so about that list...

Two weeks ago today, I wondered how on earth I would get through the next two weeks of my life and see the light at the end of the tunnel. The list of things that I had to do before the end of semester seemed as if it would never end and the pile of work just seemed to grow and grow. It probably did not help that I was going for the title of "World's Best Procrastinator" at the time - or at least it looked that way.

Two weeks on and the list has basically disintegrated, the pile has diminished and the light at the end of the tunnel is brighter than it has been in a long time - so bright in fact that I feel as if I am outside the tunnel and walking down the path of freedom. Well actually the path of freedom is indeed the one that I now walk, for the next five weeks of my life at least and to tell you the truth, it feels fantastic.

Today at 3:35pm, I handed in my last assignment of the semester and it was such a great feeling - I actually rubbed my hands together afterwards, did a little victory dance in the Faculty of Education foyer, celebrated for a moment or two with colleagues and then headed back home.

So yes, I am now done for five weeks - no study, unless you count wedding planning and engagement party/21st planning in that and I guess that means time to catch up on sleep, relax, go even crazier than normal and enjoy life as much as I can.

To those who are still studying and facing those final assignments and exams coming up, stick at it, knuckle down and work hard and you will be rewarded for your efforts at the end of it all. There is a light at the end of the tunnel and it wont get any brighter if you just put off all the work and keep procrastinating.

In the words of the famous Nike saying...

"JUST DO IT"

Imagine what we could achieve if we knew we couldn't fail

The other day I was sitting in my room cleaning out things and going through a whole lot of papers and sorting them out. I came across a bit of paper which had a few bible verses on it as well as this one particular quote which I have now, tonight just written a God Spot about for Tuesday night at the hostel....

Thought I would share it with you all... so here goes.

At times in our lives, we struggle to believe that we can achieve something – maybe we feel like this because although we know we could achieve it, at the same time we also know that there is every chance we could fail at what we do.

Fail ourselves, fail our friends, fail our family, fail a test at uni, fail at getting that incredible job we have only dreamed about for a long time – the thing is that sometimes in life no matter how much we believe in things, no matter how much faith we have in succeeding, there is still often a voice inside of us saying that we will fail and therefore its hard to always put 100% into everything we do with our lives

There is so much in my life that I have delayed doing – that I have put off because I do not have enough confidence, because i am afraid of what others might think or say or do and to be honest, putting those things off is just silly... they are my dreams and my goals so I should be able to achieve them but I am scared of failing I guess...

BUT..................

Imagine what we could achieve if we knew we couldn't fail

How different would we live our lives, we probably wouldn't care as much about what or how others thought of us, we would want to give everything a go because there would be no fear of failing.

How much more effort would we put into the things we do, how much more faith in ourselves and in our abilities would we have. How much more time would we spend looking ahead to the future rather than looking back on our failures

I have challenged myself, and I also challenge you all to make a list of what you want to do with your lives – what you want to achieve, where you want to be in 10 years (or even 5 years), what you want to be remembered for when you leave this life. Just make a list of everything that you have ever wanted to do but have been too scared to do because you might fail... just make a list and set about to do those things – set about to live your life the best way that you could and have the attitude in your life of “Imagine what I could achieve if I knew I couldn't fail” remind others to have an attitude in their own lives of “imagine what we could achieve if we knew we couldn't fail”

Also.... exams are coming up – what kind of attitude are you going to have when you prepare for those exams? When you sit that exam? After the exam? What will your attitude be?

The list is getting smaller...

So since my last blog, I have now finished all my classes for the semester and what a fantastic feeling it really is... freedom is seeming closer and closer so that is always a good sign.

What is left on my list before freedom next Wednesday?

1 Music Unit Plan (including two lesson plans)

1 Essay for National Standards

1 Literacy Test (30%) which needs countless hours of study for

Half a summary for my maths unit and explanation on students learning throughout the unit

YAY YAY YAY!!!!

Freedom is near and I can feel a deep sense of satisfaction for reaching the half point in my degree... only a few more hours of study and assignments to go and then nothing study related for a whole entire month - oh how amazing that will be.

On the other hand, it will be time to get busy Lizy and plan a 21st Birthday Party/Engagement Party,continue with Wedding Planning and at the same time, actually breathe and relax. Not too sure how much of the relaxing will get done but its okay - I WILL try to relax and I WILL enjoy my break. Talking of enjoying my break, I think since there is not too much to do tonight, its time to go and relax and crash on my bed for an hour or so before dinner at 6.

So im sure that is pretty much all the goss on the street for now... not too much more to talk about really but do a nice big blog next week when im finished - an overview of the semester I guess!

Ta ta for now,

God Bless ya'll xxx