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My experience of speed dating
I wasn't going to write about this but after going, a lot of people asked me about it out of pure curiousity, so I figured I'd share it!...
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IndiaLily
- Dec 19, 2021
- 5 min
My review of 2021
It's fair to say after 2020 we all thought 2021 would see things get back to normal...how wrong we were. Looking back at my review of...
IndiaLily
- Nov 20, 2021
- 3 min
Scotland holiday in November
Yes you did read that right, I chose to go to Scotland in November for a holiday. With how the marathon timings worked out and my shift...
IndiaLily
- Oct 23, 2021
- 5 min
My marathon experience: Part 3
Final marathon piece now I promise. If you haven't seen part 1 and part 2 catch up with those first. The day Annoyingly I got an eye...
IndiaLily
- Oct 9, 2021
- 8 min
My marathon experience: Part 2
If you're coming to this blind, I suggest you read part 1 just to get some background. This piece will cover the whole traning process,...
IndiaLily
- Aug 22, 2021
- 5 min
Everything I've learnt from living independently
To give you some background, I moved out when I went to uni in Leceister. I lived in halls for first year, then a student house for the...
IndiaLily
- Jul 24, 2021
- 4 min
Lessons learnt: Music festivals
This year might not be the same in terms of the amount of festivals going ahead, but it's still much better than last year when the whole...
IndiaLily
- May 1, 2021
- 3 min
Letter to my 10-year-old self
Okay so this is another piece on this blog that isn't really for anyone else other than myself. I've never been a diary-writer, every...
IndiaLily
- Mar 13, 2021
- 4 min
My history with body confidence
Whenever you hear the words ‘body shaming’, straight away people jump to the image of someone being trolled for being seen as ‘too fat’....
IndiaLily
- Feb 14, 2021
- 5 min
Nine years of waitressing
Now I’m sure like many others, prior to going into my ‘career job’ I did my fair share of part-time waitressing, pint pulling, and...
IndiaLily
- Jan 30, 2021
- 4 min
My marathon experience: Part 1
It’s written down now so I guess I can’t back out. That’s right…I’ve bitten the bullet and I'm doing a marathon, something that has been...
IndiaLily
- Dec 28, 2020
- 3 min
My review of 2020
2021 is nearly upon us…thank goodness. It can only be an improvement compared to this year, and I think I speak for everyone when I say...
IndiaLily
- Dec 12, 2020
- 4 min
Moving away from home: Three months on
It’s now been a few months since I moved away to start my job as a trainee reporter here in Eastbourne. If you want to check out my...
IndiaLily
- Nov 1, 2020
- 3 min
Travelling in America as a 19-year-old
After spending the summer working at a camp in Pennsylvania (click here to read that one) and meeting loads of new people, the general...
IndiaLily
- Oct 25, 2020
- 3 min
The truth about working in an American summer camp
I’ve had many summers that consisted of one thing - work! Waitressing day and night, and that was pretty much it. Summers were weeks and...
IndiaLily
- Oct 17, 2020
- 4 min
Moving away from home
Moving away from home has never been something I’ve particularly worried about. I love my family and we’re very close, but I never really...
IndiaLily
- Sep 27, 2020
- 5 min
Lockdown lessons: Motivation and routine
As I write this we’re in the weird transition stage of lockdown. Boris has shut pubs at 10pm, groups of more than six can’t meet up...
IndiaLily
- Aug 11, 2020
- 5 min
Travelling to Africa alone as a 21-year-old
Last October I went to Africa. Uni was done, and it was a bit of time I had between graduation and starting my journalism exams (if...
IndiaLily
- Mar 12, 2018
- 3 min
The one where I introduced a townie to lambing...
One very busy weekend at home on the farm plus one very excited housemate I grew up on a farm, so February and March are always very busy...
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I'm a UK-based trainee reporter for Sussex Newspapers and enjoy blogging in my spare time, covering everything from current affairs and cultural issues, to studying, lifestyle and reviews.
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