Since being back in my hometown, I've been reflecting a lot on my past (hence the blog title), particularly from before I moved away and how I worked up to moving away, how I was before it.
I'm going to do a series of blog posts year by year for this, beginning this evening with 2010. Each post will contain four key things that changed me and helped me to grow as a person during that year. I could go back further but for me, 2010 was one of the most influential years of my life, so it seems like the best place to start.
In no particular order, the four most influential parts of 2010 were;
- Growing up.
I'm using an image of my 18th birthday for this as becoming an adult in a huge part of growing up. Turning 18 didn't affect me that much, as I already drank and I didn't go clubbing until seven months after I was legal to. However, I did grow up during 2010 and part of it was caused by an incident which occurred on my 18th birthday, even though I was blissfully aware of it until the following year. At my actual birthday party, my best friend at the time and my crush slept together. Although I'm still friends with that friend, we have never been the same since and we have lost everything that we had. It made me a lot more private about my problems and feelings as well as making me realise that you can't trust anyone in this world, even your best friend. It might sound pathetic because it was three years ago, but I'm still not over it and I honestly don't think that I ever will be. Another incident that falls under the growing up category was losing my virginity. I realise that I was a lot older than most and it didn't exactly happen in the way I expected it to, but it changed me for the better.
I'm using an image of my 18th birthday for this as becoming an adult in a huge part of growing up. Turning 18 didn't affect me that much, as I already drank and I didn't go clubbing until seven months after I was legal to. However, I did grow up during 2010 and part of it was caused by an incident which occurred on my 18th birthday, even though I was blissfully aware of it until the following year. At my actual birthday party, my best friend at the time and my crush slept together. Although I'm still friends with that friend, we have never been the same since and we have lost everything that we had. It made me a lot more private about my problems and feelings as well as making me realise that you can't trust anyone in this world, even your best friend. It might sound pathetic because it was three years ago, but I'm still not over it and I honestly don't think that I ever will be. Another incident that falls under the growing up category was losing my virginity. I realise that I was a lot older than most and it didn't exactly happen in the way I expected it to, but it changed me for the better.
- Joining YOG.
I'd always wanted to do performing arts outside of school or sixth form but I never believed that I was good enough. It took someone else to believe in me and encourage me before I actually had the courage to do it. Auditioning for YOG was the best decision I've ever made in my life. Admittedly, I didn't enjoy it at first because I was the quiet one who people didn't really speak to but as soon as my personality started coming out, I made some of the best friends and memories I will ever have. YOG made me the person that I am today and I can't thank the people there, or the person that made me audition, enough.
I'd always wanted to do performing arts outside of school or sixth form but I never believed that I was good enough. It took someone else to believe in me and encourage me before I actually had the courage to do it. Auditioning for YOG was the best decision I've ever made in my life. Admittedly, I didn't enjoy it at first because I was the quiet one who people didn't really speak to but as soon as my personality started coming out, I made some of the best friends and memories I will ever have. YOG made me the person that I am today and I can't thank the people there, or the person that made me audition, enough.
- Losing weight.
2010 was when I began to lose the majority of my weight that I was motivated to lose after seeing a photo of myself from Halloween 2009. I'm not entirely sure how much weight I lost during this year but I do know that I dropped from size 18 to size 10-12 and that it was a great decision. I went on to drop to a size 4-6 and lost just over 4 stone in total.
2010 was when I began to lose the majority of my weight that I was motivated to lose after seeing a photo of myself from Halloween 2009. I'm not entirely sure how much weight I lost during this year but I do know that I dropped from size 18 to size 10-12 and that it was a great decision. I went on to drop to a size 4-6 and lost just over 4 stone in total.
- 'Stage Experience'.
This is another thing that I thought I'd never do but was encouraged to do so by someone who believed in me, the same person who encouraged me to join YOG. It was a two week intensive period of rehearsals and shows, full of 13 hour days, next to no sleep and commuting to / from Birmingham every day. For that fortnight, I practically lived in the Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham where we finished the experience off with four incredible shows. This was the first time I ever remember believing in myself, as out of the thousands of people who auditioned, I was one of the 120 that got in. The reviews we got were phenomenal, saying that we were the most talented young people and that our show seemed professional rather than amateur. I'd spent my whole life wanting to be a performer and this was my first real taste at it. For me, Stage Experience was the reassurance that I needed to confirm that I wanted to be a performer forever.
This is another thing that I thought I'd never do but was encouraged to do so by someone who believed in me, the same person who encouraged me to join YOG. It was a two week intensive period of rehearsals and shows, full of 13 hour days, next to no sleep and commuting to / from Birmingham every day. For that fortnight, I practically lived in the Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham where we finished the experience off with four incredible shows. This was the first time I ever remember believing in myself, as out of the thousands of people who auditioned, I was one of the 120 that got in. The reviews we got were phenomenal, saying that we were the most talented young people and that our show seemed professional rather than amateur. I'd spent my whole life wanting to be a performer and this was my first real taste at it. For me, Stage Experience was the reassurance that I needed to confirm that I wanted to be a performer forever.
Clare
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