'They say that the world was built for two'

I've spent the whole of the day revising again, what more could I ask for?
Oh, maybe for a bit more of this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO1OV5B_JDw&feature=list_related&playnext=1&list=AVAYMcY2vx8GS8aVFYyI-X2qvfJ3z5cSIk

Apparently this has been out a while, but typical me I've only just come across it...

Please go watch/listen, you won't be dissapointed.

Lana Del Rey's album 'Born To Die' is out on January 30th, I think 2012 is most definatley going to be her year!

Robyn xx

Rewind

As it's nearly the end of 2011, I thought I'd do a review of the year/what I've been up to, and what my goals and resolutions are for 2012.
 
Lets start with some of my favourite moments from 2011...

APRIL

Meeting Louis Tomlinson from One Direction on a beach in Jersey...how convinient is that? Such a lovely person.

JULY

Going out for dinner with these amazing people; my class at school. It sounds so gay but they are truly amazing and you won't know what I'm talking about until you've met them (not everyone could make it that night but they're still loved just as much!).

 AUGUST

Gorey Fete-This is an annual fete at Gorey in Jersey (looks a bit like Balamory if you've never been!), which has live music, lots of food, fair rides, spaghetti eating contest and the yard of ale contest. This is actually the place to be. It may not sound particularly exciting compared to the likes of Jersey Live (coming up, don't worry!), but it's still so much fun whether you go with friends or family. Such a good night.

SEPTEMBER

   

JERSEY LIVEEEEE was pretty good! This year was my first time going to Jersey's biggest music festival. We had the likes of the Ting Tings (yesss), Plan B, Ed Sheeran plus many more, icluding local bands which aren't as bad as they sound, honestly! There was a really cute part where you could relax where it was quiet, and they had big teepee's and yoga and stuff. DEFINATLEY recommended (and I think next year they're introducing camping!). Also my 16th was one to remember (see below :)), I had an amazing time with such lovely people! <3

 NOVEMBER

   

Cute gathering at Mairead's in November, pictures say it all.

I know I haven't really been up to much, but that's going to change in 2012, I promise!

Looking back, even just those 5 things make me happy enough, but next year's going to be much more eventful. We've got study leave in May (where we get to finish school a couple of months earlier than everyone else) because we're in year 11 now, so that means prom aswell!

Right, so here are a few goals I hope to complete by 2012...

• Try surfing
• Try skateboarding
• Complete my family tree as far back as I can!
• Go abroad

And my resoloutions:

• Do homework on the night I get it
• Be more positive
• Volunteer somewhere once a week
• Find hobbies/things I enjoy (seeing as I can't really name much except photography and blogging)
• Be more kind towards people!
• Drink 2 litres of water every day
• Have my 5 a day :-)

...Letting loose my inner geek.

That's it from me for this year, off to try and finish as much homework as possible (shooting a bit high there).

I hope you've all had a lovely year, and that 2012 will be the best it can be for you!

PS, it's going to be the year of the dragon, which apparently is the creature of myth and legend. 

Today they say that the dragon is a symbol signifying success and happiness.

Lets hope it lives up to that!

Robyn xx

Haauuul

Today I went shopping with friends to spend a bit of my Christmas money in the sales. There wasn't really much that I liked, probably because I'm such an indecisive shopper, and the choice of shops in Jersey is very...limited...depending on what sort of things you like I guess and whether or not you're bothered about the likelihood that whilst you're in town at least one person will be wearing an item of clothing identical to yours.

Firstly I bought these green jeans from Warehouse for £25. I thought you could mix and match them with different pieces quite a bit, and I've been wanting some for ages!

Next I got this Roxy skiing jacket (I've never been skiing but the chilly(ish) weather was a good enough excuse to buy it) from Freedom surf shop (I think this is just Jersey based!) for £70. It did used to be £145, another good excuse to buy it!

Lastly I got this Garnier 'BB' cream. It's like a tinted mousturiser which promises to 'perfect skin, even tone, boost glow, and blur imperfections'. It's really light to apply and feels really good, like you haven't got any skin products on at all! It also looks pretty good too, and really does hide those imperfections. The 'Blemish Balm' is apparently this break-through skin care product from Asia. It says to apply daily so I'm hoping that if I use it every day I'll start to see the long-term effects. I hope.
It was £9.99 from Boots, but I thought it looked well worth the price!

And that's what I've been up to today! Now for some revision...4 exams in January, get in...ugh.
Hope you've all had a lovely Christmas wherever you are!
All the best for the new year (I'll be sharing my resoloutions in the next week), Robyn xx

PS I'm going to have a try at some 'Bokeh' photography after being inspired by one of Ayla's posts from 'A is for Ayla', so I'll let you know how I get on. :)

Summer, stop tempting me please

Here is a picture from we heart it.com which I posted on my twitter the other day.
Even though it's Christmas, it hasn't been snowing here and it's hardly cold at all (a shameful 11/12 degrees celcius) which doesn't keep me in a Chrismassy mood.
So seeing this picture makes me really want some summer...anyone else?

However I'm sure tomorrow I'll be feeling Chrismassy, as it will be actual Christmas day! As it's Christmas eve today, I'm having the urge to go to town for some last minute shopping purely for the atmosphere.
Then it's the Christmas sales...Topshop here I come.

MERRY CHRISTMAS
xx

Heart

Have you ever had it when something or some things happen,and then you get a complete change of heart?

I've decided not to revolve this blog around D of E, in fact to be frank I never want to hear those three words again. Just thought I'd get it out there.
I've realised that although it would be a great achievement etc. etc., it's not something I'd like to do in a fixed amount of time...those experiences should be fun, and done when you feel like it in my opinion.
And as for volunteering, I feel it's not something you should be doing to get an award for; it should be something you're doing because you want the reward of knowing you've helped someone! But I'm not saying you shouldn't be praised, you should do volunteering with the intention of having a good feeling for yourself and knowing you've made someone else feel good, not with the intention of having an award at the end of it (that to me is what D of E is suggesting, it's like a reward scheme made by highly respected people slying enticing young people to be perfect by rewarding them with glory when they're aware that they're only doing it for the praise by others).
...rant over.

Anyway, on with the positivity...I've personally come to the conclusion that it's good for people to do what makes them happy (as long as you're not hurting other people, or yourself, pretty obvious). You don't have to live up to stereotypes, religions, other groups, find what makes you happy and do it!
Recently I've found what I like/would like to do (I did make a list of over 100 things I'd like to achieve in my life too, a bit over ambitious, I know):
-Being with friends, nothing beats it.
-Spending time with family, those moments when everyone gets on and has a good time are priceless.
-Kindness, I love it when people are kind, and random acts of kindness towards people make me smile :)
-Cameras, okay I'm no photographer but taking pictures then looking back on them days, weeks, months, or years (the best) later is the nicest feeling.
-The sea, living on an island is actually the best (sometimes! ;)) you're never more than 15 minutes away from the sea, and not to sound like an OAP but it's so nice to look at, and be in of course! I can't quite understand what it is, but I love it. Also, I'd love to try surfing, I just can't stop thinking about it.
-Snowboarding, I don't know how I can put this one on the list as I've never even been but there's something about it that makes me want to try it so bad.
-Being inspired; not necessarily artisticly inspired, anything that makes me smile or gives me an idea we heart it.com has a lot of lovely pictures, I can gurantee you'll find a handful to like. And when it comes to clothes, lookbook.nu is the best for fashion inspiration, you'll see what I mean when you get on there!
-Jamie Oliver, need I say more? I love everything about him; how he loves people, his happy-go-lucky outlook on life, and the food reflects his personality so well, if that's not weird. Moving on...
-Radio 1 and music in general; it keeps me going. That is all.


I guess you can say that's a more updated inroduction of myself, sorry for anyone who actually read all that out of their own free will, if I bored you completely out of you brain.

I promised to post more, I have a lot to say now.

Robyn xxx

Beholden

Yesterday (Monday 26th September) was the date of my 16th birthday. As well as gaining an extra year in age and lots of lovely presents which I am extremely grateful for, I also recieved the gift of realisation; of the beautifully wonderful friends and family I am so lucky and thankful to have.

I literally do not know what I'd do without them all.

I started celebrating my birthday straight after school on Friday the 23rd, with a small gathering at my house with 4 of my closest friends. We got all dressed up and went for a meal in Gorey where my Dad's house is, and everyone stayed the night.

The next morning we had a 4 hour shopping spree and lunch in town, where I was bought a beautiful Cath Kidston box bag and mirror by my friends! When they gave it to me I was literally speechless, and words could not have described how happy I was! After we'd bought nearly the whole of St.Helier (basically the 'city' in Jersey, but we just prefer to call it town!), we got the bus back to my Mum's house in St.Martin, and got ready for my second party with 11 of my friends. The night consisted of movies, BBQ food, music, and LOTS of dancing and making general pratts of ourselves on the wii, plus an additional bit of sneaky Russian dancing at 3am might I add.

So we didn't get much sleep, and all just about managed to wake up in morning, but it was well worth it. However, dealing with the messy aftermath of a party of 12 including myself isn't the most enjoyable thing to do when your eyes are desperatley begging for matchsticks to prise them open....

Monday morning saw the usual task of getting up for school a lot easier than usual knowing I'd have a few presents waiting for me! I was so grateful of the presents, cards and Facebook messages I recieved, they really made my day that bit more special. And after spending the school day in the company of my friends, I came home to my family where we had cake, and a lovely roast made by Mum. Even after sixteen years of it, I am still not sure where to put my face when people start singing happy birthday to me, I think you'll know what I'm talking about-those high notes always seem to prove difficult for even the best of birthday singers.

I'd like to finish this especially long birthday post with a an undescribeably big thank-you to all of the beautiful people involved in any way with my birthday, you really warmed my heart with your thoughtfulness. ♥

"You only have one life to do whatever you want with. In 100 years nobody will remember the stupid mistakes you made, so make a fool of yourself while you still have the chance because if you spend all your life trying to be the coolest kid around, you will never be happy with yourself."

Robyn x

A Literal Challenge...

On Sunday (18th September) I completed the Great North Coast Charity Challenge, which is held here in Jersey (just incase you didn't know, Jersey is a small 45 square mile island off the coast of Normandy, France). The walk was along the North Coast (in red on the top of the map), and was 20 miles long. We started at St.Catherines Breakwater in the east, and finished at Les Landes racecourse in the west.

It was the longest I've ever walked, and also my first ever long distance walk. It took me 7 hours and 20 minutes, just over a whole school day in which I'd usually be sitting down...
It rained for the majority of the day, so to save embarassment I'll keep the pictures of me sporting the wet rat look to myself.

Note to self: wear waterproof mascara if the weather is forecast rain.

Have a lovely week, Robyn xx

Olive?

Blogging about life and my growth as a person. I originally started this blog to count as one of my ‘skills’ learnt for my silver Duke of Edinburgh award, but also to keep a record of the things that are of interest and have happened to me, a bit like a scrapbook really, but one I can share with anyone who happens to come across it.
Olive: a shade of green. “Green is life. Abundant in nature, green signifies growth, renewal, health, and environment. On the flip side, green is inexperience.”
When people think of an adventure, the colour olive usually comes to mind- it represents camping equipment, walking boots, military uniforms, and the usual things taken on an ‘adventure’ as such. The colour olive to me also represents nature; a shade of green, general trees, olive trees and actual olives (which repulse me-they taste awful. Thought I should let you know before continuing). Green is apparently also the colour of inexperience. This is really quite suited to me, as things like camping are completely new and unheard of in my life! I’d like to experience the best things out of life, and to make it worthwhile, so thought that ‘D of E’ was a good place to start.
Personally, the word olive means a lot more to me than just adventures and the colour of my skin. Olive is my grandma’s middle name, someone who really means a lot to me, and one of the people who influences me the most. She is the one who has inspired me to get the most out of this one life-just hearing even one of the stories from her life makes me smile. How about jumping from a diving board of God-knows-how-high in front of a crowd of people, completely not intending to? Or living through World War 2, being ordered to search through military uniforms by German soldiers and finding a decapitated finger or two along the way? And not to forget falling in love with a soldier in true movie-like style.
I’d like my grandchildren to feel the same way about me when I’m not as ripe as I am now (sixteen, relatively new to life you could say). So here's to my beginning.
"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." — Maya Angelou

Enjoy yourselves, Robyn x