Green, black and blue make the colours of the sky

Second week back at university, and it's been a busy one!
This Monday evening I went to my very first "social" with Concrete, my university newspaper society. After handing in my first official article for publishing last week, I felt I was fully entitled to part-ay with the team that I am supposedly working with. The theme was "Pen Party" which basically felt like end-of-school-takes-on-Norwich. Donning my £2.50 Primark t-shirt, I took to UEA's Blue Bar like a goldfish to water and had a thoroughly enjoyable evening, happily vandalising peoples' white t-shirts with witty (or at least a drunken me thought so) graffitti! Woke up the next day with some interesting things on my shirt, but the highlight of the evening? The fact I got to go out and really get to know my new housemate, Grace, who is really really lovely :)

Yesterday morning was a lazy one, and I ALMOST died of boredom in my 3hour seminar BUT on the way home - with a cheeky trip to the local chippie- I bumped into a guy from my boyfriend's secondary school. VERY random. I recognised him of course, but he knew my name and everything and it felt rude to ignore this kind attempt at conversation. Walking the same way home, I invited him in to eat his chips at mine, and me, him and Grace ended up all chatting for OVER 3 HOURS!! A very unusual way to spend the evening I must say!

Today has been lazy but for a quick cycle into uni for a Careers talk (just in case PGCE stuff falls through). Signed up for a 4week programme in feb, so that should be good, and of course made me feel like I was doing something useful towards getting myself employed after uni. Moreover, when I returned home and trawled the "gttr" site, I discovered that my ideal university of choice has said I am to come to them for an interview in 2weeks!! It is such a relief that I have heard positive feedback., but of course now I have realised this is only the beginning of the stress!

HOWEVER, this does mean that I can spend some girly time planning an interview outfit! Haha! Managed to buy a black dress recently from Dorothy Perkins which I think will be suitable, but thinking a cardigan or jacket of a different colour will be needed on top... Any suggestions welcome! :)

The rest of this week is also looking fairly busy! Am getting a lift out to a Network (18-25year olds wanting to stay in the Scouting Network) meeting/games evening tomorrow, which will be my first meeting, but hopefully they will all be welcoming! AND I've signed up for Ballet (probs gonna completely regret this but I will keep you informed!!) for Saturday!

After such a dismal last semester where I was literally inside working for the whole time, I am eager to keep active, busy and go out more socially this term. After all- it's the final one!

Much love xxxx

So this is my moral for the week, which pretty much boils down to "be yourself". In a world where one can spend hours trawling facebook looking at other peoples' photos and thinking "Wow they lead such better lives than me" I've decided that one of either two things needs to change:

1) I quit facebook OR
2) I quit comparing myself to others, not liking what I see before me in the mirror.

I am me. An English Literature student with a love of picnics, swings, my family and friends and my gorgeous Westie, Silky. I have cheeks that are CONSTANTLY red and a tummy that won't disappear, but I am willing to work with what I've got and find my own style. May the fun begin...!

My last week at home before returning to uni for my final term has resulted in my desk looking a little like a papershop meets Hiroshima...

Project brainstorming; stolen ring from my sister

Just a couple of the books my head has been buried in these last few months. Have finally finished my English Literature 3rd year dissertation- hurrah! Final read-through tonight and getting it professionally printed tomorrow!

Welcome to my very first entry of my new blog! As a bit of a New Years' bet with myself I decided that I would try and make/keep an online blog, inspired by the fashion blogs I have been dedicated to for the past few months online. So here goes! I will try and upload a new photo and post every few days, starting with Day 1, today, Tuesday 10th January 2012.