Life at University

Hello!!!

I am writing to you from my room in my flat at University. Eek! I've been here 2 weeks now and I am thoroughly enjoying my time here. I've been pretty busy with studying and general socializing and whatnot so this post isn't really well prepared but I thought I would show you my new home for the next year~

Pardon my brain if what I say doesn't make much sense. I was being a good fresher and partying and drinking til the early hours of this morning so my brain is a little fuzzy!

In this delightful brown building is my flat.

I share it with 5 other girls and together we share a a kitchen, bathroom, 2 toilets and a shower.

It's a bit plain and stuff but we're slowly starting to make it look more homely i.e writing stuff on everything and sticking pictures up.

Our delightful corridor which is creepy at night. The door that you see at the end leads onto the flat next to us and if you push it hard enough you can get through it.

Damn my neighbours are NOISY.

Our kitchen! It's pretty spacious and it's where we usually get together in the evenings and have a chat and stuff our faces.

Stove burns everything.

Now onto my humble living quarters.

Blurred out my underwear

I was INCREDIBLY happy to find that my bedroom did not have green furnishing like it was shown on the university website, but purple which is slightly better.

I HAVE MY OWN SINK. YAY.

I had to bring my own mirror, can't outfit-whore without one! (it was only like £26!!)

 You can get more of a gist of the floor space. It's pretty small but it's not cramped.

The general door area where my shoes and jackets etc live

My measly wardrobe which doesn't allow me to hang up most of my stuff so I have to cram most of my clothes into these little square holes. One is not amused.

My bed. It's sort of uncomfortable and its springs frequently ping you in the back when you roll over

It's still incredibly weird being here, I feel like I'm in a holiday camp and that I will be going home soon to resume my life in London but it's not. Northampton is going to be my home for the next three years of my life.

Northampton is a pretty quiet town, in comparison to London, it's pretty small and quiet. It's a bit of a shock for a city girl, though it is beautiful.

I'm starting to settle in properly now. I felt really out of place for the first few days, I only went out a couple of times in Freshers week but now I'm starting to get comfortable now and I'm starting to meet people and go out more.

Went to a club called Propaganda last night with the neighbours. Fun messy times.  

I love my flatmates, well 4 of them (I don't even see the other one, she hides away). They may not like partying as much as I do but I couldn't ask for a better bunch. They're all really interesting and crazy and we have a similar warped sense of humour and find joy in the simplest of things.

My classes are really fun and interesting (well the fashion aspect of it anyway the marketing side is a little dry), my lecturers are all lovely (my fashion ones in particular, they're so inspiring *_*) and though I don't know my course mates very well yet, they all seem like a lovely bunch of girls (and guy) I know I'm really going to enjoy these next 3 years here.

Handling my money wisely is something that I'm finding hard to get used to. Since I don't qualify for a Student Grant and I don't have a job anymore, I'm relying on my parents for money for food and going-out and I have to be really careful with how much I spend. If any of you guys have any tips on how to save money then please recommend me some.

Bought this lot for just over £10 yesterday, woohoo!!

As much as I love my shitty flat and life in Halls, it can be bloody irritating at times. When you're  not being woken up by your neighbours blasting dub-step while you're trying to sleep or banging on your doors or you to come out and party with them, there's fire alarms going off left, right and center meaning you have to leave the halls immediately, even if you're asleep or partially dressed.

This happened about an hour ago. We even had a fire engine arrive!

This guy made it worth it though

Now I'm wondering whether to go out drinking again tonight. Last night was mental and I'm exhausted.

Ah life, 

Bye bye darlings!

ps. I'm going to New York at the end of January for a week WOOOOOO