I've Missed You

Long time no speak! Recently I've been very busy and yes... that's the excuse every time but Year 11 has hit me hard! I had 'mock exams' for 2 weeks in which I thought I couldn't cope and cried almost every night and they've piled coursework on us from every lesson so trying to manage the time for it all is hard. I spent 9 hours of my own time in school when I could have been at home relaxing because my mocks were over but instead I thought that I best knuckle down and get coursework done. Some still isn't done but I'm almost there! I got my mock results back and on the whole I was pleased and if I got them results next August I would be over the moon (except I got an E in R.E but we can work on that...).
Applying for college and thinking about my next steps has been hard and also trying to maintain some form of a social life and have the balance between revising and friends. It was my last Christmas at my school this year and it made me really emotional, we always have an assembly for Christmas as it is a Church of England school so we were celebrating the religious side of Christmas instead of just the typical gifts and food but when the priest and the teachers were wishing us luck for our future and sharing all the memories with us it set me off and I cried for the rest of the day! Leaving school terrifies me... when I was in primary school I didn't actually experience 'leaving' as such, I was on holiday for the last week of term meaning I didn't get to be with everyone and I had my own special 'leaving day' which was equally as special but not as good and I suppose that secondary school is a lot different, I've made friends that will be my friends for life and had memories that I'll never experience again and been with people that I truly enjoy being with. I constantly say 'I can't wait to leave school' but I'm hiding the fact that I'm absolutely terrified but on the other hand I know that college will be the best time of my life, having the freedom to basically do whatever and leave whenever and start at times that onlycan be described as perfect! I'm not saying its going to be an easy ride because I need to do the best I can possibly do to get into University which will set me up for the best future I want.

    

Christmas jumpers, painting nails, scalp plaits and long LUSH baths have been my thing this winter! I've been living in my Christmas jumper (From Store 21) and painting nails I can only say I am obsessed with! Scalp plaits are my new 'go to' as they are pretty but keep my hair off my face, they are the best hair style for school! Lastly, baths on a night with a LUSH bathbomb and a film on is the easiest way to relax and unwind after a busy day!

How do you wind down?