Laura

Well in terms of the future if maybe like to have a nursery room for any children that come into the picture, I'd like to design it with bright primary colours to emphasise youth but I wouldn't make it completely match the fact if my child is male or female I'd like them to explore colours and see what they do and don't like. I don't think I'd like a room to be filled with all pink or blue objects and themes- I'm very much a colour person and like a mixture of colours! ??????

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It'd be really cool to have a confectionary themed room with lots of delicious sweets, popcorn and candy floss etc! I can imagine having little sweetie machines and jars full of different a sweets this would be great for special occasion gifts! ???

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I'd like a pet sanctuary paradise kind of room for any pets I'd want to get! I'd like it to be a themed room and to have decorations and play equipment etc for the pets! ????

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My first piece of advice would be to be herself and not try to be something she's not. Secondly if you're nervous about talking to others never mind making friends it's good to put your nerves aside for a moment and try to engage with others even if it's just a small conversation or starting off by saying hi. When I started my course this year I made a goal of talking to everyone at least once and that built up my confidence to slowly start conversations and open up a bit more, especially with the mature students. The best you can do is try and try again and if it doesn't good well approach it in a different way or it might not be the thing for you, there could be others who you'd get on with better. I would definitely encourage starting off with a hi and then slowly build up on the conversations and things like finding out a bit about them or what similarities you have. ?

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Yeah I believe it's possible, I've done it personally myself! I usually try to avoid questions that relate to this but looking back to when I was 10/11 I changed, I'd gotten so lost in what other people thought, what others were doing what the trends were back then, I decided to become this person that I wasn't, it took me down a very dark route- I won't ever forget- and I started to really hate myself, I hated who I'd become, I was lost and I didn't know what to do. I managed to achieve getting myself into the most vile and horrendous situations I could have (I still feel I'm making up for all that happened then,today!), I lost my sense of existence, I ended up not caring about life or my life to live, I completely wrecked any sense of achieving good things at that time. Still to this day I regret it all, no matter what I do my past sticks with me in the back of my mind as a scarring reminder of what a monster, such a vile being I'd become and it took me literally years to recover from those (there's no words strong enough to describe how horrific) situations and experiences, BUT what I can tell you is that I got better, I turned myself and my life around back into a familiar path, it took small steps to get me this far but I've grown leaps and bounds since then!
It's a very personal matter to me and there's one person I'd like to mention that I can't thank enough, who stood by me without knowing how deep and dark a place I was in for quite a period of time. This one person will probably read this and think 'oh you're such a drama queen and you're over exaggerating' but I know how much I hurt myself and others and I know and very dearly appreciate the efforts and patience this person has put in to help me through situations and also through my own life.
- I wanted to share this because I experienced a very negative time and I managed to change that and find my true self and I've gotten to know myself and embrace myself more through these experiences, it's not impossible. I hope others, if faced with a bad time they too can change that and seek what they didn't intend to but need to find to make them feel alive, happy and better again! There's some hope when you're too far gone you just need to find it and grab it at the right moment!

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Dear school,

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I still wish I was homeschooled even though my parents thought I was joking about that, I really would've preferred it! I don't feel like you taught me everything I needed to know, some of the subjects were pointless and could've been replaced with a subject more suitable for learning to survive and live independently in the future! I felt invisible most of the time (not even the careers advisor saw me until I got a hold of her at the END of my LAST school year), I was merely a walking body until "friends" dragged me into drama that was irrelevant to school which made it impossible for me to really enjoy or feel part of anything. However, despite listing disadvantages I would like to say that I appreciate how I found my way in creative arts, I had a lot of fun, ups and downs with learning and playing the trumpet. I loved going on trips and being involved in the school band because we were like a family and that was one of the only good experiences I will take from my time at school! I also had some really great and inspiring teachers, I learned a lot from these certain teachers and some even have me advice separate from school work which was quite useful! I suppose if I didn't go to a public school I wouldn't have met certain people (that seem like just a memory now) and most of all I wouldn't have gotten to know or meet my boyfriend if I hadn't gone to this particular school so I guess I'm thankful for that.

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Thanks (for some memorable experiences!)

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Laura.

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So I've been started playing the wii again recently and I really love dance based games! I've been playing a lot of Just Dance 2, 3 and 4, and I've also been playing this Zumba game because I'd rather use dance as a form of exercise than walking or using equipment I find exercise really boring and don't feel motivated at all except these dance games have changed that! So from these games my top favourite songs are:
- Pata Pata
- Kurio ko uddah le jana
- Katti Kalandal
- Cumbia Flow
- Boom
- Rasputin
- Apache (jump on it)
- Jamaican Dance
- iko iko
- Alegria pa Zumbar
- Ain't nothing wrong with that
- Balanz
- Land of 1000 Dances
- No limit

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There's quite a variety of different sounds and cultures too but I do really love these and they've joined my favourites playlist! I think I like each of these because they are all individually different but they're also upbeat! ??

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It doesn't, I think the belief of Santa and being well behaved built up the tension for Christmas when you're younger but now it almost feels like any other day, but I don't know if that's because it feels a bit overrated now like there's so many expectations and demands to live up to its really getting tiring! I remember having toys like bratz dolls, myscene dolls, barbie, a doll house and accessories for my dolls on my list for Christmas but in reflection I think maybe I asked for too much (despite playing with them all a lot!) and then I realised not so long ago that the things I had on my list that provided me with quite an imaginative childhood is not what children want these days and I assume it will only get worse as the years go on! I'm was quite happy with what I'd received for Christmas when I was younger and I don't think children realise how important a childhood is and will shape you in terms of imagination, reactions, logical thinking, developing and learning along the way!!! ?

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