I've tried to prepare myself for my week in the sunshine by going on a
bit of a health kick. I've done pretty
well (with the exception of the fry up we had on Sunday morning) and feel slim
enough to be able to have a week or pure indulgence
The holiday will see me enjoying a couple of firsts. Tomorrow I am off to the Malmaison for a
bit of pre-holiday pampering. I have
booked myself in for a manicure, pedicure and my first ever spray tan. I am so nervous, anyone else who knows what
it's like to lose a substantial amount of weight, taking your clothes off in
front of a complete stranger to reveal a body that's been through the wars of
weight loss is a little daunting. I like
to give myself challenges though and I do feel that things like this are
important, they help me to accept myself the way that I am. The old Chloe never would have had the
confidence to have a spray tan so despite the nerves I'm proud of myself and
very excited to see the result.
It will also be the first time that I have ever been on holiday with a
man. Yes it's mine and Simon's very
first holiday together. We are so
excited and it really does feel like another step in our relationship. Let's just hope we return next week still
smiling eh? :)
It may be hard to believe, but I've had a little bit of room in life
this week to get excited about other things.
Costa have FINALLY added new things to their menu and it's all looking a
bit Autumnal which is exciting.
Sometimes it's the simplest things in life that make you happy! On Sunday we sampled two of the new
additions, a chocolate orange window cake washed down with a chocolate orange
mocha. Delicious. Our new Sunday treat
is to head to Costa and chill out on a comfy coach with some magazines and
enjoy the peace and quiet. I can see us
doing it more and more as we head into the Winter.
We also had a lovely afternoon in the cinema catching the new Rachel
McAdams film, About Time. My list of
girl crushes is ever growing and I've loved Rachel ever since I saw the
Notebook all those years ago. She's so
beautiful and I don't think she's done a single film that I haven't loved. Word of warning though it's a weepy.
As I'm sure you can tell from my last post I am stupidly giddy about AW13 after having a little stroll round a few
shops in Newcastle on Saturday morning. I am loving all the purples, oranges and
greens, and don't even get me started on the boots With the holiday looming I am being sensible
for the moment but if I come back with some money I will be making a very hasty
visit to the Metro Centre on our return and
I'm already on the look out for a dress to wear in October to my
Grandma's 90th birthday. I think I need to make a promise to Simon first though that I will clear out my wardrobe before embarking on this epic shopping trip. I've already taken up all the room that we have!
And with that I'm off to enjoy a week of sunshine, relaxing and
cocktails ..... byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee :)
