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Starting a Blog...

...something I never thought I'd do. I've never been the best at English or spelling (although I do love a good game of Scrabble) but I've found something I love and want to share not only my passion for cooking but experiences and tips as a student.
It probably won't be very interesting, and I'll be amazed if anyone actual reads this but whilst I've been sat at home enjoying the last of the summer before uni (in other words with too much time on my hands) I found myself writing a list of things I'd write about if I was ever brave enough to do it and this is the result...

I started a separate insta account in Feburary (@veggie_student_life go give it a follow 😉) while bored at uni. Most people have a second account that's private to a select few friends that they spam with funny pictures of birthday posts but I started to share pics of my food! From the start of uni I'd always been taking photos of my food that I'd send to my parents almost every day - mainly because after being anorexic over the summer they didn't think I'd actually eat but also because I was enjoying cooking and proud of the things I was making. The food I make/bake isn't the fanciest but it tastes good, and is often cheap (I'm a student surviving on a budget of just over 10 quid a week😅).

So enjoy...

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