Holiday Wishlist - Egypt 2014

Well, this post is going to be a welcome break from my lesson planning and essay editing.

I'm going to be visiting the Premier le Reve Hotel & Spa in Hurghada, Egypt, this August with my boyfriend.

First of all, can I get a wow?!

Not usually one to gloat, but I literally cannot wait to be bathing in this 5* luxury. I think after this teaching course I actually deserve this kind of break! 

Now for the wishlist... Although within the confines of the hotel it will probably be okay to wear what I like, being a predominantly Muslim country, the dress code in Egypt is very conservative. Rather than the usual crop tops/shorts that you might find a girl from Essex wearing on a normal holiday in a hot country, I'm feeling the need to stock up on some more maxi-dresses and loose fitting, cool, airy cover ups for this holiday (just feeling the need to add that I'm not someone who goes round wearing next to nothing, but I mean there will be a lack of boobs tubes and shorts above the knee!):

                                                  

1. Regardless as to the words of wisdom from The Chainsmokers in the Selfie Song: "Who wears cheetah?!"I still love a bit of leopard print. I love this kimono from Missguided and it provides a nice cover up of the shoulders, and is loose fitting so won't leave me sweltering!

2. I love florals, I love dresses, shoulders are covered and this will look great with a tan by the end of the week! :) Also from Missguided! (I LOVE this website, I'm sure you'll notice this!) 

3. Now these wouldn't be included in my usual attire at all, but if I'm going to need some loose, pretty trousers to wear on holiday then these Topshop tapered trousers are the ones. If we decide to venture out from the hotel to visit markets or take part in any organised excursions (which we will if I have my way), then these will be ideal teamed with a light, loose fitted white shirt or kimono, though not the aforementioned leopard one - tragic print clash!

4. A pretty little floral New Look bikini - because who doesn't need a cute new bikini before every holiday? (I already have 14... but a new one to the collection won't hurt!)

5. Finally, also from New Look, this cute little peachy coloured clutch bag would look nice with plenty of outfits! Having recently ruined my one remaining light coloured bag with a spillage of bronzer, I need to add a new one to my bag collection and what better excuse than a holiday to buy one! 

Introductory blog - catharsis

Hello there! 

My name is Emily and I am 22. My 23rd birthday is slowly creeping up on me and I'm not entirely happy with this - I'm not keen on odd numbers.   

  As for the name of my blog for the moment 'Can I decide later?' - this pretty much sums me up. Never one for being able to make an executive decision, I have come to the conclusion, as usual, that I will decide later. On that note, to be honest I'm not entirely sure where this blog is going to take me. I don't have a set direction with what I am going to be writing about - maybe it will take form as some kind of catharsis from my 7 day a week working life. I more than likely will not be writing often due to the work load I have somehow burdened myself with. Many of you write about health and beauty & travel, and whilst this is what would probably gain me popularity, I just don't have the time and money to be able to post anything worthwhile very often! If you catch me with my hair looking less than a birds nest, then it is one of the rare occurrences where I have had enough time to work on it! Most of the time I am slapping my make-up on in the car every time I stop at the traffic lights. Not entirely legal but I try to get it mostly done when the car is immobile. 

  I'm a trainee teacher and my life is completely and utterly eclipsed with an ever growing amount of planning, evaluating, reflecting, assessing myself, assessing pupil progress, target setting, revising the new National Curriculum, making resources, writing essays for the University side of the training ON TOP OF classroom work, reading education theory and all of the above over, and over again. I suppose you're now probably thinking to yourselves "Then how has she got the time to sit and write this blog?!" Well, I am at a natural break point. It is the first day of the Easter holidays and I am rewarding myself with some productive procrastination after writing almost 4000 words of a 6000 word essay.

  ASIDE from what has turned in to a pretty negative moan off in my introduction, I am quite a bright and chirpy person. I have a large and very animated family - I live with my grandparents, my sister and my uncle is also living with us for a while. My mum and baby brother also visit on a daily basis. He is just three and I'm entirely sure he is going to be a genius child prodigy. I'm sure many of my posts will probably centre on him in the future. I also have 2 more uncles and 2 aunts whom I am in regular contact with. I have a very supportive and loyal bunch of friends who appreciate that I am going through a tough time with my University work and a weekend job and are supportive of the fact that I'm not in as much contact as I used to be. I also need to thank my boyfriend for the same - the poor guy gets the brunt of a hard day at school or work. It will get easier guys - I'll be back... in a year or so!

  I am a fan of perfume, pink, glitter, toiletries, candles, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Breaking Bad, Vampire Diaries (Ian Somerhalder being a huge factor of my love for this programme,) Trueblood, puppies, animals in general, fairytales, reading (books/magazines/papers etc - the lot!), Disney films, 80's music, EDM, House music, wine, vodka and food and lots more!