What I have been up to

Relaxation

I have 4% battery before I feel like I am about to be cut off from the world, well till I find a charger for my phone anyway. I've now been off work for just over a week and it has been nice. I've been able to relax, write a lot of lists and pretty much get myself in order.

We are now packed for our trip with 10 days left to go. I am really excited about leaving, a little scared about the camping part and bears but apart from that really looking forward to things, new things.

3%

My thigh tattoo is healed although a few little scabs are itchy and I am a picker so I hope I have not damaged it. I've been able to run on it and went for a long road run yesterday and was nearly sick when I got back. Giving it a miss today and having a long relaxing bath instead. After that I may put some washing away, tidy up a bit and then I'll be taking my seat back on my cosy sofa.

2%

16 days

I have attractive feet right? Yeah I didn't think so...!

D.I.Y Travel journal

 

What you will need:
Old book pages
Book rings
Hole punch
Scissors
Cardboard
Envelopes

Since we have been planning our trip away I have wanted to make a D.I.Y travel journal to keep all of our ticket stubs and other bits and pieces from our trip. Whenever I go away I always seem to bring back ticket stubs, plane tickets, leaflets...anything I can really get my hands on and they end up getting shoved in a drawer.

As this is such a long trip and an important one for my husband and I, I couldn't bare to chuck everything into a drawer and forget about it this time. I looked on youtube for various DIY's on how to make them and they all seemed quite complicated so I decided to make my own version.

Firstly I collected annuals and old books from charity shops that included images and writing of places that we are visiting etc etc. I tried to get my hands on a camping annual but surprisingly they all were too expensive.

Next I decided on the size of paper that I wanted and cut it down with a guillotine, obviously you can do this with scissors, the guillotine just makes the job quicker and the cut straight. I purchased a hole punch from a stationers. I decided on a single one as I thought it would be easier for what I was wanting to do.

I punched 3 holes and attached the book rings through all the punched papers. I also cut two thicker pages for the front and back cover of the journal. I added an envelope in to the journal so that I could keep together bits I have collected until I stick it in the journal.


I also have a polaroid pogo printer which will be coming on the trip with us and I will be printing off mini photos to stick in the journal. Like me, if you want it to look pretty you can buy some funky tape to stick things in with and bright coloured pens.  

 

ITS MARCH

....Which means I am leaving this month with my husband! I couldn't be anymore excited!! First stop for us, is Orlando for a couple of days and Islands Of Adventures, which means Harry Potter (yes, I am that sad) Oh the excitement!

I'll be with you guys soon! haha


I am now on countdown from work as well, not many days left but quite a bit to do. I can't wait to leave for 3 months, I have been working this job for 5 years straight now and before that I worked weekends here for another 2 years whilst I was at university.

I am still panicing over the fact that I may have forgotten to do something and that my beach body is no where near what I would of liked it to be, but oh well! :)

Have a good day everyone. x