The Only Way Is Up!

Since it's been ages since I last posted, thought I would update you all on what I have been doing. Not that you have been waiting with bated breath I'm sure. Anyway since I've started my English GCSE course back in September I have now decided to go to University.
So this year to prepare for it, I am going to do an Access course and the four subjects that interest me are Creative writing, Sociology, Law and Psycology. Need to do Maths GCSE also which I'm dreading as I'm crap at it. Once I've done that then I can hopefully pick and choose which Uni to go to.
This image I have of me in a cap and gown keeps coming to mind, so really I just have to go for it and follow my dream.
Everyone at the local adult education centre has been so helpful and friendly I cant go wrong.
Last week I had to do an Oral presentation, speaking for five minutes about anything that interests you. I chose ADHD, a subject that brings up so many different opinions. The fact that I was shaking like a leaf didn't matter as it's what and how you say things that counts. Communication is the key, still I'm glad I did it and its now out of the way.

Strange how things turn out, this time last year I really was stuck in a rut, now I'm looking at my future with positivity. It's made me stronger and determined, wish I'd done it years ago. Will continue to post, my homework has taken priority but I wont forget my little blog. Big Hi to all who read and occasionally post here, hope the new year has bought you good health and happiness.

See you later................

Back to School!

I started my English GCSE course yesterday at the local Adult Education Centre, to say I was nervous was an understatement. Tena lady would have made a small profit out of me. In my haste I sat outside the wrong classroom and ended up being the last to arrive which pissed me off. Walking into the RIGHT classroom I saw a sea of serious faces watching me as I sat down. With much paper shuffling and pen fiddling the atmosphere seemed almost tense.

Everyone filled out this short form explaining the reasons why and how this course would benefit us, then Nicky our teacher made us exchange the information with each other. It broke the ice and within five minutes we all cheered up and had a natter learning everyone's names and discovering the various reasons why we were all there.

We played a word game called Call My Bluff, picking a word out of the dictionary and writing four meanings of it. The true one and three other 'bluffs'. Our table which consisted of six people all of various ages picked the word. M'Pret. The true meaning is Ruler of a nation. Our bluffs were a Spanish Dance, A Greek tune and a type of wheat. None of the other tables guessed the true meaning so our table won leaving us feeling quite proud of ourselves.

I'm looking forward to next week's lesson and wish I'd have done this years ago. It's never too late to learn and this time round I'm no longer the snotty nosed schoolgirl that I was back in 1985 who spent most of the lesson scrawling 'I love Simon Le Bon' in block letters on my pencil case and giving the teachers earache when they noticed. Now I have something to acheive I dont just want to pass this course, I want to pass with a distinction. I CAN do this!!