Well, as you know, I'm in the process of studying for a Bsc, not the
easyest thing in the world to achieve, but its getting increasingly
hard.
Not only do I have to study, and it must be said, study hard, I have to carry the whole fucking house at the same time.
I live with my parents and younger sister, but I am expected to do the
housework, keep the garden neet and tidy and and all the other little
jobs that need doing.
If I dont, I dont get shouted at, I get sarcasm, and endless complaints
addressed at the house in general, but clearly targeted at me as I'm the
one that has been in the house all day.
My sister works a part time job, but is out full time hours, I have more
than a sneaky suspisioon she is out so long so she does not have to do
any housework.
Similarly my father, who is out 8 hours a day, yet left work years ago, I feel its because he just doesnt want to muck in.
But my mum is the worst, most of the time she is cool, but when she is
even marginally upset, she has a major tantrum. I cant carry on with
this. Dont get me wrong, I love them to bits, but I cant carry on with
the atmospher that its creating and get the results I want from
studying.
I'm thinking its time i moved out I just cant stand it with the shittyness, yet at the same time I love my folks and dont want to upset them.
Monday, 16 July 2012
Another step closer
I've just finnished a Diploma in Work Based Environmental Conservation the other day, its a
fancy name for an NVQ, but its all there on the CV to give me the
practical skills to back up the degree I'm working towards via the Open
University. I am actually glad its finnished and I can get on with me
OU work for a few months before college starts again in september.
In september I'll be doing an Arboriculture & Forrestry Diploma, again to add practical skills to my repetroir. I'm not sure what I'll be doing when this finnishes, but it will be either study for another Diploma/NVQ or looking for a job where I can develop my skills & experiance, like an aprenticship.
As for my OU work, I've almost finnished my second module. The other week I switched my degree as the new one has more career relevence, though it shares the same core modules, so I'm in the same place, just working towards a BSC in Environmental Managment rather than a BA/BSC Environment Studies.
OK, so a few of the later modules from the BSC dont grab my immagination as much as those from theBA, but at the end of the day I can go back and study those on their own once I've finnished if I want to, and be able to get a job doing what I love in the mean time.
I'm hoping that once I've finnished with the OU, and I've gained the practical countryside managment skills, and the experiance from volunteering for the National Trust & my local County Council I will be able to get a good job either sub contracting for varius NGO's, or as a team leader for the National parks/Forrestry Commission/ NGO's/ Local Authority or private estate, though by all acounts the latter are very stuck up and "Closed" to anyone not with the right connections.
In september I'll be doing an Arboriculture & Forrestry Diploma, again to add practical skills to my repetroir. I'm not sure what I'll be doing when this finnishes, but it will be either study for another Diploma/NVQ or looking for a job where I can develop my skills & experiance, like an aprenticship.
As for my OU work, I've almost finnished my second module. The other week I switched my degree as the new one has more career relevence, though it shares the same core modules, so I'm in the same place, just working towards a BSC in Environmental Managment rather than a BA/BSC Environment Studies.
OK, so a few of the later modules from the BSC dont grab my immagination as much as those from theBA, but at the end of the day I can go back and study those on their own once I've finnished if I want to, and be able to get a job doing what I love in the mean time.
I'm hoping that once I've finnished with the OU, and I've gained the practical countryside managment skills, and the experiance from volunteering for the National Trust & my local County Council I will be able to get a good job either sub contracting for varius NGO's, or as a team leader for the National parks/Forrestry Commission/ NGO's/ Local Authority or private estate, though by all acounts the latter are very stuck up and "Closed" to anyone not with the right connections.
Hell Yes
I got the results for my first University module this morning, I got a
Pass, the module doesnt offer a distinction so that was the only
information available, but smegging hell I passed it. Thats 15 credits
towards a 360 Credit Bacholers or Science. I am mega chuffed.
I'm currently studying another module, this one is 60 Credits, and due to start two (One 15 Credits, the other 60 credits) in september and two in the spring of 2013(One 15 Credits, the other 60 credits), thats as far as I dare plan, but that means I'll be half way to the degree by this time next year.
Its supposed to be a Part time degree which means I should spend 4 years studying to achieve what full time students get in 3, but I think if I carry on at that rate I'll get it sooner.
Sorry, it isnt that I'm bragging, I'm just well made up. If you'd have told me while I was at school that I'd be studing for a degree, I'd have thought you were a loony.
I'm currently studying another module, this one is 60 Credits, and due to start two (One 15 Credits, the other 60 credits) in september and two in the spring of 2013(One 15 Credits, the other 60 credits), thats as far as I dare plan, but that means I'll be half way to the degree by this time next year.
Its supposed to be a Part time degree which means I should spend 4 years studying to achieve what full time students get in 3, but I think if I carry on at that rate I'll get it sooner.
Sorry, it isnt that I'm bragging, I'm just well made up. If you'd have told me while I was at school that I'd be studing for a degree, I'd have thought you were a loony.
Friday, 8 July 2011
Firstly, thanks for all the support, i apreciateit.
I cant seem to post replies to comments, so I'll ay it here.
I'm still browsing the 'net looking at fancy toys I cant afford. £250 for a Vietnam period M16, thats a months money, oh well. This time next year rodney.........
Still about the only thing i can do is walking, although I'm going to go and volenteer for the local council next week.
TTFN
Syd
I cant seem to post replies to comments, so I'll ay it here.
I'm still browsing the 'net looking at fancy toys I cant afford. £250 for a Vietnam period M16, thats a months money, oh well. This time next year rodney.........
Still about the only thing i can do is walking, although I'm going to go and volenteer for the local council next week.
TTFN
Syd
Monday, 4 July 2011
Panic!!!
Well, I've heard from the social at last, and not for a good reason. Atos Healthcare, who carry out the medical assesments for the DWP sent me a medical questionair the other day, and this is normally a precursor to calling you in for a full blown medical.
This has really got me worried, as last time I had a medical I bearly scraped through, and I've had quite a bit of improvement, though still not enough to return to gainful employment(its not good when you have mood swings and a massive temper in the workplace)
I'm hoping that I can get through, but if not, watch the headlines for a masacre in the workplace!!
On a related note, I've been watching "The Fiary Job Mother" on Chanel 4, mainly as its car crash TV, but I find the woman that is running the varius job clubs to be very patronising at times, although the specimens of humanity she has to deal with on some of the programes is quite an eye opener.
Normally I dont watch this kind of muck, but its quite addictive, I can sort of understand why Big Brother and Celebrity Britains Got the latest pop factor jump start my carrier on ice has so much of a following.
Jerremy Kyle and Gok One are similar as far as I'm concerned, but someone at the gym seems intent on making me watch this tripe, as 50% of the screans are stuck on these. funnily enough, no matter how fast I run or cycle I never manage to get the the TV to turn it off, lol.
Annyway, preparations abound for my pennine way walk, I do the first 4 days worth 14 days from today. Anyway, more later.
TTFN
Syd
This has really got me worried, as last time I had a medical I bearly scraped through, and I've had quite a bit of improvement, though still not enough to return to gainful employment(its not good when you have mood swings and a massive temper in the workplace)
I'm hoping that I can get through, but if not, watch the headlines for a masacre in the workplace!!
On a related note, I've been watching "The Fiary Job Mother" on Chanel 4, mainly as its car crash TV, but I find the woman that is running the varius job clubs to be very patronising at times, although the specimens of humanity she has to deal with on some of the programes is quite an eye opener.
Normally I dont watch this kind of muck, but its quite addictive, I can sort of understand why Big Brother and Celebrity Britains Got the latest pop factor jump start my carrier on ice has so much of a following.
Jerremy Kyle and Gok One are similar as far as I'm concerned, but someone at the gym seems intent on making me watch this tripe, as 50% of the screans are stuck on these. funnily enough, no matter how fast I run or cycle I never manage to get the the TV to turn it off, lol.
Annyway, preparations abound for my pennine way walk, I do the first 4 days worth 14 days from today. Anyway, more later.
TTFN
Syd
Wednesday, 22 June 2011
Hello Again
Hello again folks. Thought I'd let you know what I've been upto.
Well, that was 4 months of pretty much nothing. A few courses for the JobCentre, staring longingly at LRP & Airsoft events, then disapointedly at my bank ballance.
I've started walking along the local canal, its nice and quiet at 2 in the morning, giving me something to look forward to every day. And about the only recreation I can do outside as its free.
Thats pretty much all really, sorry I'm being boring.
I have started training to do the pennine way for charity(Combat Stress) in October, and I have plans to do all of the National Trails by October 2012. Give me something to do while the country is being invaded by midget chinese gymnasts. If you'r interested I'm wrighting a blog on my preparations.
Well, that was 4 months of pretty much nothing. A few courses for the JobCentre, staring longingly at LRP & Airsoft events, then disapointedly at my bank ballance.
I've started walking along the local canal, its nice and quiet at 2 in the morning, giving me something to look forward to every day. And about the only recreation I can do outside as its free.
Thats pretty much all really, sorry I'm being boring.
I have started training to do the pennine way for charity(Combat Stress) in October, and I have plans to do all of the National Trails by October 2012. Give me something to do while the country is being invaded by midget chinese gymnasts. If you'r interested I'm wrighting a blog on my preparations.
Monday, 21 February 2011
Out and About
Been out walking quite a bit recently, with a few of the guys I've met on a few of the compulsery courses for the Bennefits people.
Got to say that most of the time I have enjoyed being in the wilds, away from the trappings of meodern life, and just able to relax. This isnt anew thing for me, I've always enjoyed being in the Great Outdoors.
Anyway, one of the guys I've been walking with for a while has just bought himself a GPS unit. Fine in itself, I have no problems with technology, I can see the use of GPS as a tool in conjunction witha Map & Compass, but the bloke cant read a Map.
Yeserday we went out on a walk in the peak district. Having been etrusted with the sole map of the walk I set about guiding the rest of the group. about 2 miles into the walk, he turns round with his GPS in hand and tells the entire group I've got them lost.
He didnt say "I Think" or "Maybe we should have turned off there", he out and out tells everyone I've got them lost. I reach for the map, and my OS map and start tracing out walk since leaving the carpark, at which point I'm told by the rest of the group, "Dont dout the GPS Syd, Its never wrong" wwell, I kept my mouth shut and followed the rest, and he leads us to the midway point of the 9 mile walk, but he did'nt follow the walk, he headed out in a strait line, the same when we left the Toilets and picnic area.
Strait across fences, walls, brooks etc, by which point My back is well and truely killing me, so I stop for a few moments to get some pain killers down me. By the time I have put my ruckack back on, the rest of the group are no where to be seen, they just carried on.
At this point I was well and truely irked, so I dropped off the hill and followed the main road back to the car park, ariving 30 mins before them.
So what pissed me off was, Not Walking at the slowest members speed, Not using Common sense when following the GPS, Not even looking at maps etc to see how we were doing, charging ahead like a bull in a china shop, but then expecting everyone to be happy about waiting while he stopped fo hours to take photos galore. But most of all, the constant "Dig Deep" and "Dont make "X" pissed off" everytime i stopped to check out position on the map, or take a photo I'm not in the army and this isnt a speed march, so why bother saying that?
Got to say that most of the time I have enjoyed being in the wilds, away from the trappings of meodern life, and just able to relax. This isnt anew thing for me, I've always enjoyed being in the Great Outdoors.
Anyway, one of the guys I've been walking with for a while has just bought himself a GPS unit. Fine in itself, I have no problems with technology, I can see the use of GPS as a tool in conjunction witha Map & Compass, but the bloke cant read a Map.
Yeserday we went out on a walk in the peak district. Having been etrusted with the sole map of the walk I set about guiding the rest of the group. about 2 miles into the walk, he turns round with his GPS in hand and tells the entire group I've got them lost.
He didnt say "I Think" or "Maybe we should have turned off there", he out and out tells everyone I've got them lost. I reach for the map, and my OS map and start tracing out walk since leaving the carpark, at which point I'm told by the rest of the group, "Dont dout the GPS Syd, Its never wrong" wwell, I kept my mouth shut and followed the rest, and he leads us to the midway point of the 9 mile walk, but he did'nt follow the walk, he headed out in a strait line, the same when we left the Toilets and picnic area.
Strait across fences, walls, brooks etc, by which point My back is well and truely killing me, so I stop for a few moments to get some pain killers down me. By the time I have put my ruckack back on, the rest of the group are no where to be seen, they just carried on.
At this point I was well and truely irked, so I dropped off the hill and followed the main road back to the car park, ariving 30 mins before them.
So what pissed me off was, Not Walking at the slowest members speed, Not using Common sense when following the GPS, Not even looking at maps etc to see how we were doing, charging ahead like a bull in a china shop, but then expecting everyone to be happy about waiting while he stopped fo hours to take photos galore. But most of all, the constant "Dig Deep" and "Dont make "X" pissed off" everytime i stopped to check out position on the map, or take a photo I'm not in the army and this isnt a speed march, so why bother saying that?
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