This is my first collab post with Holly (just click the link to go to her blog!) and I'm honestly so excited I've finally done this! I'm so pleased that blogging is finally working out for me now! We decided to make a list of some blogging ideas, and I already have a huge schedule jam packed with many of these already! So, here goes...

Travel

1. What I did in...

2. My best bits of...

3. What to do over a weekend in...

4. My packing essentials

Blogging

5. How to blog whilst travelling

6. Blogging when you work full time

7. How to organise your blog

8. How to take good photos for your blog

9. Advice for new bloggers

Beauty/Hair

10. My beauty routine

11. Product review

12. My (make up/beauty product) Haul

13. My favourite summer hairstyles

14. How to style (short/long/thin) hair

15. My beauty wishlist

16. My favourite summer beauty pieces
17. What's in your make up bag
18. Make up on a budget

Fashion

20. My summer/winter must-haves

21. My ... Haul!

22. How to wear...

23. My ... sale favourites

Other

24. Things to be happy about

25. DIY: make your own cocktails

26. How to make (your favourite meal)

27. How to be organised

28. My bullet journal

29. A blogger's guide to dating

30. My tattoos and piercings

31. My hobbies

32. How I met my boyfriend/girlfriend

33. 10 things to do when you're bored

34. My favourite things to watch

35. An A to Z about me

36. A film or book review

37. Summer meal ideas

38. Things I've learned from...

39. My room tour

40. Things I love to do at the weekend
41. Social media accounts you're loving
42. How you stay motivated/inspired
43. Favourite apps
44. A collab with another blogger
45. Your week or month in photos
46. Room tour
47. Blogging schedule

50. A giveaway post

I hope these ideas give you some inspiration to blog when you're stuck for ideas! 

I live about an hour and half from London on the train, which isn't very far. I like to go down at least once a year, mostly during the summer, because I really love the London city lifestyle (even though I can't afford that kind of lifestyle).

The Shard

Being someone who is completely terrified of heights, I'm so surprised I actually made it to the top! It's one of the tallest buildings in Europe and offers amazing panoramic views of London. You can go during the day and at night (as you can see, we went at night!). Make sure you book in advance though as tickets are more expensive on the day.

Buckingham Palace

I went here a couple of years ago and before this I thought it would be kind of boring? But when I went it was really good and luckily the weather stayed nice for us because we went outside and explored the grounds. It's much bigger than you'd think, and you don't even get to see half of it unless you want to bump into the Queen in her nightie! 

BBC Studio Tour

I went here last time I stayed in London and it was really really good. We got shown around the news broadcasting studio, and they got some people to pretend to broadcast the news and weather (my boyfriend was the weatherman!). We also got to see the One Show studio, along with many other popular BBC shows.

Harry Potter Studios

I've now been to the Harry Potter Studios twice now (in a year, oops!) and I absolutely love it there! I won't give any spoilers, but I will definitely recommend you try a Butterbeer because they are so so good!

The last couple of months have been really busy for me. I've taken my finals, been on holiday, completed a two week placement in a school, been offered two jobs and started a new job, and yesterday I graduated from the University of Warwick!


You can really enjoy what you study
I went to university with some interest in what I would be studying, but I've come out of it wanting to know more! I studied education, so (nearly) everything I learned was relevant to the teaching profession which is what I really want to go into.

Working alongside your degree isn't easy
I was already working in retail before I started uni, but I carried on until my final year and took on several other jobs alongside it (not all at once!), so you can imagine how much (or should I say how little) time I had to do anything other than work! It is good to have a job at the same time, but when it starts to impact on your grades, you need to consider whether it's worth it or not.

People have mixed feelings about university

Some love it, and really enjoy it, but some hate it (it's a bit like marmite really!). I personally didn' enjoy it that much. I think this was partly because I was living at home which wasn't far, but yet also wasn't close to campus, and I was also working weekends which meant I struggled balancing university, work, and having a social life. It was only during my third year that I actually grew to enjoy university life and didn't really want it to end. This was around the same time that I quit my weekend job!

You don't always make lots of friends

For me, making friends at uni was quite difficult, mostly because I only really mixed with people on my course because I didn't live in halls or anything. Now I'm leaving, I'm not sure how many people I'll actually stay in touch with, because our friendships were based around being on the same course, so our idea of friendship was sharing notes and ideas, or doing group presentations together, rather than going out drinking and stuff.

It wasn't easy

Before starting uni, I was under the impression that uni would be a doddle; you'd go out every night and die in your 9am lecture the following morning. But this wasn't what it was like (for me anyway). I hadn't (but I had, kind of) taken A Levels, so for me the idea of writing a 2500 word report every few weeks was challenging. By second year, it became slightly easier, but the workload had increased, but I'd definitely underestimated how much work, effort and time I would have to put in to pull off a decent grade.

It's okay not to do well in everything

One thing that I've learned from both the people on my course (and my boyfriend), is that even if you fail, you can still succeed. Lots of people on my course failed first year and dropped out of university, and went on to have really good careers. It's not always the end of the world if university work or even the lifestyle just isn't for you. You'll always find a way.

Don't worry if you don't know what to do by the end of it all

Most people come out of university and have no idea what they want to do next. In fact, many people go onto do something totally different to what their degree was in.

There's so many options out there, but it's up to you to decide what you're good at, what you enjoy and want to do. You can always start a career in one sector, but change your mind in ten years time. It's not always forever.

How did you find your university experience, and what did you learn from it?