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[Sep. 21st, 2007|08:18 pm] |
Moved in to the new house.
update with pix to follow :D
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[Aug. 6th, 2007|02:55 pm] |
I've not updated in ages, so I thought I'd fill you in.
Uni:
I failed my 1st year. I passed 3/6 modules.
I have to resit 3 exams and resubmit a coursework task, and will hopefully be allowed onto the 2nd year in September.
I'm not happy with Uni at all at the moment. I feel there is no support or guidance from some of the tutors. You are lectured, and that is that as far as certain ones are concerned.
I emailed one tutor of Tort to say I didn't understand the rule given in a case that was part of my coursework, I told her I understood it had something to do with HRA but was unsure as to exactly what the 'rule' given was & asked for guidance. She replied it was not possible to give me individual tuition via email and ignored my reply requesting a face to face meeting. Exactly what am I paying £3000 for? She refused to assist with the original coursework, hence the fail mark.
My exams weren't great, through lack of preparation, I now have 14 days before the contract exam to try to learn some of the stuff so I can get the 40% pass mark I've been capped at.
Home:
We scouted around earlier this year, and considered trying to buy a property. However, nothing took our fancy & we didnt really seriously explore any possibilities.
Recently we've taken to looking again & seriously began to investigate the money we could borrow etc. Since we will be first time buyers we are clueless.
The current market & the single salary means it is hard to find something for the money we can borrow & pay back. We origainally planned to live around where we are now, but it is far too expensive so we are moving back towards my parents & looking at the area I grew up in (about 9 miles from my parents) Its mainly council/ex council properties, & a low socio economic group area so house prices are modest for what you can buy.
We decided to go interest only instead of repayments for 5 years in order to get the best deal, we hope to start repaying the capital once I am employed but have arrange the mortgage so we can overpay (thus paying off capital) without being charged or penalties being imposed.
We originally looked at a repossession house, it was disgusting inside. It had been ruined & needed to have all the junk emptied out, laminate pulled out, a kitchen & bathroom put in from a bare room before we could move in. However at 99,995 for a 3 bedroom semi detached with the double garage half built it was a bargain. We put an offer in & when a house is repossessed the companies repossessing usually make it go to 'public notice' where an advert is placed in a local newspaper inviting higher bids within a week. The agent was refusing to allow viewing due to the state of the house & all looked good, until a woman insisted she viewed & put a higher offer in. We decided that the extra money & the work required made it not so much of a bargain and sensibly we walked away.
We viewed another repossession, because you can often pick up a lot more house for the money, and this was much nicer. Cleaner & less work required. However, only 3 bedrooms and smaller gardens. We discussed it and decided that it was a better FTB property for us, and decided to go for it.
The public notice is in the newspaper & the company selling are preparing contracts. They are asking for a 28 day completion & we are waiting to instruct solicitors. The basic survey we had done highlighted some isolated dampness so a damp & timber specialist is going in to give a quote. Also, there was some historical movement to the structure, we are advised this is nothing to worry about, and is common in older properties but we want to be sure so we are having a structural report done Wednesday.
I feel very mature & old, lol.
I will be glad to move out of here, but sad to leave the area because its lovely.
Other stuff:
I want to move to the US. We both agree that we'd prefer to be there than here.
I'm currently looking at how my degree can transfer over there. Which is exciting.
I've already looked at rentals & neighborhoods.
Its a 3-5 year plan so far :(
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[Jul. 31st, 2007|10:54 am] |
I think its been pretty much decided that one day we/i will 100% move to the US.
Its weird how 6 days in a city can make you want to live in a totally different country. |
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| Current Wants/Goals. |
[Jun. 5th, 2007|09:54 am] |
My aim is now to raise at least £5k for a deposit for our house.
This is the current breakdown:
There is around £750 in our savings account.
We should get almost £2k back from the bank in charges refunded.
Another 1k from selling one of the cars.
Then I need to find around 1.5k.
Quickly as possible.
I've exercised most of my job options, but there have been no fruits from that labour so far. I don't seem to be able to find a job, which means the current balance of my bank (1k) is going to have to be used for survival over summer... if I could get a job this week, I'd put that into savings and have the deposit nearly :(
My goals for the next month
(*) Do enough work to make sure I pass my resits. I've accepted the fact I've done nothing to pass these exams, have accepted its my own fault and I need to do better. I will motivate myself. Somehow.
(*) Find a job, that brings in enough for me to live on, ASAP so I can put what I currently have in savings.
Thats all. Suggestions would be great. |
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| Motivation.. |
[May. 22nd, 2007|02:20 pm] |
This getting up early & doing stuff thing is loads easier than I thought.
8am I got up, kicked OH out of bed and put a load of washing in the machine.
I made breakfast and then at 9:30 went to the library.
I made notes on 'trespass to the person'
*assault
*battery
*the defences for those offences.
I came home and had lunch and washed a few dishes and put some in the sink to soak the shepherds pie off.
I'm now going to do a couple more pages of the 'trespass to the person' handout (maybe I'll finish it) as revision notes and print out the missing handout if the tutor has mailed it to me..
Not bad for someone who struggled to get out of bed last week through sheer demotivation, and has taken to spending days in pjs doing nothing but watch mind numbing TV. |
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| Degree. |
[May. 15th, 2007|09:34 am] |
I'm really irritated now, a guy I 'know' on my course is on my msn, and on a fairly frequent basis he asks how my revision is going then starts saying which exams he thinks hes going to struggle with and how hes starting revision properly this week etc.
Is it some kind of race to see who can do the least revision for the most marks? WTF?!
Leave me alone. I don't WANT to talk about exams, revision, and whos going to fail with you, or anyone else.
Today, I'm going to do 1 hour of public law this morning, and try to get an hour of contract law in this afternoon.
Public is nonsense.
WTF is the 'enrolled bill rule'? lol. |
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| Milo |
[May. 14th, 2007|03:30 pm] |
Background:
Milo started eating poo so we took him to the vet who recommended we change from the wet food he was on (tin and mixer) to Royal Canin Vet Plan kibble..
Today:
Milo *may* have something actually wrong with him the nurse seems to think.
He hasn't eaten 1 meal (135g of kibble 2x a day) in 11 days. Hes lost .35 kilos. He'll eat maybe 1/2 a meal every 2 or 3 days just to say alive and thats it.
Nothing works, we've tried mixing it with stuff, leaving it plain, ignoring him when hes whining for food, taking it away if its not eaten in 10 mins, leaving it all day.. and he just won't eat the kibble.
Apparently, within a week of being picky he should be hungry enough to eat it regardless of the fact he's not keen on it.
Took him back today, and she says they'll try him on Hills Science Plan food which I've ordered in (arrives tomorrow) and if that doesnt work he'll need blood tests, liver function tests, kidney function tests etc to check there is nothing going on thats meaning he isn't eating.
He's to have 1/2 a tin of this mega expensive tinned food that I got from the vets tonight, but a dog his size should be on 2x tins a day and its not really recommended that he stays on it as its for dogs with special needs, which we haven't determined if he has or not..
He actually won't eat anything now, not even his old food, so the priority now is to get him to eat before he loses too much weight and we run into serious issues with him.
I'm just hoping now it is a case of not liking the food not something serious like liver/kidney diseases etc |
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| Inspired by Katie.. |
[May. 13th, 2007|10:34 am] |
Katie mentioned in her journal that she thought I should update more about my life in general, not just about my degree. So I thought I would..
LOL, and now I've hit a blank..So I'll waffle I guess.
I don't make friends easily,I'm not sure why. I was bullied at school by a group of girls who were my 'friends', and when I decided I'd rather be on my own, a really popular girl befriended me. The old group of girls didn't like my sudden rise to popularity by association and persuaded me to go back to their group. Being the retard I am, I believed they were sorry and were my 'friends' and went back to letting them make my life hell.
I don't seem to make very good friendship choices at all. I've not really gelled with anyone at Uni and tend to avoid socializing with people on my course because.. well I don't know. Maybe I'm afraid of a repeat performance of high school or something? I just can't seem to make the kinds of friendships other people do.. maybe I'm a social suicide or something?
It doesnt really bother me, except sometimes, occasionally, I do wish it was different.. I have my family, and we socialize with people who are predominantly his friends, and their girlfriends.
I've left my revison till the last min, because that way, if I fail or do badly its because I didnt revise. Not because I'm not good enough. Wierd logic but thats how it works in my mind. I'm sure I'll pull off enough work to pass though..eventually.
I'm passionate about animals, to the extent that people really struggle to get a handle on it. I'd adopt every unwanted animal if I could.
I avoid unethically reared meat wherever I can. ALL meat I buy or my mum buys for me to eat is free range from a butcher who can tell me anything I want to know about where my meat came from.
People find it strange that I beleive that just because we're eating something and its going to die for that reason, its no reason to treat it unethically. Its our responsibility to make sure that animals have a 'happy' life.
I refuse to buy caged hen eggs. I prefer to buy them from the farm shop where I know they're fresh and I can see the chickens running around and know they are 100% free range.
I have no idea what I want to do, I change my mind all the time and come up with random ideas about what I 'could' do on a daily basis to fund my lifestyle while on my degree.
Start a business as a nail tech.
Do my BHS exams so I can freelance teach people to ride.
Give up my degree, go to full time work and work my way up from there.
and so on.. lol.
I think my idea of the legal world is based on Legally Blonde, how naive?
I want to change the world, one person at a time.. and think I can do that via the law.
I live with my OH and my dog, in a little village about 30 miles outside of Manchester. Its a typical farming community. I like it a lot, except its really hard to meet people up here because everyones lived here forever! My local farming pub is doing 'learn to belly dance' classes, it seems so out of place! We are looking to buy a house in this area, but because its such a sought after area its very expensive. There is a gorgeous house a street behind ours that is up for 280k, its a mid stone built terrace. There are some bargains to be had if you look really hard!
The things I love about here are the farmers markets, and the saturday market where you can get fresh fish and meats etc (even though I never do). I love going to the local farm store/garden centre and buying my veggies and fruit, so much nicer than supermarkets.
I love shopping, shoes and fashion. Louise from Hollyoaks is gorgeous, and I love how she dresses, but it doesnt work for me!
I love to read, currently reading Jodi Picoults 'The Tenth Circle' I'm not finding it as interesting as 'The Pact' or 'Keeping Faith' or the other one about the little boy who is sexually assaulted (Can't remember its name!) but its still good.
I've just come back from a few days on the IOW with my friend (he lives there)..
Thats me.. lol.
I also will try to update more about my day to day life! |
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[May. 2nd, 2007|09:20 pm] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | In my bed :D | ] |
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| |  surprised | ] |
| [ | music |
| | The sounds of the boy cooking dinner :D | ] |
I am engaged to the sweetest person to ever walk the planet.
He came back from doing the shopping, and when I said I was going upstairs.. he said- can you take that off the sofa upstairs..
He'd bought a big bag of pick and mix sweeties, with all my fave things in, cola bottles, 2 candy necklaces, drumstick lollipops and stuff.. and My Girl on DVD (anyone know knows me knows I love this movie and have it on VHS thats been watched a million times) and left it on the sofa for me.
He is so adorable :) |
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| My degree. |
[Apr. 25th, 2007|03:42 pm] |
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Why I should finish my degree:
* I can.
* It used to interest me, till I got lazy and disheartened.
* I'm smart enough to pass with a good grade if I want to.
* I obviously want a law degree, or I wouldn't have applied.
* No one else in my family has an A level that I know of, let along a degree.
* It a good solid start to build my life on.
* It'll enable me to support a family.
* If I didnt go to uni.. what else would I do? End up like 'those people'.
* I've only got into this situation by not settling/making solid friendships at Uni.
* It'll be a worthwhile experience.
* I have no 'good' reason not to do it.
* It'll enable me to improve the world, little by little.
* I can wear a suit.
* Why shouldn't I have a law degree?
* I'm perfectly capable (however many tears and tantrums I throw & say I'm not)
* It'll help me grow as a person.
* I've nearly finished my 1st year.
My plan:
To scrape through this year the best I can, pull my finger out next year, make time for socials/societies/people and get a fucking good degree.
How I'm going to make this happen:
From now until the exams, I'm going to spend 1 hour MINIMUM reading/making notes/learning/making an effort to understand on one of the three exams topic areas EVERY weekday. Thats a reasonable start.. considering I do NOTHING at the moment because it makes me feel useless when it doesnt click.
The lesson I've learned:
If I get in over my head, I'm screwed. I CAN bail myself out of this if I do it before its too late and its the exam week.
Lets face it, 3 days of exams. Its nothing.
I just need to retain the knowlege till then.
Achieveable. Right?!
Breathe. Stop stressing. It won't help.
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[Apr. 21st, 2007|11:43 am] |
my PPPL essay is in.
I realised when I was writing it that all my other essays I've handed in were just a mismatch of garbled information and I didnt have a clue what I was writing about. I didnt care, the way I saw it was if I failed it was okay coz I didnt try. I failed 1 out of 3.
If I fail this assignment I'll be so upset. Fair enough, I didnt spend hours immersed in textbooks, but I really felt like I knew what I was on about and thought it was a fair effort compared to my previous efforts.
I have a presentation to give on Thursday on Overcrowding in Prisons. I'm DREADING it.
My revision isnt going too well. I 100% don't understand consitutional.
My plan for revision is to make loads of notes & bullet points and work through them till I can totally explain each point in my own words and know what I mean instead of reciting textbook talk.
I'm not stupid. And, I'm not sure where this whole lack of confidence in my ability has come from at all.
I know if I work hard and pass I'll be much happier than I would be if I don't work and I fail.
At this stage, I'd expect the best I can hope for is a pass or a 2:2, but it doesn't count to my degree so I'll be okay with that. |
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| Essay Question. |
[Apr. 16th, 2007|08:53 pm] |
“While laws constrain demonstrators, demonstrators are able to constrain governments.”
Is there a right to demonstrate in the UK? Should there be?
I need 3k words on this :) for my Philosophy, Princliples & Policies in Law lectures coursework.
My plan:
*Discuss the defentition of 'demonstations'-dictionary and legal. Illustrate using famous demonstrations throught history.
*Outline the theories that it is a democratic right, and a constitutional one & any other relevent theories
*Look at what the law says: Public Order Act (1986),Highways Act (1980) re obstruction, Criminal Justic & Public order Act. Extend the law to cover harassment and criminal offences caused as a result of the demonstrations.
* What does the ECHR have to say? (Ref:Article 10 & 11) note:only interferes if State arbitrary or disproportionate.
*Conclude- is there a right or not?
*Look at the reasoning behind demonstrations eg animal rights activists, peace protestors etc.
*Are these reasons for the good of society? Therefore are we right to impose restrictions?
*Outline consequences of demostrations, explore the good and bad outcomes.
*Conclude- Should there be a right or not?
Cases to look at
Moss v McLachlan [1985] IRLR 76- Miners striking
Steel v UK (1999) 28 EHRR 245- Re: hunting ban/demonstrations
Percy v DPP [1995] 1 WLR 1382 - Anti War.
Can you see anything I'm missing?
Thanks. |
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[Apr. 13th, 2007|10:01 am] |
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On the Saturday before Mothering Sunday, the lady who lives next door (except for one) to my parents house had a massive heart attack and died in her house..
I've known her since I moved there when I was 5 and grew up playing in her garden, baking cakes with her and stuff.. so to say she was a close friend would be fair enough.
My mum was hit quite hard by it, and rang me this morning to say her house was going to go up for sale with the estate agents her step-grand daughter works for..
Its up for 135k+, and my mum made the comment, its a shame you've not saved your deposit up yet, because its a lovely house isnt it? and started babbling on about how her daughter would probably leave the carpets in and possibly even the furniture if she knew I was interested in buying it..
Its going to be wierd as hell seeing anyone else in that garden or that house.. because there never ever ever has been in all the time I've lived there. I still expect to see her when I go to my mums, doing the gardening or popping the bins out or standing in the garden having a cigarette..
but to consider the idea of actually living there really struck me as wierd.
Especially since I know she died in the lounge...
Am I being over sensitive?
(I have ZERO intention of buying the house..it would be far too wierd!)
I think its actually just hit home that she isnt there any more..
Its a surreal feeling. |
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| Rocks and sucks.. |
[Apr. 12th, 2007|05:36 pm] |
Things that suck:
*The fact I've not started my revision.
*I'm terrified I'm going to fail this year, to the point it plauges my dreams.
*I do not understand constitutional law in the slightest, I didnt attend lectures, understanding the notes is impossible and the textbook makes no sense.
*My skin has suddenly become very dry and irratated by everything.
*I ran out of 'good' foundation and I'm stuck using cheap(er) stuff.
*I've suddenly lost all my academic confidence, I'm not stupid but I feel it. All the time.
*I have developed an problem with my weight, to the point I feel as if I'm always thinking about calories and what I've eaten. I'm 5'1 and 8st 2lbs.
*I don't want to get out of bed ever any more. This isnt me.
*I'm worried about myself.
Rocks:
*I had a really good weekend away with people.
*I've cleaned the kitchen and washed all the dishes today.
*I'm addressing my 'problems' in the form of this list.
*My puppy :D
*I'm thinking about taking up some form of exercise, possibly jogging?
*I'm going to attempt to read the recommended chapter for each section in my constitutional handbook one by one, starting with tonight.
*I'm healthy & loved.
*I'm going to work on finding a job for summer, and hopefully meet new friends that live close by.
*I wrote my CV and registered with a recruitment agency today. |
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| Stolen from Steve aka CheekyTao |
[Mar. 23rd, 2007|09:44 pm] |
Comment and I will:
1 - Tell you why I friended you.
2 - Associate you with a song/film.
3 - Tell a random fact about you.
4 - Tell a first memory about you.
5 - Associate you with a character/pairing.
6 - Ask something I've always wanted to know about you.
7 - Tell you my favorite user pic of yours [if it pertains].
8 - In retort, you must spread this disease in your LJ [or blog]. |
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| (no subject) |
[Mar. 19th, 2007|01:59 pm] |
I've set the date for my wedding.
Summer 2010.
Now what!?
Where dya start with planning? |
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| Weeeeeeeekend!! |
[Mar. 11th, 2007|09:41 am] |
Mines been a bit messy :D
Friday- went out with a mate I havent seen for AGES. Bit of a messy situation but we went on a random drive in his heap hes bought as a run around up on the moors and generally caught up on stuff. He's a bit wierd with the fact Sy used to be mates with him till his ex Sarah cheated on him with my mate.. rather complex but everyones over it.
Yesterday- Stayed in all day, had no car and Sy was in bed ill. I'd made no plans because we were going to Nottigham but didnt end up going in the end. Decided to go out for a mates g/fs birthday at about half 8, wasnt really in the mood and left early before it all kicked off. Some bloke we were out with decided that "come to the bar downstairs coz they're not serving up here" means come down stairs and try to get your hand up my dress... but its all okay because "I ask for it".. :roll: Crisps and a crunchie on the way home with Front mag (Dan, Kates in the top ten girls of the web with Kari Sweets and Raven Riley at no1) then pizza from the takeaway disolved any hangover and now I'm hyper to fuck!!!
Today- I'm up, just getting ready to go to Telford for Ultimate Dubs show :) Road trip wouldn't be complete without fast food for munchies on the way :D I want a macdonalds pancake and sausage meal :D with a bacon roll :D and orange juice :D
Whats everyone been up to/up to? :D |
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| Would you mind? |
[Mar. 1st, 2007|09:08 pm] |
Helping me out?
I need to get some votes in for a comp I entered for a bit of laugh with some mates at uni..
http://www.playboymodel.co.uk/HayleyLouise
I need to be in the #1 spot at 6pm on Friday 30th March and I need all the help I can get.
If I get to LA, I'll bring you all a bunny back
If you want to vote for me, if you could text in, it costs 25p per text but I'd be really grateful.
Thanks everyone
Hayley x
*Please post this to your journals*
Ta
H X |
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| Help please :( |
[Feb. 28th, 2007|11:07 am] |
I posted it on HS and got told off. oopsie!!
*blushes*
Sorry!!!
Does anyone know where I can get THAT Friis&Co bag in the UK/Shipped to the UK? And a price for it please? *sighs*
I'm debating a drive to Amsterdam a la weekend. Road trip! |
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