Top 10 female-led small businesses
One of the benefits of lockdown is that it has caused so many women to start up small businesses selling everything from stickers to candles. I love supporting small businesses as it feels much more personal and often the products are better made. For Galentine’s Day this year, I wanted to share some of the…
Goodbye 2020
2020 has been a challenging one. Not just on a personal level, but for every human being on earth who has been impacted by the chaos of the Coronavirus pandemic. It’s been months since I’ve written my last blog post. I think in the midst of it all I fell out of love with writing…
21 things I have learnt in 21 years
Today marks my 21st birthday and in the space of a year a lot has happened. I’ve written a dissertation, graduated, said goodbye to Newcastle, lived through a national lockdown and secured a place on an MA. I’ve learnt so much being a twenty-year-old woman and I hope that by talking openly about some of my…
The best places to visit in Newcastle post-lockdown
Prior to beginning my final year at university, I’d watched friends in the year above leave Newcastle for good. I watched them say goodbye to their favourite bars, beaches and clubs as they packed up ready to start a new life in a new city. Now I sit with just days left of my tenancy…
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The 5 TV shows which I have been binging during lockdown
Now that I have free time on my hands for the first time in a long time, I’ve been able to binge SO many TV series. Since lockdown began, Netflix and other streaming services have been a way of battling the boredom whilst being stuck inside. It has been a much-needed break after the chaos…
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Lockdown in polaroids
Britain has been in lockdown since March 23rd 2020 and I decided that I would document the last few months I have living in Newcastle with my Instax camera in hand. Most students decided to return home for the entirety of lockdown under Newcastle University’s guidance which is completely understandable. However, I chose to stay…
My experience studying English Literature and Creative Writing @ Newcastle University
Now that I have finally finished all of my third-year assignments I wanted to talk honestly and openly about my course at Newcastle University. These last few months have been chaotic and my entire life at university was turned upside down due to Coronavirus similarly to students across the world. However, regardless of the current…
An honest chat about self-care
The best piece of advice which I have ever received is that self-love is a journey. This makes it a lot easier when you’re having a bad day and all you want to do is watch a terrible Netflix rom-com and lie in bed with a McDelivery. It’s a work in progress. Every day I…
Secret Santa gift guide
Secret Santa gifts are always the presents I end up putting the most thought into. It’s an awkward, but enjoyable task trying to buy someone a gift on a limited budget who you might not know as well as you would like to. Do you go funny and buy them a blow-up Christmas turkey shower…
Why aye me? Why aye not?: Review of Liam Gallagher @ Utilita Arena
Being born in 1999 I was slightly late for the battle of Britpop that stormed the 90s. I never grew up listening to Oasis. Of course, I knew the lyrics to “Don’t Look Back In Anger” and “Wonderwall”, but I had no idea who the Gallagher’s were until my late teens when I watched the documentary Oasis:…
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What’s in my university bag?
Now that term is just weeks away, I’ve been thinking more and more about my final year at university. It does not seem two minutes since I was a fresher. I remember arriving at my first-year accommodation with my Dad after being stuck in a two-hour long traffic jam unpacking boxes upon boxes of my…
A day trip to Durham
Yesterday I visited Durham for the day. Prior to university I was unfamiliar with this quaint city. I knew little about what the city had to offer apart from a Russell Group university. Personally, I had my heart set on moving to a huge city for university whether that was Newcastle, London or Brighton. Consequently,…
20 things I have learnt in 20 years
On the 2nd August I turned twenty! As I now venture off to explore everything my twenties is set to bring, I thought it was important to recognise everything I have learnt (particularly in my teenage years). I have managed to make it through my GCSEs, A-levels and now I am venturing off into my…
My trip to Burghley Film Festival
Over the weekend I spent my Saturday night tucked up in a blanket and clinging to an umbrella whilst singing along with Hugh Jackman in the rain. This is all thanks to the outdoor film festival hosted at Burghley House. I have visited Burghley House since I was a toddler. This grand Elizabethan house is…
The Pottery Experience review
A few days ago, I ventured to a quaint pottery painting studio named The Pottery Experience. I had walked past the front window of this quirky studio multiple times a day. I continued to stare in at the line of painted pottery drying on the window sill and trying to think of an excuse to…
The best coffee shops in Newcastle
First things first, I absolutely adore coffee. My love for an early morning latte has caused me to spend many an hour tapping away on my laptop, powering through multiple books for my course and drinking A LOT of coffee in many of Newcastle’s coffeehouses. I am one of those university students who runs away…
How I decorated my university room
That time of year has come when I am attempting to pivot furniture down multiple flights of stairs and I am sat scrubbing blue tac marks off my walls ready for another move. Moving out is always a stressful situation. You always seem to have one too many boxes to fit in the back of…
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