And that was 2011...

I can remember this time last year. I wasn't in a very good place. I was pretty much new to Brighton and I missed London very muchly. I missed my friends in London and I struggled to make friends over here. I was freshly out of a relationship and I felt incredibly lonely. I went to London, stayed up all night with one of my closest friends, and pretty much had one of the most amazing New Years Eve/Day ever. I remember my bus journey back to Brighton on the 2nd of January. I felt incredibly sad that those 2 days were over. But it obviously had to happen.
Of course I didn't spend most of the first half of the year drunk, but it's pretty much a dark blur. I slowly started developing new friendships, some closer than others. I hated my course at Uni and even thought of swapping course. Even though I had new friends, I still felt incredibly lonely. I hated myself, I wanted to go back to London.
I spent most of the summer locked in my room listening to Lykke Li, writing poetry and eating Dominos. Of course there were a few good moments, there were weekends were I went out with my friends, but most of them went back to their homes for Summer. I felt lonely, unwanted and disliked.
Then there was Brighton Pride, the day everything changed. One of my longest friends came down from Essex, I found a new place with lovely housemates and sorted out some issues I had with a very special someone. For me, Summer started on the 12th of August. After that I had an amazing week in Malta, then Bestival, and all of a sudden I realised, Summer was over. Since then things only went uphill. Not only I have made some special friends and have lovely housemates, but I am enjoying myself. I love living in Brighton, and it's scary knowing that I'm not quite sure if I am going to stay here or move back to London next year. It's all blank. I might be back in Uni to do my BA top-up, I might end up working. It's scary, but all very exciting, but I'll drink to that with some of my loved ones tonight. 


Wishing everyone a happy 2012


Lots of love
xxxx