To kick off my new blog in style here are a few little details about myself. I could have made this list much longer but in an effort to keep an air of mystery I have limited myself to just 10 points.

1. I listen to really cheesy music as much as I can get away with. And I don't care who judges me.

2. My ideal night is a bath and a glass of wine. Original I know.

3. I'm not really interested in working in the field when I graduate. Sorry lecturers who might read
this.

4. In fact, Geology field trips are my personal idea of hell.

5. I'm fairly obsessed with my pony, Jasper.

6. Probably the only person on Earth who thinks her new iPhone is rubbish.

7. I'm lame and go home every weekend to see my family and my pony. And not always in that order.

8. My relationship with my car is deep and complex and I miss it greatly during the week while I'm at uni. Anyone who has lived in the middle of nowhere will truly appreciate the freedom that a car gives you. And how much it sucks having to walk everywhere at uni.

9. At the moment I don't really know what I want to do with my life. But I guess that's fairly standard for a 20 year old.

10. Online shopping is the best invention ever. Praise be to the Asos Gods.

Welcome!

Hi, my name is Amber. Welcome to my new blog where I hope to write about my life and interests.

But first, a little bit about myself. I am 20 years old and currently in my 3rd year of my MSci Geology degree at the University of Southampton. This might seem odd considering that I plan to write a fair bit on fashion and beauty which are not generally associated with someone studying for a degree in rocks. But this is one of the reasons I wanted to start this blog, not all geologists like scrambling around on rocks and living permanently in mud encrusted walking boots.

I have three younger sisters and grew up in a slightly mad but hilarious family in a small village in Wiltshire. My wider family all live very close and I live on my Grandparents farm. While my family are not well off (my Dads a builder and my Mum works in admin) I have always been obsessed with horses. I am extremely lucky in where I live as this allows me to be able to have my own horse and I write a blog on our adventures which can be found here.

This new blog is going to focus on my life outside of horses and on the things I have learnt since University has forced me to take a step back from my much loved hobby. So far I have loved university life and I want to start documenting the new interests I have developed and the wisdom living away from home has given me.

So join me on a brand new adventure as I write about what I get up to and the things I think are important.