This Duo's debt free journey

ladymay

I'm the same as Pauline117 - I love 'beating' the shops! Sorry to hear the exam didn't go as well as you wanted, DFD - like you said you can pull it back... are you normally an exam person? I was always rubbish at exams but with essays (without the strict time pressure) I was much stronger. Glad you had a nice evening with DS, family time is the best

DebtFreeDuo

My first exam at uni (first exam in about 12 years) made me nervous but I did really well in it, there isn't much that makes me nervous though and now exams don't really bother me.

117pauline

Ooooooohh stationery talk!

Love it. I have to avoid John Lewis etc in case the stationery Imps call me.

I didn't take my best to College as my students never had pens. Any conference I attended meant I would challenge myself to collect as many as possible.

However I have found it really hard to actually use my beautiful notebooks. I still feel a bit wobbly, how daft is that?

Half hour max is ideal. 5 mins or so gap then another half hour then a proper reward. The gap in the middle helps you to refocus on the task.

Mmmmm task for the morning, drewl over my pens and notebooks

Enjoy Sunday
Pauline

DebtFreeDuo

I haven't taken a look at the stationery in John Lewis but I can imagine that I would spend a fortune if I did! I want to go and buy lots of stationery!

Have got some work done today but then I started feeling a little sorry for myself so poured myself a glass of wine and put on a classic romance film that made me cry and probably made me feel worse. I feel so lonely at the moment, people all around me are so happy with their perfect families and I can't seem to find what I want. It's probably a good thing really as I have enough to focus on at the moment anyway.

Willowtree222

Yes, I am a teacher. Secondary school, and English.

I love stationery. It is my favourite time of the year when a stationery order comes in!

DebtFreeDuo

Teaching is why I started my degree although the politics behind it does make me question my choice.

Willowtree222

The politics are making it very difficult at the minute. I wouldn't tell anyone not to do it, but it isn't the profession I joined. x

DebtFreeDuo

This week

Assignment for IM module - Started this, have almost completed 2/3 questions although the third will probably be the hardest
Assignment for AS module - Started this but having some technical problems
Assignment for FC module
Assignment for TM module
Flashcards for all modules in preparation for January exams - Completed for one module, 3 to go

Have been doing work all morning and I have made a little progress, hopefully I will get these 2 assignments completed and submitted by the end of the week!

EssexHebridean

DebtFreeDuo wrote: »

I haven't taken a look at the stationery in John Lewis but I can imagine that I would spend a fortune if I did! I want to go and buy lots of stationery!

Have got some work done today but then I started feeling a little sorry for myself so poured myself a bottle of wine and put on a classic romance film that made me cry and probably made me feel worse. I feel so lonely at the moment, people all around me are so happy with their perfect families and I can't seem to find what I want. It's probably a good thing really as I have enough to focus on at the moment anyway.

They're not, you know. Some of them probably do their best to make it appear that way, but in my experience those who are trying the hardest to convince everyone that their lives are perfect are probably those who are mostly trying to convince themselves first and foremost. There's no such thing as a perfect family or relationship though.

Ahh stationery - yep, another here who struggles to resist a nice notebook in particular.

DebtFreeDuo

Thank you EH, I know that not everyones lives are perfect I just feel like the one thing I have always wanted is just never going to happen for me. I will snap out of it soon, I know deep down that I have to focus on myself, I think it is because DS is getting older and I never wanted a big age gap (always wanted 2) although I am considering actually doing it alone the second time around, more thinking and research required there though.