Write little one, write like there’s no tomorrow……

I’ve confessed on here before that I’ve found it difficult to get back into study.  I’m fine with the reading and research – which I’m actually ahead of the game on, but writing my assignments is proving to be a real chore.  I used to feel that I could write the hell out of an academic essay but recently I don’t think I could write myself out of a paper bag.

Granted this has been made a bit more complicated as I’m sharing my home study space with my a 16-year-old teenager.  My son and I have different views on study time it seems. For him its ‘talk to mum about all the stuff that’s in my head time’ for me alas it has become about ‘dealing with the dramas in the life of a teenager’.  I’m the first to admit, that for me at least, it just ain’t working.

So a plan.  Well last night we re-jigged our study space and I attempted, sensitively, to set out some ground rules.  No chit-chat – instead said son and I will schedule in some time during the week to go out for coffee and a proper catch up.  He seemed pleased with that and quite frankly if it works I will be ecstatic.

Me and my study buddy

I’ve broken the back of my assignment – due in this week – and although I don’t quite feel that the fog has lifted at least I’ve found the fog lights and am forging ahead.

That guys is where you come in.  I’m going to step back from my blog until my assignment is finished.  Much as I love to write and to read all the interesting and quirky things everyone else writes alas my head is only full of my assignment at the moment.  So, if I’m going to get creative with anything at the moment this must be my priority. So hang in there with me will you?  I’m doing an Arnie ……. “I’ll be back….”

Quite a few of the other blogs I read are written by students, all at different stages of their learning.  I have picked up masses of tips and love the way they share their highs and lows (and solutions to turn said lows into highs). I guess having a break from my blog will give me the much-needed head space I need to hopefully turn this low into a high.

I’m also working hard to get ahead of the game as my husband is off travelling, taking photographs and having a necessary  well earned break from the craziness that is Duart Lodge.  I will be embarking on the adventure of being No.1 carer for his mum and also planning a weekend of catch up time with my son.  If all goes according to plan then I promise to return on Friday feeling elated that my essay is submitted and will have the head space to write a post to update you on my take on the craziness of life.

In the meantime feel free to check out some of the things you might have missed on my wee blog.  You will hopefully find my ‘tell it like it is’ attitude peppered with an honesty that explains my trials, tribulations sheds light on how I manage the eternal struggle of a forty something carer with work, family and life thrown in.  I continually work on the principle that I can do better, but I’m also a fan of your best is good enough.  So I’m off to give this assignment my best, dazzle my new tutor and await my stonkingly good marks. The only way is UP!

Finally I thought I would leave you with this.  I often write about how hard it is to be a “Mum without a Manual’ well this lady’s talk just about sums it up – enjoy.

See you soon.