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4 weeks of Uni! ~ 3 weeks of weave!


Where do I begin? 

My life is very different from what it was 6 weeks ago because...

I’ve started university! I'm now a university student studying textiles (no surprise with the topic, really).

I started a month ago, with one week of freshers and settling in. The next 3 weeks to ensue featured a lot of learning how to weave on the loom and creating a project from our brief. I can now use the term I understood the assignment in the literal sense!


Making the decision to go to university was a very hard decision. For many reasons, I won't divulge now but mostly because of anxiety. This is something I've struggled with since age 10 and the idea of university held a lot of worries.
But now, 4 weeks in I've settled wonderfully and I'm enjoying it. I've never settled in somewhere so quickly before and I'm grateful to my past self for making this happen.

In the last month, I've done a handful of things that were on my list of anxieties. One of which is presenting my work to the group. I managed this just last week and (If I could say so myself) did so bloody well!
I can feel how much purpose and light university has given me and...yeah, I'm happy with my decision.


For a long time, I was hesitant to refer to university as ‘uni’. It was something I hadn’t yet achieved, having spent a year elsewhere. I didn't feel like I could refer to it so casually. But each day I'm taking small steps and finding my feet. 

Don't get me wrong, It's not always easy. I haven't yet made a lifetime friend (although I have met lots of lovely people!) or settled some insecurities. I haven't fully kicked away feeling sick each morning and I haven't yet re-invented myself with a new piercing. But I'm settling in and developing lovely little routines for myself, chatting and smiling at new people and working hard on my course (the reason I'm there which is hard to remember sometimes!). I'm trying my best which looks different every day.

The visuals for today's post are sponsored by my weaving sessions. I've been really enjoying weave and the play that comes along with it. That being said, I do feel like a granny at the end of the day when I'm complaining about my back whilst the others feel no pain whatsoever! Comes with age I guess ;D.




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Thank you for reading!

Big love,
Bud xx

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