I may actually be dying of exhaustion.
That whole blog once a week thing isn't really catching on, huh :/
This is mostly because I've been insanely busy. Uni is full on. At first I didn't like the Dip Ed much, because anything that isn't English doesn't feel as good. But after a few weeks I started to get interested in educational theory at least a little bit so now it's okay. I had my first prac last week and it was completely exhausting. I don't know how I'm still upright. Actually, that's a lie, I do know- it's because I'm sitting down in a chair with a really good back rest. I feel utterly wiped out. I'm getting sick, too- I've been having cold/flu-like feelings since Saturday and I'm trying to fight them off but they're sticking around. I'm going to spend all of tomorrow sleeping, because I really need to. This is a problem, because I have an assignment due on Monday next week and I really need to spend tomorrow working on it, but if I try I'm just going to fall asleep over the books anyway.
In non-uni news, there have been various exciting things happening to me:
1. I'm going to Fiji in January 2013! This will not be a holiday, although I will have the opportunity to do holiday-ish things while I'm there. I'm going with a charity group, VESA, to help build rainwater tanks and refurbish a primary school and teach the local children English. I am super excited but also a bit terrified because it will involve hard physical labour in hot and humid weather, and also because I need to raise around $4000 before December. So I have even more work ahead of me in fundraising!
2. I've been picking up lots of new private students. This is good because I've been extremely worried about cash lately, even before I decided to do the volunteer trip thing. I owe a lot of money to various people right now and I'm feeling really crap about that. So yeah, new students = FANTASTIC. Unfortunately, new students also = time commitment, and that is getting rather tricky to juggle.
3. Speaking of owing a lot of money to people... I bought a Bella. What is a Bella, you ask? Well, Bella of Istanbul is an extremely highly regarded designer of dance costumes. Her stuff is probably the absolute best you can get. It's beautiful, well made, unique, lovely in every detail and priced accordingly. I didn't buy a new one or anything, it's only second hand, but it still set me back a significant amount. I just... I couldn't resist trying it on when my friend said she was selling it. And then it fit like it was made for me. It was comfortable, it was gorgeous, it was perfect in every way. I couldn't say no. So I bought it. Anyway, with any luck I'll get some more paid dance gigs now that I have a professional level costume. Fingers crossed, anyway!
4. Dancing in general. I'm loving it as always, and it's paying off. I'm feeling fit and healthy. For a big event coming up, my teacher has put me in the front line of Troupe. That makes me both really happy and really scared! What if I forget? There's nobody in front to copy! But it's really exciting and I feel all valued and accomplished and other good things :) Hooray!
5. I got to do some work experiencing with a friend who is in publishing. Basically, it involved proof-reading the galleys of their next book. It was a good read, and a good opportunity to add something cool onto my resume, but I had to do it last week while I was on prac and it hugely contributed to my exhaustion :( But still, cool work experience!
6. I went and saw Aqua last Sunday. THEY WERE AMAZING. I got dressed up in some old clothes I still had from the 90s- knee high lace up platform boots with big chunky square heels, long white knitted jacket with a big fluffy collar, baby-doll dress, butterfly hair clips- and went out with a friend to have an extremely fun night of boppy sugary sweet nostalgia. I had the most fun I've ever had at a concert. We partied like it was 1999. There was this one moment where I was ordering a drink and I saw myself in the mirror over the bar, and I was wearing clothes that my 12-year-old self would have thoroughly approved of, and I looked all pretty and grown up like I thought I would at that age, and I was ordering a drink in a club and waiting to see freaking AQUA, and I realised that all my superficial tweenage dreams of yesteryear had JUST COME TRUE. It was a sweet, sweet feeling. Also, Aqua are surprisingly good live and they put on a fantastic show. I have no regrets.
7. Yesterday was my 6 year anniversary with Mark. We had a really nice afternoon/evening date, where we basically recreated our first date but without the awkwardness. Sadly we were both too sick and tired to stay out for long, but it was still really good.
I'm sure there's been more things than that going on, but that's all I can really think of right now. I still tried to find five positive things... And I got to 7 mostly positive things, which is better than I thought I'd do considering how stressed and tired and sick I'm feeling right now. Anyway, it's time for me to head to class, so I'd better shut up now.
If you find yourself with an excess of good luck/positive energy/etc, then please send some my way. I'd really appreciate any that you might have spare.
This is mostly because I've been insanely busy. Uni is full on. At first I didn't like the Dip Ed much, because anything that isn't English doesn't feel as good. But after a few weeks I started to get interested in educational theory at least a little bit so now it's okay. I had my first prac last week and it was completely exhausting. I don't know how I'm still upright. Actually, that's a lie, I do know- it's because I'm sitting down in a chair with a really good back rest. I feel utterly wiped out. I'm getting sick, too- I've been having cold/flu-like feelings since Saturday and I'm trying to fight them off but they're sticking around. I'm going to spend all of tomorrow sleeping, because I really need to. This is a problem, because I have an assignment due on Monday next week and I really need to spend tomorrow working on it, but if I try I'm just going to fall asleep over the books anyway.
In non-uni news, there have been various exciting things happening to me:
1. I'm going to Fiji in January 2013! This will not be a holiday, although I will have the opportunity to do holiday-ish things while I'm there. I'm going with a charity group, VESA, to help build rainwater tanks and refurbish a primary school and teach the local children English. I am super excited but also a bit terrified because it will involve hard physical labour in hot and humid weather, and also because I need to raise around $4000 before December. So I have even more work ahead of me in fundraising!
2. I've been picking up lots of new private students. This is good because I've been extremely worried about cash lately, even before I decided to do the volunteer trip thing. I owe a lot of money to various people right now and I'm feeling really crap about that. So yeah, new students = FANTASTIC. Unfortunately, new students also = time commitment, and that is getting rather tricky to juggle.
3. Speaking of owing a lot of money to people... I bought a Bella. What is a Bella, you ask? Well, Bella of Istanbul is an extremely highly regarded designer of dance costumes. Her stuff is probably the absolute best you can get. It's beautiful, well made, unique, lovely in every detail and priced accordingly. I didn't buy a new one or anything, it's only second hand, but it still set me back a significant amount. I just... I couldn't resist trying it on when my friend said she was selling it. And then it fit like it was made for me. It was comfortable, it was gorgeous, it was perfect in every way. I couldn't say no. So I bought it. Anyway, with any luck I'll get some more paid dance gigs now that I have a professional level costume. Fingers crossed, anyway!
4. Dancing in general. I'm loving it as always, and it's paying off. I'm feeling fit and healthy. For a big event coming up, my teacher has put me in the front line of Troupe. That makes me both really happy and really scared! What if I forget? There's nobody in front to copy! But it's really exciting and I feel all valued and accomplished and other good things :) Hooray!
5. I got to do some work experiencing with a friend who is in publishing. Basically, it involved proof-reading the galleys of their next book. It was a good read, and a good opportunity to add something cool onto my resume, but I had to do it last week while I was on prac and it hugely contributed to my exhaustion :( But still, cool work experience!
6. I went and saw Aqua last Sunday. THEY WERE AMAZING. I got dressed up in some old clothes I still had from the 90s- knee high lace up platform boots with big chunky square heels, long white knitted jacket with a big fluffy collar, baby-doll dress, butterfly hair clips- and went out with a friend to have an extremely fun night of boppy sugary sweet nostalgia. I had the most fun I've ever had at a concert. We partied like it was 1999. There was this one moment where I was ordering a drink and I saw myself in the mirror over the bar, and I was wearing clothes that my 12-year-old self would have thoroughly approved of, and I looked all pretty and grown up like I thought I would at that age, and I was ordering a drink in a club and waiting to see freaking AQUA, and I realised that all my superficial tweenage dreams of yesteryear had JUST COME TRUE. It was a sweet, sweet feeling. Also, Aqua are surprisingly good live and they put on a fantastic show. I have no regrets.
7. Yesterday was my 6 year anniversary with Mark. We had a really nice afternoon/evening date, where we basically recreated our first date but without the awkwardness. Sadly we were both too sick and tired to stay out for long, but it was still really good.
I'm sure there's been more things than that going on, but that's all I can really think of right now. I still tried to find five positive things... And I got to 7 mostly positive things, which is better than I thought I'd do considering how stressed and tired and sick I'm feeling right now. Anyway, it's time for me to head to class, so I'd better shut up now.
If you find yourself with an excess of good luck/positive energy/etc, then please send some my way. I'd really appreciate any that you might have spare.