♦ tulips brightening up my room ♦ 
♦ May bank holiday BBQ turned bonfire in the front garden ♦
♦ Nelson helping me revise ♦
♦ Post exam drinks and mini waga in the sun ♦
♦ Went exploring which destroyed me ♦
♦ From Liverpool to Herne Bay ♦
♦ DVD organising ♦
♦ This morning's soundtrack ♦
I finished my second year of university just over two weeks ago now and have since been enjoying my time off exploring Liverpool and relaxing back at home.
I stayed for a week or so up in Liverpool after my exams finished to chill out and enjoy the city as this year has been so hectic I feel like I've barely paused and appreciated what it has to offer. Activities included going to the safari park and seeing a lot of baboons, taking a trip to Alton Towers (the new ride is awesome) and frequenting the parks and beaches.
Since being home I feel like I've spent most of my time in bed watching One Tree Hill from the beginning again and raiding my Dad's record collection. I've also been making a playlist of songs he might like as he wanted some new music for his birthday - so much harder than I thought it was going to be. I have however, been up to London to see Ben Howard play at Hammersmith Apollo. He is by far my favourite artist and as always it was such a privilege to see him perform.
I'm feeling fairly despondent at the moment as this is the first summer since I was 16 that I haven't had a full time job and I don't really know what to do with myself. Also, this year seems to have sucked all motivation out of me. But, I am going to try and get myself up off my backside and start filling my days with free/cheap things to do and start going to the gym again for the 100th time. I'm trying to read more as well and so far have read Keeper of the Light by Diane Chamberlain, an author I love, and have just started The Hobbit.
Plans for this week include a trip to the dentist (joy), starting to paint the hallway as my job for summer is 'decorator' and just generally sorting my life out.
