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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
The Tea Tag!
What was the first kind of tea you ever had?
The first type of tea I ever tried was
Earl Grey, however, soon after, I tried breakfast tea soon and enjoyed more
than Earl Grey
What is the best place to have tea – at home or in a coffee
shop?
At home because it means you can make the tea however you like
it and then sit on the sofa with a book or watch something on your laptop
whilst drinking it and eating toffee waffles!
Do you prefer hot tea or cold tea?
Hot tea, definitely!
Who likes cold tea? You may as well drink water!
When do you drink tea – morning, evening or afternoon?
Every moment of the day? Why drink tea at only one point of the
day, when yoou can drink it throughout!
What is your go-to tea?
Either breakfast tea or Lady Grey at the moment. It changes
depending on the season!
What is your favourite seasonal tea?
In the summer, I head towards Lapsang Souchong and in the
winter, redbush or whatever tea I find that has cinnamon in!
What do you put in your tea?
One sugar or
one sweetener! No milk!
Do you prefer your tea weak or strong?
In the middle! Too strong and it tastes weird and too weak and
it doesn’t taste of anything!
How did you get started in the wonderful world of tea?
I found others who liked it, after I
started to like it! Then, Jemima of Another Ranting Reader came along and I
found someone who liked tea as much as me!
What kind of tea are you most keen to try?
I want to try more fruit teas and green teas!
What is the worst tea you’ve ever tasted?
I have never tried a tea that I hate with a passion, but
chocolate tea is not particularly great!
Do you prefer loose tea or teabags
Teabags
because they mean I get tea quickly and without a fuss!
Teacup or mug?
Mug because you can fit more in and
you get cute designs like Disney pictures o them!
Best night-time tea?
Red bush because it have no caffeine in
What is the number one tea you’d recommend?
Lady Grey or Lapsang Souchong because they
are AMAZING!
Stay happy,
Katie xx
D of E
We all arrived but one. A strangler, maybe, just a bit late. Later, we found out that this team member was ill. He had our tent and our route for day 2. Great. However, we ploughed on. We set off, waving to our parents and they waved back. We walked approximately 20 metres. We were already on the wrong path. We knew this would be a very interesting weekend!
We walked and walked, filming, chatting, singing. We ate continuously and chatted continuously. We stopped for lunch, exhausted already. Shoulders aching more than one can even begin to imagine. But no blisters? It's a miracle!
We walked more and more, until we came to three routes in front of us. Which way do we go? The wrong one, obviously. We got lost. Thank you google maps! (Don't tell anyone!)
Finally, we saw the gate for our campsite. I ran, suddenly power in my legs. I hugged the sign! We were there. One day down, another to go!
The food was good, the gossip was good, the sleep was not, but oh well!
The next day, we set off (late, because we didn't want to get up!). We got lost again, but found our way very quickly after that! We sang and sang and sang. We walked and walked and walked. Yet still no blisters!
Achey knees and achey shoulders, we stopped for lunch. We were so nearly there! We powered on, getting lost and taking routes that we weren't meant to. But then we saw the car park! We had done it! We dropped our bags and lay down, exhausted. Limbs aching and heads pounding, but we had done it. However, it was only the practise! Oh well!
D of E is a great experience, and although you may not think of it at the time, it is so much fun and you make great friends for life.
Stay happy,
Katie xx
P.s. I have no blisters!
We walked and walked, filming, chatting, singing. We ate continuously and chatted continuously. We stopped for lunch, exhausted already. Shoulders aching more than one can even begin to imagine. But no blisters? It's a miracle!
We walked more and more, until we came to three routes in front of us. Which way do we go? The wrong one, obviously. We got lost. Thank you google maps! (Don't tell anyone!)
Finally, we saw the gate for our campsite. I ran, suddenly power in my legs. I hugged the sign! We were there. One day down, another to go!
The food was good, the gossip was good, the sleep was not, but oh well!
The next day, we set off (late, because we didn't want to get up!). We got lost again, but found our way very quickly after that! We sang and sang and sang. We walked and walked and walked. Yet still no blisters!
Achey knees and achey shoulders, we stopped for lunch. We were so nearly there! We powered on, getting lost and taking routes that we weren't meant to. But then we saw the car park! We had done it! We dropped our bags and lay down, exhausted. Limbs aching and heads pounding, but we had done it. However, it was only the practise! Oh well!
D of E is a great experience, and although you may not think of it at the time, it is so much fun and you make great friends for life.
Stay happy,
Katie xx
P.s. I have no blisters!
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