The New Year

This year I want to live more in the moment. As a result of school I lost the chance to in 2016 since I had to often think of and make decisions concerning the future. 2017 will still require me to consider the future but I want to make sure I remain focused on the moment I’m in. I want to experience bigger adventures than I did last year and I want to discover more hidden places. Just before the new year began I started to learn how to drive and hopefully by getting my driver’s licence I’ll access a lot more freedom later this year.

Something else I want to do this new year is take more photos and go out more with my mum’s camera since unfortunately my camera seems to have passed at the end of last year. There’s something about using your own camera as you know exactly how it works and like the way you do things on that particular camera. But I guess I need to practise using another camera even if I will miss my old camera.

Lastly this year I also want to spend more time with my friends as even though it’s sort of faraway we will soon be going to separate places across the country in just over a year.

I hope you've had a great year so far!

2016

Above are a few photos from 2016 of some memories I made

2016 flew past. It was possibly the busiest year of my life so far with GCSE exams and starting sixth form. But it brought me adventures to the sea, late nights with friends, dancing until the early morning and more. I’m excited for the new year even if at times it scares me that I’m still unsure about what I want to do in the future.

I hope you had a good week and next week is an even better one.

The Start Of The School Year

Since starting year 12 life has been pretty packed. It’s made me realise I enjoy routine, a basic plan that I follow most days. Don’t get me wrong I love days free from plans where I can lie in bed until late and watch Gilmore Girls. But I also love having days just packed full of events both small and big.

I’m still looking for a balance between every aspect of my life, including blogging, seeing friends and school work. Sometimes it’s out of my control especially when I get numerous essays to write for school. But I’m trying and I shall carry on trying.

For A levels I’m taking Early Modern History, English Literature, Latin and Maths. Honestly I’m enjoying three and a half of them… half of my maths is not particularly fun for a teacher reason but hopefully in the new year things will change. Before I stepped into my first a level lessons I thought I knew which subject I was best at, enjoyed the most and would probably take at university if I decided to go. However once I got into my A levels I grew to learn that that subject wasn’t the one I strived the most in. A levels are a whole new game to GCSEs, they are deeper and wider in various ways. They are different.

Throughout year 11 I considered taking the majority of subjects I took at GCSE as I enjoyed them as they offered quite different class experiences and knowledge. But towards the end of my GCSE exams I identified which ones I wanted to learn more about or extend my abilities in.  Each A level subject I’m taking I picked for different reasons but they also share the same reason which is that I enjoy them the most. If you are reading this and having to decide which subjects to take, pick the ones you enjoy the most: Some people choose subjects based on the careers they want to go into but don’t favour those subjects, the careers you will enjoy the most follow the subjects you enjoy the most.

Currently I’m lost to what career I would like to go for but that’s okay. It’s a long way off. Now I’m trying to make the decisions that need to be made first like what university course I’m interested in or even if I want to go to university.

Merry Christmas.

November Days

November has flown past and now nearly December too. At the start of November I turned seventeen and was incredibly fortune enough to spend my birthday with two of my closest friends away from home. The weekend brought nights full of singing and laughing, walks along the sea, and moments I’d like to keep forever. I don't have many photos that I can show you but here are a collection of some, including copies of photos I took on a disposable camera.

Hope you've had a good week and have a great Christmas.

A Quiet Getaway

During the summer I went away somewhere near the coast with my family for a long weekend and I took some photos during our visit. So I thought it would be nice to share our trip with you. I hope you enjoy the photos above and have a good weekend.

Back To Summer

Somehow time has passed exceptionally fast since summer, every inch of my days have been filled by something such as completing school work or seeing friends whenever possible. I’ve both enjoyed and not enjoyed being busy.

Starting sixth form has meant more questions about the future have been thrown my way. I’m struggling to decide what I want to do but I’m managing to identify what I know I don’t want to do, at least that’s a start.

Anyway here are some photos from my summer holidays. I hope you've had a good week and next week is even better.