Now I've finished uni for Summer...

It's been a long hard slog, and my mental health has suffered, but finally I've finished my second year of uni and I'm free for Summer. Soooo what are my plans?



Myself and Sam are organising #NWmeet - a blogger event for us guys and gals in the North West who find it difficult to get to those plush ol' events down in London. We're in the midst of a hundred emails, and parcels having slowly but steadily started arriving. If you fancy coming, drop me an email (katygilroyblog@hotmail.co.uk) and I'll send on the deets.

It's my birthday next weekend, and I've got a few celebrations in mind. I'll be turning 20 which is rubbish and I'm not ready to let go of my teenage years, sadly... But the week after that is Sam's brother's graduation, which means more celebrating and a lot of champagne. My god-sister turns 18 and my cousin is getting married; so many occasions to be happy about.

I'm nannying in the summer and working in my little café job, which I love because it means unlimited blue slush and sunny days with my friends, even if I do come home covered in strawberry ice cream and smelling like chips. I hope to be blogging every other day, ish, if the sun ever makes an appearance so I can get some bloody photos! I want to fill the summer with loads of day trips and adventures, so look out for posts about where I've been and the sassy lil' outfits I've worn. Fingers crossed Sam and I will be filming some more YouTube videos; we've been out the loop a little bit lately, as both of us have been having a bit of a rubbish time, but I really want to get back into it ASAP!

I plan to write loads of poetry and try to improve my drawing skills. I plan to paint my nails a different colour every week. I plan to learn how to braid. I plan to shave my legs regularly, instead of leaving it three weeks at a time. I plan on getting through my HUGE to-read list, and I plan on reviewing as many as I can for my 2015 book challenge. I plan on watching Glee from start to finish. I plan on having duvet days with my girlfriend and playing crazy golf when the weather is nice. I plan on going to the museum with my mum and planting flowers in the garden to help save the bees.

What are YOUR plans for this Summer?!

Shit I'm grateful for...

Sometimes, more often that I'd like to admit, I get down in the dumps and have days when I want to scream from the tops of snowcapped mountains about how rubbish everything is. But then some time passes and I think no, you know what, you've got shit in your life to be damn well grateful about. So I'm going to compile a list - not intended to be an exhaustive list - of all the things I am grateful for in my lovely little life.

Poetry // I love to read AND write poetry; I may not be very good at it, but it's something that allows me to spills my thoughts onto paper and turn my angst into inky snake venom. Reading it, too, is such an incredible feeling for me - knowing such talent exists warms my heart. You can read some of my little poems on katyspoems.tumblr.com if you wish :)))

My relationship // I have the most beautiful, talented, intelligent and caring girlfriend ever; by some crazy twist of fate I stumbled upon her in this big wide world and I can honestly say I feel so astonishingly lucky to have met somebody as amazing as her. She puts up with my moods and emotions, she makes me laugh on the darkest days, she shares my passions for rubbish chick flicks and Dominos pizza.

Eurovision // Bit of a random one? I'm writing this just after watching this year's Eurovision Song Contest, and even though we did absolutely crap as usual it was a night full of glitter and cheesy songs and of course, Conchita's beautiful eyebrows. It brings people together (via Twitter) for a jolly good laugh at the bitchy comments Graham Norton makes...

The 21st Century // Sure a lot of the time it feels like we're going backwards, and things like rights for the LGBT community still have to voted on (you go, btw, Ireland. So bloody proud) but when you look back through the years, we're doing pretty well. The technology we have is amazing, and we may be stuck with another 5 years of Tory crap but we got this, guys... (I hope so anyway)

Make Up // It's amazing, slapping these liquids and powders and glittery shit on my face turns me from looking like a toe, to something a lot more acceptable. Watching the transformation in front of my bedroom mirror every morning is so much FUN.

Like I said this isn't an exhaustive list and there's a lot in my life that I'm grateful for, these being a few of them alongside my wonderful family and friends. What are YOU grateful for?