I moved into my new university house nearly 3 weeks ago, term started last week and it's been a utter whirlwind so far. Unfortunately our WiFi was delayed in getting set up (thanks Virgin) so I spent two weeks without any internet, apart from a few hours sitting in the library on campus. Until I couldn't use it I really hadn't realised how...
I recently discovered gracewithabookinherface on YouTube and I was inspired by one of her videos which was a historical fiction tag. It's been a while since I did a tag so I thought why not make it a book-themed one? Even though I have been reading less of it lately, historical fiction is definitely the genre I own the most of (though not...
It's mid September and summer is well and truly over now, so thought it was a good time to talk about some things I've been loving this summer. I'm very much a creature of habit: while I love finding new things I often stick to the same TV shows and books and find a lot of comfort in returning to them again and...
It creeps in slowly, this time of year. You have to have a sharp eye and a nose for the weather to notice it in the first few days of the month. I suppose it's like a rollercoaster, inching slowly along as we cling to the last warm evenings and the heat retained by the pavements after months of sun, before suddenly the...
Today I wanted to talk about a website that I really really love and would like more people to know about. It's called Future Learn and it's a digital education platform owned by the Open University which aims to transform education by offering a huge range of MOOCs (massive open online courses) completely free. The categories of course they offer are: Business &...
