Study Motivation

Hey guys!

This weeks post, as you probably guessed by looking at the title, is going to be on studying. With the summer exam timetable coming out at the end of this month, I thought it was about time I sat down and started doing some hardcore revision. 

One thing (apart from looking at pretty notes online) that gets me excited for revision is making some form of list. In this case, I made a table with the lectures I need to go over for each of my eight modules. I only have 164 lectures worth of studying to do. No worries! *Written with heavy sarcasm*

Having this type of checklist really helps me. I get to cross things off which gives me a great deal of satisfaction, and I get to see how much more work I need to get through. 

Another thing that I, as well as many other people, love is stationary. My currently used collection includes post-its, coloured markers, coloured pens, normal ball point pens, highlighters, etc. To be completely honest though, I rarely use all of it and find that I'm much slower at making notes when I'm trying to be all pretty about it. 

There's nothing in my collection that I've bought recently so it's all pretty old: as you can see, Mr. Giraffe's eye and mouth is starting to disappear. One thing I did buy recently is square paper! I haven't used it yet but I basically bought 500 sheets of square paper of Amazon for around £9. In my eyes, it was a great purchase as I love square paper but can never seem to find it anywhere. 

Last year, I didn't do as well as I would've wanted in my exams and I don't want that to be the case this year. So I'm starting early- well, early relative to my normal start. 

Hopefully I can do another post in the summer telling you guys how I did, but until then...

Take care,

Santhiya

Another Few Days III

Hello again guys!

Hope you're all doing well :) I'm back again with another update-type post which is more pictures than it is words.

I'm going to start off by telling you guys about one of my favourite songs. It's quite a sad song and I don't think I can really relate to the lyrics but I love it nonetheless. The song is: She Falls Asleep by Tom Fletcher (McFly). I love this particular version of the song as the piano and Tom's voice together is honestly pure magic.

Another thing I wanted to tell you about is the weather... THE SUN IS BACK PEOPLE! It's still pretty cold but just knowing the sun is there, radiating down on us, makes me happy. And do you want to know the best thing about the weather? The fact that I know have an excuse to eat ice cream. *Sheds numerous happy tears.*

Shopping has never really been a source of happiness for me (unless it's for food) but recently, through the ease of online shopping, I have been buying quite a bit. Well, quite a bit in terms of my personal scale. 

All four items are from New Look which has proven it's  point of being my go to shop.

1. Pink V Neck Jumper- This was added to my basket just so I could get free click and collect... It turned out to be a really nice colour but the material is a real turn-off. It's that itchy kinda jumper which you have to wear something inside for as it's too uncomfortable otherwise.

2. Khaki Shirt- I loved this as soon as I saw it. I've been looking for an item of clothing in this colour so I'm pretty happy with this purchase. And I don't think I can put into words how great the material of the shirt is... It's amazingly soft!

3. Check Layered Shirt- I'd seen this shirt a couple of months back but it was on sale this time so it was a purchase that didn't need much brain power.

4. Chunky Boots- These are my first pair of heeled boots and I'm really looking forward to wearing them. For those who are a pro with heels, they probably don't look high, but for me... Yeah, I'm a little scared of tripping in them.

And that's it peeps! So until next time...

Take care,
Santhiya

Another Few Days II

Hey guys!

Food has been a big thing for me this past week (well, it's kind of always a big thing...). I've been trying to get a lot more protein into my diet as I haven't been eating enough of it: This is according to Google by the way.

So I thought I'd do a post on what I've found and had to eat.

Let's go!

1. It was National Pizza Day a couple of weeks ago so chicken and chip shop pizza was a must.

2. I'd bought this for a friend before but I only recently tried it myself. Nutella is yummy but would I buy it again? No, Simply because it's crazily priced. Plus, I normally eat shop bought snacks at uni and that means I can't lick the remaining chocolate. Sad times.

3. Tingz was a Holland & Barrett find. I was looking for some kind of sweet or mint to have during lectures and this is apparently good for your teeth so I thought, why not?!

4. You would not believe the amount of time I spent looking for this (it was with the sausages in Tesco if you're wondering). This was supposed to help me with my protein intake but I feel like it's really unhealthy... The ingredients don't look bad (from my little nutrition knowledge) but it's precooked chicken that tastes nice! Can't be healthy right?

5. 2 for £3. Need I say more? Ha. This one was the 'juicy raisins and hazelnuts' one...

6. And this one was the'juicy blueberries' one. Nothing dry around here!

7. My mum made curd rice (which was yummy!) so I added some sweet potato and boiled eggs to it and had it for lunch. 

8. Chickpeas has a lot of protein and fibre in it so I boiled/steamed (one of the two) it and added it to some grated cucumber and carrots. I had to add salad cream as it was too bland.

So that's it! Well, I've eaten other things too but this is what I consider remotely interesting.

On non-food related matters, I'm planning to watch a few new dramas: Hart of Dixie, Grey's Anatomy and Fresh Off The Boat. The series themselves aren't new (apart from Fresh Off The Boat) but it'll be the first time I'm watching them. I plan write a mini review of the first few episodes so do look forward to it (haha!).

Take care,

Santhiya

Another Few Days I

Hey guys!

This weeks post is going to be a random little update.

1. I  started knitting yesterday! Woohoo! I've had the needles and yarn for a while now but only got around to using them yesterday so there's no "masterpiece" to show as of yet.

2. My little sister is obsessed with candles and incense sticks. Any opportunity she gets to use them so she does. Not that it's a bad thing! I wouldn't say the smell is soothing or  anything but the presence of a candle/ incense stick is...

I'm sorry this post is so short! I feel like I don't have much to talk about but I didn't want to go another week without posting anything: Can't disappoint my millions of readers :P

Take care,

Santhiya

New Look Haul

Hello guys!

This week's post is going to be on my recent New Look haul. The majority of the items here I bought online with a couple of items that I bought in store. I haven't actually worn anything yet so I can't really review it... It's basically going to be a list of my purchases.

So let's jump right in!

-Dress- I bought the dress for £19.99 in New Look only last week. It was a spur of the moment purchase which is pretty unusual for me. However the dress was too pretty to leave behind!

-Earrings- These were purchased at £3.99 when I went to collect my online order in store. It was the really small blacks studs that swayed me.

-Loafers- I got these for £7.00 online (thank the sales!) and they are now the first pair of coloured shoes I own.

-Socks- I bought shoes so I can't not buy socks right? I got these for 50p each. They're originally £1.99 per pair so I was pretty happy with the bargain.

-Snood- My sisters both have snoods and wear them all the time in winter so I thought it was about time I got myself one as well. It was in the sale section of New Look too and only cost me £1.00.

-Beanie- I bought the beanie in the hope that I could pull it off but sadly I can't. It was also £1.00 online so I guess I didn't lose too much money by buying it.

-Jumper- I've wanted a cowl neck jumper for a while now and seeing this on the New Look website for £10.00 was really a beautiful sight. Needless to say, it was the quickest to go in the basket.

And that's all peeps!

Take care,

Santhiya

Weight Loss Progress

Hello again guys!

Now this post is one I have intended to write for a while but I've just never got around to doing so. 

I've always been a chubby kid and that's affected me since I can remember in terms of my self confidence. It wasn't as bad when I was in primary school or at the beginning of secondary school. Maybe my naivety as a child helped me overlook my weight but as I got older I found it harder to stop my weight stopping me from little things I wanted to do: like wearing things I wanted to or doing certain activities. 

No one ever made mean comments about my weight or anything (for which I'm grateful) but I would (still do sometimes) find myself feeling paranoid that people are probably talking about my weight behind my back.

Now, I've always gone through phases where I was really keen to lose weight and get fit, but not seeing results fast enough had me feeling demotivated and ended in me giving up.

This was til around a year and a bit ago...

After sixth form, something in me switched on and I was making changes, albeit small, for the best. From cutting out little unhealthy snacks to working out on a regularly basis. The results since then have been great! 

I am yet to reach my "ideal body/weight" and I still find myself losing motivation and gaining a few pounds now and then. However, I'm proud of how far I've come and I hope to see more changes over the year.

Now the verbal diarrhea is out of the way, the numbers:

Height: 156cm

HW: 70.4kg

CW: 58.3kg

Weight tracked in 2014

This post is meant to be the introduction if you like to my weight loss story and I hope to update my weight loss progress every now and then.

Thank you for reading!

Take care,

Santhiya

Wishlist: Jan 2015

Hey guys!

It's the new year and sales are slowly coming to a close (well, I think so anyways...) but I've still got a load of things bookmarked in my browser. In this post I'm going to be sharing a few of the things I want with you guys.

Just a heads up (more for me than you), I probably won't buy all- maybe even any, of this: these are just the things I want.

1. Mom Shorts- Ok. This item shouldn't really be on my wishlist as I already have it... BUT! I only got it this week (here) so it was technically in my Jan wishlist at the very beginning. Ha. I've wanted a pair of these so called mom shorts for a while now, not because they're super trendy but because they're longer than normal shorts. Although my confidence has improved over the years, I don't think I'm at a stage yet where I'm comfortable enough to wear normal shorts. Sadly, the pair I got were slightly loose but I guess that makes them that bit more comfortable. Right?

2. HTC Desire Eye- This (here) has been on my wishlist since the day I laid eyes on it! I have been going on about this phone as though it was something I'd created. You see, I'm not a big selfie person in the sense I don't take many. However even I am amazed by the idea of having a 13MP front camera- it's so simply amazing! The HTC Desire Eye will be the first phone to have a high quality camera at the front and the back. It's currently retailed at £399.99, which for me is slightly pricey as I'm yet to buy a phone on it's own (i.e. contract-free). On the other hand, you'll be paying £399.99 for an awesome phone so it'll be worth it I guess.

3. Khaki top- I only came across this top (here) recently but I immediately fell in love with it. The pairing of black and that khaki green is perfect in my eyes.

4. Loafers- I have fat/wide feet so these wide fit loafers (here) would be really good for me. My current pair of loafers are slightly worn out and have become loose around the middle where my fat feet have stretched it. If anyone knows any exercises to slim your feet please let me know. Thank you.

5. Table- My current desk is wide but too small in terms of depth; this makes it a bit hard to use a laptop and an A4 notebook at the same time. I saw this (here) table on the Argos website and it's an extendable one with enough space for two people to study. 

6. Frizz ease- Is this a self explanatory item? I have frizzy hair... This (here) might help.

And that's a wrap guys! Hopefully I get to buy these things sometime soon- especially the table.

Take care,
Santhiya

Happy New Year: Review and resolutions!

HAPPY NEW YEARS GUYS! 

Can you believe it?! It's 2015 already. Ha. Even saying 2015 sounds a little odd.

2014 was a pretty good year for me- of course there was a little bad but that can be overlooked. Here are a few pics showing some of the highlights:

Now 2015... As I mentioned earlier, it sounds so strange. 2015. Strange or not, new year's resolutions are a must for me so here they are: 

1. Get fit

2. Study harder
That's a given now that I'm in my second year and want to apply to Med school this coming September.

3. Learn French
As a family, we often go to France so being able to speak French would be really useful! Learning an extra language is pretty useful in general I guess.

4. Get my drivers licence

5. Be more productive

This is something I am pretty terrible at. Anything to stop me being productive, I will most likely do. But that was the old me (hopefully)! This year I want to use my spare time knitting (which I STILL have not started), volunteering, revising, learning to cook/bake, writing posts, taking pictures, etc. Basically anything- as long as it's productive... Or what I call productive anyways.

And that's a wrap!

Once again, happy new year: hope this year is amazing for you guys!

Take care,
Santhiya