Hello!
In this blog post, I will be sharing a bit about myself, my hobbies and what I got up to during lockdown!
To begin let's talk about boring things...
I am 19 years old, nearly 20. I am currently in year 2 of TU Dublin and study Creative Digital Media. I am a super busy person and anytime I get any free time I can never sit still!
I have 3 lovely sisters, we are all 2 years apart so that's FUN!!
I live in Kildare (in the middle of nowhere) and thankfully don't have to travel by bus anymore to get into college because we are online!! Well, that is sad but it saves me a lot of time and money.
How has my life changed since last year?
Well, I have changed a LOT since last year. I have taken up new hobbies, I have made a lot of plans for the coming year, I learned how to drive, I matured and grew as a person but best of all I managed to lose 2 stone!!
My new hobbies include cooking, walking and just overall fitness.
As you can probably tell, I am an everything person. I try everything to see if I like it. In regards to cooking, I was always a good cook but I never really explored anything. Last year my late Nonno (Italian grandfather) thought me how to make his Italian Chicken Sugo that no one else knows how to make! Since then I have been trying a lot of new dishes and I have even started to make my younger sister dishes she can eat as she is highly intolerant to many things. I may have plans to make a recipe book soon and donate a % of profits to St. Francis Hospice in Blanchardstown.
At the beginning of this year, I joined slimming world and I was doing daily 8km walks in my local forest every day of lockdown and since then I have been eating better, exercising more and again creating delicious healthy meals for my family and me to enjoy.
Lockdown
Thinking back to a few months ago... we were all in a national lockdown! That's crazy.. who would have ever thought? (well only the Simpsons of course). Lockdown for me wasn't necessarily a bad thing. As I mentioned, I became a lot fitter, which is a bonus. I spent a lot of time with my family which brought us all closer together. I've learned a lot about myself and others. Spent a lot of hot summer days in the sun. My boyfriend stayed at my house for 7 full weeks and became super close with my family. So I can't fault lockdown. I know many people suffered through the lockdown which does make me sad but it has had a positive effect on some people!
I somehow forgot to mention that I've been flat out working in my family-run chipper in Lucan since the lockdown and I've been working 11-hour shifts 3 days a week and still am... i don't know how I am surviving in college already... Our business still cannot bring our staff back so all of my siblings, my mam, my uncles and cousins are running the chipper by ourselves and closed for a maximum of 5 days when we first went into a national lockdown. Working there the past couple of months built my confidence and I learned how to do a lot more things for the business.
Student online, going offline <3
Hi Danniella! I really want to try your new recipes they look fabulous. I can't wait to see you pull up in your new car when we come back to college, you finally got a licence!! You better bring your nonnos chicken sugo in when this covid-19 dies down, i'll bring in my own spoon I promise ;) You have no idea what I would trade to have a forest near my home, I'd go for walks constantly. Anyway I love your new blog so far it looks unreal <3
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Ania!! I will indeed send you recipes!! I still have to go for my test so wish me luck!! I will 1000% bring nonnos Sugo in when we are back ps. Definitely bring your own spoon!! Come over after COVID and WALK with me!! I appreciate the support <3
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