For some reason I keep abandoning my blog, forgetting it even exists. Maybe it's because I don't have anything interesting to write about...plus the books I have been reading lately are so dire that they don't even deserve to be reviewed. Things just don't feel right lately, I seemed to have been drained from all my thoughts and feelings and left with emptyness. Not quite sure what is wrong with me but many of my passions are dwindling and I have no creative urges anymore.
I can't believe we're already well into February...it only seems like two minutes ago that it was September and I was saying goodbye to all my friends leaving for university...at least with how fast it's going they'll all be returning before I know it. I'm hopefully making a trip down to London soon to visit my friend down there although judging by the price of trains I might have to pass on it for a while as my funds won't stretch that far.
Lately I've been considering my options for next year...obviously I'm going to university but which one to go to is puzzling me. Kingston seemed like the right choice for me financially plus it's a lot easier to get to than other universities, however I have heard bad things which are making me question my decision. I suppose at some point I'm going to have to sit down and look over a number of things (money, course content, accommodation etc) and decide which place is right for me. I've got open days for Kingston and Worcester in March and April respectively and I'm hoping to have heard back from all my choices soon. It's quite worrying that although I'm unsure about where I'm going I'm already looking for what I can buy to take with me and planning out my room.
This week I'm going to get loads of stuff sorted for ebay...I'm hoping that there will be a free listing day coming up soon as I hate paying to list items.
7 February 2011
31 January 2011
31/01/2011
I have spent the past two hours writing my new CV in the hope that it will enable me to get a job. If I being perfectly honest I can't see it happening...since leaving my previous job I have applied for hundreds of jobs and only got invited for one interview which was unsuccessful. I wouldn't mind but I don't even really want the job for the money, I just want something to do with my free time as I only have 5 hours at Sixth Form. I mean the money would be satisfactory - enabling me to save more for uni as well as hopefully going on a much needed holiday. I'm keeping my eyes peeled as hopefully more jobs will become available over the next few months. If I don't have one by May when exams end I'm tempted to try for some temporary full time jobs until uni starts as that would really line my pockets.
Regarding my Sixth Form work I'm feeling pretty motivated. I organised what I need to do for my Unit 2 Psychology as I'm teaching myself and worked out that I can do each section in a month including a bit of revision and then from the beginning of May until my exam to do some serious revision which will hopefully make up for how bad Unit 3 went.
Received a text today informing me my Boots order is ready to pick up. I've ordered a product called Sugar Stripease which is a sugaring product (similar to waxing) but it is apparently painless which is really appealing to me..so I'll try it out tomorrow and maybe write a review if I can find enough to say about it. I'm really hoping its good as I've spent £9.99 on it plus I really need a long lasting hair removal method as my hair seems to grow back at an alarming rate.
Regarding my Sixth Form work I'm feeling pretty motivated. I organised what I need to do for my Unit 2 Psychology as I'm teaching myself and worked out that I can do each section in a month including a bit of revision and then from the beginning of May until my exam to do some serious revision which will hopefully make up for how bad Unit 3 went.
Received a text today informing me my Boots order is ready to pick up. I've ordered a product called Sugar Stripease which is a sugaring product (similar to waxing) but it is apparently painless which is really appealing to me..so I'll try it out tomorrow and maybe write a review if I can find enough to say about it. I'm really hoping its good as I've spent £9.99 on it plus I really need a long lasting hair removal method as my hair seems to grow back at an alarming rate.
29 January 2011
29/01/2011
Whilst many were obsessed with Sex and the City I have to admit I wasn't that into it. Sure I'd watch the odd episode but I'd never watch it back to back. Then I saw the films and saw how big the whole franchise was and realised I needed to watch the boxset. I am now on series 3 and I feel like Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda are my best friends. We go through everything together, whilst smoking cigarettes and drinking Cosmopolitans at trendy hotspots. However in my case I'm laid in bed smoking cigarettes and drinking some Cosmo Fizz thing from Marks and Sparks...nowhere near as good as the real thing.
Why is that as humans we can get so caught up in a TV show, feeling like the characters are real and that we know them. I learnt about the psychological reasons behind that last year in my A Level class but I'm still not sure I understand it. When I have problems or I'm asked advice I often think "What would Carrie do?"...I'm pretty sure this isn't normal behaviour.
The media industry know how to cash in on these popular franchises. I noticed over Christmas that in Boots there were Sex & the City makeup sets, each one based on one of the girls. Now you can not only feel like you know them you can try and look like them too. The one thing I don't understand is how Carrie is seen as a fashion icon...I don't think I've seen her wear one nice thing yet, her shoes are horrible and she doesn't seem to own a bra. However she has an air of coolness about her which makes her so intriguing.
I've begun to realise that choosing to do Media at university has been the right choice. As I'm not studying it at sixth form anymore I thought I would stop thinking about the media and get bored of it. However I've surprised myself by critically analysing each little thing I see in the media.
My parents have gone away for the weekend and as my brother is working tonight I'm home alone. It's not something I enjoy as I get increasingly paranoid whenever I hear a slight noise. I decided to leave the downstairs lamp on so it looks like somebody is home but I'm pretty sure it looks dodgier having a light on all night. However I refuse to leave my room which probably means I should stop drinking this cosmo stuff otherwise I'm going to need the toilet.
I had the last of my January exams today...it went shockingly bad despite the amount of revision I did. Each of the questions that came up seemed to focus on the areas I hadn't spent as much time on which was incredibly frustrating. At least I can resit it in June and I hopefully will only have 2 exams so I can concentrate more. Sixth Form is going to feel like a waste of time until then as I'm teaching myself the stuff for my AS Psychology exam - something I could probably do without leaving the house. However it is probably best to leave the house once in a while otherwise I will become a hermit.
I discovered a hair removal product called Sugar Stripease on Boots the other day and after noticing all the positive reviews saying how painless it is I decided to purchase some. As I was unable to find it in any of the local stores I've ordered it to be delivered so hopefully I should have it by Wednesday and be totally hair free by Saturday when I'm having a wild night out. I cannot remember the last time I got ridiculously drunk....which for an 18 year old is pretty depressing...this what I'm drinking tonight is the first alcoholic beverage of the year!
The EuroMillions is so tempting so I bought a ticket for tonight's draw hoping that I could win something (wishful thinking)...the results aren't showing on the internet yet so if I do win (yeah right) then expect a blog about it....it'll be likely be something along the lines of "OMG I WON"
I'm hopefully going to stop abandoning this blog...I don't seem to come on my laptop enough to blog and it's frustrating doing it on my phone!
xoxo
Why is that as humans we can get so caught up in a TV show, feeling like the characters are real and that we know them. I learnt about the psychological reasons behind that last year in my A Level class but I'm still not sure I understand it. When I have problems or I'm asked advice I often think "What would Carrie do?"...I'm pretty sure this isn't normal behaviour.
The media industry know how to cash in on these popular franchises. I noticed over Christmas that in Boots there were Sex & the City makeup sets, each one based on one of the girls. Now you can not only feel like you know them you can try and look like them too. The one thing I don't understand is how Carrie is seen as a fashion icon...I don't think I've seen her wear one nice thing yet, her shoes are horrible and she doesn't seem to own a bra. However she has an air of coolness about her which makes her so intriguing.
I've begun to realise that choosing to do Media at university has been the right choice. As I'm not studying it at sixth form anymore I thought I would stop thinking about the media and get bored of it. However I've surprised myself by critically analysing each little thing I see in the media.
My parents have gone away for the weekend and as my brother is working tonight I'm home alone. It's not something I enjoy as I get increasingly paranoid whenever I hear a slight noise. I decided to leave the downstairs lamp on so it looks like somebody is home but I'm pretty sure it looks dodgier having a light on all night. However I refuse to leave my room which probably means I should stop drinking this cosmo stuff otherwise I'm going to need the toilet.
I had the last of my January exams today...it went shockingly bad despite the amount of revision I did. Each of the questions that came up seemed to focus on the areas I hadn't spent as much time on which was incredibly frustrating. At least I can resit it in June and I hopefully will only have 2 exams so I can concentrate more. Sixth Form is going to feel like a waste of time until then as I'm teaching myself the stuff for my AS Psychology exam - something I could probably do without leaving the house. However it is probably best to leave the house once in a while otherwise I will become a hermit.
I discovered a hair removal product called Sugar Stripease on Boots the other day and after noticing all the positive reviews saying how painless it is I decided to purchase some. As I was unable to find it in any of the local stores I've ordered it to be delivered so hopefully I should have it by Wednesday and be totally hair free by Saturday when I'm having a wild night out. I cannot remember the last time I got ridiculously drunk....which for an 18 year old is pretty depressing...this what I'm drinking tonight is the first alcoholic beverage of the year!
The EuroMillions is so tempting so I bought a ticket for tonight's draw hoping that I could win something (wishful thinking)...the results aren't showing on the internet yet so if I do win (yeah right) then expect a blog about it....it'll be likely be something along the lines of "OMG I WON"
I'm hopefully going to stop abandoning this blog...I don't seem to come on my laptop enough to blog and it's frustrating doing it on my phone!
xoxo
17 January 2011
17/01/2011
- I've been meaning to blog over the past week but I haven't found much time. I did attempt from my phone but it kept messing up so I decided against it. My get fit regime has started and I'm feeling fantastic. The Xbox Kinect is a great tool for exercising if you're self conscious and don't like going to the gym. The Biggest Loser game was an absolute steal from Amazon for £12.99 (I've probably mentioned it in a previous post) and I'm really enjoying exercising with it. There are different regimes you can do whether you choose what type of workout you want or the game creates a program for you. I've tried yoga, boxercise and general routines which have all been fantastic and the best part of the game is that the trainer motivates you as well as telling you off when you're not doing it right. This is a huge step up from fitness dvd's and the wii fit as they both don't know when you're doing it right.
- One thing I've gone into over the past few days is entering competitions. After reading on www.moneysavingexpert.com about people who win loads on competitions I have begun entering loads. I'm being pretty fussy with the prizes atm but I think I might just start entering any because it's better to win something rubbish than nothing at all.
- A few week ago I mentioned a trip to a cottage somewhere with friends. We have had a new idea of going for a city break somewhere in Europe which I think sounds fantastic. I'd ideally want to go somewhere hot so there's a chance of getting a tan but one of my friends gets really bad sunburn when it's hot so I think that might be problem. Hopefully we'll go somewhere nice for a boozy weekend with a lot of sight seeing involved.
- My first Psychology exam was last week and it went surprisingly well as I actually spent a few days before it doing hardcore revision so I'm going to take note and make sure I do the same for the next exam. Hopefully I will get at least a grade higher so I can get into Kingston!
- One thing I've gone into over the past few days is entering competitions. After reading on www.moneysavingexpert.com about people who win loads on competitions I have begun entering loads. I'm being pretty fussy with the prizes atm but I think I might just start entering any because it's better to win something rubbish than nothing at all.
- A few week ago I mentioned a trip to a cottage somewhere with friends. We have had a new idea of going for a city break somewhere in Europe which I think sounds fantastic. I'd ideally want to go somewhere hot so there's a chance of getting a tan but one of my friends gets really bad sunburn when it's hot so I think that might be problem. Hopefully we'll go somewhere nice for a boozy weekend with a lot of sight seeing involved.
- My first Psychology exam was last week and it went surprisingly well as I actually spent a few days before it doing hardcore revision so I'm going to take note and make sure I do the same for the next exam. Hopefully I will get at least a grade higher so I can get into Kingston!
9 January 2011
09/01/2011
- I have finally done some revision. Set myself a little desk up in the kitchen with my ipod speakers and have done nearly 3 hours of revision. I'm hoping to do another hour at least and then hopefully the same tomorrow. I'm feeling a lot more positive about it all now although there is still a lot for me to revise.
- Dancing on Ice starts tonight so I'm hoping to slob in front of the TV with some Ben and Jerry's (if we have any left) and then hopefully have an early night so I can have a full productive day tomorrow.
- Also Glee tomorrow night....so excited! All I need now is for Gossip Girl to start again and my life will be complete!
- My brother and I decided to start using lovefilm to rent xbox games and we've just received Colin Mcrae Dirt 2 and Fifa 11....both his choices. Although I'm gutted they didn't send any Kinect games I have to admit that I'm quite obsessed with the Colin Mcrae game as I seem to be rather good at it. It's not the sort of game I usually go for as I'm normally rubbish at driving games but there's something about this one which I enjoy. This is what I've been playing on in my breaks from revision which I think has actually helped me to do my revision.
- I've started blogging from my mobile browser which is why I don't use pictures anymore. I'm aware of how bland this makes my blog look so I'm going to start using my normal internet so I can post pictures. My thumbs are struggling to write these long blogs that I do which is why I might have some spelling mistakes.
- I really want a holiday, and after doing some googling last night I've decided I want to travel on the Eurostar to somewhere as it is extremely cheap!
- Dancing on Ice starts tonight so I'm hoping to slob in front of the TV with some Ben and Jerry's (if we have any left) and then hopefully have an early night so I can have a full productive day tomorrow.
- Also Glee tomorrow night....so excited! All I need now is for Gossip Girl to start again and my life will be complete!
- My brother and I decided to start using lovefilm to rent xbox games and we've just received Colin Mcrae Dirt 2 and Fifa 11....both his choices. Although I'm gutted they didn't send any Kinect games I have to admit that I'm quite obsessed with the Colin Mcrae game as I seem to be rather good at it. It's not the sort of game I usually go for as I'm normally rubbish at driving games but there's something about this one which I enjoy. This is what I've been playing on in my breaks from revision which I think has actually helped me to do my revision.
- I've started blogging from my mobile browser which is why I don't use pictures anymore. I'm aware of how bland this makes my blog look so I'm going to start using my normal internet so I can post pictures. My thumbs are struggling to write these long blogs that I do which is why I might have some spelling mistakes.
- I really want a holiday, and after doing some googling last night I've decided I want to travel on the Eurostar to somewhere as it is extremely cheap!
8 January 2011
08/01/2011
- I'm seriously losing track of days lately! I've been convinced that it's Sunday all day...which wasn't helped by my mum cooking a roast dinner despite it being Saturday.
- Hopefully going to do some revision/play on the xbox tonight whilst eating Ben&Jerry's yum! Think I'll have the chocolate brownie one!
- I surprisingly spent today cleaning and tidying which is very out of character for me..I'm such a slob it's unbelieveable. I also made some red onion marmalade - I'll try and post a picture when I serve it up! I think I might have put too much sugar in as it's quite sweet but it tastes fantastic (if I may say so myself).
- The Kite Runner is on TV tonight, tempted to watch it even though I have the DVD. I love the film as it reminds me of my English class in year 12 as it is one of the books we studied and we had such a laugh whilst doing it. I have another of Kalid Hosseini's novels to read at some point which will make a change to my usual books.
- Everyone has officially gone back to university now so I have an excuse for having such a shit Saturday night. I'm really wanting to have a night out soon as I have a new dress I want to wear so I'm crossing my fingers that something will get organised soon!
- I vaguely remember ordering something last night from a sale I found online. Not too sure what I ordered or where from but I know I got a bargain. Definitely putting a stop to my spending now as I do think that I'm getting a bit out of hand. I'll be able to resume once I win the lottery tonight (fingers and toes crossed)
- As Sundays are a generally boring day I will happily spend tomorrow with my head in my Psychology text books (maybe Monday too as I'll have peace and quiet). I'm really wanting to do well this time so I only have one exam in the summer instead of 3.
- Hopefully going to do some revision/play on the xbox tonight whilst eating Ben&Jerry's yum! Think I'll have the chocolate brownie one!
- I surprisingly spent today cleaning and tidying which is very out of character for me..I'm such a slob it's unbelieveable. I also made some red onion marmalade - I'll try and post a picture when I serve it up! I think I might have put too much sugar in as it's quite sweet but it tastes fantastic (if I may say so myself).
- The Kite Runner is on TV tonight, tempted to watch it even though I have the DVD. I love the film as it reminds me of my English class in year 12 as it is one of the books we studied and we had such a laugh whilst doing it. I have another of Kalid Hosseini's novels to read at some point which will make a change to my usual books.
- Everyone has officially gone back to university now so I have an excuse for having such a shit Saturday night. I'm really wanting to have a night out soon as I have a new dress I want to wear so I'm crossing my fingers that something will get organised soon!
- I vaguely remember ordering something last night from a sale I found online. Not too sure what I ordered or where from but I know I got a bargain. Definitely putting a stop to my spending now as I do think that I'm getting a bit out of hand. I'll be able to resume once I win the lottery tonight (fingers and toes crossed)
- As Sundays are a generally boring day I will happily spend tomorrow with my head in my Psychology text books (maybe Monday too as I'll have peace and quiet). I'm really wanting to do well this time so I only have one exam in the summer instead of 3.
7 January 2011
07/01/2011
- Woke up this morning to see what could only be described as a blizzard outside. It was very unexpected as I'm certain no weather forecast mentioned the possibilty of snow. I'm hoping that it doesn't stay as long as last time as it became incredibly tedious.
- As friends are leaving for uni now, plus some are on holiday I have decided to spend my Friday night tucked up in bed with a tub of ice cream and my Sex and the City boxset. I'm slowly becoming obsessed with Carrie Bradshaw's life...it's perfect...all they seem to do is shop, have sex and drink cosmopolitans....speaking of which I might have one tonight with my ice cream so I can get in the Sex and the City mood.
- Did some more internet shopping last night, think it's safe to say that I have an addicition...but I think it's fine seeing as I got 3 Gossip Girl books for about a fiver.
- Revision was attempted today but after having a sudden headache I decided it was best to leave it for the day as I wouldn't be taking any of it in. Hopefully I can resume it tomorrow in order to revise everything for Wednesday's exam.
- As friends are leaving for uni now, plus some are on holiday I have decided to spend my Friday night tucked up in bed with a tub of ice cream and my Sex and the City boxset. I'm slowly becoming obsessed with Carrie Bradshaw's life...it's perfect...all they seem to do is shop, have sex and drink cosmopolitans....speaking of which I might have one tonight with my ice cream so I can get in the Sex and the City mood.
- Did some more internet shopping last night, think it's safe to say that I have an addicition...but I think it's fine seeing as I got 3 Gossip Girl books for about a fiver.
- Revision was attempted today but after having a sudden headache I decided it was best to leave it for the day as I wouldn't be taking any of it in. Hopefully I can resume it tomorrow in order to revise everything for Wednesday's exam.
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