Next Tuesday, I have my first exam out of five and everything is now becoming very real and very stressful. My first exam is in fact a re-sit of a paper from last year that I didn't do so well on so, that amps up the pressure a little bit. 

1. PRIORITISE

I cannot stress (get it? stress??) enough how important it is to prioritise your revision and time. For example, my last exam is A2 Unit 4 Geography and that is the subject I am revising for the least at the moment, as its not for another month. The exams I am revising for the most are my AS Unit 1 Geography and A2 Unit 3 Geography exams because they're my first two. The means I can devote my time to those units first and not be revising something that I don't need for another month.

2. EAT WELL

They say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day and they're right! Recently, I've been making granola and fruit bowls and they really fill me up in the morning and keep me going until lunch (I'll upload a recipie for them soon). Also, eat before your exam. It'll help you concentrate better and stop your belly from rumbling midway through.

3. REVISE WHENEVER YOU CAN

With revision, firstly find a method that works for you. Whether that's mind maps, flash cards or just reading through, whatever suits you (for me, it's making mind maps and covering every inch of my bedroom wall in them)! Then, whenever you have some free time, do revision. I have a couple of free periods a week at college and instead of aimlessly roaming around town, I'll sit in a classroom or study area and do revision. Doing it at school/college also means you won't have to do it at home!

4. TAKE BREAKS

Revising for three hours straight is never a good idea. Every so often, your brain needs to take a break!! I'd suggest that every hour, take a five or ten minute break to have a stretch, go through Twitter or update your Facebook status. It gives you brain a rest and gives you a little reward to work towards each hour.

I hope this somewhat helped with you guys out there about to do exams, leave a comment below giving one of your exam tips!

As the weather is starting to get better, I'm feeling more positive about everything in general. To help me maintain this positive outlook, I've decided that every so often, I'd do a little post that lists five good things that happened that week.

1. I was able to wear one of my favourite summer tops because it was actually warm for once:)

2. On my walk to the bus stop, there's this little alleyway I have to walk down which goes round the back of some gardens. When I walked down there on Thursday, someone's little dog followed me as I walked all down the back of its garden. Very cute!

3. I made a new playlist on Spotify and I found a bunch of old songs I forgot I loved. And discovered some new favourites.

4. I bought a new eyeliner ('Supercat' by Soap & Glory) it is was the best makeup investment I've made in a long time! Perfect flicks everytime and a really bold colour. 

5. My new 'Kitties' phone case from Polly (sighh designs) arrived and I'm in love with it! I had one from her aaaaaages ago but I got a new phone so I needed a new case. Definitely going to be making a big order from her soon:)

I've never done a 'Face of The Day' post so today I thought that I'd give it a go, I've done OOTD posts (which you can see here) before and decided to change it up a little bit!

As of now, I am finally on the last leg of my journey to university. Last week I completed the finance and accommodation applications and am waiting for them to be confirmed. 

Student finance is such a controversial topic right now because of the way it works. There is a £9,000 loan (per education year) which pays for the course itself you are studying. On top of this, and depending where you are studying, you may get another maintenance loan, which should cover living expenses. The amount you get for this also depends on your current household income. The lower your total household income, the more you'd recover for a maintenance loan. 

As well as this, there's the matter of paying it back. I've heard a lot of stories about people being worried about paying it back and 'being in debt for the rest of their life'. However, this isn't the case. You will ONLY start paying the loan back when you are earning a certain about of money a year (I believe it's around £21,000-ish). Also, if you move and end up living abroad, your debt will be WIPED if you live there for 5 years! After knowing the facts about finance and loans, it doesn't sound all as bad.

Now for accommodation. Personally, I'll be living in London so already my living costs have gone up just because I'll be there. For the campus I'll be on (University of Westminster, Harrow) there are two choices of accommodation. There is one right on campus and there is another about 15 minutes away. There is also two different types of halls; standard and 'luxury'. To be honest, when I visited the university there wasn't that much difference between the two. One just had a little bit more security, a slightly bigger kitchen and another flatmate (7 rather than 6). The standard accommodation (the one I'll more than likely receive) will cost me £160 a week whilst the 'luxury' will cost £170. There isn't that much difference in the price either. 

With student accommodation, they prioritize students who are coming to study from abroad and those who live further away from campus. For example, those who live in the Harrow and surrounding area are less likely to recover accommodation than someone who lives 2 hours away. Bearing this in mind, I should be okay. In my second year of study, I should be moving out of halls and living in a flat somewhere nearby. But, we'll see what happens with that when the time comes.

All I have to do now is wait. And get the grades. 

On the first of April, I officially became an adult and turned eighteen years old! I had various get together-s with friends and family over the week which was so lovely and through that week I received some really incredible gifts. Today I thought that I would share some of them with you all!

*DISCLAIMER: I have to do this bit because some people get weird about it so, I'm in no way trying to brag about what I got, all gifts were given to me out of people's kindness. If you don't like these kind of posts, don't continue to read!*  

One gift that I'd like to start this post with is from my parents. They bought me a absolutely gorgeous diamond necklace (diamond because it's my birthstone). It is so dainty and delicate and definitely my kind of jewellery. Typically, I've been wearing it with another necklace I previously got from my parents and the compliment each other perfectly and look so pretty together!

Another piece of jewellery that I got was from my Aunt and Grandparents and it is a very sparkly ring from Pandora. It has a little daisy on it and I've been wearing it on my middle finger. Again, it is so so pretty and I really love to wear it! Also, I got some very sentimental gifts from my grandparents which you can read a little more about here..

Next, I got a massive bag of lovely little gifts from my two very close friends Hannah and Caitlin. Firstly, I got a bottle of wine from them both which was very fancy. I also received a Tsum Tsum of Stitch to go along with my one of Thumper that I got in Disney. As well, there was a Pop! vinyl figure of Maximus (the horse from Tangled) to go with my one of Bambi. On top of this, I also got a blackboard-type wall sticker and a bunch of fun egg-shaped chalks to use on it which I thought was fa (we all then a spent a good 45 minutes drawing on it)! Finally, I got a novelty unicorn shaped pen which again I though was hilarious and a tiara which is clearly made for a child because it doesn't fit my head, haha!! Then, I got a very stylish necklace from my friend Bryony which is of the golden snitch from Harry Potter. I really love wearing this, plus it shows off my love for the films in a very cool way. 

All in all, I had such a fantastic birthday and I'd like to thank everyone who made it memorable and for all the great gifts I received over the course of the week - thankyou!