Sunday 24 June 2018

My End of Year Results 2018

Hi everyone! I feel like I haven't done enough school related posts on here yet, and took my results day, which was on Friday 22nd June, as an opportunity to tell you how I'm getting on at college and what happens next. I've just finished my first year at College studying English combined, Media and Politics, and will be enrolling for Year 2 tomorrow (25th June), after receiving positive results from my end of year exams. My college calls them 'Transfer Exams', as you have to pass (E or above) to be transferred into the second year. If you don't pass, then you can't go into the second year and must take the first year again, but only for the subject you didn't pass. So if you got C, C, F as your results, you can continue your two C grade subjects but must either drop, or complete the second year again, in your F grade subject. Make sense? Anyway, here's how I got on...

English Language and Literature
This exam was comprised of two sections; a section on the book we studied (The Handmaid's Tale) and a section on a collection of extracts texts about Paris. Overall I got a C grade, which I'm happy with as I have been working at a C grade all year. So now my target for Year 2 is to bump this up to a B, which is actually my current predicted grade, or even above!

Media Studies
This is the subject I did the best in, as I achieved a B. This exam was comprised of a series of long and short answer questions regarding music video, advertising and film posters. I am particularly happy with this out of my three subjects, as a B is my predicted grade and I've been working at a C-B all year. Hopefully next year I can maintain this or take it up to an A!

Politics
This exam was made up of one essay question and one source based question which basically means that the answers are in a piece of text and you have to use your knowledge to back the points up. The essay question is all own knowledge. I achieved a C, which s what I've achieved all year, and after reading my subject reviews I learnt that my C was a high C. Next year I am hoping to get a B, which is my target grade.

The Next Step
Tomorrow, I will be enrolling for my second year at college. After that, lessons continue as normal until 12th July when we break up for the summer. I now need to maintain my attitude to the first year, although working even harder in my second year to achieve the grades I need and am hoping for, which is 3 B grades, and maybe even ABB.

That concludes my results overview, thank you for reading, and I'll see you next week!

Ellen x

Wednesday 20 June 2018

My Summer Wardrobe 2018

Hi everyone, I'm finally here with this post! I'm so sorry it's so late, I had various reasons why this couldn't go up earlier, including Father's Day, lost schoolwork and photography issues, but at least it's here now! I thought this post would be a great opportunity to discuss what I'll be wearing this summer, since the weather will be getting warmer next week and the summer clothes will (hopefully!) be making a reappearance! I'm going to try to include things that I've bought recently, so I can leave a link so you can check the items out if you like it too! Also, thank you to my best friend Jess for taking most of these photos, she has her own blog which you can check out here: http://www.jesslouise.co.uk/

1. Shorts - I've only worn shorts a few times so far this year, but since next week is looking to be around 26 degrees, I may have to dig them out again! Most of my shorts are from Primark, but a couple of my favourite pairs are from H&M. Most of my shorts are just standard denim, however in Primark the other week I picked up a white lace pair that are a bit different than my usual style and I love them! They were pretty cheap, at £8. I've not yet worn them, but I can't wait to!

This photo also features the mustard top I start ranting about below.
2. Tops - I've been buying my fair share of smaller, not quite cropped tops, all which will match at least one pair of shorts I own. My favourite is the one I bought most recently - a mustard coloured ribbed vest top with tortoise shell buttons, which I've heard are popular this summer! This is, again, from Primark, and cost only £5! I also picked up a striped ribbed vest top from Primark, costing £4. The mustard top goes great with the shorts mentioned and pictured above, and the striped top goes really well with a black denim skirt I've got, speaking of which...

This photo also features the black skirt mentioned below, you can check it out here: https://www.prettylittlething.com/cammie-black-denim-mini-skirt.html
3. Skirts - I only own a few skirts as I usually wear jeans, but I have two denim skirts that I love wearing whatever the weather, however I feel they can be styled really well in summer! The first is a standard blue denim skirt from ASOS that cost £25 (however I got it cheaper - student discount rocks!) and the second is a black A-line skirt with buttons down the front from PrettyLittleThing, which cost £15 (but I think I got a discount on this too!). As mentioned above, my striped top looks great with the black skirt and I have another yellow top with buttons down the front and a tie up (£8.99, New Look, http://www.newlook.com/uk/teens/clothing/tops/teens-pale-yellow-ribbed-tie-front-cami-/p/588346988?comp=PDP-Color-Swatch) that looks pretty good with the blue skirt.

The exact skirt is no longer available, but I found a similar one on ASOS here: http://www.asos.com/missguided-petite/missguided-petite-raw-hem-mini-skirt/prd/9145342?clr=lightstonewash&SearchQuery=petite%20denim%20skirt&gridcolumn=3&gridrow=6&gridsize=4&pge=1&pgesize=72&totalstyles=30
4. Dresses - Again, more of a jeans person, but I do have a few dresses I really like, my favourite at the moment being my black floral dress that I mentioned in a previous post, that cost £12.99 in H&M. I also have an orangey coloured striped midi dress, which I think was also mentioned in a previous post, that cost £6 from Primark that I can't wait to wear!


5. Shoes - I'm loving my sparkly Converse, as they can be worn with everything. I have a pair of sandals that I bought in Primark last year that I loved last summer, and they have pretty much the same pairs this year too, costing £5 (I think).


Link: https://www.schuh.co.uk/womens/converse-all-star-glitter-ox-black-and-purple-trainers/1924018960/

6. Jacket - I recently invested in a denim jacket, like I mentioned in a previous post, which is great for styling with any summer clothes. Mine came from Primark and cost £12.

This photo also include the dress from H&M mentioned above: http://www2.hm.com/en_gb/productpage.0504113014.html
7. Bikinis - Obviously this isn't part of your everyday summer wardrobe, but if you're going on holiday to a hot country, you're going to need to think of these. Pretty much all my bikinis are from Primark, and the ones I haven't seen the ones I bought most recently in the shops lately (I was in Primark less than a week ago), however I've just ordered a bikini from H&M. It hasn't arrived yet so unfortunately I don't have a picture, but I'll leave you the link so you can check it out.

There you have it, a little taster of my summer wardrobe! Thank you for reading, and thank you again Jess for taking most of the pics! Let me know what posts you want to see on here in the future too! Hopefully I'll see you Sunday!

Ellen x

Tuesday 12 June 2018

This Or That...Summer Edition

Hey everyone, I'm finally back! I'm so sorry there was no post last week and that this post is late going up. I couldn't decide on a post topic as nothing seemed suitable, until I stumbled upon this tag! In my last tag post, the Disney tag, I don't think I actually tagged anyone, so if you want to do this tag on your blog/YouTube, you're officially tagged to complete it! I found this tag using the following link: http://www.mamakatslosinit.com/2014/07/summer-youtube-tag/. So without further ado, here's the this or that summer edition tag!

1. Ocean or Pool
If I'm abroad then I prefer the ocean, however in the UK I prefer the pool.

2. Beach Vacation or Wilderness
Beach vacation. I don't think I've ever been on a Wilderness holiday, but I'd definitely like to!

 3. Watermelon or Strawberries
Watermelon. I don't actually like strawberries (don't hate pleasee!)
4. Bikini or 1-piece
Again, this depends if I'm in the UK or abroad. If I'm abroad then I prefer a bikini but I the UK I prefer a one piece.

Is anyone else wishing they were abroad right now?

5. Lemonade or Iced Tea
I actually don't like either of these drinks!

6. Hotdogs…grilled or over a fire
Over a fire, as in a barbecue, right?

7. Hat or Sunglasses
Sunglasses, as I enjoy styling them with my outfits.

8. Windows Down or AC all the way
AC, as I find when the windows are open it's too noisy in the car and you can't hear the radio!
9. Tanning Lotion or Sunscreen
Sunscreen...it's better to be protected and tan naturally!

10. Baseball Game or Concert
Definatly concerts, I'm not a fan of baseball and I think it's more of an American thing!

11. Ice Cream or Popsicle
I'm not a fan of either, but some popsicles are alright if they're strawberry flavoured (I know I said above that I don't like strawberries but I actually do like strawberry flavoured things!)
12. Fireworks or Fireflies
Fireworks. I've never actually seen a firefly, does anyone know where I can find them?

13. Flip Flops or Bare Feet
I think I prefer bare feet over flip flops.


14. Water Balloons or Squirt Guns
Squirt guns! My friends and I have an annual water fight and these come in really handy!

Well, there you have it! Like I said, if you wanna give this tag a go, feel free to say I tagged you. Hopefully I'll be a bit better at blogging, and I'll see you on either Sunday or Monday!

Ellen x