“Genius is 99% perspiration, 1% inspiration”
“Tough times don’t last, tough people do”
“Courage is being scared to death and doing it anyway”
“Motivation gets you going, determination keeps you moving”

Even if every single one of the above is true, and my problem has always been with the latter. It just continues to remind me what a “fun and exciting” couple of months I have ahead of me…. as I have now just reminded you
Anyway I had better introduce myself. I’m Katie, doing the leaving this year (first time) and not looking forward to it one bit!!! Well that is apart from the whole college thing (wohoo!). I turned 18 at the end of august and LOVED that whole new “freedom” thing….. Then it was robbed from me, and a study desk with piles of heavy books took its place  my social life has been reduced to holidays i.e. Christmas! (Well we’ll see what we can do about that!)

The worst thing about this year (if I can only pick one) is the confusion. Not knowing. I HATE NOT KNOWING! Yes. I am one of those people who needs to plan, who needs order so to me the big L.C. = Lots of Confusion… Until now, I had thought my life was as complicated as it could get. WRONG!

The leaving cert continually throws awkward situations, decisions and deadlines in my path. Diversions and confusing signs, two of the most hated things by motorists, and me. At the moment, sadly, that’s all we have in common. My plans to take the theory test last summer failed miserably. And, living in the middle of nowhere, public transport is next to non-existent and, well as regards cycling?  Let’s just say a broken arm at the age of 10 proved that balancing on two wheels was not for me!

Anyway, back to this leaving cert thing… why?  And, more importantly, how? Well I think we’ve all figured out that it’s just a memory game so it’s something I might be good at right? Wrong! Its seems as though my mind is so full up of useless information trying to organise itself that is just ends up like the M50 at 8 o’clock on a Monday morning. Not good. I store so much useless information about people and times long forgotten that it amazes me! And also provided a bit of amusement to my friends when a stupidly recount something that happened in primary school, expecting them to remember it. They don’t, and I’m left hanging! You’ll learn not to take me too seriously after a while, because I definitely don’t!

Back to that confusion thing again… every single year I have known, and been DEFINATE about what I want to do after my exams. Ok maybe I wanted to do a something different every year…. from medicine (found out I have a fear of injections!)…….. To veterinary (then TY happened) ……… to wanting to do “medicinal chemistry” (or something of the like last year)….. To not having a clue! *sad face*. So yes slightly panicking with the whole UCAS/CAO thing. And the fact that we have pre-mocks…….. Yes. PRE-MOCKS next week!!!! Not good on the auld stress levels. And as you guys know, when the stress levels go up, the grades go down!!

So I had better go and de-stress then….. A nice quiet hack around Tara on the nag sounds good…….. That is before De Broglie stresses me out again with his complicated electron stuff *sad face*

Ta ta for now xxx

Katie