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Ellie Speaks
www.ellieundone.blogspot.com
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Student documenting life in Bristol, musings, wanderlust, coffee shops, faith, theatre and all things German and Italian. New Project: I've decided not to buy any clothes for an ENTIRE year. Please keep me accountable.
#194246 in All , #10884 in Personal

A pocket of rest.

This horrible week is over! 2 exams and an essay in the space of 3 days is a REAL killer. I was in the library at 5am this morning finishing things up and didnt manage to hand it in until 10:30 due t...

1 day ago

Revelation

This might sound strange to some of you and to others not so much, but recently something has just clicked in to place. I realise that God is my true love. I want to hang out and talk to Him more tha...

2 days ago

The Skirt-Dress

So its been a while since I mentioned the whole No Clothes For a Year project and Ill happily admit that No Clothes For a Year has quickly turned into No Unnecessary Clothes For a Year and No NEW Clo...

3 days ago

A Delightful Parcel

What lovely weather we are having! Isnt funny how, as soon as the temperature peeps over 20 degrees, the British whip out their shortest shorts and smallest tops, plonk themselves on a roof or a patc...

4 days ago

Eurovision

Theres something about the morning after Eurovision that resembles something of the morning after the night before feeling: its not quite a hangover and not quite as chipper as regular mornings. You ...

6 days ago

Life Lately

Ive finally reached the half-way mark and it feels good! Im so glad that lectures have finally finished and I can spend all day revising (or not revising!) British Summertime has also decided to make...

25 may 12

Stressful or Grateful

All the days of the oppressed are wretched, but the cheerful heart has a continual feast Proverbs 15:15The British exam season has commenced: students across the peninsula are chaining themselves (me...

15 may 12

The Best Brew I Know

I love tea. I could drink tea, buy tea, study tea, make tea and talk about tea all day long - trust me, its no exaggeration. Unlike coffee I can drink tea incessantly, as I find it lighter and more r...

14 may 12

A Walk In The Hills

  During the last week of my Easter break I went to visit my grandparents in the South of France to introduce them to Louis and also get a drop of sunshine. Unfortunately, we brought the British...

13 may 12

Bank-Holiday Blues

It rained, it was cold, I left the hood of my coat in Bracknell, I left my leggings in Bracknell, I stood like a drowned rat outside Boston Tea Party at 7:30 in the morning and nearly burst into...

08 may 12

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FIONA!

Today is Fionas birthday and seeing as Fiona is partly to blame for the existence of this blog I felt she deserved a post in her honour. Ive said this before, but Ill say it again just for good measu...

03 may 12

My Favourite Disposables

A couple of months ago I pledged to document the Spring term via disposable camera only. It was really good fun, although I did feel proper dorky pulling out my little Kodak disposable at inopportune...

01 may 12

Mum, I got a haircut!

Bleurg, bleurg, bleurg. What a horrible, horrible Monday. Im definitely doing too much, but unfortunately nothing can be dropped: essays need to be read for and written, class-work needs to be comple...

30 apr 12

Todays Study Aids

Its a cold, wet Sunday afternoon and theres a pile of work to be done before the week can commence. You procrastinate in the warm kitchen making endless cups of tea and stop off in the snug lounge to...

29 apr 12

Aint The Blossom Sweet?

Everythings feeling a little bipolar: the weather, my grades, my music tastes, my mood, my blogging motivation. I guess its one of those transitional moments in the year, when youre getting glimpses ...

28 apr 12

Bad-Blogger, a Chocolate Coma and a Bucket-List

I know, I know, Im a terrible blogger. Im just too busy, which isnt much of an excuse but if it helps, Im also a terrible student because right now I should be revising prepositions but I would much ...

10 apr 12

What The Season Brings: William Wordsworth Daffodils

I wandered lonely as a cloudThat floats on high oer vales and hills,When all at once I saw a crowd,A host, of golden daffodils;Beside the lake, beneath the trees,Fluttering and dancing in the breeze....

02 apr 12

WE MADE IT: How We Beat The Winter Blues

Its finally spring - hooray! The sun is shining and Im sipping ice-cold water out of a curly straw so life is fabulous. Now that term is finished Ive finally had the chance to flick through all the f...

29 mar 12

Candy Sticks

So after a week of late-night ASS* sessions, horrible deadlines, German phone-interviews, curlers, vocal warm-ups, show-buzz, bobby-pins and sweeties Im ready to dive headfirst into the bloggersphere...

27 mar 12

Happy Mothers Day!

Living away from home is such an adventure and one Im grateful for every single day. But sometimes I just really miss my family, particularly on days like today. If youve been reading my blog for a l...

18 mar 12

Favourite Socks

Spring might be just around the corner but my house is FREEZING. I was working in my room all of yesterday and when Louis turned up for dinner my hands were literally frozen together. BRRRRRRRRRRRRRR...

16 mar 12

The Vigil

Tonight, tonight tonight is the LAST performance of The Vigil. Its the first show Ive directed and the first show Louis has produced so its all very exciting. Its been so, super fun and I really enco...

14 mar 12

Another Politics Rant

After seeing a clip of the American Republican party elections on Tagesschau just now, I am once more reminded why I remain politically disillusioned. Let me be frank, I am no singling out the Republ...

07 mar 12

Combatting failure with a homemade skirt, ice-cream and opera

So I failed my Italian exam. Boo. Lame. No likey. However, this is not to the time to despair, nor the time to work harder, instead its time to work differently. Instead of pouring over grammar books...

03 mar 12

Train Journeys

Im dreaming of train journeys. Train journeys full of sweeping landscapes and long lazy hours spent with my forehead squished to the cold train window. I dream of feasting my eyes on space and nature...

28 feb 12

Cox & Baloneys Tea Room

The other day I had a darling little spot of morning tea with the lovely Becky. Ive walked past this Cox & Baloneys tea room SO many times, Ive even been to the little vintage clothes shop and th...

18 feb 12

Why Country Music Keeps It Real

Im British and I like country music. So what? And no, Im not talking about Taylor Swift, much as I love her. Maybe we could stretch her into the tween-country category, but in my eyes, Taylor is pop ...

17 feb 12

Latte Art

I have recently added a new activity to project procrastination. I still dance around my room to spotify tunes and mime musical theatre showstoppers into windows and mirrors, but when Im feeling a li...

16 feb 12

Biscotti, Biscotti, Biscotti!

The Italian student within me has been craving biscotti ever since my coeliac disease diagnosis in September 2009 and I have FINALLY found a gluten-free recipe. YAY. I made these on Saturday night af...

11 feb 12

The Truth About Kindles

Way back in November I commenced the journey towards Kindlehood and succeeded when, under the Christmas tree, sat a lovely little Amazon package containing the tiniest little Kindle I ever saw. Despi...

10 feb 12

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