SUCH A GOOD FEELING!

Now that Module 2 is over, and with a month before Module 3 is to start, my visits to FC are less frequent yet were beautifully enhanced this week by a message from a fellow researcher as follows:

"I just wanted to say an enormous thank you for all your help and encouragement over this last module. You've no idea how much you helped me, I truly couldn't have done it without some of your messages. It was terribly selfless of you to let us read your LA4 and really meant I could get my head around it - even if mine was in a completely different vein to yours - it really did help me. Thanks also for moderating - you and JK are just so brilliant that I'm delighted I'm in the same cohort as you two - you are my inspiration! Keep up the good work and I sincerely hope that one day I'll be able to return the compliment, even if only in a minor way."

This was so lovely to receive, and gave me such a good feeling, I was on a real high for the rest of the day. In fact I'm still smiling about it now, 3 days later!

MODULE 2 DONE!

I am pleased to announce that I have reviewed my Module 2 and made amendments here and there, before posting the final draft to Plone today and informing my LF accordingly. In return I received his 'Well done on landing ahead of time'!

I have received good feedback from fellow researchers and have given some feedback myself in response to the requests of others. I think this module has really helped to develop the Cohort 6 community spirit that will be so helpful to our collective future learning.

It's a great feeling, especially as there are 5 clear weeks before Module 3 starts! Time for me to tidy up all the loose ends in my work - doing filing, indexing and posting to Plone, all for future reference. I must look into Time Management Courses (while I have the time) and also hope to do a little reading about Action Research/Inquiry to plant a few seeds of thought to grow before Module 4 which is all about the concept.

That aside, I also want to catch up with all that has been set to one side while I have been studying. For starters I have plans to swim after work most days and get back to yoga to get my fitness back up... & what better time for a spring clean at home - especially with a view to putting the house on the market at Easter...

I have the feeling the next few weeks will not be the break I originally envisaged... still, a change is as good as a rest!

Where did the time go!

Having had to deal with family and health problems it was a real struggle but I put together what I felt would be an acceptable Module 2 and uploaded it before Plone & FC Downtime, on 20 December. I did this with it in mind that being away over Christmas and New Year, I would be able to make amendments between now and the deadline next Friday (originally 5th but extended to 12th, thankfully, because of the downtime).

Tomorrow I hope to get the whole family back in the normal routine and all being well with that I will be logging into FC tomorrow afternoon to catch up with an anticipated abundance of red flags! Any more than that will be a bonus, and I will set to going over my work on Friday with a view to making amendments next week.

All I need now is for my sons to return to routine well - this is the tricky bit that, unfortunately, is the unknown quantity that might mess up the best laid plans.... as it did for me in December.... so... watch this space for the next update...