Moving Out And Learning The Hard Way.

Hi  <3

-Tunnel Vision. Doing my own Laundry.

Before moving to the UK for university I had lived at home my whole life.

It was more than a shock when I moved out and realized i had to suddenly organise my life. I had to make sure I would live, day by day by myself. Now thinking about it I don't truly know how I did it...

Suddenly you need toilet paper, soap dispensers, laundry baskets, containers, pots and pans. 

Things like can openers and cereal containers and lamps and blu tack and scissors are forgotten.

Some things I learnt the hard way;

1. There's no such thing as a top sheet in the UK. Yes, you know that boring (usually white) sheet that goes on top of your bed, just under the duvet/quilt? That's called a "flat sheet" and is the hardest thing to find ever in the whole country. I honestly thought I had a better chance of seeing Daniel Radcliffe, Benedict Cumberbatch and the Queen all having tea and scones before I managed to find one measly scuffy packet hidden on the shelves in Primark.

2. Keeping anymore than about 5-8 fridge required food items, excluding milk, is impossible. The uni fridges will either freeze them, squish them, or mould them up.

Do take my bread as an example of what not to do.

Monday it was beautiful, pure and white.

Tuesday it was 'left-in-a-small-remote-island-for-eight-years' kind of moulded and very very very green.

-Don't make the same mistakes I made, kids.

3. There's no excuse you could make humanly possible to say that online shopping at Tesco is not the best idea in the world. Honestly saved me so many trips.

-Popcorn and Cookies. My first shop...

There's probably loads more but more importantly I enjoyed the decorating, designing and shopping element of sorting out my room a lot. I've already figured out what to decorate future family house like!

Hope you enjoy your week!

Ruby-Leigh xx