It’s been a while since I did one of these but they seem to be popular (every day people get to my blog by searching for “inspirational pictures”, so I’m not going to complain if it increases site traffic!), plus I enjoy finding them. The theme for this one is working hard, inspired by the fact that I’m at uni and need to work hard (despite what people might say about students!).
I keep referring to university as “home” which is, as you can probably imagine, quite painful for the people back home – that is, my old home, my house, the one where I lived for all those years – to hear. I mean, I’ve only been living here for two weeks, and I’m already calling it “home”? What’s the deal with that?
The thing is, it’s quite easy to get into a routine quickly. I guess for my family and Daf, they’re still in the same place, doing the same things – but I’m not there, and it might be quite glaringly obvious that someonne’s missing. For me, though, I’ve been so busy that my head is full of so much stuff – forms to fill in, things to remember, items to take to lectures with me, new timetables and so much new information, as well as all the new names you have to learn. To me, my room probably does feel like home because it’s where I sleep, it’s where I’m not faced with information overload, and because it’s the closest thing I have here to my bedroom at home.
On a lighter note, I’ve got some pictures of my uni bedroom (these were taken last week so things are a tiny bit different now; I now have a Wrexham FC scarf up – got to support the home team! – and I have my Welsh flag duvet on my bed instead of the blue check, but aside from that, it’s mostly the same (and still as tidy, thanks to the best fiance a girl could have!). So, please enjoy – and, if you want, take inspiration from – my uni bedroom 🙂
I have a few more pictures, but those should give you a basic idea of how I’ve decorated it. I’m quite pleased with how it looks – I wish I was better at keeping things tidy, but it’s not a complete pigsty (any more!). Now the aim is to try and get into the habit of tidying up after myself all the time. It won’t be easy, but if I want my room to look nice, it’s what I have to do!
I’ll post a few more posts over the next few weeks about living independently for the first time – especially for students who are, like me, 18 and living away from home for the first time. Things like cooking – I’m learning! – shopping for yourself  – still working on getting that one right! – and generally beating homesickness – not sure I’ll ever master this one myself!
the life of a moomin 