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What happens when our dreams fail us?

This is a post I've been mentally writing out in my head for the past few weeks. But I daren't actually write it out or post it in case I go back on myself and then I'll feel this post was a waste of time, and I've got a nervous tingly feeling over my entire body by finally committing to writing it. Whew. Deep breath. I'm leaving university. There'll be two types of people reading this, one type will see uni as nothing too important and not see the big deal, and the other viewing uni as the pathway to life that you should seriously work for and not give up on. I've been focussing on getting a career for years, I've seen my mum struggle because she never had a degree, seen my sister living on the edge because she dropped out of college and lives alone trying to support herself, and I've seen friends thriving and getting degrees and enjoying life. By no means am I saying you need a degree or that is essential in life, that's not something I...

Re-Writing an old post - 99 Questions about me

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I was reading through my really old posts the other day and came cross one where I'd written out 99 questions about myself and answered them. Reading it back was so cringey because I think I was 17 and going through my 'relatable teen' era of life. Since reading it I couldn't stop thinking about it and how I should do an updated version whilst also laughing at my previous answers. So at 9pm on a Saturday, whilst I'm waiting for my friend to finish work so we can have a cheeky bev, let's re-answer these embarrassing questions. My old answers will be highlighted in red. 1. Think of the last person who said 'I love you' do you think they meant it ?                                            Yeah. This was referring my old best friend back then. Today the answer is still yes, half an hour ago when     I said goodbye to my boyfriend 2. Would you date an 18 year o...