how do you find time to do anything?

littlepinkstars44

i'm doing tourism and languages, and also i'm not what A levels are (i'm from Scotland) i'm asuming its the same as highers?
I only have 2 highers Spanish and French - both A's
hence why i couldn't go straight to uni and had to do college HND first.
But i get straight into 3rd year at uni, and it's only a 3 year course.
So for 1 extra year, and get a degree, i'll cope...somehow.
No on in my family has been to uni before, so its a bit scary for me lol!

currynchips

34 hours work plus 13.5 hours classes, I wouldn't expect to have any time to myself. Life is only easy for the animals.

littlepinkstars44

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

I'm not surprised you have no time; I make that 34 hours per week! Aren't you eligible for any student funding?

yeah i get a student loan (134) and bursary (214) every month, isn't enough though

TDQO

littlepinkstars44 wrote: »

between classes and work. i have no time at all for anything else.
i hardly have time to see my boyfriend, do my washing/ironing, tidy my room, never mind do homework.

How do you all manage your time?

If you're really busy then prioritise your work by using any gaps in classes to go to the library. It's not "cool" but an hour in a quiet library is worth 3-4hrs trying to elsewhere with distractions.

Once you don't have to stress about your work then you can look at other stuff. You said washing/ironing, how much of this do you do? Do you really need to iron everything you wear? (work clothes, obvs) and do you wash everything after only wearing it once? Really you shouldn't need to do more than one wash a week unless you spill something over your work clothes.

I'm not suggesting you turn into a slob, just trim down the things that take up your time that you don't really need to do....

littlepinkstars44

TDQO wrote: »

If you're really busy then prioritise your work by using any gaps in classes to go to the library. It's not "cool" but an hour in a quiet library is worth 3-4hrs trying to elsewhere with distractions.

Once you don't have to stress about your work then you can look at other stuff. You said washing/ironing, how much of this do you do? Do you really need to iron everything you wear? (work clothes, obvs) and do you wash everything after only wearing it once? Really you shouldn't need to do more than one wash a week unless you spill something over your work clothes.

I'm not suggesting you turn into a slob, just trim down the things that take up your time that you don't really need to do....

i need to do about 3 washings a week, i work with food so i need to wash my work shirts and aprons everytime i wear them.

Oldernotwiser

littlepinkstars44 wrote: »

yeah i get a student loan (134) and bursary (214) every month, isn't enough though

Yes, but 34 hours work, even at minimum wage, must bring in about £150 per week, giving you a total income of nearly a grand a month, more than you'd bring home on a salary of £15,000. As you're living at home, do you really need to be working that many hours whilst you're studying?

Your choice of course, but employers usually like to see graduates who've made the most of their time studying, not only with good academic results but with an involvement in student life as well.

TDQO

littlepinkstars44 wrote: »

i need to do about 3 washings a week, i work with food so i need to wash my work shirts and aprons everytime i wear them.

Not neccisarily... I worked in a kitchen for 18months, pulling 12hr shifts 7 days a week for months at a time... I still only washed my gear once a week.

Can you not reverse your apron? Do you wear black? In which case you should be able to sponge down your blouse/apron and let it dry over night.

If you have multiple aprons/clothes then wait until they're all dirty before washing.

One tip that saved me was wearing my apron "fully" e.g. around my neck, covering my whole body, but reversed, when doing messy things such as working on the dishwasher or mixing up batches of salad like coleslaw then when I had to go outside and serve customers or work in a "clean" area I'd simply fold it in half and reverse it then wear it around my waist... that way my shirt/trousers stayed clean and so did the outside of my apron... With 3 aprons I could go for aaages without having to wash them. Oh I also tried as much as possible to wipe my hands on a cloth or in sink when I had the clean side showing to keep it that way.

I'm not trying to say you should be dirty at work but I found that I simply didn't have the time or the energy to regularly wash my stuff when I was working so much. My boss was very strict and the kitchen was sparkling clean but by doing the above I managed to keep within hygiene standards well enough.

littlepinkstars44

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

Yes, but 34 hours work, even at minimum wage, must bring in about £150 per week, giving you a total income of nearly a grand a month, more than you'd bring home on a salary of £15,000. As you're living at home, do you really need to be working that many hours whilst you're studying?

Your choice of course, but employers usually like to see graduates who've made the most of their time studying, not only with good academic results but with an involvement in student life as well.

yeah, thats just my hours i'm doing from dec to the end of jan, as one of the girls is in pakistan till the end of jan, and another left on maternity leave.
I'm just doing the extra hours till we get a new member of staff in, i usually only do about 15 hours a week, and i have quite a bit of debt i need to pay off.
I also give my mum £150 rent a month, which is going up to £200 after Christmas.
And i have 4 family birthdays coming up in jan, which i need to save for as well.
If i get into uni next year i'm going to try and get a new job with less hours, as most of my debt will be paid off by then, in the mean time i'll just have to put up with it i guess

littlepinkstars44

TDQO wrote: »

Not neccisarily... I worked in a kitchen for 18months, pulling 12hr shifts 7 days a week for months at a time... I still only washed my gear once a week.

Can you not reverse your apron? Do you wear black? In which case you should be able to sponge down your blouse/apron and let it dry over night.

If you have multiple aprons/clothes then wait until they're all dirty before washing.

One tip that saved me was wearing my apron "fully" e.g. around my neck, covering my whole body, but reversed, when doing messy things such as working on the dishwasher or mixing up batches of salad like coleslaw then when I had to go outside and serve customers or work in a "clean" area I'd simply fold it in half and reverse it then wear it around my waist... that way my shirt/trousers stayed clean and so did the outside of my apron... With 3 aprons I could go for aaages without having to wash them. Oh I also tried as much as possible to wipe my hands on a cloth or in sink when I had the clean side showing to keep it that way.

I'm not trying to say you should be dirty at work but I found that I simply didn't have the time or the energy to regularly wash my stuff when I was working so much. My boss was very strict and the kitchen was sparkling clean but by doing the above I managed to keep within hygiene standards well enough.

I can't reverse my apron, gotta have the "morrisons" logo showing, we wear white shirts, so as you can imagine they get filthy after just being in work for an hour!
I only have 1 apron and 3 shirts, i am not entitled to any more as i'm only on a 9 hour contract, and i have asked repeatedly for more!

TDQO

Ah good old morrisons... that kind of sucks. All I can say then is make a conscious effort to keep as clean as possible!