When life gives you lemons.....

Hello, my little internet pals!

How are we all? Good, good, I'm glad. WHAT a couple of weeks it has been. Hen weekends, coffee and late nights galore. Let's start at the beginning, shall we? A few weekends ago, I headed to Bristol with a handful of my oldest school pals, and my dear friend, and beautiful bride-to-be Becca's nearest and dearest females to celebrate her hen weekend. I ugly underestimated how beautiful Bristol was, as I have never been, but by Jove, the sun came out and the weekend was perfect! Cocktail making (a new talent, some would say), yummy dinners, and champagne afternoon tea were the main hits on the agenda for the weekend, and thanks to Chillisauce, the weekend came together beautifully. HIGHLY RECOMMEND for any hen/stag/big birthday weekends you want to plan!

After a wonderful weekend it was time to head home and throw myself back into the books. Frustration is the only way I can describe my current emotions towards exams, but I have exactly 8 days left and I have to stick with it, regardless of the outcome. 'Everything happens for a reason' and all that. Absolutely nothing an almost tear filled call from Mum can't fix! When life gives you lemons, make lemonade, and all that...

I have also strongly debated the daily vlog recently, but am just not sure this summer will be the mightily fun viewing experience we little internet warriors have come to know and love, so it might have to be a bi- or tri- daily vlog when I pluck up the courage and finally have my life back in order.... We shall see.

And last but not least, a special little shoutout to the blog(and vlog) of the wonderful Megs at http://www.wonderful--you.com who is arguably one of the most adorable people I have ever come across. I just urge you all to go and watch her and love her and take in her good energy. 

I'm always on the lookout for new blogs to browse... Who do you recommend?

With Love, 

Zoe 

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Maths, coffee, repeat.

Hello! 

I know, I know, I slacked, I'm bad, but life is currently a monotonous cycle of revision, Gossip Girl (oops!) and early nights.... Not the exciting life I wish to lead, but short term pain, long term gain, and all that! Now that summer seems to be creeping in, I'm finding it more and more difficult to glue myself to that seat in the beautifully airconned silent section of the library, and away from the sunshine joy and often find myself walking into the library with my soul pulling this face... 

OTT I know but I just love the sun!

Anyhoo, as a finalist (so scary), I have finally come to realise that I have few words of wisdom for all of you in a similar predicament to myself, struggling to motivate yourselves.

1. Tea/ coffee are your friends. Obviously not in huge amounts, but I have found a cup of tea in the early afternoon is really kick starting my work after lunch.

2. Get up and take 5 if nothing is going in. Arguably the most important thing I have learned in the last month. I'm a maths student and sometimes no matter how hard I try, my brain simply cannot find the answer. But after looking away for 5 minutes, getting up, and coming back to it, I can usually fix the problem pretty quickly.

3. Take that time off work. I can be a workaholic. I like working and I like earning money. I pained me to take 8 weeks off work to study and take my exams but I know the month or two of taking extra financial care will be worth it... Don't be scared to do the same too!

4. Early nights are for cool kids. I've always been known as the Grandma of the house, I'm not ashamed, but it's hugely paying off when it's come to studying. Be cool, be in bed early!

5. Classical music is underrated. YouTube has all sorts of lengthy classical and soothing playlists. I recommend them for and kind of revision, then you're not tempted to sing along!

What other tips and tricks do you guys have up your sleeves??

With Love,

Zoe 

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