Free for the summer

Yesterday I finished all of my GCSE exams. I am relieved and happy that I can now have two months off from school. I hope I get good exam results, but I will worry about that in August. Also, I still have prom to look forward to which is just over a week away.

I am glad to be rid of the stress of exams. Of course the school had put a bit of pressure on us to do well. Especially when in our final assembly our Head Teacher said, "the last twelve years of your life have been focusing on preparing you for the next few weeks of your exams. Do not waste these twelve years". Then decided to follow that up with talking about how we should not feel too stressed about exams. How are we not meant to feel stressed when you just said we might have wasted twelve years of our life if we do not do well in the exams?

My Grandad made me smile yesterday. He likes to be realistic and keep everyone's feet firmly on the ground. My Nanny and Grandad picked me up after my exam. I told them about my last exam and how I thought it went. Then I said that I was happy my exams had finished. About five seconds later my Grandad said, "Well you still have your A-Level exams". Of course I know I still have A-Level exams to look forward to, which are going to be more difficult, and my Grandad was right but I just laughed. I was able to celebrate for about five seconds before my Grandad brought me back to reality. That's one of the reasons I love my Grandad.

I did not have plans to do anything special with my family and friends to celebrate the end of my exams, so I thought I would share my news with you.

Now that I have time off I have time for projects I have wanted to work on, but have not had time to do. This includes redecorating my bedroom and being more dedicated to this blog. I am not going on holiday anywhere abroad this summer, so I will talk to you about what I get up to during the summer in the U.K.

Page I made in my journal to remember the occasion