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With the seemingly never ending rain and grey skies, my mind has once again turned to holidays. I am so disorganised though, I’ve never had a job where I work more than weekends so booking time off was something that hadn’t really occurred. Amazingly, on checking the holiday rota in the office today I have somehow scored a week off in July AND a week in October.

Temptation is creeping in to jet off somewhere hot and sunny, and with websites galore offering cheap holidays it could soon become more reality than fantasy. I do have a few hesitations though.

– Going it alone. As much as I’m craving sun and sea and some peace and quiet, could I stand more than a day of my own company? Especially on foreign shores where I am un-blessed in language and common sense skills. Have you ever been abroad alone? How did you find it?

– Money/hidden costs. Sure the holiday might be cheap, but what about hidden costs? What sort of budget would I plan for?

– Packing. I do not have a holiday wardrobe. And cannot afford one.

– Swimwear. I do not have a beach ready body.

What do we think? Would you do it?

I’m thinking perhaps I’m better off planning for October rather than July, more notice for a friend or two to get some time off…

but then…WHERE IS SUNNY IN OCTOBER?

Oh help.

(sponsored post. I do accept sponsored posts, but only if they relate to me…which this one did. I’ve done nothing but tweet about/complain loudly about my lack of holiday for weeks)