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HELP - is this achievable? An assignment of 1500 in one day? Two days max?

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Pinklittlebaby · 02/08/2025 13:16

I work in disability home care. I had to study a module to become certified. I was working on that over the past few months. It ramped up big time since the end of June with assignments released.

I found it so stressful. It is just everything that is also on top of me - work and family commitments and other issues. All in all it was so stressful.

I was able to complete one assignment and I was feeling ok about it. I am waiting on feedback about it before I submit it.

I am just after learning something this morning.

I made a mistake. A huge mistake.

Basically the online course platform had two different modules open to me.

However I was led to suspect that I was only really required to do one of these. That's what I understood from my work.

When I was reading my own course though I was dipping into the other module anyways just to read it and learn.

I never did any of the assignments for this course.

There is one assignment for this course. Do you think I would be able to do this? However the closing time for submitting work is next week.

Then there is life and everything else on top of me too. This isn't me trying to party it up and have a good time. It seems as if everyone would like to use me as free childcare for the summer for my niece's and nephews. Just dump them all on me. Then I have an aging mother who I think is senile. Everyone wants me to do something.

All in all it's so hard.

I may be able to get a break from babysitting tonight.

This is my one really true gap in my schedule. Tonight and tomorrow.

Once I go into work again next week I won't ever be afforded 5 minutes to complete any of this that I have to do.

It's all so stressful and overwhelming that I feel sick. To make this worse this is my first free weekend in weeks and weeks.

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NeverDropYourMooncup · 02/08/2025 23:51

Bed now. Get sleep.

In the morning, do one question as soon as you get up - typed and saved with references quoted at the time you use them (copy and paste links, access date, titles, whatever the convention is that you have to use) and add the word count for the answer at the end in bold text. Have some breakfast, then do another, typed and saved. Repeat through the day, cracking through the short answers. Have lunch and a break, do one bigger question. Do the others in the same way, have something to eat and then pull it together, save, remove the word counts as you go along, save.

DO NOT use any online cheating. It takes longer to make whatever it says not look like plagiarism and to correct phantom references than it does to do the work yourself.

caringcarer · 03/08/2025 00:08

Of cours it's doable if you can be alone to just focus. No childcare for siblings. You can do this is a day. Do an I production of what essay will cover. Break it down into 5 x 300 word paragraphs then add a conclusion. Reference as you go so as not to lose the references you use. You can put them in correct order afterwards.

Sunshineandgrapefruit · 03/08/2025 09:04

Cl ar your schedule. No distractions. Get in stuff to bribe yourself with ( chocolate/ coffee / whatever your poison is), split it up into chunks, start with an outline with the first sentence/ bullet points even if it's just 'this section needs to talk about X and compare to y' and do the referencing as you go. It will be fine.

LemonBeagle · 03/08/2025 11:51

How's it going? I'm also writing up some information today.

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Pinklittlebaby · 03/08/2025 14:45

LemonBeagle · 03/08/2025 11:51

How's it going? I'm also writing up some information today.

I was working on this this morning and I am still trying to work on this. I did get a quiet spell for about an hour and half. Now it seems as if everyone is cranky. So many people just opened my door and disturbed my train of thought and work.

From kids wanting me to go and play and watch movies to adults requesting things of me to my aging mother who wants me to pay a bill even though there's so much time for this. The past hour and half consisted of everyone just swinging my door open.

No one with just one tiny little bit of respect for me.

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murasaki · 03/08/2025 14:47

Have you asked them to leave you alone for a set amount of time? Can you lock your door?

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Pinklittlebaby · 03/08/2025 14:50

murasaki · 03/08/2025 14:47

Have you asked them to leave you alone for a set amount of time? Can you lock your door?

Yes, they don't understand. They don't want to understand.

I do have a key for my door but there's a guest here who frowns upon my door lock and scolded me before believing in some sort of an open door thing for the family and home.

If I was just provided with the time to get this done, I would be able to do this.

Once I go back to work tomorrow , I won't be able to get this done.

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Pinklittlebaby · 03/08/2025 14:51

You would swear I am a farmers wife with loads of little children to care for. That doesn't apply to me. I am just not allowed to do this.

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Pinklittlebaby · 03/08/2025 14:52

There is a lot of mental output and tiredness is setting in an I will need a nap soon I think.

Then back for round number two.

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murasaki · 03/08/2025 15:17

I'd lock it anyway. This is important to you, so prioritise yourself. Their wants do not trump your needs. Good luck.

ninjahamster · 03/08/2025 15:25

Just lock the door. They can’t come in then.

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Pinklittlebaby · 03/08/2025 15:27

If I knew my day was going to turn out like this where nobody respects what I need to do here, I would have packed a backpack this morning and went to study in the city for the day.

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GreyCarpet · 03/08/2025 15:37

No one with just one tiny little bit of respect for me.

Then you need to have respect for yourself.

If I knew my day was going to turn out like this where nobody respects what I need to do here, I would have packed a backpack this morning and went to study in the city for the day.

But you did know. Its why you posted in the first place.

Not trying to be unkind but these people aren't going to respect you if you don't respect yourself.

Keep saying no, keep shutting the door, go somewhere else and study now.

What stopping you other than you?

GreyCarpet · 03/08/2025 15:39

I mean, you can even lock your door but won't because a guest doesn't like it?

Come on, OP, no one is this weak!

Crinkle77 · 03/08/2025 15:40

ninjahamster · 02/08/2025 18:28

You post about this with every assignment. You need to prioritise your studies and write a schedule. Break it into chunks.

Yes and woth a different username everything. I'm not sure why.

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Pinklittlebaby · 03/08/2025 15:51

Crinkle77 · 03/08/2025 15:40

Yes and woth a different username everything. I'm not sure why.

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I was harassed before in real life so I changed my username regularly. About once a month.

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BeatriceAndBeau · 03/08/2025 15:52

1500 can easily be done in an afternoon. 3 hours max.

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Pinklittlebaby · 03/08/2025 15:54

GreyCarpet · 03/08/2025 15:37

No one with just one tiny little bit of respect for me.

Then you need to have respect for yourself.

If I knew my day was going to turn out like this where nobody respects what I need to do here, I would have packed a backpack this morning and went to study in the city for the day.

But you did know. Its why you posted in the first place.

Not trying to be unkind but these people aren't going to respect you if you don't respect yourself.

Keep saying no, keep shutting the door, go somewhere else and study now.

What stopping you other than you?

The guests that were staying with me were away yesterday evening and staying away over night. I did not know what their plans were for today. I presumed that maybe they would be home for about noon or 1pm or later.

That would have allowed me some space this morning to get stuff done. I was wrong though and they arrived home earlier then I was presuming and they just tried to dig into my time.

If I knew they were due home in the morning I would left early this morning.

Conditions doesn't allow me to get up and go now for the evening due to rain setting in and an illness flaring up too.

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Pinklittlebaby · 03/08/2025 15:56

BeatriceAndBeau · 03/08/2025 15:52

1500 can easily be done in an afternoon. 3 hours max.

I have to research as well. This is taking a lot of time.

I am getting stuff done but it is hard. It's hard in the sense that I am not allowed space and time to concentrate and study and compose the notes and writing and tabs in front of me.

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murasaki · 03/08/2025 15:57

LOCK THE DOOR NOW.

notnorman · 03/08/2025 16:03

You will be fine just say no to others, get your head down and get it done

NoraLuka · 03/08/2025 16:08

Good luck OP, I hope you’re getting on okay.

If anyone disturbs you explain what you’re doing once and then if they come back just say no. Would you hassle someone who was trying to study? If not, why is it okay for them to do it to you?

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