April 2016

This month seems to have sailed by and I don't even know where the time has went to, to be quite honest. Working hours in regards to teaching have picked up and for that I'm quite thankful. It felt as though it had stagnated quite a bit before and even after the Easter holidays. Like with most times of the year, it starts to get busier heading into summer.

Speaking of summer, it does not feel like one bit closer to summer at the moment - the weather feels truly awful and quite cold. I'm constantly trying to wrap myself in layers trying to keep warm and avoid anything even remotely resembling the sniffles. Time to be sick I do not have - as usual. It has been rather odd though - I felt as though I've permanently had a cold which just haven't shifted in so long - I don't know whether it is allergens, a low immune system taking a kicking or what. Hopefully over the worst of it now (fingers crossed!).

So in-between my hours at Cruise I'm beginning to teach more. Somewhat like a good habit, it can be difficult to get back into teaching. Life becomes extremely structured and organised to try to avoid chaos. I hope to get away again, but the question of when does loom somewhat - I hate taking time off when I know I'll be busy with work. I guess I'll just have to see what way things will go and go from there. And of course, if I can realistically afford to, of course. If I'm able to I'd love to get away for a real chilled out holiday -sun, sea and sand is what I have in mind.

I plan on finishing my placement at the end of this month as well. As part of my course we are required to spend 34 weeks in a placement in industry. I'm nearing the end of my millinery/retail placement and have found it an experience which is good to get you used to 'real-life' working situations. I started with Grainne when she first opened her business in July-August of last year and have pretty much been here since the doors opened. It was a good learning experience, should I ever want to open my own business in the future. I think it has been worthwhile as there are some of the skills and knowledge I have acquired I can already begin using in my working life and for when I begin the final year of my Fashion Management degree.

I think with the free time I'll acquire I can focus abit more on my teaching business and bettering myself - going to the gym more and reading more. I'll be glad to get some more free time just for myself so I can use it as some down time too. I'd really like to focus on getting into a better gym routine.  One of the PT's in DW keeps hounding me about starting a slot with him. Realistically, time is a big factor for me, so when he double booked and I was the one who got dumped for that session I wasn't the most impressed. I'd sorted most of my day to revolve around that session, for it to become a waste of time. Personally, I probably do have the motivation somewhere so doubt I'll need someone to prod at me to train hard when I'm there.

So inbetween all the usual craziness of work life it's hard to get some time to myself. My latest hobby has been to have naps while dunking in and out of Netflicks. Completely non-productive in some senses but I feel as though I need it.