I'm in London Town so won't be on for a wee while.
xoxoKatie

Champion the right to be yourself. Dare to be different. Live your own life and follow your own star.

[Wilfred Peterson]

What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?

[Unknown]

Never let the odds keep you from doing what you know in your heart you were meant to do.

[H. Jackson Brown Jr.]

Walk with the dreamers, the believers, the courageous, the cheerful, the planners, the doers, the successful people with their heads in the clouds and their feet on the ground. Let their spirit ignite a fire within you to leave this world better than when you found it.

[Peterson]

At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.

[Lao Tzu]

Hola! Just posting a little something to record the summer I've had so far! I can't believe it is half way through already..! It seems like we only broke up yesterday but I've done a lot in the four weeks off. I've been to see; Wanted, Hancock, Narnia, The Dark Knight. I've started going clubbing wooo haha, it will be my third time on Saturday and i'm really looking forward to it! I've had Ellie sleep over and Sallys family BBQ, Jade stayed last night for a girly night in; face masks, magazines, dirty dancing, music, a meal in the crofters, vodka and lemonade - the works lol! And Amylia's stayed over too. I've slept in Katie's and Jade's twice (and again on Saturday, everytime I go clubbing with her and Leanne really). I've babysat twice and watched Wall-E haha - aye, Knock-Off-Nigel 'ere! Erm..i've been out for meals loads with the fambob, on one occasion it was Lewis' birthday also so we went the cinema too - went on quite a few too many shopping sprees and god knows what else i've been upto really. Days out to Chester/crazy golf! Visitng family and drinking oh so much coffee. 
And still I have to look forward too; more clubbing, london trip, exam results - woop :|, start of work, dentist :s, weddings in london - but that doesn't really count as it's when we are back in college, The Lion King at the Westend and Brussels day trip. etc.etc. 
It's all go! 

me and my brother Lewis :)

Because you're young, you're torn between a world of hate and a world of dreams,
So much to lose, so much to gain, so much to fight for, so much to change.

So just live, make mistakes and have wonderful
times, but never second guess who you are,
where you've been, and most importantly,
where it is that you're going.

Woo! I shall update again soon..! 
xoxoKatie

We all end up taking different paths in life,

But no matter where we go,
we take a little bit of each other with us.

This year has been tough. There is no denying that. However you ask any one of my friends they will tell you that I have been on top of the world.  You ask my sister, and she'll paint a different story. Her names Amylia. Charlie from The Long Way Round said that 1 in every 10 movies, an actor meets another and gains a life-long friend, and I think your childhood's a bit like that. I've had throughout my 17 years ten best friends. Hayley from primary school, Steph and Jenni from my first secondary school, Amylia, Louisa and Katie from my second high school and from college there is Nikita, Jade, Ellie and Melissa. Amylia is my 1 in 10. Regardless as to how close I stay to the others, I can promise you now, with complete faith, that me and Mia will still be like we are today. 

Now I stare out my window and realise that I'm not going to be here forever. 
We are all now facing the new and amazing prospects that come along with going into higher education but there is so much pressure on all - no sorry not all of us, only those that seem to really care. I have no idea what field I want to go into. All I have at my disposal are dreams of running my own business and moving to Calif. or New York. I just dread the day when my dreams turn to plans. I'm not one of those girls that overly thinks a situation. I go with my first impressions or insticts or gut or whatever you want to call it. But these decisions are scary. And we all have to make them at some point (or not if you are a junkie). My point is, I'm not too stressed about it, by making one decision, you don't close doors, not at this stage. Yeah ok, if I had payed more attention at school I could have more choices now, but I never. I can't change that. However now - well look at it this way - Amylia, you know you want to go into Medicine, so regardless as to which subject you specialise in, you can always further down the line advance your career by specialising in something else quite easily. It's a bit more difficult if I get a law degree then realise I hate it amd want to become a child psychologist. Capice? -shrugs-

"It's supposed to be hard; it wouldn't be worth it if it wasn't.”

Right now, I'm living off the philosphy that if someone tells me no, I pretend they said yes. If someone tells me its impossible, I set out to prove them wrong. Hopefully my Pyschology AS results will prove to John and me being the first student to organise I college trip and within a deadline no teacher has yet achieved proved to Karl that nothing is impossible if you believe it is possible.

Life is about taking chances. About doing something everyone said you couldn't. It's all about acting silly. Ofcourse you care what other people think but it's knowing that it doesn't matter. It's all about learning to love what you have.

   I guess the whole point of this rambling state of affairs is to just let you know that things are never as bad as they seem and the only person you have to think about, in all honesty, is yourself. At the end of the day, you are the one who has to live with the decisions you make and be happy with who you have turned out to be. Aim to please noone and so when people are happy with you, it will come as pleasent surprise to them. My Dad warned my yesterday that one silly mistake now can change a lot of things for the worse but I was quick to point out that I have not fooled anyone into thinking i'm something i'm not. There is nothing a girl can't do with manners and charm. 

Let’s review your only true assets. You own your values, your integrity, your thoughts, your words, your actions and therefore, your destiny. Question: are you proud of what you own? What is your true net worth to the world and the people around you? Are you really rich or do you just have money?

You've got three choices in your life.
Give up, give in, or give it your all.

But really, the most imporant thing to never loose sight of, is that life is here for living. 

“Don't be afraid to make mistakes, or stumble and fall, because most of the time, the greatest rewards come from doing the things that scare you the most. Maybe you'll get everything you wish for. Maybe you'll get more than you ever could have imagined. Who knows where life will take you. The road is long, and in the end, the journey is the destination."

-Whitey Durham

So, heres to a new start. A New Year in the middle of summer if you like. Heres to the now. 

xoxoKatie

p.s. I love you Mia.

Katie Fredrika;




Choose Life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television, choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players and electrical tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol, and dental insurance. Choose fixed interest mortage repayments. Choose a starter home. Choose your friends. Choose leisurewear and matching luggage. Choose a three-piece suite on hire purchase in a range of fucking fabrics. Choose DIY and wondering who the fuck you are on a Sunday morning. Choose sitting on that couch watching mind-numbing, spirit-crushing game shows, stuffing fucking junk food into your mouth. Choose rotting away at the end of it all, pishing your last in a miserable home, nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish, fucked up brats you spawned to replace yourself.

Choose your future.

Choose life.




Alis volat propriis ... Lei me fida di


Life is about taking chances. About doing something everyone said you couldn't. It's all about acting silly. Ofcourse you care what other people think but it's knowing that it doesn't matter. It's all about learning to love what you have.

Yo Ho!
The names Katie.
adrenaline junkie.
17.
Liverpool.
Im a new veggie :]..! (and finding it a bit difficult :[..!)
Student President at Carmel College - Law Psychology History and English Combined.




I am in a constant state of excitement these days.
I laugh at the most inappropriate, unfunny, random things,
I never return phone calls,
I'm more than likely going to be late no matter how much I try not to be,
And I find it really easy to make other people laugh :]
Friendly, Adventurous, Picky, outgoing and Ditzy.
I hope to grow and surprise you with what you least expect but realise that predictability is not a negative thing. The mundane can be beautiful. So can the extraordinary...



I used to think that I was indecisive, but now i'm not so sure
Easily confused and amused.
Always dancing or acting like a goon..or both :p
I am confident but not cocky, opinionated yet open-minded and honest.
I'm not easily intimidated or stressed, and i'm not a jealous person.
Couldn't live without the girls espec; Mia, KT, Rachel, Nik, Jade, Elle, Amy, Mel, Leanne and Becky. :]
I'm Scotish, Italian, Spanish and Scouse; my families great.
I'm scared of cows. :[
I love love love to travel, play the piano, dance, act and shop.!