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Hello Bloggerbeans,

Wow, this year has gone EXTREMELY fast! So many things have happened. This year brought tears, laughter, happiness and purpose; Purpose in the sense that I know what I want to do with my life. 

Going into the new year I aspire to be the best that I can be. For a long time I have thought about who I am and felt like I didn't know who I was. Looking at other people made me feel worse as they all had their own identity and I couldn't just copy them. I needed to be unique and embrace this. I now know where I am going though; home the long way round. (Ten teenage points for getting the Dr who reference)

I have a lot of plans for this blog going into 2015 as to me this is my everything. The amount of effort I have put into my blog makes me very happy as this is something that I enjoy. A little part of me now is always buzzing with possible post ideas and blogging gives me something to channel my creative energy into. When I started I never knew how much I loved to write and how easy the words flew from my head into words which I then type out. My writing has improved massively and I do look at some of my older posts from May and it astounds me how starting a blog has helped me a great deal with my writing skills. It has also has opened up my world and made me more inspired by things around me. Blogging has helped me to see how I have changed as a person and in some respects is a way for me to have a permanent record to look back at which is pretty cool when I look back and read my old posts.

This year is also a big year for me as I turn 16 which for me is daunting as this is the year where I do my exams and leave school, heading off to my chosen college with a expected knowledge of my future career. There is a lot of pressure for our age group with expectations from others higher than ever, which in no way is fair. Being 16 I am expected to know my whole life plan and to be honest I have no clue what I want to do as the minute I have a rough idea I end up changing my mind. People my age are all in the same boat. Pleasing people and doing a job that they will approve of was the path I was going down but talking with a good friend of mine made me think. I should do something I enjoy and not what others want me to do. I love drama and it has been a HUGE passion of mine. A career in the creative industry is something that I want to be a part of however lots of people have discouraged me saying things like 'it pays little' and 'You have to be good at it to get good roles'. In this world money is more important than happiness. Shouldn't our priorities change?

I hope that your year is filled with lots of amazing opportunities and that you decide to follow your dreams and not be afraid to go for it. 

What does the new year hold for you Bloggerbeans?

See you next year :)

~Katy Summers (TeenageBlogger)