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, Iām now sitting down toā¦
Year 4 Term 2
Iām just about the start my third term of fourth year. Yes, this will be my last term at University. Not sure whatās more upsetting, knowing Iāve nearly finished or thinking about all the exams I still have to comeā¦ Anyway, first, as is tradition, I want to lookā¦
Don’t Aim to be Happy
Why me? WhyĀ 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 āaim toā¦
Year 4 Term 1
Iām back at University for my final year of Undergraduate studyā¦. and after a quick re-design, Iām back blogging! Iāve returned to Lancaster for the start of term 2 and before I get back into the full swing of the new term Iāve come to my favourite coffee placeā¦
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 ā itās cooler than it sounds, especially when you realise some of your customers are whisky distillers and your favourite breweries ? Itās beenā¦
Increase The Capacity
Sometimes, to improve or fix something, you need to isolate the issue and work hard at it ā rest isnāt always the answer. Iāve had a bit of an elbow injury recently from badminton. I went to the physio to get some advice on how to help it recoverā¦.
Fiction v Non-fiction
I recently finished the book, āThe Hitchhikerās Guide to the Galaxyā. Iāll be blunt, I wouldnāt recommend it. Perhaps to a child, but it didnāt do it for me, despite being highly rated. It seems like a sensible question to ask why Iād read it in the first placeā¦.
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 thatās good news is up to you, so please keep it to yourself too. I canāt quite believe thisā¦ but Iām about to quote Frankie Boyle (humble brag ā I was in theā¦
Titles Mean Nothing
Last week I was asked to present at PlaceNet17, a conference for UniversityĀ 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 ātitles mean nothing.ā This particular piece ofā¦
It’s a Matter of Routine
How many times do you hear people say āI just canāt get in the routine!ā? 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, andā¦