[ClaireBear]

I have to say this is going well...

SHOES! Whether you're male or female they're an important part of how other people judge you as a person! GO BUY SHOES PEOPLE!

END OF EXAMS! I remember when... No! Seriously Congrats guys! ... I'd recommend you spend some time celebrating but I'd also recommend that if you're gonna do A'levels next year... find out if theres a reading list and start to work through it... I'm talking from experience here guys... walking into the first Eng Lit lesson and hearing "Now turn to Page 203 of you PREREAD! listed text" Aaaaaaaaargh! Me: "What frickin book!?!" Not good!

If you're finishing your A's then real Congrats... your A levels are so much more difficult and stressful than a degree course honestly... I know! Before Uni I would recommend you get a summer job... you'll need all the help in the cash department you can get in Freshers week (as YES! all the rumours ARE true!) and beyond.

Check out local FE colleges (Your college) for part time admin enrolment jobs... retail for summer sale staff (Next and RiverIsland do for sure... or your local department store... If you live next to a Fenwick I know that they take on casual summer staff you have to be 18 though!

This'll give you money but also something great to talk about, impress peops with and make friends but if you've worked in a chain store... when you've maxed your overdraft you can get your old boss to get you a saturday job in your uni town!!!

PROMS: Another thing that makes people feel the need to grow up and shag way too early in life! It scares the bajeebers out of me when I hear of people robbing "children/minors/teens" of their childhood! I've only had one prom... I was 18 at the time... The prom idea is slowly crossing the pond and becoming very popular here in Blighty... I wore a long chiffon silk black dress with a cowl neck satin shoe string straps and a matching wrap... the dress was pretty see-through actually (What was I thinking? Especially when i desided against a bra!!!) but I was still in my "Goth/skater chick stage"

I didn't have a date... that part of the prom thing hadn't quite made it in my day... thank God... but i did end up kissing a lad I'd fancied for ages from afar.. (Afar being once a week when the lads from the brother school 6th from to my all girl school 6th form came across to us for Spanish!) but he ended up using and abusing me for weeks after... he kissed and told on numerous occasions... basically he didn't know that bragging to your mates may impress the blokes but it doesn't impress the ladies! (He's the curly boyf BTW!)

RELIGION: I should as a qualified primary teacher and once did know what the significance of the skull cap is in the Jewish faith... so if anyone knows I'd love someone to refresh my memory!