Accidentally Vegan Sweet Treats

Some of you may know that I recently took a leap of faith into the Vegan world. Encouraged by my boyfriend, I decided to transition from vegetarianism and vow never to eat cheese again. I have nothing but praise for the vegan diet, and I think it's done...

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DIY Gift Ideas on a Budget

I reckon the majority of people reading this are, probably like me, a poor little student. For us, Christmas is less about giving, and more about.... trying to stay out of your overdraft for as long as possible until January loans come in. This makes buying gifts especially...

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Winter Pamper Routine

During winter when the days get shorter and the temperature plummets, like me, your mood may suffer. To pick myself up I like to have a super cosy evening, and really focus on myself with a good pamper session. My routine normally starts with a running a steaming...

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Dear 16 year old me...

Dear 16 year old Emma, Its future you here, just popping in to see how you are, and to give you a quick little warning for the year ahead. I don’t know how to put this, but your last year of high school will be awful. Honestly it...

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Feeling Homesick at Uni?

After fresher’s week is over and everything settles down, you have more time to miss home. I’m a massive home-bird, so living away is a bit of a struggle. Although I learnt some things last year that could help others who are struggling with being homesick. 1. Make...

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Parklife 2017 - Hits and Misses

So this summer, the boyf and I ventured to Parklife festival for the first time. Keeping in mind that Oli and I have a VERY different music taste, this seemed like the perfect festival to attend with indie for me and grime and hip hop for Ol (I'm...

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Taking a Boyfriend to Uni

Backstory: Oli and I have been together 3 years (ish). We met when we were both 16 in Costa in town and have had an (almost) normal relationship since.  The only part we don’t talk about is the brief period in which we broke up last summer, which...

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Where's lit in Manchester

Although the title is ambiguous, this post is a poor students guide to the nightlife in Manchester. I have to point out I will always be slightly biased towards clubs that play The Smiths and/or S Club, however I am also aware that most people wouldn't consider this...

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University Room Tour - UOM

As I've said in a previous post, I am currently a 1st year student at the University of Manchester and I'm staying in the Denmark Road halls of residence there. I've created a REALLY badly filmed and edited video of my room so you can all be nosey...

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How to do Moderately OK Make-Up on a Budget

Today I made a moderate effort with my make up, and I thought I'd share the products I used so if you feel like it, we could be matchy matchy. This was super easy and almost everything I used cost under £10, so that's cool too. EYES W7...

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How I survived freshers and moving to Uni

On the 16th of September 2016 I moved to Uni.  At the time I was terrified. I spent almost everyday leading up to doomsday cry-packing my clothes into storage boxes and aggressively cuddling my dog. I'll give you some background. I live in a relatively small town in...

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