One Proud Owner of a BA (Hons)

Summer Colours

The results are out today ... I am now officially a BA (Hons) Graduate. Sadly I didn't achieve as high a grade as I feel I was capable of, but I had lost interest in the course. My priorities changed and I found the final year more stressful than the previous years. I had loved every minute of learning at Plymouth College of Art, but when I moved to Swansea Met Uni, things just weren't the same. My feeling is that moving to study in Swansea served a purpose, and that purpose was simply to allow me to come home.

Moving back home to Wales has been one of the best decisions of my life. I am happier now than I have been for many years. I am content and loving life here. I have no regrets about the move.

I achieved a 2:1 Foundation Degree at Plymouth which I am very proud of, but I wasn't able to keep up the same enthusiasm during the final year so my BA (Hons) grade reflected this, a 2:2. But I should be proud of all of my achievements and as a Mature 50 something student I did it!

Summer Flowers

After initially this morning feeling a little disappointed with myself for not achieving as high a grade as I should have, my mind set changed. I am proud of achieving the BA (Hons). I have done well. 

I want to be positive and no longer want to berate myself constantly. This is a great achievement and I am proud!

I completed another application form this afternoon. The post is a Community Tutor with Carmarthen Council. I also filled in a form to apply to study an Assessment Qualification. This would open more doors, and it would be the start of developing my Education skills and hopefully lead to further employment opportunities. I am determined to succeed and I am telling myself that I will successfully secure a teaching or assessor post by September.

I cycled to the end of the village, I needed some air and exercise and to deliver a letter to the previous tenants here.

I wanted to take some photos of The White Lion, but I confused myself pressing too many buttons on my camera and then couldn't get it to work properly! The landlady of the pub saw me and invited me in for a glass of wine! I was very hungry by this time and didn't stay very long, but I did appreciate the glass of wine.

Later I visited my neighbours garden and shot some photos of her beautiful flowers.  I am inspired at the moment to focus on the colours, so I'm moving in very close to the flowers ...I'm loving the results ... I do so love colours.