Its been a while

Ok I have been away for a while I know. Turns out this college life is actually quite time consuming!
It may well be a part time course but gosh it ends up being so much more than that!

And I have to admit I'm just not that organised yet, with the lunch boxes and meal plans and getting kids and myself to all the places we need to be at the times we need to be and so on and so forth and *breath*. Yeah so a bit crazy around here!

But I am loving it, so much :) Actually so much so it has completely changed my whole idea for the future and careers and everything! Ive decided to pursue science! Actually it makes a lot of sense really. 1 I love it, I really do, I had forgotten just how much I love science. 2. It makes a lot of sense for my health in reality. I don't know what the future holds for me and fibro and a career in science should be a lot easier to maintain than a career in nursing if I am brutally honest with myself. And lastly I hate people. Haha just kidding. But I do prefer the less people focused aspects to life so really the thought of a career where I can spend my time staring at microscopic cells in reasonable solace does appeal.

So yeah that's where I am at. Although there is a possible spanner in the works regarding funding due to previous attempts at college in the past but that is something that will need to see what happens.

In other news we have new pets!! Couple of days ago we brought some mice home to live with us! Rose and Clara are settling in well and for babies are handling beautifully too. The girls adore them and even my toddler is being very good with them so far which is awesome :)

 Rose and Clara

I also realised I never posted about the second Colour Rush! So I did it! My first ever 5k and not a bad time either at about 55mins :) I need to get back into running again properly really, I have been very slack. But I have signed up for a November challenge which requires a minimum of 33k to be covered over the month eek! This time the funds are going to the british legion which is a close thing to my heart x

Me and my friend Vix after completing the 5k colour rush

Back to studies!

This week and next marks a lot of tears and quite a few sighs of relief (go on admit it) from many parents across the country as children return to (and start) school.

Mine included with my eldest starting her second year of school and my littlest is off to start with a childminder, after having myself as pretty much her sole career for the last few years. Scary stuff.

But what's even more scary (well actually pretty exciting) is that on monday I too return to school!

It's been quite a few years since I last attended any kind of education, and if I think of it like that then it is actually quite a daunting thought. But actually I am really very excited about returning to study (and having a break from the kids!) even if it is something as academically taxing as full on science.

Hopefully, for me, this is the start towards my new career goals over the next few years. I'm aiming for university next year and so will be working on my application for that in the next couple of months as well (stress!)