TURNING 17 IN LIKE 5 DAYS

My birthday is in November, and I've always felt like I was one step behind my peers whose birthdays were in May, January, you name it. So, I've always been mega excited about getting older and finally catching up with people my age. 

But not this year. I'm turning 17 in about five days, and I feel like life is slipping through my fingers. 16 has passed so quickly, and I'm afraid that 17 (the age every main character has in movies, songs, etc.) will pass even faster, and that can't happen. There are so many films I still want to watch, so many books I want to read, so many people I want to meet, and so many things I want to do.

I would like to be kinder (yuck that's lame) like that person you can always count on. I sort of have a reputation for being/looking mean, which I admit, is sort of true, but I'd like to change that, or at least attempt to change it. 

And I would like to dress up more, even on a normal day, and experiment with hair and makeup and colours. 

And focus on learning languages.

And use my spare time better in a more productive way.

And I have 5 days to start doing that. Wish me luck.