Relationships?

Hello my lovely readers, today i’m doing a blog post inspired by a video I just saw on snapchat. As you may know, I am only 13. However, I may have “fallen in love” a couple of times. Now, interpret these stories as you wish, but any hateful comments will be reported. 

1. Boy X

For anonymity reasons, I won’t name these boys, so this one is called X. I met X when I was 3 years old, and we went to school together from the ages of 3-13.  Obviously, it wasn’t love at first sight, but we were good friends for a long time. We were the smart kids in our class, and therefore were made to sit at the back so we didn’t disturb anyone. In about Year 7 I suddenly realised how strong my feelings were for him. We had been best friends for so long, and it felt like a little part of my heart was dedicated to him. However, this is a sad story as he was also madly in love with someone. My best friend/ enemy. I may talk about her more, but we were the classic on and off friends. They dated, and as we were all at boarding school, there were many  “can you stand over there whilst we make out behind this tree” moments. This broke my heart entirely. Eventually he found out how much I liked him, and started treating me really badly. Calling me names, insulting me, but as I was so naïve, I believed we ‘belonged together’ and things would all come together. They didn’t. And now, everyday when I go to school, I know that he is only 4.9 miles away from me, and that is really difficult for me, because it feels like there’s a whole universe between us now.

2. Boy Y

When I moved schools, my new school was across the road from an all boys school (mine is all girls) And, that school was doing a play and they needed some girls to play the female roles. Because I quite like drama, I decided to sign up. I got the part I wanted, and walked over to the boys school for our first rehearsal. When I arrived, I was greeted by a cloud of 15 boys, and only 2 other girls. For an awkward, shy and slightly anxiety prone girl, this was terrifying. Then, the drama teacher called everyone onto the stage, apart from me and Boy Y. We awkwardly exchanged names, with the knowledge that in 5 minutes we were going to have to act madly in love, as our characters were. I instantly knew I liked him, and it escalated from there. Of course, he found out and things went downhill. We had a nice friendship whilst it lasted, as he is a very friendly person, and I’d like to think we’re still on good terms 🙂

So, what are your opinions on these little teen romances? Love or not? Were they worth my tears, or just time lost? My advice to anyone who is in a similar situation, is don’t let your happiness depend on that person. Make sure you keep your friends close, because in the end you might end up crying on their shoulder. Hope you liked this style of post,

Lots of Love, Rosie May xxx

Organisation Tips

Hey Guys!

Hope you don’t mind that I haven’t been posting that much, but I didn’t feel like I really had anything to blog about until now 🙂

So I am currently at secondary school, in Year 9 (Idk what that is in America but I’m 13 nearly 14) and I get a lot of homework, all the time. And at first I really struggled to keep on top of all my assignments, and I never revised for tests, but now I’ve settled in more and I think I have some good tips for helping you guys to stay ahead of stuff.

1. Procrastination is death.

I know every one of you will have done this before. You have a massive essay you need to write, or a test you need to study before, but you get distracted by YouTube or your phone or the window. My tip is think about how long the task will take, and if it is particularly long, break it down. Have a little break in the middle but the key to this working is self-discipline. Say Ok, I’ll watch one video, or I’ll have 10 minutes. This will take a while to get used to, but eventually the procrastination will be overcome by guilt, and hopefully it will get done.

2. Make a list.

This may be personal preference, but I really like making a list with little check boxes, because you get a sense of achievement as you tick things off. A little extra that I like is drawing a line after a certain number of tasks, and I’ll label that line with, for example, 5 minute tea break or watch 1 episode of Grey’s Anatomy. And when you’ve done everything on the list, you’re done 😀

3. Never forget again.

So, I have quite a lot of tests and too many times I have been lying in bed, about to fall asleep, when I remember: I HAVE A HUGE PHYSICS TEST TOMORROW FIRST THING. There are a few things I use to make sure I never forget. The first is very simple, write it down. My school issued us with planners so I write in 2 days before the test that I need to revise, and I also write it in the day before. If your school doesn’t have something like that, there are some iPhone thingys I use as well. The simplest, Reminders. Simply go on to reminders, create a list, and add a new reminder. The most important step is this: Remind on a Day.  Choose a time that works for you, and your phone will do the rest! The last app that I use is called MyHomework. You have to fill in your timetable, and which classes you take, then you add in homeworks as you get set them. You can organise them with priority, and you will get notifications if you have upcoming ones.

I hope you liked this style of post, pleeeease comment any suggestions you have and I promise to do them!

Lots of love, Rosie May xxx

Moving On

Hey guys! Today i’m doing an advice post, about outgrowing things, and how to move on. Sorry for being a bit inactive, but my wifi was broken for a week 😦

In September 2014 I started a new school. I had been at my old school from the age of 2, right up to when I was 13. I thought it was going to be impossibly difficult to leave, but in reality it felt natural. I had been there for so long, I had got used to the routine after 11 years, and it was my only experience of school. I may go into more detail on another blog about this but essentially, towards the end I wasn’t very happy at that school. I didn’t have any real friends who were girls, and my only true friends were 3 boys. I know that sounds like i’m a whore, but they were just right for me. Anyway, in the last week, I had a fight with a girl who I thought had been my friend. I was extremely surprised to find that now I barely ever think about her. Because I moved on. I think it’s all down to something called closure. Things ended with her, I was upset at first, but then I realised that she was one of the reasons for my unhappiness.

Skip forward about 4 months. I moved to an all girls school. Immediately I met so many wonderful people. They were all so real. They didn’t try to be anyone else, and they didn’t hide their weirdness. On a school trip to Belgium, I was sitting outside a waffle parlour with 4 friends, laughing hysterically, and I found myself thinking “this is what life is supposed to feel like” those girls, amongst many, brightened my life. If I had never moved on, and I was still trying to impress people who didn’t like me, I would never be nearly as happy as I am today. Sometimes it takes events that we can’t control, to make us see things clearer. I was sad about moving schools, but after the first week at my new school, I felt like a new person. A happy, confident person that I think had always been inside me, it just took something big to bring her out.

Never underestimate your power to change and move on. Right now, I am the happiest I have ever been in my entire life. So, Vicky, Stella, Eleanor, Vicki, Grace, Rebecca, Poppy, Hanna, if you’re reading this, I am eternally grateful to you, for making me become the person I wanted to be, I love you all to the moon and back, and this post is dedicated to you.

Lots of Love, Rosie May xxx