Big News...

Lets recap ... back to late 2008... I've just sat down to a meeting with my department head in university, and after explainations and choices offered, we mutually agreed that I would leave university in January 2009. This was not because I found it hard, quite the contrary, the course was too easy, meaning I spent the majority of my time helping others and falling behind on my own course work. What with the time I took off October 2007 because of the miscarrage, and the depression and suicide attenpt that ensued also adding to the workload that I was falling behind on.

My decision to leave university did not mean I didn't want my degree, but saw a better path to obtaining it. It meant that I could focus on my career, becoming a bar manager (despite studying computing, bar work was my passion, and always will be to this day). The plan was to work hard, clear my debts and start saving money. Money that would eventually be used to fund finishing my degree via open university, studying subjects that would actually teach me something and feed my need for learning.

Well, that was the plan anyway... End of August 2009 I was taken ill, rushed to hospital, and we all know where this leads.... 6 years later and I'm still ill, unable to work, and life is on hold. Well its time for all that to change...

Yesterday morning I phoned around, making enquiries, getting information etc, and finally signed up to Open University to finish my degree. Something I've wanted to do for the last 6 years! I'm finally doing it! Although I have signed up to do it part time, as I don't know if I could manage all my health problems ontop of 40+ hours a week studying. So the first 2 years I will take it easy, see how things go, and if , after then, I think I can manage it, I can do it full time.

Im really pleased, and having a goal, and something to focus on may just help my depression, so thats another plus. The course sylibus is really flexible and Im unsure if I will go down the web design, or the programming route atm. I may split it and do parts of each and use them with each other. Time will tell! Then, who knows, I may even do my Masters and Doctorate.... Dr James Adams DCSc sounds good to me...

Peace x