Non reading based update
I'm about halfway through an Access course at a local college- at the moment I am finding this a lot of work, in a way I can't quite understand- not that I wasn't expecting work, just that I find judging the kind of work we are doing quite hard, and pacing is difficult. I'm also doing an A2 in English, which makes my Tuesdays ludicrously long (my A2 English is 6.30-9.30, and Access is 10-5, depending, so trying to keep momentum up is difficult). Part of this is the standard case of me overloading/deciding to do more than one thing when it is a bit unwise, part of it is me trying to banish long felt guilt and unfinishedness with my A levels by wanting to complete at least one.
I am enjoying the course, and I like the people on it. I ended up doing some trans 101 with coursemates at Christmas, which went okay (I didn't out myself at the beginning of the course, hoping I could manage stealth, but I didn't and getting constantly misgendered was exhausting). I'm not managing enough of other things, to be honest- two full days of college tends to take a lot of my energy, plus working on stuff around that. I'm trying to get better with managing time (if I don't improve now, how will I ever do so), but it's hard.
I've had a cold most of this week, frequently to "being completely out of action" levels, which also isn't great (although I am grateful for getting it in half term, not during college).
Anyway, am going to try and post more.
I am enjoying the course, and I like the people on it. I ended up doing some trans 101 with coursemates at Christmas, which went okay (I didn't out myself at the beginning of the course, hoping I could manage stealth, but I didn't and getting constantly misgendered was exhausting). I'm not managing enough of other things, to be honest- two full days of college tends to take a lot of my energy, plus working on stuff around that. I'm trying to get better with managing time (if I don't improve now, how will I ever do so), but it's hard.
I've had a cold most of this week, frequently to "being completely out of action" levels, which also isn't great (although I am grateful for getting it in half term, not during college).
Anyway, am going to try and post more.