Things We're Loving!

This month our social media coordinator, Hannah Matheson is sharing some things she’s been loving.

I’m a full time Master’s student and have been a key worker throughout the entire pandemic so, needless to say, I enjoy my downtime. Living on my own through lockdown has been tough, but I love filling my evenings with video calls from friends and walks to the beach, as well as a good book or a true crime documentary. I’ve recently been practising a bit more ‘self-care’, whether it’s simply painting my nails, putting on a face mask, or lighting a candle and putting on some good music. Here are some of the other things I’ve been loving lately.

Watch

Honestly, with my university deadlines hitting this month, I’ve struggled to find the time to watch much. I tend to re-watch shows I’ve already seen and know I enjoy such as The Office and Parks and Recreation (basic, I know). As someone with an extremely short attention span, I tend to stick to quick comedies. I have recently watched What We Do In The Shadows and This Country and found them both hilarious. I do enjoy the odd, intense cop-show drama such as a personal favourite of mine, Law and Order: SVU and, of course, Line Of Duty. But I have to say, the season’s ending just did not live up to my expectations.

Listen

My music taste is so varied but right now, I can’t stop listening to anything by Dermot Kennedy. In particular, ‘Killer Was A Coward’ and ‘After Rain and Rome. His concert was the last concert I went to before the pandemic and I can’t explain it but I can just FEEL his music in my soul. So good. I’ve also recently been letting my inner wild child free with Alanis Morrissette, Bleachers and Betty Who as well as the country girl within me with old-school Taylor Swift. I’m also an absolute sucker for the Hamilton soundtrack and always go back to it. In terms of podcasts, I’ve never been the biggest fan as I’ve just struggled to find ones that can grip my attention long enough. However, now that we’re allowed to travel again (and the fact that I struggle with long journeys), I needed to find something to focus on during my bus journeys to visit my hometown. I’ve recently found Crime Junkie and Killer Queens: A True Crime Podcast, and they definitely do the job!

Read

One of my 2021 New Year’s resolutions was to get more into reading. I’ve never been what you would call a “bookworm”, but I did somehow manage to read three books in January before my niversity classes started back up. The first one I read was The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides and, although I read it three months ago, I still tell my friends to read it. Insane plot twist. I also enjoyed The Midnight Library by Matt Haig and The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller, and on top of my reading list is We Were Liars by E. Lockhart.

Playlist

The Killer Was a Coward-

Dermot Kennedy

Ablaze-

Alanis Morissette

Wanna Be-

Betty Who

Pynk-

Janelle Monáe ft Grimes

Wild Heart -

Bleachers, Sara Bareilles

Woman -

Kesha ft The Dap-Kings Horns

Stand Up

Cynthia Erivo

What’s Up? -

4 Non Blondes

The Story of us-

Taylor Swift