Get angry at Facebook friend holiday braggers- You moan to each other; 'If I see one more picture of a swimsuit clad person on a beach enjoying a cocktail!!!!'
Do any of these sound familiar?
Say you can do without- You have other things you could be spending your money on than a holiday but the end of the year looms- you're tired and feel like handing in your notice, so suddenly you're clicking the 'book' button.
Go on a diet- Once the confirmation email comes through- you then have to endure weeks of crash diets to get 'beach ready'. And discover that cabbage soup makes your farty, too much meat makes gives you constipation and diet shakes make you lactose intolerant. You desperately hope that the beach body trend has been replaced by the 'beached whale' frenzy.
Hit Primark- You can buy an entire summer wardrobe in there for around £100- who cares if you rip it, leave it at the hotel or you don't really like it? You would have spent a fortune elsewhere! Embrace the 'wear once' bargains!
Start a countdown on your phone- Which works for many reasons- it gets your through work, it encourages you stick to your chosen diet plan and it makes everyone around you jealous.
Email your partner pics- You find random pics of the island you are jetting off to on the internet- probably of places you won't even visit while you're there. You entitle it- 'us in x days/weeks!' You know you do!
You consider leaving your job to go travelling- You haven't even been yet, but the idyllic pictures make you want to tell your boss to stick it while you go backpacking indefinitely with your lover, momentarily forgetting that you have a mortgage and you know- responsibilities.
Buy sun tan lotion- You always go for the really high factor then don't put any on because you fear coming back just as white when you left. Then you get burned at a time when you want to shave your legs more than EVER.
Pack- And find out that your Primark episode was a little over zealous and you now have to prioritize- which items of clothing will fade, tear or shrivel up and die first?!
Get up early- The ONLY day in the year when you get out of bed with a spring in your step. You are packed, documented and ready for the off. Exciting times lie ahead- but you hope that you won't get pulled up for how much lube you're taking first! #optimistic