Jan 29: Premature aging

Today went to the chiropractor, who after ten/eleven years of dancing has become my best friend. I have so many problems with my hips and knees that it makes me feel about sixty years old.

Anyway my chiropractor was talking about what her daughter did for her 'gap year' and it sounded so much like something I would be interested in, when I got home I looked it up straight away. To the point her daughter when to the UK to be a matron at an all boys boarding school for a year starting in January. So she was earning money throughout their school year but had the freedom to travel round Europe in the school holidays. I was thinking already of starting Uni and having my gap year halfway through my 5 year course, doing the first three years then taking a gap year before finishing the next two. Even though it has nothing to do with the course I want to take, it would be an absolutely fantastic experience plus growing up in a family with four kids, my maternal instincts kicked in at an early age, I was nine when the youngest was born.
Though I'm not entirely sure I will be able to do it I think it will be right up my alley.

Until next time,
Liana xx

Jan 23: The beginning of the end.

This year marks the beginning of the end school wise for me.
As much as it terrifies me I'm also sort of looking forward to it, because as someone wise once said to me in reality it will be like any other year: the same number of teacher, exams and subjects; the same number of children will be born; the same number of stars will shine in the sky; even the same number of turnips will be harvested; the only thing that will have changed is that your end of year results will help parents decide where they want to send their kids in years to come.

So as the beginning of the end draws closer with every second and with that advice secured tightly in my brain I can't help but wonder am I really ready to face the world in a year and will I be able to handle it, because the fact it I'm scared. Scared that I won't get into the course that I want, scared that I'll disappoint people especially my parents and scared that I won't be happy.
Thought I think I'm as prepared as I can be for this, except for a slight homework situation. I'm just worried that with everything else going on I'll forget to be happy and relax.
My gorgeous friend E once said to me: people are at their most happiest when they are creating something worthwhile.
Today I challenge you all to do more reading and drawing and painting and stargazing and cloud chasing and maybe some more popcorn making.

I'd like to invite you to join me as I blog my last year of school, to join the celebration through the good times, to provide comfort and sympathies through the bad, to learn from each other and to battle my psychotic family with me.

Until next time,
Liana xx