July Round-Up!

July has been a fairly quiet month, mainly consisting of working and watching Love Island and because the weather hasn't been fantastic, which meant there were many nights and days spent on the sofa watching various series on Netflix and eating a lot of Jaffa cakes.  

Firstly, I moved house! At the beginning of the month me and my 4 friends from university moved into our second year home. Like most moving days it was stressful and we definitely got irritated at a few things each other did throughout the moving process but once we had sorted out our rooms, the kitchen cupboards were filled with all of our plates, pans, several cheese graters and a copious amount of tea bags and hot chocolate variations, the celebrations started! We popped a bottle of prosecco and had ourselves a moving in BBQ which was fab! The food was amazing, the weather was great and the company was fantastic - July already started off amazing!

Soon after that, the next day to be precise, 5 turned into 2. Two housemates went back home to work for the summer and another ventured off on a trip of a life time to Asia. The house went quiet and at times it got a bit lonely but Lauren and myself kept each other company. The first big food shop was much easier and having a sofa each, meant evenings in were comfortable and cosy. We set up the kitchen pantry with all of our goodies and placed them neatly in their designated spot. Things like fairy lights were put up around the lounge, candles put up on the fire place and pictures on the walls, we quickly turned the house into our own. 

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Some days went slow and others very fast. Working very little hours meant that I had a lot of days off with not a lot to do and the need to save money was even more important without a student loan helping me out with the household bills.

I managed to visit home for a week, which as always brings you back down to earth. Living away from home of course has its perks and advantages but when you get a chance to go back, for me anyway, it feels a weight is taken off my shoulders. Not because living independently is stressful but you can have a few days of not having to think about household chores or what to cook for dinner. You can lay in your own bed, walk the dogs, use the washing machine without worrying about costs, catch up with old friends and raid the food cupboards knowing that they'll be refilled. Home really is where the heart is and thats why I try and go back at least once month or whenever I know I can.

July was relaxed but fun. I annoyed Lauren by requesting Love Island every night, even though I know she secretly enjoyed it! We drank hot chocolates, took trips to TK Maxx, spending far too much on candles and peanut butter flavoured coffee. Some days we opened up a Jamie Oliver cookery book and made a chicken pie, others we made crisp sandwiches for lunch and sang along to The Phantom of the Opera soundtrack. July was one of those months you'll remember for all of the little things you did and thats what made it great.