Megan Time!

Do you ever feel like things aren't going the way you planned? Like just for a moment you'd thought you'd sort your life out then everything changed and it's almost like you're back to square one. You're not sure what direction to turn and you don't really know where to go next. I've been feeling like that at the moment. I feel like my life is a bit up in the air. It was great last year because I had a new job and a boyfriend I could focus on but now as a single lady with no idea what my next step in life is. I feel lost. I think this a normal feeling especially because I'm twenty seven and it does feel like I'm falling behind in life with most people my age getting engaged, married, having babies or living on their own. I'm far from all those things. I've been to university twice and it feels like I have nothing to show for it. I'm definitely living in a place with a lack of opportunity to find a job with my degree. Yet the thought o...

I thought I'd make this post because I know there is probably a lot of people who feel the same way I do and have no idea what to do with my life.  I'm twenty four and if someone tells me where do I want to be in five years? Honestly, I have no idea. Don't get me wrong, I'm not an unhappy person. I'm currently studying a master's degree in Manchester and I'm happy that I've managed to do this. However, in two months I'll be moving back home to Wales and if you're wondering what's next after that. Honestly, no idea. Not a clue. All I know is I'll be surrounded by the best supportive people I know, and they are my family and my best friend. It may feel like you're taking a step back moving back home after living on your own, but it is not. It is hard knowing I could be living in Manchester and embracing the opportunity, I love the city of Manchester and I know for a fact I will return one day but at the moment I'm not in the best fi...

Tomorrow is a big day for me as I'm finally moving out of my mum's house. Now I know some of you may be thinking, what took you so long? Well, I was originally meant to move in February and March but then my Granddad passed away at the beginning of January so it was a really upsetting time. We only arranged one flat viewing which we had to do during a weekend away in Manchester. The flat was okay but the location was not great so instead of going through the stress of applying, we decided against it because I was unemployed at the time. Apparently having savings that come to half a year's rent doesn't get put into consideration which is understandable as they don't know me so yeah that plan fell out of the window. I then thought I may as well apply for a job up there so that I have employment then move. Which is easier said than done. With a lot of rejection emails and everything, I just didn't feel like it was going to work and I was slowly getting down b...

Just like that we're back at the start of another academic year. I'm kind of just writing off everything that happened in 2020 and making these last four months the best ones yet. September is actually exciting for me because I'll be heading off to university in a week's time to study my master's degree which is scary but also exciting. I'm actually looking forward to having some kind of structure to my life as well as the stress of assignments. It's going to be so great. I know it may be weird to be excited about stress for assignments but I'd rather be stressed over assignments than stressed about what I'm going to do with my life. Part of my degree is an internship so I'm hoping to gain some experience and be able to network plus who knows, maybe they'll be a job at the end of it. This is kind of a big deal for me because I know after this is all over, I'll be finding a place of my own to live in Manchester and finally be living ...

I can't believe it's nearly the end of August and in just over a week I'll be moving out of my mum's house to go and start my postgraduate course in Manchester. The packing has been really daunting because I'm just afraid of forgetting something and also trying not to pack too much. I'm also a little nervous because we are still in a pandemic but I've been fully reassured by emails that the accommodation and campus is safe and following government guidelines so that makes me feel better. Obviously I never planned to do this during a pandemic because I applied back in February before the whole country went into lockdown but here we are. I just can't believe it's actually happening. Throughout this month I've been slowly packing up my things and figuring out everything I'm taking. It feels weird to be packing up my life again to go to university and I'm so glad I didn't get rid of any of my uni stuff from the first time so that is...

Change is a big thing and it will happen to all of us. This year we had to make some big changes to our normality. For a long period of time we couldn't leave the house unless it was essential. We had to start keeping two metres apart and queuing to get into a shop. We couldn't even go out to a restaurant to have a meal or watch a movie in the cinema. Schools had to close, some people weren't allowed to work, essential workers were put under more stress than ever before because of this pandemic. I think we all hoped things would be back to normal by now and while things are slowly going back to normal, there's still fears that we're not over this yet. Of course change can affect us differently as we get older our bodies and way of thinking changes. How we feel about things soon change but is there a right or wrong way to deal with change. I think one of the biggest things you should do when it comes to change is to learn to accept it. The world isn't pic...

I cannot believe it's finally August. This year has kind of been a crazy and unpredictable year full of ups and downs. To think in just over a month, I will finally been moving up to Manchester to go and study my master's degree. I thought I'd take this moment to share with you my August plans as I have a busy month planned. Declutter  As I'm moving away from home, I think it's about time I have one final sort out and declutter before I go. I have been decluttering a lot this year but I think I need to get it done one final time before I move. Of course I know when I move I'm not going to take everything but the kitchen sink and my mum has said I can keep stuff at her house but it only seems fair to at least go through what's important and what's not. So yeah I'm going to be doing a lot of decluttering this month. Packing This ties in with the previous goal and of course because I'm moving in just over a month, I think it's about time...

Happy New Year Everyone! Can you believe it's finally 2020. I always get surprised when a new year comes round. Honestly though it does feel like the start of a new story. Page 1 of 366 as this year it is a leap year so we have one extra day of the year. Of course like with every year, it's time to create a list of new years resolutions or I like to see them as my goals for the year. Now I look back at the goals I made last year and I was very ambitious about what I was going to do. Of course I didn't manage to achieve all the goals but that doesn't matter as I still had a great year. This year though I am planning on making some big changes to my life. I'm moving out of my mum's house and moving three hours away. So yeah that is a big change for me and I'm still not sure how I'm going to do it but I am hopeful by February or March I will do it. Fingers crossed. This year my goal is to just be happy and focus on taking care of myself. I'm go...

A question we've all been asking since we were children. Of course we can't predict the future and life can throw things at us unexpectedly but one can hope and dream about our futures. As I'm turning 23 this year, I thought it would be fun to make a blog post about where I want to be in 10 years time so I can potentially look back on this post in 10 years time and see if I was right or not. One place I do want to be in 10 years time is living in Manchester. I've been doing a lot of thinking recently about where I want to move to and one place I kept thinking of moving to is Manchester. I loved living up North when I was in university and I feel like there is a lot of job opportunities in Manchester. I'll also be closer to my brother who is at university in Manchester. I just feel like it will be nice to move somewhere where I at least know one person. So yeah, in 10 years time I hope to still be happily living in Manchester. Another thing I hope for in 10 ...

Long time no blog post. I know. It's been a while but honestly I have been super busy doing assignments for uni. Now though I have a lot of free time on my hands because I have finally finished university. I can't quite believe it's over. Where did those three years go? It feels like yesterday I was arriving to university and a nervous fresher wondering what the next three years hold and now I've crossed the finishing line. I am here. Done with uni. All I have to do is wait for results and I hope I've passed. Fingers cross. For now though I have a lot of free time and five days until I officially move out of my student house. Which means I have a lot of packing and sorting out to do this week. I have to say though it has been an amazing three years of my life and I will miss being a student. I've been in educstion for nearly 17 years of my life and honestly it feels very weird to be finished with education. Although knowing I probably won't have to sit ...

It's the end of another year and nearly the start of a new year. 2016 has been a very interesting year. So much happened that it felt like it flew by so fast. Many great celebrities died this year. It was quite surprising how many died and so many recognisable names too. All of whom will be missed and I'm sure some of you were saddened by some of their deaths. The next interesting thing that happened was the UK got to vote whether to stay or leave the European Union. Surprisingly the UK voted to leave which shocked many people including myself. Obviously the UK will soon see the changes of Brexit in 2017 so let's just hope it was the right decision and whatever happens, happens. Another big thing that happened was the US Elections and it was a race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Donald Trump became president which also shocked lots of people including myself. Let's just say 2016 was the year full of surprises. A few things happened in my life in ...

Long time no post. I know it's been ages since I last made a post but I have a very good reason. Well, two weeks ago I was busy working on my assignments and I wanted to get them done so that was my main focus. Then I travelled home last week by train and arrived at my new house. My new house at home had no wifi so I was just living off the 3G on my phone and so I couldn't use my laptop or make any posts for a while. That is until now where this morning we finally had wifi installed into my new house which is literally the best. Now I can watch YouTube videos on my laptop instead of on my tiny little phone screen. Now that's another thing, I have moved house back at home and it's really great. I can now get a bus to town if I want to and I'm not too far away from a shop. I'm also not in the middle of nowhere which is a plus. I love my new room too. It's just the right size for me and I recently got a bookshelf from my nan as one of my Christmas presen...

As some of you know I have been staying at my new house which is going to be my accommodation for university in second year. Now let me just tell you I've learned a few things about living in a house and have some benefits of living in a student house. It's been a very positive week and I'm just going to say this here and now. To begin with I was feeling apprehensive about living in a house rather than living in halls. I was worried it wouldn't feel like a home. I was worried about being so close to my friends that we'd end up falling out and that I wouldn't enjoy living there. However, two weeks ago when I moved into this house I felt excited and honestly the moment I stepped into my bedroom I made it look so nice and when all my stuff was unpacked it just felt like my room. That's a very good tip to when you're moving into your house is making your bedroom as comfortable and cosy as you like because it's your bedroom and only yours. You can ...

Today was a very busy day for me. I was travelling all day to come up to Warrington as I wanted some time away from home and I have some stuff to do in university. As some of you may know last week I moved into my new house for second year. I was able to sort some stuff out for it and just make my room look tidy for when I came back. Anyway, now I've sorted my room out now and made it look all cosy and cute. I'll give you a little picture of it which I took today from my bed. I just love the size of the room. It's the smallest bedroom in the house but it still has plenty of room and loads of space to put things in. I have a bed which I can store things underneath it., a desk, two bedside tables, a wardrobe with space on top of the wardrobe and two shelves. Plus plenty of floor space. It's perfect for me and I can't wait to show you a room tour of it. That's all I have to say for now. I'll be back with another post today as I forgot to post yester...

Hey guys! So as you know, I'm going off to university on September 27th and that's in 15 days. That why I thought I would make a post of all the essentials I think you should take to uni if you're living away from home. Kitchen stuf f -  As you're living away from home you're going to need to cook for yourself and so you'll need some kitchen stuff. Things like pots and pans, cutlery, plates, bowls, tea towels, spatula, spoon, colander (for pasta and rice). Also take a basic grocery shop before you go so that you don't have to worry about grocery shopping during Freshers week. Bedding - You're going to be needing to take a duvet, pillows, covers and blankets with you as uni's don't provide you with them. I suggest bring spare covers with you so you can wash the other. Toiletries -  Even though they'll be shops where you live to buy toiletries, it's better to stock up before you go rather than buying it with your student fina...