CALIFORNIA GIRL

HELLO FROM L.A

Seeing as I'm currently in a pretty AMAZING place you could have guessed I've been jotting thoughts and little things down into my famous notebook and of course what better time to post a blog.

Life right now? consists and has done for the last two weeks of creativity, inspiration, dance classes, amazing sights even better company, a whole lot of love and beautiful sunshine. all in the days work of a California girl. After all, my girl katy wasn't lying when she said 'sun kissed skin so hot it'll melt your popsicle.' FACT.

The BEST thing about being away is realising how beautiful life and people really are. I'd definitely be American right now. The positivity and the attitude alone in this country is outstanding, that's the one thing I'm definitely taking back home. standing in a class, watching the most stunning dancers I've ever seen, thinking I'm not sure if I'm out my depth here. then listening to the teacher say 'class is all about being vulnerable, about being open and about throwing yourself into the routine. well.. that's enough to make me feel inspired.

I can't express my excitement when two fellow house mates know people who have danced on tour with katy perry, when I receive the biggest plate of nachos I've ever seen, when I step outside into 30 degree sunshine or when I'm laughing with my precious friend I'm out here with over nothing. It's definitely the simple things in life.

and the BEST thing about it being the last week.. is that we still have a HUGE amount of things to accomplish, exciting things to try and of course, the fact that I get to come back to England to a pretty special boy, some incredible friends and hopefully to the next chapter of the milly summer diary and ITS NEARLY CHRISTMAS! THE.BEST.TIME.OF.THE.ENTIRE.YEAR. not that I'm excited.

I've come to realise that time you enjoy wasting, is not wasted time. It's as beneficial to kick back, open a bottle of wine and eat some good food, as it is to hit three classes. after all, the people around you in your life are the ones who make and shape you, and surely that's important right?
Life is simple, it's just not easy. but it's worth living to the FULL so ENJOY it.

Whether it's a holiday, a dance class, a night in or out with friends...when you stop and think about it? hours  and days go so fast that it would be shameful not to find things that make you smile.
YOU ARE ENOUGH, YOU HAVE ENOUGH AND YOU DO ENOUGH. SO STOP WORRYING.. If you don't like something change it.. and don't put pressure on yourself. For me, training in L.A has made me realise I have ALOT I want to work on as a dancer. and if that means I have to wait a little longer until I get my break.. that's ok. because it's better to have good skills and feel confident in yourself than to be the opposite right? and that's exciting. learning is the best and most exciting part.

Anyway, enough rhetorical questions. The key is - Just be happy and realise YOU are special and nobody else in the entire world can do a better job at being you than you can. that to me is as exciting as eating heinz beans instead of sainsburys basics. almost.

A very special friend of mine recently said about tattoos - ''I think when we are born our body is  like a blank scrapbook and the tattoos you get during your life, are like little stories and moments that fill it up.''
well I've been thinking that maybe, just maybe; it's kind of the same thing with the things you do and the memories you create throughout your life. all slotting into a little section of you bit by bit. and those memories help determine who you are and keep you going. who knows?
Just a thought to leave you on.

NO DAY BUT TODAY.

Summer x