Thought I would write a post today about this amazing American organisation that I just discovered called Hope for Paws. In short, they rescue dogs and other animals from the streets in California and help them find a new home and the work they have done is truly amazing. They have an official YouTube channel called Hope for Paws - Official Rescue Channel and they have 1,8 million subscribers so far. I think sometimes people tend to forget that much like ourselves dogs have feelings and need to be tended to. It is just abhorrent to see the state and condition that some of these dogs are in. I am personally a huge dog lover and it hurts me so much to see all these animals suffering. So please, subscribe to their channel because the work that they do really does make a difference. xoxo
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One of my biggest worries that really just makes me sick to my stomach whenever I think about it and is always in the back of my head is whether I will ever obtain a traineeship to start my career as a lawyer to be. Getting a traineeship in both Scotland and England is very competitive and there is no guarantee that you will obtain one. In Scotland you have to complete the diploma in legal practice after you have completed your LLB (Hons) degree. Usually such a degree can cost between £6000 and upwards depending on the University you choose to attend. As such, it is an incredibly expensive investment and another factor making it more tricky is that once you have completed the diploma in legal practice it is only valid for two years. This can add a tremendous amount of pressure on any law student eager to start their career. Having good grades does not always mean that you will have an easy time finding a traineeship and most law firms will want you to have some experience. My university has a so called Law Clinic that is run by students and supervised by our professors and qualified solicitors. This is a great way to obtain some experience but be warned this will most times not be nearly enough. I can't count the number of times I have applied for a job and gotten rejected it really is heartbreaking, but I think it is really important not to let yourself get discouraged and just keep trying. If you let the heartbreak over being rejected get to you, you just risk getting more depressed about life and getting of track of what really matters - finding a good traineeship/ work experience. I hope you found this post interesting and helpful. xoxo
L.C. Did some impulse midnight online shopping last night at Cervera (a Swedish shop that sells home stuff). Realised that I had a voucher for some money off so after much thought I decided to purchase the Elsa Beskow bowl from Design House Stockholm. The bowl retail for 259 SEK but with the voucher I got it for 209 SEK which is a really good price. Once I receive the bowl I will make a little review of it and show you guys it! xoxo
L.C. Thought I would make today's post all about how it is to live on a student budget as well as answer all the questions that pop up like do you need to live on noodles and beans? or is it possible for a student to keep a reasonable budget and still enjoy some luxuries? All those questions will be answered today my friends! *Please note that this is my personal account of how it is to live on a student budget and different people may have different experiences.* One of my biggest expenses as a student living on a budget is accommodation. The part of Scotland where I live is quite expensive in terms of accommodation and therefore I currently share a flat with a flatmate - so I it is her flat and I rent a room from her. Sharing a flat is a great way to keep monthly expenditures down and save some money on rent. So each month I deduct the rent cost immediately from my income. Usually will pay for rent and gym at the same time so I don't have to think about it. In terms of my food budget I do believe planning is everything and knowing what you are going to actually eat during the month and planning your meals just to make the money stretch as far as possible. I purchase my food online either at Sainsbury's or Tesco, oddly I have found that I spend less money at Tesco's than I do at Sainsbury's for almost the same purchase. But I do shop certain items at other shops like Asda where it is cheaper to buy it. My usual food budget per month is between £200 and £250 BUT that is including any meals I eat out. So, each month I will make an online grocery order, prefer shopping online as it gives me a better overview of the offers that are available and most grocery shops will give some extra discounts online. The order I make will usually be around £140 which is approximately £28 per week (usually shop for 5 weeks). This way I am able to avoid spending as much money from the remaining part of my food budget and I have a better overview over my food spending. So with this budget I am able to buy lots of fresh produce like vegetables and good quality meat. With regard to vegetables I always try and buy organic but that's just a personal choice of mine. So it is not really necessary to just live on beans and noodles you can enjoy luxuries even on a student budget. I hope you enjoyed reading this post and if you would like to see more posts like this in the future drop a comment below. xoxo
L.C. I have been doing a bit too much shopping lately and one of the items that I purchased recently is a gold and silver bracelet. It was a real steal, purchased it for 129 SEK from MQ. Personally I love mixing gold and silver, I know some people just can't do it but I love it. I thought the bracelet would be perfect for a night out or if I was going out for dinner to just add that extra touch to an outfit. Today's post is going to be a short one as I am quite busy today but I thought I would pop in quickly and give you guy's a little update here on the blog. I hope you enjoyed reading this post and if you would like to see more posts like this one in the future drop a comment below. xoxo
L.C. Today has been such a rainy day here in Sweden, it definitely feels like it is fall today. In a weird way I am actually looking forward to fall and going back to Scotland (where I study). I just feel like the fall time can be so cozy I love going to my local Starbucks and just having their pumpkin spice latte and doing some work on my laptop it is so relaxing. But enough about that I thought I would show you three of my favorite beauty products right now. The first item is a nail polish from Dior - Grége number 413. It is a nude shade and I have been purchasing this specific shade from Dior since I can remember it really is the perfect shade of nude you can literally wear it with anything. But the best of all is the quality. Although it is on the more expensive side, it can be purchased for £19 at Boots and Dior et al it really lasts for quite some time and it doesn't chip easily, which is really good because I hate when you purchase a nail polish and it literally chips a day later. I mean how annoying is that? I also wanted to show you guys this incredible lipstick also from Dior that I purchased a few months back in May. It is the Dior Rouge Satin Lipstick in the Hasard shade (Number 263) and it is sort of a nude tone with some soft pink undertones to mimic the natural color of lips. The best part of this lipstick is that it doesn't dry your lips out and it keeps them moist and the color lasts you quite long so you don't have to reapply it constantly. It can be purchased online for £27.50 which is quite expensive for a lipstick but it is definitely worth the money and you won't regret it. Another favorite of mine this month is the CHANEL Lévres Scintillantes Glossimer lipgloss (Number 144). It is in a pink shade with a sparkly touch to it. It really makes your lips shine and it is perfect for a night out when you want to add that extra touch to your lips and make them look extra kissable hehe. This has become one of my favorite lip glosses of all time and I use it all the time. It can be purchased for £26. Hope you enjoyed this post and if you would like to see more posts like this one drop a comment below. xoxo
L.C. Last summer I decided after much consideration to splurge on a pair of Dior So Real sunglasses in a black and silver color. I felt like I was seeing the one's in silver everywhere so I opted for another color just to be a bit different. Dior sunglasses do not come cheap and I purchased my sunglasses for £290 from Harvey Nichols in July 2016. The price I paid for my sunglasses was just before Dior did a price increase on the So Real range. You can currently find the same sunglasses as mine at both Harvey Nichols and the Dior website for £310. Although the sunglasses came with a hefty price I can honestly say that they are by far the best sunglasses that I have ever had and even though I have literally been wearing them every day for just over a year now I have not got bored of them yet. The actual glass on the sunglasses is really dark so when it is really sunny outside they protect your eyes really well especially when you are driving during the summer. Hope you liked this post if you would like to read more posts like this one in the future drop a comment below. xoxo
L.C. Yesterday I went by one of my local pharmacies to see what kind of skincare products they had in-store and I found this facial scrub from LCC also known as Löwengrip Care and Color. It is a beauty brand owned by famous Swedish blogger and entrepreneur Isabella Löwengrip. I had heard some mixed reviews about her products so I decided to purchase one of her products once and for all to decide for myself whether her products truly are any good. I purchased the Purify My Skin - Face and Décolletage Scrub 75ml. It is described on their website as a gentle, rehydrating scrub suitable for the face and chest. It is described as the perfect combination of varying sized granules of silicon and cellulose that helps treat all areas of the face and leaves the skin feeling smooth and soft. (Information gathered from LCC's website) Now, applied the scrub as I would with any other, I had previously been using the facial scrub from Mary Kay, and I found that the granules inside the scrub were very rough and felt like sand granules a bit. I found myself feeling like the scrub was scratching my face more than scrubbing it. I don't think I would use that scrub that often as it doesn't really leave your face feeling smooth and hydrated like the one from Mary Kay. But I would recommend the LCC scrub for your neck and maybe hands think it would be perfect for that. Price wise it's a bit pricy on their website it can be purchased for €16 or 149 SEK. I hope you found this review helpful and interesting to their and if you would like to see more posts like this one drop a comment below. xoxo
L.C. I am one of those persons that just has it extremely difficult to find new books to read that I actually like so whenever I find a book series that I like I can just keep on reading it over and over again. Haha. I know most people probably won't do that guess I am a bit weird in that respect. However, one book series that I absolutely love is the Harry Potter series (as the title may give away hehe). A few months ago Bloomsbury published the first book - Harry Potter and the Philosopher Stone in four different versions namely in the different house colors Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff and Slytherin to celebrate 20 years since the release of the first book. After much consideration I decided to purchase the Gryffindor edition as I have always been a fan of Gryffindor house. The book is in English and it comes with loads of additional content like background history on the house ghost nearly headless Nick and the founder Godric Gryffindor. Such an exciting read for a Harry Potter fan like myself. I can truly recommend anyone that enjoys Harry Potter to purchase this book. The book is available for purchase on Amazon UK for £7.99 currently which is actually a quite decent price. Hope you enjoyed reading this post if you would like to see more posts like this one where I review books please leave a comment below.
xoxo L.C. As I have mentioned before I am due to start my fourth year at University in September. I thought I would make a post about what it is like to study for a law degree and whether it is truly worth it. First off let me say it is not an easy ride and it can for sure be exhausting and challenging at times but like all other degrees I believe that if you put the effort in the outcome will be satisfying. I started university in 2013 and I actually started a degree in Law and Management which basically means that we studied 6 modules per semester and 3 of them were law related and the other 3 were management related. I think this kind of degree is perfect if you are unsure what you want to do in the future as it kind of gives you the best of both worlds. Now, I completed my BA degree in Law and Management in 2016 and that same year I transferred into the LLB program. My university offered Law and Management students to transfer after completing their third year into the LLB as we have by them done most of the subjects that the LLB had done. So, if you choose to transfer you would only have to do one extra year and you would also be able to get an LLB Honors degree. So I thought that sounded perfect so in the fall of 2016 I started my LLB degree and I am currently predicted to graduate with a first class honors degree in Law. Studying for a law degree is very challenging at times. I can't even count the number of times I have stayed up all night writing my coursework's and studying for exams and cried because I felt so over-worked. But I do firmly believe that it will all be worth it in the end. The one thing that sometimes makes me question whether it is all worth it is the fact that it is incredibly difficult and competitive to get a traineeship. So, that would be one thing that I would caution people thinking to go into law is to think about that fact but then with every job there will be competition for jobs. Hope you found this post informative and interesting and if you would like to see more posts like this one drop a comment below. Xoxo
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