How I prepare myself to return University after summer hols

 Hello darlings,

So, I posted a blogpost on how I return to university in terms of like academic work but as promised this is the blogpost focused on like how I prepare myself. It is good to return to university after the summer with confidence, good health and vivaciousness. So, I thought I would share what I did this year.

Girl’s Girl

Back in June, my relationship had broken down in a nightclub in Italy, I had woken up on some uni students sofa and I had an epiphany that I needed to improve my life by being a Girl’s Girl. A girl’s girl sort of means that you are someone who supports other women, and you value female friendship. So yeah, it is sort of like my key word for this term. I don't know just sometimes I put up a wall because I do not want to be hurt and that stops me making friends. Not sometimes, I think I always have a wall up, but I want to change.

 Nonetheless trying to be a Girl's Girl meant that I have met up with my friends more this summer while last year (and probably all the other summers) I was sort of awol. Anyway, we have done some fun things, mostly just like going for drinks or going for a walk in the park. I did go shopping with my friend the other day to London, we went Glossier, Brandy, we had a hot chocy, we went to Whole Foods and then we also went to Tortilla for lunch. Yeah, it was a really cute day out.

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The Glossier shop in Covent Garden is soo cool. I brought a skincare set and yeah after we made our purchases, we had to collect our shopping bags from a conveyer belt thing. Amazing.

My very cluttered but sort of adorable dressing table- with my glossier products I have yet to even open. I can do a blogpost on my boudoir decoration if you want x

Vision board

So, I decided to refresh my vision board for this term. There are a few places I want to go now there is no lockdown. I wouldn't mind going skiing, I went when I was fourteen and I was awful. It has honestly pained me for years how bad I was that I want to try again.

It is sort of fun to choose a word or phrase to focus on- so for me this year's is 'girl's girl'. Make it come organically though.

Revenge Fieldtrips

When I was younger, before school started again in September, my mum would always make sure my sis and I went on a day trip with her to do something cultural. It was always something a little special for example; like going on a visit to parliament or like a palace or something. 

On happyhippo we call this a revenge fieldtrip. So, I would recommend if like you are getting to the end of summer and maybe you have done fuck all during the hols or like maybe your summer was a bit of a disaster, just plan one nice day out.

Anyway, I had a few nice days out this summer. The other day I went to the Tate Britain to see Cornelia Parker. It was really good actually.

My parents and I also went to a Q&A at the Royal Festival hall for Edward Enninful who was being interviewed by Michaela Coel. Yeah, that was a really nice evening; he was very inspiring.

So yeah, definitely make sure you book in a revenge fieldtrip before you return to university.

My last blogpost was 6 autumnal outfits I have been wearing. I might be back with another style blogpost soon because I have really found my sense of style in the last few years, it is not a good sense of style but it is me. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this blogpost. Writing on Happy Hippo (such a stupid name tho) is so comforting to me and so I hope people reading it feel good vibes too.

Love, 

happy hippo x