Hey guys!
Sooo it's nearly the Summer holidays! Who's excited? I know I am ;)
In September, I'm going into Year 11, which is the last year in 'school' in England, and then I'll go onto college or sixth form.
The past few years have been great, but of course, life decides to throw unnecessary obstacles in there. However, I've learnt to make the most of these obstacles, and learn more than just how to find the area of an angle in a triangle!
1 - Those 'mean girls' just aren't worth your time
Every school has mean girls, and they can make secondary school horrible. It's hard to just ignore them, but think of it this way, there spending their pathetic little lives trying to find something to comment on. They actually make time, yeah, pathetic right? Well, they're your fan, girl! Think about it, we've all seen those haters hating on our idol's photo on instagram right? That's basically what those bullies are doing! If anything, embrace them being so obsessed with you! Act like you're famous; they obviously think you are.
2 - Popularity really isn't everything
I've never been popular, but I'm not going to pretend I didn't dream of becoming popular in my first couple of years. I did. Big time. Once you get to about half way through year nine, those popular people CAN become kinda snobby and mean, resulting in everyone disliking them. It's actually quite amusing, because they still think everyone likes them, when they don't. My advice? Have a small group of friends, I have around 6-7 girlfriends and then we hang out with a few guys occasionally. Do not strive to be popular or have everyone like you, because you'll seem desperate, and no one will want to be friends with you. Therefore, you've just wasted the best years of Secondary School! Not cool. At the moment, at the end of year ten (and I know I'm not the only one that thinks this) no one is actually liked by everyone. I'm sure someone doesn't like me, but that's alright. I love my life at the moment, and I really enjoy hanging out with my few friends :)
3 - Year eight will probably be your best year
Ok, so, in year seven, you'll have your CATS exams, which are nothing to worry about. But unfortunately for you, and them, there will always be those people who stress too much about exams and will try to make you as stressed! Don't fall into the trap!!! Also in your first year, everyone will want you to make new friends, but most of the friendships at my school form in year eight, cue it being the best year. In year eight, you might have little tests along the way, but now that you're settled, you can start to relax and meet lots of new people! Now I'm not contradicting myself, meeting new people and making friends is different from striving to be popular. Please don't try to be fake just because you think you're acting cool, being yourself is seriously important because these will likely be your friends for a very long time, and you'll share so many adventures with them! It's a lot easier to make friends in years seven and eight than in the older years.
These tips that I have learnt have shaped who I am now. I've slowly turned into one of those people who are happy with life! :)
Whether you're starting a new school, college, uni, in the middle of exams - Good Luck <3
Lots of love, Ciara xxx
Twitter&Instagram - imciaramurphy
