I PASSED!

Hello!

Today is a celebratory day!

I PASSED MY FIRST YEAR AT UNIVERSITY!

With a 2:1, too!

You have no idea how happy I am about this.

I know that your first year at uni is supposed to be the easiest because it doesn't count towards your degree, you just need to pass it to get to the next year but I worked hard in  my first year and I couldn't be more pleased.

There isn't much to this post.

I was just so excited about passing that I thought I have to share this, so I did!

Is there anyone who's got their results lately? 

Katie x

When I Look Up...

Hello!

Yes, it is two 'o' clock in the afternoon and, yes, I am in bed.

Best start to a blog post yet there. I feel I have a good enough excuse though that I'm allowed to be lazily lolling in bed for the rest of the day.

This morning I had my final exam of the year. And when I say 'this morning' I mean actual morning. As in I was up and in the shower before my alarm had even gone off. At seven AM I fell out of my bed (literally fell - what can I say, I like to start my mornings off with a bang... Ouch) and by eight I was ready and eating my weetabix! Unfortunately, I wasn't ready this early out of excitement, it was panic instead.

I'm one of those people who can sit and write an essay in the comfort of my own room no bother but when it comes to walking into that big exam hall, I panic. A lot. I have no reason to either because once I'm in there and the exam's started I wonder what the hell I was panicking about so much! Oh well, maybe one day I will realise how much useful energy I'm wasting in the hour I spend in a frenzy because I'm worrying about an exam. Then again, probably not.

I find there are three moments in an exam that I hate more than any others:

1.

When I look up at the clock.

This can go either way, I can look up at the clock and panic because I've got less time left than I thought, or I can look up at the clock and panic because I have loads of time left and not enough to write. It's a lose-lose situation.

2.

When I look up because I think I'm finished.

I know what you're saying: this doesn't sound like a problem if you're finished, Katie. But it is. Whenever I look up, thinking "thank god, I'm finished!" I look around and see that everybody else is still writing, so guess what I do? Yep, you got it, I panic. I go through everything I could have missed out because I must have missed something if everyone else is still writing. Most of the time I just sit and panic and forget to add anything extra to my answer...

3.

When I look up and see an invigilator walking down the aisle.

I don't think I'm the only one that finds them scary as hell! Even though I know I've done nothing wrong, if I see an invigilator walking near me I automatically think "act normal, act normal" when I was acting normal in the first place!

Basically, what I've figured out here is, I just shouldn't look up in an exam!

Katie x

Avoiding the Important Things

Hello!

I have been going to start this blog for weeks now but I kept putting it off, knowing that I had way too many other things that I should probably be focusing on instead, like the many essays and portfolios that needed to be completed. They're done now and I only have my exam to focus on, so I figured why not get this beautiful little world opened up! 

Yes, I should be revising right now but everyone needs to take a break at some point and what better way to take a break than to start a blog... Okay, yeah, that's just an excuse to avoid my revision, you're right. Let's move on... 

A little something about me:

That's me!

Well, I'm a student in my first year of university.

I study English and Creative Writing.

I love to write. A lot. (Hence why blogging is perfect for me).

I over-think everything. It's my worst habit, by far.

I guess with over-thinking comes procrastination; I'm queen of that.

I'm not much of a party-goer - sorry to let down the rest of the university population.

Chocolate, I love you.

And, I love, love, love to read.

A hint at what's to come:

This isn't going to be a very subject-specific blog, like a lifestyle or beauty blog (sorry!).

It's probably going to be the most random place you'll come across.

I should have called this blog "Welcome to My Brain" or "Random Blog"... Then again, what's more random than Pink Daisies?

There will be all sorts appear on here - little bits of everything that interest me;

Book recommendations,

Beauty loves,

Fashion faves,

Life-y bits (expect lots of cute babies; there are a lot in my family!),
Maybe even little snippets of stories I've written, in the future!

Think of anything and it will no doubt turn up on here at some point!

I hope I haven't managed to bore you already!

Katie x