I've been inclined to write a post about this for some time because there's just something about the "...oh" that follows when I say that I'm studying English in college.

Realistically, I don't just study that. I'm currently doing a joint honours degree; Media Studies and English. Growing up I knew that I always wanted something published on some degree of 'paper' or otherwise, whether that was a piece of writing or an illustration, I didn't mind. So I figured a course like this would be apt for me.

Not a lot of people can understand why someone would want to study English, I know when I tell people they think I'm some avid Shakespeare fan who writes poetry when she's bored. I'm not, and to be honest I don't really even like Shakespeare that much.

These are a few of my favourite things | Theo Bailey Greene

In true style of the Von Trapp family and Julie Andrew's sweet voice, I want to start doing a series of blog posts solely dedicated to the things that make me happy.

Rosy red cheeks and massive blue eyes,
Forever stained clothes and able to womanize, 
When you are scared, it's to me that you cling,
These are a few of my favourite things


Ladies and Gentlemen, today's topic of discussion is one of the many loves of my life, but definitely one of the more significant.


For those of you that don't know me personally, Theo is my nephew, my godson. Chloe, 9 years my big sister, laboriously gave birth to Theo Bailey Greene, on our mother's birthday, the 31st of May of 2016. When he was born, the term 'bouncing baby boy' was never mentioned owing that to his weigh-in at an impressive 10 pounds and 1 ounce. Due to his dramatic entrance, there was a significant lack of baby smiles that I was expecting to see from the get go. But since then he's definitely made up for the days when I was too scared to hold him because he was so fragile. He is an abundance of baby (if I can call him that anymore) giggles and cute cackles now, with the demeanor of a young mischievous child that I never knew one year old's could adopt.

Budgeting my way through College | A Guide

I think from an early age I realized that I was never going to have an abundance of money, so holding back from spending and saving it for when I really need it hasn't been so difficult. Years ago, I would just need money for the chinese that I intended to scoff in one of my friend's houses that weekend or to buy some clothes just for the sake of going into town every once in a while. What I'm saying is that, the money I had was mine until I spent it on something that I wanted. Bear in mind, the cash that I somehow accumulated was just through babysitting jobs or my parents occasionally giving me some.

Almost two years ago I was so thankfully awarded a grant to go into university with. Even with this (much appreciated) help, college threw me into the deep end of a pool which was constantly depleting bank digits, no matter how hard I tried to save. I'm no economical genius or finance tycoon but I've managed to keep my head above the water and I can confidently say that I think I'll finish my course despite all the arrears that I'm in.

During the process of me becoming a fancy schmancy collegiate, I've figured out ways in which I can kind of relieve some if not a lot of the pressure that I so often experience.