The Importance Of Feminism

Okay okay, so how many of you rolled your eyes at the title of this post? Yes I understand that the word feminism doesn't have the best connotations but I want to talk to you about why I think it is important and how it's not getting the respect it deserves.

Feminism can mean lots of different things, it's not all women hating men. To me Feminism is giving equal opportunities (and pay) to both men and women regardless of their gender. We are now in a time where gender is no longer this easy line of male and female, there are lots of other options out there too that need to be respected just as much. But to not have the same opportunities because of the anatomy that, for the record I DID NOT CHOOSE TO HAVE, is not fair at all.

For centuries this debate has been doing on and I know I'm not the first to be angered by it, but I want to go into a field of work that is highly male based. If you look at BBC Radio 1 there's barely any female presenters during a weekday, I believe that the only one is actually Fearne Cotton. It just seems so daunting to try and get into this field that is so male dominated.

Emma Watson recently did an incredible speech at the UN and it was one of the most interesting and powerful speeches on feminism that I have watched. You can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-iFl4qhBsE . Emma talks so eloquently that it really brings to your attention the importance of feminism.

I always used to hear that "feminism wasn't sexy" and "boys won't like it if you're a strong feminist" but really it is something that shouldn't be considered unsexy because  really it's only the fight for equal rights between males and females. I used to be so worried about sharing my feminist views because I didn't want to be seen as one of those 'man hating feminists', but I realised that's not the point of feminism and what is important is to continue to talk about it so that the problem is resolved.

It might not be an easy task but I hope that my sister will be able to grow up in a society where men and women are treated equally so that she too can have the best shot of whatever career she wants to go into, regardless of her gender.

Lots of Love,
Rebecca
xxx

We're All Just Stories In The End

Hi folks,
So a doctor who post came up on tumblr recently with the caption 'We're all just stories in the end' and it got me thinking and gave me some inspiration for this post. I started looking back at my life and got that weird nostalgic memory feeling. For the last few years of my life my medication has made me feel some what shut off from reality. It's hard to feel like I've actually lived and experienced things without my brain going into some form of self doubt over the memory.

I realised how unique our stories will be to each person that holds them when we die. My brothers and sisters are not going to have the same memories and stories of me that the other will have and I love that we get this chance to be a unique story to every life that we touch. It then got me thinking about how there's a whole future out there of lives and stories that are yet to be created. It might sound strange but I've been thinking about how my grandchildren will look at my stories and how that will be something that they might even tell their grandchildren about.

My grandad always tells me about his mother and how she would have loved me and my dad tells me the same fond stories about his grandmother, and listening to them inspires me to create the best story that I can. I want my grandchildren to look back on a strong woman who worked hard and achieved her dreams, regardless of the walls that have been put up to try and stop me. I want my family to look back and be able to be proud of the things that I achieved in my life and hopefully the differences I can make.

I might only be nineteen years old but I have already achieved so much in my life and I cannot wait to create more stories in the future.
Lots of Love,
Rebecca

Top Tips When Uni Hunting!

Howdy Folks,
Been thinking about doing this for a while whilst we have been looking at uni's so here are some of my top tips!

1. Look at as many universities as you can!

I know that not everyone can afford or has the time to travel all over the country when looking for universities but if you know what you want to study then try to research which universities are good, then ignore that and look at them all. It sounds stupid but there might be one that you like the idea of that turns out to be awful and vise versa with any universities. This will also help you to accumulate a list of things you want out of studying at uni. 

2. Learn what you want from a uni!

I have looked at 9 universities and this has really helped me to construct a list of what I am looking for out of an education at university. Admittedly I'm not into going out clubbing every night so don't really look for that when looking at a university. I also have learnt whilst looking around the universities that I am looking for a passionate teacher, I know that nobody's looking for a teacher that doesn't care but I want a teacher that can inspire me with their passion. I also know that I would like good additional learning support as that will be something that is important to me. So make sure you know what you want from university as it is your education you will be paying for!

3. Have a one on one with the course lecturer!

It can be hard to make time to go to all the various talks when you are looking around uni but make sure you make time to have a one one one chat with the course lecturer, this way you can ask them any questions that you want to and also get more of a feel for them as a teacher and the course as a whole. It sounds like a pointless task but can really make or break a university viewing if you don't like the lecturer, as you're not going to want to spend the next 3-4 years studying with them.

4. Know what talks are important to visit!

Every university will have similar talks and tours to others. I find the accommodation tour is a MUST, as it will be showing you where you could possibly be living for the next year. Things that aren't important to visit at every university you visit would be things like the UCAS application talk, personal statement talk and the finance talk. These are offered at every uni and once you have been to one, you have been to them all! An optional choice would be the campus tour, varying on the size of the university you might choose to do the campus tour. I'm not too fussed by these because I always make sure to have seen at least the media building and to me the rest is not as important because you will have some point either had to visit a building or area for a talk or an exhibit and will eventually see most of the campus. 

5. Make Good vs Bad notes to look back on!

This job is normally done by my lovely mother as I am either trying to control my anxiety or just soaking things in. But always make sure to take some paper and a pen so that you can write down what you like and dislike about the universities you are visiting. This can help you when you go home and you are trying to decide which university you want to go to. 

I hope some of these tips can help you a little in choosing which university you want to go to!

Lot's of Love,

Rebecca

xxx

Finding "The One"

Hi there folks,
So this isn't going to be about sappy romance stuff but instead about the trials and tribulations of trying to find the university that I want to go to. I've been a little apprehensive about starting university because of how sick I have been but also have been very driven in achieving this as I know that this will benefit my life greatly. I will probably talk a little about that in a later blog post but for now I'm going to talk about looking for the "THE ONE".

When looking at universities people will tell you that you get a feeling when you know which uni is the one for you. I was a little confused by this because after visiting 8 universities I still hadn't had that feeling but also had blamed in on the fact that my anxiety is always really on an open day (literally to the point where I'm nearly throwing up). I didn't think that feeling was ever going to hit me and I was starting to doubt whether I just wasn't cut out to going to university. 

We'd gotten close to "The One" a couple of weeks ago when we drove up to Stoke-On-Trent, and although I loved the course and the enthusiasm of the teachers and students, I still hadn't really been hit with the feeling of 'this is it. This is where I want to study for the next three years of my life'. Admittedly this is allowably difficult decision for anyone my age because it's our choice of where we want to study and the quality of teaching that we would be putting ourselves in debt for. 

But lets talk about yesterday... so the morning started off at 5:30 (standard in our house for Uni visits as all the radio production courses are incredibly far away from us). By 6:30 I had managed to pour coffee all over myself and the car and was convinced that it was a sign of the day ahead. OH HOW I WAS WRONG! In our house my dad has created a theory, if the lecture theatre seats are uncomfortable then it's not going to be a good uni (proven multiple times). This theory has since been thrown out of the window...

Yesterday we travelled to the INCREDIBLE Bournemouth University and how how I fell in love! I even got "that feeling" just a little when we sat begun to talk to the learning support as that will play a huge part in my well being at university. Everything was amazing, from a passionate radio teacher to the accommodation. Every little box had been ticked and every worry I had and been blown away. 

It's not going to be an easy journey but for the first time I'm slightly excited to be entering this new chapter of my life.
Lot's of Love,
Rebecca 
xxx

Welcome to the new blog!

Hi everyone and welcome to Becky's Bubble.

This is a new experiment I am taking on as I want to begin to explore new ways of blogging. For the past two years I have been blogging on my wordpress blog here: https://beckytheweird.wordpress.com/ but was starting to feel more and more restricted as the site wanted money for simple things like changing the colour of my background. So I fancied a change and a revamp of blogging. Yes I will probably still be blogging about mental health related things but I don't want that to be solely my blog. So in the coming weeks I plan to move my latest blog posts over to here and expand my blogging style. 

I really want to dip my feet into the world of beauty blogging but am still planning how I could make that work. I'm also going to being doing regular puppy updates where I keep you updated on how our new puppy is growing and learning! As I said though this is going to be a complete experiment because I am so used to my other blog that this might be a little strange to transition to! 

My next blog I will introduce you to myself and hopefully you can learn a little bit about me.
Thank you for reading,

Lot's of Love,
Rebecca
xxx