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2016: The Year That Could Change Everything

Tuesday, January 05, 2016

2015 has been a good year for me, of course there has been low points like there always is but I have thoroughly enjoyed as I've finally found out who my real friends are and have gained to more amazing ones

I have plans for 2016, but to be honest I probably won't end up completing them all. One of them being:

Get a job. I want to have enough money so I'm able to treat myself and those around me when I want and so I'm able to feel more stable with myself and with the future. This was actually a resolution for this year but as I'm turning sixteen next year more places will be willing to hire me. This actually corresponds with the next goal:

Complete my qualifications. I am now in my final year of GCSE's so it's quite a daunting time for me and my peers as these kind of determine what I want to do in live (which would be something to do with criminology or psychology) but if this doesn't go to plan then there are many things I could do. Using these I want to get in the post 16 and do psychology, visual media, biology and dance as my A-level subjects.

Become healthy and happy. I am by no means the most athletic person, and to become that is not one of my goals, all I want to be it fit and happy with my body and who I am. I have actually been working towards this goal for the past three months or so as I have been going to the gym and doing much more strength training and cardio than I use to (I still haven't ventured in to the main area yet so I'm just doing classes). I'm actually aiming to become more toned and muscular as well as lowering the percentage of fat in my body.

Improve my content. I found that 2015 was a good year for the content of my blog but I am always willing to improve in my wording, design and my pictures but for now it's the words which need to be focused on.

I don't think resolutions should be made just at the beginning at the year as people can create and complete goals as the year goes on.

Have a wonderful 2016!!

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2015 In Review

Monday, January 04, 2016

So, this is going to be quite wordy posts as I am going to be telling you the ups and downs of my 2015! To be honest, I think this year has been the best year of my life, there isn't an exact reason I have just really enjoyed life!

January
Nothing significant happened in January as it's that aftermath of Christmas and everybody is drained of energy and money. I performed in a dance show called Rock School, yes it is a rip off of School of Rock but that was one of my favourite shows as the dances were choreographed well! It was also my first show with the group I had to audition to get in to which was quite nerve racking to say the least.

February
This month I ended up competing in a dance competition called Mass Movement with my group which, even though we didn't win, was really fun to do for the day (we're doing it again this year!) I also went to London with the same dance group and even though I didn't find the class at Pineapple Dance Studios very interesting I enjoyed the trip as a whole. It was also Georgina's birthday so as an entire group of eleven we went and had Pizza Hut together.

Evie, Lauren, Katie and I in M&M world in London
March
I don't even know what happened this month, everything just seemed to fly by! This month I dedicated a little more time to my blog before school became a rush before exams.

April
I got my hair dyed purple this month and I also got my nose pierced on the 1st so I was hoping went okay and they didn't play a prank on me because of April Fool's! I honestly don't think I picture of the piercing has actually been on my blog before. I also finished lent and got to pig out on chocolate at Easter time! I went to go and see Olly Murs on his tour which was really good apart from the fact that as I'm not a massive fan I didn't know most of the words and not many people stood up so people were watching it like it was a film.

May
This is the month where we were really made to knuckle down with our school work as everyone had two exams in English Literature coming up as some had their science ones (I didn't as I'm in triple science class). My mum had a party as it was her 40th birthday and Paige came round and we had fun but I was quite embarrassed when my mum had a go on the karaoke machine.

Paige and I at my mums birthday party!
June
Oh my gosh, so much happened in June! The first exciting thing to happen was that I got to go to 5 Seconds of Summer's Rock Out With Your Socks Out tour and it was bloody amazing!! They had such a good stage presence and it was literally non-stop music so I screamed, sung and danced the whole night long. I also met their support act Hey Violet before at their acoustic hangout and they were so nice!! (Thank God Rena got rid of her dreadlocks, I don't agree with cultural appropriation) I then had another two dance shows with two different dance groups one was really good while the other one (from my point of view) was crap, I had to be the bloody tin man dressed in the most unflattering silver leggings and leotard. Literally as soon as the last dance show finished the day after at 5am we left the house to travel down to the Festival of Speed which I thought I wasn't going to enjoy but I actually really did as it was insanely sunny and hot (I got triangles on my knees from wearing ripped skinny jeans, oops) but overall I really enjoyed my day there.

me and Hey Violet!
July
At the beginning of the month was my birthday as I turned 15 which was annoying as I still had to go to school but the day after I went to Alton Towers with my school and had a good time with my friends apart from the bus broke down and I was the only one from my friendship group who was on that bus so I was an hour behind everyone else. But I enjoyed the time I got to spend there with everyone. We then broke up from school for the summer holidays and on the first day I got my new camera which I bought from my birthday money, I still love it! I didn't too a lot during the summer holidays as most people were on holiday and I have an internet obsession. I spent a lot of my time at the cricket field as my brother plays and I like to take pictures and hangout with my family and some friends who brothers play.
my brother ready to hit the ball
August
August was another very chilled month where I don't do a lot. I went on a bike ride with a few of my friends to got to a nearby village where another of our friends lives and we ate lunch in the park. I actually fell off of my bike and ended up with two massive bruises, one in the shape of Africa and the other Australia. I went to Pizza Hut with my group of friends as an annual meal together which was really good as I got to see some I hadn't seen throughout the holidays. My mum, brother and I, with two other family friends, went to Twycross Zoo while a cricket match was going on for hours and I enjoyed that day so much and got loads of good pictures off all of the animals. I also went on holiday to Westward Ho! with my family and two other families. While on holiday I got my Nan to collect my English Literature result which was a C, I could have done better but I honestly thought I had failed it completely. Also, right at the end of the month we went back to school and I entered my final year of GCSE's!

September
This was one of them boring months but one of my friends, Georgina, auditioned and got in to the dance group I'm in so I've spent many hours on Thursdays with her. Literally, so little happened the most exciting thing I can think about for this month was the fact that I joined a gym!

October
This month was another dull month where life just moved on and nothing significant happened until Halloween came around! I stayed in the whole night but most of my friends came round and we were all dressed up in costumes (most were Disney princess') and had a great night filled with laughs and drama from a certain someone.
my cousin, Sophie
November
On came Bonfire night. My parents work quite closely with the local cricket club as my brother trains there so they helped plan and set up the bonfire. I went but none of my friends could go apart from one but she was with her running friends so I ended up spending most of the night alone but I got a lot of picture, a few were good ones but as I'm a beginner at photography I'm not good at taking pictures of fireworks.
looks like a Fall Out Boy music video
December
Ah, the long awaited month of the year as most people have time off to spend time with their family or by themselves. This month was filled with tests and assessments in school, which is really annoying as I wanted a calm run down to Christmas but we were working up until the day before we broke up for the holidays. On Christmas Eve I actually dyed my hair purple again (it's the day before school starts right now and it's still bright so I'm going to be killed by the teachers) ready for Christmas day. I was very spoilt by my family and I am very grateful for what I got. New Years Eve was such a good day as I went for a meal with my grandparents and uncle before Georgina came round and we made chocolate truffles. A load of family friends came round and nearly everyone got drunk and I tried a few Jaeger bombs, oops.

I hope everyone enjoyed 2015, as for me this was the best year so far and I also hope you enjoy 2016!