Post-Graduate!

I did it! I graduated University with a BA Hons in Magazine Journalism and Feature Writing!

It was a pretty long day, starting at 9am when I got up in order to tidy up the house in preparation for my parents coming down from Weston Super Mare. After they arrived, we all got changed and ready and I had to get mum to curl my hair! It did look nice once it was done but by the end of the day, my hair was pretty much back to normal, damn these fine, weak locks.

We had to go over to the University so I could get my gown and hat, and oh my God it was boiling in the robing room, which led to my face becoming bright red for the professional photos, great! I knew I should have chosen the retouching option when I paid for them!



Even by this time my hair had started to fall and just look like a wavy mess! The actual ceremony didn't start until 2:30 so there was lots of time to faff around and have pictures taken. My dad took a few photos but we seem to be a family of non-smiling, non-photogenic people so there aren't many good ones. I'm really not looking forward to the professional photo coming through the post. :(



Excuse the devil eyes on this one and the false smile, hah.

The ceremony literally went on for hours! There were speeches and processions and then every single Graduate had to be called on stage, shake hands with the chancellor and have a little chat with him and go off stage. It sounds like it would go by in a flash but it took over 2 hours. We were all sat in rows in the Guildhall and as the empty rows got closer and closer to us, the nerves certainly started building.

When it was my turn to go on stage, it kind of went into a blur. I heard my name being called and was so determined not to trip over that I didn't really pay much attention. The chancellor asked a few questions about what I'm doing at the moment and have I travelled far...yada yada, then I grabbed my certificate and went and sat back down! It was over pretty quickly when I think about it.

Every year we have a bunch of honorary doctorates or as I like to think, people that did nothing at our Uni to get a degree! If only it was that easy for the rest of us. Anyway, the 'Media' person was comedienne Jo Brand, who looked pretty bored through out the entire ceremony. She gave a pretty funny speech though, packed with swear words; just what we like!

And then it was all over...Vince met us afterwards and I had some pictures taken with him. Where again, I look like a fool. I really can't seem to take a good photograph, my dad says all the ones he took are rubbish so now I have none to remember the day.

Vince, myself and my Mum and Dad all went for something to eat afterwards and the day was over before I knew it! It was such a nice day and I now have a fancy certificate to frame and show for all my hard work over the past three years! Just a shame there won't be many photos!

Con-graduations!

I swear I was a boy in a previous life, or maybe I was just meant to be one in this life. There's just nothing girly about me. An average girl can probably work out how to curl their hair, I just 'practiced' curling my hair before tomorrow's graduation and completely messed it up. I then proceeded to pick up the tongs by the hot end and burn my hand and then stand on the hot end and burn my foot. I am completely useless!

Hair curling fail:


Tomorrow is my graduation! I'm quietly nervous but relieved that I finally have my outfit sorted. I'll definitely post some pics once I get them, clever me left my camera charger back at home so I'm going to have to rely on Dad's picture taking skills.

I've been peeking at the graduation ceremonies on the live webcast that my Uni has going...literally you have your name called, walk across the stage and shake hands with the chancellor of the University and that's it! I had to pay £70 for the gown and hat and I only get a few seconds on stage! Plus, the ceremonies take about 2 and a half hours so I'm going to have a pretty numb bum.

Anywho, wish me luck and look forward to some pictures pretty soon!

Just keep shopping...

I just wanted to say hi to my few new followers. *Hi* It's great that people are interested enough in my blog to keep coming back. Maybe I'll hold a little giveaway when I reach 80 followers?

Since I've been back in Southampton I've been fretting over what I'm going to wear for my graduation. I know you're all thinking that no one will see my outfit anyway but you'll be surprised how much you actually can see...anyway I've opted for this skirt from RARE for £15.


I'm planning on teaming it with some tights and teeny tiny heels but I'm still not sure what top to wear with it. We've been advised to wear a top with buttons so the gowns can be fixed to us properly...which limits me in what I can wear really. Any suggestions welcome!



Since I've been back I've been spending my Topshop giftcard pretty swiftly. I only have about £30 left on it, but I've picked up some nice stuff. :) I bought these ultra snug ankle boots which are great for the cold weather! (They look MUCH nicer in real life)



I also decided to try one of their Nail polishes. I opted for 'Lead' which is a sparkly black and I have to admit I was a bit disappointed! It's a nice colour but it chipped very quickly and after just a day I ended up taking it off! Shame.



I also spotted a cute sparkly brown eye crayon on the shelf posing as a tester, so I picked up a wrapped crayon, got it home and found it was a normal brown with absolutely no sparkle. My own fault really as I should have checked. I'm gutted because you can't get refunds on make up. :(

I really like the Peter Pan collar dresses they have in Topshop at the moment, however, I don't think I'd ACTUALLY wear it so I'm avoiding temptation!