A small snapshot of the beautiful moments and everything in-between
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. …
To Future Rebecca,How’s life? We got good GCSES’s? Managed to have our first boyfriend yet? (yeah, I know it seems unlikely too) Let’s hope I’m still mature and kind, not too stressed!And stop mothering your friends, live a little. At the time I’m writing this my birthday is in 39 days (not counting or anything)…
☆ Wʜᴀᴛ ɪs ʏᴏᴜʀ ғᴀᴠᴏᴜʀɪᴛᴇ Cʜʀɪsᴛᴍᴀs ᴍᴏᴠɪᴇ?☆ 𝘔𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘺 “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘺” 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘑𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬’𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘒𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘵’𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱. 𝘗𝘭𝘶𝘴, 𝘑𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘸! 𝘖𝘳 “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺” 𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩. ☆ Wʜᴇʀᴇ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴜsᴜᴀʟʟʏ sᴘᴇɴᴅ Cʜʀɪsᴛᴍᴀs?☆ 𝘈𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦! 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦…
Continue reading ➞ Tis’ the most wonderful time of the year.
With the recent U.S. Midterms and all of Brexit! It occurred to me my knowledge of politics and our government is really lacking. What exactly is right and leftwing? What are the different parties policies? Why do so many young people have no interest and no knowledge of politics? For many, ‘politics’ signifies posh men…
Life of Becky 