I Am Not A Poet
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Our Engagement: Story
If you follow me on any social media (if you don't, why not?!) you will know that last Friday I got engaged to my boyfriend Jack. It was an absolute shock to me, and I still don't quite believe it's happened, but I couldn't be happier. So here is the story of our engagement: My dad's side of the family are Welsh and so it's not uncommon to go to the rugby in Cardiff for a game or two each winter. Last weekend was just another rugby-game weekend. We would journey down to our h
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I Am Not A Poet
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Why I Don't Celebrate Halloween: Story
As some of you know I am a Christian and with that comes the annual argument of Halloween. While as a kid I was brought up in the home taught that "trick or treating" was American therefore not allowed to do it but as I got older I had to decide whether I was going to celebrate Halloween at all. Although there was a point that I did "celebrate" Halloween now days, I have chosen to not partake in the celebration of Halloween for 4 reasons: 1. Christianity The origin of Hallowe
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I Am Not A Poet
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Why I Love Audible
This is purely just an appreciation post for Audible.com. If you, for some reason do not know what Audible is, it's a audio book site, connected to Amazon that has hundreds of thousands of books to listen to. Audible is quite well known for sponsoring big YouTubers however they haven't sponsored me and therefore I can be as non-biased as possible! But nevertheless I personally do think it's great and here's why: 1. Dyslexia As many or some of you may know I have dyslexia and
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I Am Not A Poet
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Top 3 Cities You Need to Visit
I have been lucky enough to visit several different European cities in the last couple of years. I have been to lots of different countries in my life so far, all over the world, mainly on holiday and one day I will do a blog post about them all. But for today its just about my top 3 cities that you need to visit if you haven't already. Stockholm I went to Stockholm just before Christmas last year with my parents and sister. It was quite a spontaneous trip and we went to get
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I Am Not A Poet
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4 Tattoos I Want
I know that tattoos can sometimes be a controversial topic but I personally love them! I already have 5 and maybe one day I'll do a post about them and they're meaning etc. but for today here are 4 tattoos I want next: 1. A Whale This is probably the tattoo I've wanted for the longest amount of time. I haven't decided exactly what size/shape whale I want but I know I want a humpback whale on the inside of my left arm, at the bottom of my bicep. I would love to have a whale be
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I Am Not A Poet
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A Project For Every Uni Student
At the end of my first year at University I was in the mood for some mischief and, with my friend Chloe, went for a walk around our local town. On our walking adventure we happened to come across a house with construction being done and a perfectly empty, unused pallet sitting outside the house. After asking for permission, we proceeded to carry the pallet back to our halls of residence and begin work on making it into... something. Deadlines soon ended and I was required to
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I Am Not A Poet
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The Little Things in Life
There are some days that I sit back with a cup of tea (or more likely a glass of wine) and think of all the things in my life I appreciate. Whilst I obviously love my family, my friends and my boyfriend, this is a list of all the smaller, not-so-appreciated things in my life - enjoy! A Glass of Wine: One of my favourite things in adulthood is the enjoyment of wine. And I'm not talking about binge drinking or even drinking bottles and bottles of the stuff but to have a glass o
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I Am Not A Poet
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How To Get Organised For University
Welcome to my blog! As the new school year has just dawned on us I thought my first blog post should be about how I get myself organised at University and in life generally. I am the type of person to forget every 30 seconds what I was meant to be doing so was really important for me to find a way to keep on track with all my assignments and events, especially now I'm starting my 3rd and final year of my degree. The most important rule of getting your life organised is; make
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