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Thinking About Cruises

Author Nicki CawoodPosted on

Have you ever been on a cruise? I haven’t and have always maintained that this type of holiday wasn’t for me. There is no particular reason why I’ve not previously considered a cruise as a holiday, the idea just doesn’t float my boat. Or it didn’t….

There have been a wealth of adverts, blogger campaigns and media exposure around Cruises recently and to be honest for once I’ve taken some notice. I love the sea air and don’t have any particular reason to not to want to sail so perhaps it would be worth examining the idea more.

From what I’ve seen there are an amazing amount of facilities and events on board any of the cruises I’ve seen that are geared towards children and family which has surprised me given that my perception of cruises was always that they were a no-child type holiday. That said I think if we decided on a cruise as a holiday that it would be a special treat for just Roy and I.

One of the reasons I’ve been thinking about cruises and holidays and suchlike is that it will shortly be our tenth wedding anniversary (shortly as in the 28th of June). Obviously we’ve left it a tiny bit late even if we were to search for some last minute Cruise Deals however for future reference (Roy has said he’d love for us to renew our vows at some point) a romantic cruise holiday, especially one that docks in Italy if possible so that we could explore sounds lovely.

One of the things I like about the idea of a cruise is that there is always something to do. The info I’ve seen shows lots of on-board entertainment, workshops, events, shopping, pampering, pools and more. You basically have everything you could ever possibly want right there in one place. This means that should the sun decide not to shine nothing is ruined, we’d just move onto the next entertaining or relaxing activity.

The more I think about it the more I like the idea actually! A mini cruise to get us started (see if we like it or not) would be a great idea and wouldn’t be overly expensive.

My question today is this: Have you been on a cruise? Do you think it could be a great romantic break for the grown-ups, especially when said grown ups love the idea of a mix of fun and pure laziness. I’ll eagerly await responses while I browse for some more cruise destinations I’d like to visit.

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A Psychic Night In

Author Nicki CawoodPosted on 2 Comments

When it comes to my social life (bearing mind that I have two small boys!), I prefer a night in with the girls rather than a night out on the tiles. We’ve done the usual party plan parties and movie nights however someone recently suggested something that intrigued me and that was the possibility of asking a psychic Tarot reader to come to the house and do readings.

I imagine this would be very entertaining initially however having looked a little further into what trained psychics actually do as part of their work on a daily basis I’m intrigued. Psychics use their gifts and training to help in counselling situations, for clairvoyance, Tarot and much more.

My uneducated assumption of a psychic revolves primarily around what I’ve seen on TV which involves smoke, mirrors and a lot of scary voices. As someone who lives in the real world I have to admit that while I perhaps would not seek out a psychic for my own use that many do and find comfort, aid and support from doing so.

Back to the idea of a night in having some psychic Tarot readings done, it might actually be a lot of fun and could perhaps de-mystify the field somewhat and introduce my friends and I to parts of ourselves and the world that we previously hadn’t thought of or experienced.

I have a good friend who is a Reiki master and while I haven’t experienced Reiki myself I have a lot of respect for what she does and her beliefs. Fifty years ago the idea of something like Reiki might have been a case for ridicule and is now widely accepted. It seems that those who use a different range of gifts, namely psychics are very much the same.

My question for you is this: Have you ever consulted a psychic, had a Tarot reading or similar? I have very little experience of the field and would love to hear other people’s experiences before giving more thought to the idea of having an experienced psychic come to see me and my friends. It may be a giggle and fun but who knows, someone might develop a sincere interest in it all so why not?

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