Change

Change is inevitable. Sometimes we love it , sometimes we hate it. In about a month I will be trying to pack my entire life in Northern Ireland into two bags which are not to exceed 23 kilograms. You have literally no idea how excited I am, but you also have no idea of how terrified I am. I have my college place, my four year student visa and my plane ticket is booked. The next is actually getting there. I have literally no idea when Ill be back to Northern Ireland once I leave (booking a one way ticket is pretty exciting, I encourage you to try it out at least once in your life). But allow me to let you in on something, I know for sure that this is where I am meant to go, and Ive known this since I was just 16 and went on my first trip to America. There is something there, something that I can still not quite put my finger on. But I know that God has something in store for me there. And I am so excited to find out what that is.

REVAMP! BLOG CHANGE!

Ok so I fully acknowledge that my list has majorly failed , this totally supports the fact that I cannot stick with anything! so many of you may know that sadly I did not get out to the mighty U S of A this summer, but something pretty exciting is happening instead! In August I will fly out to Cincinnati where I will be attending CCU! I will (hopefully) be out there for 4 years until I finish my course! So I figured , there is possibly going to be a change to the blog, I really want to document this new adventure that I will be going on! I'm super nervous and all the usual thoughts about going anywhere are running through my brain "what if they don't like me?", "what if I get home sick?" etc etc. Its going to be super tough for everyone to know how I am getting on and I would like this to be accessible for them! I am so excited for what might happen in the next four years, I am really about to go on a serious adventure and am so blessed to get this opportunity! :)

Bye bye facebook

Facebook lies at the heart of my procrastination. So tonight , on the 1st May I will get my best friends Corinne Hodnett to change my password until my very last exam is over.

update

1. Blog religously   
2. Learn an instrument (guitar or piano)
3. Start running (be able to run to newcastle non stop)
4. Complete an epic robotic high five with Joanna and Michelle
5. Read the whole Bible before September (thats when i start university for Theology)
6. Stop buying dull clothes, find my own unique style
7. Listen to a wider variety of music, dare to press the dreaded "shuffle"
8. Get my full driving license by March                                                                             ✓ 
9. Pass my driving theory test                                                                                           ✓
10. Go camping
11. Drop a dress size (or two...that would be nice)
12. Read one book every 2 weeks for my English Lit exam
13. Get into University (a bigee)                                                                                       ✓  
14. Have all my art coursework done by Easter (this is ambitious believe me)
15. Get 100 followers on my twitter or blog
16. Do some art once and a while just for the sake of it
17. Train that crazy dog I own
18. Hold a poker night at my house
19. Beat one of the crosspoint lads at pool
20. Learn a magic trick
21. Sell some of my art
22. Pick up my Spanish again
23. Have a hang out night at my house at least once every month
24. Get back to good old Cincinnati :)
25. Make some mix cds for my car and for my friends
26. Go ice skating
27. KILL my english coursework (in that I ace it)                                                   ✓          
28. Climb Donard mountain
29. Skype more
30. Work out for one hour every day
31. Do at least an hour of school work every week day
32. Photobomb more
33. Hold the ULTIMATE stereotypical girls sleepover
34. Hold a fundraising event for charity
35. Be more of an encouragement to others, complement more (genuinely of course)
36. Cook a three course meal for all my friends
37. Finish the discipleship manual for Murlough House
38. Tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, the whole time
39. Take more pictures
40. Listen to more christian music on a regular basis
41. 100 sit ups EVERY DAY
42. Have a penpal/ write more letters
43. Contribute in a jamming session
44. Try to love everyone i meet unconditionally :S
45. Get out of my comfort zone more often
46. Get to know my girls at crosspoint better
47. Do a 1000 piece puzzle
48. Knit my very own scarf
49. Play call of duty
50. Upload a video onto youtube
51. Be more spontaneous
52. Go to the circus
53. Go to my univeristy interviews in February                                            ✓                                             
54. Start a prayer diary                                                                              ✓                                           
55. Go to my high school formal (prom)                                                     ✓     
56. Go swimming in the sea
57. Build the KING of all sandcastles
58. Clean out my wardrobe
59. Sell my old junk at a car boot sale
60. Be able to drink tea WITHOUT sugar (by the far the hardest thing I can do)
61. Be able to do a handstand.

this is pathetic. 

11. Drop a dress size (or two...that would be nice)

OK so here's the deal...I'm a lazy bum... there I said it. so what's the action plan I hear you say? Well here you are :

1. No more chocolate
2. No more crisps (chips to you american folk)
3. No more takeaway
4. 30 mins exercise everyday
5. 100 sit ups before bed :( i was supposed to be doing this anyway in my list)

These are my rules from now on in! Hold me to them!

55. Go to my high school formal (prom)

On the 18th March was my high school formal (prom) it was such a great night for everyone in my year to get all dolled up, I stereotypically (for being Irish) went in an emerald green dress, it was the day after St. Patrick's day after all! Our formal also fell on red nose day which was so neat as we got red noses for our favors! :)

8. Get my full driving license by March

On the 7th March I passed my driving test with only 7 minors! ohhhhhh yeaaaa ;) however as I am a "restricted" driver I cant go over 45 miles per hour, well in theory...