And so! Week one of university has been and gone. I attended
all my lectures, which I think is more than I did this time last year. I’ve
been continuing with the work/revision that I started over the Christmas
holidays and I’ve begun the extra reading for my lectures (which is WAY more
than I did last year!!).
I’ve not quite gotten into a routine yet – I had a lot of
general errands to run this week to get things finalised and sorted..
coursework marks, counselling, meetings at work etc., so hopefully this week
things will settle down and instead of going to find my friend for a gossip, I’ll
sit down and do some work.
I have nearly the same amount of free time as a do lectures
(on a weekday 9-5 timetable) so I really need to use this time and use it
wisely. I can’t afford to mess up again. I’ve worked in set revision times that
I’ll do during the day, staying on campus, and I’ve built in errand-running
time, yoga/pilates time, shift-at-work time and also volunteering. I intend to
start and get into the habit of being on campus from 9am – 6pm… a few reasons
for this. Home atmosphere is still tense since the events of last May; I need
to get used to long working days; if I stay at uni I’m more likely to get the
work done etc. I just need to use the time available to me. I don’t want to get
to exam period and say ‘I wish I’d spent more time on this module’.
I’ve also got my name down to do my dissertation mapping
project on the Isle of Arran. 6 weeks on Arran! I’ll be with three guys, I don’t
even know them, so this week’s mission is to find out who they are! I also need
to start stocking up on field equipment.. I need new boots and waterproofs, and
some general stuff like mapping pens.
So, after my first week, things are going quite well! I hope
this next week will be more settled as I won’t be doing as much running around
to sort things out. Fingers crossed!
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