20 Facts About Me

Hey Guys,

I'm assuming most of you (if any of you...) come from my instagram @em.veganfood so HELLO!! 😁  and of course thank you for taking the time to check out my first blog post, it means a lot!

I thought it would be a good idea for you guys to get to know me a bit better...as I only really post 'what I eat in a day' photos on my instagram account and keep my personal life rather private.

I've decided to do 20 facts about me, as I'm currently 20 years old ... and no that doesn't count as the first fact don't worry 😋

So here we go...

1) I'm currently attending Liverpool JM University studying Media Production (BA Hons degree) and am in first year.

I actually took a so called 'gap year' last year, where I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. Therefore, I took the year completing an Art Foundation Diploma at my old college and also worked part time at a coffee shop on the side to earn some extra cash! 🙌  

2) I'm originally from Manchester (the best City in the whole of the UK 😎). I have lived in South Manchester my whole life with my Mum, Dad, Sister, Brother and many pets! 💖

3) We have an AMAZING Springer Spaniel called Juno. She's the love of my life. Honestly never fails to make me smile, even when i'm feeling down. She's currently five years old (which I can't believe as she's still a puppy at heart) and is turning six in June this year!

4) When it comes to music tastes, I honestly don't know where I stand! I love almost every genre .... minus heavy metal and techno. Some of the artists and composers I'm currently loving are: IAMDDB, Fat Freddy's Drop, Fauré and The Greatest Showman's soundtrack! ps. If you haven't seen it yet GO ASAP!! You won't regret it, trust me.

5) I became a vegan in May 2016 and I honestly can't believe I've almost been vegan for two years already. However, I was brought up as a vegetarian by my parents, so me having to adapt to a vegan lifestyle whilst living at home was rather easy for me! I'm grateful that my parents appreciate my decision and will happily devour whatever vegan dish I present to them for dinner haha. 

6) Whilst on the topic of food...my favourite meal has to be either Mexican (as a category as a whole 🤣), Chinese (tofu based ofc) or pizza and chips (standard English person I know...) 

7) I also have a MASSIVE sweet tooth. Whether it's popcorn, cakes or sweets I'll be there! (Vegan friendly ofc lol)

8) This has to be it's own fact as I'm a chocoholic! I can confidently say no matter the flavour I will enjoy it. 

9) In my spare time I love going to the gym and trying to improve my strength. When I look at photographs of myself from a couple of years ago, its amazing how much better by better/curved my figure is since I started weight training. Plus the peach has definitely improved!!🍑

10) Besides the gym, I love to do yoga and meditation. This allows me to improve freeing my mind of any negativity and remaining as calm as possible in stressful situations.

11) Photography is a real passion of mine. That's one of the reasons why I went on to do an Art Foundation Diploma. Within photography, I like to look into landscapes and experimental work. 

12) Random fact...I can play the cello (think that's why I enjoy classical music so much). I managed to get my grade 7 and would to one day manage to pass grade 8! I played the cello in a few orchestras, a string quartet and also as a soloist. 

One of my favourite pieces to play is either 'The swan' (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qrKjywjo7Q) or 'Èlegie' (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3q_HJN51uo) by Faurè.

13) I also took piano lessons for approximately a year...however, I could never seem to get the hang of keeping my left and right hand separate to one another. 

14) Very random fact...but I love candles and incense sticks! They give me a nice relaxed feeling (and make my room smell great). One of my favourite flavours of candle is vanilla. 

15) Just like most people, I'd love to go travelling one day. Mostly for the food...and obviously to experience new surroundings! I think it could be cool to explore England properly first to see what amazing things we have to offer, before expanding my knowledge on the big wide world 👀 

16) My dream job would be where I can work for myself filming projects I'm passionate about. We have currently had some talks about Media careers in University and it's amazing to see how people have been able to start their own career after being somebodies so called 'bitch' for many years. I'd love for that to be me one day! (minus the bitch part...)

17) I drink a TON of water...I honestly never understand when people claim they don't like the taste of water? It's pure(ish) and delicious. You're body is filled with water, so nourish it how it wants to be nourished and it will show you 

its appreciation in its own way. I aim to drink about 2L a day. 💦

18) I'm not really a morning person, I love to have a lie in and this can sometimes last for the whole day 😂...no sham though right?

19) When I have chilled days, I love to binge watch Netflix! I currently finished 'The Sinner' which some of my followers on Instagram recommended for me to watch and I loved it! (so thank you so much!!) It honestly took me two evenings to complete haha.

20) Last one!! If you've made it this far then well done...glad I haven't bored you that much. 

Finally, I just wanted to say that I don't take life too seriously. It's all about having fun and being around the people you want to be around and make you happy! Obviously I get all of my work done to the best of my abilities....but at the end of the day, I enjoy going out, having fun, or staying home and watching TV snuggled up on the sofa with my dog. 

Really hope that you enjoyed this post! Let me know what you thought either on here (if that's possible?) or on my Instagram post!

Lots of love,

Em x