The day before departure

It's the day before departure and my anxiety level is pretty high. What am I anxious about, exactly? I'm not really sure. But that's the  thing with anxiety - sometimes there is no reason, and its cause is a mystery. Maybe its because its my first cruise and I don't know what to expect, maybe its because I'm worried about not being able to sleep at night, or maybe its because I'm worried about forgetting to pack something essential. I haven't even started packing yet. I think I know what I'll be doing today.

My flatmate Hannah's mum came over a few days ago. She's a hairdresser and often comes over, and sometimes does things to our hair when she is here. I've wanted brightly coloured streaks in my hair since my early 20's, and I decided that since I had the opportunity, and for a bit of fun and something different I'd take the plunge. Because my hair is so dark it had to be bleached first. That was interesting. I was really surprised how well the bleach worked, and instantly had 2 streaks of egg yolk yellow hair. Then the pink went on. Bright, hot pink. I couldn't stop smiling. I had wanted this for so long and it made me feel like a new person. The colour only lasts 6-8 washes, and I'm planning to do purple next, and turquoise if it works. At some stage I will go back to pink because I have a few packets of the colour and only used a little bit of one and it looks really good, but I'm looking forward to seeing what purple looks like too.

I'm not really sure how much internet access I will have on the ship, so I might end up writing this whole thing when I get back, lol. That remains to be discovered...

Anyway, I'll leave it there for now. See you tomorrow! :)