In my school, there’s a thing that happens every year. The Sixth Formers run it – specifically, the year 12s – and I’ll just call it Charity Week because that’s essentially what it is.
What happens that week is we (or it will be us) dress up in costumes based on a theme – there’s one theme per day – run events and raise money for charity. It’s done through events, cake and sweet sales and donations; it’s a rather huge deal because loads of sixth formers and the younger years get involved. It’s a way to have fun, whilst also doing good.
This year, it’s our turn and two of my best friends are on the team that organise it. I would have run for that – Student Representative – but there’s no way I’m confident enough in my own abilities. This time, though, instead of sitting back and doing bugger all, I’m actually going to help.
Maybe I should concentrate on doing work but I want to prove to myself that I can stick with something and that I’m motivated. My energy levels have plummeted and I really want to change that which means that I’m going to have to get up the confidence to do something.
Did I mention, it’s next week? I also neglected to say that I’ve barely done anything to sort things out.
The first thing is costumes. I’m never usually one to dress up – I’m insecure because I can’t see my costumes, think I’m not trying hard enough or I tried too hard or simply that my costume is shit. After saying to my friends that “I have no one to help me because the family’s busy,” and they telling me, “You have us you moron!” I realised how stupid I was but I suppose I didn’t want to be a burden on them or make them go out of their way.
On some of the days I want to dress up as the White Witch from Narnia, a Dryad (I sobbed with laughter after I came up with that one; Dryads are tree spirits from mythology) and I was going to be a Victorian lady but getting the clothes would be too difficult as it’s too late, so I’m going to dress up as either a peasant girl or Joan of Arc. I also want to dress up as someone from Harry Potter but my mind’s gone blank – if you have any suggestions that aren’t Hermione (everyone will be going as her or multiple people) let me know!
I promised one of the Student Reps that I’d bring in stuff to sell. That includes sweets, biscuits and cakes; that will be my favourite one because how can you realistically go wrong with that? In addition, it’s fun; I love shopping for sweet things because you can get really creative. That will probably be my main focus because it’s what people want to buy.
Somehow, I’ve managed to spread the word about it. In the unit for blind people – VI unit – I was talking about it whilst waiting for a teacher to help me to the form room of the girl I peer mentor; I told the 5 or so people in there at the time that they should get donating as much as they could. I’m not the most charismatic person at all so I most likely came across as too enthusiastic – something they’re not used to because most of them know me as some kind of sarcastic know-it-all bitch – but I hope it got through to them. I even told them in the most chirpy voice ever, “Spread the word in your year if you can – it’s gonna be fab!” and I cringed so hard but for once, I was smiling.
For some reason, I have about 3 year 7 friends along with the girl I Peer Mentor and so when I was in her form, I was also talking about it. I got a few questions and answered them as best as I could – they know my face and so I didn’t have to do any awkward introductions. It was great because I felt like I truly was doing something.
Let’s hope that I can pull the costumes off! Do you have anything like this in your school?
From Elm 🙂
Just Call Me Elm or Something 
That sounds like so much fun! Maybe you could be Luna Lovegood? We have spirit week at my school, where we all dress up with different themes for each day (Monday is always Pajama day) and collect clothes for a clothing drive. Good luck with all your planning!
OOOOH that sounds awesome; that’s kinda similar to what we have 🙂 I’d love to be Luna but I’d have to find a blonde wig! AHHH it can be done. Thanks by the way!! 🙂
This sounds so fun! Luna Lovegood sounds like an option for you.
YESSS, that’s such a good idea! I’ll try and find a wig for her hair 😀
I think Luna is a great option! (don’t forget the radish earrings 🌚) Or maybe Ginny. Or even McGonagall!
I could NEVER forget the earrings!! 😀 OMGG and McGonagall YES!!! You have awesome ideas 😀
Good luck with it all, it sounds a like a great tradition x Also be Luna. Luna is just everything
Luna is an amazing AMAZING PERSON AAAAH!!! And I will!!
This looks like such a fun project and I’m glad it’s for charity! And as everyone is saying, be Luna! That would be awesome!
Oh I WISH!!! Thank you so so much!! 🙂
That’s so weird! We do this as well, we call it rag week and ours is next week as well.
Oh god that IS weird! What kind of themes do you have? 🙂 well if you DO have them 😀
We have things like Disney or superheroes or book characters or anything like that, I’m not in 6th form yet so I don’t get to dress up, but we have teacher take me out, cake stalls, teacher dance off and students Vs teachers matches in any team sport…. Things like that. It’s such good fun and one of my fave times of the school year! 😁🙂
Ohhh wow we have pretty much the same! Who organises it in your school? 😃 oh and what’s the link to your blog? It doesn’t say it when I click on your name
It is run by the sixth formers every year, tbh it’s basically charity week. 😁llowestcommonmultiple.wordpress.com
I love your blog by the way, I’ve been reading it pretty much since starting mine and discovering the blogging world together. Thank you for a great site to read 😇
Awww thank you!!! How long ago did you start your blog? I LOVE the layout! Gonna go read some posts 🙂
I started my blog around this time last year, or maybe like may. My posts weren’t regular and i wasn’t completely happy, so I brought them over to a new page and started again after a very long gap of new blogging which lasted about 6 months or just over!!! I am more happy now although the front page isn’t completely finished and edited yet! Thank you very much though! Yes, go and have a read and please give me your feedback 😁 xxx
COURSE I will; I love it so much! Your posts have such variety; you don’t just limit yourself to one topic. I think that you do this so well; keep going! And oh WOW: happy nearly a year anniversary!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate that 😁
Any time! How was the first day of RAG week by the way?
It was great thanks! The theme was villains and superheroes. There was this one girl with soup pictures attached to like a leotard with a red cape and she was called ‘souperwoman’. Get it?! 😂 How was yours?
Oh my goddddd – OOHHH MY GOD I THINK YOU GO TO MY SCHOOL????????
Possibly? I don’t know!!!
I’m sorry but this is FREAKING ME OUT because I’ve been here two years and NEVER had this! You do – was someone dressed as Voldemort and another as Donald Trump? I know the girl who was souperwoman – she used to be in my form
Also I’m sorry for the manic response to that – I’m just freaked out because you’d very easily be able to find out who I am
Don’t worry and i think it’s pretty cool too tbh 😁
Yep haha! 🙂 You’ll most likely see me around school cause I’m very very easy to spot (if we go to the same one that is)
Yeah definitely, this is like an undercover mission!! 😊
YES!!! You’re like James Bond 😀 Look out for me – I’m the blind one 🙂 I won’t know who you are of course so if you randomly say hi I’ll be like “AHHH!”
Well I’ll try and warn you so you don’t get too scared 😊 I hate it when people scare me , tbh mostly because I’m really easy to scare though!!
People literally JUMP out at me 😀 I HATE IT TOO! If you do go up to me, address me as Elm because nobody would ever do that because hardly anyone knows about me and those who do call me by my real name. So I know it’s you haha! OHH this is so weird
It is isn’t it! I’m really excited although I’m absolutely terrified too, because what if I just go up to a random person and call them Elm and their look at me and think I’m an absolute weirdo!! 😆😅
AHHH IM SO EXCITED TOO! Like you I’m scared because this kind of thing has only happened to me once before and the girl doesn’t go to my school – only lives near where it is. Hang on – was there a bouncy castle thingy today? Because if so then you DEFINITELY go to my school but if not I’ve freaked out for nothing!
Possibly, I didn’t go though. I do know that the teacher take me out is tomorrow though and costs £1.50 to go and see. Does that help?
Very much so because you go to my school! 🙂 BLOODY HELL I can’t get over this this is such a mincidence that you found my blog and commented and we go to the same school of ALL schools! Are you going to the teacher take me out tomorrow? I probs should because my best friend’s head girl… Ahh
I might but I might not, we shall see. Ok I think I know you! I’ve seen you with the head girl before!!!
Oh GOD THAT IS TERRIFYING! We’re both short as hell haha! I can’t BELIEVE you’ve actually seen me I’m sorry this is so surreal!
I know! I think I saw you with her in the canteen once haha 😄
Oh I’m quite tall for my age 😁
Ohh I’m really not
No one EVER calls me Elm in real life so it couldn’t be anyone but you haha! Ahhh!!
Yes but what if I call a random girl Elm? 😂
Then she’ll say “WHO ARE YOU?” but you’ll know it’s me: I’m rather short and have a cane (long white stick)
Ok, I’ll look out for you 😁
Yas awesome! Can’t get over this ahh 😃 Weirdest thing thathat’s ever happened to me – or one of them at least
Definitely one of the weirdest for me too!
Ahh! Do your friends know about your blog? I won’t ask what zear you are in on here because I know you want to keep your identity a secret 🙂
One of my friends kind of inspired me to start mine, she is also at our school although I won’t say who (it’s still so weird to say that we go to the same school!)
Yeah I do want to keep it a secret because i felt it was too public before, that’s why I changed it.
If we meet at some point, though we can talk though! 😊😁
That would
be amazing! Does your friend have a blog too? OMG this is so strange! How did you find mine? I always get surprised when people just randomly find me
Yours was a recommended site when I was literally just starting up! Yes she does have a blog I will tell you about it. I’ll see if I can ask the head girl, if she’s doing the cake stall again like today 😂
That IS SO COOL AHH!! Does she know about mine?!! And yep; I heard her yelling earlier when I was with another friend and my other friend (he’s the hinger one on another cake stall) was also yelling 😂
I’m not sure, I’m going to ask her about it tomorrow and I’ll get back to you on that one 😁
Can’t remember if I replied or not but awesome! Also I think a friend of mine knows you because I remembered you changed your display name from your real name to this right? But this friend doesn’t know i blog
Yes I did, which friend? 🙂
Do you have an email? 🙂 It might be easier to explain – mine’s gemmabaristol@yahoo.co.uk (my real name’s not Gemma but that’s my blogging email)
Yeah, I’ve emailed you 🙂
I replied 😀
Do your friends know about it? Like, does the head girl your best friend 😉😊
That she does and she reads it! More people at school know than Cead like because I used to be more relaxed about sharing it – but that can’t be helped!
Yeah I used to share mine more too, and a lot of people know because I promote it on social media a bit too, but outside of that noone actually shares like an actual interest in it like I do, it seems 😁
Lmao you guys
My responses are just…. WHY so many question marks 😀
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Lmao that conversation xD
Best thing that’s happened in a while xD
Pretty awesome!