flat 101

Soo this is a little tragic farewell post to my room from the last year in Leeds, sob.

I'm going to have to start taking pictures and postcards from the walls tomorrow so I can do a deposit-winning paint job on it and mum's due to come at the end of next week to finally take me home and get me out of this dive. So now seems like the best time for this little post.

Mums going to come and stay overnight on a "i'll come to your degree show then we can go for drinks and loads of shopping" trip next week, but all said with more emphasis on the drinks and shopping than my exhibition, obviously! I don't blame her, thats a little bit more what i'm excited about too. I'm slightly anxious about the night out in Leeds part... i'm sure we'll have fun but theres definitely a few places I shouldn't take her!

I don't think i'll be that emotional packing this room up at all. It does bring back memories of literally crying all the way back home after packing up and leaving 103 in first year. But that had so many more happy memories than this place. I think most of my friends only ever visited this place once this year? And all slightly forcibly! Not that I blame any of them, it's hardly an ideal place or situation to be living in. I think i'll end up having been more emotional watching them all packing their stuff and clearing out their house than my little room here.

But I think because I didn't really have much company here and because it's in its own little (industrial) corner of Leeds, I put a lot more effort into making this room feel nicely decorated and cosy. It's probably been my favourite room, I just wish it was in a different location. But what can you do!

Heres some photographs of my room, in a true wannabe The Selby feature! And here's to hoping the next time i'll properly unpack all my belongings, will be in an exciting new room which will be equally proudly decorated but much more loved.

This is what i've been reading at the moment - a very appropriate choice of title. It's actually really good, I love Cecelia Ahern's books for just an easy chick-lit read. P.S i love you is one of favourite books ever, so I think i'd have been a bit disappointed if I wasn't enjoying it. Also managed to get it for a cheeky half price on the WHSmith self service machines... not so clever now hey. Might go and try my luck on them again tomorrow as i'm getting to the end... although it'd be embarrassing scanning a book in then leaving it if it comes up as full price...

Lots of get-me-out-of-halls love,
Becca xx