University Ramblings Pt. 2

Meeeeeeeeeeeep. 

I swear every post starts with me apologising about how I haven't written in ages but things have been busy!! Since I last wrote, I quit my job and moved to London for University, BIG TIMES!!

Its been almost a month now and I've wanted to write for a while but didn't want to add any pressure to myself or summarise anything as Freshers is an extremely important time to settle in and literally start a whole new life. It's weird.. I can pretty honestly say that I feel very settled in my life up here now but am absolutely sure that this is just the tip of the iceberg. 

I know a few people who have already gone home a few times (from home and from London) but I almost felt kinda guilty that I have absolutely no desire to do so. I mean, it does sound kinda harsh but my mentality for myself at least is that if you go home before you fully settle yourself in the place you're now living, you'll only end up unsettling yourself and leave feeling even more homesick. I dunno. I always got extremely homesick as a child and I can't pretend that I don't miss my Mum, Dad, friends and my especially my Cat(!!) but there has to be a time where you move on and there has to be a definite end. I'm not saying an end as in I'm never going home, but an end of the old and the beginning of your new life.

Its almost 2am and I have suddenly become very nocturnal, even though I have a lecture in under 8 hours :(((( but I did realise I felt ever so slightly homesick. Granted it literally was the teeniest tiniest bit but I remembered a memory stick I have. For Christmas two years ago my brother made me & my mum a half an hour film of our last Christmas as a family all together before everyone buggered off to different parts of the world and I just sat in my kitchen and watched it. It honestly made me so happy and I think I realised why I'm so okay with this whole move.

Sometimes you subconsciously say goodbye to something before you physically say it, like I now believe that I'm not so homesick, because home for me is with all my absolutely mad as hatters family and when we are all together.. no matter where that be.. it feels like home. So to not be with them is just the start of your own very exciting and amazing story with them as your constant support and happy place.

Either way, life stays still for no one and it would be an extremely boring thing if it did, so onwards and upwards! I'm trying to do one thing every day that scares me, getting a tube at rush hour is a bloody good place to start *insert panic attack!* but what I guess I'm really trying to say is now is the time to start living (alright lydia, sounding like an absolute gandhi wannabe) and making the most of every opportunity given to you.

Well, its lucky I warned everyone how much I ramble in the title. But if you've just started uni or even if you're just starting to live outside of your comfort zone, let me know! 

ELLE X

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July Update, France & University Ramblings.

I haven't written a post in such a long time but trust me.. There's method to my madness!

In the time I haven't been on blogger I have been super duper busy with a brand spankin new job.. And Being the perfectionist that I am a half arsed rushed or tired post would just not do! Oh and when I say new.. It's been around 5 months but nevertheless, I am now a receptionist for a local (and a bit bloody lovely) little hotel I live near called The Berry Head Hotel. Working full time has been so mad coming from full time education, like adulthood has slapped me in the face to say hello! Luckily, I am a massive fan of the job so I don't mind the occasional slap.. (I'm not sure if my analogies are getting better or worse..) 

In this time I have been massively umm'ing and ahhh'ing on the whole University situation as I have become extremely comfortable earning money regularly and being able to get myself in a nice little routine. I love who I work with, love talking to the residents and even have to wear a suit to work but recently I've decided, you should absolutely never get comfortable! Not at 19 anyway. This is the kind of job I could see myself doing for a long time as I love it, but what do I do in 10 years time? I've had this comfortable life and maybe now I get bored.. And I'm 29 with two kids and haven't even had my bloody uni freshers!! So last week I did something that was extremely UNcomfortable and made the decision I would 100% be going to university and moving to London this September. This would mean leaving my lovely job and I'm gonna be honest, living with something like anxiety makes it extremely hard to make these kind of decisions off the cuff and doing things out of your comfort zone.. University is always a big decision anyway for most people but the prospect of completely changing my life in just a couple of months really put me on edge but some things you have to do in order to progress. And at the moment, in myself and in my situation I really felt like I wasn't progressing in anything other than my job and that's kinda scary at my age.

I was also given a week off work on a Friday due to start on the Monday so I decided to book myself a little holiday to France to see my family. YAY SPONTANEITY. I had the most amazing week just chilling with my family and really getting to know everyone and spending quality time which was lovely as it's not very often I get to see my aunty, uncle and cousins. It felt like a bit of a celebration for me aswell because unfortunately, my uncle was diagnosed with Cancer last year but has been given the all clear some months back so to see everyone happy and healthy was an absolute blessing in itself. This trip was actually another push to go to university as my cousin, Liam got his BAC results back from his studies and he's a bit like me.. Not very academic but is a much more practical based learner and to be honest we weren't sure he was going to get it as he missed a YEAR and had like 30 points to catch up on (don't ask me about the French education system!) but he bloody got it! And my other cousin Amy, the maths whizz of the family also got in so they will be studying in Toulouse in September.

 

Unfortunately though, spontaneity doesn't alllllllways work for anxiety sufferers as I did end up having a very public panic attack at my departure gates to come home thanks to the very unhelpful and unsympathetic French man checking my passport who completely did not seem to grasp the illness which is something I'm not really a fan talking about and a negative I don't want to go into in this post. Saying that, I would really like to thank the lady who helped me so much and defended me during this when I though I wasn't going to be able to board as I probably wouldn't have got on without you! I never got her name but if somehow this post gets to her PLEASE let me thank you, you were such an amazing help!!

I think that's about everything for the moment, I feel like it's been forever since I've done a style/beauty post but now I'm back in the swing of things they are coming very soon! There is also some exciting news on it's way so keep your eyes peeled! 

Lydia 

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My Weekend In London.

**WARNING: Do not read if you're hungry, this post contains extreme food porn.**

Recently, I have been getting stupidly excited at the prospect of Uni in September. Up until, maybe, February I was extremely nervous to pack up and go to London.. Which was a little scary as for so long it's been something I've wanted to do. BUT something must have clicked in me and suddenly I cannot wait to get out there! 

Living in such a small town like I do, the thought of going to a big city can be so so overwhelming. I knew my mum had a meeting up here so I decided to go to London with her this weekend, stay with my sister and look at possible accommodation. Here are some pictures of my time and to give a glimpse on why I am so in love with London. 

Firstly, ever since my trip to LA I have been craving tacos and apparently Paddigton station has a taco place called Barburrito. I died of excitement and bought 3. 

(Attempting to eat the Tacos didn't go to well in all the excitement.) 

The next day I saw one of my old friends, Harry and we went for a walk around London and he showed me Greenwich and where he goes to uni. We then went to Pizza Express and had a wine fuelled lunch. (Could really get used to London living!)

Later on in the evening, my sister, mum and I went to Frankie and Benny's on Greenwich waterfront which was beaut and ate yet again MORE food. Below is the picture of the literally, nicest apple pie I have ever consumed. (Obviously after I pick out all the apple cause I don't like fruit, weeeeeird I know. Don't ask) 

The next day, we went to look at my future uni accommodation, and I might have taken pictures.. But I guess you'll all have to just wait until I've moved I'm for that! 

Hope you all enjoyed a bit of a different post today as I'm getting back into the swing of the things on here. 

Can you suggest anywhere in London? Taco places?! Questions? Thoughts? Let me know! 

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Summer Round Up.

Hello! So if you follow my blog you'd know that I haven't written anything in more or less a month.. And you might also know that my last post was a bit of a homage to my trip to LA. I know there's absolutely no excuse for the severe lack of posts this month but there has honestly been so. Much. Happening. Atleast I think..

UNIVERSITY.

One thing that stands out was that I had an unconditional uni offer from my first choice uni(!!!!!) 

It's at London Metropolitan studying Fashion Marketing and Journalism. Thing is with this, I only got the offer like, mid September because the uni hadn't received my grades (annoying) so I just assumed I hadn't made the cut. So to hear that news on an idle Tuesday whilst awaking from a nap was awesome.. But then I was left with the predicament of.. Can I pack my life up and get everything sorted in something silly like 4 days.. The answer was no. 

I know there's a few people who's probably reading this and air punching the screen, as uni has been something that I've always full heatedly wanted to do. But not receiving any offers made me decide to take a year out, do a part time college course and try again next year.. So that's what I've set my mind on this year.

THE COURSE.

So the course I'm taking now has, I'm pretty sure, the worlds longest title. Its so long that I legitimately don't remember it, but it's something like: Theatrical Hair and Media and Special Effects Make-up Artistry. Essentially meaning, I will be a trained MUA who can also do sick wounds and face paints and stuff I guessssss. As you probably know I've always loved make up and this course offers me the whole package, I mean, it's my last year of free education, so why not do something that is not only interesting but is an extra skill? (I will also be able to document all of the interesting stuff I get up to right here)

BESTIVAL.

Whilst I was in LA I really wanted to see if I could get myself to atleast one festival this year when I get home as a little pick me up and somehow I managed to blag myself 2 Hospitality tickets to Bestival in the Isle of Wight. They intitled me to a fair few perks and VIP access to the VIP bar, oooo interesting. 

The music and atmosphere is just my favourite thing ever and I got to meet some incredibly interesting people! Including *cough* Caspar Lee *cough* Joe Sugg and *coughcough* Professor Green (who I managed by the way to do a spectacular trip in front of before I realised that, we were in face neighbours and I would never get to live that down. Horrah. I'm probably going to end up doing a post about Bestival giving you a few more deets and pictures.*

NEW FOUND RECOGNISION FOR HOME.

Being away was absolutely amazing, I mean, obviously. But I feel it kinda made me realise how lovely it is being at home and having all your little home comforts and people (and amazing views I get here in Devon), so this was another factor in me deferring uni for a year.. Just so I can make the most of every nice little mundanity. Don't be in a rush to grow up and leave home, it's a pretty special time! 

THOUGHTS ON U2 HACKING INTO EVERYONES PHONE AND ADDING THEIR MUSIC INTO YOUR ON ITUNES.

I actually kinda like it. Welcome back Bono.

That's basically all that's new in my life, so hopefully you're all up to date so when I do my next post, we an just pick up from where we left off!

What about you guys, is any of you going to uni this year? Deferring a year? Let me know! 

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The Beginning.

Hi, so my name is Lydia, but Falcons and Dreamers is my blog name, aka FAD.
The name came from messing around and putting words together and this is one I really liked. It shows the strength, wisdom and beauty in you - Just like a Falcon, as well as soaring through the skies being free with no limit - just like a dreamer. The sky IS the limit afterall. This blog has really been set up as I feel I have sooo much to share and need a place to share it, and I was never great with diaries so I can look back on this (hopefully) when I'm old and grey and can remember what I did and how I became who I am/will be.
I have also always been strongly interested in hair, make up, beauty, culture, music, pictures, fashion and performing arts, so I can put all these little things and reviews on here for likeminded people to have a little search through and maybe help some people out!
I'm 17 and live in Devon. I study Performing Arts at college and am currently in my second year. I have very big ambitions in life. I ultimitely want to become an Actress but not the generic way, I hate how theres so many egos in the business and it is something that I, personally don't want to have as I have already seen a lot of that already. I want to do it my way, I want to explore, travel, learn, gain new skills and new experiences, meet new people and do new things, not wait around for something that may never happen. I'd like to do journalism for a while. See the world and contribute. My brothers live in Los Angelese and my sister lives in London and I have plans to see them all as soon as I can. I have been out to the City of Angels twice and London, more times than I can even count. My sister is working at a pretty high up hospital (which I am very very proud of her for) and my brothers are currently working on a brand, Hollywon't which is a platform to help independent creators BE independant creators, so that may be worth a search! I currently work in Cosmetics and Fragerence, have done am doing a little bit of modelling work here and there and am currently hoping to start a Performing arts class for children who maybe have some difficulties in life so could express what they feel, have a friendly non judgemental network of people/friends around them without having to pay the usual tuition fee's, as I feel you shouldn't have to be rich to do what you love. I have such a curious mind that when I come across something new, something I don't know about, I study it. So this should be a place where I guess whoever reading this (if anyone is) can learn with me and see what I see. So I hope you enjoy reading this and have a loooooooovely day!
:)

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