So if you read This Week's Reads #3 last week, you'll know that the local water supply was cut off for the entire day last Sunday. Our water did eventually come back on but not until 10:30pm. It got to that point in the evening where part of me kind of didn't want it to come back on. Having not had the chance to...

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I remember when I first went for an open day at a university and took a tour around one of Keele's Hawthorns Halls with a large group of parents and potential students. We poked our heads in and out of people's student rooms and commented on the ugly carpet, but as I chatted with my parents about how habitable this place could potentially...

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If I'm honest, there's no possible way anyone could say 'do this, this and this and you will pass your driving test'. It's a test that is hugely dependent on the day. It's nothing like an exam or an interview, there's no set method you can use. On the day of a driving test, there's so many variables. The weather, the traffic, road...

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I write to you now without a mains water supply. After spending over 14 hours tidying and rearranging our room and building an IKEA wardrobe yesterday, we woke up this morning ready to do the finishing touches and then wash and feel a bit more alive after the mass clear out. But no, a massive mains pipe has burst in the local area...

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I've not even been a graduate for a year yet but I certainly have noticed some of the cons that come out of getting a degree. I was more than ready to finish university when I did, and whilst I'd probably give it a go given the chance to go back, I don't think I'd enjoy it as much the second time round....

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I decided to keep a little more on top of my reading list this week. After getting in from work I spent my evenings practicing some yoga followed by some meditation with Headspace and then wrapped the evening up after dinner with a good blog or two.   I've really enjoyed getting back into this side of blogging, part of me got so...

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Everyone is probably going to think this is going to be a real wild post about university and all the crazy things us students do, and whilst university did truly have its wild moments, there were some mediocre things that I hadn't done before university that I did eventually get up to (don't worry I'm not going to share it all).  Never had...

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And another one bites the dust on My Day Zero Challenge to do list, which I'm very pleased about. Only 93 and a half to go!  Last weekend I decided to book my boyfriend and I in for a meal at Annie's Burger Shack in Nottingham. The previous weekend I'd been off for a night out in Sheffield with my friends and prior...

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I always end up having a big Bloglovin' catch up on the weekends when I'm not working, and there was two weeks worth of blogs to catch up on after working last weekend. Whilst having a good read through the many brilliant posts, I came across one entitled Share The Love by Belle from The Life & Times of Belle, who you can check...

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This post goes out to all those soon-to-be graduates who are no doubt wondering where they're going to be in just a few months time. From experience, I know exactly how fast the next few months will pass and honestly I didn't have the slightest idea where I was going to be living post-university. To begin with, this time last year graduation seemed...

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Alas the first month of 2016 is over, 11 more to go. I keep seeing photos from last year that remind me how very different life was only a year ago. To begin with I was still living independently with my friends at university and really could do what I wanted. I was also writing my dissertation and going out frequently to celebrate...

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