Dear October,
This will be the last day that I blog for October, because I will be on the boat, sailing around the south coast.
I have a few thank yous to say.
Firstly, thank you to you, October, for being a great month. Full of fun, excitement, scares and a lot of work.
Secondly, thank you to my friends for being so supportive of me. It's lovely to see that I have such nice friends.
Thirdly, thank you to Jemima for being such a good blogging friends. I love you for that!
Lastly, thank you to everyone who is reading this, for meaning that I can keep this blog going.
Stay happy,
Katie xxx
Dear October - Days 27 and 28 | Recipe
Dear October,
The other day, Me and Jemima made Halloween ghost cupcakes. I worked quite well, for a first try!
Halloween Ghost Cupcakes
Ingredients
For the cake
150g self-raising flour
150g soft butter
2 eggs
100g caster sugar
For the icing
Ready to roll icing
Glace cherries
Jam or marmalade
Something for the eyes - we used purple icing from a tube
1.Set the oven to 180 degrees (fan 160 degrees) and put 1 cupcake cases into a bun tin
2.Make the basic cake mixture by creaming the flour and butter together
3.Add the 2 eggs and stir into the mixture
4.Add the sugar and mix until smooth
5.Put the mixture into the cases and put into the oven for about 12-15 minutes
6.Whilst they are cooking, roll out the icing and cut out 12 circles for the cakes
7.Once the cakes are cool, put a little bit of jam on top of each of them
8. Put half of a glace cherry on top of the jam and lie a pie of icing on each of them, moulding it to the shape of the cake
9.Put eyes on them using your icing
10. Enjoy!
Stay happy,
Katie xx
The other day, Me and Jemima made Halloween ghost cupcakes. I worked quite well, for a first try!
Halloween Ghost Cupcakes
Ingredients
For the cake
150g self-raising flour
150g soft butter
2 eggs
100g caster sugar
For the icing
Ready to roll icing
Glace cherries
Jam or marmalade
Something for the eyes - we used purple icing from a tube
1.Set the oven to 180 degrees (fan 160 degrees) and put 1 cupcake cases into a bun tin
2.Make the basic cake mixture by creaming the flour and butter together
3.Add the 2 eggs and stir into the mixture4.Add the sugar and mix until smooth
5.Put the mixture into the cases and put into the oven for about 12-15 minutes
6.Whilst they are cooking, roll out the icing and cut out 12 circles for the cakes
7.Once the cakes are cool, put a little bit of jam on top of each of them
8. Put half of a glace cherry on top of the jam and lie a pie of icing on each of them, moulding it to the shape of the cake
9.Put eyes on them using your icing
10. Enjoy!
Stay happy,
Katie xx
Dear October - Day 26 | Jematie go shopping!
Dear October,
Today I am with Jemima of Another Ranting Reader. Everyone should check her blog out because to be honest, it's pretty fab. To go now, click here.
We have been shopping and bought a lot of good stuff that will satisfy my shopping cravings for a bit longer. I love shopping, October, as you may have seen. It makes me appreciate how lucky I am to be able to get all of this new stuff for myself.
We are also going to have a sleepover tonight and I am highly looking forward to watching Cinderella and About Time, two of Jemima and I's favourite films. Cinderella is my favourite film and character of all time. When I was younger, I wanted to be her because to me, she was that perfect person and she had cats and mice as pets, which made me happy. Also, birds sang to her. Why wouldn't you want that to happen to you. Unless you don't like birds. Or singing.
It's good to have friends that I can do things like go shopping with. It makes me happy and privileged that people would want me to be their friend, because in my eyes, I am a crap friend and see no reason for why anyone would like me.
So thank you Jemima for putting up with me!
Stay happy,
Katie
Today I am with Jemima of Another Ranting Reader. Everyone should check her blog out because to be honest, it's pretty fab. To go now, click here.
We have been shopping and bought a lot of good stuff that will satisfy my shopping cravings for a bit longer. I love shopping, October, as you may have seen. It makes me appreciate how lucky I am to be able to get all of this new stuff for myself.
We are also going to have a sleepover tonight and I am highly looking forward to watching Cinderella and About Time, two of Jemima and I's favourite films. Cinderella is my favourite film and character of all time. When I was younger, I wanted to be her because to me, she was that perfect person and she had cats and mice as pets, which made me happy. Also, birds sang to her. Why wouldn't you want that to happen to you. Unless you don't like birds. Or singing.It's good to have friends that I can do things like go shopping with. It makes me happy and privileged that people would want me to be their friend, because in my eyes, I am a crap friend and see no reason for why anyone would like me.
So thank you Jemima for putting up with me!
Stay happy,
Katie
Dear October - Day 25
Dear October,
Although it is half term, I have been given an extraordinary amount of homework and coursework to do over the holidays. I am going to do a revision tips post, but this is what I do to even out the workload.
Firstly, I have a bar of soap on my desk, and although it sounds weird, if I feel stressed I stop and smell it. It smells of lavender and for me, that is calming. It smells really good!
Secondly, I have a drink that I sip whilst reading things through, because if I drink the same drink again, I will remember that information. It might just be me, but it works.
Also, I take lots of breaks, but enough that I learn something.
I hope this gives you a few things to think about to help you to revise.
Stay happy,
Katie xx
Although it is half term, I have been given an extraordinary amount of homework and coursework to do over the holidays. I am going to do a revision tips post, but this is what I do to even out the workload.
Firstly, I have a bar of soap on my desk, and although it sounds weird, if I feel stressed I stop and smell it. It smells of lavender and for me, that is calming. It smells really good!
Secondly, I have a drink that I sip whilst reading things through, because if I drink the same drink again, I will remember that information. It might just be me, but it works.
Also, I take lots of breaks, but enough that I learn something.
I hope this gives you a few things to think about to help you to revise.
Stay happy,
Katie xx
Dear October - Day 24
Dear October,
With Halloween just around the corner (7 days exactly), everyone is talking about what they are going to where to the party, whether you want to come trick or treating and whether you are free on Halloween for a sleepover.
This year, I'm not taking part in Halloween with my friends, because I am sailing. We will probably decorate the boat up with pumpkins and things like that, but I think it will be nice to take a step back from the madness of the festivities of Halloween and all the hoo-ha that goes along with it.
I like this photo because it explains everything very well.
As much as I have tried to prevent myself, I am very much looking forward to Christmas. I am not wishing for it, because then I would be a hypocrite. If you haven't read that post yet, click here.
I look forward to, not only the day itself, but the things building up to it. School carol concerts (my favourite school event of the year), Christmas lights (that go up today in our town), Christmas shopping and Christmas songs.
But, as I said, I cannot wish for it, because with it, I am also wishing for mock exams, 3 terms of school left and Christmas presents which are probably going to be a multitude of revision books (they probably won't be because my family know that I would sell them to buy something I actually wanted, like Pentatonix tickets...)
But anyway, I will be putting some exciting recipes and other bits for Halloween up in the next week, so don't miss them!
Stay happy,
Katie xx
With Halloween just around the corner (7 days exactly), everyone is talking about what they are going to where to the party, whether you want to come trick or treating and whether you are free on Halloween for a sleepover.
This year, I'm not taking part in Halloween with my friends, because I am sailing. We will probably decorate the boat up with pumpkins and things like that, but I think it will be nice to take a step back from the madness of the festivities of Halloween and all the hoo-ha that goes along with it.
I like this photo because it explains everything very well.
I look forward to, not only the day itself, but the things building up to it. School carol concerts (my favourite school event of the year), Christmas lights (that go up today in our town), Christmas shopping and Christmas songs.
But, as I said, I cannot wish for it, because with it, I am also wishing for mock exams, 3 terms of school left and Christmas presents which are probably going to be a multitude of revision books (they probably won't be because my family know that I would sell them to buy something I actually wanted, like Pentatonix tickets...)
But anyway, I will be putting some exciting recipes and other bits for Halloween up in the next week, so don't miss them!
Stay happy,
Katie xx
Dear October - Days 22 and 23
Dear October,
It's finally half term! 7 weeks of a lack of sleep, lack of time and lack of energy have flown by, even though I moaned a lot! My first half term, gone. 4 more of them and I am finished at school. A scary thought, not just for me, but anyone in my shoes.
I have made the first big decision in my life. I have decided on the college I am going to and the options I am taking that will lead me to my future. Wow. I am scared. And sad. And happy. And many other emotions.
Next time you see me, October, a lot will have changed. I will be 16, for one thing. I will be in college and I will have new friends and new teachers. That is what scares and upsets me the most. The friends I have made at school have been there for me through thick and thin. The teachers are incredible and I am not sure what I would do without them. That may seem soppy, but it is true. Everyone at school has just made my journey that little bit better. Of course, we have had our moments of arguments, but most of them have been ironed out!
So thanks October, for helping me make my decision. It will be worth it.
Stay happy,
Katie xx
It's finally half term! 7 weeks of a lack of sleep, lack of time and lack of energy have flown by, even though I moaned a lot! My first half term, gone. 4 more of them and I am finished at school. A scary thought, not just for me, but anyone in my shoes.
I have made the first big decision in my life. I have decided on the college I am going to and the options I am taking that will lead me to my future. Wow. I am scared. And sad. And happy. And many other emotions.
Next time you see me, October, a lot will have changed. I will be 16, for one thing. I will be in college and I will have new friends and new teachers. That is what scares and upsets me the most. The friends I have made at school have been there for me through thick and thin. The teachers are incredible and I am not sure what I would do without them. That may seem soppy, but it is true. Everyone at school has just made my journey that little bit better. Of course, we have had our moments of arguments, but most of them have been ironed out!
So thanks October, for helping me make my decision. It will be worth it.
Stay happy,
Katie xx
Dear October - Days 20 and 21
Dear October,
I'm writing this quickly, for I am halfway through analysing a text, finding out the tonic and dominant notes of key signatures and revising circle theorems. You should see my room. It's like having 3 messy classrooms in one rather small bedroom.
You know what the best bit of my day is? The bit where you come home and take you bag off. You know you have a pile of homework, but you know that it will still be there in 10 minutes. So you stop and boil the kettle. You put your favourite teabag in your favourite cup. You reflect on your day. The funny bits. Then you make your tea and sit down. And you breathe for the first time in what seems like hours. Ah. Isn't that nice?
I'm looking out my window and I can see a flurry of different colours, from green to red to orange. It's vaguely comforting. I am sat on my laptop, on my bad, I hasten to add. In my pyjamas, listening to music. And although you know you have to do your homework, it makes the prospect of it ever so slightly more positive. Like you know that you will get through it and everything will be ok, maybe not right then, but close in the future.
So October, I am sorry that these past few days have been a series of events that have kept my on my feet and out of my nice, warm bed. But it will be worth it. I promise.
Stay happy,
Katie xx
I'm writing this quickly, for I am halfway through analysing a text, finding out the tonic and dominant notes of key signatures and revising circle theorems. You should see my room. It's like having 3 messy classrooms in one rather small bedroom.
You know what the best bit of my day is? The bit where you come home and take you bag off. You know you have a pile of homework, but you know that it will still be there in 10 minutes. So you stop and boil the kettle. You put your favourite teabag in your favourite cup. You reflect on your day. The funny bits. Then you make your tea and sit down. And you breathe for the first time in what seems like hours. Ah. Isn't that nice?
I'm looking out my window and I can see a flurry of different colours, from green to red to orange. It's vaguely comforting. I am sat on my laptop, on my bad, I hasten to add. In my pyjamas, listening to music. And although you know you have to do your homework, it makes the prospect of it ever so slightly more positive. Like you know that you will get through it and everything will be ok, maybe not right then, but close in the future.
So October, I am sorry that these past few days have been a series of events that have kept my on my feet and out of my nice, warm bed. But it will be worth it. I promise.
Stay happy,
Katie xx
Dear October - Day 19
Dear October,
Wow, day 19 already?! That went quickly!
I thought I would just mention the amount of work I have going on right now, October. It is hard work, this top year stuff. Science coursework, English coursework, music coursework, maths end of term tests. It is quite a lot to cope with. Currently, I am pretending that I am doing my English draft essay. Procrastination at its best. Getting away from writing by doing writing. Logical, right?
Along with that, I have so many commitments that I cannot leave because I either enjoy them far to much or it looks good on my personal statement and CV.
So my time is filled. With things I enjoy and other things that I don't enjoy particularly. But that is how life works and I will just have to run with that.
Help me, October, for the work load is too much. It is too heavy for my back, my rucksack is breaking and things are beginning to fall out. I try cramming everything back into it, but I always forget something and it ends up lying in a pile on the floor.
It will get better though, because half term is 4 days away! I look forward to it with open arms and an open heart. Pertly because I can't wait for a week of lie-ins and partly because I am going shopping multiple times. I am also sailing, which I always look forward to!
Stay happy,
Katie xx
Wow, day 19 already?! That went quickly!
I thought I would just mention the amount of work I have going on right now, October. It is hard work, this top year stuff. Science coursework, English coursework, music coursework, maths end of term tests. It is quite a lot to cope with. Currently, I am pretending that I am doing my English draft essay. Procrastination at its best. Getting away from writing by doing writing. Logical, right?
Along with that, I have so many commitments that I cannot leave because I either enjoy them far to much or it looks good on my personal statement and CV.
So my time is filled. With things I enjoy and other things that I don't enjoy particularly. But that is how life works and I will just have to run with that.
Help me, October, for the work load is too much. It is too heavy for my back, my rucksack is breaking and things are beginning to fall out. I try cramming everything back into it, but I always forget something and it ends up lying in a pile on the floor.
It will get better though, because half term is 4 days away! I look forward to it with open arms and an open heart. Pertly because I can't wait for a week of lie-ins and partly because I am going shopping multiple times. I am also sailing, which I always look forward to!
Stay happy,
Katie xx
Dear October - Day 18
Dear October,
For the first time this month, I was able to enjoy an autumn day without hauling a rucksack around with me. I went for a lovely walk and I was able to see the crisp autumn leaves on the floor and the trees that are changing colour from a deep green to a bright, vibrant red or orange.
The air was cold but I was hot. I walked for about 8/9 miles. Up hills, running back down them. Stopping for a photo or to eat an ice cream that wouldn't melt because it was cold enough to stay in the position is was put in.
I was able to look at the Sunday market, weaving my way through old clothes and new paintings, seeing people who I had never seen before, and very few that I did know, which sometimes is good. It means you can fully clear your brain, leaving it open to new ideas and new adventures.
I love fresh air. I don't get it where I live, October, so going away to a place where you cannot hear cars on the motorway or a passing train on the tracks is nice at times. However, I do love living in a town because of the buzz that there is. Being able to have the freedom of going out without the worry of getting lost.
You could argue that getting lost is the best bit, though. Because it means you are exploring somewhere you may not have gone to otherwise. That's why I like travelling. It means I can see places that I don't see when I'm sat at home at my desk, writing to you. I'm not saying that writing is bad, because I adore it. But I would like to see the world, and maybe even take you with me.
Stay happy,
Katie xx
For the first time this month, I was able to enjoy an autumn day without hauling a rucksack around with me. I went for a lovely walk and I was able to see the crisp autumn leaves on the floor and the trees that are changing colour from a deep green to a bright, vibrant red or orange.
The air was cold but I was hot. I walked for about 8/9 miles. Up hills, running back down them. Stopping for a photo or to eat an ice cream that wouldn't melt because it was cold enough to stay in the position is was put in.
I was able to look at the Sunday market, weaving my way through old clothes and new paintings, seeing people who I had never seen before, and very few that I did know, which sometimes is good. It means you can fully clear your brain, leaving it open to new ideas and new adventures.
I love fresh air. I don't get it where I live, October, so going away to a place where you cannot hear cars on the motorway or a passing train on the tracks is nice at times. However, I do love living in a town because of the buzz that there is. Being able to have the freedom of going out without the worry of getting lost.
You could argue that getting lost is the best bit, though. Because it means you are exploring somewhere you may not have gone to otherwise. That's why I like travelling. It means I can see places that I don't see when I'm sat at home at my desk, writing to you. I'm not saying that writing is bad, because I adore it. But I would like to see the world, and maybe even take you with me.
Stay happy,
Katie xx
Dear October - Day 17
Dear October,
This year, October, you have given me so many experiences that I never though I would get the chance to have. Things like D of E, the best times with my friends and hope for the near and far future. I applaud you, October, for that.
This month, although it has not finished yet, has been a good and bad one. Bad because of the arguments and the stress, the tears and the struggles that happen in every day life.
I vowed to myself never to use this word on my blog, because I use it so often in real life,but this is an exception. This month has given me banter with my friends, teachers, family and even people I usually wouldn't speak to. It has given me thoughts that maybe I wouldn't have thought of before. Ideas and inspirations.
Worries and scary thoughts as well. College, leaving those I love to carry on my journey through life. What will happen later on. Will I reach my dreams, or will I fail? No. I will never fail. Because every time I fail, O will get back up, and do it again. Again and again.
Stay happy,
Katie xx
This year, October, you have given me so many experiences that I never though I would get the chance to have. Things like D of E, the best times with my friends and hope for the near and far future. I applaud you, October, for that.
This month, although it has not finished yet, has been a good and bad one. Bad because of the arguments and the stress, the tears and the struggles that happen in every day life.
I vowed to myself never to use this word on my blog, because I use it so often in real life,but this is an exception. This month has given me banter with my friends, teachers, family and even people I usually wouldn't speak to. It has given me thoughts that maybe I wouldn't have thought of before. Ideas and inspirations.
Worries and scary thoughts as well. College, leaving those I love to carry on my journey through life. What will happen later on. Will I reach my dreams, or will I fail? No. I will never fail. Because every time I fail, O will get back up, and do it again. Again and again.
Stay happy,
Katie xx
Dear October - Days 13,14,15,16
Dear October,
I keep saying sorry. Sorry for not doing this, sorry for not being what expect me to, sorry for being quiet, sorry for being too loud. So before I talk about this, I just want to say sorry October. I'm rubbish at this, aren't I?
Back to my point before. How many times do we say sorry a day? A lot. We say sorry for everything we do. We say something wrong, you say sorry. You sing a note wrong, you say sorry. You cry, you say sorry. You laugh, you say sorry.
But why do we say sorry for everything we do? It's like we are apologising for being there. Being born.
I bet you don't have this problem, do you October? Or do you? Do people say sorry to you? Or do you say sorry to them?
Who knows? Will we ever know?
So I'm sorry for being such a rubbish writer. And I'm sorry I don't always fit in. And I am sorry that sometimes I make a bad joke, or a mistake in my coursework, or a comment that might offend you. I'm only trying to live.
Aren't we all?
Stay happy,
Katie x
I keep saying sorry. Sorry for not doing this, sorry for not being what expect me to, sorry for being quiet, sorry for being too loud. So before I talk about this, I just want to say sorry October. I'm rubbish at this, aren't I?
Back to my point before. How many times do we say sorry a day? A lot. We say sorry for everything we do. We say something wrong, you say sorry. You sing a note wrong, you say sorry. You cry, you say sorry. You laugh, you say sorry.
But why do we say sorry for everything we do? It's like we are apologising for being there. Being born.
I bet you don't have this problem, do you October? Or do you? Do people say sorry to you? Or do you say sorry to them?
Who knows? Will we ever know?
So I'm sorry for being such a rubbish writer. And I'm sorry I don't always fit in. And I am sorry that sometimes I make a bad joke, or a mistake in my coursework, or a comment that might offend you. I'm only trying to live.
Aren't we all?
Stay happy,
Katie x
Dear October - Days 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12
Dear October,
Firstly, I am so very sorry to not only you, October, but the viewers who are currently (or maybe not) reading this.
Secondly, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to one of my most amazing writing friends ever, Jemima, who you may know from the blog Another Ranting Reader. I hope you had a lovely day and I'm sorry I didn't wish you it on the day, but I was doing D of E.
That brings me on to the reasons why I haven't been writing. Firstly, college open-evenings have begun and last Wednesday, I was going to one of my first choices for a college. Forgive me please?
Secondly, I have had D of E, the real thing, which meant I had no internet for two whole days. Which was great. The video will be up on YouTube at some point, which I will put a link to on a blog post in the near future.
Any how, October, how have you been? I feel like I haven't said hi in a very long time. So hi October, nice to finally see you again, my old pal.
You brightened up quite a lot over the weekend. In fact, you couldn't have been any happier, for it was the sunniest weekend that we have had in a while. Thank you very much for that. I am extremely fortunate.
But until later, October,
Stay happy,
Katie xx
Firstly, I am so very sorry to not only you, October, but the viewers who are currently (or maybe not) reading this.
Secondly, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to one of my most amazing writing friends ever, Jemima, who you may know from the blog Another Ranting Reader. I hope you had a lovely day and I'm sorry I didn't wish you it on the day, but I was doing D of E.
That brings me on to the reasons why I haven't been writing. Firstly, college open-evenings have begun and last Wednesday, I was going to one of my first choices for a college. Forgive me please?
Secondly, I have had D of E, the real thing, which meant I had no internet for two whole days. Which was great. The video will be up on YouTube at some point, which I will put a link to on a blog post in the near future.
Any how, October, how have you been? I feel like I haven't said hi in a very long time. So hi October, nice to finally see you again, my old pal.
You brightened up quite a lot over the weekend. In fact, you couldn't have been any happier, for it was the sunniest weekend that we have had in a while. Thank you very much for that. I am extremely fortunate.
But until later, October,
Stay happy,
Katie xx
Dear October - Day 6
Dear October,
Seriously, stop with the mood swings. You have rained constantly today. And although I am very aware that I live in England and it is expected, it has come all to quickly.
I got home and my hand was so numb that stirring a cup of tea was a task that took longer than usual. However, I am in my favourite jumper, writing, whilst I can smell homemade pie and roast potatoes in the oven at my Granny and Grandpa's house. I can't complain.
Although I say I can't complain, there is something about rain that gets me down. It might be that I woke up this morning at the usual time but it was dark and I could hear the wind outside, battering my windows so badly that the vents sounded like ghosts, haunting and taunting me because I had to get up and go to school. Today's catchphrase quickly became "what fresh hell is this?". It has been a long day!
But to be honest, it wasn't the worst day ever. My friends were still with me, my teachers weren't any worse than normal (just saying that I love most of my teachers) and my lessons were satisfactory. Not good but not bad.
But October, this has nothing to do with you. This is to do with me. So October, I have made it my job to make this more about you. So I am sorry October. I love you lots because you listen to me. I cannot say that for a lot of people. So thank you.
Stay happy,
Katie x
Seriously, stop with the mood swings. You have rained constantly today. And although I am very aware that I live in England and it is expected, it has come all to quickly.
I got home and my hand was so numb that stirring a cup of tea was a task that took longer than usual. However, I am in my favourite jumper, writing, whilst I can smell homemade pie and roast potatoes in the oven at my Granny and Grandpa's house. I can't complain.
Although I say I can't complain, there is something about rain that gets me down. It might be that I woke up this morning at the usual time but it was dark and I could hear the wind outside, battering my windows so badly that the vents sounded like ghosts, haunting and taunting me because I had to get up and go to school. Today's catchphrase quickly became "what fresh hell is this?". It has been a long day!
But to be honest, it wasn't the worst day ever. My friends were still with me, my teachers weren't any worse than normal (just saying that I love most of my teachers) and my lessons were satisfactory. Not good but not bad.
But October, this has nothing to do with you. This is to do with me. So October, I have made it my job to make this more about you. So I am sorry October. I love you lots because you listen to me. I cannot say that for a lot of people. So thank you.
Stay happy,
Katie x
Dear October - Day 5
Dear October,
Lately you emotions have been changing dramatically. It's like we are on one massive roller coaster. One moment you are fine, happy, sunny and bright. The next minute you are not. You are cloudy, grey. Like something has happened that has upset you or annoyed you.
If I am honest, October, the last few days have been like that for me, as well. One moment, I will be completely fine. My usual, confident self, The next minute, something will happen and I will suddenly go around a massive loop-the-loop and end up in a bad mood. My moods are very quick to change, October.
You see, the thing is, certain people annoy me. Certain movements annoy me. Certain phrases annoy me. Anything can annoy me if I let it get to me.
So now I am trying something different. Trying to see the positive side. For example, looking forward to things that are going to happen, like shopping with friends or exciting school days (this doesn't happen very often but I can dream!)
So October, thank you for making me see the brighter side.
Stay happy,
Katie xx
Lately you emotions have been changing dramatically. It's like we are on one massive roller coaster. One moment you are fine, happy, sunny and bright. The next minute you are not. You are cloudy, grey. Like something has happened that has upset you or annoyed you.
If I am honest, October, the last few days have been like that for me, as well. One moment, I will be completely fine. My usual, confident self, The next minute, something will happen and I will suddenly go around a massive loop-the-loop and end up in a bad mood. My moods are very quick to change, October.
You see, the thing is, certain people annoy me. Certain movements annoy me. Certain phrases annoy me. Anything can annoy me if I let it get to me.
So now I am trying something different. Trying to see the positive side. For example, looking forward to things that are going to happen, like shopping with friends or exciting school days (this doesn't happen very often but I can dream!)
So October, thank you for making me see the brighter side.
Stay happy,
Katie xx
Dear October - Day 4
Dear October,
Today I went shopping with one of my greatest friends. It was really nice to just relax and take time out from the usual rush of life. It made me really happy to see all of the autumnal clothes come into the shops and all the summer stuff go on sale. I enjoy wearing warmer clothes more than shorts and short tops because they are always the best clothes to relax in.
Baggy jumpers are a big must when it comes to winter. I bought a new jumper today and it is so warm. I am sat here, writing this blog post and snuggling in my jumper with a cup of tea. Perfect!
So thank you, October, for your fashion sense. Never thought I would say that, would you!
What are your Autumn/Winter essentials? Other than warm drinks in cute mugs?
Stay happy,
Katie xx
(Sorry it is short but I thought I would leave it there. Short but sweet!)
Today I went shopping with one of my greatest friends. It was really nice to just relax and take time out from the usual rush of life. It made me really happy to see all of the autumnal clothes come into the shops and all the summer stuff go on sale. I enjoy wearing warmer clothes more than shorts and short tops because they are always the best clothes to relax in.
Baggy jumpers are a big must when it comes to winter. I bought a new jumper today and it is so warm. I am sat here, writing this blog post and snuggling in my jumper with a cup of tea. Perfect!
So thank you, October, for your fashion sense. Never thought I would say that, would you!
What are your Autumn/Winter essentials? Other than warm drinks in cute mugs?
Stay happy,
Katie xx
(Sorry it is short but I thought I would leave it there. Short but sweet!)
Dear October - Day 3
Dear October,
I have been into a multitude of shops today and they are all stocking Halloween costumes and food. Not only that, October, they have started selling Christmas things. Advent calendars, October! What is going on?
Halloween draws closer, but we will save that conversation for a bit later in the month, shall we? The point is that we keep wishing our time away. In May, we say how much we are looking forward to summer. Autumn, we look forward to Christmas. My friends are buzzing for the festive season. They have been since the first day of school in September. I keep telling them, "you are wishing time away". They don't seem to mind. Well I do! I mind that my life is being wished away because of things that we may or may not be looking forward to, months before they are even happening.
Yes, I might be looking forward to Christmas, but I am not saying that I want the day to be here. I want to experience a lot before that. Good and bad. The carol services, cinemas trips with friends, new friendships, love, hate, birthdays, hope, fear. Success and failure.
So before you start wishing time away, think about what is going to happen before that. Because I can assure you, it will come in a blink of an eye and then it will be gone.
Stay happy,
Katie xx
Letters to October - Day 2
Dear October,
I always avoid the rain. If I have to, I stay as dry as possible, for getting wet in the rain doesn't just make my clothes and hair damp, it dampens my spirit.
But it isn't just physically rainy days that dampen my spirit, it's those metaphorical dampening days that are the worst. Those days where you have so many emotions that you want to let loose, but you can't because you are afraid of what those around you might say.
All those feelings that make you want to scream and cry and smile and tear you hair out. Those feelings that you can't let go of, however much you try.
I don't know, October, whether you get these feelings. Sadness for those dear to you, who you lost and miss more than anything in the world. Happiness for those who you want to hug for being so totally amazing. Anger for those who do bad things, yet others get the blame.
Because, October, you make me happy. But you also make me cry. I miss those who are gone. I miss those who are just too far away from me, physically and metaphorically. I miss those days where nothing mattered. You could do anything that you wanted and it would count towards some grade, mark or assessment that we are constantly be measured by.
October, don't go too quickly, because if you do, November will be here and before you know it, it will be October 1st again.
We are in one big circle, and we cannot escape, although some of the time, we want to more than anything
Stay happy,
Katie xx
I always avoid the rain. If I have to, I stay as dry as possible, for getting wet in the rain doesn't just make my clothes and hair damp, it dampens my spirit.
But it isn't just physically rainy days that dampen my spirit, it's those metaphorical dampening days that are the worst. Those days where you have so many emotions that you want to let loose, but you can't because you are afraid of what those around you might say.
All those feelings that make you want to scream and cry and smile and tear you hair out. Those feelings that you can't let go of, however much you try.
I don't know, October, whether you get these feelings. Sadness for those dear to you, who you lost and miss more than anything in the world. Happiness for those who you want to hug for being so totally amazing. Anger for those who do bad things, yet others get the blame.
Because, October, you make me happy. But you also make me cry. I miss those who are gone. I miss those who are just too far away from me, physically and metaphorically. I miss those days where nothing mattered. You could do anything that you wanted and it would count towards some grade, mark or assessment that we are constantly be measured by.
October, don't go too quickly, because if you do, November will be here and before you know it, it will be October 1st again.
We are in one big circle, and we cannot escape, although some of the time, we want to more than anything
Stay happy,
Katie xx
Letter to October - Day 1
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I will be doing this throughout the month. Everyday, I will write a letter to October, maybe about my day, current affairs or just because I have seen something I like!
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Dear October,
You came round very quickly! It feels like only last week that I was flying home after my holiday to Italy, but it was actually a month ago today!
I like you October. You bring exciting things, like half term and Halloween, as well as brown leaves and autumnal weather. You bring scarves, gloves, hats. Candles, fires and lanterns. You bring cold weather, which makes me shiver, but comforts me when I am indoors, watching out the window, snuggled up in a blanket, warm and cosy.
But October, you also lead me in a totally opposite direction. You make me think about things that I had put to the back of my mind. You make me realise that I need to do something, because the future is happening. Every second we waste, we will never get back. And that is what this world is. This life. An ongoing clock, ticking our lives away, until, before we know it, we are no longer dreaming about something, we are doing it. So although you may thing things are very far away, they are not.
October, I remember thinking, four or five years ago, that this time was ages away. Applying for colleges was further away that the moon and stars. But now it is here. I am doing it for real. Pursuing the dreams I have. Moving one step closer to the goal. But is that goal as easy as it looks? No. I cannot just walk up to the goal and kick the ball in, easily and simply. I have to dodge everyone, tackle people and things and run for my life. Because otherwise, there is no point in being on the pitch in the first place, is there?
Stay happy,
Katie x
I will be doing this throughout the month. Everyday, I will write a letter to October, maybe about my day, current affairs or just because I have seen something I like!
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Dear October,
You came round very quickly! It feels like only last week that I was flying home after my holiday to Italy, but it was actually a month ago today!
I like you October. You bring exciting things, like half term and Halloween, as well as brown leaves and autumnal weather. You bring scarves, gloves, hats. Candles, fires and lanterns. You bring cold weather, which makes me shiver, but comforts me when I am indoors, watching out the window, snuggled up in a blanket, warm and cosy.
But October, you also lead me in a totally opposite direction. You make me think about things that I had put to the back of my mind. You make me realise that I need to do something, because the future is happening. Every second we waste, we will never get back. And that is what this world is. This life. An ongoing clock, ticking our lives away, until, before we know it, we are no longer dreaming about something, we are doing it. So although you may thing things are very far away, they are not.
October, I remember thinking, four or five years ago, that this time was ages away. Applying for colleges was further away that the moon and stars. But now it is here. I am doing it for real. Pursuing the dreams I have. Moving one step closer to the goal. But is that goal as easy as it looks? No. I cannot just walk up to the goal and kick the ball in, easily and simply. I have to dodge everyone, tackle people and things and run for my life. Because otherwise, there is no point in being on the pitch in the first place, is there?
Stay happy,
Katie x
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