Going quietly nuts!!

[harrisey]

am coming to the end of my first year (but in 2nd yr - got direct entry) of my Theology degree - which is my 2nd degree.

In the next 2 weeks I have to write a 2500 word essay on 'The Meaning of Salvation', a 2500 on New Testament Parables, a 2500 on cros-ultural hermeneutics and a 1250 on New Religious Movements. Thats 8750 words! Now I have started 3 of them, but it just seems overwhelming to think I coud get through all that in a fortnight.

I kow I should avoid MN, and just get on, but I feel like I'm sinking rather than swimming. Its OK for all the young things who can stay in the library till 10pm, but I have to run home (with dh - also on the same course), make tea, do homework, get ready for next day etc with 3 small children. By 8pm I'm knackered and try to work, then by now I'm overstimlated adn wide awake - but have to get up at 7.

Nothing you can do - just wanted to vent a bit. I'll get it done and I'll do well enough, but just now it feels neverending.

But I love it - its SO interesting!

you have my sympathy, i also really struggle trying to meet uni deadlines and looking after a young family.

its all worth it though!

I know it is worth it but its getting me down as I know what I want to say in the esays but dont seem to get it down coherently on paper. Urgh!
Hae to be finished by the end of next week as I start marking then (previous incarnation as a teacher still pokes up at this time of year) so better get off the internet and back to work!

Hi harrisay,

I know exactly what you mean! I'm doing a level one OU course, and for some reason I really struggle with the essays. This is my second degree, but my first was so long ago I can't even remember how I used to do it. Always think I know what I'm going to write until I start writing, and then it goes horribly wrong. But then somehow in the end I get it done and get an ok mark. The whole process is just so torturous. Don't know if I can offer any tips, but thought you might like to know your not alone

Sorry, spelt your nickname wrong!

Harrisey honey............ stop thinking of them collectively. No wonder your brain is frozen.

So.... today's task...... 625 words on the Meaning of Salvation essay.

Pour that coffee girl and go go go!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I want to see you post tonight that your mission is complete!

you say you know what you want to say but when it comes to writing it you are too tired. Well get a dictaphone and say what you want to say - you can do this anytime - in the car, whilst cooking, anytime - then when you have your time to write it up just play back the dictaphone.

Well? Have you done the 675 words?

I'm 400 words away from the end of my assignment and can't quite get my concluding paragraph. May have to write nonsense (much like the rest of it)!

No!

But I have [...drum roll...] done 700 on the Parables!!!

Just wasnt in a salvationy sort of a mood today, but the history of the interpresation of he parables was our lecture yesterday so I decided to write it up today as part of the essay.

So I'm feeling a bit smug!

marslady that is quite inspired - does breaking it down work well so does the whole essay seem a bit 'jerky'?

ONE THOUSAND WORDS!!!

On the role and position of women in New Religious Movements.

smug? me?

And for today's trick .....

I have finished the Salvation essay! Yes!!!!!

Dh is proofreading and there are some typos and style issues nad a couple of references to do, but apart from that it is done!

Handed the New Religious Movements one in today.

Getting there - slowly but surely!

Handed in my Salvation essay!!!!!!!

One for Monday 4pm, one for Fri 4pm. I can do it!!!

Well, it was worth going nuts, cos I got my results today!!!!

And ..... (drum roll) .... they were XCELLENT!

We are marked on a sliding scale of 1-20, pass is 9.

Well I am deeeee-lighted with my results.

Meaning of Salvation - 17
Jesus and the Gospels - 17
Primal and New Religions - 14,18
Using the Bible Cross-Culturally - 17, 18

It was wrth the slog, it really was.