It has been exactly a week since I was on a
short mini holiday in Blackheath and although it was only for 3 short days, it
was exactly what I needed. It was peaceful, quiet and relaxing, and to my
surprise, it wasn’t as cold as I expected it to be! It could be that the
fireplace was on once I was awake til the moment I went to sleep?
The days leading up to it made me so excited, and I had to run so many
errands before leaving. My favourite was going to Lush and picking bath bombs
for the holiday and I felt like such a weirdo sniffing them all! I felt like my
nose was going to die but the smells were oh so worth it. In the end, I picked
up the Sakura, Sex Bomb and Twilight bath bombs, and my favourite is the
Twilight but the prettiest is definitely the Sakura!
The cottage was adorable and cosy, and playing house was such a
massive tease. There were candles in every room and the first thing I did when
I got into the cottage was jump on the bed, as you do, just to check how
comfortable it is. I jumped pretty high.
The one thing that I will say that I was really hesitant about was the
4-hour 7km hike that I agreed to. The Grand Canyon Loop was literally around
the corner from the cottage and I was in a hateful mood near the end of it. I
was pumped for it at the beginning, okay during the middle then hateful at the
end - I said some pretty hateful stuff (I’m sorry!). Overall, the scenery was
beautiful and amazing. There’ll be a post soon just for the hike!
The overall experience just made me realise how much I needed a
holiday and how I seriously need one every couple of months just to relax and
just gather my thoughts. I was really excited for my Asia trip at the end of
the year because it would have been perfect but because of some issues I won't
be going anymore (I'm still crying a little inside!). So because of this, my
next holiday destination will be Melbourne in January! I can’t wait!
Hopefully there'll be another Asia trip next year - the cards are still on the
table!
Mon x
p.s. I'm sorry the photos are not the best! I'm
still learning
