Summer :)

Summer is a hard one for me. I'm so used to living here in England, in a small town with dreary weather (what else can you expect from Britain?) so Summer is normally that time where you feel as if everything has suddenly brightened up for the better.

It's not always that simple. I'm one of those people who like a routine to function. Of course, I like a good surprise and a trip somewhere exciting and unexpected, but I'm also a massive fan of what school offers me, a chance to do what I'm told to do and keep a routine that makes me feel productive and in line. So by the time summer is over, I'm always eager to jump back into uniform and get back to going through the repetitive paces that are my student life.

That's why I have ALWAYS been a fan of short holidays, enough to give me time to relax and rest up, but not so long that I'm separated from my friends, or begin to relax into a system I won't be able to keep forever.

I know, I know, it should be easy to catch up with friends. After all, the summer holidays are so long you feel like you have all the time in the world! But as an aspiring video gamer, with lots of friends who also enjoy online gaming, its hard to find the effort to organise proper meet ups. It's always so much more simple when you see each other everyday anyway.

So for me, summer can be long, it can get boring, I can miss people over the long stretch, and I would personally prefer it if it was a little bit shorter. Call me a goody goody or a teachers pet, but I just can't deal with that "not having a plan or schedule" feeling, and the holidays tend to make me feel a bit stir crazy XD

That's not to say I don't find it thoroughly fun too. The holidays give me a chance to play new video games, read amazing books, and just relax into the beautiful weather (or... not so beautiful weather XD). I love that feeling of knowing the next day is another day of complete rest, that "for once I don't need to worry one bit" feeling. Being an anxious person, that feeling is rare enough as it is, but the holidays ensure that it doesn't get to overwhelming...