Time waits for no man. Or woman.

Sat at my kitchen table with a coffee from my coffee machine, thinking about the world at large, or the world at small, and what a crazy place it is. Time passes so quickly yet it seems like only yesterday that I was opening this blog, starting a career as a teacher and moving into a place of my own. Fast forward 4 years into the future, and here I am, a different person, a different career path, sat in a different house with my 4-years-ago-brand-new laptop sat broken in the next room. Well, at least it lead a long and happy life, right? (I mean, it got to travel the world with me and everything - pretty special right?)

I don't know if you've ever seen the movie Epic, but there's one scene in particular that springs to mind. The tiny creatures of the woodland areas find themselves watching the seemingly clumsy movements of a human. To them, he's walking really slowly, his reactions to things going on all around him are well out of time, in slow motion, the words he's saying in that scary, deep, slow motion voice. This is supposed to be the reason why it seems impossible to swat a fly (or so I've heard, I try to avoid such things at all costs) To them, we are clumsily moving around in slow motion, and always reacting to their escape plans way out of time.

Remember when you were a kid? Chances are the summer holidays lasted forever, an endless stretch of days for bike riding, playing with friends, sharing stories, picnics and day trips to the seaside. Now, those of us who get a six week summer holiday watch on, horrified, as the six weeks slip through our fingers like dry sand. And, the rest of us who are lucky enough to get time off at summer, find that, again, it's gone in a flash.

Is time going faster? Since we've grown in height have we also changed our perception - our clumsy, slow motion movements speeding up? (Yes, okay, I know, I didn't grow all that much, just leave it alone would you?)

I don't know the answer. All I've learned is that time is precious -  today you have a million things to be thankful for. Life is short and no-one knows what the future holds so enjoying the present could not be more important. If I could go back in time to visit 22 year old me, I would tell her to enjoy the ride. Every moment is a blessing and one day you're gonna look back at teaching and travels and all the fun that ensued with nostalgic rose tinted glasses, and just wish you'd cherished it a bit more. Don't wait until that happens - appreciate life right now!