And we are off!!! Under starters orders....

Exam week hit hard this week, with Lucy completing five exams in four days, some of which were the howlers she has been dreading such as maths. Not an easy experience to go through and I am very proud of her resilience, perseverance in studying every night, talking openly to manage the stress and drive to get through that first challenging week. She's worked so hard and despite the huge disruption to her education in the past couple of years, motivated herself, driven her self on and focused with her eyes on the prize. Lucy has always planned ahead and given herself targets to focus on. I did worry that this would be her undoing and perhaps driving too hard towards a single goal. I was wrong, it's given her the armor to  take the bullets of the first week, as well as a pragmatic nature about the subjects she struggles with. She has approached the first week with a maturity beyond her years. She's a tad exhausted now! With less exams next week and then half term the week after, that initial hit is waning for now. Of course, like everybody whose ever taken an exam, we have had the post exam doubt, the worry about the questions you may have got wrong. She can't change things now and I know she has done her best and some. That is all a parent can ask for. I couldn't help myself and had to buy her a well done, you got through the first week cactus for her bedroom! Those in the know, will realise this is a good gift for my Loobychick. Well done darling. Rest up and reset as more to come next week. Really proud of you as always 😍 x