Irish Adventure

I decided recently to spend my gap year in Kildare, Ireland, as an au-pair to three little children. It seemed like such a fantastic idea at the time, and I've been so excited about it! I leave on Monday, and I'm nervous now. I'm sure it will be fine once I'm there, but right now, the thought of getting on that plane on Monday morning is turning me into a nervous wreck!

I went to visit two of my best friends in Sheffield at the weekend and had an absolute ball. I arrived on Friday night, and we just chilled, caught up and giggled about nothing (which is all that could be expected - we hadn't seen each other for what, two whole weeks?!) We went shopping in Meadowhall on Saturday, before running late for the night out that Emily had organised (it was supposed to start at 7 - we were still in Asda at 7:15, oopps!). We had a FANTASTIC night out, probably one of the best nights out I've had in a long time - no hassle or anything, just lots of laughs and drunken times! And to think that I'd never met any of those people (well, other than 2!) Sunday we spent lolling around on the sofa hungover (I never get hangovers!!) before I had to make the trek back to Scotland in the evening for my last week at home!

This week, I've said goodbye to a couple of colleagues that I won't see over the next few days, which was difficult enough - I think leaving for good on Thursday is going to be a lot harder than I thought it would be! I never thought it would be particularly easy, because I love my job, but I never thought that I'd think too much about it.

Hey ho - here's to the next year of my life, my Irish Adventure!