Long Time No Post...

Its been a good while since I've posted on here and to be honest a lot has changed.  I'll try and keep it short and sweet.

I became a vegetarian (even tried being vegan for four months but couldn't hack it). No more meat for me and have drastically reduced the amount of products I consume with cows milk in them (can't give up halloumi though).

Me and my ex broke up which was a pretty big milestone.

I got a job at my university working in the halls. This is my second year in my job and I enjoy every second of it. I've even made speeches so my fear of public speaking has gone bye bye.

I also got a job in the library. I also started to volunteer in the universities archives and can handle books that are hundreds of years old. 

I've nearly finished my masters degree in English literature and will be starting either a PhD or Mphil next September. I chaired and presented my first ever academic paper at a conference. I also gave my first ever lecture which was in Greek Theatre at JAC university in India to a group of 50 postgraduate students.

I've began traveling abroad again I went to Cape Verde and India and Northern Ireland.

I've made some new best friends and lost one or two along the way, people change and we out grow each other.

I'm now a non biological 'auntie' to my practically sister and childhood friend's three gorgeous children. My dog misty and the two hamsters Beckett and Sam passed away over the past 12 months which has been devastating but I am a mother to my new fur baby Pip. 

I got a new hobby and learned how to do gel manicures and am pretty good at it now. 

My anxiety now has a friend called depression. I no longer get panic attacks I haven't had one in over two years now. However, over the past two years my depression has worsened but a few months ago I got help and now manage it efficiently.

I'm a very different person to the girl who began this blog. I've just finished reading my old posts and although I still do the same things academically (which have improved a little bit I'd like to say) I've grown a lot and my attitude and the way I handle things has very much altered. I'm not a mug or a door mat anymore I stand up for myself and what I believe in.