Author Archives: emilystanley03

Over the past few months, I’ve been realising more and more that the person you can rely on the most in life is yourself. Friends drift, relationships change and your family can’t be there forever. It’s probably one of my most daunting realisations, but I think it is also really rewarding. As a result, I’veContinue reading “Self-love <3”

Yesterday, at 20:00pm, almost everyone in Britain was gathered around some form of TV, radio, or portable device to listen to what announcement Boris Johnson had made us wait all day for… Less than a minute in, we found out what we feared; a national lockdown. Due to the governments previous indecisiveness, I wasn’t quiteContinue reading “Here We Go Again…”

Although 2020 hasn’t been a complete disaster for me, it definitely hasn’t been an incredible year. Even though we have no idea how 2021 may differ, I’m entering this next year with the same optimism and hope as usual. I’m wishing for progress amongst the global pandemic, the health of wellbeing of my friends andContinue reading “My New Years Resolutions 2021”

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!!!”