• What’s one small improvement you can make in your life? – Daily Prompt

    Photo: theconversation.com Dear Diary, This past week I have given up smoking. Yes, it may seem shocking that I am a student who smokes but many do with the whole stress of study and deadlines thingy. The Irish Central Statistics Office tells me that as of 2022, 8.73% of my population smoke daily and that […]

  • Snooker and Study might be more similar than you think.

    Credit: VCG via Getty Images. Dear Diary, I love watching snooker. I have watched the world snooker championship since childhood and have fond memories of watching Steve Davis and Denis Taylor while curled up on the couch with my dad. We watched into the wee small hours irrespective of school or work looming the next […]

  • 5 Effective ways for law students to relax during exam time.

    Photo Credit – Kings Inns, Dublin Dear Diary, The university examination period can be an intense and stressful time for law students or indeed any students. So it’s crucial for students to find effective ways to relax and recharge amidst the chaos. There are five simple methods students can incorporate into their busy schedules to […]

  • What makes you nervous? – Daily Prompt

    Dear Diary, I’ve decided to flex my writing muscle by partaking in the Daily Prompt. What makes me nervous? Being a law student overall makes me nervous as the imposter syndrome alone makes my stomach knot. But to be more specific there are five main aspects of studying law that makes my bum squeak. 1. […]

  • What topics do you like to discuss? – Daily Prompt

    Dear Diary, I live in a country where we are obsessed with the weather. It’s a little island called Ireland and it faces the cold Atlantic ocean. Hence all the rain. It rains morning, noon and yes at night too. It had rained from last July right up until last week, with very few dry […]

  • Why I write my Studenty Blog.

    As you may have noticed from my home page I am studying a law degree (LLB Honours) at the Open University (OU). This is obviously a distance learning course where personal and sometimes lonely study is the order of the day or year to be precise. I have studied both W111 and W112 and am […]