Cowspiracy

Hey guys! Just a quick update....Cowspiracy is on Netflix now! Give it a watch, another reason to go vegan, and a telling look at how messed up the food industry is.

What I Love (Let's Get Positive)

Right, so I have been pretty rubbish at posting on here.... and I apologize (to all 2 people who may read this....). I haven't been slacking though, here's what I have been up to;

• I was working at the Inglenook pretty much full-time, getting home at about 12-1 am standard.....
• I was preparing to move up to London, so packing, cleaning, sorting stuff out! 
• I took a trip up to Stoke-on-Trent to visit friends studying at Keele 
• I moved into my flat in London! (and we only just got the wifi installed... first world struggles) 
• I've been trying to find a job in London because that student loan is not going to cut it.... ( not because I am a diva or anything, but because I can't expect my family to help me out at the moment) 
• I have been working on my Linkedin profile and medical CV, so that I am ready for internships next summer  (check it out!) 

So yeah, I have been a busy bee the last couple of weeks, but now I am settled in London, I can hopefully get back into the swing of things. (hopefully one post a week, maybe more, but let's be real here) 

But anyway.... lets get back to creating new stuff, no more making excuses. I was reading a post by the fabulous Kathy Patalsky from her blog Happy. Healthy. Life about her happiness reflection. DISCLAIMER - I have suffered from depression, I talk about it quite openly on here, so I know that "just thinking positively", is no way to tackle depression. If you are really struggling with depression, then you need to get help from your GP or someone you trust. HOWEVER, at the moment, I am in a really good place. Through writing my CV and working on my Linkedin profile, I have really focused my aims and have developed my career goals. I have so much to live for and work towards, and I can honestly say that I am excited for the start of the new academic year.  

I digress, but her post really inspired me to take stock of all the things in my life that spark off that buzz/give me that fuzzy feeling inside. So I am just going to start listing all the things I love/bring me joy (in no particular order, just as they come to me) 

1. Long phone conversations with my Mum, especially when I am walking somewhere and taking to her makes the time go so much quicker
2. Taking my dog Penny for walks down on the sea front 
3. Eating chips from the bag while walking along the beach
4. Laying on my bed while chatting to me besties (on the phone or in person) and putting the world to rights 
5. When my friends are bossing their lives and actively take part in activities that develop them (as if they could get any more fab though?!) 
6. Finishing a long run and hearing back my stats when I make a PB
7. Running in the autumn when the leaves are changing colours and falling 
8. Visiting the parks in London in autumn
9. Visiting the parks in London anytime really
10. Having a hot drink when I get in from a busy day of adulting 
11. Catching up with old friends from high school
12. Getting "silly" with friends to wind down after a heavy day in the lab/library
13. Visiting a museum on a free day and learning something new 
14. Wearing big cosy sweaters in the autumn/fall 
15. Finding vegan options in mainstream restaurants when I go out for dinner with friends
16. Getting new tattoos
17. Looking at me friends' new tattoos 
18. Writing in my blog (or any writing)
19. Reading in the bath 
20. Baths (especially with Lush bath stuff)
21. Chin Chin Lab ice cream (dairy free of course)
22. Finding the best Vegan Bakery in the world - Cookie and Scream Bakery in Camden   
23. Going thrift shopping with my besties, and trying on all the clothes! (only buying a small proportion...)
24. Writing notes and cards to friends when they don't expect it 
25. Making dinner/lunch/breakfast for my Mum
26. Cooking for my friends 
27. Hosting pre-drinks/having friends over generally 
28. Working with IntoMedicine to help mentor students applying to medicine (I was so proud when one of my students gave a speech at the celebration event last week!) 
29. Getting excited about going to see Rocky Horror Picture Show with my Mum in Brighton later this year
30. Watching Rocky Horror for the billionth time 
31. Watching my favorite movies over and over and over again (Pretty in Pink, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Dead Poet's Society) 
32. Finding and attending events that really speak to my passions 

So I am sure there is more, but this is the short list for the meantime. It would be interesting to maybe add another 30 some thim in the winter? I did notice that a lot of them were relevant to this time of year (autumn ect.)