The Confessions of a Full Time Student and Mum

As you all know, because I’ve reminded you thousands of times, I’m back in full time education and boy is it hard work being a student and a mum. Here’s my top 15 ways I have changed since becoming a student…

1. Remember when you used to go to sleep at night without worrying about an assignment that is due in over the next couple of weeks? Well do ya? GOOD FOR YOU BECAUSE I DON’T!!! If I’m not working on an assignment I’m mentally creating an essay plan, or researching on my phone while Mr Almost 3 watches cartoons, or I’m worrying about needing to be working on an assignment.
2. I used to think I was smart. I had confidence in my natural abilities and never really felt out of my depth with anything. If there was something I didn’t know I’d trust my friendly little helper… Google! But now I think I have been masquerading behind this false façade of confidence and actually have been feeling way out of my depth in some subjects, I’ve had to make my brain really do some work for once and its hard.
3. There is a speck of dust behind one of my radiators, its been there for some time. Before becoming a student it would never have been there. I would have whipped the cover off and eliminated that bad boy. It’s still there and I’m thinking of declaring it on the electoral role.
4. So what I’m trying to say is who cares if my house isn’t spotless. A spotless house isn’t going to get me an A grade!!!
5. Studying literature makes me seriously doubt some of my favourite books. I can no longer feel happy that Mr Darcy loved Elizabeth Bennett. I now analyse every aspect of the book from a Marxist, a post colonialist and a feminist perspective amongst others. Mr Darcy and Mr Rochester will never be the same again!
6. I haven’t had a proper alcoholic drink in eight weeks (and by proper I mean more than the odd glass of wine, I mean in a social situation where I stagger home and go to bed with the room spinning a bit) because I worry that having a hangover will eat into my already meagre study time.
7. I haven’t seen my friends in eight weeks, other than passing in the street, as I just have no time.
8. I am NEVER bored! If I’m not at college I’m either studying, sleeping, spending time with my boy or cleaning. I haven’t even had time to read a book since starting college. The only books I have forced myself to read are the ones we have to read for class.
9. My greys are coming through but I just don’t care as I haven’t got time to get my hair done!
10. I sleep every night. Before starting college I would maybe get three or four full nights sleep a week. Now when my head hits the pillow I am gone. I wake up in the morning, hair everywhere, wondering how my night went so fast.
11. I am not as strict with my child, call it guilt or call it learning to choose my battles, he gets away with a lot more. My time with him is more precious than before and I just don’t want to spend my day telling him no. And is it really a big deal if he wants to drink his milk out of a baby bottle, or he wants to sing twinkle twinkle at the top of his voice whilst eating his breakfast, or if he would rather jump on the bed than get dressed in the morning. Life is much more fun when we slow down and live it his way.
12. I remember sitting in one of the pre-classes that I had to complete before being awarded a place on this course and the tutor said coming back into education will introduce you to a whole new vocabulary. Well she was right. I look at the texts I’ve sent to friends and I think “god who is this pretentious ass writing my texts.”
13. I’ve lost almost a stone in weight and I haven’t exercised or dieted a tiny bit. Those pounds that I have been trying to shift forever are almost gone. I think it’s having less time to eat. Eating is a luxury when I have an assignment due in.
14. I don’t give a damn about what is happening outside my own bubble. I don’t care how Kim Kardashian snapped back into her pre-baby skinnies or how much plastic surgery Sharon Osborne has had this week. That shits not gonna get me an A grade either. I do, however, still make time for Greys Anatomy and I’m gonna be making time for the new Dracula show. It would be a crime to miss anything with Jonathan Rhys Meyers in it.
15. I have NEVER been happier. Life is good. Even though I have more stress I am more relaxed. My days may roll into one but they are all good days. My baby gets more quality time with his nanny while I’m at college, more father/son time when I’m in my study studying and we have way more fun when we are together as we have learned what it is like to miss each other. My relationship has improved, McD is definitely picking up the slack when I need him too and we are both much happier. And I have me time again. It might be going to college and sitting in lessons but it is time to be me.

As I have hardly any time to blog any more I’m gonna start a new category of posts that are ‘Confessions of a Full Time Student and Mum.’ I do also have some mum-preneurs left in the pipeline

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