An Hour To Go

Time goes really quickly. It's something people have always said to me, that as you get older time moves quickly, and I never believed them. I've been proved wrong. I cannot believe that tomorrow is my 19th birthday. So much has happened since I turned 18: I've moved away from home, started university, made friends I know I will keep for life, gained confidence I never thought I would find and realised the person I truly am, and the person I want to become.

Here are a few things I've learnt in the past year:

- If you work hard enough, you can do anything. All the things your parents and teachers tell you about being able to do whatever you want is true. You just need to believe in yourself and be willing to put in the work. Life does not hand you things on a plate, and it feels so much better to get something that you've earned.

- Boys are completely foreign creatures. In fact, sometimes I do believe they come from another planet. They can bounce from one mood to another, hot to cold, in a matter of seconds and leave your head spinning. Then they do something amazing, give you butterflies to the point of giddiness, and make you fall for them all over again.

-As a continuation from above, although people would argue otherwise romance is NOT dead. (I'm not talking about cliche, mass produced romance; I'm talking about the personal kind of romance that really means something.)

- When you're having fun, time slips away, and so you must make the most of every moment.

- Photographs are one of the best inventions EVER. They document everything and you get the opportunity to remember all the good times that sometimes fall out of your head. As well as photographs, diarys, notebooks and blogs are amazing. Documenting your life, especially the important things, is something that you will appreciate. It's amazing to go back and remember every little detail.

- The people you think you can't live without slip away and it's frightening to realise that your life can go on without them.

- The people who stay in your life when you move on are the people you least expect. They may be few, but they will be all the more precious because they are some of the last links you have to home and the past.

- You don't need to talk to someone everyday for your friendship to work. As long as you know that person is there, and that they love you and will always be there for you, any time, no matter what, then your friendship is safe.

- You never forget home: the places or the people. But you will go home after three months and find so many new shops and changes in the town centre that you will feel a little confused.

- Being pushy and annoying can be effective. Be careful not to cross the line into 'insane territory' but don't give up. Patience is a virture, and eventually there is a good chance that you will get what you want.


Personally, I feel I've made progess this last year. :)