What does September mean for me?

So, it’s September! Which is crazy, because I swear it was only May last week. September is one of those months that’s a bit meh. It’s almost like it’s the start of a new year again. For a lot of people it means starting a new school year which I always hated, or maybe starting university. It isn’t the best of months, but I’m hoping it will be a nice one – even if it’s cold (which I’m sure it will be here in England!) Below is a list of things on my list for September. 

1.   University

Ohmygodohmygodohmygod! I’ve just realised how close I am to starting university now. I’ve also just realised how unprepared I am. My mum got me an academic diary for the next year to keep me organised, but I haven’t given university much thought (which is very naughty!) I should be reading and preparing, looking up all the information I can, but I’m lazy and I haven’t! I’m worried about three things. 1) Driving there since I’ve got to go down a motorway for 40 minutes to get there and I’ve only had my car 2 weeks! 2) I’m on holiday during fresher’s week so won’t be attending, but I love travelling too much to turn down a free holiday! 3) Meeting new people. Aggh. Going to be even harder since I’m not going to be attending fresher’s week, the time when everyone makes life-long friends.

2.    Rhodes

My dad booked a somewhat last minute trip to Rhodes recently. I am soooo excited about going. I’ve been to some of the Greek islands before, but I haven’t yet been to Rhodes. It will be great to blog about my trip there and have a look at the Greek culture, and it looks absolutely beautiful! I always struggle with the food when I go somewhere different, but I’m hoping it will be at least edible. So, yeah holidays are always something to look forward to!

3.   Excuse to stay indoors and write

I am a very indoorsy person. I like to be where I feel comfortable, and there is nothing more comfortable than your own home. To me, the fact England is going to be getting even colder, means that I have an actual excuse (other than I have no friends!) not to go outside. It’s going to be nice to light the fire, grab a hot chocolate and crack on with my novel. I am hoping that I get a lot of it written this month and can start with the editing in October (but don’t hold me to that).

4.   John Green binge

Surprisingly, I haven’t had a John Green binge yet. My friends at school used to blabber away about how good he was as a writer, but I hadn’t even read any of his novels, so I was always left out of those conversations. But this month, I have decided I want to read some John Green novels (I think it’s great the way people say ‘have you read a “John Green” novel?’ - it just shows how much someone’s stories hit people!) I have watched The Fault in Our Stars which I really enjoyed, but I want to see if the words can convey the story any better (because I’m sure they will). And considering the fact Paper Towns has just come out in cinemas, I think I really should have a read of the book! Reading in general is going to be a must for September as I didn't do much reading at all in August. The Kingkiller chronicles have been on my bookshelf for years now and I still haven't read them. They are very Lord of the Rings - adventurous and arduous, but I hope I'll get through them (probably not this month though!)

5.   Decorate my room

This is likely to be the hardest of all the things I’m doing this month! Painting and decorating! I can’t even look at a paintbrush without feeling completely out of my depth. I know you don’t have to be artistic to paint a room, but I still feel like I’m deficient in any artistic abilities to do it. I have had some azure blue paint in a tub since March I think and I still haven’t opened it and got on with the dreaded task. It is so boring. I have the image of how I want my bedroom to look in my head, but doing it and getting it like that is a whole other story. I have new bed sheets and curtains to match underneath my bed for when I have painted my room. I haven’t used them yet, because I want everything to be done at the same time – the whole shebang! But first off, it needs painting!

So this is what September means for me, but what does September mean for you…?

Lauren x