A small snapshot of the beautiful moments and everything in-between
“One day more” became the last day and after 2 weeks of intense rehearsals and performances – it was finally over. Having only joined the scene a week before rehearsals, the cast were ready to sing their hearts out and us crew had only just figured out what was going on. The dress rehearsal was…
A little unexpected milestone... I only run to maintain my fitness and clear my head, but the other day I ran - (what I believe to be!) my first sub 30 minute 5K. It wasn't really intentional, I was running along listening to my music and my tracking app blurts: 3miles, 28:49. Albeit 5K is…
I have noticed that I have a large international reader base and having a wider audience is a great way to connect around the world, yet the British culture is full of mannerisms, subtleties & unwritten social rules that I thought it would be fun to list 10 very ‘British’ things that exist in British…
Continue reading ➞ British Mannerisms: 10 things only Brits will understand
Often as human beings we are concerned with just our selves, our well-being, relationships, careers and simply what we're doing later at 4pm. But when I was compiling this list, and stopped to reflect on the great things in my life, the people, places and things I'm grateful for it reminds you that life ain't…
I know my University series has been vastly spread out, but York makes the third in my list of choices for next year, with an interesting modern literature course and not too far from home. A bit about the city: The city of York although touristy, albeit we visited on a sunny Saturday, was a…
Over the course of the summer, I set an aim to retain some of my fitness from cross-country and so have kept up running and cardio interval training, (so I can still eat all the ice cream I want to!) But on a more serious note, running gives me space and time to be in…
16-32 squares | 25 mins prep | 27-35 mins cook INGREDIENTS 185g unsalted butter185g best dark chocolate85g plain flour40g cocoa powder 50g white chocolate50g milk chocolate3 large eggs275g golden caster sugar METHOD: Cut the butter into small cubes and tip into a medium bowl. Break the dark chocolate into small pieces and drop into the bowl. 2. Fill…
I always enjoy reading what people are loving at the moment and what products they swear by. So if I was to do a full-face of makeup for the day, this is what I would do – but most of the time I just stick to concealer, eyeshadow, mascara and lip balm. Skincare The most…
Gender Inequality: prize money Whilst the UK widely accepts and acknowledges that more should be done to promote women’s sports, sexism is still prominent in the competitive sport industry and this works its way down all the way to local level sports. Insure4sport[1]conducted a national survey regarding men and women in sports and the results…
As teenagers we are trapped in limbo, neither children nor adults. An excruciating mix of vulnerability and potential, which by turn engages, inspires and alienates adults. Trying to manage all of that intensity and to keep from feeling crazy, we all need some kind of outlet, whether it be someone, something or just you and…
SIMON NIXON; THE TIMES AND JOURNALISM IN THE 21STCENTURY On Tuesday afternoon a group of students and I met with Simon Nixon, Chief Leader Writer of The Times; where Simon discussed his career and the role/nature of journalism. Simon is also Chief European Commentator of the Wall Street Journal. He joined the WSJ in 2008 and was…
So, I debated writing this post for a long time as I convinced myself that no one would ever care to read about random things to do with me. But I re-visited the idea and decided that you never know, someone might. So I ended up writing a list of 50 random facts about me. …
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