Two months in

So I moved in just over two months ago and it has been amazing. This past week my flat mates and I have had to start to look for houses for the second year. Although this may seem very early, it is very necessary if we want to find a good house for a good price in a good area. This should have been a very nice thing to do with friends as we will be living with them for at least two years, however it has started to be a very unpleasant experience and it is making people upset as others have been going behind backs. I am only just going through this now and so I would not be able to give any advice, I will however write a post to get through any difficulties in choosing a house and how to get through any issues with your friends. 

Apart from that obvious problem, university is amazing, I love my lectures, it has been hard work, but this is giving me industry experience which is very necessary for the line I want to go in to. 

I have a job as well, this is difficult as i need to juggle my uni work load and my job on the weekends, it is hard, but I am very glad I have a job as money is very, very tight. If I didn't have my job I really wouldn't cope with living costs, food and uni books etc. 

I think I may start a second blog soon for my opinions and my work on there. It will show my work and I can also write my opinions down about importance issues that are current in the world. 

Please continue to read my blog and get others to read too, it will be greatly appreciated! Thank you! 

First month of uni

So my last post was on the day before me moving up to Cheltenham for uni, and now I have been up here for just over a month and I have to say it was such an amazing decision. I was nervous about meeting my flat mates, however, they are so lovely and good friends now. On the first night me and a few from my flat went over to next doors flat and got to know each other and so it was instant instead of taking our time to know people, I definitely think at this is one of the best ways to do it. It feels like I have known everyone for so much longer than just a month!

Freshers week was very good as well, we met more people and got to know each other more and more. There were so many things on in freshers like the move in party, the tshirt tour, the geek night, the beach party, and the freshers ball, just to name a few. 

Lectures properly started on the second week of being here and so far I am enjoying them so much, which is so good considering I will be studying for the next three years!

I have a job at the weekends which is very tiring as I have uni all week and then have to work, but I need the money and that is how I will have to think of it.

I will try to make more posts but I have been very busy recently, but please comment saying what you like or if you want me to write about something specific, thank you!

Tomorrow

I am moving tomorrow!! I can't believe how fast it has all come around. I have packed completely all of my clothes and things all done, right now as I write this I am thinking about how I am going to manage to fit it all into the car. Me and my mum are both going to try to fit this in and it will be a nice snug fit.

30 minutes later in the rain..

All packed!

 

My car is full! Just enough space for me, my mum and my dad. 

Not looking forward to leaving at 6.30am but almost at uni and I am so excited!

Eleven days to go

So I'm moving to Cheltenham on the 14th September for university and I haven't been more excited about something before (besides my holiday). Being able to say I am moving next week makes me very happy. I'm excited, but also very nervous, about meeting new people and hopefully making more friends for life. It will just be incredible to be able to start over and to get to know people again. 

I can't wait to start my lessons and really start to have a better perspective of the direct route of my career I want to go down. When I start my university course, it will almost feel like the start if the rest if my life. That is probably such a cliche but right now I am so happy I don't mind. 

I am upset I am leaving friends but I have so many plans before I leave to say goodbye that its going to be a great send off and shows me I have some great friends. Although I'm going to miss them a lot I'm excited to go to university and I'm excited for them to start their courses  as well! 

Who else is going to university? Where to?

It's been a while...

So I haven't written a blog post in a while and quite a few things have been happening. I'll try to write things all in one. 

So first of all, I got a new job at the beginning of July, it was a 20 hour contract but got so many more hours so for the last two months I have felt rich! I did work for one week after my induction and then I went on holiday which is something else I need to write about. My contact was supposed to end now, however, I have got a permanent contract in Cheltenham which is where I am moving to for university. I am so proud of myself because of this. 

Next thing, ZANTE! It was amazing! I did not want to leave, I had the best week with my friends and met new people and really just had an amazing week..definitely worth the wait. 

In all honesty I have never drunk so much before but I had such a good time and met some lovely people. I really regret not taking more pictures. 

This is me and my friend on our last night, this was the night we just went out on our own but had a very good night, we saw our friends from our hotel who we ended up seeing every night. I got lost but found my way back and had one too many drinks but I wouldn't change the hangover the next morning for a different night. 

I would love to go back again with the same people, I just wish we were there longer!

Next thing I have finally been going to the gym and haven't been happier (definitely wish I started to go before Zante though!) I haven't missed many days in the past month and people have noticed the difference which just makes all my hard work worth it! 

As I have finished work for a month I have been spending time with friends and trying to say goodbye as I won't be seeing people for ages. 

It's been lovely to catch up with people and I am trying to fit in as much as I can in the next two weeks to make more memories to take up to university with me. 

In uni I will definitely try to blog more as I think that writing these posts just keeps what I think in one place and it will be here for when I want to look back through.

Prom

So prom was so good! My tan ended up being a nice colour I liked my hair and make up, just one complete disaster.. My underwear could be seen through my dress, the top half got sorted by me borrowing my friends white top to put under my dress but you could still see the bottom half through my dress from the back, so embarrassing, no one notice though I hope! 

I did enjoy myself it was a laugh and I saw people I hadn't seen in a while which was very nice. 

I'm very happy with myself as I look like I have lost weight from my year 11 prom to my year 13 prom.

If anyone else had their prom I'd love to see pictures :)

Prom

So it's prom tomorrow! I was invited back to my year 13 prom even though I left for college two years ago. I am so excited and I have my dress (pale pink) and so I decided this prom I was going to have a spray tan. When people say it develops a lot after you get it, they weren't kidding! This picture (obviously me just messing around.. But better to purposefully look bad) has been taken 7 hours after I had the tan and it doesn't look as dark in the picture, but it is! Especially cause I am such a pale person! Hopefully after my shower in the morning it will be a nice tan! I can't wait for prom and I will post about it at the weekend!

Difference In Two Years

Well I was just looking through old webcam pictures from about two years ago, and this one was taken on my year 11 prom (before I got into my dress etc!)

 I loved my hair at the time, but was always self concious of my weight and spotty face. I used to have blonde hair and loved it until I stupidly dyed it brown (several times) and then for prom I really wanted blonde hair so I started the long process of dying it blonde (big mistake!) I didn't realise how yellow my hair went and so after prom I dyed it brown again and I am so glad I did! 
My face looks thinner and my hair feels healthier as I have let it grow out as well (my natural hair is brown) 

I feel so much better and even though I still don't like my hair at times I am so glad I  have stopped dying it, and really wish I never dyed it in the first place!

25 Things About Me

1. I am the fussiest eater you will ever meet! (Although I am trying to try more things)

2. I used to dye my hair a lot! But I haven't dyed my hair since December 2011 and so it looks like I have dipped dyed my hair. I haven't, its just where the dye is fading still and my hair has grown.

3. I am moving to Cheltenham in September, as I start at the University of Gloucestershire. I am very, very excited!

4. I cry way too much during films, happy or sad, you will find me crying at something. 

5. Cadbury Chocolate Fingers are my weakness. I can never just eat one or two.

6. I used to dance. Modern, Ballet, Hip Hop and Tap. Hip Hop was my favourite as I think I was best at it. 

7. I get distracted very easily. (I have already stopped and gone on my phone for 10 minutes and I am only on fact 7!)

8. I haven't been on holiday in 6 years, but I am going to Zante in July with my friends! 

9. I think I am a shy person when I first meet someone new, and I will very slowly come out of my shell. 

10. I am a very self concious person. I lack so much in confidence and I don't know when my confidence was knocked as I was never like this as a child. 

11. I love going to nandos. Take me to nandos and we'll be friends forever. 

12. I have lived in Cornwall since I was 5, but I really don't like it here. When I move away and come back to visit I will probably appreciate it a lot more. 

13. I am half Scottish. But I do not have a Scottish accent.

14. I absolutely love nail varnish! It is very, very rare that you will see me without nail varnish on. I currently have 46 nail varnishes and my collection continues to grow!

15. Piglet is my favourite.

16. My music taste ranges a lot. I love all kinds of music.

17. Loosing weight is a very hard thing for me. I have been trying for so long and nothing seems to work. But I am persevering as I have worked so hard. 

18. I am very pale! 

19. I have loads of dream holidays, but the top three are; a road trip around America, (but if that is not possible, just New York or California.) Australia and Dubai. 

20. I hate my teeth, I wish I could have braces to fix them, but I can't afford it. 

21. I passed my driving test first time. I am very proud of myself for doing this. 

22. I would love to take more road trips to explore different places in the UK. 

23. I really hope I will get married and have children.

24. Primary school was the best time and I wish I appreciated it more when I was young as getting older is a scary concept. 

25. I love taking pictures of things I have done. I love having my memories printed out and put up where I can see them. 


I am very surprised I came up with 25 things about me! But I thought I would give it a go!

Confidence

Well it's no secret to anyone that I have very little confidence in myself. Before I try something I will say 'I can't do it' and someone will respond, 'how do you know it you haven't tried it', and being my unconfident self I would automatically reply 'because it's me.' Now I know this isn't a very good thing to do and trust me, I am trying to get better, but I've been like this for so long, it is just me.
As I went through secondary school, my confidence slipped further and further away from me, because of so many things. I was always the bigger friend (which continued into college), and everytime I got close to a guy, a friend would start talking to them and they would prefer my friend over me. That is only naming a couple. It seems silly as I write this down, but its just factors that haven't helped.

First thing I am going to do to, just to make me feel better about myself, is to start wearing more make up. If I start to feel better about the way I look then hopefully I will start to try more things without me thinking that others will judge. I am going to have to go a makeup counter who has someone who can help me pick out the make up items that will suit me (I am very pale skinned). As a result of this, I will try to accept compliments. Usually if I receive one, I will shug it off and say, 'no I'm not' but from now on I will just say 'thank you'

I need some new clothes that can flatter my body shape. I'm not the skinniest girl, and I never will be. I have finally realised that its not in the cards for me, but hopefully I can still have nice clothes that will make me feel good. Despite this, I am thankful for everything I own. I apreciate it all and I will make the most out of what I have.

 I will also try to be a more positive person. Instead of saying 'I can't do it' (which incidently was in my 'most likely to..' in my yearbook when I left school. It was 'most likely to say I can't do it during childbirth.') I will start to say 'I can do it'. Hopefully this will start to change my perspective of my abilities.

If maybe one day I am having an off day and really don't feel confident at all, I will fake it. I would not want to bring others down when I am having a bad day. This may also, hopefully, get me into the mind set, that I can have an off day but I can still be happier within myself and continue to be a possitive and confident person.

If I try all of these things, I really think it will do a world of good. It will change me completely, for the better. It will allow me to try new things more freely and increase my life experiences. If I can become a confident person, I think that when I start university in September, I will have the courage to jump into the deep water of living in a new place, knowing absolutely no one, and starting the new journey in my life.


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Relaxing

I love taking my dogs for a walk. I have two Springer Spaniels, Mum and son. 

Bruza is on the left and Sophi is on the right. They are the soppiest dogs you will ever meet and would never hurt a fly. I love taking Sophi and Bruza for long walks as its a time for me to get some fresh air and gives me a chance to clear my head. I find walking the dogs on the moors is so relaxing even if I am just walking along the moors throwing the tennis ball and watching the dogs retrieve it. I live in Cornwall and live on Bodmin moors, and although I do want to leave the South West of England because there is never any jobs or opportunities for me here, I do love going up to the moors and walking for as long as I want. The moors is so picturesque that you can't help but capture the beauty every time you walk across the same grass.

There are so many large patches of water for the dogs to swim and it is so lovely to see them enjoying it so much. 

If anyone just wants to relax and have a peaceful walk on their own, then have a walk on the moors, it can be any moors, they are all so pretty and large that you can walk for as long, or as little as you like. 

Thank you for reading, please comment anything, I would love to hear from you.

Pray For Boston

When I found out about the Boston marathon disaster I cried instantly. I thought about all of those people who knew someone there or others who were supporting a loved one. I couldn't even imagine what everyone was feeling there. I hope that everyone is safe and I hope that everyone has a full recovery.
Rip to the lives that were lost.

Poorly Me

Well, me being healthy is off to a good start. Sarcasm. I had to go to an emergency doctors appointment yesterday at the hospital and turns out I have an ear infection, I also have really horrible stuff (I don't even know what to call it) in my throat. To top all of this off I was up all of last night throwing up. Not been the best couple of days.
I should have gone back to college today for the first time in two weeks but I stayed home.. I don't want anyone to get ill as well. I'm on antibiotics from the doctors so hopefully I'll get better soon!

I'll introduce myself!

Hiya! 

I'm Alexandra, I am 18 years old, and I live in Cornwall.

So, here I am, I have decided to create a blog, I have wanted to for quite a while, however, I never really knew what to write about. 
Okay, I have decided to write about the changes in my lifestyle. I'll also write about my interests and well, anything I feel I should write about, to make others or myself happy. 

Right now, I am not too happy with how I am. Well, that's not entirely true, I am content with myself and my life, however, I feel as though, if I make some changes I can be the happiest I can be. This said, I am finally ready to make these changes as I am of to university in September and I would like to be the happiest I can be without bringing others down. 

Here are the few things I am going to do:

• First of all, I am going to start eating healthier. I feel that if I do this then my entire body will be better inside and out. I worry that if I don't change my eating habits soon, I will end up with diabetes (as several members of my family have) or become very overweight or I will end up with a heart problem. I am technically overweight now, and it makes me worry so much more that I will not be able to live a healthy and active lifestyle for the rest of my life. Yes I may be dramatic as I am only 18, but as these things do run in my family, and so I am at a risk of this too, and I do want to change.
• Next, it does come alongside eating healthy, I will start exercising more to decrease my chances of getting an illness and also so I can be an ideal weight. This not only will be good for my health, but it also will make me happier and make myself less self-concious which is one of my main problems along side my high lack in confidence. 
• Currently, I am studying media at City College Plymouth. I did enjoy the diploma to start with, however, I am not enjoying it as much in my second, and final year. I am finishing this course in June and I am on track to getting a distinction overall. I am very proud of myself for achieving this. In September I will be attending Gloucestershire University to study advertising, which I am very excited and eager to start. So the point I am trying to make is, I am going to continue to work hard throughout the end of my college life, though I may not enjoy it, because I want to achieve the best possible grades I can. I only wish I was this determined sooner. 
• My last point for this post and the reason I really managed to motivate myself to create a blog is because of a blog I have seen, more specifically one post on this blog. The blog I am talking about is Zoella and although this post is from September 2012, I think that it is a very good thing to start trying to do and that is to 'Just Say Yes'. From now on I will start saying yes to more things, to experience more things out of my comfort zone. To really try anything to make me happier as a person and to make my presence around people more appealing and wanted. 

To summarise I will:

1. Eat Healthy
2. Exercise
3. Achieve The Best Grades I can
4. To Say Yes And Experience More In Life

I hope I can start changing as a person for the better, and be more confident and positive with myself and choices. 

Please leave a comment, I know it is just my first post, but I would like to know if you think my ideas are good and if you will continue reading. Please! 
Thank youuu!