Dissertation, suitcases and poorly made cocktails!

Oh haaaaaaaaai! Long time no speak. It's currently 10:17am and i'm still in bed with the curtains closed, so I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to give a sort-of explanation to my absence.

The last time I posted I was about to dive head-first into dissertation work, which ended up being 10x harder than I originally anticipated. I was terrified as whenever I think of a dissertation, I associate it with all-nighters and working right up until the deadline, but I was fortunate enough to be able to keep a level head and allocate my time so that I stopped working at about 7 every evening. That meant I didn't get as stressed as I thought I would, which is always good! I managed to hand it in a couple of days before the deadline just to say goodbye to it and then prepared myself for the end of University. I'm now just waiting for some results and i'll finally know what grade I graduate with.

My pretty car! 

So that's what i've been doing really, finishing up my degree. I've also just moved back to Southampton and started working full-time in my local Pitcher & Piano as a bartender to earn some cash to slowly climb out of my overdraft. It's the first time being a glorified cocktail maker and it is surprising how often you can pour in the wrong spirit or smash a wine glass! It isn't the glamorous post-uni life I was expecting but because i'm working nights etc. I decided to get myself a car, which gives me an amazing sense of freedom!

Rob and I trying not to burn in the sun!

I also recently went away to Weymouth with my boyfriend as one last little trip before we move out of the city together, which was lovely as the weather was perfect and there was lots to do. We also went to Monkey World and spent hours staring at the baby Orang-utans, which was incredible :D

So while i'm working and trying to put money away, i've been applying for internships and jobs within the media sector just to ensure I keep my foot in. I'm happy to announce that i've recently been offered a two-week placement with the beauty team at Good Housekeeping starting in a couple of weeks, so i'm really excited about that! I can be extremely hard on myself at times about my abilities, therefore this was an amazing confidence boost that has encouraged me to really put myself out there.

There you go! That has been my life over the past two months - A jumble of exams, assignments, over-packed suitcases and poorly made cocktails. Things are definitely changing and i'm coming to the realisation that I am now a graduate and expected to be grown up. I'm going to be getting back into beauty very soon, I promise - i'm just trying to find my feet :)