What's this strange feeling...

Ever have that feeling you need to do something, or feel something but you can’t figure out what it is. Like an overwhelming sensation that you’re not doing what you should be and you need to remember what that is. A bugging, nagging feeling that you know you should attend to? I do. I get it a lot, and until recently I had to ignore it. I had no idea what this was. 

It felt like…I wanted, no, needed to do something, but I didn’t know for the life of me what. I would try stretching, yawning, having a drink…am I hungry? Am I tired? Is it dejavu? I couldn’t work it out! Just felt like I was missing out on something that I needed to survive and I wasn’t coping without it.

I now believe I know what this feeling is….for me anyway. Water.

Water.

Not a drink, but the feeling of water, flowing and moving around me. Sometimes, I would feel a little better running my hands under a tap. But not quite there. Since moving to the sea side, I think it’s got worse. I feel the sea calling me. Whenever I am near the sea’s edge, I cannot resist. I have to dip my toes in….well my big toe…no all the toes. Maybe half of my foot.

OK all of my foot. Suppose it doesn’t hurt to immerse my entire foot…well feet. And so what if it splashes up my ankles a little. I’ve pulled my trousers up enough so they won’t get wet. Oh look….a big wave…well I’ll see how deep it is…only my knees that’s not too bad……

…by the time I get home, my leggings are usually soaked, and my feet and ankles are covered in sand where it has stuck to the water residue.

And I can stay there for hours. Literally. And I just feel….right. Like I’m meant to be there…with part of me in the water, forever.

I know I used to love swimming as a child…but then I blossomed and just felt awkward. Recently, I went to Egypt and found that I felt so relaxed and lovely in the chlorine filled pool. Not AS good as the natural sea salt…but more ‘normal’ than on dry land!

I even wanted to jumped (fully clothed...whatever, I ent fussed!) in with this guy at the Seal Sanctuary....it just looked so calming and inviting.

I cannot explain this feeling at all. Maybe I’m part mermaid? Who knows?

Holiday at Home

Well thought I would do a little blog about the week I have had. As we moved to Skegness in December 2011, we have told all our family to come and visit....not expecting many would! So what a treat we had last week when my fiancée's mum came to visit. She brought several family members and we had a holiday at home. This meant I was working during the day, and going out for meals and to the beach (and amusements) in the evening. 
They arrived on the Saturday, and so we decided the beach was the best place to be.

What a lovely day, the weather was great, and it really set the holiday off! We had such a full and tiring week, but it was lovely! During the week, we went to the fun fair, the amusements (where Gary had to win me a toy - Edgar!) and we had several meals out. Good thing we know a good place round here, although we haven't really got our bearings yet ourselves!

We also visited the Seal Sanctuary - where I saw penguins. I do love my penguins...but also becoming a fan of seals now too! Plus they had the most relaxing room there where butterflies roam free...and I mean LOADS of them! 

Oddly, I also discovered I have a connection to water. I never realised this before this 'holiday' of ours, but whenever I am near the water I need to be in it....more on this in a later blog.

So all in all a lovely week - though I can now sleep for England! Oh - almost forgot...obligatory fish and chip shot....YUM.