I've not been great at using this blog as much as I would like to, so I'm going to try and make 2020 the year that I write at least one entry per month. With so much change occurring this year, it will be nice to look back and keep track of all that is going to happen.
This year is the year that I finish University and graduate! I honestly can't believe it. I am terrified and excited, but mainly terrified! Thinking back to the day I was dropped off at halls by my mum and step-dad, I cried for what felt like forever and I wanted to go home. Now here I am, sat in my flat in my final term of my final year and I never caved into those feelings and quit, even-though at the time it felt like there was going to be no other option. I couldn't look forward and see myself now, but I'm so glad that I stuck with my decision and am now just a matter of months away from completing my degree. The workload has been hectic as imagined and the stress levels have been high, but overly, I've been so much better at coping with the stress and have been able to manage it effectively. This is such a change to the mindset I had at the start of my degree.
Change has been a word that has become part of my everyday vocabulary since starting my degree and I've tried my best to get used to adapting and adjusting regularly. I think I'm ok at it, or at least better at it than I ever have been. Honestly, change terrifies me. Once I'm in a comfortable position and have found my feet, then having to re-adjust and cater for new changes is something I don't like. I think this can be said for a lot of people though because surely no-one wants to make changes if they don't have to. Change, although terrifies me, does excite me too, which is good I suppose because there are going to be lots of changes I will have to adjust to once I finish my degree, the main one being getting a full-time job, if that's what I choose to do!
Right now, I'm not 100% set on my plans but I'm certainly hoping to do some teaching abroad and hopefully a Masters in script writing afterwards. That being said, this could all change in a few months or a few weeks. There are so many avenues that I want to explore and so many goals that I'm hoping to achieve. One thing's for sure though and that's that 2020 is the year I start to figure things out, or at least try to!
My final year so far has been similar to the other two years of my degree, except I've had to be slightly more original with my ideas and research, not just for the sake of trying to get better grades, but also because I had to write a dissertation, which was due in just after Christmas. It was hard, probably a bit harder than I imagined actually. I feel lucky on the one hand because although I have to write a couple of dissertations, the word count is considerably smaller than the usual length, but on the other I'm limited to using texts specifically from whichever module the dissertation is set for, meaning my ideas are slightly restricted. Other than that, it's just the usual essays, exams (I have no more now, THANK GOODNESS!) and creative pieces.
Time is flying and when I was told before I began my degree to make the most of every moment because it goes by way too quickly, I didn't believe it, but it's so true! Time feels like it's sometimes going by so fast I forget to breathe, but that's the fun of continuing education I suppose. I still can't come to terms with the fact that I finish my degree in May and I don't feel at all ready for what life is going to throw at me beyond then. I'm sure as time continues to pass, I'll figure it out and if not, I'm sure I'll get there eventually.
Exciting and terrifying times are certainly ahead, but I know I'm not alone.
Bring on the next few months I guess and time, PLEASE slow down!
Dotty
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This year is the year that I finish University and graduate! I honestly can't believe it. I am terrified and excited, but mainly terrified! Thinking back to the day I was dropped off at halls by my mum and step-dad, I cried for what felt like forever and I wanted to go home. Now here I am, sat in my flat in my final term of my final year and I never caved into those feelings and quit, even-though at the time it felt like there was going to be no other option. I couldn't look forward and see myself now, but I'm so glad that I stuck with my decision and am now just a matter of months away from completing my degree. The workload has been hectic as imagined and the stress levels have been high, but overly, I've been so much better at coping with the stress and have been able to manage it effectively. This is such a change to the mindset I had at the start of my degree.
Change has been a word that has become part of my everyday vocabulary since starting my degree and I've tried my best to get used to adapting and adjusting regularly. I think I'm ok at it, or at least better at it than I ever have been. Honestly, change terrifies me. Once I'm in a comfortable position and have found my feet, then having to re-adjust and cater for new changes is something I don't like. I think this can be said for a lot of people though because surely no-one wants to make changes if they don't have to. Change, although terrifies me, does excite me too, which is good I suppose because there are going to be lots of changes I will have to adjust to once I finish my degree, the main one being getting a full-time job, if that's what I choose to do!
Right now, I'm not 100% set on my plans but I'm certainly hoping to do some teaching abroad and hopefully a Masters in script writing afterwards. That being said, this could all change in a few months or a few weeks. There are so many avenues that I want to explore and so many goals that I'm hoping to achieve. One thing's for sure though and that's that 2020 is the year I start to figure things out, or at least try to!
My final year so far has been similar to the other two years of my degree, except I've had to be slightly more original with my ideas and research, not just for the sake of trying to get better grades, but also because I had to write a dissertation, which was due in just after Christmas. It was hard, probably a bit harder than I imagined actually. I feel lucky on the one hand because although I have to write a couple of dissertations, the word count is considerably smaller than the usual length, but on the other I'm limited to using texts specifically from whichever module the dissertation is set for, meaning my ideas are slightly restricted. Other than that, it's just the usual essays, exams (I have no more now, THANK GOODNESS!) and creative pieces.
Time is flying and when I was told before I began my degree to make the most of every moment because it goes by way too quickly, I didn't believe it, but it's so true! Time feels like it's sometimes going by so fast I forget to breathe, but that's the fun of continuing education I suppose. I still can't come to terms with the fact that I finish my degree in May and I don't feel at all ready for what life is going to throw at me beyond then. I'm sure as time continues to pass, I'll figure it out and if not, I'm sure I'll get there eventually.
Exciting and terrifying times are certainly ahead, but I know I'm not alone.
Bring on the next few months I guess and time, PLEASE slow down!
Dotty
X
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