I'm feeling goooooooooood.

I've had a greatly productive day today. That's why I'm writing this blog post now: because I've been so productive that I have nothing urgent to do and it's not even 4pm. AND I didn't even have to get up early to do so. Well, 9 isn't early for me. I woke up to find that my parents had already been out to buy croissants, so there was a nice smell in the house. I had my hair cut yesterday, so I decided to have a shower immediately to get rid of the weird hairdressery thing that happens to hair every time you go.

When I was in St. Ives yesterday I bought myself a complete GCSE maths revision book. I am really chuffed with it - I decided to take an active role in my learning, because I feel I am struggling a bit with my maths work. I understand it all in the lessons, it's just if I was given an exam right now I get the feeling I would fail it. I know all about irrational numbers and surds now, which I shouldn't until year 10, so I feel pretty smug, in a kind of private way.

I got 2 hours of piano practice done this morning, and another hour this afternoon. I did my German revision as soon as I got up, to leave time for this, and it payed off. I really think I can achieve distinction now. The only hurdle I have to overcome is the scales. I can play through the whole prelude and fugue to a passable standard, the Mozart Sonata sounds excellent, and "Vals Romantico" is shaping up well. I'll be fine on sightreading, and great on Aural. It's just that having to learn upwards of 200 scales and arpeggios takes its toll, and they all seem to merge into one monotonous gloop of sound. Oh well, I've just about conquered everything else - what's to stop me conquering this obstacle?

The best thing about today was unquestionably going to Becky's. I feel closer to her now than I ever have. I didn't want to leave that room. Ever. But the main thing is I'm seeing her a lot more now. No, not by any means as much as I want to, but it's heading firmly in the right direction. I like all this writing stuff. Doing this blog has made me write a lot more, and it's a good feeling. Becky says it's possible to use long words without sounding pompous, so I've been trying. Actually, no, I've been endeavoring. 

So, all in all, a very good day. And thank you to everyone who helped make it so.