Musings of a Perfectionist

Only a few days until GCSE's properly begin (with French Reading/Listening, of all things) but I'm not worrying too much about those. Yesterday (I did do some revision but) I had a ballet show, so I played cards and ate a lot of sweets and allowed my sister to torture me (*put makeup on me). Also, my other sister managed to scratch me with her hairbrush, which meant that my back looked like it had been attacked by some demon creature- so some of the others dabbed foundation on it (which stung awfully) so it wasn't quite so obvious. Fun times. And I didn't kick anyone this year! But I was wearing pointe shoes and I still can't feel my feet. :( Today, although I will be doing an afternoon of revision, I did a litter pick with my village. The thing with living in such a small village is that you get the whole community thing, which (contrary to popular belief) I actually really like. My family (apart from my dad) joined one other lady and spent an hour walkin...

Morning! It's fairly sunny at the moment (which is why I went for a run this morning) but I'm waiting for the grey clouds to pass overhead and drop their precious cargo. Like they did yesterday as we were leaving school . I hope that my bag is dry now. So, to the title: nosebleeds can be a sign of demonic possession (depending what kind of myths and stuff you're looking at) and as I have a lot of nosebleeds: hey demon in my head, please help me do well in my exams. And also please stop making me bleed everywhere (although I'm on a 3-week streak of no bleeding- yay!!) I'm kidding (at least, I hope I'm kidding...) of course- as if I need help to pass my exams!  But they're approaching fast (5 more school days left) and I'm actually quite glad about this. I just want them to start, because once they have, I can start crossing off subjects/topics and I know that it'll all go very quickly. And I don't think I'm stressed (surely I ...

So we are currently half way through the week of half term here, and have I done anything but revise? As a matter of fact, I have indeed done other things (and I hope that you, dear reader, have not been focusing on school/work this week...) For example, I went out to have a coffee with my friend yesterday (although I probably shouldn't have had yet another coffee), which was lovely. And I actually went outside. And then I also went outside today, because the gate to our front door (that we don't use) was open and I wanted to shut it. What I didn't realise was that the gate is such a long way away from our side door. I should have brought snacks and a bottle of water. And I also went to the dentist today (which is okay, although I have to have a crown put on one of my teeth after GCSEs). And while we were there, we heard the news that one lucky cat could inherit £150 million! In case you haven't heard, fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld's cat, Choupetter, co...

So, this half term, I'm supposed to have done loads of revision for my mock exams that I have soon (in two weeks- yay). What have I done? Absolutely nothing. I mean, I have done stuff, but it's not really related to revision. Like this afternoon, I was supposed to do some Biology and some History, but instead I bought a new book for my Kindle and read it. Oops. I also managed to play my flute and my guitar to put off doing revision, which I guess is a good thing (?). My friends and I were talking earlier today about revision, and our lack of it, when one of my friends said/texted, " What I find funny is that we as a group are supposed to be the smart ones that do revision and collectively we have done nothing ". My reply was that we have been defying expectations since 2002, which then led to her calling me mate (considering she is the poshest person ever, that's really weird) and then two of them ganging up on me to call me old (direct quote: " the...

Today, at my school, was a day full of fun. We got to learn loads of new things, like how to revise (bit late, considering our first proper GCSE was a couple of days ago) and about Health and Safety in the Workplace (I'm pretty sure I feel asleep). I feel that a bit of context is needed. Basically, instead of having PSHE lessons every week, my school does something called 'Values and Experiences Day'- which is just as much fun as it sounds, although I prefer it to weekly lessons. *shudders* Anyway, usually the day is split into two, and today was no exception. My year got to learn, in the first session, about revision, including making mindmaps, revision timetables, mnemonics, and a mental first aid kit for when you get stressed. The second session was even better- Health and Safety in the workplace (as I have already mentioned), interviews, what to expect during Work Experience, and taxes. And this is what I learnt from the day. First of all, revision timetable...