Catch up

Gosh, it's been a long time between posts! I miss having the luxury of time to sit and write, it's not only my time to mark memories but my outlet. My brain feels so jam packed lately and I worry that if all the special things don't get written down, they'll be forgotten.

Anyway, onto the past week.

I've gotten some exam and essay results back, which still have me shocked. For my anatomy exam I got a distinction in the exam, for Sociology exam I got a high distinction and the biggest shock came from my very first essay! We had the lecture for the subject on Friday, then the lecturer was going to hand out the essays. She gave us a quick breakdown, saying how about 50 failed, mostly there were passes and credits with a few distinctions and 7 high distinctions out of the 280+ essays. I wasn't feeling that confidant with my essay, and would have been happy with a credit but expected a high pass. Imagine my shock when I got it back and I actually got 47/50 possible marks, which is 94% and a whopping big high distinction!!! I was shocked and flabbergasted and was still unsure so double checked with the lecturer that the right mark had been written on. She confirmed it was right, and congratulated me on such a great essay!

I walked out of the room stunned and actually run into my other lecturer, and she asked how I went. She had a quick look over and said that the few things I had been marked down for were so minimal, and she suspected that they only picked up on them for something to mark me down for. Apparently they don't like giving full marks, especially in first year. I did then have to admit to her that the essay I have submitted for her subject had about a 10th of the effort put in, so not to expect anything too fantastic. That's the truth too, I really didn't put the work into my second essay. I've already passed the subject though as I went so well in the exam.

So, all those good results were great for the confidence but I am still finding it hard to be motivated to study for the end of semester exams. I only have 2 written and then a practical health assessment to do. I'm only really worried about the anatomy one, I've really slacked off studying that and I'm finding a lot of the new information hard to retain. I've got a week study break before the exams, so I'll be frantically studying and hoping that It'll all click then and come together.

Duane's sister has just been up for 10 days as a surprise for Wendy. I've spent the week at school, so Duane took the week off to be with the kids. They've had a great time with Auntie Debbie, who they both haven't seen for 2 years. She has been spoiling them though, and they have been decked out in new clothes and toys. The latest barbie addition is a nurses uniform, a very provocative one though.

I've been busy this week swapping between writing my latest essay and felting a crystal cave for Miss Lucie's first birthday present. I'm also making one for my kids, but that might have to be put aside until after exams. I forgot to take some pics of it finished though, so I'll get some next time I visit. I also had the impressions done for my fake front tooth, so in a few weeks I'll have a $500 smile. Also the prep work was done on the 2 teeth beside it that the bridge will be attached too. I'm still a bit sad about loosing my black, wonky capped tooth but kinda getting excited now about having the new one too. It does mean I'm on the slippery slope to old age though, false teeth are a sure sign of that. I'm happy as long as I can brush it inside my mouth, it's when you take them out to clean that the real worries start!

Now, my next object of excitement is slightly pathetic. My old dyson gave up after a 8 year continuous work out, and after getting a $250 quote to fix it I decided to treat myself to a brand spanking new one. So now I'm the proud and slightly infactuated owner of this little baby:

http://www.dyson.com.au/store/product.asp?product=DC23-TURBINE

We got it for an awesome price too, $650 - including a bonus hard floor tool and 6 years warranty! It wasn't because of my fabulous bargaining skills though, it helps to have someone on the inside. It's an absolute pleasure to use and I seriously had housework envy when I knew that Duane was home vacuuming, and I was stuck at school. My old purple faithful has been sent to Dyson to be recycled, and although it was sad to see her go, one go on the new one and I was over the sentimental feelings.