A bit of a down day

Hello chummies,
So today I have had a bit of a down day, I lost my job, it has been expected too be honest and I haven't been happy there for sometime now since the business changed hands. Lets just say they weren't very professional.
It just got me thinking that why is money such an important thing in our lives, it causes so much stress. Everything else in my life if lovely and beautiful at the moment but because of this one aspect I feel like curling up in my duvet.
Life is certainly too short and jobs will come and go. The important thing is that that part of my life is now over, onwards and upwards so they say and more time to PAINT!
I guess it is just a new chapter time to start a fresh.

'First be a magnificient artist and then you can do whatever, but the art must be first.'
Francisco Goyd

Hallooo

I am currently on half term but nearly starting summer. That time of year when study leave give you a taste of Summer and then you remember you have exams left, well I have one, the dreaded Business Studies.

Now I struggle with Business it was a completely random choice when I chose it. It was a result of me worrying with what can I do with Art, so I thought Business will help keep  my options open. This plan didn't really work. Creative,  hand on subjects were my strong point, so textiles would have been smart and I had the background of taking Fashion GCSE.
Taking Business Studies at college put me in a situation with a teacher I don't really get along with and his method of teaching doesn't really click with me. I think this early knock to my confidence before Christmas really then determined my overall performance generally at College. I always felt I worked hard but I'm aware and can tell those results I get in August won't be a good representation of myself.
Please if you are at the stage of choosing your subjects pick things you enjoy and are passionate about not ones that will 'keep you options open'. every option you choose will have a vast amount of opportunities so don't worry.

I'll months in College are stressful but just give that last little push and you'll be so proud of yourself when you finish completely for Summer..

I was really struggling with relaxing during this time so thought I give some tips for exam weeks:)


~ Give yourself a half an hour break when coming home from college whether its so have a snack or just to sit peacefully with a cup of tea, just relax
~ Start revision while you're alert
 I tried to do 2 hours before tea (usually 7.30 ish) then 2-3 hours after tea
3 hours I found was a good median, if you did this consistently each night there will be no need for long late nights
~ Organise your notes & be creative!
try to make it fun add colour and pictures (mind maps work for me)
~ Create a list of words that can be used on the morning of the exam to jog your memory and work as a effective revision tool.
~ Make sure you get to sleep at a reasonable time this will allow the information learnt from your revision to settle and give you the best chance of remembering it
~ Try snacking on a banana(always worked for me;) )and healthy nutritious foods.

Stay relaxed.
There are many opportunities waiting out there for you!

Perhaps being a teenager myself will help me to put across that we need as much affection as children do, we experience stress on a completely different level and so many.
relationship stresses, friends, boyfriends, girlfriends, getting a boyfriend/ girlfriend, fancying somebody so much that is all you think about, college and not just the work, the getting there and back, being on time, being ready, constant pressure, having to put of anything you enjoy to even have a chance of fitting in all the above, wanting to do well enough not to disappoint your family, sibling trouble, growing up, learning how to fit in when society changes all the time being skinny like those models you see in magazines. Everything appears to be stressful as a teenager.

Teenage years just appear to be all about learning but some of the things you learn are so crucial that they could potentially change your life. We all want that lifestyle where we can afford to treat ourselves once in while and knowing that we could one day care for additions to the family and teach them to love life. Looking at it like that though just makes out life if one big stress but how to we change that negative outlook into a positive attitude that will get you through those daily hassles.
Too be honest I am still looking for the answer. I'm looking at changing my diet and becoming healthier after watching 'fullyraw' on youtube and how she became vegetarian has inspired me (I have always been slightly on the fence about it) . I loved the way that just her change in diet has made her happier and feel a lot fresher, which i thought this would make my body look better and perhaps give me more confidence. which you may think well how will confidence completely change 'daily hassles'? Well I just thought if I was more confident I know this would help me socially and feel more apart of a group, which would have a knock on effect to college then i thought this could make me like college and enjoy it! meaning better grades hopefully. better grades give you future a little boost too. All this just from a change in diet.

I'm still thinking about it though and need the time to commit to becoming vegetarian but Im slowly being persuaded.
what holds me back is the thoughts  of other people like will others find me just awkward to cater for, and just a fuzzy eater? I worry about that sort of thing though which maybe I should just let go!!