5 tips on how to "people"

Hi guys!

For this blog post, I decided to do another one of the ideas of my little list. This is my idiots guide on how to 'people.'
If any of you know me personally, you'll know that im not the brightest bulb in the pack. I ask silly questions, I walk into doors frequently whilst sober, and I make very irresponsible decisions. In fact, my friends and I have come to the conclusion that im  more responsible drunk, than sober. This came about because I done something something most stupid that probably could have been excused if I was drunk. However, It happened the morning after the night before. This decision has carried on happening since the idea started, and its most likely not going to stop happening for a while.

I came to the conclusion that maybe there are other people like me that have problems with being a normal human, so I thought I would blog about it.

1. Find a group of humans that accepts you for who you are. 
I was a lucky bunny when I came to uni, and was stuck with the likes of Hannah and Eric. Although they arent idiots they are very odd so struck gold, in a sense. The same with my housemates currently. I couldnt name a completely sane one. I also get along really well with the majority of them. So I feel comfortable asking stupid questions, and coming up with silly theories. I know the majority of the time they propbably are laughing at me, but the laughter does die down and then they'll try to answer my question to the best of their ability. They also accept my very odd imagination. Last week, before Emily went home, Hannah and I came up with this theory that I was a slave trader. Selling my friends to people, to make them cups of tea. I was trading them for sheep. I was drunk when I came up with this, but my friends still humoured me.

2. Try and find something you're actually good at.
I think that theres always that chance that people think you're a complete idiot as soon as you ask something stupid, or do something silly by accident. But if you have a useful talent, then I reckon that it pushes you up the scale. I reckon its quite lucky that im able to cook a decent meal and can clean quite well. Otherwise I would probably be deemed as useless.

3. Try not to walk into things in public.
YOU WILL BE CLASSED AS FRAGILE AND CLUMSY. I have woken up with far too many bruises because ive walked into doors, or tables. Its not smart, its not clever, and it actually really hurts. It also doesnt look entirely attractive.

4. Keep your mouth shut.
The amount of times ive said something either out of turn, or something that was completely wrong and been given the "Shut up dickhead" look in uncountable. It does get boring, but I can never seem to shut up. Like, it could be classed as verbal vomit. It just keeps coming out. Its like, I cant stop talking when  I get nervous/anxious.

5. Try not to ask silly questions.
Like I have said, I tend to ask the most ridiculous questions I can think of. Again, its not on purpose I just act on impulse and then get laughed at. Verbal vomit, once again,

Thats all for now.
I hope you enjoyed this blog post.
Lots of love,
Kirst

Three things I know to be true.

Hey guys,

As per usual, I am sleep deprived and hungover and got the urge at 10:30 to write a load of blog posts. So I got my little velvet notepad out, and wrote down ideas. I thought I would start with the one idea that wasnt actually mine.

While pre drinking last night, Hannah told me about a blog idea she had. Its called "3 things I know to be true" and I thought it was a fantastic idea. Especially for someone like me, who regularly asks my friends some of the most ridiculous questions.

I thought I would put my own spin on the idea, and do 3 things I know to be true about me, and about the world in general. Then you can all see the types of things that go through my mind. I might do one of these blogs, like once a month. MIGHT.

CAUTION: some of these things arent sane in the slightest.

About me:

1:  I currently have too much time on my hands.

I realised this epiphany this morning. Dont judge me, but within the past 3 weeks, ive been out drinking at least 5 times. Some people would say, "Ah who cares? You're a student" But after last night, I think im definitely cutting down drinking. Even the bouncers recognise me now. Im not going to lie, 4/5 nights were fantastic. As expected, I drank too much Jager, bruised like a peach and ruined far too many good pairs of socks. The one thing I havnt done myself is fallen over! Hallelujah!! I say done myself because of course I fell over, but I caught my balance, then my lovely, very drunk best friend, Hannah pushed me over. It was an experience, to say the least. I also know that I have too much time on my hands because Hannah, Emily and I have got through four seasons of Gossip Girl within like, 2 weeks. Im not complaining, I mean I get to see Ed Westwick on my tv screen all day everyday, and im not going to lie, I have rekindled my love for him. I dont think ive ever been so excited to go back to lectures.

2. I need to top asking ridiculous questions. 

This one seems totally ominous, and odd but wait till you get to the next section and you'll understand completely. I honestly have no clue why I do it. My housemates judge me so hard for it, but one of these days I hope they can humour me instead of laughing at my stupidity. 

3. I take too much shit off people.

Im come to the realization that I take so much shit off people around me. Like, obviously I give as good as I get. But I shouldnt have to, and I dont have the balls to say that they actually hurt me a lot when they say it. Im not saying I dont start sometimes, but

The world. 

1. Apparently, brussel sprouts arent from Brussels. 

This has such a stupid story behind it. Basically, over Christmas I was reading Zoe Sugg's book, and she wrote something about sprouts and of course, my curious brain wanted to know where they originated, and whether they actually came from Brussels. If you're actually interested, Brussl Sprouts originates in Europe in the 16th century and are classed as mini cabbages.

2. Skeletons have toes.
I was scrolling through tumblr the other day, and came across a skeletons head and remembered Hannah and Ryan telling me that when you die, you're skeleteton wont have a nose, or ears because theyre mostly made of cartilage. So I was wondering about toes. I dont seem to pay much attention when  I see pictures of skeletons because I never notice fingers or toes.

3. Reindeers do actually exist.
In my first year, I was sat in the kitchen with Hannah, Eric and possibly Ryan, and I asked them whether reindeers exist. I will never live this one down. Apparently, Reindeers are a form of deer that tend to live in North America, North Europe and Siberia.

You see why number 2 was a thing now?
Ok, thats all ive got to say for now.
I hope you're all fantastic.
TTYL.
Kirst x

Life lessons.

Hi guys.

Its going to be a bit of a weird one.

Ive had a really shit day today, to the point where I didnt even want to be in Cheltenham. Where I probably should have been in Cardiff. Where I couldnt even talk to someone without getting really sad or really angry.
It got a bit better in the evening, but I havnt had one of these days in a long time. I went for a walk to clear my head, and while there I thought about things that i've learnt over the past few years, which have helped shape me into who I am today.
This would include:

• heartbreak
• losing people I love
• doing bad in things

Im currently watching one of my favourite films, and thought I would tell you what I've learnt from them. Please don't judge me on these films. Some of them, in fact, probably most of them are cheesy and girly, and maybe some of you wont be interested in them in the slightest. But I would like to believe that you read this blog to get to know me, and to see what I've been up to. So here goes.

1. Opposites attract. 

This little lesson was learnt from none other than my big favourite, Dirty Dancing. For those who havnt seen it, its about a rich girl, and a dance teacher. The dance teacher, is a bit of a dick, the rich girl is one of those people who would do anything to help anyone. Of course theres a big romance between them both and although everyones routing for them to get together, you cant help but question what the hell they have in common? Honestly, I loved this part of the film. Like, when hes around her, she brings out the best in him. 

2.  Things get better.

This one comes from the adaptation from my favourite book. P.S I love you. If you didnt know, Its about a woman who loses her husband from cancer. The husband leaves the woman 12 letters, of this she has to do each month. IT IS HEARTBREAKING. However, my favourite part of this film is that, although one of the worst things has happened to her, she gets through it. She gets through the unimaginable. Even though, I couldnt think of that happening to me, This shows me that even if im having a bad day, it could be better tomorrow. 

3. You never know what the person next to you is going through.

This lovely little lesson would come from The Breakfast Club. I would be ashamed of anyone who says they havnt seen this. As you can tell, 80's movies are a recurring theme in my movie choices. If you didnt know, The Breakfast Club is about 5 high school kids that have been put into detention for different reasons, but it turns out that all of them are acting out for near enough the same reason, but you wouldnt expect it off 4 out of 5 of the kids. It made me realise that, if you think your problems are bad, someone else might have it worse. Which is why I dont tend to talk about whats wrong with me.

4. Fuck what people think of you.

This probably isnt what you're meant to get from the morals of this story, but thats what I got from Perks of being a Wallflower. The best thing about this film is that you can actually see the character grow. At the beginning of this film, Logan Lerman, or Charlie Kelmeckis talks about how many days of high school he has left, throughout the film you can see him making friends with Patrick and Sam and how much they help him through that year. In one scene, Charlie decides that hes going to make an effort at a school dance and goes to dance with Patrick and Sam. The dance in question is what they call "The living room routine" and its the greatest dance ever. But you can see quite clearly that they didnt really care what the people around them thought, just that they were having a good time.

5. Family should be one of the most important things to you.

my last lesson, is from Lilo and Stitch. One of the Disney greats. Lilo, a little girl that lives in Hawai parents die, and is let to be looked after by her older sister. It breaks me that Nani is such an underrated character because you can see that she is trying her hardest to be a parent to her little sister. There is also a tiny blue alien in this called Stitch. By the end of this film, you can tell that their morals have rubbed of on the monster, its so heartwarming. It proves that no matter how big the family is, no matter how broken the family is, they're still family and should never be forgotten.

I'm sorry if you didnt really enjoy this post.

I quite enjoyed writing it though.

Cheers for reading it.

TTYL,

Kirst x

New year, new me or something like that bullshit.

Hello there :)


I hope you all had a fantastic Christmas! I definitely did.
Unfortunately, Im back in Cheltenham, because im apparently allergic to my cat. I did have a great time in Cardiff, including a few great nights out.

The first one was on the first Wednesday back in Cardiff. It was super great to see Hannah and Kelly. I also got to see some of the boys as the night out was for one of their birthdays. I havnt seen them in like a year so it was really nice. I then met up with Ellie and her friend and proceeded toget very very drunk in a skankhole called metros.
The next was on the Monday with Jenny and it was so great. Of course we ended up bumping into the boys again and honestly, it was such a great night. I cockblocked Gethin and he got super annoyed so I ended up trying to hook him up with someone.

Reminder to anyone:

Im not a great wingwoman.

The last was on Boxing Day with my little bitches, Jenny, Shannon, Hannah and Kelly. This, I feel was the best night out ive had in such a long time. I was very, very drunk and met a couple of boys, which, im not going to lie, was the HOTTEST boys that i've ever seen. I also did fall over. Which is such a godsend, seeing as I cant get drunk without falling over.



The reason for this blog post was to write down my new years resolutions. I know it seems really generic but I felt like I should write them on here, I havnt got many. But they probably should be followed this year.

1.
Be more happy.
This one probably gets said a lot, but for me this one probably is the most important. Last semester, I think I spent half of the time really angry, hungover or drunk. The last 2 I can deal with, the former, not so much. Obviously there were some points where I was happy, but I probably could count on one hand the few times I was REALLY  happy. Which is why my aim first 2015 is to get more happy. Whether thats to make myself happy or not.

2. Stop being such a mug.
This sounds so weird, but the people that know me will probably know that I let people I care about walk all over me. Which is probably the reason why ive been unhappy. There comes a like that people have, and A LOT of people cross that line and sometimes I feel my line gets taken advantage off.

3. Get more organized.
I am the least organized person you would ever meet. I might get things done quicker if my life was more organized.

4. Stop being so uptight.
This is one of my worst personality traits ever. I get super uptight about things that shouldnt really bother me, and I cant imagine how much it bugs people if it bugs me this much.

5. Stop being so harsh on myself.
This is a weird one. But sometimes, I think that I might get my arse into gear if I judge myself. But some of the time, it doesnt help in the slightest. In fact, it makes me feel worse. Ive been telling one of my buddies who also does this lately that it isnt a good thing, I just need to start listening to myself,

I reckon thats all for now.
Have a great new year,
Thanks for reading the past year, I cant tell you how much it means to me.
TTYL,
Kirst x

Dear 25 year old me.

Dear 25 year old Kirsten.

Currently, you are sat in bed at 2:30pm thinking about what the hell you're doing with your life.
The answer you came up with? Nothing, absolutely nothing.
You have some amazing people you have surrounded yourself with, but sometimes you need to chill out with them.
You're family are also amazing, but (Yes, there is another but) you dont contact them enough.
Uni is going alright, but you need to stop going out and getting drunk and you probably should focus on your studies.
You have met some absolute belters of friends, and right now, they're probably the only people thats keeping you going so please dont jeopardise that.
Ask for help if you need it,
Dont let people mug you off.
Stop being so nice to people that don't deserve it.
Give your attention to people that do deserve it.

Im hoping that you have done this,
If you havnt, start now.

Kirst x


Age 21.

My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that? - Bob Hope

Hey!

This sounds super weird but in the midst of my hungover wallowing I really fancied writing a blog post. Took me so long to come up with an idea though!
However, I think that ive got a corker.
Im going to talk about my five best moments of 2014.

2014, for me has been a rollercoaster of a year. Some parts of it have been amazing and I wouldnt change them for the world, including getting to know my uni family better, getting drunk, catching up with old friends, spending time with my usual family and so on, other parts havnt been that great but, as cheesy as it sounds, new year, new memories and all that.

I really want to share my favourite parts of this year with you though, so here goes nothing.

1. Honestly, it wont be any suprise to anyone whose a regular reader of this blog that this is the first memory that goes up on here. The fact that ive just facetimed said person says a lot. One of the best things that happened this year was definitely meeting Megan and Brienne. I spent the majority of second semester with Megan last year and we have some of the greatest memories ever. Including walks to the park at stupid o' clock in the morning, jamming to awful songs in the kitchen, and staying up till 2am talking about religion and politics (I listened, as if i know anything about politics!!)
Honestly, having to say goodbye was easily the worst memory in 2014. They properly broke my heart. But Im so happy to have had the opportunity to meet these American greats and wouldnt change our time for the world.

Have a listen to this, you wont be disappointed.

2. Number two goes to my 21st birthday, along with Mcbusted. If you want to have a little read about this event, then go here
Basically, my wonderful best friend organized a meal in Harvester, and bought me the most lovely gifts ever! I then went home, where my mam had set out a load of cupcakes, and bought me a bracelet that I had asked for in january. The next day, Hannah Mason and I went to see Mcbusted, which was absolutely amazing! We got barrier for the gig, and James and Matt from Busted said happy birthday to us, and Tom Fletcher saw my boobs. It was the greatest moment ever. I dont think ive ever said this, however I REALLY fancy Tom from Mcfly. It was a bonus. I then went out with Ellie and her friend, Brad.



3. Number 3 would go to moving back in with my uni family. It was so weird over summer not living with these dickheads or even seeing them most days. So you can imagine, as soon as I saw them I freaked. In fact, I saw them as I was walking up the stairs, I squeezed Hannah and Ry so hard. It was so fantastic seeing them again. Emily and I had a conversation about what we were going to do after uni had finished and I got so upset that I wouldnt see them as much I went to find Hann and Ry and hug them. Those two, Em and Ellie mean quite a lot to me, as you can imagine.
(I  dont have a photo of us all, so have this fantastic picture, please enjoy it. Its my favourite photo right now.)



4. NYE, although technically in 2013, it ran over into 2014 so it totally counts. It was so nice to spend some time with my sluts. I wasnt actually that drunk either, and Oceana didnt repulse me, which is a shock. I also got my first NYE kiss that night, so all in all, it was a successful evening.

5. Number 5 goes to London. Ive been twice this year with 3 of my favourite people. The first trip was with Hannah and Eric. We went to Harrods and took pictures with Captain America, Selfridges and spent some time in Hyde park where we saw Kate Middleton. It was amazing. The second time was with Emily. We, again went to Harrods (no pictures with superheroes, boo) Selfridges, and took some pictures in the photo booth. I love London. Its one of my favourite ever places and I aspire to live there one day.

Ok, thats all for now folks.
Hope you enjoyed this little post.
Next one is up on Friday I believe.
TTYL,
Kirst x
P.S. Plz enjoy this festive favourite

Christmas at ST Pauls

Hi guys.

ITS ALMOST CHRISTMAS!
I dont know about you, but I havnt been this happy in a while.
Im currently sat in bed, listening to Bastille, just finished a cup of tea and I have my cat sitting at the bottom of my bed. Im back in Cardiff till New Years and honestly, I dont think ive been happier to get away from Cheltenham.

Recently, Ive been feeling a bit shit. Not ill shit, but shit within myself. Like, I probably cant do anything right. I mean, its no ones fault barr my own. Its literally just been hell. Take my advice, if someone tells you that the second year is the hardest year of uni, please believe them. All ive done within the past month is film, edit, film edit, write an essay, film, edit again, and to top it all off, im not even done.
I shouldnt be complaining, I know. Its not even the content that driving me insane, its just the amount i've had to do. I was so glad to see the back of Premiere Pro.
However, out of what i've finished im SO happy with it.

This is my promotional video to the act I've been managing for a month or so. Her name is Katie Collins and she has such an insane voice its unreal.
I think the first day that I wasnt grumpy beyond belief and actually happy was Friday, where I spent the whole day with Hannah and Emily doing Christmassy things.
We went to Gloucester first, as the Coca Cola truck was there.

We also looked around the Christmas market for a while. I can imagine Gloucester has never smelt so great. People were selling such christmas food, it was great. All you could smell was bread and pulled pork and hot chocolate and cinnamon.
We then went to Tesco because Han and Em was going to make a gingerbread house but we kind of ran out of time.

From then on, it was prep time, seeing as our house decided to do our little house christmas get together that friday. I sometimes forget how much I enjoy cooking until I get to cook a cooked dinner for my douchebag friends.
The dinner included chicken, roast potatoes/parsnips, sprouts, carrots, peas, brocolli and cauliflower. We then went on to give out secret santa presents. Of course, we're all loud mouths and the only people that didnt know who had them was Emily and Danny. It took me a lot of effort to convince Emily that I didnt have her though.
I, personally feel like I recieved the best gift I might have ever gotten. It was off Hannah. We had already agreed that we weren't getting eachother anything because of money sitch. She got me a framed picture of things to do with me. Ryan helped her sit on photoshop and think of words that reminded her of me.



I also got a present off Emily, which was unexpected. She made me pick out the nail polishes, saying they were from her cousin, then asked me for a website which sells pretty things, she got me a necklace from Earth Jewellery.



 Shes a sneaky, sneaky peach, and I couldnt thank those little fuckers enough. I also recieved a card off Ryan, which made me cry a bit. Stupid boy.

I then proceeded to drink a quater litre bottle of vodka. It was a good night.
Thats all for now,
I hope you all have a fantastic Christmas!
TTYL,
Kirst x