Summer Goals.

I love making lists, and I thought what better excuse than to make a list of my summer goals! I have technically already had a month of summer, however we shall overlook that and pretend July is the beginning (as it is for most people anyway!)

1) Go swimming in the sea as often as possible 

2) Go surfing so I can get good(ish) again

3) Get fitter - do more exercise like swimming/running

4) Do sit ups every morning before breakfast 

5) Eat more healthily, i.e. get into eating salads and fruit more

6) See as many of my friends as possible as much as possible

7) Read more books... I really want to see The Fault in Our Stars but I feel like I cant until I've read the book!

8) Do a proper clear out of my room and throw away old things (this one will be hard for me as I'm a secret stasher/hoarder haha!)

9) Do something really spontaneous

10) Develop my blog and create some good posts I'm proud of

11) Build a massive sandcastle

12) Learn how to cook more dishes and bake lots of cakes - kind of undermines no.5 but thats life!

13) Make the longest daisy chain ever

14) Watch as many sunsets as I can

15) Have fish and chips on the beach

16) Drink 2 litres of water a day

17) Dance all night, to the best song ever...

18) Sort out my clothes/re-vamp my summer wardrobe

19) Spend as much time outside as possible (I really hope it stays this sunny and warm!)

20) Make the most of every second!

So these are my summer goals... some more likely to be achieved than others but I think its always a start to have good intentions! What are your summer goals? I would love to hear some other ideas!

xo

Beach Hopping and Sea Swimming.

Living on an island is not all bad - we have the most amazing beaches! Lately the weather in Guernsey has been lovely and warm and so we have been going to the beach a lot to make the most of it. Growing up close to so many beaches means it is easy to take for granted the ability to just go and sunbathe on the sand or have a swim in the sea. However after being at university in England for a year I have come to appreciate my beautiful island a whole lot more! 

Today I went down to a little beach called Petit Bot with my parents for a swim in the sea. It was very cold but I'm proud to say I put my head underwater and swam out to a rock and back!

We then went on to another gorgeous beach called L'eree where we sat with our backs against the hot granite wall.

The sunset was absolutely stunning this evening - the colours were amazing and the clouds just added interest to the sky. (Sorry this photo isn't better quality... I took it in the car as we were driving home!)

I am looking forward to spending lots of time on the beach with my friends and family this summer - having BBQs, eating fish and chips, building sandcastles (no you're never too old), going surfing, jumping off rocks/walls/groins into the sea, playing beach games, watching the sun set...

Hopefully we'll have the weather for it! 

xo

French Adventures and Beautiful Beads.

Last week I went on holiday to France with my family. We went to a beautiful island to the west of France called Ile de Re. I really love going to France as it's so close and the food especially is amazing! On our way there we stopped off in La Rochelle for lunch and I couldn't help but take photos of the old buildings which were truly beautiful.

To get to Ile de Re you have to cross a massive bridge from mainland France to the island which was super exciting. Even though there are proper roads in Ile de Re there is a strong emphasis on cycling, with many different cycling tracks taking you all over the island. Now cycling really isn't my favourite thing to do but as it is 'what you do' over there and my family were keen we hired bicycles for the week. It turned out to be so much fun (and also very tiring!) and you could see much more of the island by bicycle than you could by car which was cool. They have lots of amazing salt flats - where unsurprisingly they make salt! 

When we weren't cycling madly around or playing tennis on the courts we found, we went to the beach or relaxed by the pool at our house we were staying in. The pool was amazingly lovely and warm, as was the temperature! One of the days we didn't go out properly as it was 30 degrees! It was almost too hot to sunbathe properly...

On our way home we stopped off in Dinan which is probably one of my favourite places in France. It is a medieval town with lots of amazing old buildings and such a lovely vibe/feel to it. It also has incredible creperies!

In Dinan my mum and I found a bead shop and just HAD to go in and have a look, much to my dads dismay! We spent a very long time looking at all the beautiful and colourful beads and picking our favourites. There were so many colours and styles to choose from! I have never seen so many beads in my life and I loved it.

In the end I went for a simple silver charm with a black thread but I also got a coin charm as I am obsessed with old coins! We also bought lots of beads and different colour threads for various necklaces we want to make for ourselves and other people.

Au revoir France...

xo