Essena ONeill and Dodie Clark have great videos about what social media is doing to people. We don't interact anymore with people in the street or at the park or wherever we are. We just use social media to talk and we need to find a balance.
I believe social media is good and bad. It is an industry that is thriving! It is a place to share your thoughts and ideas with people across the globe that you wouldn't have had the chance to talk to otherwise. But it's also an industry that is exploiting people, people become popular on Instagram for having the "perfect" body in the eyes of our society. These people don't even feel happy within themselves because they're constantly being judged and criticised by people that don't even know them.
I think these videos need to be spread, their messages are important. We are being consumed by social media and we need to step back and live in the moment. Enjoy our lives, not for the views, likes or followers but for ourselves.
What is your opinion?
That's it for now,
Kazia x
3 November 2015
14 September 2015
University Packing List!
This summer has gone super fast and it has already started to get cold in England! I'm currently wrapped up in my duvet with a hot mug of tea while writing this blog post. It is my packing list for university, as the title would suggest, as I move into halls of residence on 18th September.
- Bedroom
- Duvet
- Pillows and pillow cases
- Cushions
- Decorations - picture frames, polaroids on twine, fairy lights, decorative flowers
- Coat hangers
- Clothes - Autumn/Winter, coat, boots, hat, scarf, gloves, slippers
- Study essentials
- Stationery - pens, pencil case, stapler, hole punch, folders, planner, highlighters, sticky notes
- Laptop (MacBook Pro)
- Desk lamp
- Kitchen
- Plates
- Bowls
- Cutlery
- Knives
- Tea towels
- Chopping boards
- Bathroom
- Feminine supplies
- Shampoo and conditioner
- Shower gel
- Toothbrush and toothpaste
- Hairbrush
- Perfume and deodrant
- Other supplies
- Phone/Laptop chargers
- Extension lead
- Bin
- Docking station
- Tissues/Medication (Just in case I get Freshers flu)
- Alarm clock
- Desk mirror
9 September 2015
University!
Results Day:
The night before results day I found out that if I looked on UCAS, I'd know whether or not I'd been accepted at UEA but it wouldn't tell me the grades I had received. I wasn't sure if I wanted to know this before getting my grades because I was so nervous but on the morning I looked on UCAS and saw the most incredible news "University of East Anglia - Unconditional Offer (Firmly Accepted)" So I went to college to pick up my results which weren't as good as I was hoping for but it didn't matter because I had been accepted anyway!
Preparations:
Lists - I've made lists for near enough everything! My bedroom, study/stationery, kitchen and bathroom packing lists. Remember you don't have to buy everything brand new - students are known to not have very much money and your student loan won't last forever! There are sales during Freshers Week for students to buy second hand books, pots and pans that previous students have used and no longer need.
YouTube - I've watched hundreds of videos of "Freshers tips", "university haul", "moving to university vlog", "dorm/halls room tour", "first day of university" Watching these videos makes me less nervous about starting university because everyone is in the same boat (cliche much) and there's really no reason to panic!
Moving Day:
I can only prepare for moving day as it hasn't happened yet but I have planned out everything I need to do that day.
The night before results day I found out that if I looked on UCAS, I'd know whether or not I'd been accepted at UEA but it wouldn't tell me the grades I had received. I wasn't sure if I wanted to know this before getting my grades because I was so nervous but on the morning I looked on UCAS and saw the most incredible news "University of East Anglia - Unconditional Offer (Firmly Accepted)" So I went to college to pick up my results which weren't as good as I was hoping for but it didn't matter because I had been accepted anyway!
Preparations:
Lists - I've made lists for near enough everything! My bedroom, study/stationery, kitchen and bathroom packing lists. Remember you don't have to buy everything brand new - students are known to not have very much money and your student loan won't last forever! There are sales during Freshers Week for students to buy second hand books, pots and pans that previous students have used and no longer need.
YouTube - I've watched hundreds of videos of "Freshers tips", "university haul", "moving to university vlog", "dorm/halls room tour", "first day of university" Watching these videos makes me less nervous about starting university because everyone is in the same boat (cliche much) and there's really no reason to panic!
Moving Day:
I can only prepare for moving day as it hasn't happened yet but I have planned out everything I need to do that day.
- Outfit - comfy clothes that you feel confident wearing otherwise you'll be even more self-conscious than before
- Double check everything is packed and ready to put in the car
- Travel to UEA!!
- Meeting with Emma (My personal adviser)
- Pick up my keys between 9am and 12pm
- Induction events from 1:30pm onwards
- Unpack and decorate my room
- Say goodbye to family
- Meet any flat mates that have moved in/wait for room mates to move in the next day
- Make dinner, shower, relax, Skype with family
That's it for now,
Kazia x
7 September 2015
My Blogging Mistake!
I started this blog in December 2014 to have a creative space to share my personal thoughts but I've come to realise that if I want my audience to grow I don't want to share the ins and outs of my daily life. I want to share thoughts and ideas that other people will enjoy and add more photographs to my posts. So from now on, my posts are going to be more focused rather than random happenings in my life.
I want to make a few series of posts:
I want to make a few series of posts:
- University - I'm starting in less than two weeks (I'm SO very excited!)
- Positivity
- Being a teenager - bullying, self-image, confidence, school/education, friendships/relationships, mental health, anxiety
- Charities - volunteering, donating
I hope you enjoy reading my blog posts and share your thoughts in the comments!
That's it for now,
Kazia x
26 July 2015
Passing!
14th July - Teddy passed away
23rd July - Rupert passed away
These few weeks have been hard. . . my hamster and my dog died within a week of each other.
According to the vet, Rupert had been ill for 3 or 4 months with kidney disease and pancreatitis. He did a blood test and the results were "off the scale" which wasn't great news so we went back and chose to put him to sleep because the treatment he needed wasn't going to have a real effect. He may have lived for a couple more weeks. We didn't want Rupert to be in pain so this was the best thing to do. I'll miss him so much. I miss him every day. A few days leading up to his death there was a lot of rain but on Thursday the sun came out. Rupert adored sleeping in the sunshine! After his death, there has been rain again. He loved to turn round and round in circles to get comfortable and he'd bury your things (phone, books etc) if they were in his way before he could make his bed.
I'm not sure yet how I'm going to get through it, I want something to remember Rupert by but I want to be subtle. Poppy, our puppy, is struggling without her brother.
That's it for now,
Kazia x
23rd July - Rupert passed away
These few weeks have been hard. . . my hamster and my dog died within a week of each other.
According to the vet, Rupert had been ill for 3 or 4 months with kidney disease and pancreatitis. He did a blood test and the results were "off the scale" which wasn't great news so we went back and chose to put him to sleep because the treatment he needed wasn't going to have a real effect. He may have lived for a couple more weeks. We didn't want Rupert to be in pain so this was the best thing to do. I'll miss him so much. I miss him every day. A few days leading up to his death there was a lot of rain but on Thursday the sun came out. Rupert adored sleeping in the sunshine! After his death, there has been rain again. He loved to turn round and round in circles to get comfortable and he'd bury your things (phone, books etc) if they were in his way before he could make his bed.
I'm not sure yet how I'm going to get through it, I want something to remember Rupert by but I want to be subtle. Poppy, our puppy, is struggling without her brother.
That's it for now,
Kazia x
4 July 2015
Great British Summer!
As British people, we talk about the weather a LOT!
We moan when it's too cold! We moan when it's too hot!
The last few days have been really hot - 30'C or more.
I don't do well when it's so hot like this. . . I already wish it was Autumn!
So my family have sat in the garden but I stay inside because the sun gives me an instant headache. . . I sat outside yesterday afternoon for the first time in a while because we had a BBQ but other than that I've not gone out. It seems so stupid because I want to enjoy summer and when summer is over I always regret not going out. It's the same in Winter - I hate the cold too! So when there's snow outside and everyone's having snowball fights, I'm inside drinking hot chocolate, snuggled under a mound of blankets and reading a good book instead.
I don't know whether it's because the weather in Britain changes so quickly or whether it's something else. I think it would be better if the temperature gradually increased/decreased because at least I would be able to plan my outfits and plan my day. But the temperature seems to change all the time, one minute it's hot and the next it's raining.
What are your thoughts on the heat wave right now?
Fun Fact: A year ago today, I climbed Mount Snowdon and it rained so much! I had a hot chocolate when I got to the bottom because I was cold and soaked even though we had to wear like five layers of clothing and waterproof coats and trousers!
That's it for now,
Kazia x
We moan when it's too cold! We moan when it's too hot!
The last few days have been really hot - 30'C or more.
I don't do well when it's so hot like this. . . I already wish it was Autumn!
So my family have sat in the garden but I stay inside because the sun gives me an instant headache. . . I sat outside yesterday afternoon for the first time in a while because we had a BBQ but other than that I've not gone out. It seems so stupid because I want to enjoy summer and when summer is over I always regret not going out. It's the same in Winter - I hate the cold too! So when there's snow outside and everyone's having snowball fights, I'm inside drinking hot chocolate, snuggled under a mound of blankets and reading a good book instead.
I don't know whether it's because the weather in Britain changes so quickly or whether it's something else. I think it would be better if the temperature gradually increased/decreased because at least I would be able to plan my outfits and plan my day. But the temperature seems to change all the time, one minute it's hot and the next it's raining.
What are your thoughts on the heat wave right now?
Fun Fact: A year ago today, I climbed Mount Snowdon and it rained so much! I had a hot chocolate when I got to the bottom because I was cold and soaked even though we had to wear like five layers of clothing and waterproof coats and trousers!
That's it for now,
Kazia x
1 July 2015
Erin Condren Life Planner 2015/16!
My planner arrived!
I've been tracking it all week and it finally came! I am in love! It is beautiful.
So, Erin Condren had a few issues when they first launched the new planners at the start of June and I was really worried that mine would be messed up - damaged coil, missing pages, missing parts of the order - but it is absolutely perfect!
I decorated this week's layout and it looks so pretty. I added some birthday stickers to my birthday (September 23rd)
It is smaller than I imagined although it's not tiny. The cover is stunning! It is a customised cover with butterflies and my name at the bottom. I can't wait to start planning everything. I know it will get busy from September because of university, I'm so excited. I just hope I got high enough grades this year.
Do you use a planner? Do you decorate it? What do you write in it?
That's it for now,
Kazia x
I've been tracking it all week and it finally came! I am in love! It is beautiful.
So, Erin Condren had a few issues when they first launched the new planners at the start of June and I was really worried that mine would be messed up - damaged coil, missing pages, missing parts of the order - but it is absolutely perfect!
I decorated this week's layout and it looks so pretty. I added some birthday stickers to my birthday (September 23rd)
It is smaller than I imagined although it's not tiny. The cover is stunning! It is a customised cover with butterflies and my name at the bottom. I can't wait to start planning everything. I know it will get busy from September because of university, I'm so excited. I just hope I got high enough grades this year.
Do you use a planner? Do you decorate it? What do you write in it?
That's it for now,
Kazia x
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