0 - 2

This will be my last post in Canada. This is a really sad day.

You know that feeling you get, when you finish school and you're about to leave for summer vacation? That is a similar feeling to what I have, right at this very moment.
Sorry, I lied, right at this very moment I want to fall asleep. My head keeps hitting the keyboard. The backspace is looking a little worn..

But, saying goodbye to my friends and work friends, it's a lot harder than what I thought. I kept putting the thoughts on the back burner. Now that they have risen, I'm about to cry.

DON'T YOU START CRYING!!

or I will cry..

 

 

 

Then we will have to buy some Puffs..

and I can't take those on the plane..

 

 

So stop it.

 

 

 

 

*wipes away mascara stained face* Okay, composure.

 

Although, the way I see it;

 

"Goodbye is an opportunity to say hello in the future."
 

Alright, all cheesiness aside, I am really going to miss everyone who I am leaving behind. I wish I could take you with me!! But I send my best wishes and luck your way. As well as a, wink and *snap, points gun* kind of, "you got it" wave goodbye. Plus a Marilyn Munroe kiss. I have to stay classy.


I have saved all my pennies!!
2 days to start spending. SHOPPING!!

Hello credit card! (uugghhh hello debt)



4 - 6

So, we might as well get right to it. "Get on with it." As the saying goes.

The plans that I had for my flat fell through.

 

There. I said it.

I DO feel a lot better now... Voicing it out loud, well typing it out loud, it's still not a very ideal situation. Although back up plans have been enforced. (Queue the national guard) My mummy had to come to my rescue. She really needs a cape.. A plaque will do I think...Maybe..I will just make her a cape. [ ;) ] But in all seriousness, I have a really hard time letting people help me. I am so independent that it is, more times then not, a weakness rather then a strength. I can take a lesson from this, however, ask for help. Bite your tongue once in a while Devon, just woman up and just ask. The worst they are going to is say "Sorry, can't." It's a hard lesson, but I am glad I've learnt it now.

 

So, I will be staying in a youth hostel until I can find a place to live. Which should be a maximum of 3 days. To be quite honest, I am more excited about that. It is more of an experience, it is a better way to understand the country and get to know it from the very core. They probably make them a little 'touristy,' but that is a comfort for when I first get there.

 

I feel really calm about this whole ordeal, I just know that it is going to work out. That I will be alright. If it doesn't work out, I can always call people for help. So, I am not entirely on my own. I am getting really excited because one of the first days I will be there the Fashion world is holding a Fashion's Night Out. It's an annual event, so I will get to experience it year after year. But I will get to meet new people and, hopefully, as my body contorts into an giant mess of crossed fingers and toes be able to, go with some school mates, if they get back to me! But if not, I will go venture out on my own. Because that is just who I am. Miss independent. (Off the right stage Kelly Clarkson is belting it out) Evident from earlier reading.

 

All in all, what we've learned this week is that it is mature to ask for help. Immature to think I can do it all myself. 

We all need some help now and then.

 

 

4 days to rapidly mature by 20 years (HAHA, as if)

6 days to rapidly get EVERYTHING in line. "Alright ducks, get on with it, line up."

8 - 10

There is just one more thing I have left to do.

Pack.

Something that most people have an easy time with. Not I. I get 2 suitcases, of which have to hold 50 lbs, each.

*FREAK OUT*

Now that THAT is over I can focus on the big picture. "What on earth do I bring with me?" Well this I have thought about for quite some time. What clothes I want to take with me, what personal items, so I started to write them all down. I have a LOT of stuff. You don't think about it when it just gets put away nicely in your room, my room is an absolute mess right now, but it you were to take everything that you own and just put it in the middle of your floor. You would be amazed. I am amazed. After work today I thought I would get a head start and pack a suitcase. Well, I got almost all the clothes that I wanted, and 2 pairs of shoes, into 1 suitcase, thank you vacuum bags, and it weighs 50.8 lbs. I haven't even thought about the second suitcase yet. Save that one for later. I still have a week.

Everything happened this week, I finally got my visa back, YUS, and I got my full drivers licence in 1 day, that was an exciting feat. The yesterday I booked my airline ticket after I found out my flat was paid for. I will be 25 mins, by tube, away from my school. That is reasonable, I had to do that through high school. I really don't mind. I probably won't be starting at 6 each morning, so I am quite ALRIGHT with that.

So, now that it is all booked and ready to go, it is starting to feel surreal. I have only been dreaming about this happening for the past 2 years. Now, I am just curious as to where my dreams in London will go...

Everyone says that they will miss me. I will miss everyone a lot more. My life is changing, I am going all alone, and I know literally, like, 3 people that live in the country (I've met 2 of them.)

People change and evolve, it is very exciting. The only thing I ask for, from all that people that will miss me; It is okay if you forget me, because I may loose track of all of you, but keep optimistic about the future.

Positivity is a beautiful thing, and it makes life exciting! You never know what will happen tomorrow, or the day after that. But wonder and optimism make tomorrow worth while.

8 days left with normality

10 days until complete chaos.

16 - 19

Well this month has been quite busy, and it's only just begun!

One of my best friends and I decided months ago that we would get tickets to the Nicki Minaj Concert that was playing in a city near ours. So we got the tickets, and we got REALLY nice ones. I have never been so happy with concert tickets since I saw Lady Gaga at the Monsterball. We had the best weekend ever, it was our 'Summer Vacation' and it was awesome. The best way to spend a weekend. I only had to take 1 day off work too, which was an added bonus. =)

It was out first trip as 'adults,' we (meaning me) drove down to Vancouver and stayed in a hotel, went shopping and went to the concert of the YEAR!

LOVE her face



I know everyone fancy's her so I am not going to try and convince you that your should listen to her music, I get that you all have your own music interests. I know mine are a little spread out. But quite honestly it was a really well laid out concert. She got you up on your feet with the fast paced club songs, let you catch your breath with a couple ballads and then picked you up again with her original music, the reason why I love her. I say original because it's all the stuff that not everyone knows. Well everyone at the concert knew. We knew all the words to her mix tape raps and feature raps. The look on her face when the audience retorted the lyrics was brilliant, it was heartfelt and genuine. It was a look of "Wow, my fans are awesome." And she ended on such a high note, Superbass.
T'was AMAZING.

I had the time of my life, and more of a work out then what I thought. (!!!)

So I expressed shopping before, I am going to explain my shopping to you, but here is a little inside info.
Have I mentioned that I have worked my ass of this passed year? (maybe once or twice.. haha)

she is so pretty, omg.

Well, because I have worked so hard I have been saving almost every penny I make. Leaving myself an allowance so that I don't go insane. But I haven't made a super big purchase, pretty much all year. Other than the Gaga HeartBeats that I bought for like $160. If you can take care of headphones I suggest investing in a good pair, it is worth it. 

ANYWAYS, I spent a ton of money on clothes and make up and jewelry. I know it was probably not the best idea, but I did need some new clothes and I would like to get rid of some of the ones I have, plus I can take fabulous clothes with me to the UK!!

Bra-let, Topshop
Jean Vest, Vintage
Disco Shorts, American Apparel
Leggings, Joe & Secret
Bag, Steve Madden
Shoes, Jeffery Campbell Knock offs
Barbie necklace
Sarf in hair, Vintage

We shopped downtown Vancouver, the Metrotown mall in Burnaby and the Aberdeen mall in Richmond. The Aberdeen mall is like going to Asia for a couple hours, AND everything there is inflated in price by like 60%.

I got at least 7 new outfits with all the clothes I bought. I cannot wait to shop at Topshop, they had a little boutique in The Bay downtown, and I bought shorts, a sweater, leggings, some jewelry and a cupcake bra-let that I absolutely love. Got some things at American Apparel that have been on my wish list, some jeans and leggings at Forever 21 and finally got my mascara from Sephora and my foundation from M.A.C. I accomplished a lot and it felt REALLY good. It was the retail therapy that I desperately needed.

<3

Most recently though, my Visa, so that I can enter the country and live and work there, is probably going to arrive tomorrow. I AM SO EXCITED!

This means that All that I have worked for, the highschool courses, the gap year, the stress it's all paying off!

I am finally breathing a little bit easier now. All that needs to be figured out is my flat, not all the details have been laid by the men, we're waiting to hear form the mice.



16 days to not spend a dime
19 days until I spend ALL my dimes



My best friend, Clayton and I

23-25

I haven't posted in a while, only because everything that happens with school is a "Wait!!" oh, then "Hurry UP!!!" Then a, "Wait!" and then "Okay, gointopanicmodebecauseeverythingishappening. NOW!" It is a grueling, terrible and very stressful way of doing things. So I am going to break down what has happened. 

Visa application is in and being processed. YAY!

Student loan has been accepted.
 (I am not sure how I feel about this. I mean, yes I am going to school and living my dreams, and it is the only way I would be able to afford to go... But I am going to have MASSIVE debt when I am finished. So it's a win, kind of semi loose situation. Not too sure about that.)

Anyway, I am a little panicked right now. The tuition for school is a very, very nice, new, shiny pretty penny. This will probably be my most expensive purchase of my life but, in the long run, it is worth it. The maximum dollar was given to me in a Student Loan. Only, it doesn't quite cover the entire amount of my tuition. A bit of it has already been paid, thanks to my grandparents on my dad's side. Love them! Then I have to pay a little portion of it myself. I was hoping that some MIRACLE would happen and I would wake up one morning and my bank account would have a billion zero's behind the number that's already in there. Sadly I was daydreaming and no, I did not win the lottery. Dammit!

Well, I know you're like, "Just get to the point you were trying to make about being panicked." I'm almost there, be patient. You have to know all the facts first. Plus I hate questions afterwords.

Okay well here is the Panicked point!

My living costs are going to be a little tight, and a quarter of my student loan is coming later in the year. I hate living on a super tight budget.
I like having money. So I can still be frugal, but if something dire comes up, I have money, it will mean I am okay. But that is not going to be the case. It's going to be the best couple years of my life, I know. But I wanted some safety net to catch me if I fell.
I do kick myself occasionally that I didn't keep my previous second job, but at the same time working myself to the point of exhaustion? Working 14 hour days, multiple days in a row, was not going to get me anywhere. If I was fired because I wasn't doing my job properly, I would have given up on school. So better to stick with one and then find a different second job. Which I have and it's working out pretty well. Except my boss doesn't want me to leave. Sorry!

I am pretty excited about things though. It's all starting to seem real and not some "wouldn't it be nice if.." fantasy.

Although I am going to miss the friends that I have here terribly! This weekend I am going to the Nicki Minaj concert with my best friend, we are going to have a FABULOUS time. I am so excited.
Treat myself to a little break, have a stress free weekend. Which I deserve! I have been working really hard for an entire year. It is about time I take a little weekend away, it's been a year.

But, what will be really nice is to have a week and a half to not, really, worry about anything, AND be in LONDON.



23 days to save as many shiny pennies as possible
25 days until I can say "Adios" to the pennies and "Hello" to the best days of my life.