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I got a kitten – Yes that’s right my very own little bundle of cuteness, his name is Ollie! Myself and Greg picked him up on Sunday afternoon, he is absolutely adorable. He’s only 8 weeks old, so as you can imagine he is pretty tiny! Since I have got him I haven’t done very much uni work at all, he’s so boisterous I end up sitting laughing at him for hours – he’s hilarious!

Perfection

Probably not the best time to get Ollie, 5 weeks before my dissertation is due but I don’t regret it for a second. I have tried to get some work done, but he is just so playful that I don’t get much done at all – he loves attention!!

Trying to study!!!

Today I was off work and uni so had my full day planned but Ollie wasn’t well, all plans up in the air and a trip to the vet instead. He is ok just a little upset tummy, so he got a little jag to make him feel better. Since we got back from the vet he has been so clingy and feels the need to be next to me and Greg constantly! While I’m typing this post Ollie felt the need to investigate what I was up to, then decided he wasn’t moving.

Nosey parker

As cute as little Ollie is I really need to get some work done, since his arrival I have been a tad lazy!! I have to hand in a draft submission of my dissertation in 8 days – IT IS NOWHERE NEAR READY!!! I did have a plan written out and set dates to complete stuff, to be honest I can’t remember the last time I looked at it! The days just kind of all merge into one, so I’m assuming the pressure is about to increase dramatically!!

I just don’t have the motivation to do uni work anymore, I know it needs done but I just don’t want to do it. It’s so unfair!! I suppose the word to describe my situation is procrastination, yep that pretty much sums me up!! So I’m blaming Ollie, obviously I can’t blame myself that would be just plain silly – AWESOME LOGIC. There’s always tomorrow, but if I stick with this logic then tomorrow will turn into submission date which would = MELTDOWN STAGE!!

Maybe not the best logic!!

Suppose I better get cracking, after Ollie finishes his investigating of course.

Ps. HAVING A KITTEN IS ACTUALLY THE BEST THING EVER!!!!

xx,

Karen

Today was just awful, not that I expected anything different on a Monday morning. Firstly, I had a 4-hour lecture which started at 9 am, what a way to start my day! Then, after my lecture I had a 40-minute break before my Dissertation presentation, I was absolutely terrified. The image below basically sums up how felt today when I left uni!

Forgot all my helpful notes - Wonderful!!

I had been preparing for my presentation since last week and at the weekend, trust me not the best way to spend your weekend off work!! This is the reason I haven’t posted for a few days; I honestly haven’t had a minute to myself – MAJOR PRESSURE!!

I created my presentation using PowerPoint, I thought about using Prezi but then decided against it as it was more time consuming! The purpose of the presentation was, to inform my Supervisor and Moderator of my progress, highlight any issues and work still to be completed for my honours project. I made little notes under each slide, to use as keywords in case I forgot what to say - well that didn’t work! I honestly can’t remember a single thing I said, I’m sure I even missed out key points that I wrote on the slides. Those cute little keywords may have well not existed, I completely forgot about them and made stuff up!

I didn’t think I would have been so nervous, especially since it was on my dissertation, a topic that I had chosen to study. Boy was I wrong! I was shaking, sweating profusely and went into panic mode during the presentation and started rambling on. I forgot to set my timer, the presentation was scheduled to last 15 minutes, with a further 5 minutes at the end for questions. I have no idea how long I rambled on for, I was just glad when I got to my last slide.

Then came the dreaded question time! This wasn’t actually as bad as I thought it would be, I was able to answer the questions which I took as a good sign. However, I was told that I was too honest in the presentation, I didn’t know this was possible!! When I asked why, I was told there is no need to tell the audience you have no idea what to do now!! HONESTLY I COULD HAVE CRIED WITH EMBARRASSMENT!! I don’t even remember saying that, I obviously didn’t plan on saying it, I was rambling and in no state to make logical sense.

When I left the presentation I badly needed to get home and shower, the joys of pressure, stress and sweat – LOVELY!! My friend Jasmen was waiting outside for me, I totally forgot she was outside watching through the window! She tried to calm me down (what a cutie) and told me I sounded really good and knew what I was talking about. She obviously didn’t hear my ‘I have no idea what to do now’ comment!! When I checked my twitter Jasmen had tweeted a funny little picture about listening to my presentation, it made me laugh so much. (perhaps not appropriate to show here, but feel free to check my twitter).

I am so glad this crazy Monday is over and my presentation is done. Who needs the 10% mark that it adds to their honours project? No, but seriously I do actually need it!!!

Overall, another fun Monday at uni – NOT!!!

xx,

Karen

Hi there,

Since I was off work today I stayed with my dad and his wife (Rona) last night, something I haven't done for a while!! I feel bad I don't spend enough time with them but, when you have a part time job and study full time it's hard to find time for everyone. I wish I could spend more time with my friends and family, but I just don't have the time!

My dad he’s just so cute (I don’t mean looking), he thinks of me as the baby of the family (I'm nearly 27) even though I have a younger brother who is 24. I actually like that fact he thinks I'm still a baby, I find it kind of cute! I suppose in a way it's my own fault, if ever I need help with something I call my dad. Even if it's something stupid like how long to boil an egg for or how to make mince, instead of using Google I call my dad. He's the type of guy who knows everything about everything, he always has the answer. Basically he’s a smarty pants!

When I stay over with dad and Rona I love it, they do everything for me honestly it's so cute! My dad's the best cook ever and he always makes massive portions, he loves cooking and I love his food; Win Win!! Although, last night he gave me boiled potatoes with dinner, even though I told him I didn’t like them anymore ha! He looks after me and Rona looks after him - PERFECT!!

They have a dog and a cat, it’s crazy really because the dog is massive and Jack the cat is so small! I wish I had a dog, but I just don’t have time for one, I’m hoping to get a cat soon though! Oh if my gran were still here she would be so mad, she hated cats. A few years ago, a cat ran inside our house and chased my grans poor budgie out the door. Safe to say, we never saw the poor budgie again!!

Look at how cute little Jack is though, seeing him has made me want one even more.

Jack the lad

I had such a relaxing night with my dad and Rona, honestly it was the best and I didn’t do any uni work at all. The simple things in life are the best, study free chilling with family!

If it wasn't for my dad and Rona I probably wouldn't even be at uni, they were the one who helped me get into college. I remember in my 1^st year at uni I was discussing group work with my friends, for my section I had mentioned my dad. Before I knew it I was crying, it was totally out of nowhere. I wouldn't say I'm an overly emotional person but my family mean everything to me. He’s a man of few words sometimes, but is always there to answer my daft questions and look after me.

Anyway time for bed, back at uni tomorrow for another 9am start, with a 2-hour lecture – oh the joys!!

xx,

Karen

I made it through the supervised assessment in class today – woohoo!! It wasn’t too bad I suppose, mind you it wasn’t exactly great either. Time wasn’t on my side, funny really since yesterday I was writing how ridiculous a 4-hour assessment was. Yet now I feel that it wasn’t enough time, I just can't win. Anyway, it’s over with now so onto the next drama, there’s always drama when it comes to student life!!

This is exactly how I feel right now …

Uni on a Monday is always the worst

I genuinely feel like this last trimester is taking over my life, but at the same time I feel like I haven’t done anything. I have my honours presentation a week today, joy another lovely Monday morning to look forward to!! I haven’t even started it yet because I have so much work to do for my other 2 modules and my dissertation!! I actually hate Monday’s, they make me so mad to the point where I want to quit and run away (obviously that’s ridiculous but hey, its #Mondayblues).

I’m even more mad today because, I have this cute little notebook that I call my ‘To Do Pad’ and I can’t find it anywhere!!! How am I supposed to know what I planned to work on tonight, if I don’t have my cute little pad?? Okay, that might sound bizarre since I’m a Business Technology student, so should probably have an electronic ‘To Do List’. But no, I love cute little note pads, actually I love all stationery in general; maybe it’s a girl thing! I really need to find it – ASAP!

Have I mentioned I hate Mondays? I think I had one of those moments today, where you sit and contemplate life and how awful it is!! My friends told me that my final year would be the most stressful and emotional of them all. One minute I feel like I’m on top of my game and got everything covered, then I go back and read some of my work and think what even is this rubbish?!!

Clearly I'm still at stage 2; nearly 3

I do love a good rant to my friends, they totally understand where I’m coming from since they have all been through the dreaded honours year. They all have super amazing jobs now, and can actually enjoy study free evenings and hang out together. Then there’s poor me, stuck at home with my head in a book or my laptop – honestly I’m not jealous (much)!! I’ve told my friend Lindsey that I’m pinning all my hopes on her getting me a job, that’s what best friends do right?

It’s time for some comfort food, tea and biscuits should hopefully cheer me up! Then, once I find my cute little pad I might just rip the page out and have a nap!! Its definitely been one of those I hate uni days!!

Until next time,

A very grumpy Karen

I can’t believe it’s almost Monday again, the weekends just aren’t long enough. For some reason or another the majority of people dread a Monday morning, I usually do because it means a 9am start at university. I’m dreading tomorrow, even more so because I have a 4 hour supervised work unit assessment. Yes, 4 hours of supervised assessment on a Monday morning – BRILLIANT!

During my time at university I have never done one of these before, it’s usually coursework and exams and those are bad enough. For my Requirements Analysis module there isn’t any coursework, but there is an exam and 2 of these supervised assessments (both 4 hours)!

Since I haven’t done one before I’m not sure what to expect, apart from it is a group assessment focusing on a case study. Then, from the case study we have to answer a series of questions and draw diagrams. Okay, so reading that doesn’t make it sound too bad, but I have no idea what the topic of the case study is. If this wasn’t bad enough, there is also the fact that I have to work within a group and agree on the answers within the 4-hour time frame – JUST GREAT! There is no way 4 hours is enough time for me to ask questions, I always have questions, what if I miss one out? What if no one can answer my question in the group? PANIC MODE!!

So tonight I’m practising different diagrams and how to draw them, it’s not actually that bad since my dissertation is related to diagram’s. I’ve definitely had worse nights studying for subjects that I hate (Databases), so this is a kind of chilled out study session. Fresh bedding, new pyjamas, my Yankee candle burning and drawing silly pictures – doesn’t really sound like studying does it?

Had worse study nights I suppose

Today has been a pretty relaxed day, I went for breakfast with my mum this morning, then visited my dad and chilled out. I even got a cute little teapot with my tea at breakfast (I love teapots they are so cute). I blame my friend Eilish for my teapot obsession, tea just tastes better from a teapot for some reason, maybe because it brews longer in it; who knows!!

Tiny teapot

I’m dreading tomorrow, but I will be sure to update you all with how it went. I’m off to make a list of potential questions I might need to ask (I’m sure my group will be thrilled).

xx,

Karen

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