Time for a Holiday

Today, I am flying off to Florida for a long overdue holiday. Actually, I've scheduled this to post just as I'll be taking off.

You have no idea how much I need some time off.

Since last October, I have been juggling three jobs, and very rarely get more than one day off. I even worked Christmas! I know, it's a hard life.

So I feel like I deserve a full two weeks of R, R & R aka rest, relaxation and reading. And I am going to revel in it.

I'm going with my family, my parents and my sister. We are spending a week in Orlando, mainly for the Wizarding World, then the second week down in Key West. Key West is definitely the relaxation side of things, but hopefully with some scuba diving thrown in.

OMG I'm so excited!!!

Follow me on twitter for any shenanigans I might get up to and I'll see you on the other side!



It's My Birthday!!!

Yep. It's ma burfday today :D



I have reached the grand old age of 24!

Life as a 23 year old has been... ok.

Highlights:

  • Spent my 23rd birthday in France, Grenoble to be more precise. Had a really lovely time visiting my friend there.
  • Started volunteering at a local primary school and eventually got offered a paid position, which I started 3 weeks ago. Got my foot in the door.
  • Got inspired and started a British sign language course and have just completed my NVQ Level 1, and I'm continuing onto the Level 2 qualification. I'm having so much fun learning it, and have met some great people through it.
  • Have rediscovered my love for reading thanks to my Kindle and doing this blog :)
Lowlights:
  • Tried, and failed, to get onto a PGCE teaching course to start in September. Back to square one...
  • Have been working 3 jobs (paid or otherwise) all year. Busy busy busy! I haven't had a proper weekend in months. Can't wait for the 2-week holiday I'll be having at the end of May. 
Well, looking back, the highlights are outnumbering the lowlights, which is encouraging. I'm really looking forward to life as a 24 year old. Got lots of plans in the pipeline, so BRING IT ON!





Lifescouts: Music

It was Music Month on Lifescouts and there were lots of badges to collect. I don't think I'll get many because they are mostly instrument badges, but let's see!

Clarinet Badge
I can play the clarinet! I started when I was... about 9 but stopped when I was 16. I got to Grade 3 with it. I did enjoy playing, in the orchestra and the school wind band (nerd alert!), but I wasn't too good at doing any practice.

Piano Badge
I tried to learn to play the piano when I was about 14 but, again, I didn't practice enough. Oh yeah, the teacher that was teaching me just stopped turning up! Which was nice... so yeah I can play like one song on the piano.

Concert Badge
I've been to a few concerts in my time, and there is just something magical about the shared experience at a concert. So, I've seen:
  • Spice Girls
  • Steps
  • Busted (with McFly supporting)
  • Girls Aloud
  • Westlife (twice)
  • Kanye West
  • Stereophonics
  • Miley Cyrus
  • Darren Criss
  • Take That
  • Robbie Williams
  • S Club 7
Karaoke Badge
So I haven't done 'proper' karaoke, like in a karaoke bar, but I can do a mean rendition of Beyoncé's Crazy in Love on SingStar. Wuh-oh wuh-oh wuh-oh oh no no!

So that's Music. Not many but quality over quantity... *shifty look at my concert history*