When Black Becomes a Rainbow

I received my result for my law degree last week and I am proud to say I managed to get my 2:1.  Yes, a first would have been amazing, but to be honest there was no way on earth that was going to happen.  When I think about what I have battled with alongside this degree I do wonder how I got to where I am.  Having been quite unwell for the majority of the 7+ years I have been studying, I look back and see that though it may have been slow, it was progress.  I got there in the end. I have studied through many a breakdown and hospitalisation and it feels so rewarding to finally say I did it.  I am not a naturally clever person – I can't get 90% on an exam without a huge amount of work.   I know I have to work hard to get results. And many a time I have doubted myself; and I still do!  But maybe the letters LLB (Hons) after my name can give me the reminder I need that actually I haven’t failed and I have achieved something. I have...

It's been a long time since I have given myself the luxury to just sit down at my computer and relax.  It feels strange to be back on here actually; like I have been away for years. As you may know, I have been doing a law degree with the Open University for some time now (some time meaning 7+ years!) I started it in February 2008 when I was in Sem in Manchester and somehow or other managed to drag it out until just under a month ago.  I have finally completed the degree and hope to get my results next week.  I am world’s biggest procrastinator so I kept pushing things off until after my exam - including writing a blog post.  Now that it has been 3+ weeks since my exam was written I don’t want to procrastinate any more.  I have missed writing on here and sharing.  I always find that I feel so much better after writing a post. So I have now finished my degree and am sort of left in limbo land almost.  I am not yet sure where I am going to go fr...