It's definitely been a whirlwind of a year! It's not until I started thinking back that I realised so much has happened. I'm thankful for it all. Here's a list of my top 40 things that have happened this year in no particular order;
1) Graduating university, and seeing how proud my parents were of me.
2) Celebrating Jasmin and Tyler's wedding.
3) Binge watching too many Netflix series - Dark and Stranger Things to name but a few.
4) Palmer's Cocoa Butter Intensive Hand Cream.
5) The colour pink.
6) My friends - re-connecting with old friends and making new ones.
7) Thorpe Park with half of the squad.
8) Doing things out of my comfort zone.
9) Ellie Carey-Say - 4 months ago she was a stranger and now I couldn't imagine my life without her.
10) My master's degree.
11) Star Wars - this one definitely came as a surprise.
12) Cutting off my hair to donate to the Little Princess Trust.
13) Lip balm - I've used it all day, every day throughout 2017.
14) Hugging/being around any dog.
15) Enjoying exercise - I never thought that would happen!
16) Asking for help with my mental health - the best decision I made all year.
17) Visiting amazing places for my summer job - Hampton Court Palace was definitely a favourite.
18) Wearing fluffy socks.
19) Visiting Magda in Poland.
20) Going vegetarian after wanting to for a while.
21) Working with one of my closest friends over the summer.
22) Signing up to be an Age UK telephone volunteer.
23) Stefania visiting from Italy.
24) Christmas dinner at Josh's house.
25) Working 50+ hours each week over the summer and loving (almost) every second.
26) Seeing in the new year with some of my closest friends.
27) Starting a new job at a place I love.
28) Wednesday evening's - The Apprentice and takeaway after a long day at university.
29) Seeing the smiles on the kid's faces when I worked the Christmas party.
30) Being asked to co-present the radio breakfast show on Friday mornings with Matt and Baldry.
31) My bestie Emily coming to visit me at uni in November.
32) Watching Sam's fashion show in London in June.
33) A trip to London with Dad, Gem and Ben.
34) Going for a spa evening after handing in my last assignment of the semester in December.
35) Sam's house party in August.
36) Watching Bad Mom's Christmas at the cinema with all the girls from work.
37) Completing Go Ape on a hangover with the squad.
37) Getting through the rest of 3rd year. It was tough but I got there in the end!
39) Being introduced to the cocktails at The Hobbit.
40) Countless spontaneous trips to Westfield/Lakeside with Sam.
Here's to hoping 2018 is just as amazing, eventful and exciting.
Bye for now,
Lauren xx
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