This post is no. 19 of my April daily writing challenge.
As you are probably aware, I recently got accepted to study for an English with Drama PGCE at Warwick University, starting in September. I am still a little flabbergasted that I have managed to get to this point, working through my 2nd degree while working full-time. I am also daunted by the prospect of studying full-time again although my enthusiasm far outweighs any trepidation.
I don’t really feel like I can properly celebrate being accepted since I still have to complete my final condition (although you have to hope that I will pass the CRB check!) and I still have arrange childcare for Evelina and this is a massive undertaking given that the hours are indefinite, changeable and long.
When I think about being in the classroom and talking to students about books, I get a bolt of excitement. It’s going to be hard work, it’s going to take commitment but it’s going to be so worth it.
This post is no. 17 of my April daily writing challenge.
I am skipping the astrology prompt as I want to refer to my chart which was done for me way back when I was 16 so instead I am moving on to the ‘what if’ prompt: ‘Something you always thing “what if..?” about’.
I am not a big fan of ‘what ifs’. They are really only worthwhile contemplating if you are aren’t happy with where you are in life now and I am happy.
What if I had trained to be a speech therapist instead of leaving Uni after my bachelor’s degree? I would have probably spilt with my ex sooner, meaning I might not have lived with Sarah, so I might not have gone to Crete with her meaning no ricardo and no Evie.
What if we had children sooner? The magical scientific miracle that produced Evelina as she is might not have happened if that magic had happened at a different time and I would not want to change a thing about her.
There are other things that I wonder “what if” about but I never dwell on these though. Whatever I have done, or not done, has got me here today and that’s a-okay with me.
This post is no. 16 of my April daily writing challenge.
Taking a (slight) departure from my current red, white and blue obsession, I am wearing a Marks and Spencer raspberry pink support tank top under my Urban Outfitters Truly Madly Deeply White Rabbit tee.
My jeans are from Next in a trusty bootcut and my shoes are my comfy Blowfish flats. My nails are by Chanel (of course!) in Rose Exubérant.
This post is no. 14 of my April daily writing challenge.
I don’t like looking at photos of myself because most of the time what I see doesn’t telly up with what I see when I am looking in the mirror, holding in my stomach. I know that I am overweight and I am determined to get running again to try to get a bit trimmer. To be just one size of clothes smaller would make a world of difference. I don’t like my double chin, or my wobbly middle. I like my long legs but my thighs, not so much. I like my body a whole lot more than I did when I was 16 and a whole lot less than when I was 25.
This post is no. 13 of my April daily writing challenge.
