Top 10 Songs of 2014

Robyn Stark and I spent a few hours one afternoon compiling this list of our favourite songs of 2014. I hope these titles remind you of some good memories.

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1. “Happy” by Pharrell Williams

2. “All About That Base” by Meghan Trainor

3. “Steal My Girl” by One Direction

4. “Boom Clap” by Charlie XCX

5.  “Shake it Off” by Taylor Swift

6. “All of Me” by John Legend

7. “A Sky Full of Stars” by Coldplay

8. “Hey Brother” by Avicii

9. “Let It Go” from Disney’s Frozen (performed by Idina Menzel)

10. “Try” by Colbie Caillat

My Letter to Santa

Dear Santa

We’re experiencing the backlog of a recent postal strike at the moment so to make sure you receive my letter before New Year’s Eve I’ve decided to post it on the internet (I just hope the elves have installed a modem so you’ll be able to read it).

I’ve been a good girl this year and would really appreciate it if you ensured that the epidemic of Ebola and the fighting all over the world ended – I know it’ll be a bit of a challenge to ensure that I get this gift but I hope you’ll at least try.

I would also like: three teddy bears that I can donate to the Teddy Bear Clinic for abused children; another Rhino SA badge so I can wear one on my school blazer and still have one on the jersey I’d wear after school; a bottle of green nail polish (I’ve never had green nail polish before *gasp*) and a bottle of glow-in-the-dark nail polish because my bottle is nearly finished. Oh and I also want a machine that can make my bed (I can be a bit lazy in the morning).

I hope the elves have tested your sleigh to make sure it’s ready to fly super-fast this Christmas,

Kirsty

PS: My family is going through a Vanilla milk craze so do you mind getting Vanilla milk with your cookies instead of normal milk?

PPS: Can you ask the Tooth Fairy if she collects Wisdom Teeth? And if she does will you tell her I’ll put mine under my pillow as soon as I get them removed. Thanks.

So Much To Do So Little Time

It’s that crazy time of year again and the Christmas carols and decorations are constantly reminding me that I don’t have enough days to do everything I’d like to do. I haven’t even achieved all of my New Year’s Resolutions yet and some people are already planning next year’s ones. That’s pretty scary, I highly doubt I’m going to be able to learn how to drive a boat, perfect a cookbook full of recipes and get my boat license in 24 days. But, I can’t just give up, can I?

So, instead of scrunching up my list of goals I’ve decided to alter the existing ones so they can be achievable in such a short space of time. For example instead of completing my boat license exam I’ll go for one boat driving lesson and instead of memorizing twenty-five recipes I’ll practice following two. If I can achieve these goals then I’ll be closer to achieving the ones they replaced and maybe next year I’ll be able to achieve all of my goals because I’ll know that I need to make them more reasonable so I won’t be in the same position again. After all, December is the month where you can spend lots of time with your family – you shouldn’t be using this valuable time to frantically try and complete your impossible goals. However, if that’s what you plan on doing then GOOD LUCK, I think you’ll need it.