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  • Med School Diaries: Back in the Action

    Med School Diaries: Back in the Action

    My first week of the new term is over, and a basic description for the week would be “loving the library”. I really need to be in the library as much as I can, its the only way I can get through the year successfully… which I need to be more than ever.  This week Read more

  • Mixers and Madness: Chocolate Marble Cake Bars

    Mixers and Madness: Chocolate Marble Cake Bars

    The recipes are back! It’s been a long time since I last posted a recipe, mainly because I have been super busy with medical school and the amount of baking I’d been doing has dramatically reduced… until now! My lovely parents gifted me with a beautiful KitchenAid Stand Mixer for Xmas. I am in love Read more

  • Challenge 2019

    Challenge 2019

    Every year I tell myself that I am going to do more, be better and finally improve on those bad habits, I’ve known I’ve had for years but not acted on. Every year I write a bucket list or series or resolutions in an attempt to complete what I say I will… and like most Read more

  • Lessons from Blogging in 2018

    Lessons from Blogging in 2018

    It’s been a crazy year for the blog. I went self hosted in a motivational attempt to push on with writing and have moved on from studying a degree in a relatively unhappy mental state to studying my dream medical degree. I’ve learnt a lot about myself; I’ve also learnt a lot about how to Read more

  • Why I have begun Journalling

    Why I have begun Journalling

    I have begun journalling recently after reading multiple pieces of research into the positive effects it can have on both your wellbeing and your learning. After struggling mentally with the last term of medical school and struggling to find the right people to talk to, I’ve decided to invest in some cheap therapy… journalling.  A Read more

  • Med School Diaries | Made it to Christmas!

    Med School Diaries | Made it to Christmas!

    The medical school and its pupils are decked in Christmas attire. There are trees, jumpers and reindeer headbands and the atmosphere has been mixed between exhaustion and excitement about the soon to be festive season… and now its here!  The Christmas Holidays! It’s hard to believe that I have completed 40% of year 1 at Read more