The Perfect Get Away

Ever been in the scenario where you just want the ground to open up and swallow you whole just so you don't have to be in a certain situation? I have on numerous occasions, such as when you're in a bar and some creepy guy just won't take no for an answer. I mean a girl admires someone who's persistent, but there's a fine line between persistence and denial sometimes you just have to take a hint.

So I'm going to tell you about a very awkward 'date' that I once went on. I suppose with a story like this the best place is at the beginning.

Flash back a few months, this guy who was a friend of a friend, we'd met on a number of occasions but I wouldn't really say we were friends, wanted me to go out with him (at this point I was really busy and just didn't have the time) I had said no on a number of occasions, until eventually I caved and went out for coffee with him. 

Binge Season

I would like to say that the majority of this summer I spent doing amazing things... However, I spent most of it binge watching Netflix series. It was actually fairly good, there are a number of good series on Netflix right now. 

House

This is a series where Dr House (Hugh Laurie) is a medical genius and all of his patients have some major mystery illness which no one else can figure out, and he and his team  have to find a way of treating them. The amazing thing about this programme is that there are 8 seasons with most of them having over 20 episodes, which makes it even more binge-worthy! 

First Days

First days can be awful for some people, not necessarily because it's a bad day but sometimes just because of how nervous people are. This is nearly always the case for me, with university just around the corner for some people, my second year starts this week let's talk about my first day at university.

As it was such a big deal and I was the first person out of my family to go to university I didn't really know what to expect. Also the fact I was the only one to go meant that there was more pressure on me to do good, mainly what I put on myself. 

So as you can imagine day one was not good for me, I was a complete nervous wreck (made even worse by my anxiety) it was so bad that I almost didn't attend.

Keyboard Warriors

The advancements that we have in technology in today's world are amazing, you literally have the world at your fingertips. People have never been more connected than they are today, it’s now possible to have a conversation with someone while being at opposite ends of the planet. You can send a text to someone in a matter of seconds, or make a phone call, even make a video call thanks to things like Skype and Facetime. 

Commuters Guide To Surviving University

Gong to university is a giant step in anyone academic career, with that it can be the most daunting one of all.  A lot of students will take up residence in Halls and move to university, some however chose to commute (which is what I did/am currently doing) there are a lot of different reasons people chose to commute and with the transport that is available today it's sometimes the best option. 

As a commuting student I remember on the run up to my first day I was somewhat of a nervous wreck, one of my main thoughts was that everyone else would have already moved to university and had already got to know people and I would just be alone (even as an adult this is still one of my biggest worries). This is a common thing for everyone, as at fresher's there are thousands of people that are in the same boat as you, but just because you don't live at university doesn't mean you can't get to know people before you go.

August Favourites

The fact that I'm currently sat here writing about my August favourites is kind of freaking me out, seriously where has the time gone. It doesn't seem 2 minutes since I was writing about my January favourites. True to my word this month I do have a couple more things that I have found this month that I have loved, so without further rambling here are my August favourites.