatarsel on some marble in Santorini in Greece. This was shortly followed by a two week stint of drugs, chocolate, couch-lounging and stair-hopping in a friend's abode in Southern England.
Summation: I NEED A HOLIDAY.
Well, I'm getting one, in July this year. I'm taking off for a few months to Europe. It's now March and I have nada planned, only my flight over. Nothing else is booked. I need to get onto that pronto. I get so overwhelmed when I look at places. I am not an avid traveller, or planner for that matter. Once I'm there I'm fine but I kind of need someone to come up with an itinerary for me.
I'm going to have to be a big girl and try and get my sh!t together so I can maximise my play time.
Currently on my initial holiday list:
Spain - Benicassim festival
Italy
Portugal
Croatia
Amsterdam
I don't know what else to put on the list yet. I'm intent on trawling whatever beaches I can find and lazing with cocktails. That is my idea of a holiday. I don't think this will sustain me for a month however.
We'll see what I can come up with. I'm giving myself a three week deadline. I have to move in the next fortnight and that's currently consuming me.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Clouds make me dreamy for the good stuff
I was on a plane the other day, on my way to visit some girlfriends in Sydney, and that thing happened again.
It only happens on planes, never anywhere else. There must be something about the sky.
Basically, when I'm up in the air I feel an overwhelming sense of excitement, aniticipation but most of all optimism and clarity. Anything is possible up there. I am so overcome with this "optimarity" feeling, the clouds make me smile and giggle.
I feel light up there, nothing worries me and I feel as though I can conquer the entire world. These feelings of lightness and happiness are actually contrary to how I truly feel about flying. Not having my feet on the ground or being connected to land at all leaves me feeling nauseous and worried. But I seem to be able to push these feelings aside and wholly embrace this positive feeling.
I feel like nothing can weigh me down and I am solely in charge of my life and I have the ability to do WHATEVER THE HELL I WANT. I can make anything happen and it's with great confusion that I can't understand how I didn't see life just as clearly before.
Unfortunately the steps don't necessarily present themselves on how to make my life more productive or happier, it's the bigger picture and feeling that overwhelms me and I understand that I should only make decisions that will move my life forward or make it more positive. It suddenly puzzles me why I would ever feel down or negative or unsure of my decisions. And then I remember it's the clarity up there that you can't get down on land. Everyone's around you making decisions for you, pushing things in front of you, everything's telling you how you should live your life and most of all, you question yourself.
I've often wondered why this feeling occurs. And I think I've come up with an answer. Planes connect us with people and experiences we need to have in our lives, we are often going somewhere or meeting someone. It's these future happenings that I ponder and think "wow, what great opportunities" or "how exciting".
Planes connect us with loved ones.
I remember the first time this feeling truly took hold of me. It was when I set off to San Francisco at the tender age of 20. And I do mean tender.
I was flying solo, alone on the whole trip, I didn't know a soul in the destination I was headed.
I was a very unsure and "uncool" 20 but I thought "I can be whoever I want to be in SF". This excitement overwhelmed me and I felt nauseous for the challenging and happy times ahead.
Needless to say it ended up being one of the best experiences of my life.
I think it's my upcoming trip to Europe/living abroad in London that's making me salivate for that feeling again. It gets me places, that feeling.
It only happens on planes, never anywhere else. There must be something about the sky.
Basically, when I'm up in the air I feel an overwhelming sense of excitement, aniticipation but most of all optimism and clarity. Anything is possible up there. I am so overcome with this "optimarity" feeling, the clouds make me smile and giggle.
I feel light up there, nothing worries me and I feel as though I can conquer the entire world. These feelings of lightness and happiness are actually contrary to how I truly feel about flying. Not having my feet on the ground or being connected to land at all leaves me feeling nauseous and worried. But I seem to be able to push these feelings aside and wholly embrace this positive feeling.
I feel like nothing can weigh me down and I am solely in charge of my life and I have the ability to do WHATEVER THE HELL I WANT. I can make anything happen and it's with great confusion that I can't understand how I didn't see life just as clearly before.
Unfortunately the steps don't necessarily present themselves on how to make my life more productive or happier, it's the bigger picture and feeling that overwhelms me and I understand that I should only make decisions that will move my life forward or make it more positive. It suddenly puzzles me why I would ever feel down or negative or unsure of my decisions. And then I remember it's the clarity up there that you can't get down on land. Everyone's around you making decisions for you, pushing things in front of you, everything's telling you how you should live your life and most of all, you question yourself.
I've often wondered why this feeling occurs. And I think I've come up with an answer. Planes connect us with people and experiences we need to have in our lives, we are often going somewhere or meeting someone. It's these future happenings that I ponder and think "wow, what great opportunities" or "how exciting".
Planes connect us with loved ones.
I remember the first time this feeling truly took hold of me. It was when I set off to San Francisco at the tender age of 20. And I do mean tender.
I was flying solo, alone on the whole trip, I didn't know a soul in the destination I was headed.
I was a very unsure and "uncool" 20 but I thought "I can be whoever I want to be in SF". This excitement overwhelmed me and I felt nauseous for the challenging and happy times ahead.
Needless to say it ended up being one of the best experiences of my life.
I think it's my upcoming trip to Europe/living abroad in London that's making me salivate for that feeling again. It gets me places, that feeling.
Take me here.Image: Weheartit.
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