of Bubble baths, Lakme and Self-discovery.

I've never felt so happy and free for a long, long time :)

I'm done with my lit review, wrote 10000 words too long but I think I did a good job. With that done, I'm free now til the 2nd of January. There's no one in my flat now, everyone's gone home and to my surprise I find it so much more relaxing with everyone gone. I thought I'd be moping around alone but no - it's so nice to have the whole flat to yourself. It's so relaxing.

Today is Xmas eve. I've been listening to Lakme Flower Duet, sipping my mulled wine I got from Sainsbury, it's such a beautiful thing to drink with thai curry with opera in the background - heaven really. Nibbling chocolate... alone in my flat, with a candle on, the room smelling divine, just relaxing after a day out with a friend (we just did a little shopping and went to a Thai restaurant which was a little pricey but I didn't mind just for one night).

Tomorrow's Xmas. And then on Wednesday I'm going to treat myself to a bubble bath. I've never ever had one, and I've always wanted to have one, of course with my mulled wine, lavender scents and bath bombs. No one's home - ahhhh so excited to have some me-time again. I actually had to google how to make a bubble bath. One 'recipe' calls for adding milk in, good because I just got like a really large bottle today. I've read somewhere that Cleopatra and princesses in the bible used to bathe in milk to make their skin more beautiful. Or something. Who cares, I just want to be by myself, with myself, and not be bombarded with stuff I have to do. I'm really looking forward to the new year, and I like how this year is ending. Going to Edinburgh on Friday, and spending New Year's eve and New Year there. Apparently it's a beautiful city.

You discover so much about yourself when you spend time with yourself, allowing yourself to do what you want to, and what you really are. I've changed a bit since leaving New York, and I like the new me :) I think it's not so much changing to be honest, I've always been this, but I've never allowed myself to do it. And now that I am, I'm just really happy.

Here's to happy days. Merry Xmas folks.