Charlie's Chapter

Well, here we are. Spilling my feelings and emotions onto a blog page, and I'm not going to lie, it feels a bit scary. I'm not sure I should even be doing it, as who knows what my family will think. But writing is my form of therapy now I don't have a piano to sit at, and I'm not that good at talking about this, so I guess I'll just out it on here. Whatever anyone thinks, it's not for attention, it's purely so that I can put things into words that I've not been able to for the last 3 years for fear of what people back home would think/say. I'm sure someone will want to make the comment of 'why not write this in a diary' or something along those lines, but here's my place to write and I want other people to know it's okay to feel this way. I'm sat in bed right now, feeling pretty fragile (and for once it's not because I've been out drinking the night before). 3 years ago today, I lost my Grandma to lung cancer. Now this i...

Welcome to another blog post - I'm so happy to be black blogging that I thought I'd write another! I came across this question tag on google and whilst I don't want to answer all 25, I thought I'd pick ten just to let you know a bit more about me! 1. Your full name Charlotte Bethany Whelan - though honestly no-one calls me Charlotte anymore! 2. Zodiac sign Scorpio. I'm so into horoscopes and always check mine when it comes up on Facebook, Twitter etc. 3. Your best friend I honestly cannot pick just one, so you can have 4. Chloe, Georgia, Kelly and Holly, one I've known 15 years and one I've known 5 months but I love them all the same! 6. Your favourite movies Can't beat the classic Harry Potter series can you?! I also adore all three Bridget Jones' films, know all the words to Wild Child and have just seen The Greatest Showman for the second time. It is such a piece of art and anyone who hasn't seen it, needs to! 8. Favourite song...

Hello and welcome to another blog post, Thought I'd write a bit about an experience I've recently been through; the start of university life and the infamous 'Freshers Week'. I personally loved this week as it gave me the opportunity to get to know my new flatmates and coursemates as well as having a lot of fun. But depending on the type of person you are, the experience can be totally different. I know some people from High School who went into Freshers as shy, quiet people and came out the complete opposite! But this post is going to be based on my experience and a few bits of advice I'd give to anyone starting Freshers this September coming. 1. Be as sociable as possible.     I can't stress this one enough; it's so so important! When it's move in day, get some sort of door stop, even if it's just a box of your stuff. It lets your flatmates know that you're in and they can say hi when coming past, allowing you to introduce yourself to ea...

If you follow my Twitter or really any social media, you'll know that musicals are one of my favourite things and a passion of mine. Recently, I've been lucky enough to see the musicals known in the West End as the 'Big Three'. They are Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables and Wicked. I've seen Wicked 4 times and am so biased towards it as it is my favourite musical, meaning that sometimes I am reluctant to stray away from the familiarities of the Apollo Victoria. However, after seeing Phantom and Les Mis, I'm so happy they all lived up to their reputations and I was yet again mesmerized by the power of live theatre. I've wanted to review all three shows so I thought why not put them in a blog post together?! Please bear with me and my fangirling ways... ***************** CONTAINS SPOILERS - PLEASE DON'T READ IF YOU'VE YET TO SEE THE SHOWS************* Phantom of the Opera - 26th August 2017 (Her Majesty's Theatre) Ben Forster and Celind...