Christmas Break, Christmas Cheer

First off all I would like to apologise for the late entry, my PC did indeed break again, and I've also been away at a family members up until the start of this week.

Looking back to the Deadline day, all I remember is the moment a huge, and I do mean huge relief was lifted up off my shoulders. The day before this date I was in total panic, I started the day with quite a large amount of work needed to be completed, and I truly believed that I wouldn't of met the deadline. As you would expect this is not the greatest feeling in the world and not the best start to a holiday, knowing that you have failed the assignment and in conjunction the course, only making it half way. This was the biggest wake up call of the year, a real slap in the face if you will. I was so proud at the end of the day at what I had achieved, and I realised that I could achieve quite a substantial amount of work when I actually got my head down and worked.

The day of the hand-in I felt quite ashamed at the amount of work I left myself to do on the last week, but I forced myself to praise my self for actually meeting the 12pm goal. I'm in such anticipation at how the assignment will fair, I so hope that it achieves a pass, and I get the thumbs up to carry on with the course, which is so important to me. Failure would be unacceptable and the shame I would face, and the disappointment and should I say the "Grief" I would give my self is something I do not want to experience. So my fingers are firmly crossed.

On a more positive note, It has been such a great experience completing the first half of the first semester, and It is truly a great course, I wouldn't think twice at recommending it to anyone who was interested in joining. I have met alot of great people and already learnt alot from the three assignments I have completed, and I am so eager to learn even more new skills and gain more knowledge. For the second half of the year, I desperately need to get my head down, and give the course much more attention, because big problems would occur if I don't, and I believe the first step at doing this was realising that it does actually need the time, and that I have done.

I hope you've all had a great Christmas and New Year, looking forwards to starting the course again (well as much as you would expect) and hearing all of the story's that people may have, enjoy the rest of your holidays. Jamie