What My Final Year at University Has Taught Me
4 years over and University is finished. I have very mixed emotions leaving University; sad to leave great friends, student life and unique opportunities. Not so sad to leave academic life, lectures and exams! As I have done for each year completed so far, I’m now sitting down to…
Year 4 Term 2
I’m just about the start my third term of fourth year. Yes, this will be my last term at University. Not sure what’s more upsetting, knowing I’ve nearly finished or thinking about all the exams I still have to come… Anyway, first, as is tradition, I want to look…
Don’t Aim to be Happy
Why me? Why not me? I was once asked what my aim in life was. I gave a somewhat scripted answer about reaching a pinnacle in my career, having financial freedom, a family and so on. The person asking the question looked me in the eye and said “aim to…
Year 4 Term 1
I’m back at University for my final year of Undergraduate study…. and after a quick re-design, I’m back blogging! I’ve returned to Lancaster for the start of term 2 and before I get back into the full swing of the new term I’ve come to my favourite coffee place…
What My Placement Year Taught Me
Last Friday I finished my placement year with 3M, working as a Marketing Assistant in the Separation and Purification Sciences Division, basically we filter stuff – it’s cooler than it sounds, especially when you realise some of your customers are whisky distillers and your favourite breweries ? It’s been…
Increase The Capacity
Sometimes, to improve or fix something, you need to isolate the issue and work hard at it – rest isn’t always the answer. I’ve had a bit of an elbow injury recently from badminton. I went to the physio to get some advice on how to help it recover….
Fiction v Non-fiction
I recently finished the book, ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”. I’ll be blunt, I wouldn’t recommend it. Perhaps to a child, but it didn’t do it for me, despite being highly rated. It seems like a sensible question to ask why I’d read it in the first place….
Election Day’s Gone: Can I Return to Social Media?!
Yesterday was election day here in the UK, it has ended in a hung parliament. Whether that’s good news is up to you, so please keep it to yourself too. I can’t quite believe this… but I’m about to quote Frankie Boyle (humble brag – I was in the…
Titles Mean Nothing
Last week I was asked to present at PlaceNet17, a conference for University careers teams, about my experiences on placement. I spoke about my time with 3M so far and reflected back on my applications. I ended with some advice, one part being “titles mean nothing.” This particular piece of…
It’s a Matter of Routine
How many times do you hear people say “I just can’t get in the routine!”? They could be talking about going to bed early, going to the gym, eating healthy, you name it. We all desire the perfect routine that we believe will help us reach our goals, and…