Before you arrive at university you'll be told plenty of things that you'll either find out to be true or a total lie. Here, I uncover what I've found out during my time at university:

If you kiss someone you live with, it'll be awkward forever

- Not always true. There's plenty of things that can happen at uni, especially when you're living closely with so many people, but if you do end up kissing someone...or more...then the only way it's going to be awkward is if you make it awkward. Don't act like kids in a playground!

Never date a person in your halls

- When I lived in halls we had a relationship blossom in our block between two people who are pretty perfect for each other and things worked out for them (though I'm no longer friends with them now so I can't tell you where things went past graduation!). No it's not always going to work - like any relationship - but if you meet someone you like in your block, why say no just because you live with them? It's either going to go one of two ways...Most people will say you shouldn't 'sh*t where you eat' - so delicately put - but I think it's down to the individual. 

Students can't cook

- I lived with thirty people in first year, so I can honestly tell you that this is rubbish. Either that or the parents of the students in my block just trained their children up pretty well. To be fair, no, not everyone can cook. But not all adults can cook, and that's not a warning you get when you go into the work place, is it? The thing with students is, often, we're just too lazy to cook. Or simply, cooking for one that thrill us..especially when you're hungover as you are in first year.

Long distance will never work at uni

- Okay, I'm not the best example of this, but there's still other people in relationships that are making it work. They've had their ups and downs in their relationship, but it's bound to happen. All you need is maturity, communication and plenty of trust to make it work.

Students are extremely messy

- I'd say this is a bit of a lie too. I'm once again not the best example, but my room can be super clean in a jiffy if I want it to. I know loads of people who have managed to keep their room spotless all year round. The kitchen was a different story though. It's the same as suggesting that students can't cook, some can and some can't, just like adults we're all different and some are more messy than others.

Students are bad with money

- Now this, I cannot create a valid argument with. You're thrown into this independent life, with the chance to go out as many times a week as you like, to buy any food you like. All the clothing shops are right around the corner, and you just can't resist temptation. Being good with money, I did hope, we all learn as we carry on through university - but even now as a graduate, I'm not that much better. If you want to keep track of your notes and coins keep your receipts and try to stick to a budget. It's hard to stay on top of it and many are seen to be eating like kings and queens at the start of the year, only to be scraping baked beans out of the tin by week 12. It's just a case of not getting too caught up in the moment and saying no to the odd night out or a new pair of jeans, however, and this isn't sensible advice, sometimes keeping an eye on your budget can make you very bored.

You'll constantly be busy

- Before starting uni I'd been through the experience of school, where my whole week was full, and college in which most of my week was full. I didn't expect less hours than the 15-18 hours a week I had at college, but when I came to uni I realised the amount of individual studying expected of you is a hell of a lot. It does depend on your degree of course, but you'll find afternoons off, mornings off and days off all over your week, so finding a hobby is a must!

Students are lazy

- Hell yeah we can be - but you haven't seen how hard people work when they need to. Sure we leave things until the last minute but that doesn't mean we never work our arses off. Things get done in time for the deadline and that's the main thing, if you spend the weeks you had in the lead up to your deadline drunk or watching netflix, there's no harm done providing you got that essay in.

Except if you're not a fresher, buck up your ideas a little. But not too much. Growing up is optional. 

There's plenty more tales we're told about university, feel free to share what you've heard and the reality of it!

It was a really nice catch up, no awkwardness or anything. It was nice just to talk to him again, and I didn't feel upset, angry, or anything other than happy to hear he was doing so well at uni. I was pleased to hear he'd like to meet up - as friends - when we return home for Christmas, see each other's families, both of which we were close to. 

Trying to move on has been surprisingly easier than I expected, but I think it's because Keele is a place he's never been, I have no memory of myself here with him, so I've not got much more to think about other than the times back home - which were always enjoyable. Of course, things may change when I'm back home, but I don't think seeing him would make me want to wish we'd never broken up - I still stand by the fact that it's best for both of us. I believe that it truly wasn't working the first time, and I mean this in the least pessimistic way possible (just realistic) it wouldn't work if we tried again. And I'm pretty sure neither of us want to try again. 

I'm sure we're both 100% happier now, I know for a fact I am. It's not a case of being free - neither of us controlled the other - it's just more relaxing being out of a long distance relationship in my experience. 

I'm really pleased he's doing so well at uni and visa versa - I know we can work as friends. 

In other news, I tidied my room (gasp) - remember it last time!

We're like an episode of Big Brother or I'm a Celebrity (I apologise for making a reference to these but it makes sense)  - you only hear/see snippets of the interesting stuff and you don't get all the boring bits. 

What do we really do with all this spare time? The majority of us study about 8 hours a week with lecturers, and are expected to triple this amount of study time alone - but I honestly doubt we all do that. Some people in the block have hobbies and belong to societies such as football, Church society and rugby. I myself don't belong to any because I haven't found any thing that really interests me - this may well bite me in the ass next year. 

Much like when I was a college student I watch tonnes of TV on the internet, catching up on Supernatural, The Walking Dead, Fresh Meat, Misfits, and (I am I really admitting I watch this to my readers?) Geordie Shore. 

Honestly, I love university, but we do get pretty bored. There's only a certain amount of time you can spend in the kitchen chatting about pointless rubbish and only a certain amount of hours you can spend watching things on your laptop - even hilarious YouTube clips. And banter can only entertain for so long. To curb our boredom, we have film nights on Thursday and on occasions go for an M block family meal over at the pub we are minutes away from. 

I think that's why we love going out so much, because in the evenings, perhaps more so because we're 15 minutes off campus, we just don't feel like we have anything to do. But as students, we can be pretty lazy - not that every student is lazy, it's just sometimes we prefer to complain about being bored than go and find something to do. The weather is not exactly helping our situation, it's getting chillier and chillier up here in Keele, making us lazier and lazier.

I've heard some people - not ones I live with - saying that university is a real let down and they're desperate to go home. I can't imagine why, I love the freedom of uni. I enjoy everything about it, I've felt homesick about twice - once because practically no one was here and had gone home for the weekend, and the second time due to my break up - but other than that I've enjoyed every minute of uni, and to be quite frank I'll no doubt be a bit bored when I do return home in less than 4 weeks time.

The fact we do get bored at uni doesn't suggest it's a boring place to be at all, it's just that you get into a routine of sleep, eat, work, party, sleep. And it's a damn enjoyable routine, it's just some nights you can't find anything to do - just like if you were at home I suppose.

There's under four weeks left now, it's weird to think nine weeks ago I didn't even know who these people were, I hadn't even seen the room that I would turn into my mess.

It's weird to think that I've found a second home and a second family in just 9 weeks. 

We share one kitchen amongst the 26 of us, there's three cookers, five fridge freezers and one sink. Then we have the dining area - which we spend most of our time in:

If you're at uni or going I can predict that you will or do already hate washing. Although, today I just had no choice but to tackle the whites...as I'm underwear-less. Today, I am in fact wearing my bikini. This is low. 

What makes it worse is when mother tells me not to 'chance' washing my whites at 60 even though that's the only option the washing machines give! How to reassure me that all my light clothes, Faye's underwear and Sam's shirt won't shrink!  

In other news, student life is going pretty successfully. My finances still appear to be in order, I'm pretty much on top of the little work I have to do and I'm really enjoying myself. My long distance relationship is going really well, my boyfriend's coming to stay from the 3rd to the 7th of November which I'm indescribably excited for. 

I was really happy when I met the people in my block and found out quite a lot of them are also in relationships and the majority are working out fine. Long distance is so hard at times and we're only about 3 weeks in, but I'm trying to make it as easy as possible by just taking each day as it comes, and I think that's what everyone else is doing too. It's the only thing you really can do. The best thing about having other people in relationships is that you not only become friends with them, but their partner's too. And then my boyfriend can meet their boyfriends/girlfriends and gosh it's just one big crazy friendship circle living in halls!

And after this brief post in between washing, I must go and find out whether or not my clothes can still fit me or I should send them off to my 4 year old niece!