Beautiful weather

I thought I would do something a bit different today. Instead of me telling you about my weekend and how nice the weather has been, why don't I show you with photos.

Sun shining bright

Back garden views

Walks in the countryside

Sat outside

Sunset

Colourful houses

Beautiful blossom

The sea side

Town

Little update

I know it's been long (sorry) but I didn't do a post with the fact that in the 2 weeks off from school, I was revising and went away. So I thought I would just do a quick little update. Right, what have I been up too? I went away with my close friend, we stayed near the beach and had a lovely time. We had time to shop and just have a couple of days to chill. I also went on a weekend away with my family and my dog. It was a very different experience as Bailey (my dog) had never stayed in a hotel before. It was my idea as I thought it would be good to get out and do something we can't always do. We went on a lovely walk in the countryside and enjoyed our stay. I had a couple of days at school for revision and went out with friends when we weren't all busy. Overall the 2 weeks off were great. However it definitely went to fast. Apart from the two weeks off nothing big has happened really. So that's it.

Being unsure

This time of the year a lot of teens all over the world will be unsure like me. You may be unsure about what college to go to or what courses? Or even if you want to go to college? Being unsure can happen anytime. Finding your dream is hard and not knowing is even harder. I feel lost at times because I think to myself what do I like and sometimes the answer is nothing depending on what mood I am in. There may also be times of being unsure with school, why am I here? How will it help me? First of all there isn’t any point in me ranting about school as it has to happen, it’s a part of life and it would take years of debates to decide if it’s right or not. School is something most find unfair and others find useful but what about us? The ones who don’t know what comes next after school. Being unsure isn’t a bad thing, it just make the path a bit longer. However, not everyone’s dreams come true making the paths more hilly. Paths are like your life journey from finding yourself to having the dream life you want. The path could be long as learning from mistakes takes time and the hills are obstacles in your journey. As you may know I am at school and I am unsure of what will come next. Yes I have ideas but are they the right path for me? Like I said being unsure isn’t a bad thing so if you feel the same your not alone. And if you have a plan go for it and I hope all goes well.

Feeling rubbish

Everybody has those days. Those days where everything is annoying. I know this definitely isn't the worst day of my life as there has been harder ones and in future there will be more to come, but as a teenager or even an adult there are days that just make you feel rubbish. Well, today is one of those days, nothing horrendous has happened, but it's just the little things. Firstly, my math test results. I revised using them tips from last week and I can tell you they have made things easier. However, some subjects are easier to revise for than others. I thought I had done okay because I am normally good at maths but maybe I need to reconsider how to revise for maths. See mind maps and flash cards are good every subject but maths. Maths is all about working out. Also I don’t feel well. I just know that everybody has these days and wanted people to know you're not alone. So my plan, have a nice bath, write this and read before bed. Hopefully I will feel better in the morning.

Revision tips

With my GCSE's this year I obviously knew that I would have mocks, but I didn't think they would be this trying. It's the fact you have so much revision to do in little time. I hate revision. It's a thing that I can't be bothered to do, like homework. It's just so boring. However, with the fact I want to do well, I have started to revise and these tips work for me. So here are my top 5.

1. Start early.
What I mean by this is not 6 in the morning, but around 12 (after lunch). You may be thinking that's not early, but with step 2 it should explain why it's okay.

2. Don't do any more then 2 hours with 10 minute breaks.
This means if you start at 12 you will have enough time to go out for the night.

3. Make revision cards.
If you were to just write full sentence you're not going to be able to remember everything. Making little cards will be useful to take with you anywhere so you can go over the main points. Also little cards are a lot smaller to carry than big thick books.

4. Use colours.
This to a lot of people may be stupid, but really it's great. The colours help things standout, but mainly I use them as a key to link things together. Also, it makes things neater and fun.

5. Stick revision notes around the house.
I love this idea as you could be putting your shoes on and be reading something useful. This works well as it means you could revise at anytime and anywhere in the house. If you put them in common places as well, you're more likely to remember them because you will read them more.