(Char) Emily Writes

We're nearing the end of 2017 now, and it has been a very weird year for me. It's been the year of sadness and breakdowns, of loneliness and stresses, of tears and anger, and political messes and fears that the world will soon end. But, it has also been the year of growth and new beginnings. Of making changes and making new friends. Of love and happiness, and of course gigs! And starting recovery and hopefully finally starting to move forward. At the beginning of the year I wrote a post about the new year resolutions I had set myself and now I am finally replying to those resolutions. Let's see what I have achieved! 1. LEARN TO PLAY AN INSTRUMENT  So I own a guitar and a keyboard but I would actually like to learn to play at least one of them. I used to take piano lessons and tried to teach myself the guitar but I gave up really quickly. This year I would like to start learning again and NOT give up this time.  Yeah, I didn't do this... great start! I...

I am currently studying in the beautiful city of Bristol and in September I moved into new student accommodation. I love my new room and wanted to share it on here... but it has taken me a fair bit of time to do so! I finally got round to snapping some pictures of it before I went home for the Christmas holidays. I thought I'd take the opportunity while it was clean and tidy, and while I had a lot of time on my hands. This is the view of my room from my door and from the back by my window. I love how spacey and light it is feels, even on a gloomy winter's day, and it's very white and modern. I am used to my old, country house in Cornwall so it's a nice change for me. On my door I have my towel and (very cosy) dressing gown hung up. I have my shoes lined up next to my door so they are easy to grab and put on before I go out. Moving on to my desk, which is next to my not-so-tidy wardrobe. This is where my vin...