Okay, before I properly begin this post I just wanted to let you know something. I am picky with stationery. I have to write with a certain type of pen, the reason for this is that since I was around 8 years old I have a callous on the finger where pens and pencils rest, so I need comfy pens.

I actually hadn't planned on getting a new bag this year and to keep using my warm yellow Kanken, but seeing as I could get £40 off on the ASOS website I decided to treat myself. I got a new Kanken but in graphit and I thought this was a good decision as it's grey and will go with what I'm wearing, as now I'm in Post 16 I can wear whatever I want!

I've heard from many different people that even if you're taking four subject at A-Level there still is a lot of work so lever arch folders are needed. I ordered two brown paper with gold polka dot ones off of Paperchase, as well as 10 dividers to split between the two folders. In the folder I will take with me to school I have two Oxford Campus 300 page refill pads, as it comes with a lot of paper and is of a high quality. To keep me organised I have a yellow planner with a Filofax insert to keep me up to date with my homework and tests I need to revise for.

I have decided to stick with the same pencil case as I have been using for the past four years (oops) which is a Cath Kidston zip purse in a floral pattern. In it, I am using the Zebra classic ball point pen which I've been repurchasing for years, and Bic evolution ecolutions graphite pencils. I'm also using the Zebra mildliners (blue pack) for highlighting this year as I love the pastel colours and ones which you wouldn't usually get like grey! On days where I have biology I will take my Casio scientific calculator as there is a maths section we need to know. There are a few things like journals and textbooks which aren't pictured but they're not important.

Just as a (not so) quick note at the end, the other day I got my GCSE results and I'm super happy with them! I got B's in maths, fine art, dance, biology, physics, English language and psychology and C's in chemistry and history. I know I could have done better and I really wanted an A in psychology but I'm happy with a B. I'm also surprised at passing history as for two years we've had crap teachers due to one becoming terminally ill and this year only having a 30% pass rate for it! A few months a go in mocks and controlled assessments I was getting E's and below but I'm so happy with getting a C! Now that I have a B in two sciences and maths I can do the A-Levels I have chosen which are biology, visual media, psychology and dance. On another note, getting a B in English language and maths it now means I can do the course I want to at university!

I am really pleased with my results as the first year of GCSE's didn't go as well because I took a while to adjust to a new school and people but I am now going in to my third year here and couldn't be anymore happier!

Recently I have arrived back in England after a two week holiday in Majorca. I'm not going to go in to detail about what we did as, to be honest, we relaxed around the pool most of the day! I just thought I'd share some pictures of my time away on here.

For two days in the second week of the holiday we hired a car which was nice (apart from the time we had to stop the car because I get travel sick!) so we were able to go to different places around Majorca. We visited Palma, Porto Cristo, Port de Pollenca and old town Alcudia. I really recommend visiting these places if you ever find yourself in Majorca!

The only down side I've found of going to Spain is that there isn't much of a variety of what vegetarians can eat, only pasta and pizza, which I didn't want every night! Personally, I prefer Greek food but for those who do eat meat, there is a lot of options on the menu.