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What's in my Uni Bag?

I really enjoyed doing my 'what's in my gym bag' and 'what's in my handbag' posts, and I hope you all enjoyed reading them! As with my gym bag, I try to stick to the essentials so that I don't have to carry too much around with me everyday. I have tried to remember where I got things from in case you're interested in them, but a lot of things I've had for a long time so I may no longer know or they might not be available anymore. If this is the case, I apologise! None of these products are advertised.

The Bag Itself:

I got this backpack from Amazon. It's a good size and it has a laptop pouch and anti theft zipped pocket to keep my keys and phone in. It's great for what I need.

My Laptop:

I am so in love with this laptop. It is the 2017 model of the MacBook Pro and it is brilliant (the one without the touch bar). Fast, effective, good memory space, good screen size (I have the smaller version) and good battery life. I use it every day for my work and can have the powerpoint slides up during lectures to make notes from at my own pace. I also keep it in a protective case but it isn't that interesting so I didn't include a photo.

My iPad:

I have the 2019 iPad mini (WiFi only), and since I bought this I often take it to uni instead of my laptop as it is lighter weight and I can still view slides on it. I can also make notes on it, read presentation scripts from it and use it to search the library catalogue for books I need. The case is from Amazon.

USB to USBC Convertor:

My laptop has only a USBC port, and I occasionally have to connect to USBs so these are very practical if not particularly interesting.

Memory Stick:

This is pretty self explanatory.

Notebooks:

I have one notebook for my module notes and another for my dissertation notes. They're both from Typo. Pretty and practical!

Pencil Case:

I got this on Not On The High Street, and it has mainly biros in but also pastel highlighters and gel pens for making certain notes stand out. I know, fascinating.

Lip Balm:

This is a life saver in winter as I always get dry lips. This specific one is the eos cinnamon one which is very moisturising and smells divine.

Headphones:

I like to drown out the background noise if I'm working at uni with these. These are just the ones that came with my phone.

I usually have my keys, cardholder, water bottle and phone in my bag as well but as I already spoke about those in my previous 'what's in my bag' posts I didn't mention them again! If you haven't already, you can check those out here and here.

What's in my Handbag?

Hello everybody and welcome to part two of the 'what's in my bag' series! I hope you have been enjoying them as much as I have. I have of course linked the current bag that I am using as my handbag, but while I change the physical bag from time to time it is rare that the contents changes. It has been pretty much the same since I was a child, with only a few additions over time. Unlike my gym bag, I have more than the essentials in here (not too much, I do have to carry it!) because I like to be prepared wherever I go. (There are no ads, sponsored or gifted items in this post).

The Bag Itself:

I bought this bag in TKMaxx a few months ago and I love it. It's a practical size, it's pretty and the colour goes with everything. Plus the strap is a good length, which is something you don't think about until you have a bag with a strap that's a bad length. I usually go to TKMaxx for my handbags because they tend to be good quality for a reasonable price.

Purse:

I also get my purses from TKMaxx, for the same reason as my bags. Both of my current ones are from Osprey London which are one of my favourite brands that they stock there, so pretty and always good quality.

Card Holder:

I keep my bus pass, student ID and library card separate from my purse as I often take them in to uni and don't want to carry my purse around. This card holder is from Cath Kidston and I chose it because it was the first one I found and it was reasonably pretty.\

My Key:

For obvious reasons I need my house key in my bag, and when I'm at home my car key is in there too. This key ring is also from Cath Kidston.

Foldable Coffee Cup:

I'm trying to be good to the planet recently, so I carry this around in case I ever fancy a coffee (plus I save 25p in loads of coffee shops with it!). This one is from stojo but there's loads of different brands online if you want your own!

Foldable Shopping Bag:

Same as with the coffee cup, I like to save money and the planet so these portable and eco friendly shopping bags are great! As you can see this one is from Waitrose.

Lipstick:

This is the most non-essential item in my bag, but it's a staple nude that goes with everything so it's good to have on me. This one is Mac's Velvet Teddy, which is my favourite at the moment.

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Monthly Newsletter: November 2019

Hello everybody, thank you for visiting my blog! Those of you who have followed either this or the depsoc blog may have seen my previous 'month in five photos' blog posts. I wanted to update that idea to talk a bit more about things that I might not necessarily photograph as well, or add more photos if there's activities that warrant that. Each month I'll talk about what I got up to the previous month, so here's what I got up to in October!

Trip to Southampton.

I took a couple of days off to visit my friend Midge in Southampton. We got up to a whole load of fun stuff such as karaoke night, house dinner at an Italian restaurant, making rocky road and shopping. I always love going to see her, although I do miss having her around every day.

Halloween Party.

My friends Abbie and Georgia threw an awesome house party for Halloween. I had way too much candy cane gin and danced and chatted nonsense and it was great. I'm excited for the next one!

Uni Work.

Of course, as a student uni work is a huge part of my life especially now that I'm in third year. I've had a deadline every week this month alongside my dissertation, so it has been intense. On the bright side, the work that I've had marked has come back as firsts! I'm also really enjoying my topics, I've been learning about the culture and politics of food, serial killers and gangsters in crime and women who own property.

Dates with James.

James and I have been trying to do fun things when we're not working, but obviously on a limited budget only allows us to do certain things. We've been to spoons, junkyard golf and one time he treated me to a Wagamamas. It's good to just get out of the house for a couple of hours and spend some time together!

Baking Society.

I rejoined the Baking Society this year, and have been trying to be more involved than I was last year. I've been to bar crawls, baking sessions and a social at a dessert cafe. I've really enjoyed it, and the other girls who do it are really nice so there's always people to talk to!

Gym.

As always I've been going to the gym regularly, although I've had to tone it down since last year because of my workload and physical health. I'm still enjoying it though, especially new classes such as pilates and Zumba!