Alchemausterity II

LadyWithAPlan

Hope the SO gets better soon and you can focus on your happiness and life goals

newgirly

Sorry to hear you are going through it again, fingers crossed all is well for your partner ❤️

Watty1

and how is plops?

Alchemilla

greent said:

Al - so lovely to see you - I was literally looking at your diary the other day and wondering what you were up to. I'm so sorry to hear that life has thrown you another curveball. 

How are the children? And the guinea pigs and dog(s)?

Lovely to see YOU!

Kids are great thanks and piggies have grown in number though we lost the last of the originals (she was almost seven) and we now have three doggles🤣

Alchemilla

LadyWithAPlan said:

Hope the SO gets better soon and you can focus on your happiness and life goals

Thank you @LadyWithAPlan. I am struggling with a decision about my life goals ATM. More later 🙂

Alchemilla

newgirly said:

Sorry to hear you are going through it again, fingers crossed all is well for your partner ❤️

Thanks NG. Crossing fingers feels like the only option right now 🙂

Alchemilla

Watty1 said:

and how is plops?

Hysterical! Nearly 17 in rude health (touch wood) and pushing BigOrse round the field like a lawnmower. She's in pony bootcamp right now.

Alchemilla

So my conundrum. Have to decide by Tues so no pressure.

In previous job started 3 year part time vocational academic course.

Half way through suspended it, family chaos. Suspended again more family chaos. Suspended once more, no further option to suspend, have to start this term or give up.

Pros - would complete  it and if I pass have the qual. It would mean a few nice weekends away with nice people in a nice place. It carries a decent chunk of prestige. A bit of a pose! If I pass it would help me prove something to myself.

Cons - it would be another financial demand as have to fund travel and accommondation myself. It would be another demand. It would need me to organise going back into school to do research. It is no longer relevant to my career (changed careers).

Helllppp! I change my mind depending on how strong I feel.

[Just spent £724 on car tyres].

redofromstart

The key words in that for me are 'no longer relevant' so you have to have a pretty strong personal motivation to complete it, especially as your life still sounds busy.

greenbee

Sorry to hear life is still complicated. I think on the qualification front, redo has hit the nail on the head. How much do you want to do this?