holiday planning.

I've just had two weeks off (well... to write an essay), and I feel like I've managed to achieve loads of things which I didn't have time to do before. A visit to home for a few days and catching up with a lifelong friend over cocktails and dinner; clearing the winter out of my Sheffield garden and planting a variety of tasty goodies; developing a black and white film which has been sitting in my room since May last year (photos to come); spending some proper time with my rabbit; and planning my holiday to Italy.

Photo not by me (obviously)... just something which is inspiring me!

It's only 3 weeks now until I fly out to Venice for my 10 day trip around Italy, and I can't describe how excited I am. I've booked all of my hostels and trains, and am currently working my way through the guide book. I feel like I just want to spend all my time reading about Italy and planning what I want to do, but I've still got three weeks of medicine to focus on before I go.

I found this photo of Venice just on Google images, and it fills me with a sense of gratitude and warmth that I will be here soon, free to explore and discover whatever I desire, and enjoy the beauty of this marvellous country.

I am trying to make some plans for things that I'd like to see and do when I am in Italy. If you've been to Italy or know someone who's been there, please do send your recommendations my way! I intend to squeeze as much as I possibly can out of Italy!

I will try to blog a bit while I am there, but if I don't have time to write a post, then you can check out what I'm doing/seeing on twitter @ribbitrivett181

Such fun!

new beautiful header.

This is just a little post to say a massive thank you to my friend, Miki, who created this gorgeous header for my blog. She is a woman of many talents, but her drawing and creativity are especially beautiful, as you can all see!

(It's 3 and a bit weeks until I go on my solo trip to Italy, so there will be some posts about that soon! Any suggestions of things to see and do there are welcome. Exciting!)