This is (in part) an unpaid collab with Vidados.

My exam season is nearly over, meaning I can finally get back to blogging and start enjoying the summer. This new found freedom has also given me an excuse to put together a list of everything I would like to do during my four month summer vacation. Here's hoping I cross them all off!

Wrack up 25+ volunteering hours at a local heritage site

I've been volunteering for about two months now, but really want to make more of an effort during vacation. I really love being surrounded by history, so why not do it more often?

Make my way through the pile of books I've stockpiled during the year.

I don't want to commit myself to anything major, but I think I can probably read a good 20...

Practice making proper slushies with my slushie maker.

My slushie skills are poor - I will not rest till they are award winning.

Make the most out of my week intensive Journalism summer school.

I've been offered a place on a free summer school at the #1 Journalism training centre in the UK. Journalism is the dream, so I'm hoping this will give me the tools I need to successfully apply for a MA in 2017.

Visit a museum in my university town.

Museums near my university are free, but I never pay them a visit. I only have one year till I graduate, so I need to get started if I'm going to experience them all.

Get back into HIIT workouts and eat better snacks.

I really enjoy the feeling the benefits of HIIT workouts and healthy snacking, but exams have got in the way!

Enjoy my two week beach holiday with my family.

I love beach holidays, I love my family.

Finish second year with a bang - and by bang I mean by attending our Summer Ball.

I've already bought my ticket - 4th June cannot come soon enough!

Get out of the country and explore.

I will be 20 in August, and unlike some students, I haven't done as much travelling as I would like to. But thats mainly because I don't have as much money as I would like! Student adventure company Vidados got in touch with me to let me know about their student competition to win a weeks surfing holiday in Morocco. Of course I entered straight away, and they asked me to let you know how to enter to! All you have to do is follow the link below, and answer a few quiz questions. Good luck!  

http://blog.myunidays.com/gb/en/win-an-activity-holiday-for-2/

 I'll hopefully also be joining my friend on her 21st birthday in Dublin, so I'm pretty excited about that!

Take no notice of blogger stats and Google Analytics.

I've become a little bogged down with stats the past month or so, constantly wondering if my blog will take off and worrying about my posts. I'm not a big blog, so my small stats compared to others can be disheartening. But I simply want to focus on content and enjoying my hobby. And thats exactly what my summer blogging ethos will be.

Beth x