This life...

I am struck by the number of beautiful images there are out there to punctuate our feelings on certain things. My addiction to Pinterest is a testament to this; I notice that the images I like the best are those that sum up a lifestyle or a moment just perfectly.

Boo...whilst at a friend's house this week...

I always felt growing up that I should have been grown up somewhere way more exotic than Sussex, England and though my childhood was an idyllic mix of catching tadpoles in the river and cycling my bike on quiet residential roads, as I hit my teens I longed to be part of something bigger. The place where I grew up, where I still live now, is a place that had big ambitions and in recent years has morphed into a really cool locale with beach and countryside, town and nightlife all within a few miles. This is why so many of my childhood contemporaries return to this hometown, years later, to raise their own families. As I met my husband, aged 9 riding my bike past his house, we both sometimes feel that we settled for staying here when really we could have left and spread our wings. We reach the conclusion that it is just so lovely here - virtually the Southern-most tip of England, close to the sea, lots of do, a very chilled way of life and the knowledge that on a good day, London is only an hour and a bit away.

For my own children, I couldn't ask for much more as their charmed life plays out. Week one of summer holidays has consisted of flawless weather, mooching about, seeing friends who have pools, generally decompressing after the school term. I am notably more relaxed now I am released from the school run routine. Easy come, easy go.

So a bustling metropolis it is not, nor is it exotic...it's exactly British and as you would imagine, and I am OK with that.

We have a weekend ahead of no plans! Not one! This is almost unprecedented in recent times. Very much looking forward to it...

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This life...

Reviewed by axiata
Published : 2013-07-12T07:12:00-07:00
Rating : 4.5