Freedom

I made it to the end of my degree. I'm in the situation where I have to keep pinching myself. It's very strange. I think it's hard to dwell on it, it's not really an end, because I'm hoping to still be at Lancaster next year, doing my MA. I'm very happy, though. My exams went well. The questions I wanted came up. They were eventful, I had a broken right elbow (my writing arm). I got extra time, and the adrenaline got me through. Near the end of my final exam the fire alarm went off, and we all had to go outside for 10 minutes. It was strange, we weren't asked not to talk, so we were all milling together, with the tutors. We didn't talk about the exam, though - finals aren't something you want to mess up!

Raine and I have tried to kick back and relax. We had some people over, and had a chill out party. We've been hoping to go camping, but right on cue the weather turned - it's been generally awful since my final exam! It was so nice before hand, and I repeatedly asserted that the weather would turn bad as soon as I finished. It's not so funny now... I did manage to have a bike riding lesson at the end of last week. I managed to go about a mile, which I think is a fair attempt.

I'm trying to pick up lots of hours at work, I had to miss a couple of weeks, because of my arm, so our funds are a little low. I'm being entered into a national competition: 'Student Employee of the Year', which was obviously lovely news. I love my job, so it's nice to see that it's reflected in my work.

I also got another job, to fit around my 6 week Info Desk take over (I run it while the boss is on holiday). I'm going to be a supervisor, checking the rooms on campus. I'm chuffed I got the supervisor role - means an extra £1.30 an hour, and obviously it's great experience.

This weekend Paul's coming to visit. We're looking forward to seeing him. He hasn't been to the house yet. We last saw him in September. We have a few things planned.