Have A Good Old Moan....

piestar - I honestly believe that people shouldn't go to uni at 18/19 years old.  I don't know any 18 or 19 year olds (and didn't when I was that age either!) who know at that age what they want to be doing for the rest of their lives!  I truly believe that most degrees are a massive waste of money because of this, and that people should wait until at least their mid-twenties if not their thirties to study!  Of course, there are some people who do know what they want to do as an 18 or 19 year old, but so many people change their minds after 10 or 15 years in the workplace that I really don't think it's worth spending that much money to get a degree so young!  Add to that the fact that very few people actually go into the job or profession they had in mind when they chose their degree anyway, and that just compounds the issue of young people getting so far into debt before they've even experienced working life!

Had to sign off sick for a month due to anxiety issues, a lot of which have been caused by financial worries. I'm hoping the process of being able to claim sickness benefit will be completed by the 19th, as I'm going away to spend Xmas with my family and want to be able to buy gifts for them. Although I'm looking forward to going away, I'm also dreading it, partly because of aforementioned financial issues and partly because I'm worried about my best friend back home. His mother passed away a year ago and in that year he has not even begun to move forward, in fact he has deteriorated to the point where he physically cannot sleep at night unless he is incredibly drunk 🙁

I want to go to uni and study educational theory, which is what my parents did, and my dad has been putting me down all week because of it, telling me I'll never earn enough money with that...there is such a wide range of jobs I can do after studying, and my dad has loads of money, so I really can't take it seriously!
Also, he keeps telling me I shouldn't go abroad for a year when I finish school because "it's a waste of money!" Well, it's my own money, and why would I go to uni at 17? o.o

The thing is I ALWAYS wanted to be a teacher until I actually did it at uni- I LOVED my course, but I always struggled a bit with placement and I just realised that a job with that much pressure was not for me at all!

I have no regrets with going because my course was awesome and I have some amazing memories, friends and a boyfriend from it and I'm fairly confident a 2:1 degree will come in handy... but yeah, I think you need to grow up a lot before you decide what you want to do. Although saying that 90% of my friends, well, more, have gone on to be teachers and those who haven't are in september. I'm just awkward/stupid like that.

I think some uni courses are much more useful than others, I'd say my boyfriend's course probably is not use to him at all. He did Film and English, which on paper sounds fine but what he really did was spend 3 years getting drunk, making a tit out of himself and having contact with a member of course staff twice a week. He did well and has a first but I really don't think he took the opportunity to leave home and grow up, he lived quite a sheltered life and didn't really spread his wings once he'd escaped. At least his rich parents paid for it all though so he doesn't have a debt.

I however have a massive debt but I'm glad I did my course (I started it aged 19/20), it's not exactly what I want to do now but it's given me good grounding and helped me get out there as well as providing me with skills dealing with people etc. I'm sure a teaching course has similar benefits it'll probably help you a lot with dealing with people of all ages and resolving conflicts in whatever you do 🙂

My horrid neighbours have just walked across my front garden, to use my gate to get to the street pavement... Without asking, just all walked over my lawn, down my path and out of my gate! The man fell on his path last year and broke his ankle, so I'm guessing he's scared of slipping and thinks our path will be easier as ours isn't smooth concrete - and I wouldn't mind if someone had asked me! And anyway, they have a hand rail, they could use that, we don't have anything to hold on to if its slippy! I just really hate these neighbours, I'm tempted to save up over my birthday in January and use the money to move and rent somewhere else. I know that sounds drastic, but these neighbours are just foul, as a lot of you will know from my moans throughout the summer! Gggrrrr.

I think some uni courses are much more useful than others......I'm sure a teaching course has similar benefits it'll probably help you a lot with dealing with people of all ages and resolving conflicts in whatever you do 🙂

Ah now thats why I know mine will be useful because of the amount of placement I have done and the level of responsibility I was given on these placements. It gave me valuable work and life experience.

Glitter, place bear traps. Only option 😉

My horrid neighbours have just walked across my front garden, to use my gate to get to the street pavement... Without asking, just all walked over my lawn, down my path and out of my gate! The man fell on his path last year and broke his ankle, so I'm guessing he's scared of slipping and thinks our path will be easier as ours isn't smooth concrete - and I wouldn't mind if someone had asked me! And anyway, they have a hand rail, they could use that, we don't have anything to hold on to if its slippy! I just really hate these neighbours, I'm tempted to save up over my birthday in January and use the money to move and rent somewhere else. I know that sounds drastic, but these neighbours are just foul, as a lot of you will know from my moans throughout the summer! Gggrrrr.

The extra worry there Glitter, if he slipped on your path, would he try and sue you (or the landlord I guess)? He may not have a leg to stand on (especially if he slips again! haha... oh dear) but if he's an arse, doesn't mean he wouldn't try.

Maybe you should move.

Yes that is what I was thinking too. He would probably try to sue my landlord... He wouldn't win I'm sure, but still. I am going to get Chris to have a word when he finishes work (because they don't aknowledge me at all, because I'm just a woman, 'the wife'), and just firmly state that this is our property, and that they have a hand rail that is much safer anyway.

They really are a nightmare! They've been quieter recently (since pretty much everyone in the street reported them in the summer) but their other neighbour on their other side of their house had enough, sold his house and moved! Such a shame as that family were really nice. But yes, I think moving is the only option now, especially since in the summer they asked if they could take pictures of my 4 year old son and then I found them passing things through an open window to him when I'd been in the bathroom! Scary

I'm actually so stupid. Once again I'm the person who's there for someone when they want me and then get completely ignored and thrown aside when they find someone else. Can't believe I fell for it again, this has happened too many times.

stopped at my boyfriend's last night and got no sleep at all cause i had a hella sore throat and the top of my nose was burning, woke up and i'm like a 90 year old by bones are creaking and my muscles are aching, not to mention headache, tummyache and feeling sick all damn day, i think i would have been sick by now if i'd have eaten something but i've just not felt up for it at all..

had to phone in sick at work cause, i was gunna just brave it out and get it over with but i'd have just been coughing and sneezing all over desserts and plates and i've just felt pants all day and when i called up he was a proper nob with me saying i had to call in at 10 in the morning not an hour before my shift, like, seriously he's not even the manager, he's a cook ffs
i still feel awful for bailing on work but, i just, ah not up for it at all and i have a shift tomorrow i'm gunna go there whether it kills me cause otherwise they'll be moody as hell.. also gotta drag myself to college tomorrow 9-3.. ugh! so hate being ill

oh! and called up the piercing studio, again! apparently he's sent the jewellry supplier that's not yet delivered my cheek bars after over a week an email going mad telling them to hurry up, ugh but now, even if they turn up this week i can't be having a new piercing (well, piercings) when i'm feeling pants, cheeks are bad enough as it is without being delayed healing cause of a bug

I am not ready to move. We catch the train tomorrow evening, and I'm still online, which means I haven't returned my modem...

Or picked up my meds.
Or purchased shipping boxes.

And I sold my bed on Friday night. My hips are not meant for the floor...

I feel sh*te.

Some idiot reversed full speed into my car the other day whilst waiting at some traffic lights, apparently he wanted to change lanes. Since then Ive had insurers and garages on the phone to me non stop. I thought it was just the number plate that broke, but my whole car needs taking apart and repaired which means I'll have no car for a while =[

Only just realized that my neck is killing me and I must have hurt it during the accident. So my mum says I have to call the insurance tomorrow and tell them about it before I go to the doctors.

And I just saw a picture of myself on facebook that someone took at a party the other night and I look disgusting. Like a fat, greasy blue haired , man looking, freak.

I feel so low.

Christmas holidays are starting off swimmingly.

I think my budgie is sick. 🙁

Evie is now really poorly with a bad fluey cold, and was up being sick all night. And today is Dylan's first ever nativity play at school and I'm having to miss it :'( Husband is going though and going to film it so it's not all bad