The trauma of flying

ok so tomorrow i'm going to aberdeen to spend some time with my best friend (her dad lives down there so she's visiting him) but she is already down there so to get there i have to get a plane which is all fine and normal, i've flown many times before but never on my own. The thought is rather petrifying. I wouldn't say i was stupid but i can have the odd dense moment were my head just turns to moosh and i have no idea of anything.

Now the first worry is what if my bags end up on the wrong plane, being a skint fashion-concsious 17-year-old this thought is totally petrifying. Especially as my new topshop axel boots are in that case and currently i am totally in love with them.

Ok chances of losing case is minimal (i hope) but then the next worry what if i get lost and miss my plane? this is also highly traumatic for me as all airports are huge and confusing. if it was gatwick, i would have been fairly confident as i often fly from there, but no, its luton. I have never been there in my life (and if any of you have ever seen the programme airline, the place looks like it's full of nutters)

Then there is the hole new rule of no more than 100ml in a bottle, Ok it's not too bad but it does mean that i have to leave most of my make up in case, this isn't too bad i'm not huge on the make-up front but it's still worrying. I always get paranoid that i'm going to leave something important thats in a bottle over 100ml in my bag and it will be confiscated.

Then there is the huge embarrasment of always being stopped at security, The metal detector thingy always goes off, firstly my earrings, then belly bar, then skirt buttons. Then they go round the back and i have to go through everything again (obviously without the belly bar going off) usually thisn't too bad as i have people with me so we can have a laugh about it but on your own, you would just look like a weirdo in all fairness...

All this is rather traumatic for me and by the time i get to the airport tomorrow i'm sure i will just be a paranoid wreck. Hopefully i will be proved wrong and everything will be fine. I'm just gonna keep everything crossed for the time being.