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(I meant to use one of my own pictures for this post but I left my camera at school, wahhh!, but I found this one and it fits so here we are)

JANUARY 13TH 2013. This is my UCAS deadline, I have a UCAS deadline. How did this happen?

I've been ordering prospectus' for like the last four years (keen) and now they are actually aimed at me. 

My year went to a university gala which basically had 170 something uni's crammed into two halls.  My aim was to get a prospectus from every single one, just for the challenge, but that wasn't realistically that feasible. I scouted out all the ones that do journalism and media courses and headed on a mission. In the end I picked up about 22 prospectus', 2 pens and one badge. 

I spent the whole of last night reading through them all, stalking the student room forum and generally freaking myself out. I got all excited about courses, then researched them and saw pages of people slamming that type of course or subject. I almost cried to my brother and then wailed 'HOW AM I MEANT TO KNOW WHAT I WANT TO DO FOREVER, WHEN I'M SIXTEEN?!'. 

It's such a big decision to make, made bigger by the fact they've piled on an extra six grand a year. No pressure though. It's not the massive pile of debt or the moving away or having to clean the toilet myself (srsly though, the bleach smell makes me feel ill) that really really scares me. I don't want to have a job I don't love. That's the scariest thing for me.

In my state of constant future freak out today I spoke to a local journo in school and he said 'journalism is always going to be there'. He said it's always changing and that there are different ways into it and that the most valuable things to learn, you learn through doing it. You don't have to go right into it. This lessened my freak out as one of the things worrying me was not being certain it's what I want to do.

I also roped my friend into this freak out on the way home and realised I'm not the only one that the whole uni thing is getting on top of. We talked about how we're worried about picking the wrong degree, the wrong university, the debt, the amount of unemployment and actually getting the results to get in. We came to the conclusion that we need to study something that we enjoy. We can't see any point in spending all that money to study something that we don't think is exciting or something we're not interested in, even if we do end up getting our best grade in that.

I'm feeling so much calmer now about everything. It's cheesy and corny but I honestly believe everything will work itself out. You have to put some effort in but it will. I'm going to do what I enjoy and something I'm good at and stop worrying so much. I'm aware I might come across as being in some naive little bubble sparking off about doing things you enjoy, seemingly forgetting about money and everything and maybe I am, but i'll cross that bridge later. 

Any uni/course choosing tips? Or any uni tips in general? Or are you smack bang in the middle of the uni process too?

Victoria xx

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I haven't blogged in ages and I'm not going to write why because it isn't anything interesting. It's just the usual that little things in life get in the way. I love blogging but like most of us i think It's something I do for enjoyment and on the side of everything else in life. School should be prioritised, even though episodes of Brit Cops: Law and Disorder sometimes come on top (I'm watching it right now, one of the police officers is quite very pretty).

Even though I haven't actually been blogging lately, I have been thinking about my blog a lot and what I want to put on this blog. I want to 'branch out' as it were. I absolutely love reading posts on beauty and fashion, that's why I began blogging but now I need to start thinking about what I want to do in the future, I want to put some more 'wordy' posts together to practice, if you will. I'm still going to write the usual types of posts as well though. 

I like to write in blocks. I think I get more done when I just sit down and blast out several posts at one time. I haven't had chance to do that lately, however I've mentally set aside Sunday night to sit and write. We'll see how that goes. 

Right now I'm sat on the island of my bed amid the sea of mess that is literally my floor. I;m under my cofers with a bottle of orange juice and FYI I've moved onto Russell Howards Good News Extra. I'm all set. 

I hope you're wonderful 

Victoria xx

What I Wore

Cardigan - eBay

Top - New Look (old)

Skirt - Primark (old)

Belt - H&M 

Tights - Tesco

Awkward Pose - My own

I'm literally the mots awkward person in photos, blah! I wanted to take another one because I'm not a fan of how 'look right at the floor' I am but my camera died, always the best timing.

I really want to do more outfit posts but I struggle with my camera and angles and where to do it and all, I need to get myself a tripod for it I think, any suggestions? I also need to conjure up some extra time in the mornings before school so I can actually take them because to be honest by the time I get back home I look like some sort of wreck and no one wants to see that. Just fyi I didn't keep my hair like this (strands flying everywhere) for school but as I said, my camera died before I could take any with my hair down.

I adore this cardigan, it makes an appearance at least once a week for school if not more. It's a brighter colour in real life, a reddy wine colour.  This skirt is one of my favourites as well but I'm always a bit hesitant to wear it because it's a little short but as long as I remain vertical the dignity stays intact.

So I hope I'll get to do more outfit posts in the future once I've figured out the logistics. Any tips on how to look a little less awk? 

Victoria xx

p.s. I've finally succumbed and switched to the new blogger and it just took me a fair few minutes to find the publish button!

H&M - You're doing it right.

With this beautiful weather (apparently it's not going to last next week where I am, boo!) I cannot stop myself from looking for summery clothes. Almost every girl in my year today wore a skirt or a dress today. However, I am trying to save my money for just general things in life that are going to be expensive that are coming up soon like driving lessons and university and everything else. This has caused a little bit of a problem because at the moment by current total cost of my H&M basket is £107.93 (I just removed a £2.99 skirt in the hope of bringing it down, who do I think i am?). Now obviously, I am not going to spend all this money that I don't have but that won't stop me lusting after it. 

£29.99

£14.99

£12.99

£19.99

£7.99

The H&M Website

I don't know if you will have noticed but there is a reoccurring pattern here, literally a pattern. I don't really know what to call the pattern, does anyone know? But I absolutely love it. They also do a £2.99 shirt in this pattern on the website but it's only in a size eight so if that's you, go fast people!  

I am going to have to go and painstakingly clear my basket on the H&M website but I don't think I can bring myself to removing the £7.99 patterned skirt. It's too beautiful. 

What do you think of the pieces I have chosen from the H&M website? Are you fishing out your summer clothes?

Victoria 

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- a peak of a new post i need to get around to writing - the cake(s) we made for one of my friends birthdays -  first lot of AS January module grades back - Tesco face wipes, love the tagline - The medals we put in the party bags of our friends surprise party (child themed) - best song. evarrrr. - Rizzle Kicks ticket - New fave film. FYI Josh Duhamel = v. Hottttt. - The sun creeping in - the hamster(?) on the front of my cereal - my english lit life right now - Had a cheeky magnum today -

The weather is suddenly so beautiful and lovely. I was planning on completely tidying/clearing out my room tonight and starting on my revision from the rest of my AS exams in may but I don't think I can waste this weather! 

It's getting to that time of the year when all our coursework deadlines are popping up and so everything is a little manic but I'm feeling positive that I'll get it all done. I've spent all but one free in my textiles room making sure I finish in time, I never learn! They're also beginning to focus on university for our year at school now. It's so scary and I have absolutely no clue what career I want to do/where I want to go to uni/if I even want to go to uni! I'm fairly sure I will go to uni I just don't know if I'll take a year out to work and save money first. I have so many careers/jobs I'm interested in and they spread over completely different fields so It's coming to the time when I've actually got to make some serious decisions soon. 

What with the first official day of spring coming and going, everyone is starting to plan the summer and get excited. My friends and I don't have any major plans together yet for this year but we keep throwing in ideas of little things we can do. We're not doing any festivals this year or a holiday together, we're saving all that for next year as it's our last year all together. Sob! 

Are you enjoying this new weather?

Victoria.

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Fearne Cotton: Style Icon

I absolutely adore Fearne Cotton. I basically want to be her and have her career/life. She has been on  my screen for as long as I can actually remember, anyone of the age that remembers the good ol' days of smile? Fearne and Reggie for evz. 

Over the last several years Fearne's style has evolved and she has now secured herself a place in the UK style icon book. Now, you may have noticed I said 'over the last several years'. This, my friends, was a deliberate use of words, because Miss Cotton has not always dressed completely perfectly. See below.

 

 

 Do we remember these days people? DO WE REMEMBER THEM?! 

So young and naive perhaps? Who cares anyway. Because in present day and the 'several years' previously I keep harping on about, Fearne has developed her own amazing style. 

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Do you love her style as much as I do? 

Victoria x

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p.s. None of these images are my own, I have linked to the website where I found the image, this is not necessarily the original source. Also, I'm aware the photos aren't all in line/same size etc but if I mess around with my html and all that any more there may be tears.

I made this cake with my dad on Saturday as an early Mothers Day present for my Mum (obvs) as I wouldn't have had time on Sunday because I had work.

I love my mum.

Victoria x