As far as my job goes, it’s hard work, but very rewarding, so I don’t think I could ask for anything more! Uni is going very well (even though I did panic for a while and didn’t think I’d be able to manage my extra courses which are due to star next week). My last assignment for my current course came back with good marks, so I’m happy about that.

That’s about It for now, I’ll update as soon as I can.

I am currently sitting in the middle of my sofa in my living room, with one dog asleep aside the chair, and another out for the count underneath my duvet which is placed next to me. I was going to snuggle up under it, but didn’t quite get that far. I am also listening to ‘Florence and the Machine’ through my laptop. I love the tone of her voice.

The past few days have just been, crazy. I’ve been wanting to update my diary/blog, but I’ve just not had the energy, and now I have the time to do it, the words just aren’t coming.

Some people ask how I manage to work, and at the moment, the answer would be ‘Because I have too’. At least, that was the reason to start with. It was a necessity, and, still is. Life doesn’t stop, money is always needed, from paying the rent and bills to eating and clothing myself. Even though needs must, it’s still so difficult.

On one hand I feel I’m managing everything that’s going on at the moment on an ‘ok’ level, but then, on the other hand, I feel I just can’t manage it all. I know it’s only been a matter of weeks, and my body is adjusting, it’s just taking it’s toll on me.

I get in from work, and go back to bed, then I still wake up and my body needs more sleep. I don’t know whether to sleep even longer, or whether to get up and push myself. I feel I’ve really had to push, as there isn’t any other option. It definitely makes me feel good though, knowing that the money that comes in to my account I earned with my own hard work. So, all in all, theres positives and negatives to it all.

As far as the plans for the future, things are actually looking bright. Or, I feel they are. Theres still so many unknowns, but what I do know, is that with the extra money I earn coming in to my account, it means we can start to plan (of sorts) for our future. Starting with a holiday.

I’ve only ever been abroad twice (I think. One of them as a baby, the other time to Spain with my family and I remember that, but was only young). It’s why it’s so exciting. There is so many places I’d love to visit, Amsterdam (The house where Anne Frank lived in in World War 2), and to Poland, to visit the Auschwitz grounds (I love history). Both Rich and I would also love to holiday in Parga, Greece as well.

I’ve never felt I was in the right situation to manage anything like that. I’ve never felt I could ‘Dream’ about what I wanted in the future, with being ill, and a bad financial situation. That’s why me finding work has changed a lot for me, it’s given me and Rich a future. I always new we had a future, I just didn’t think we’d be going down this path.

I saw my family the weekend gone. My mum, dad, and sister came up to Coventry for the day. I really had a great time. I loved being able to walk the dogs with them (something I’ve only really been able to manage recently, and maybe even that is because I’ve pushed myself). It was great fun. We had a great meal, and we even managed to shop. Rich gamed during the day as he wasn’t hugely feeling very well (both of us have been feeling fluy over the past month or so). A good day all around.

I know so many people are excited about the snow (changing the convocation), but it’s really starting to get to me. It restricts me so much! I cant really go out on my own, I’m not fully able to keep control of my car, and the office at work is so dam FREEZING! I always hated summer, and longed for the cold, but oh god, i cant take much more dam it!

For now, that is all. My life is so busy, working, studying, sleeping. I don’t always have time to update my blog as often as I’d like. I’m going to start up a written diary, which I can note down my thoughts in. I’ll then use to update my blog online. For now, adios.

Things have changed so fast for me over the past two weeks. Alots happend and I’ll be super relieved when I can update this page and everything off my chest and down on paper (as it were..).

I have some great news to share (I will expand on the subject a little later when I get home), I managed  to get a perminant job (at least it will be perminant after I’ve worked the first 13 week trial period). I am a Customer Services Advisor for a newspaper distribution company. I love my job, even though the working hours are not hugely desirable..

At the moment I get in from work at 9am (11 am on weekends), and attempt to go back to bed to catch up on lost sleep and fatigue from working with a disability. I then ‘attempt’ to catch up on Uni work, and as I’m sure you can imagine, I’m having very little spare energy to get online/update my blog.

Christmas was a great time for us.  We spent Christmas morning at Richards parents house, having one massive present opening session. We then spent the afternoon/evening with Richards family at his brothers wifes parents house, with all of their family which was great fun. The food was amazing, the company was pleasant and the gaming in the evening was alot of fun!

We spent boxing day at Richards parents, more food (I’ve eaten WAY too much this Christmas!), with more gaming (Trivial persuit and articulate, good fun all-be-it a little nerve racking to start with..).

So with Christmas, and work, it’s been a busy couple of weeks! I’m loving it though, and the extra money meens we stand a good chance of being able to save up some money (I’ll go more indepth about that later).