So its been almost 5 months since I graduated from University and not a lot has changed...Moving on is a lot harder than you can anticipate. I have had a total of 3 interviews for a job that only requires a NVQ and each time received amazing feedback, however was told I did not have enough experience, so my first tip is to try and volunteer as much as you can during your degree if possible! On the positive side though getting the knock backs does make you a lot more strong and resilient. I am a very resilient person but there's no denying the hurt it does make you feel. Moving on and being left in limbo does also create a big emptiness. I moved away from my home town for University, although not to the place of my studies. Although you make new friends and networks I am now finding a huge emptiness where all my best friends use to be. I miss being able to just watch a film with someone or play on the Xbox (PS2 aha) or even go to spoons for a coffee and a chat or a drive. They say you can always pick up the phone to a best friend and talk like you haven't stopped talking and I know with many of my friends I could, but it's not the same as being round the corner from them or the other side of town. I think throughout the degree and moving on this has been the hardest thing and there is nothing I can think of that prepares you for it. So if any of you guys (you know who you are) read this, know that I miss you, mainly the small things I would take for granted.
Anyway the job search continues and I'm off to post some more applications. Wish me luck!
Monday, 19 November 2012
Monday, 28 May 2012
We went the Whole Hog!
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| So I thought I should up date you all on the Whole Hog, You remember that charity event I was telling you about?! This is me Just as I finished! It was a fantastic day and I am happy to say I have now fully recovered and have somehow managed to get the mud out from toes nails! Yes it took a whole week of scrubbing in the bath!!! Oh and it turns out it was 10k, not 7.5k lol! |
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| This is the first lot of water we all had to get into! It was Freeeeeeeeeeezing! I love the so this and the next four lots was not to much of an issue for me, but as you can tell from Daniel's face, it really was cold :) |
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| This is the two managers who came with us. Sam my twin sister and Adam. They were fantastic and lead the team fantastically! As you can see they are embarking one of many steep hills! These were a nightmare for me! I hate hills...especially ones that require a rope to get you up them!! |
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| This is pure mud! Although it doesn't look thick it was thicker than custard and almost impossible to get through and even harder to keep your shoes on your feet! This got deeper as we went through, we then had to climb up a slippery wet steep bank. I could not get out of this without everyones help! I had Sam and Adam pulling me (All hands wet and slippery from the mud) then Daniel, Mandy and Maria pushing my legs and bum out haha. I would still be there now if it wasn't for those guys! Thank you all! |
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| This is all of us soaking wet, cold, tired and covered in mud just as we crossed the finished line. We are amazing proud of ourselves and would all do it again. Was the most fun I've had in such a long time with an amazing bunch of friends. |
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| This us all kind of cleaned up back at work after a 13 hour day. Little did we know that it would take so long to get rid of all the mud! Although this was loads of fun it was ruddy hard work so if you haven't sponsored us, please do because it it raising money towards a fantastic cause. We have £160 worth of online donations and around £350 offline donations, so we are still short of our £600 target! If you have sponsored us on paper please give your money to any of us when you see us next and a massive thank you for your sponsorship! |
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
It's all over...
Well It's nearly all over! This will be my last post as an undergraduate student of Bath Spa University! Ekkkkk I am then out in the scary big wide world with all of you guys. I have absolutely no idea what i want to do with my degree at the moment, I have lots of great ideas so will spend the next year trying to find out specifically what I am suited to and you can follow me and my thoughts along the way! I will also be planing my wedding over the next year, the date is set!! August 10th 2013 so I may share any good tips or money saving advice with you or even embarrassing stories which may stop you making the same mistakes! One of which is don't go to church with your tights inside out and then point it out like a GEEK when someones trying to complement you! hashtag redface. (can not find my hash key?!?)
Anyway the purpose of this post is to place a link to one of my final ICT assessments, I had to make a portfolio that contained three different types of media, so here mine is, I placed it on a website which classes as piece number one! www.michaelafitzgerald.zzl.org so please go and check it out :) This blog is my second piece of assessment, which I have managed to attach to my website in a live feed, ooooooo I hear you say, isn't that clever?!? Well I could pretend it was really hard, buuuuut I had a great piece of software called serif which makes it extremely easy to build a website, no coding at all! My final piece that I have placed on there is some photoshop images, I discovered you need great patience with photoshop (something I don't really have) and also a steady hand (again something I don't have at all)! Any way I would love for you to have a look and give me some feedback, I realise the interactive video hasn't upload completely as the file is too big and needs compressing, I will amend this when I have some more time in the near future.
So please be kind to me in the scary big wide world guys :) I'm a new little fish!
Anyway the purpose of this post is to place a link to one of my final ICT assessments, I had to make a portfolio that contained three different types of media, so here mine is, I placed it on a website which classes as piece number one! www.michaelafitzgerald.zzl.org so please go and check it out :) This blog is my second piece of assessment, which I have managed to attach to my website in a live feed, ooooooo I hear you say, isn't that clever?!? Well I could pretend it was really hard, buuuuut I had a great piece of software called serif which makes it extremely easy to build a website, no coding at all! My final piece that I have placed on there is some photoshop images, I discovered you need great patience with photoshop (something I don't really have) and also a steady hand (again something I don't have at all)! Any way I would love for you to have a look and give me some feedback, I realise the interactive video hasn't upload completely as the file is too big and needs compressing, I will amend this when I have some more time in the near future.
So please be kind to me in the scary big wide world guys :) I'm a new little fish!
Sunday, 1 April 2012
One Hurdle at a Time
Dissertation was finally complete and handed in last Thursday. Phew! I can not not begin to express the weight that has been lifted from my mind, buuuuut its not over yet, I still have 6000 words to write between four modules, two portfolios and a presentation to prepare. FUN! Most people who have been lucky enough (or unfortunate) to know me for the last three years will know my life is consumed by work and uni and the added little adventure or trip to the local for a bottle of wine or two.
Instead of boring you with that I am really excited to be telling you all about an adventure I have planned for when all my University is handed in! Its called wait for it... Dun Dun Dun, The Whole Hog. I was asked to take part in this by Two of the managers at my work, Adam and Sam (my sister/twinny). It is a 7.5 walk in which we will have to wade through water and climb up banks and crawl through tunnels and mud to raise money for charity. Have a look on the link to see what I mean!
http://www.rmhc.org.uk/events/the_whole_hog_challenge
I love raising money for charity, it not only gives you something fun to do but it also provides money for many people who are in need of it, in this case money will be going to The Ronald McDonald House Charity. It is a fantastic cause which they aim to provide a ‘home away from home’ for families with children in hospital, somewhere free to stay for as long as they need to. There are currently 14 Ronald McDonald Houses and over 25 sets of Family Rooms across the UK, all just a stone’s throw from the children’s ward. Together, they provide more than 400 rooms for families each night of the year! I spent a week in hospital when I was 15 and I remember my mum and sister staying in the tea room because they didn't want to leave me. I can not begin to imagine what it must be like for parents of small children who may travel miles to give their children the best medical treatment possible, therefore I think this is an amazing charity! For more information look at the next link!
http://www.rmhc.org.uk/
This is something I am really looking forward to and I hope that I can make loads of great memories from it as well as help a charity raise much needed money! I will post a link on my facebook as soon as a donation page has been created (cough Adam) and I hope you will all support us in this mission.
Instead of boring you with that I am really excited to be telling you all about an adventure I have planned for when all my University is handed in! Its called wait for it... Dun Dun Dun, The Whole Hog. I was asked to take part in this by Two of the managers at my work, Adam and Sam (my sister/twinny). It is a 7.5 walk in which we will have to wade through water and climb up banks and crawl through tunnels and mud to raise money for charity. Have a look on the link to see what I mean!
http://www.rmhc.org.uk/events/the_whole_hog_challenge
I love raising money for charity, it not only gives you something fun to do but it also provides money for many people who are in need of it, in this case money will be going to The Ronald McDonald House Charity. It is a fantastic cause which they aim to provide a ‘home away from home’ for families with children in hospital, somewhere free to stay for as long as they need to. There are currently 14 Ronald McDonald Houses and over 25 sets of Family Rooms across the UK, all just a stone’s throw from the children’s ward. Together, they provide more than 400 rooms for families each night of the year! I spent a week in hospital when I was 15 and I remember my mum and sister staying in the tea room because they didn't want to leave me. I can not begin to imagine what it must be like for parents of small children who may travel miles to give their children the best medical treatment possible, therefore I think this is an amazing charity! For more information look at the next link!
http://www.rmhc.org.uk/
This is something I am really looking forward to and I hope that I can make loads of great memories from it as well as help a charity raise much needed money! I will post a link on my facebook as soon as a donation page has been created (cough Adam) and I hope you will all support us in this mission.
Sunday, 18 March 2012
Mama do the hump
Last night this song came on and I have not stopped dancing like James Corden in the video since, brushing my teeth with one hand and doing that strange movement with the other. Even as I type now the chorus is going round and round my head and I find my hips moving!
Fittingly today is Mother's Day in the UK. I wonder how many mums are doing 'the hump'. Why do we have these days to show appreciation to our family, friends and loved ones? Surely we should show it all year round? I know the argument is that in today's fast past life it is easy to forget about those we care most about, but to me big gestures on days where society dictates that you do so means nothing compared to the small things that are done daily for me, a surprise cup of tea from a friend, a glancing look that reassures you things will be OK and even putting up with my constant sing and dancing to Mama do the hump and joining in with me! I guess the purpose of the post is to say, enjoy life and make time to show your appreciation all year round, not just on one day out of 365! Some of the greatest gifts are memories so lets get making!
Fittingly today is Mother's Day in the UK. I wonder how many mums are doing 'the hump'. Why do we have these days to show appreciation to our family, friends and loved ones? Surely we should show it all year round? I know the argument is that in today's fast past life it is easy to forget about those we care most about, but to me big gestures on days where society dictates that you do so means nothing compared to the small things that are done daily for me, a surprise cup of tea from a friend, a glancing look that reassures you things will be OK and even putting up with my constant sing and dancing to Mama do the hump and joining in with me! I guess the purpose of the post is to say, enjoy life and make time to show your appreciation all year round, not just on one day out of 365! Some of the greatest gifts are memories so lets get making!
Saturday, 17 March 2012
100 years
So today I realised that my nan is 85 and my pappy (Grandad to most normal families) is 90...90!! That is nearly an entire century that he has lived through, I can not begin to imagine all the changes he has experienced and had to make. This made me wonder if in 70 years time when I'm a modest 93 what changes will I be experiencing? Will I be thinking about the good old days when I could play F zero X on my N64 or will that be a forgotten memory replaced with memories of iPads and voice controlled vacuum cleaners...
It also made me think a great deal about health. We all know when you visit our nans, we get spoiled, lots of cakes and biscuits, (nom nom nom) but really every day my nan serves these treats to my pappy, along with heavily salted main dinners. He is extremely fit and active for a 90 year old, is salt really that bad for you? Why can't we just enjoy life instead of worrying about what were consuming.
This blog will be a way that I can hope to remember significant or even insignificant thoughts in the future... that's if blogs still exist in 70 years time, who knows what may replace them! I hope you will enjoy reading some, if not all of my blogs, and I hope that we will all still be here in 70 years time!
It also made me think a great deal about health. We all know when you visit our nans, we get spoiled, lots of cakes and biscuits, (nom nom nom) but really every day my nan serves these treats to my pappy, along with heavily salted main dinners. He is extremely fit and active for a 90 year old, is salt really that bad for you? Why can't we just enjoy life instead of worrying about what were consuming.
This blog will be a way that I can hope to remember significant or even insignificant thoughts in the future... that's if blogs still exist in 70 years time, who knows what may replace them! I hope you will enjoy reading some, if not all of my blogs, and I hope that we will all still be here in 70 years time!
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