Following The Yellow Brick Road

HALLELUJAH!!

It might nearly be March, which means it might have taken me a whole 2 months to finally get inspiration for a blog in 2015 but better late than never. And, it’s a positive one.

Well, at least I felt 100% positive and empowered yesterday when I thought I’d write this but I got super busy and never got time.

Anyway, yesterday my career path was kinda unblurred (is that a word?) a little and my eyes opened and I made a conscious decision with where I wanna go after uni.

So I’m currently studying television production in Brighton and it’s a foundation course which, at this present minute I am so happy it finishes this year.

January modules and feedback and lack of submitting modules getting no feedback and a big fat capped mark which was seriously not my fault has definitely disrupted my flow. I can finally see the end of living in Hastings which means I can go home to my family and friends who are positive influences. I can see a short term plan of getting out of my mammoth overdraft debt.

I’m not there yet but I’m getting there. I can see the closure and this time I’m running towards it.

I have been so busy with my documentary and my summer project (which will be revealed really soon and I want you to support it because it’s gonna be ace) and finding work placement and my OB production. There’s loads. My last post of 2014 said I was going to concentrate on where I wanna go in my life and I’m doing it. I’m creating my own doors to open and that is the best part.

So anyway, all of that was probably just babble but you loved it. Shush.

So yeah, although I’m studying television, I have been unclear about what part of television I want to go into if any. Or if I want to go into a more general area of the media. I just had so many ideas that I didn’t know what to choose or what ideas would work. But at least I had ideas.

We had a talk from a guest lecturer yesterday. Lucy Greenwell, an audio producer who has worked for The Guardian and the BBC as an audio producer told us how she got into the industry, the projects she has worked on, the experiences and the stories she told.

She told real peoples stories. She gave the best advice. She basically made me want her job.

And I’m gonna make sure I get something like it! I’m so determined.

For Lent, I have decided that instead of giving up something, I’m gonna do something. My challenge is to do some form of exercise everyday. I’m also trying to eat healthier, which is difficult. It is making me a lot happier knowing I’m doing something good and I’m pushing myself the little bit extra. No pain no gain bitches.

 I’m actually really into this exercising malarkey but I’m not gonna scream about it everyday.

Note to Katie Hopkins: Healthy eating isn't hard to do because I’m a lazy buggar and just want to eat chicken nuggets and chocolate all day. It’s hard because the amount of healthy food I can buy on my student budget is literally less than half of the fatty foods I could buy. Therefore, all the obese people you are hating on are obese because they are poor and can’t afford to feed their families sustainable meals on a wage that is less than the living wage. Not everybody can make a career out of spouting horrible offensive BS. XO.

So to round off. I started this blog post with high expectations of writing something interesting. Got half way through and realised I was fully blabbering, decided I was going to carry on telling you all about how great my life is becoming and noticed you probably don’t care, then ended abruptly. Like this.

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It's my lifeeeeee

I am finding it incredibly hard to get the motivation to blog lately. When I blog it’s because I get a little thought or idea in my head, or I over hear a conversation or I'm part of a discussion. I use the news and I start with one sentence that I want to say and build it up. But at the minute, I can’t think or find or hear anything interesting.

I have done so much over the past few weeks though, but they all fit into that “diary” style of blog that I don’t really want to do but I can’t help myself get into.

I see loads of people writing about fashion or reviews and they have blogs that they love because they have a really keen interest in something. Then I realised the most interesting thing to me is Me because let’s face it, I’m brilliant. (Sarcasm)

Therefore, I am just going to tell you about all of the new things in my life that have kept me busy and kept me away from blogging.

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-          I went to Leeds to meet up with people I met in America which was absolutely amazing. The girls are so lovely and we got VERY drunk and I had an amazing night.

-          I got to spend time at home which was lush and chilled but didn’t seem like enough. But then again it never does.

-          I have just eaten a Chicken Kiev that made me feel SO sick and I smell of garlic.

-          Watching the Baftas helped me create a watchlist and I ticked off Gone Girl last night. The first hour was boring, the second hour was incredible then the ending infuriated me.

-          I finished my mentoring scheme today and I’m thankful it’s over. It was only 2 hours a week but my god, kids are hard.

-          Roisin and James came to Manchester for 2 days last week which was rad. We went to 42’s and I relived my gap yahh. 50p shots and £1.20 vodmix was alright.

-          We also went to Jump Nation which is a mahoosive arena full of trampolines and a foam pit. It was £10 for an hour jumping (which actually kills you and leaves you aching for days) and a pair of socks.

-          Ziferblat is a new café in the Northern Quarter in Manchester. They charge you 5p for every minute you spend in there and all of the food and drink is free. You can get hot and cold drinks, cakes, cereal, toast, biscuits. And you help yourself. It is so surreal. You help yourself to as much as you like and get to sit on quirky sofas, playing games, doing work. I would definitely recommend. More information here

-          I stayed at Roisin’s house and teamed up with Claire for The Logo Game. We won. We’re the best.

-          The desperation to go on holiday has definitely increased.

-          My mum phoned me literally crying with laughter the other day because she is a numpty and posted ugly pictures on Facebook. The pictures weren't even funny but she made me cry laughing. That was cute.

-          I caught up with my home besties. Always lovely.

-          I’ve started healthy eating and exercise. Ive been running and swimming and going to a roller disco on Thursday. Summer come at me.

-          I miss chocolate.

-          I’m listening to so much acoustic at the minute and I’m really enjoying it.

-          I could not be less interested in 50 Shades of Grey. I’ll probably watch it at some point but it just looks like they have thrown so much money at it and it will be a success just because middle aged mothers want their vagina’s to tremble.

-          I watched the Superbowl Half time show. I love Katy Perry but that much hype for 13 minutes. Really?

-          Sam Smith, you’re still number one beau.

-          I bought a new oversized denim shirt from Cow and it is heaven.

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Hope you’re happy you now know all of this useless information.

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