Hello!
So, I've been on LJ for a while, but I've never really posted, apart from our wedding posts. But then andrewducker asked everyone to introduce themselves and I friended a few more people, so I thought, maybe I should write more. Hence, here I am.
What can I say? I am 32, married to Rob, just finished an MA in English Literature. Which makes a total of one BA (Physics), one diploma (Literature) and 2 Masters (Eng. Lit. and Science Communication) and yet no idea of what I want to be when I grow up. I'm looking for a job. I'm sort of tempted by this PhD but I'm not really convinced the time to do a PhD is now.
Why not? For one thing, that MA took me 4 yours to do. I had 2 years off in the middle when I was depressed and tired all the time. The depression lifted, but the tiredness stayed and just over a year ago I was formally diagnosed with ME. For a while in that time, I basically couldn't read. I mean, I could still read, but sitting down with a book or anything longer than a newspaper article or blog post would make me panic and be unable to concentrate. Some CBT helped me with that, enough so that I could actually study for and finish my MA, but the tiredness still comes back. I'm still not reading as much as I was before I got ill and that bothers me. My ME is a fact of life. I can manage it. I'm fortunate enough that I can still do most things, I'm not stuck in bed or in a wheelchair. I don't look ill. It's just that I can't do as much as I used to be able to, I need lots of sleep and little rests during the day. Concentrating for a long period of time wears me out and if I'm tired, I can't deal with large groups of people or noisy environments.
For another thing, I'd like to have children, and soon. :) I'd never have described myself as the baby-mad type, but something definitely kicked in around age 25 that made me think I definitely wanted a child of my own some day. Until I got married, that wasn't a possibility, but now I am (2 years in March) and we're thinking it's time. We'd be trying now, were it not for the fact that it would be useful for me to earn some money first. So, here I am. Looking for a (part time) job. Not really sure what I want to do, apart from have babies and get healthier.
So, that's a little information about me. What else would you like to know? Do say hello.
What can I say? I am 32, married to Rob, just finished an MA in English Literature. Which makes a total of one BA (Physics), one diploma (Literature) and 2 Masters (Eng. Lit. and Science Communication) and yet no idea of what I want to be when I grow up. I'm looking for a job. I'm sort of tempted by this PhD but I'm not really convinced the time to do a PhD is now.
Why not? For one thing, that MA took me 4 yours to do. I had 2 years off in the middle when I was depressed and tired all the time. The depression lifted, but the tiredness stayed and just over a year ago I was formally diagnosed with ME. For a while in that time, I basically couldn't read. I mean, I could still read, but sitting down with a book or anything longer than a newspaper article or blog post would make me panic and be unable to concentrate. Some CBT helped me with that, enough so that I could actually study for and finish my MA, but the tiredness still comes back. I'm still not reading as much as I was before I got ill and that bothers me. My ME is a fact of life. I can manage it. I'm fortunate enough that I can still do most things, I'm not stuck in bed or in a wheelchair. I don't look ill. It's just that I can't do as much as I used to be able to, I need lots of sleep and little rests during the day. Concentrating for a long period of time wears me out and if I'm tired, I can't deal with large groups of people or noisy environments.
For another thing, I'd like to have children, and soon. :) I'd never have described myself as the baby-mad type, but something definitely kicked in around age 25 that made me think I definitely wanted a child of my own some day. Until I got married, that wasn't a possibility, but now I am (2 years in March) and we're thinking it's time. We'd be trying now, were it not for the fact that it would be useful for me to earn some money first. So, here I am. Looking for a (part time) job. Not really sure what I want to do, apart from have babies and get healthier.
So, that's a little information about me. What else would you like to know? Do say hello.