The past Saturday was spent eating truffle pizza, taking countless photos, sipping on the infamous blueberry matcha from Blank Street and walking through the Chinese New Year celebrations in Manchester. 

We started off the day with truffle pizza from Franco Manca and then made our way to Blank Street where we indulged in their iced blueberry matcha and pistachio latte as well as one of their croissants which was *chef's kiss*. 

The Chinese New Year celebrations in the city centre were absolutely beautiful and reminded me very much of the night markets in Phuket, Thailand. The streets were lined with little market stalls and street vendors selling trinkets and food. We stumbled across a small store selling our favourite thai tea and we picked some matcha up and fuji apples too. 

A little pit stop was made at the Trafford centre to eat but to also see the turtles and jellyfish at Sealife. We then headed to Almost Famous on Wilmslow Road for the best burgers you could ever wish for with the biggest biscoff milkshake before going home. 

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October has left just as quickly as it arrived. Now almost 2 months into my BTC I am eagerly awaiting my exam dates. I intend on writing a whole post on the Bar Course and how I have found it so far because damn that has been stressful to say the least! 

As someone who has found it extremely difficult to work at home I have been dragging myself to coffee shops to spend a few hours doing work and it helps (not so much my coffee intake but you win some you lose some). From having to complete my undergraduate degree from home and now also my postgraduate a change of scenery makes the world of a difference. 

My Blackstone's Criminal Practice book arrived and I have to say navigating this was a lot harder than the Whitebook. When it comes to textbooks I prefer having a hard copy even if it weighs a ton the only downside to these books is that the paper is extremely thin so every time I turn a page I am faced with the fear of tearing it. 

I had some amazing food at Tamatanga and Giggling Squid. Good food is truly one of life's greatest gifts. When I am not doing work for my Bar Course, or working I am eating and I cannot lie trying new food is something I look forward to. 

I received the most thoughtful graduation gift ever from my cousin. It has my name and degree engraved into it, you better believe I am keeping this bottle for life. The fact that I have graduated still feels surreal, maybe it is because of the lack of the ceremony, but apparently the ceremony is likely to go ahead in January so we shall see how that unfolds. 

I had the most stressful oral advocacy session last week. My laptop felt the need to update minutes before my session and I forgot to backup my files onto OneDrive so there I was dressed in my blazer, shirt and pj bottoms frantically emailing my tutor. But thank god I managed to get my skeleton argument in front of me (one of the perks of performing last I guess). 

I ate runny eggs on toast a few too many times. My go-to is toasting the bread in a pan with some butter, frying the egg until the whites cooked but the yolk is still runny and then topping it off with either some spring onions or spinach and then seasoning with salt, pepper and a generous amount of chili flakes. Oh I also managed to find another bird ring and replaced my old one. 

This month has been hectic to say the least but also one of the best! Here are a few photos from the past few weeks. I ate out a little more than I probably should have, bought my first car, and started the Bar Training Course. 

The Bar Course has been more intense than I originally anticipated. Unlike undergraduate law there was no 'introduction week' and it was all guns blazing. Personally I feel like I have done more work and reading in these first three weeks of studying than my law degree. My White Book also got delivered and knowing that they are £725 each makes me want to cry ever so slightly. I had my first oral advocacy session where I had to prepare for a bail application before the Magistrates' Court and it went a lot better than I expected considering I prepared on the day. Despite being slightly overwhelmed by the workload I have thoroughly enjoyed studying so far and quite frankly cannot wait to continue and hopefully qualify. Speaking of qualifying I have booked myself onto a qualifying session centered around the Black Lives Matter movement. 

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I have been purchasing quite a few pieces to try and create a little capsule wardrobe for some key spring/ summer items suitable for when it is warm and for when it is pouring with rain because in England summer is basically non-existent. I love warmer tones for the summer with the added cool blue.


1. Navy oversized corduroy shirt | H&M


2. Crepe crinkle floral dress | H&M


3. Beige Denim shirt | H&M


4. Tan button-up shirt | Primark


5. White cropped shirt | Primark


6. Woven braided bag


7. Pearl mini-bag

Neutrals, nudes and brown shades in genernal have become one of my favoirite colour palettes to wear this Autumn/ Winter season. Here's a little outfit I composed feauturing pieces from Topshop and Zara.

| Camel Jacket - Zara
| Satin Skirt - Zara
| Tie Blouse - Topshop
| Boots - Topshop 
| Snakeskin bag - Zara