+ yishyene +: Happy 2012 and a Photo

It's insane how time just gets EATEN UP when you're having fun - I've already gone and returned from the six-week holiday I was anticipating during the later parts of 2011! But I still smile when I think of all the great experiences I've had. I LOVE New Zealand. I STILL LOVE Melbourne to bits (almost cried when I had to leave). And of course I will always love home because that's where my family are.

Anyway, I've come back to London with a brand new Macbook Pro (thank you daddy) so I'm testing out this thing called MarsEdit, a blog-editing tool for the Mac. So far it's erm.. alright. I'll find out once I'm done typing this piece of crap.

Oh and HAPPY 2012 to all!

This year I'm telling myself to:

eat more healthy food (less oil and less junk / cook more - EXCEPT when on holiday)
watch TV (I've been addicted to Modern Family)
send real post to friends - not just emails!
start work earlier (I aim for 10am)
do less shopping / save some money
write more
actually learn to play my guitar and ukulele well
think about what I REALLY want to do
take up tap-dancing (yes, I've just recently seen The Artist)

Just a few things that come to mind for the moment!

It's been freezing cold here. When I first got back last week, I think I nearly forgot how to dress for winter. The first two times I stepped out, I forgot my hat, scarf, AND gloves. After being in tropical warmth for so many weeks, I think I developed a sort of overconfident/estranged-from-winter subconscious that told me 'hmm it can't be THAT COLD.. my body feels warm NOW..'
Ten minutes later, I was complaining about my back hurting from all the shivering I had to do!

BUT, over the recent weekend, it snowed. I LOVE SNOW. I know, I love the sunshine in an obsessive and excessive way, but I also love it immensely when it snows. To me, it makes the cold WORTH IT. I can stare at snow falling for ages and laugh maniacally to myself in glee.

SNOW IS MY DRUG.

So when I heard that snow was forecasted, I knew i had to find someplace nice to play and indulge in it.. somewhere much BETTER than central London! I was so excited I booked into a b&b/hotel at a remote hole somewhere charming/tiny little village called Peaslake for the weekend and had the most fantastical time snow-spotting and snow-everything-ing.

I played till I fell down and ended up with golfball-sized swollen knees. It's great!!

I'll leave you with (one of) my favourite picture(s) from my trip to New Zealand, taken atop Mt Ruapehu in December. It's me in my Lion kigurumi :D