My grinch goes by the name of an MA in English Studies.
I’ve kind of avoided posting this week because my mother always taught me that if you don’t have anything nice to say then don’t say anything at all, and, well… I’ve been in a foul mood, to say the least.
I’d love to have been able to post some yummy Christmas baking recipes and show you how I’ve wrapped my presents this year (super camp, sparkly silver and turquoise colour scheme) and all sorts of other loveliness but instead I’ve been swallowed up by the 10,000 words I have to write between now and the 13th of January. Bah humbug to that.
This afternoon it really hit me, how much I’m not enjoying the stress and pressure I mean (who would?). I think I needed a good cry, let some of the stress out in those tears.
Mr. LA and the children have already been whisked away by the Christmas fairy (my Mum) so this evening I can be found pouring over my notes and my laptop instead of sipping mulled wine with my family and snuggling with the little ones. It’s going to be so hard to switch off and relax over the next couple of days. I just know the guilt of NOT studying will give me indigestion even if the turkey doesn’t it.
Added to this, I still have one more shift to go at work tomorrow and a mountain of presents to wrap tonight. No time for a pre-chrimbo mani/pedi and I believe my wardrobe for the next few days will consist of whatever I manage to fling in my suitcase before I collapse in to bed later.
Come on ladies, fill me with some festive cheer please! Have you survived MA hell? Is it all worth it in the end?
Oh, and if I don’t see you before the big day, Merry Christmas to all of you fabulous people that stop by my little space on the Internet.
Loveaudrey xxx
Poor you! Yes, I’ve survived MA hell as well, and it sucks at the time, but it’s so worth it in the end. I now take really long Christmas holidays, as I hated having to stress out over Christmas so much when I was at uni – and that was without kids to worry about (I was a mature-ish student though). Do give yourself a few days off though, otherwise you’ll burn out. You’ve still got three weeks to go after Christmas, so you’ll get it all done! Happy Christmas!! xx
You know what? This too shall pass. It sounds horribly tough, but you will get through this and it will be worth it. Give yourself permission to be less than perfect for this one Christmas. I said so 😉
Oh Franky, you poor thing 🙁 You CAN do this and you WILL get through this tough time. Please please try and enjoy Christmas hon xxxx
You poor thing, I’ve just finished for the Xmas holiday and it’s horrible not having any time to prepare for the festivities.
However try and take some time off without feeling guilty, after all, everyone needs to relax and you’ll burn out and be exhausted for the new term otherwise.
Good luck with that essay and Merry Christmas! x
happy christmas sweety! i hope you get to relax a bit.xxxx
I hope you managed to get all you wanted to done… I am totally feeling your pain – the 2 weeks leading up to Christmas for me have been consumed by reading and essay writing, so I hadn’t managed to get into the spirit either. I have to start all over again this week too.