This is my first post on this blog. The debut. Hmm. The time right now is 16:48, and it's a Wednesday. I haven't been in school since Monday. The reason I've been off for two days? I'm not quite sure. Probably related to some rough news on Monday to do with a best friend and, in the teenage spirit, a boy. Of course, having to take two days off goes a hell of a lot deeper than that. Sometimes, we get sad. It's part of human nature, and in all honesty, going to school or to work often never does much but make the situation worse. I've been trying to approach this from many different angles for a long time, and only recently have I found a sustainable solution.
All you really need, is a funny movie and a hot drink. Can it really be so simple? Well, yes. You'd be so surprised by how laughing at a movie can completely change your perspective on your problems. Just by laughing, you can change your mindset, and suddenly all your problems don't seem so big anymore. The first time I tried this was around a month ago. I sat underneath my duvet, with a cup of tea, in jogging bottoms, and I watched "Forgetting Sarah Marshall". I laughed and laughed, and all the things that had made me sad that day, just seemed to disappear.
So, why is a day off every here and there so important? Because what you must remember, is that your emotional wellbeing always comes before school or work. Yeah, maybe sometimes it's hard to catch up but at the end of the day, you are always more important than a few pieces of undone homework.
I'm going in tomorrow. Firstly, because I don't think I can really drag out this 'headache' any longer, and secondly, I feel like I've had the two days of rest and recovery I've been needing. Besides, it's January! We're in 2015, and good things are around the corner. It's going to be a whole year full of memories and all the bad things and bad thoughts have been left behind in 2014.
Also, I've just finished Jennifer Niven's 'All the Bright Places'. It's a truly, utterly wonderful book. I don't say that lightly.
