A move to new and exciting times!

Hello to all readers!

Once again I find myself apologising for not sticking to my word and updating this every month, however I've been extremely busy for the past month what with being back at uni and all. I've now moved into my second year at Salford University and am really enjoying it, although don't think I was quite prepared for how much harder second year would be! To all first years, honestly enjoy it while you can😬!

I've actually changed course so now no longer study journalism, just straight English literature. I do however still write for The Closet and Kettle Mag, and am extremely excited to announce I am now the beauty editor over at Kettle Mag!!! I'm so excited for the new and interesting things I'm planning on bringing to Kettle, so please go on and give them a like and follow to keep up with it all! 

(source: Kettle Mag - Facebook)

I've also been working in my job as a waitress a lot lately, and for anyone who juggles uni and a part time job I REALLY do empathise. It's near impossible to have a social life which really sucks, I know my two flatmates are in the same boat and feel the same😔 It's really shitty that without a job I actually would have to make a choice between eating and paying rent...

That's all for now, and seeing as I've taken on this role at Kettle I'm not making any promises about when the next blog will be...

Charlie 

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Return of the Blog

Hi readers!

I'm going to be honest, I've been pretty crappy at updating my blog over summer. In fact it's been over two months now since I posted. This summer has honestly flown by 😟.

This summer is my first as a university student, however it's really not been what I expected. You'd think with three months off from learning and another still to go I'd have had the most relaxing summer of my life, stress free. Nope! These past few months have been a fairly large sized roller coaster, (I know that probably sounds exaggerated but hey maybe that's my aesthetic and we all need to just accept that). What with work, exams (my own fault for messing up the first time though - oops...) and travelling up and down the country all the time, as well as my parents going through a lot of change too, this summer has worn me a little to be honest, but I'm finally settled for a little while and feeling focussed and positive about moving into the second year of uni!

Procrastination ---> complaining on snapchat 

Despite feeling a little down at times, I've been trying to get more creative over the past few months and I've learned that it really does distract me from stress, which is great. If anyone reading this is going through a stressful time, I'd really encourage taking time out to do what you feel most passionate about, whatever that is. 

A lot of great times were had with family and friends all over the country this summer, so just want to specially mention them all for making it so wonderful, particularly to everyone at home in Torbay 💓.

Some friends from home and I (plus boyfriend) before a night out.

 

Just to let any readers know, I've also started writing for two online magazines, Kettle Mag and The Closet (Hit the Floor), so be sure to check them out on Twitter or Facebook!

More posts to come soon,

Charlie 

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Summer time! Finally...

To any readers I owe an apology. I was up to my eyeballs in assignments and exam prep during pretty much all of May, which is why there has been no blog posted since mid-April.

However, I have actually FINISHED my first year of university and am free now for three whole months, which means (hopefully) I'll be posting a lot more blog updates on here!

Moody uni times: A disposable taken back in January. (I'm on the far left)

(Disclaimer: This post comes across ridiculously philosophical and potentially pretentious, but honestly it's meant to be purely positive!😳)

I've been itching to get creative with my writing ever since I finished exams, but unfortunately my part-time job up in Manchester has been pretty much all I've done for the past three weeks. Now I'm home in Devon for a little while though, and honestly cannot wait to let my pen (yes I actually write a lot by hand!) flow freely.

The message of this post is short and sweet; I've been feeling really negative energy coming from myself recently, which I put down to stress from exams, work and living situations just to name a few. However after speaking with a friend yesterday I'm feeling tonnes more positive. She suggested that instead of dwelling on the negatives of life, which sometimes I feel are physically dragging me down, take life as it comes, enjoy alone time, crave creativity, experience the world around you and make the most of time with family and friends, as much or little as you get. I know it seems like an obvious message, but sometimes people, such as my negative yester-self appreciate the reminder. 

With this in mind I urge any readers to take time, even just ten minutes to do something they really love, to indulge in their passions!

Stay tuned,

Charlie X 

Becoming a 'real' adult

Readers,

 I'm not sure whether I'm the only one feeling this way, or whether others in my position feel the same, but since moving out of my parents' house and into university halls last September, I can't help but feel extremely overwhelmed by the prospect of being a 'real' adult.

 At first the whole thing was exciting, as you can imagine. Moving into a flat with three strangers was a bit scary, but the idea of freedom, true freedom, greatly enthused me. After a month or so, however, the novelty of cooking and cleaning for myself had definitely worn off, and I began to miss the leisure of home life, as no doubt many hungry students do!

 And now here I am, seven months later, nearly at the end of my first year of uni, and I'm feeling like I'm constantly filled with anxiety. I've put down a deposit for a flat next year, I'm paying tax, I'm having meetings with 'real' adults and I'm having real life problems such as the shower head breaking, and my mum isn't here to sort any of this out for me! Call me naive, but I thought that these pangs of fret and the constant nerves would have withered away by now, that I'd be used to being an adult? Evidently not.

 So I leave this here with the question that dominates my life, does this feeling ever go away - will I ever become a 'real' adult?

 Feel free to comment on anything discussed in this post, and I'll be back with more soon.

Charlie X 

Welcome back!

It's been almost a year and a half since I've posted anything on here, and a lot has changed!

Not only did I survive the remainder of year 13 and my A2s (thank god), but I actually moved hundreds of miles away to University last September! I can now proudly call myself a student of Salford University, where I study Journalism and English Lit, and I absolutely love it. 

I've been so lazy not posting on here, but as I'm currently in the middle of a tiny crisis (what am I going to do with my life) I thought what better way to express myself than in the way I love the most, writing!

Unfortunately the magazine I used to write for has been shut down, so in the meantime I'm taking to Blogger to express my feelings and fears to the world!

Next post soon!

Charlie X