Friendship has been on my mind a lot lately; perhaps because of the death of my Nan, and perhaps because of the up-coming wedding of one of my closest school friends…whatever the reason, I’ve been thinking, and thinking inevitably leads to me blogging because that’s just what I do.

I consider myself extremely lucky with friends. All through secondary school I had the most legendary group of friends and to this day we are (mostly) still in touch despite life having taking us separate ways. I’m very aware that at times I have been a downright nightmare, an anti-social stroppy cow who does stupid things…and yet still, still these people stick by me, support me time after time and let me know they care. I’ve lost count of the wonderful things they have done for me over the years; from surprise parties to surprise hospital visits (and err, helping me plant toothbrushes in a garden) and one day I hope I can do something to show them how much  they all mean to me.

And then there are the online friends, the ones I have met and never met. The bloggers, the tweeters and the e-mailers who are always there to lend an ear, dish out advice, make a decision or make me laugh. The ones who introduce me to Yo! Sushi and a proper G&T. Chances are that if you are reading this post you are among those friends…and so I’d just like to say thank you.

One thing the last month has taught me is never to take what you have for granted. Appreciate it, it can be taken away in the blink of an eye.

On that note, I am going to take my own advice, stop being so loner-ish and make more effort to show the people I care about most that I can still be that fun and happy girl…and show them ALL a good time. (And yes, that does mean trying harder to get to more blogger related things, too)

Thank you.