RSweaty palms, heart racing, anxiety festering in the pit of your stomach and a wad of paper in front of you. In a couple hours time that paper will be covered in words, your hand […]
We Can’t All Have A Rapunzel Relationship
How often do you watch a film where the guy goes above and beyond to win over the girl? I’m talking Pretty Woman (1990), where Edward leaps from his limousine’s and rescues Vivian, and 10 […]
Goodbye Honeymoon and Hello Reality: Coping With Long Term Relationships
You’re happy, they’re happy, everything seems to be going well and so you start to wonder what could go wrong. And then it happens. There’s no better feeling than that buzz you get having just […]
Daring Dates for Valentines Day
Valentines Day is less than a month away and that means it’s time to up the game and pull out all the stops to create a beautifully romantic night for your special someone. Or does […]
New Year, Same Me
We’re all aware of the well known saying “New Year New Me” and throughout January the most popular topic of conversation seems to centre around each persons promise to themselves that this year will be […]
Perfect Present Giving or a Chaotic Christmas?
Every year the 24th of December comes around; Christmas Eve. Stockings hang over the roaring fire. Presents are wrapped neatly and tucked under the tree and the whole family sits down with a mince pie […]
When Should A TV Show End?
With the dawn of the 21st century a new, unique species graced the earth. The ‘binge watchers’. This was catalysed by the rise of sensational series which captivated audiences to such an extent that the […]
Poisonous Partner or just Dubious Dating?
In an era where good old fashioned ‘courting’ has been replaced by swiping right on Tinder, it can be difficult to determine just how healthy relationships are nowadays. I think this could be one of […]
What’s on Your Festive Bucket List?
First Winter living in Leeds and don’t know what to do now that the nights are colder? Carys provides a shortlist of the very best. The clocks have changed, the nights are drawing in and […]
Leeds Library Survival Guide
Carys gives blogs the low down on how to survive the library system here at the University of Leeds. Libraries, they are a place of tranquility, of solitude, of calm … aren’t they? No. No […]
Pumpkins Driving You Potty?
The nights are drawing in, there’s a bitter breeze engulfing all of Britain and the leaves are starting to change from a vibrant green to an autumnal auburn. It can only mean one thing…Halloween is […]
Surviving Third Year – It’s Either Fight or Flight My Friends
I often think of University being a bit like a boxing match. Now trust me, I am going somewhere with this… We have wonderfully long summers during which deadlines, 9AM lectures and revision all gently […]