Hola!
Today is the first of the Life Update Blogs! It's the first Friday 2014 and I am very excited to begin life update blogs as they're one of my favourite type of blogs to read so lets go!
After two weeks off, I am going back to school on Monday, which I'm actually quite glad about because it means no more snacking when I'm bored in the holidays! The next few months are going to be mad busy as I have so much going on! I have my French Speaking Test on Thursday, which I am super nervous for! I also have my drama exam in two weeks which is really stressful as I am actually not 100% sure about what I am doing.
I am also preparing for the next round of the Poetry by Heart competition. My english teacher encouraged me to enter this competition to boost my confidence. It was a competition where you had to recite one poem from memory in the first heat, and if you went on to win the first heat you had to recite two in the school final. If people are still here after that utter nonsense explanation, I went through in my first heat (I am 100% sure it was down to judges favouritism, as all the judges were teachers I have had or have now), and made it to the final. I had one day to learn a poem, which was so difficult as I had drama rehearsals, then my friends birthday meal on the same night! I half learnt the poem and went to the competition unprepared! We all had to recite our two poems in two rounds, first a post 1914 poem and then a pre 1914 poem. The first round went okay for me in my opinion, I got through my poem but I was ridiculously shaky and nervous and so many teachers were watching! The second round was so much harder, I hadn't learnt this poem and was incredibly nervous. I stood up and got about half way through before skipping a huge chunk out and going to the end. I was so sure I wasn't going to succeed as the competition was so fierce and everyone that did it was amazingly good! We then went into this room whilst the judges decided on a winner. It was all very tense and everyone was discussing who they thought was going to win. We were then called back into the room and the judges did little speeches and complimented us all on our performances. Second place was announced and it wasn't me, so at this point I was so sure I'd lost. They then went on to do a massive pause before announcing the winner, and when they said my name I was literally so shocked. I hadn't expected to win at all, I was underprepared and also the competition was drama related and I failed my monologue in Drama as I panicked. Out of the 5 people that were in the final I was probably the one that least wanted to be there, and winning literally made me so happy and it proved I could succeed which was such a good feeling! I'm now in the Regional heat against people from other schools which I am so nervous about! But I feel so proud of myself because I achieved something, and the achievement was sort of like my gateway out of a little bubble of negativity I was stuck in!
Also I have the performance of the school show 'Bugsy Malone' which I am really excited for as Bugsy is a fun musical to perform due to the splurge fight!! I am only a waitress, but I am still uber excited! I also have my Grade 4 singing exam which I am nervous about as I've passed all my previous singing exams with Merit or Distinction, and I really don't want to lose this reputation! I am entering with a different exam board so I have no idea what to expect! I'm singing Someone Like You - Adele, Skinny Love - Birdy and Mercy - Duffy, these are all songs I love but they're also quite challenging so I am hoping I do well and preparing myself! I shall let you know how I get on!
I am approaching everything with a positive attitude and so far it's going really well and I am so much happier and more confident! I am really looking forward to 2014 as a year and I hope it's as good as 2013 if not better.
SO LIFE UPDATE OVER
It was a long one this time as it's my first one, but I assure you they wont be as long in future as I probably won't have much to say!
Thank you so much, see you soon
MWAH
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