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It has been a long while since I last did one of these but I thought it would be an idea to do one as I comeback from injury (even if my foot has flared up recently and stopped me in my tracks slightly) and with a new training schedule at university with the triathlon squad.
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I kept telling myself that I would write a blog post on the first term at university but never got around to it so here we are about to start an exciting 2nd term but recapping my first semester at the University of Nottingham studying medicine. Freshers Well I guess this is where it all starts isn’t it… commonly heard of as ‘the best week of your life’ and ‘a week of party’. I can confirm that this is generalised, it isn’t all plain sailing. Don’t get me wrong I did enjoy freshers but in terms of nights out I have preferred recent ones due to feeling more settled. During freshers I felt as if I was just bumbling along and going with the flow which I think is important in not getting too stressed or worried, but it was a strange feeling, especially not knowing anyone. I can’t remember when I last did one of these but since I don’t have any university work to complete over the Christmas break so I thought I would share what I’ve been up to/ enjoying doing lately. There are many things but I’m not going to list them all; overall I’m just loving being home with my family and friends. Art In the last few weeks of term I really wanted to do some drawing and realised how much I missed art GCSE but I didn’t have any of my pencils etc and honestly had no time. I have done a few drawings in the last few weeks and have decided that I will try to continue with this at university if I have some spare time in between studying, training, socialising and everything else aha. Bullet journaling I was inspired by a few friends to actually start bullet journaling, when I found one in Brighton with my mum, I decided to just go for it. I am loving designing pages with each month a new theme + additional trackers and goal setting pages; I am mostly using it to track my training, mood and as a doodling platform aha. Cycling I haven’t been able to cycle in a long time due to my ankle but in the past 3 months at university I have been putting some work in on the Wattbike. When I got home I tried a cycle on my road bike and its only gone up since then, I have missed the local country roads and the cold, sunny weather; I have cycled quite a bit this Christmas, still not up to the distance I would’ve hoped for after 2years of injury but I cannot complain. Hopefully when I’m next home I can do some of my favourite longer routes. Blogging As I’ve already mentioned and you will have noticed, TheKeanBean has taken a backseat whilst I settled into university and enjoyed the long summer after A-levels. I decided to try and revive it this Christmas because I had missed writing and connecting with the community, now I’ve started writing, I have got my flow back and have stored a few blog posts for when I go back to university and life is frantic again. YOU tv show When I was ill over Christmas in bed, I asked for TV show/film recommendations. A few people suggested YOU which is a Netflix original series with 2 seasons. I binged the first season and am ½ way through the second. It is a very strange and twisted show but I would recommend for sure. It has some feel good, some what the hell and some ‘on the edge of your seat’ moments! “What would you do for love? For a brilliant male bookstore manager who crosses paths with an aspiring female writer, this question is put to the test. A charming yet awkward crush becomes something even more sinister when the writer becomes the manager's obsession. Using social media and the internet, he uses every tool at his disposal to become close to her, even going so far as to remove any obstacle --including people -- that stands in his way of getting to her.” Beach/sea
I’ve always grown up just a few minutes away from the sea so moving to Nottingham was a shock. The first thing I want to do when I go home is see the sea, it has always been my favourite running spot and honestly any beach/coast makes me happy (cringe I know but it is my happy place.) Mums cooking Before I left for university I did help out with cooking dinner quite a bit but since I’ve been home I can’t say the same. I’ve loved eating some proper home food rather than the same dishes week after week at university. There is just something different about your mum’s cooking isn’t there? Just a quick blog post for you all but better than nothing I hope! I will try to get another one of this up a few weeks into term 😉 Immie <3 |
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