PERSONAL #1 - Gaining Control

Hiya lovelies,

I think sometimes it's important to take a laid back approach to life and figure out life as you go, but there has to be an element of control. I feel like the past year has been me trying out different things and living life with no boundaries and it's not ended well. I'm now at a point in time where my financial situation is tragic, my health is questionable and my housing situation shouldn't even be talked about, it's that bad. If anyone told me that university life would end up like this after one year, I would be making second thoughts about applying.

I'm not trying to put anyone off applying to university, that is not my aim. Alongside all the bad stuff, it's been the year I've met a set of amazing friends, I've learnt how to cook to a reasonable level (frozen chicken bakes and curly fries...) and most of all, I've survived. I mean, I am going to have to spend the next year living off cereal and sandwiches with Netflix as my form of entertainment but I've learnt from my mistakes. This year will be the year of escaping my overdraft and losing all the weight I managed to collect from a collection of KFCs and Subway sandwiches.

I feel positive for once in my life.

Thank you for reading,

E x

Organizing Desk Space!

Hiya Lovelies,

In my opinion one of the main things that should be done at the start of every month is a clear out and an organize of the areas you use most (especially if you're a messy person to an extreme level like me) . It's also important to change up the setting you spend a lot of time in to provoke new inspirations and thoughts inside your head. The first Part I decided to organize was my desk space.  Bearing in mind, for this month, the only time i sit at my desk  is to paint my nails and choose jewelry, I decided to play up that aspect and downsize the amount of space stationary usually takes up.

This is my desk set up at the moment. The desk is actually an old kitchen table which is older than me and the chair is just a simple office chair from Argos. The throw was £4 from Primark and the cushion was handmade and a gift. The round hat box in the right hand corner of the desk actually stores bikinis and was £12 on sale from CB Furnishings and the red baskets were five for around £2.50 from Wilkinsons.

Just adding a throw to a desk chair can make it so much more comfy and look a bit more girly. It's honestly the nicest feeling to be sat here on an evening writing blog posts all cosy. 

I decided to store my jewelry in the red baskets so it is easily viewable and sorted into different categories. It has made me realise I own a LOT. A lot of it was given to me from a grandparent and there are a lot of interesting pieces. My nail varnishes are now on full display due to the fact that this is now the main purpose of the desk to paint my nails at. 

On the left hand side of my desk are 2 shoe boxes holding stationary and nail tools and some make up I don't use on a regular basis. Then at the front are the things I use the most to make lists and my purse.

Overall the whole area is about ten times more organised than usual and everything is clearly viewable. Thank you for taking the time for reading this post. 

E x