Wow.
Life has gotten pretty crazy since I got back to England less than a week ago and I have suddenly found myself thrust back into the hectic lifestyle I call my own. However, after the relative peace and quiet of life in America, I am feeling strangely relaxed. Why strangely? Well, for starters Florida was anything but quiet. There were meals out, day trips to be made and a whole lot of shopping to be done. The less time I had left, the busier I seemed to get.
Some of you may know that I received my GCSE results on the day I flew home. For those of you who didn’t, don’t worry. I got up at 5.30 in the morning after a very late night stressing and then spent the next hour obsessively refreshing my email. It was not a pretty sight. I am, however, extremely pleased about the grades I got which were obtained with a mix of caffeine and adrenaline.
As soon as I had done that, I had to get ready to go home. Although I was organised and ready to go, I can’t say the same for the airline. After promising that very morning that my grandparents could have gate passes, they later claimed that they didn’t do it. Yep, that makes sense. Which is why there will be a letter sent out (particularly since the same thing happened on my way over), suggesting that maybe they need to review the training their staff receive as it is clearly not consistent.
The flight itself was okay, if a little turbulent. The food, as per, was borderline. The woman sat in front of me, however, decided it would be okay to put her seat as far back as possible and then asked me why exactly my knees were digging into the back of her. I’ll give you a clue: I’m 6ft. Cue one very restless, very cramped flight that I got a grand total of two hours sleep during. Fun. Especially since it resulted in the worst jet lag I have ever experienced!
Seeing as how seven to eight hours sleep over a 48 hour period results in an extremely tired teenager, I put off seeing my friends until the next day, which was Saturday. Since then, I don’t think a day has gone by when I haven’t seen at least one of them. It’s nice to know some habits are a lot easier to slip back into than others.
Of course, the days until I start 6th form are slipping away. Preparing for it has taken up a lot more time than I originally thought it would. The worst part is that since I missed Results Day, I haven’t been in touch with the school so in my typical style, I am a little stressed.
The good news is that I may be extending/ collaborating my existing blogs in order to make it easier to find them. Even I have managed to confuse myself when trying to navigate them. I am also working on getting a second writer on board who I have to say, is extremely talented and has a lot to offer. With any luck (and probably a lot of pleading, blackmailing and mild threatening), she should be joining us soon.
At the moment, however, I have several pieces of writing to catch up on and post so for now, this is goodbye.
Until next time,
Kelly
