We made it! We managed to move into the new house and remarkably our furniture is all in one piece. Moving was very stressful and it is only now (5 days later) we've managed to let things calm down and our belongings seem to be finding homes. Our new house is absolutely gorgeous, we're thrilled with it. We met our landlords today and they were lovely too which was a hugh weight off our shoulders. We also had the internet installed today which made a big difference too. We're still waiting for our new sofa to be delivered though, looking forward to that arriving and it feeling even more like home.
Other half and I have enjoyed exploring and we're really loving the area, this was definitely a brilliant move. Now we're just getting everything ready for starting Uni again in September. My other half's place at Uni will turn from conditional to unconditional tomorrow which is brilliant and I've had my enrolment date too which is great. We're going back home to see my family in 3 weeks before we enrol as I've just become and Auntie again which was lovely, I was thrilled that I was able to see him a few times before we moved, but we want to go back a few times before Christmas to get to know him a little more in these early months.
Facetime is currently my new best friend, loving being able to see my family even though I've moved nearly 4 hours away from them. Wish I'd had that when my mum had been alive, she would have loved it! Anyway, a very domestic update from me, I'm going to settle down for the evening and relax with a bar of chocolate. Hope everyone is having a good week!
Wednesday, 14 August 2013
Friday, 26 July 2013
Stress of Moving
I've moved house a number of times as an adult. As a child I had one family home which we kept my whole life, we briefly had a second home in another area of the country for work purposes, but this was only for a few years and it was never our permanent base. When my other half moved in with me I had been living in my apartment for only a couple of months, I fully intended to stay there for a good few years however it was really only a place for one person. It was a two bed apartment but it just didn't fit our needs as a couple, so after we got engaged (4 years ago) we decided to buy.
We bought a lovely house which I still adore, in a beautiful area right by a country park (which I equally still adore). We had a new bathroom fitted, we redecorated, made the garden look lovely and made it our home. Special highlights included being the first people into the country park after heavy snowfall, running through so much fresh snow when everything was still blue! Living near the coast for 4 years has also been a real treat for me and I will really miss it. But we're ready to move on, to a new area of the country with more culture, more to do, yet still beautiful country parks around (but sadly no coast!). If I could pick our house up and move it to the new area I really would! But I can't and we've found a lovely new home, slightly smaller than we have now, but its really gorgeous and we're thrilled about it.
So, whats the catch? In honestly, the answer is actually moving! I've never found it stressful before, even when we moved from the apartment together it just wasn't difficult - yet this time it really feels like it is! We've got a lot of stuff, so much so that we've even been doing car boot sales (which are surprisingly lucrative). But I can already feel myself getting anxious about packing, what should stay what should go...should we get new furniture, will this fit? I always remember being told that 3 of the most stressful things in life are getting married (wasn't stressful it was exciting!), getting divorced (hoping this won't be something I have to go through!) and moving house (which I always thought of as an adventure previously).
Hopefully this will be the last big move for a number of years as we've really fallen in love with the area! Fingers crossed my applications for med school agree with my new found love and let me stay there! My other half will be a student for the next 3 years and I'm doing my MSc next year, but if I'm lucky enough to get into med school it would be so lovely to not have to move again! But whatever will be will be, I will be grateful to get into med school anywhere!
I shall report on the house-move progress as the packing progresses...for now its time to quickly hoover as we have a viewing this afternoon, fingers crossed!!!!
We bought a lovely house which I still adore, in a beautiful area right by a country park (which I equally still adore). We had a new bathroom fitted, we redecorated, made the garden look lovely and made it our home. Special highlights included being the first people into the country park after heavy snowfall, running through so much fresh snow when everything was still blue! Living near the coast for 4 years has also been a real treat for me and I will really miss it. But we're ready to move on, to a new area of the country with more culture, more to do, yet still beautiful country parks around (but sadly no coast!). If I could pick our house up and move it to the new area I really would! But I can't and we've found a lovely new home, slightly smaller than we have now, but its really gorgeous and we're thrilled about it.
So, whats the catch? In honestly, the answer is actually moving! I've never found it stressful before, even when we moved from the apartment together it just wasn't difficult - yet this time it really feels like it is! We've got a lot of stuff, so much so that we've even been doing car boot sales (which are surprisingly lucrative). But I can already feel myself getting anxious about packing, what should stay what should go...should we get new furniture, will this fit? I always remember being told that 3 of the most stressful things in life are getting married (wasn't stressful it was exciting!), getting divorced (hoping this won't be something I have to go through!) and moving house (which I always thought of as an adventure previously).
Hopefully this will be the last big move for a number of years as we've really fallen in love with the area! Fingers crossed my applications for med school agree with my new found love and let me stay there! My other half will be a student for the next 3 years and I'm doing my MSc next year, but if I'm lucky enough to get into med school it would be so lovely to not have to move again! But whatever will be will be, I will be grateful to get into med school anywhere!
I shall report on the house-move progress as the packing progresses...for now its time to quickly hoover as we have a viewing this afternoon, fingers crossed!!!!
Friday, 19 July 2013
Graduation
I finally did it, I finally graduated! I'm a mature student so this feels like a particularly large life goal completed, I was however more excited when I had my results than I was on the morning of graduation. I knew it was a big deal but I didn't feel over the top excited about it if that makes any sense at all?! So when I arrived in the blistering sunshine, I was more concerned about passing out than I was about graduating! I was given the robes and then dressed, and it started to feel slightly more important (although I did feel a little bit like an extra from Harry Potter).
I wasn't nervous about graduating per se, it reminded me of being in school and going up to receive an award in assembly a little bit, aside from the robes of course. I was however extremely nervous about the fact that we had to walk down steps after we had been on stage....the steps were in the middle of the stage leading back down into the audience. Let me say that again, steps in the middle of the stage + robes + my very very useless ankle = potential recipe for the most embarrassing moment of my entire life. Fortunately, it wasn't, it was very pleasant and quite emotional. I think it was about 10 mins before the end of the ceremony that it hit me that my degree and my time at the University I have grown to love very much over the last 3 years was over. I am leaving very dear friends, I'm moving away from my dad and family again and we're off to start new adventures at a new University. I have a BSc, but I have a lot more than just that (I know it sounds like a cliche but its true). I have learnt that I'm able to follow something through and not only follow it through but do well at it! I'm still completely and utterly in love with medicine, I still want to be a doctor and hope I will get there eventually too. I have volunteering experience and work experience which will continue throughout the next 12 months at least and I just feel like I've really made the most of what was in part a difficult 3 years.
After we graduated we went and had photos done, of course the obligatory throwing the hats up in the air shot, jumping up and down in the robes looking elated etc. Then we went and had a small school reception and reminisced about how wonderful the last 3 years have been. We're all off to do exciting things and we have plans to meet up at least once a year altogether which I really hope we stick to over the years. But I did feel sad, which was completely unexpected to be honest.
We have found a house and contracts etc are all signed so we're definitely off to London in the summer! I'm so very excited about this as I adore London, although I'm slightly dreading packing up our home! We've accumulated a lot of books over the last 4 years in fact we're going to do a car boot sale on the weekend just to try and get rid of some of the stuff we just haven't really used. As much as I'm adoring the weather I do wish it would perhaps just be a little milder whilst I'm moving, I don't particularly relish the thought of unpacking in 30 degree heat!
Anyway, whatever you're all doing in this wonderful sunshine I hope you're all having a great time (and using suncream!). To other graduates of all degrees - congratulations!
I wasn't nervous about graduating per se, it reminded me of being in school and going up to receive an award in assembly a little bit, aside from the robes of course. I was however extremely nervous about the fact that we had to walk down steps after we had been on stage....the steps were in the middle of the stage leading back down into the audience. Let me say that again, steps in the middle of the stage + robes + my very very useless ankle = potential recipe for the most embarrassing moment of my entire life. Fortunately, it wasn't, it was very pleasant and quite emotional. I think it was about 10 mins before the end of the ceremony that it hit me that my degree and my time at the University I have grown to love very much over the last 3 years was over. I am leaving very dear friends, I'm moving away from my dad and family again and we're off to start new adventures at a new University. I have a BSc, but I have a lot more than just that (I know it sounds like a cliche but its true). I have learnt that I'm able to follow something through and not only follow it through but do well at it! I'm still completely and utterly in love with medicine, I still want to be a doctor and hope I will get there eventually too. I have volunteering experience and work experience which will continue throughout the next 12 months at least and I just feel like I've really made the most of what was in part a difficult 3 years.
After we graduated we went and had photos done, of course the obligatory throwing the hats up in the air shot, jumping up and down in the robes looking elated etc. Then we went and had a small school reception and reminisced about how wonderful the last 3 years have been. We're all off to do exciting things and we have plans to meet up at least once a year altogether which I really hope we stick to over the years. But I did feel sad, which was completely unexpected to be honest.
We have found a house and contracts etc are all signed so we're definitely off to London in the summer! I'm so very excited about this as I adore London, although I'm slightly dreading packing up our home! We've accumulated a lot of books over the last 4 years in fact we're going to do a car boot sale on the weekend just to try and get rid of some of the stuff we just haven't really used. As much as I'm adoring the weather I do wish it would perhaps just be a little milder whilst I'm moving, I don't particularly relish the thought of unpacking in 30 degree heat!
Anyway, whatever you're all doing in this wonderful sunshine I hope you're all having a great time (and using suncream!). To other graduates of all degrees - congratulations!
Wednesday, 26 June 2013
Result: First Class Honours
I thought I should announce that after 3 years of hard work, I have the best result I could have possibly hoped for - First Class Honours. To say that I am over the moon would be an understatement. I'm absolutely thrilled.
My final exam was also a first which means that my lowest mark for all of my third year was 2 marks off a first, the rest were all firsts! I never imagined it would go as well as it did and I feel really enthused and excited about moving onto my MSc in September (which has also since been confirmed as unconditional). I have my voluntary work in the new location lined up ready to start in the summer. The house is on the market, all in all everything is slowly slipping into place. I feel very lucky indeed.
Graduation is soon, followed by the graduation ball which I'm really looking forward to and then a summer of UKCAT, GAMSAT awaits! As well as moving etc too.
Sorry this is short and sweet, but I wanted to share my good news with those who have been kind enough to read my blog over the last three years! Onto the next chapter of it.
My final exam was also a first which means that my lowest mark for all of my third year was 2 marks off a first, the rest were all firsts! I never imagined it would go as well as it did and I feel really enthused and excited about moving onto my MSc in September (which has also since been confirmed as unconditional). I have my voluntary work in the new location lined up ready to start in the summer. The house is on the market, all in all everything is slowly slipping into place. I feel very lucky indeed.
Graduation is soon, followed by the graduation ball which I'm really looking forward to and then a summer of UKCAT, GAMSAT awaits! As well as moving etc too.
Sorry this is short and sweet, but I wanted to share my good news with those who have been kind enough to read my blog over the last three years! Onto the next chapter of it.
Wednesday, 5 June 2013
Final Results Pending
Don't ask me how I did it, in honesty I have no idea, but I had a first for my dissertation and one of my final exams. In fact I've only had 30 2:1 credits all year, the rest have all been firsts! I'm over the moon, I still don't know what my final exam result will be, but even if I don't get a first overall my lowest possible mark is a very high 2:1! I feel very lucky after having such a stressful year last year to have had such a wonderful year so I'm over the moon. I've really enjoyed the year and I'm actually really sad that my Undergraduate degree is over, I'm going to miss my friends but we're going to all be relatively close to each other. Some are going on to do masters like I am, others have jobs lined up. I'm now getting ready to start looking at the UKCAT, GAMSAT and BMAT.
I'm hoping that this year I will get high enough marks in those exams to be competitive, if not then I will be taking a year out and reapplying next year! I'm going to keep trying! I'm hoping that eventually I will get there in the end. Although I didn't put an application in last year I'm considering applying for at least one 5 year course to try and increase my chances....we shall see though.
The house is on the market (yay!) so the wheels are firmly in motion for our big move. My other half is also starting uni in September which will be very exciting. I'm encouraged by my success in my BSc and looking forward to the MSc more and more each day. Just waiting for my confirmation of my 2:1 (or above!).
I'm a little nervous about my result for my final exam, although I'm not terribly good at guessing my results, this exam was quite a beast! I suppose it is good practice for the GAMSAT though. I'm trying to decide how I'm going to tackle the revision for that, currently just considering what topics I need to go over. I'm only going to be applying for one GAMSAT uni probably as I don't like the thought of putting several choices down when I don't already have the results in case I'm just wasting choices as I don't know the score.
Anyway, enough rambling on. I'm off to watch 24 hours in A and E on catch up! Thanks for reading :).
I'm hoping that this year I will get high enough marks in those exams to be competitive, if not then I will be taking a year out and reapplying next year! I'm going to keep trying! I'm hoping that eventually I will get there in the end. Although I didn't put an application in last year I'm considering applying for at least one 5 year course to try and increase my chances....we shall see though.
The house is on the market (yay!) so the wheels are firmly in motion for our big move. My other half is also starting uni in September which will be very exciting. I'm encouraged by my success in my BSc and looking forward to the MSc more and more each day. Just waiting for my confirmation of my 2:1 (or above!).
I'm a little nervous about my result for my final exam, although I'm not terribly good at guessing my results, this exam was quite a beast! I suppose it is good practice for the GAMSAT though. I'm trying to decide how I'm going to tackle the revision for that, currently just considering what topics I need to go over. I'm only going to be applying for one GAMSAT uni probably as I don't like the thought of putting several choices down when I don't already have the results in case I'm just wasting choices as I don't know the score.
Anyway, enough rambling on. I'm off to watch 24 hours in A and E on catch up! Thanks for reading :).
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