2013 has most definitely been one of the fastest years of my life, I've had serious ups and downs, adventures all over England and made some amazing memories. And I thought it only right to take a look back at my year with you lovely lot. 2013 brought me: My first tattoo - I'd never say I regret this tattoo but it was...

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So here I am, almost at the end of 2013, half way through my time at Keele. I've made it to (almost) the end of my first semester of second year having met my deadlines and so far achieved mostly 2:1's and a cheeky little first. I just thought I'd talk a little bit more about my degree - particularly my modules. This...

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It's taken me quite some time to get around to blogging about this, but alas, the time of deadlines is temporarily over, and I can sneak a little more blogging time in...that is before my exams and essays need my attention. For the first time since my little blog began I decided to particpate in a bloggers secret Santa. Doing this as a...

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This year, I've become pretty crazy about Christmas. It's mainly the influence of my Christmas mad housemate and friend, Sara. She starts her Christmas countdown on January 1st and anything with words relevant to the Christmas season cause her to squeal with child-like joy. So you can see how her excitement can easily rub off on you - either that or it'll cause...

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After having early celebrations with Faye's family last weekend in Sheffield for her birthday, we moved the celebrations down to Sara's home town, Birmingham, to snoop around the infamous German Christmas market that we'd heard so much about.  Five of us had a delightful journey stood next to the toilet, having already lost 3 comrades to the clutches of their bed, and another...

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So I've managed to neglect my lovely little blog for over a month now...how I've managed to do this I couldn't even tell you! Life's moving at a unfathomable pace right now, we're already on week 10 at university! In the essay department, I've had 1 first and a 2:1 so far! It's been an unusual semester with less short essays and many...

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I've always considered myself as pretty independent, even from the innocent age of 14 where I'd make my own way to and from friends houses, stay out for days at a time and even cook dinner for the whole family. But now I've been properly chucked into independence, in a house with 5 close friends, and it's now I realise how much I...

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Don't take the title as a suggestion I haven't had another amazing freshers', because it has been seriously awesome but a lot of drinking has gone on in the past week and I haven't had time to catch up on life! Firstly, we have a house! We're a little family now and I'll soon be adding a photo up of the place (I've...

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Over the past few weeks there's been hundreds of questions asked of us second and third year students, some riddles that were just a bit random and some genuine worries and wonders. It's fair enough that when you're about to pack your life up and move away from home, you have a million questions going through your mind. Many of these questions involve...

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When people move to university many are overwhelmed with the sudden idea of living independently. I know I was, but now I've in halls and a student house, I feel a lot less overwhelmed by independence. You need not worry, providing you've got your head screwed on and you know how to use a calculator, with the help of some thrifty advice, you'll...

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Today I was out for our daily Costa coffee with my boyfriend's mum and had a choice of reading material: The Times or The Sun. I was feeling too down to Earth to be reading The Times, so I turned to the dreaded Sun for some page 3 fun. I'm kidding that's not what I looked at.  Somehow whilst reading The Sun, I...

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Now, I'm no expert when it comes to what should be going into a students shopping trolley, nor how much should be spent, but nonetheless I thought I'd give you some tips on what I'd learnt through trial and error, lots and lots of error, during my university years of independent food shops...oh, the horror.  If you need any help with your first...

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As I've been throwing information at you lovely freshers' a lot lately I thought we could sit back and have some dinner. As long as you're cooking? I like my food poisoning non-existent.  Back home I always do the weekly food shop with my mum and never understood why parents hated the hassle of doing it so much, until the money was in...

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 I stumbled across this tag on Jess's blog, Dungarees and Donuts, and as I'm considering blogging more about fashion, I thought it'd be a good start!  1. Would you consider yourself a shopaholic?  I'd say not entirely, I believe true shopaholic's become so addicted to shopping that cost is no longer considered, but I know when to stop - most of the time. But...

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If you follow me on Twitter you will have heard by now that I applied to volunteer with VESL and following on from a trip down to London last weekend, I received the information about where I was going to be volunteering. I'm overwhelmed with excitement and it hasn't really hit me yet that next summer I'll be going on a plane -...

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