Politics!

I have refrained from posting my political opinions on Facebook.  But I’m gutted!  5 years ago I had no real political opinions. Four years of a social work degree and studying social policy have taught me a better understanding of politics. 

So my understanding, Scotland chose not to vote for independence.  Yet now the majority of Scotland have voted for the SNP which has caused Labour and the LibDems to lose a load of seats which has had a huge impact on Westminster and the political make up of England and the whole of the UK. 

This country now faces another 5 years of austerity, cut backs, tax breaks for the rich.  I may well be being stereotypical.  I haven’t done the research but I heard that 66% of the UK voted.  What’s the betting that was the wealthiest 66% of the UK?  People think their vote doesn’t matter or count, it does!  

Plod on...

I’m tired, grumpy and cold, sat in the library at uni trying to work but lacking in motivation and concentration.  I have 2000 words to go.  I need to write 333 words a day in the 6 days I have available to work before the deadline.  This should be easy, slow progress, but I just want to go home and do nothing or go home and go to bed!  I feel like I’m waffling as well, I need to somehow be more concise and critical.  :-( Oh well plod on… 

Keep going...

So a weekly update.  I could easily start with the same paragraph as last week.  I’m sat in the library tired and would rather be doing nothing or have gone back to bed.  But I need to do my children’s essay.  I’m up to 1300 words though so 2700 to go and 8 days to do it.  That’s 340 words a day.  That’s not an unmanageable task.  Not helped by not doing any work yesterday though. 

I need to plod on, keep going.  I’, not convinced I’m writing the right thing though.  I’m not critically evaluating or critically analysing enough.  They are not things I am good at!  I can write about the subject area etc but I’m not critical enough.  Anyway, plod on…

Where am I at?

So where am I at?  The same place as usual!  Sat in the library about to start my children’s essay, when I’d much rather have not got up in the first place this morning or alternatively have taken the children to school and then gone back to bed! 

By dissertation by some miracle is finished and handed in without me using my extension. I finished it last week then spent a few days proof reading and editing.  I am also grateful to the two friends who have read it for me.  I had my dissertation printed and bound on Monday and I handed it in yesterday.  It’s due in today. So well done me.  Now to start my children’s essay for which I currently have books, an essay plan and the first 100 words, which is a start I guess. 

Paul is the same as ever.  Does mostly what he likes when he likes.  Never gets up at the same time as me in the mornings and never comes to at the same time as me.  He’s been doing some job hunting and is applying for some jobs, but not enough. 

Me, no change really, always really tired regardless of how well or badly I have slept.  Feeling pretty rubbish and down.  I hate / strongly dislike having one or probably two invisible illnesses. 

Anyway, must get on.  

The dreaded law exam!

I've probably text most people who read this by now but...

I am in shock!! After failing the mock law exam. I got 55% (C) in the reflective account (essay), 75% (an A / 1st) in the exam and a combined grade of 69%!!! (1% below an A / a 1st). It just shows that apart from the one thing I missed out of the mock exam that made me fail, the rest of my mock exam must have been good!!

The usual moan!

I’ve not had a moan yet this week, so here goes!!  I’ve got about 1800 words to go on my dissertation and about 10 days to do it (if I don’t use my extension).  I’ve written an essay plan for the children’s essay, that’s 4000 words and due in in 4 weeks.  I feel like I’m doing my dissertation without any / not much support.  My tutor isn’t very approachable or easy to contact, and when I have emailed her she’s not given me much advice. 

A new friend from church brought me a book to borrow that I needed and I hadn’t even asked her if she had it and if I could borrow it!  I had just said it was on my Christmas list and no one had bought me it.  So I now have her copy to borrow for a couple of weeks. J 

I’ve been pretty tired and achey this week, and not feeling great in myself.  Paul’s definition of making an effort is doing more jobs around the house, it doesn’t involve making and effort in talking to and supporting me more!  He has or is applying for a couple of jobs this week though. 

Would love to go back to bed or have not got up in the first place!  But I need to plod on, small / slow progress is better than no progress.  I rebelled on Tuesday morning and kicked Paul out of bed at 7.15 to sort the children out and take them to school and got up at 9.45.  I should do it more often, but I rarely do. 

I can’t remember what (else) I was going to write now.  So I’ll plod on with my chapter 3 and might come back and edit this later.  

Don't want to do this!

So what would I like to do today?  Stay in bed, have a lie in, not take the children to school, stay in bed and read a book, then have a nap, then read some more and watch some iplayer.  I'm 2 weeks behind on Call the midwife and 3 weeks behind on The Voice I think.  Sadly that's not going to happen.  

I slept reasonably well, about 11 - 6.  I feel like crap this morning though, really tired and down.  Got up and took the children to school.  Now in the uni library.  I just submitted my draft work of my dissertation so far through "turn it in" and it came back at 9% so that's ok. "Turn it in" looks at plagiarism and if you've quoted stuff without referencing it etc. I'm up to 7000 words now, so 3 - 4000 words to go and 3 weeks. I've finished the first draft of my chapter 2 and the second draft of my chapter 1 so I'm not doing too badly!!

Need to plod on despite feeling rubbish. Any progress is good progress. And if I stay at home I'm very unlikely to do as much work as I would in the library. So on to proof reading and editing chapter 3...