Uptown Oracle

Bookish Lifestyle

  • Study Tips

    So it’s that time of year again where cramming information into your brain seems impossible. The looming dread of exams has already stressed me out and I have not motivation to study. So instead I decided to write blog posts and share some study tips for those who are productive. A quiet room Stop distractions…

  • How To Stay Motivated When Job Hunting

    As many of you will know, I spent 6 months applying for placements until I finally got one. Job hunting was extremely demotivating at times, and I was exhausted by December. But, despite this, I kept applying and going for interviews and assessment centres. Eventually, I got an amazing opportunity to work for EA as…

  • Top 5 Favourite Disney Films

    Who else is still a Disney fanatic? I was talking to one of my friends, who’s obsessed, about what our favourite Disney Films are. I decided that I would share my top 5 films with you (although my top 5 changes all the time). Just as a quick post to give you a bit more insight…

  • A Day In North Wales

    With a long Easter break and an upcoming shorter summer due to starting work, I decided to visit family early this year. With the stunning North Wales countryside a simple train journey away, I spent 2 nights staying with my aunt. Although catching up was the main reason, as a family we can’t not visit…

  • The Best TV Shows to Binge Watch

    Do you ever feel like you have nothing to watch? I always seem to sit scrolling through Netflix trying to find something new to watch, and then sometimes I just dont feel like it. I know me, and I know the shows I do like. Some are a lot easier to binge watch when you…

  • How To Read More While At University

    So when I first started University, I dragged a pile of my TBR books with me to my student accommodation. Because of course there will be loads of free time right? Wrong. Whether it’s actually going to uni, doing uni work, socialising, having a part time job, or just you know not doing anything really,…

  • Being an Introvert Doesnt Make Me a Bad Person

    I am most definitely introverted. For my entire life, this has been a problem for people. From teachers who want me to speak in class (even though I always did well in school) to interviewers who assumed I couldn’t do my job because I’m ‘too shy’. I’ve been told to be louder, to speak up…

  • Motivational Monday With Some Quotes From Powerful Women

    As I sit writing this, I’m thinking of how tired and unmotivated I’ve been feeling recently. Whether it’s to do with this blog, my uni work or my internship. I think it was as soon as I got my placement offer. Finally, I’d got the one thing I’d been working so hard for this semester.…

  • Uptown Oracle Watches… Oasis

    Amazon debut pilots of shows, and give full seasons to the ones that members give positive feedback on. I decided to watch and review Amazon’s new pilot episodes myself. I’ve now watched The Legend of Master Legend, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Budding Prospects. Oasis After watching Game of Thrones and Cinderella I’ve been waiting for Richard Madden to take…