Well, 2015 was a pretty busy year. I feel like it's gone so fast.
First up was January exams, which were hectic. I think I survived my first exam period in uni fairly well, all in all. Then, in February, I got myself a sweet boyfriend. I saw him in Leeds a lot and I went to visit him in Salisbury too.
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I finished my first year in uni with a 1st overall this year (well done, me!!)
Summer was spent with year abroad prep and chilling
I went on holiday to Somerset with my family, and to Dartmouth
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I played with my hair a lot this year too, I've had it pink, and cut a full fringe again, and I've had various dip dyes too.
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And then, I've spent the last three months in Japan~
The highs of this year have been:
- I've managed to keep more organised. This hasn't come naturally to me, but at least I've learned
- how to keep to deadlines at uni.
- Apparently, I've got better at annoying my boyfriend (His words, not mine)
- I've had a fair few adventures. Especially since coming to Japan, I've caught the travelling bug and been to so many cool places like Tokyo, and of course my favourite Osaka.
- I've managed to blog a lot more too. I've posted around 170 posts this year, how crazy. I was daily posting for a while and it was really fun, so I think I want to try and get back into it.
- I managed to spend a lot more time with my friends, both at Leeds and in Japan. Same with my family.
I don't want to talk about lows too much, but this year I think my anxiety has been a problem for me. I need to work on it. I've also had major problems with jealousy. If I find out a good way of dealing with it, I'll write about it here because I think that would be useful to everyone. I think it's probably about improving self confidence and all the rest. I probably need to start looking after myself a little more. Let's put that on the New Years' resolutions list, shall we?
I hope everyone's 2015 was great!
Thanks for reading!
-Amy xoxo