A New Chapter

Today I had my final A-Level exam (ethics, if you were wandering) and now it leaves me with a huge mix of emotions. I'm happy. I, fingers crosses, never have to revise for A-Levels again. I'm excited. It is summer. I can chill with my friends in what will hopefully be fabulous weather in England; I'm going to Reading Festival in August which is going to be crazy; I'm going to Camden in a few weeks to shop and eat food; I've got parties and nights out to look forward to, basically a lot of time to not worry about any responsibilities. BUT, that also leads me to my next emotion. Apprehension and worry over what I'm going to do next; I'm finding it hard to find a full time job, I'm not going to university until 2015, and you need money to travel. However, until I've figured all this out, I should just enjoy the current freedom I have, and the few months I have left with some of my friends before they all go off to university. 

And now that exams are over I am going to dedicate a lot more time to this blog. I don't want to just write about fashion however, I want to write about things I'm passionate about, experiences I have, take loads of photos of everywhere I go. I have so many plans, I just need to get the ball rolling. 

So it's officially a new chapter in my life. I'm sad to let go of the easiness and routine of school, but excited to feel a bit more adult and free and have loads of new experiences. 

Hope you are all well! Let me know what your plans are this summer, what your plans are for after school if you've also finished, let me know how you are feeling in general! 

Lots of love, Nikki. xxxxx

Update

So, I haven't done my weekly post for a few weeks now, which kind of disappoints me as I wanted this to have a consistent feed. But at the moment I am trying to prioritise my school work and as it is now exam season I am revising as much as I physically and mentally can. I wanted to write a quick update on why I haven't blogged in a few weeks now, just for my own peace of mind really; and now was the perfect time as I am in the middle of my mental breakdown over my history exam next week (it is also a re-take, so there's even more pressure to do well). Once exams are out of the way I will have so much time to post more and write about things, as school will officially be over for me, and I am taking a gap year. On top of exams I am also having the stress of trying to find a full time job, so that I am not just bumming about on my gap year. I want to go to Australia in February for a few months, so therefore I need another job to fund this. Now is the time where everything is getting on top of me and so it's nice to have a break every now and then to do something I really enjoy rather than something that is starting to feel like a chore. However, I am powering through, the thought that I could be in Aus this time next year makes me feel so happy about the future, and obviously I've got this summer with my friends to look forward to as well as prom (I have a post planned about my outfit, cause I am so excited!) So I am trying to keep motivated and work a million times harder than I have ever in my life, because I know it will all be worth it in the end. I will check in again soon, I promise! Even if it is just another update. 

Lots of love, Nikki. xxxxx

Ps. Let me know if any of you guys did a gap year at university, I'd love to know what you got up to and how you went about funding it. My main fear is not making any friends while I'm away, as I'm going alone, how did you guys cope?