Author Archives: emilystanley03

Unfortunately, yesterday, I got a notification on my NHS app that I needed to self-isolate due to having contact with someone with coronavirus. Due to delayed testing and tracking, I luckily only have to isolate for three days, but it’s still proving hard. To lower the risk of my passing anything onto my immediate family,Continue reading “My experience in isolation (sort of)”

We’ve been in advent for twelve days now, and I am loving having my little chocolate for breakfast each morning. Not sure my cholesterol levels are going to appreciate my diet at this time of year, but December is always a ‘cheat month’ with January looming to reorganise your diet and life! Although I clearlyContinue reading “Santa or Scrooge?”

‘Tis the season to be jolly, and this year ‘careful’. As the Christmas lights go up, the weather worsens and the Christmas tunes are ever playing on the radio, I’m sure we’ve all got Christmas on our minds. Sadly this year, me and my family will be having a quiet Christmas and, although still lovely,Continue reading “My Christmas Wishlist 2020”

This weekend I attended my first ever debating competition. I am a member of the School’s Debating Society, and debate each week in school, but I have never been to an actual competition. Unfortunately, due to Coronavirus, we couldn’t actually attend the event, instead it took place online, but all the same it was quiteContinue reading “2020 Debates”

As we unfortunately enter this second national lockdown, it can be easy to find yourself living in mundanity, and I feel rather unsatisfied with life myself currently. Without the excitement of seeing friends, making weekend plans and being able to enjoy the hospitality industry, life does seem to be a series of work, home, work,Continue reading “Bucket List”

My blog is a very personal space, and so when seeing another blogger take part in an assumptions ‘challenge’, I thought it would be a great way for my readers to get to know me better. I asked my followers on Instagram (@teenage.train.of.thought) to send in any assumptions they had of me, whether they wereContinue reading “Assumptions about me”

Last Saturday evening, I went to the cinema for the first time in what seems like forever. From looking at my previous cinema tickets (I enjoy keeping them for some strange reason), the last time I went to the cinema was in September 2019, more than a year ago. Cinemas have been in decline inContinue reading “Save The Arts!!!”

At this time of year, as I find myself becoming bombarded with work and deadlines, I often feel like I am the only one who faces a risk of drowning in tasks. Luckily I have friends, family and teachers who I can talk to, and I find comfort in the reminder that it’s not justContinue reading “A Day in the Life”

Despite only just entering the Autumn season, the recent change in weather has brought a pretty wintery feel to the past couple of weeks. This has meant wrapping up warm and carrying an umbrella on all occasions. Personally, I’m not a fan of winter fashion. You may think of me a typical teenage girl, butContinue reading “What to Wear for Winter Fashion”

Currently I am about to finish the fourth ‘Hunger Games’ book, the prequel dedicated to the life of Coriolanus Snow and how came to be the detested dictator we all despised in the three books and four movies. Although I was apprehensive about reading a book solely dedicated to a character I grew to loathe,Continue reading “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes”