Moving away to Univerisity

In two months, I will be moving away to a different city and I will be living completely independently. This is a scary time in my life and it would be for a lot of other people at this time of year. I didn't want to write a post about my journey to university in a few months, because by that point, everyone would have already moved and some people may want advice now. I am writing this post pre-uni to also help people in a similar situation.

So the first thing that I have figured out during these few months is do not stress to much. Moving away from home for the first time or starting uni is supposed to be an exciting opportunity. I know having to pack your life up can be stressful and there are lots of questions you have about university that have not yet been answered, but there are millions of people in the exact same position. It will all be okay. Write a list of the essentials to take to university with you, research the place your staying and the university and talk to others who are also moving away to help answer your questions. Do not stress about this experience, because by the time you get their, it will no longer be exciting.

You will not need to pack your whole room and ship it off with you. There will be minimal things that you need. After doing some research about what to take, you obviously need your essentials, such as towels, bedding, pots and pans, ect. These are important to take, but if that's all you take, it won't feel much like home. Take things that remind you of home or your friends, such as pictures, items from our room that you treasure or anything else, but also remember, university rooms are not huge.

Become familiar with where you are so when you arrive, it's like you know your way around already. The university I will be at is pretty close. Everything is on one campus which is helpful. A lot of universities are all over the place, such as London universities. The accommodation could be 20 minutes away from your lectures, so I have found it helpful to look at the area around the university to find where things area. It's also good to have an idea of where the shops and supermarkets are and which are close to you so when you arrive and need to do your shopping, you'll have an idea. This will make it less daunting.

If you would like any other advice, leave a comment below and I'll be sure to answer them. I will be uploading more university related posts over the next month or so, so keep an eye out for them. Good luck with your journey to university.

An adventure awaits you

-HappiestEqualsPrettiest xox 

Life With A Sprinkle Of Glitter - Book Review

I'm sure a lot of you have heard, Louise Pentland (AKA Sprinkle Of Glitter) has brought out a book today! It's called Life with a Sprinkle of Glitter If you don't know who Louise Pentland is she is a youtuber and a blogger who I have been a follower of hers for years. (I'll leave all her links down below). She was actually the first youtuber I ever came across and also inspired this blog.

The book itself is quite small, almost journal like, but I loved the size. It isn't too big or heavy to carry around. The cover is so beautiful and I saw it straight away in the shop.

I don't want to give too much of the content away because you definitely need to go and buy it. There is a chapter for everything in this book, from shopping to surviving education. If you've been watching Louise for a while, you'll know she has such a brilliant sense of humour and she shows that throughout the books. When you read it, you can hear Louise talking to you.
I love a good quote, especially one that makes you feel good, and throughout there are numerous pages. I love this feature so much.  

If I could describe the design of the book in one word it would be 'pretty.' The backgrounds of the pages are glitter, or little tiny hearts or fairy lights. There are little cartooned black and white drawings and the headers are in a lovely font. There is such lovely photography done for the book as well.

You can clearly see how hard Louise has worked for this book to be something really special, that anyone would enjoy. I would highly recommend it.

Life with a Sprinkle of Glitter and is available now. - WHsmith- £6.49 Waterstones- £12 down to £6.49 and it is available in supermarkets as well. (UK Only)
 

Check Out Louise:
Youtube-  Sprinkleofglitter
Twitter- @sprinkleofgiltr
Blog- Sprinkleofglitter
Vlog channel- Sprinkleofchatter


-HappiestEqualsPrettiest x x x