The beach

Hello!
On Sunday, I finally visited the beach. I have a feeling we won't visit the beach again this summer because the 22nd is coming closer (check out the new countdown!) and we are going to get more busy, especially since we still need to do some shopping and our ferry isn't booked yet. Anyway, it was a fun day- except from waking up, of course.
We all woke up early in the morning, it was 7-8ish. I felt rather tired, but had some breakfast and quickly did a tiny bit of last-minute packing (you know, unplugging devices and packing food).
The journey was a bit boring to be honest, I looked out the window and got myself some fruit salad. We stopped by a car boot sale, where my sister got fries, my dad got a hot dog and I was just eyeing that food like O_O'
However, I saw a  loom kit for £13! I bought it, since it is rather good and for quite a reasonable price. It was a little cheaper than its eBay counterparts I was looking at the day before, which ranged from £14-17.
The loom kit isn't from the 'Rainbow Loom' company since I wasn't able to find that, but it's called 'Colourful Rubber Band DIY Luxury Kit Set'. It contains;

• 6,000 bands in a wide range of colours, including a few double-coloured bands
• S-clips (I'm giving up on finding c-clips; I suppose s-clips are better)
• A hook tool (I have another one but I think I need a stronger hook- the one that came with the kit is plastic and I think I was being a bit harsh on it lately)
• Mini Loom, came with the hook
• A loom board- very good and even though it differs a little bit from the Rainbow Loom, it's still very good.
• 6 charms though I'm not sure how to use them just yet.

Overall, the kit itself is very good. It's my fault some of the bands broke when I was making a panda- it was my first attempt of a charm and wasn't a beginner charm. Because it was my first ever charm, I looped a lot of the wrong bands which caused them to snap right off. They didn't fly off the loom though! Plus, I never used a loom before, so it's all my fault.
The kit I got had a broken peg on the loom- this has not affected me yet but I am going to use a very strong glue to glue it back on- it should stay.

Anyway, we continued our journey and finally got there! We laid out our stuff quite far from the sea, we had blankets and a beach shelter. We went to the toilet, and then we explored the beach. Here's some pretty fun stuff we did on the day!

• The sea- I couldn't swim in the sea because of my liver :( However, at least I still got to paddle a bit which was quite fun ^-^ The sea was warm, but the seaweed was problematic. Eww. My sister had a lot of fun splashing around everywhere, but eventually I got bored :P 
• Shells- I collected a lot of shells and it was quite fun looking for them! Some of them were very big, some were pretty, and some were common but if I add a splash of colour and decorate them a bit then they will look a bit better ^o^
• Grill- We got a portable barbecue en route and then had some sausages on the beach. We then had some of my mum' homemade apple cake, and the whole meal was quite nice. 
• Ice cream- Of course, we all ordered some ice cream to cool off a little. Yum ^-^

I also wrote random messages in the sand, because I'm awesome like that.
Overall, it was a great experience! I look forward to my next beach visit, even if that is next year.
By the way, yesterday I visited an art store called 'Hobby craft' and I LOVE THAT PLACE! :D
I managed to walk out with a sequin art set (in progress), a 3D wood puzzle of an owl (next in line after the sequin art), two packs of those plastic eyes, some stickers and pom poms. A few things that are pretty much essentials.
Bye bye and see you all tomorrow ^-^
-Queen Pickle

Vacation

Hey there!
I have decided to finish off 5-a-day week 2014 today, meaning you can now expect normal posting today (at last!)
I am going to dedicate today's post to a bit of news...
I AM GOING ON VACATION!
Yay!
What I know is that we aim to leave on the 22nd of August, which does sound like ages away but time really does fly.
The reason I'm going is because I'm attending a wedding, and I'm going to the country I came from :D
I haven't been there since about 2010-ish.
Anyway, we're going by car (and also ferry because we need to cross the sea) and it will be a rather long journey, but I'm excited nevertheless.
I hope I will be able to post, but the time until the vacation already is going very quickly meaning that planning has to start now- it's good to have everything ready in advance.
Here is my check-list of things I need to do before we go;

• Complete back-to-school shopping for September.
• Pack your suitcase well.
• Have your travel bag ready (for the car and ferry)
• Do research on ferry companies.
• Be prepared for school for September.
• Clear out Kindle Fire and download good apps.
• Download some good apps on my phone
• Goal: go to the beach at least once!

I will most likely be back in time for around the 2nd week back to school,but I'm not 100% certain of my return date.
This means I need to get all school business sorted too, and I may have missed out some things I need to do on the check-list.
As I progress through the check-list, I will let you know how I'm doing and perhaps share a tip or two.
My posts ought to be quite interesting leading up to when I leave, because posting daily kills time AND  I will have a lot to post about. Not only will I post about all sorts of awesome Summer topics, but also things related to my check-list. I hope to go to the beach at least once, so that's something to look forward to, perhaps.

My steroid dose is down to 30mg now (remember I started with 60mg) and I will be able to return to school once it is down to 20mg. I finish school next Friday anyway, but if everything continues at the rate it is now then I might be able to return for the last day only- I have textbooks, a library book and a locker to clean out anyway so it would be quite useful if I could :P

My PE bag is still in my locker, and I think I'm switching form rooms next year too.

Alright, bye bye!