18 Going On Eighty

Hi. Today was my first day back at college (doing A levels), something I know a lot of us are going through. It's only been one day and already I am overloaded with work and full of stress. As soon as I entered my first lesson my lecturer gave us 2 hours worth of homework to complete. I was really nervous for that lesson, believing I wasn't good enough to do biology this year and also because the lessons were doubles, meaning I was sat on the same stool for 2 hours and 20 minutes. After biology I waited until my next double lesson, which didn't start for another 2 hours and 25 minutes, so I studied hard in the library and also made a phone call to someone which ruined my entire day....anyway.... It was finally time for geography, which was also 2 hours and 15 minutes (why does it have to be so long??). Then I finally escaped home. Those were the negatives of today, a place to get my feelings and disappointments out. Now, it is time for the positives! Because there ...

It's almost that time of year where we say goodbye to the sun (well, rain in the case of England), and start welcoming darker evenings, shorter days, and colder weather. While this brings about the exciting holidays such as Halloween and Christmas, it's something that I'm beginning to struggle with.  We're barely into September and the sky is dark by 9:30pm, I'm already feeling the need to wear a big winter coat (I am freezing cold!), and well let's be honest my boots didn't even go away for the warm weather but that's beside the point. It is cold.  The cold isn't the only thing I struggle with during the winter months, although I guess it is the biggest one. I think it's because the days are so short, you wake up early and it's dark, and you go to bed and it's dark and you're constantly tired from trying to stay warm and the perpetual darkness. It sucks. The leaves fall off the trees and the landscape is bleak and my winter ...

Nathan Byrne is Half Bad.  He's half White Witch....half Black Witch. His mother was a healer....his father is a killer. He's wanted by no one....but hunted by everyone. Source: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/07/a0/fc/07a0fc57e50023f0952fb308c58b8902.jpg A few years ago I decided to buy 'Half Wild,' a book which I first saw on a poster in my secondary school's library. I never forgot about it so when I saw it on the shelf in Waterstones I couldn't resist spending my money on it. However, that is the second book in the trilogy. If you recall back to my July Favourites  post you may remember that I mentioned buying some books in Llandudno, and one of those books was 'Half Bad,' the first book in the trilogy. I was so excited to read this book. The blurb intrigued me and the book cover is beautiful. The first few chapters were straight to the point, no explanation and rather confusing. But that was the beauty of it. I wondered 'w...