Happy Mondays #1

Finally, that little bit of inspiration I've  been searching for is back! To celebrate I'm starting up a series on my blog of 5 things that have made me happy within the past week :) 

I'm probably not the first person to start doing this so I'd love to see what other people have been posting on their blog! 

1 - Getting in the best shape ever. 

Although I did have three takeaways over the weekend - bad I know - I am actually on the path to getting in the best shape ever. I've been a member of the gym for ages but skipped it for a while when I was feeling really run down all the time. But now I have my energy back I'm trying to get into going as many times during the week as I feel possible, whilst not pushing myself too hard. 

I've also started doing the 30 day shred again (although not every day) and have started using this website - http://www.fleetly.com/. It is a relatively new website that combines social networking with exercise. You add friends via your profile, join challenges with other members of the website and track your workouts to gain points. I think it's a fab way to provide motivation to those who may find it difficult to keep up with their exercise!

2 - Watching new TV series with the OH. 

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I don't know what's going on in TV land but there are some really good shows coming out just lately. Firstly there was Sirens during the summer holidays and now my boyfriend and I are obsessed with Awkward (MTV, Tuesdays 10pm), Fresh Meat (Channel 4, Wednesdays 10pm) and Happy Endings (e4, Thursdays 10pm). 

3 - Having awesome friends. 

Huge pub crawl. Playground whilst drunk. I need not say more.

4 - Shopping for my flat!

I won't even be moving into a flat on my own until next Summer but I'm already super excited. Naturally, I'm being really keen and finding bits and pieces to purchase whilst I can afford to now! I've always been one to plan ahead and this occasion is going to be treated no different. It's going to be my first flat, paid for with my own money (as opposed to student loans) and looked after entirely by me. It's a huge step for me even though I've lived in student housing and I can't wait. 

5 - Birthdays!

It's my boyfriends birthday on Wednesday but I feel like we've been celebrating for the past week! I've been trying to sort out little surprises for him for ages and thinking of nice things we can do for it. I love making other people happy, especially him, so it's been pretty enjoyable :) 

Holiday 2011

Today my boyfriend and I decided we're definitely going to go on holiday this year :)! 


We have been debating quite regularly on whether we could afford to go or not, where we would go, when etc etc. It was getting frustrating and weary and quite frankly at one point I just thought "is this really going to be worth it?" 


Then last night I revisited an old idea we had first discussed a few months back - backpacking in Italy. The boy's older sister has been backpacking around Asia/Australia for almost a year now and filled we envy we came up with the idea to do the same, just on a smaller scale, back near Christmas. The idea never came to fruition and we never touched on the subject again. 


Until I stumbled upon this website: Plus Camping Michelangelo 


Located next to the Piazzale Michelangelo on a hillside not too far from the centre of Florence, Italy, it is a camp site/hostel type accommodation with a difference. You stay in decent sized tents but for the price of a hostel. We will end up paying around £13 a night each for a private two man tent and will share other facilities with the rest of the camp site. 


There are also a number of other Plus Camp Sites located not only around Italy but also in several other countries. 


We are so excited to be going and there are lots of different things we are looking into doing whilst we're there. Although we only have a week we will certainly be making the most of it. From visiting the local tourist attractions to taking a day trip to Pompeii and the bay of Naples, it's going to be an amazing experience for us both. 

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