All work in but flat and exhausted...

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Finally handed in my work for my MA deadline on wednesday, but feel really flat and knackered and not that pleased. It has been hectic with kids starting back at school this week, and being five months pregnant, but you'd think I'd be a bit chuffed with myself. After I graduated last year I was on a real high but now, it just feels like that's that. Anyone else have similar feelings?

Congratulations! You have a lot to cope with, and have done really well! I'm studying with two children, and just can't get enthousiatic about it. Maybe you're worrying about what's next? Do you have any plans for the future?

Well, kind of, but my other two are 8 and 4 and youngest about to start school, it feels a bit like I'm going back to the beginning, well, I am! Thought about phd but knackered after 3 years of OU then 3 years of art school, then year at UEA, need a break from studying, and could do with a second income. Might try and get part time job until baby arrives in january, or at least get some work experience. Are yours at school?

One's in nursary, the other sits on my lap while I type with one hand. I'm also feeling that I would quite like to work and earn some money instead of studying, especially as everyone seems to think that I have taken the 'easy option' by studying.

Other people often have an opinion on anyone doing anything different to them it seems! Yours aren't even in school yet, how can it be anything other than sensible to get an education and improve employability while being at home with pre-schoolers, if being at home with them is an option, which of course it isn't for everyone. I'm lucky that I have a partner who works but I'd be bored stiff sat at home doing nothing. What are you studying, is it a managabe timetable? Mine usually was, being arts stuff, could do most of it at home...

i'm studying for a nursing degree in Belgium, so it's all in dutch. I'm only doing it because my english qualifiactions aren't recognised to the same extent over here. I was working here as a nurse, but my contract finished when i was pregnant and it's not so easy to get a job here nursing as it is in England. The problem is the course itself is relatively easy, or at least it would be if it wasn't all in dutch. I was going to restart the second year part time but they've convinced me to do it full time. It's just so time consuming, translating everything. And I'm worrying about the placements, which is unpaid work. Well I should stop complaining, my life isn't so bad.

Ha ha, I think we're entitled to complain sometimes, it's bloody hard work! I think once I've wound down a bit I might start to feel pleased, although worried about marks. Good luck with your translations. Kids are STARVING apparently, better get the sausages on.

Hope you have a nice weekend, enjoy not studying!