Paps Penny's

tootallulah

Hi Pap, good to see that you aren't panicking. You have all the qualities to be an excellent nurse, hang on in there. They would be mad not to take you. And maths is important for a nurse so it will be good to get your skills brushed up as you are doing the access course. Legoland sounds fun, shame about the camera.

Sparkles87

Well done on the English PAP, and the fact that you highlighted Maths as a weakness will definitely go in your favour - people that admit to mistakes is very important in the medical world, much more than muddling through regardless! I'd imagine the Maths alongside the Access will be key skills based rather than GCSE...so it'll feel much more relevant to the course and life.

postingalwaysposting

Thanks Toots and Sparks, I am not panicing I am going to await the outcome. I have however looked into a GCSE for maths which looks to be free, although I would have to double check that. It would be three hours per week + three hours self study so I could do that while working full time. So I could always take that this year and then re-apply next. Will see what the outcome is

Today has been good, didn't go to the estate as the house/garden was closed today and I begrudge paying the full entry price to see only the park. So we went to the city museum, two homes/museums and then to a city park that has a tall tower on it. It was all free entry but donations welcome to the museums so I payed £4 in donations £1.80 for 3 postcards and £7 for 2 coffees and 2 cakes :T

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postingalwaysposting

Today was ok, however I must say I was glad I purchased the living social deal. I don't think it would be worth £13 entry each especially as most of the animals were either not outside through choice or not outside as the keepers had not let them out. Spends were £6.80 2* drinks and 2* cakes, £1 animal feed, £3.50 shop and about £1 donations.

Have yet to figure out budgets but I know I have a payment of at least £30 as that's the amount I have been payed over my £200. Bit miffed at work though, this week coming only 33 hours :mad:

Have a great Fri/Sat

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dangers

Hi Pap, is the tower open nowadays? I seem to recall it being covered in scaffolding. I love that tower.

Mind, I also love the park - I have good memories of playing there in the snow in the early 90's.

Have you been swimming recently? The junior school here has just had their swimming gala - course that's why the weather turned foul!

postingalwaysposting

Hi Dangers, yes its open :j I managed to persude Mum to go to the top of the tower I think the scafolding only came down a few months ago I know my radio station covered it. I have been once every week so far... I should go today but the weather looks awful

Fri/Sat was amazing... Friday I purchased our evening meal, however this was the money Mum gave me back for her half of the hol... so in reality free. The place we went for the concert had a monthly event so for £1 we could browse craft stalls and listen to open mic music. I purchased an extremely funny cartoon print for me there as well as some jewellery for Mum. Spent about £25 for print, jewellery, magazine, book, 2* tops, entry, 2* coffee and cake.

Sun I completed the bike ride and then went to swindon with lil brother. We went to a garden centre and was very underwhelmed, spent £4 there.

Back to work tomorrow, already lost hours :cool: Bad news is my chair in my car has broken. It has always been broken but I used to clip it together and it was fine, however now it has sheared off and both points. I am going to attempt to fix it today but I think I will need a new chair :mad:

Have a great week all

Snagggles

Boo to the broken chair, but it sounds like your weekend was mostly good, so :T.

postingalwaysposting

Thanks Snaggles

Chair is not repairable. It is a two door car so has that silly leaver to lift the chair to gain access to the back seat... If that wasn't there I could have fixed it. I removed the mechanism but it make the chair wider than anything we have here to fix it with and I don't want to throw good money after bad. So I shall have to get a new chair, I believe it's an MOT faluire anyway so would need it for August.

Budget:
£268.89 (in bank tomorrow)
£40.00 ~ Rent
£40.00 ~ Petrol
£40.00 ~ Bills
£100.00 - CC

£220
= £48.89 remaining

My aim is to pay off £100 a week for four weeks from my CC. I will then skip a week to enable me to purchase some trousers for France before going back to £100 a week.

No news from the college about an interview but I shall let you all know if I do.

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skint_spice

Don't know if you have any near you but you could probably pick up a chair for a lot less at a scrapyard if there's a local one?

postingalwaysposting

skint_spice wrote: »

Don't know if you have any near you but you could probably pick up a chair for a lot less at a scrapyard if there's a local one?

Thanks Skinty I did think of this however the nearest scrapy is a fair few miles from here, then it's if they have my car and also my car can be a pain because its so old most fixings have rusted together... Yes even inside the car. I have to investigate tomorrow if I can even get this seat out of my car :rotfl: So that added to the petrol costs and time if the first scrappy doesn't have it means a £30 free p&p chair from the bay is much more appealing :T

Petrol was £35, went to the £ shop with lil brother and purchased car air freshners, shampoo and ice pops, he payed. However we then went to costa But I only payed for his drink £3 because I used points for mine. So effectly I payed for my own £ stuff :rotfl:

Still no news from college, impatient moi It would appear I can't do the GCSE though because I am not a school leaver. But I can do a lvl to certificate or something. Unsure of costs but its one night a week and the study at home. I will give it until next Friday and if I don't hear anything I will ring them.

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