Goodbye Summer!

A long silence from me!  I've been working hard and I was finding it difficult to keep up with a blog whilst learning so many things in my new job, then I went on holiday, then my internet wouldn't work.  But now hopefully I will be able to blog more regularly.  I am here to show you pictures of my holiday that I went on at the beginning of September.

I had not been on holiday in two years so when my Mum asked me if I wanted to go to Majorca with the family I was super excited. Unfortunately I could only go for six days due to work, but it was a good break nonetheless.

Before going on holiday I went bikini hunting as I seem to have grown out of my old bikinis.

In the sale from River Island.

Top: River Island.
Bottoms: Next.

The sea and beaches were lovely...

View from the balcony...

We went to some caves...

We went on a boat...

And had an awesome time...

Me and my Daddy.

There were these.... odd shaped bottle openers everywhere.  I of course had to choose the biggest one and have a photo with it.

Have you been on any good holidays this summer?

Room Tour

 As some of you may have read I have recently started a new job which meant leaving university forever, leaving my parents house and moving in to a new flat.  It's not my own, it's only temporary, but I wanted to make it as homely and as nice as possible as I am going to be spending a lot of time here.  My room at uni was amazing, much nicer than the average student room.  So I wasn't too happy about moving in to this smaller, slightly scruffier room.  But at least I have an ensuite and now everything is unpacked I quite like it.

Bed. I love my sleep, and being comfy in bed with my memory foam mattress topper.

Entrance to my room. Door on the left is the bathroom, wardrobes on the right.

View inside my wardrobe.  I have way too many clothes, this is only half!

Yes I do organise my clothes by colour.  The black section is the biggest.

View out the window.

Comfy chair with the shoes I wear most regularly, the rest are in a box in the wardrobe.

Desk. Speakers, laptop, TV and calender to organise myself.

Some of my earrings.

Perfumes, beauty bits and bobs, books.

Make-up and hair corner.

Jewellery boxes.

Love having an ensuite!

My room is messy, but that's me!  Do you have any good storage ideas?

August Already?

July was such a busy month for me and it whirled by.  From job hunting, to job offers, to accepting a job, moving house and turning 23, so much happened and I hardly had time to post! So I did a little round up of pictures to sum up the last month.

1. Finally bought a new phone.  2. Spent a bit too much money. 3. Packed to leave uni and move.  So much stuff!
4. Lots of sunbathing! 5. Many countryside walks. 6. My new room.
7. New job! My uniform. 8. Goodbye uni room. 9. I will miss those wardrobes!

Two weeks ago I moved into my new flat and started my new job which is going awesome so far.   Yesterday I moved my final items out of my house at university and handed my keys back.  I felt really sad, and then I didn't feel like a student anymore.  I now have internet in my flat so more pictures of that and regular posting to continue!

Make The Most Of University

After finishing university about two months ago, I did not quite believe that I had completed four years of my degree and it was finished forever.  It did not sink in for such a long time but with the starting date of my job looming closer and closer (eek it's tomorrow) it now seems very real.  My time at university has had it's ups and downs but it's been such a blast and I would definitely do it all over again!

Here are my six tips for making the most of university:

One.
Join clubs and societies.  It gives you a chance to do something you have never done before, or you can join in with an activity you have always wanted to do.  It also gives you a chance to meet new people, it's fun and you may discover an activity you really love.  I only really got involved with things in my last year and really wish I had got involved much sooner from day one!

Two.
Explore the place you live in.  Again, I did not make the most of this opportunity for a very long time. But when I did start looking around it was great to explore new towns, big cities and little villages.  Especially if you are at a university in a small town you can start to feel very trapped if you don't get out and about.  It stops any boredom and you can make new friends if you ask people at university to join you.

Three.
Get out there and make friends.  It seems like an obvious one but introducing yourself to random people can be a bit daunting.  I remember on the first week I met so many people.  I ended up going on nights out with random people I had just met, to house parties and socialising with so many people in my block of flats.  I didn't talk to many of those people after the first few months, but the more you get out there, the more likely you are to make friends.

Four.
Study.  Again another obvious one.  But don't make the same mistake I did and not study in your first year then end up failing.  I feel like such a loser for this mistake but learnt from this and got much higher grades in my other years.  Don't leave everything until the last minute, plan ahead and know what is expected of you.

Five.
Prepare for your future career.  I know so many people that have finished university in the last two years who still do not know what to do with their lives.  They are in jobs that they hate, or even worse, don't have a job at all.  Before starting and leaving university I have researched different careers, done lots of work experience and been to various careers fair.  The future seems so far away and it seems like a lot of effort to do, but it does all pay off.

Six.
Go on nights out.  Get socialising.  Or not necessarily on nights out if that isn't your sort of thing.  Any sort of event.  Organise things, attend events and gatherings.  This is the way you will make good friends, so any time you are bored you will be able to call up a mate instead watching the next cat video on Youtube.

So to round it up, HAVE FUN but study as well :D

I am moving to my new flat later on today where I will not have any internet.  Who knows how long it will be until I get internet set up! So it may be another long silence from me.  Meanwhile you can follow me on instagram.

Do you have any university tips to share, or will you be going to university this year?

Nobody Likes You When You're 23.

Again, another long silence from me. I have been very busy.  I have a job!! I have not yet started but have been busy organising for my new job and getting a flat sorted! It's all very exciting and I will be posting about it soon.

But on to other news.  I turned twenty-three on Wednesday.  Wow, 23! How scary!  On the evening of my birthday I went out for a meal and drinks with a friend.  The following day me and my Mother went to the theatre in London to see We Will Rock You.  I had never been to a theatre before so that was quite exciting.  I then went out on Friday night with my university mates and spent the day in London on Saturday sunbathing and drinking.  We took a stroll through Hyde Park where we knew the Rolling Stones were playing.  Although we didn't have tickets we were able to stand right next to the stage on the outside of the gate and hear the music very clearly.  We even saw a few glimpses of the band when they opened the gate.  It was such a good atmosphere with people dancing, drinking, trying to peep through the fence and enjoying some free music.  Four days of drinking and no sleep really takes it's toll though and I am now exhausted!

Here are some birthday pictures.

Present from my parents.  Love this perfume!

Another present from my parents.  Bag from Next.

Present from me... to me.  Shoes from ASOS.
I wore these on Wednesday night... nearly toppled over a good few times!

Present to myself.  New phone!!

Much better than my crappy old Blackberry!

Me ready to go out on Friday night.

I am now going to slap some suncream on and spend the rest of the day enjoying the sun before I start working.

I hope you had a good weekend!