Changes

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been overcome with changes that have occurred in various aspects of my life. Although my work-load for uni hasn’t gone up by that much, my determination to complete my assignments to a high standard has. Last year, I didn’t really care that much about my work, purely because I knew I only needed 40% to pass the year, and whatever mark I did get didn’t actually count towards my final grade. Whereas now, I’m fully aware that whatever mark I get this year, will count as 40% of my overall degree. Now that’s scary. I’ve been a lot more motivated to complete my work to a high quality.

I’ve also been getting used to not living on campus. I moved into a lovely house with 5 amazing girls, about a 15-20 minute walk from campus. Although the distance isn’t an issue in the slightest, I’ve been adjusting to waking up earlier to allow time to walk to my lectures. It’s also been strange to not live a minute away from everyone else! Last year, it was so simple to visit friends, because the furthest anyone lived from me was 5 minutes! Now, it’s a 35 minute walk to see most of my friends, which is harder, but it also means I’ve been making more of an effort to make plans to see them, whereas before, I took for granted that they lived so close to me.

Compared to last year, I’ve rarely felt the need or want to go out at night. Whereas last year, I was out in the pub or clubs about 2-3 times a week, I’ve been perfectly happy to stay at home, having a film night with the girls, or going out for a meal  instead of spending the money on alcohol or taxi fares. Maybe it’s because the novelty of the fresher’s madness has worn off, and it’s a lot more effort to go out, rather than having everything available on campus. Whatever the case, I’ve found myself saving a lot more money!

The last change that’s affected me over the last few weeks, has been the return of a certain man in my life. Although I had no intention of anything like this happening, sometimes second chances aren’t the worst thing in the world, despite what other people might think. I’m not yet “in a relationship”, but this has been a huge change for me, considering how things have been for the last few months. Sometimes it’s just nice to have someone who you know you can talk to when you need them, and someone who’s there to give a cuddle when you’re feeling like shit.

Has anything changed for you recently?  For the better or for worse?