The End of Another Month

Right here’s to hoping that this post actually goes through tonight!!

So to try and stick to the original aim of this blog (which was to blog about all the things I’ve done to try and make 2013 the best year yet), here is my February round up.

February has been a very very quiet month, not really done anything too exciting or groundbreaking, but still there’s a few things on the list!

1. We’ve planned our interrailing route and booked our tickets out and back – it’s official we’re going! Massively excited for this.

2. I completed my 10 day mini biking challenge. And actually I bumped into a friend I’ve not seen since before Xmas and the first thing he said was how much weight I looked like I’d lost. I haven’t lost that much, but maybe I’ve toned up a bit – and it certainly hasn’t done me any harm. It’s also helped me in the next one:

3. I’ve learned how stubborn I am/how good I am at sticking at things – even things I really dislike – just because I know people are holding me accountable and will know if I fail. And it’s never a bad thing to learn what motivates you to take on and stick at challenges.

4. I went to my first live rugby match – and am definitely hoping it won’t be my last. Really enjoyed it!

5. I purchased a set of 10 language courses so that I can try and learn some new languages. Which will be handy for our trip.

6. I met with my mentor and kicked off our partnership – which has already been incredibly helpful and has made me sure that the DClinPsy is what I want to do.

7. Today, I handed in my first piece of individual marked work as a student again, yay! I’m not sure how I’ve done at all, but I think I gave it my best shot and it’s good to be “officially” back as a student, deadlines and all. (Remind me of this when I’m cursing about next Thursday’s deadline, which I am definitely less than ideally prepared for!)

Anyway it’s approaching midnight fast, so I’ll leave it there. Roll on March!

Until Tomorrow,

M x

Happy Birthday Dad!

So today is my lovely Dad’s birthday… HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD 🙂

Haha I’m kidding, love you really.

Me and my Dad 🙂

Today we booked our flights home from Milan for our interrailing trip. Which is pretty exciting; it’s all getting very real now!!

I’ve also almost completed my 10 days of biking, I’m definitely better at sticking to things if I have people holding me accountable! I’m too stubborn to give up! Going to have to start posting new challenges on here more often.

Until Tomorrow,

M x

Short and Sweet

After eating my bodyweight in unhealthy risotto, flatbread and fruit and nut chocolate, I plan to settle down for the evening and either read or watch a film; haven’t decided yet. Essay is almost done I think. Might start on the next one (due a week Thursday) tomorrow, since Dad’s here for the weekend so won’t have much time then!

Nothing really worth mentioning today, so keeping it short and sweet this evening.

Until Tomorrow,

M x

YOLO? Nope. You Only Live Twice.

Some of you may remember me saying a while back that I was trying to watch all the Bond films in order, because up until late last year I’d never seen one the whole way through. I was absolutely mindblown by Skyfall which I saw at the cinema but vowed to watch the rest in order. So today I picked back up where I left off and watched You Only Live Twice, definitely enjoyed it a lot more than Thunderball. I love their ideas of what future gadgets and technology were going to be like. The volcano effects in this were particularly retro; I normally hate old films, I only really tend to watch films from mid 90s onwards, but I think it’s cool how the Bond films have stood the test of time. Despite the retro effects and hilarious fight scenes and gadgets, they’re still brilliant films and I still feel tense watching them wondering what’s going to happen. Plus it’s probably a good thing it was released when it was, nowadays it’d probably be called something rubbish like YOLT and would be hashtagged at the end of every fangirl’s remotely daring Tweet.

Today I also Skyped/Facetimed my Mum and then my Grandparents/Great Aunt – (who told me off for calling her that!). Was so lovely to speak to them all, but made me miss home a bit! Not long until I’m back in good old Norfolk though really. And my Dad is coming to visit me next weekend – very much looking forward to seeing him. Can’t believe how quickly this year is going – it’s insane that March starts this week.

In between watching films, tweaking my essay and skyping family, I also did my 30mins biking and listened to some music from school days. I re-realised how much I love Good Charlotte’s “Good Morning Revival” album. It’s odd because I wouldn’t really describe myself as a fan of GC, bar this album. Obviously Girls & Boys and Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, are classic childhood tunes, but other than those I can take them or leave them. But their Good Morning Revival album is amazing, it’s so different from anything else they’ve ever done and every song (in my opinion) is charged with emotion and powerful, whilst still retaining their iconic “sing-along-a-bility”. Not a bad track on the album, and several of the tracks on that album are up there with my favourites of all time. They just never get old. If you ever get the chance to see them live, I thoroughly recommend doing it – they have so much energy and come across as genuinely nice people; and that’s from someone who wouldn’t describe herself as a fan of them. (I’m not on commission, honest – just really love this album!).

Anyway I’m going to sleep,

Until Tomorrow,

M x

Settling Down

Today has consisted of essay working and watching rugby! Hope that I’m getting there with my essay – feel like it’s improving, but so difficult to know when you’ve read something so many times.

Skyped Eli this morning to talk about our week in the sun in September, was nice to catch up and we arranged to go to a couple of gigs in April, should be good.

On a completely unrelated note – so many people in my year group are suddenly settling down/getting married/engaged/having kids; it’s terrifying! Maybe it’s just me but I no way feel old enough to settle, there’s just so much I want to do for me first before I have to worry about someone else, call me selfish but it’s true! There just seems to have been a flurry of people announcing big news! I just can’t imagine being settled at 21, I mean if these people have really found someone special, then they’re lucky I guess but so many people I know are just so desperate to find a relationship that frankly they’ll settle for something which is far from ideal. And it’s such a shame! For me if I found someone really special, it would be a bonus; but I’m definitely not searching for it or worried because I’m single!

Anyway rant over,

Until Tomorrow,

M x

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