My new academic year doesn't start for at least another month but, tomorrow I plan to take the plunge and start this years study, family and couple counselling.
First of all I have a few loose ends to tie up from last year, then its on to this years study. I am reluctant to start due to the fact that I have got too used to having my days off to myself but, now its time to start again. I am choosing to start early for reasons of my health. I already have this years course notes as I undertook the statutory residential week a year early to avoid it clashing with my sisters wedding next year. A month later my university reviewed the course and declared the residential week to be optional rather than statutory, but it was a very useful week and I am really pleased I undertook it as without it I would not have grasped the key principles of couple and family counselling.
Last year I started the day the university term started and struggled in keeping up, resulting in a real crisis when it was time for my essays to be handed in January. In October I went down with a throat infection followed shortly by a cold which developed into both a chest infection and pleurisy, leading to me having to take time off work threatened with hospital. Three weeks later my asthma again played up resulting with another hospital threat and another week off work. At Christmas I was floored by a heavy cold, this along with the demands of day to to day life lead to me falling heavily behind and a huge amount of stress which lead me to seriously consider giving up my place on the course, I am determined not to go through that again.
So tomorrow I start again.
And tomorrow evening my friend P shall land, he too is planning to start a degree and has just commenced his access module, tomorrow evening will be dedicated to supporting him as he commences his studies.
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