End of 2nd year

So the exam period is over and I've now completed my second year at university!! :)

Second year was definitely a lot tougher than first year and the difference in difficulty became apparent quite early on! Like many universities in the UK the first year of my degree doesn't count towards my final grade you just have to pass to get into your second year. Therefore, i put a lot more effort into this year and my grades did improve.

The second year of university was also a lot more stressful than the first due to more assignments and more deadlines which creates added pressure. But i managed to get through it, despite having a few difficult moments, and I'm so proud of myself for completing another year at university! :)

Besides the uni work itself i got to spend my second year with some awesome people and made some great new friends this year aswell. I would describe my uni experience so far as difficult at times but so worth it. I've met some great people so far and i know my degree will get me to where i want to go.

Chlo xx
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Birthday Celebrations!

Following on from my birthday haul blog post I thought I would do one about my birthday celebrations because they were so awesome and probably the best I've had to date!

I always spend my actual birthday, which was a Sunday, with my family so this year my boyfriend and I drove back to my homeland of Birmingham to spend the day with my loved ones. We went for a gorgeous meal and I had the most heavenly chocolate brownie I've had in my life! The rest of the day was spent getting very competitive on my Nintendo Wii and watching loads of random stuff on Netflix!

The following day I headed back to my uni house in Worcester where the drinking commenced! It involved a lot of Tequila, a caterpillar birthday cake, light up shot glasses and a Mexican hat for some reason. It's safe to say I drank a fair bit but I had such a good time and I'm super grateful to all my friends that managed to make it!

Chlo xx
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Birthday Haul

It was my birthday on the 31st May and i finally reached the 2 decade mark. I know that i am still quite young but for some reason i freaked out so much when i realised i was going to be 20! Even though a few days on nothing at all is different.

I wasn't expecting much but i got some amazing presents from friends and family so thought i would share a few in a blog post :)

My boyfriend got me these lovely earrings, I'm pretty sure he didn't pick them out but i still love them all the same :) They are silver with a cute little gem in the middle.

He also got me a scarf. Not something i would usually go for as I'm not normally too girly in what i wear but i still like it. Its a light blue colour, which my camera doesn't really show, and has daisies on it.  

I recently broke my beloved yellow sunglasses from Topshop so my parents got me these awesome new red ones from River Island. The red parts are made of a rubber material so they wont overheat and burn my face like metal ones would.

I also got an Avengers age of Ultron poster off my friend along with a massive birthday badge (which i was forced to wear on my birthday night out) and as always some cheeky alcohol. 

I did get some others but these are just the ones i have decided to include in this post. I am by no means bragging. I had an awesome 20th birthday and i am so grateful for all of the presents that i got so thankyou to everyone who gave me one! :)

Chlo xx 

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Exam period!

So after having a very very veryyyyy long break from blogging i have started to get back into the swing of things. The reason i was away for so long was down to university work and a lot of EXAM STRESS!!

Exams are probably one of the hardest parts of university. They are much more intense than the exams that you have to do in high school and sometimes require a lot of research and preparation. It is for this reason that the word exam strikes fear into many students hearts.

 I dont normally cope well with stress and go into what i like to call 'meltdown mode'. However, i did find during my most recent exam period that there are some things that make it less stressful and a bit of a smoother ride.

 1) Make sure you eat properly!....Food makes a lot of people happy but it also makes your brain work better so its good to make sure you get some healthy 3 meals a day into you.

 2) Drink lots of water!....Yes you will probably need to pee a lot but keeping hydrated stops you from getting some unwanted headaches when you have a lot of revision to get through.

3) Have regular breaks!....Some studies have shown that we actually stop absorbing our revision after about an hour so its good to have about a 15 min break in between each hour.

 4) Spend time with your friends and family!....Yes you probably have a lot of revising to do but this doesn't mean that you should cut yourself off completely from everyone that cares about you. Making time for your loved ones helps you to relax more and de-stress for a bit.

 So yes exams are stressful but the most important thing to do is to HAVE REGULAR BREAKS and also do not push yourself too hard. All you can do is your best.

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 Chlo xx