It's started

My degree course that is.  I am officially a student.  I have done the Induction week and week 1 so far and it has already got me hooked!  I have even dug out my old film camera from the garage (it's nearly 30 years old and has been in storage for over 15 years), popped a new battery in it, and it seems to work!  Well, it's making all the right noises.  We will see when we get the film developed if there are any light leaks...
Lots of work - I gave myself yesterday off as a treat - but that's ok as it's something I enjoy.  Just hope I am saying the same in 3 and a bit years!
Doctor has changed my meds again - headaches not improving so we are attacking them full on now.  These tablets are making me so tired, but at least I am sleeping now so that is better than being tired and not able to sleep!
Horses both doing well.  Have ridden Hunter quite a bit and am nearly ready to trot him again.  Parelli seems to be paying off in spades.  And I have been riding Lara loads too.  Love her so much.
Back to bed now - too tired to do anything else
Sue x

One day to go.....

.....til I begin the Photography course proper!  I have been doing the induction course for the last week - it's really to get you used to how the site works and also getting used to putting time aside to do the work.  I'm excited, but nervous too.  I'd really like to see what the first module has in store...

In other news, oldest son has a job :)  He's temping in an office up til Christmas.  So pleased for him.

I have ridden Hunter a few times (and I'm riding him later today).  He's being a little star and seems so much happier and very relaxed.  Lara is looking great too.  I have been riding her quite a bit which is lovely.

Doctor is changing my meds around again - not currently on anything specifically for the headaches, which is not good.

And the weather seems to have changed - really feels like autumn now.

Just popping in...

...to say that I had a great riding lesson on Lara today.  Bev has decided that I should enter the dressage comp she is staging at the yard next month!  So she had me doing the Intro Dressage test to see how I got on.  And I loved it!!  Lara was fantastic and really looked after me (even if she didn't want to walk and preferred to stay in trot).  We went through it twice and it was great fun.   I even felt like I could ride!!

Some of my course books have arrived - I ordered them off Amazon - and I have begun reading one.  Really need to make some notes as I go...

Work is a bit manic with lots of changes happening - so I am trying not to think about them too much and concentrate on horses and photography (and G&T)!!

Sue x

Wide-awake at silly o'clock

This is what my meds are doing to me!  It's nearly 1am and I have been at work all day, came home really tired, went to see the horses and did the feeds and poo-picking and stuff.  Had a lovely dinner and relaxed evening.  And now I cannot sleep.

I have sorted out the storage problem with my phone, set up a new iTunes account, sent emails to various people, offered my services to a charity event, backed up the phone and done some other bits and bobs, and I am still no closer to sleeping than I was two hours ago.

Oh, I got an email to say that I had won in a prize draw that I entered at Burghley.  So I have also emailed them to arrange delivery of the prize :)

I know that come the morning I will be so tired that I will have problems getting up!  Aaaarghhhh

Anyone know any sure-fire ways of getting to sleep?

I Did It

I have signed up for the degree course - go me :)  It's a 4 year, part time, distance learning BA (Hons) degree in photography with the University of Hertfordshire through the Interactive Design Institute (IDI).
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeek
*wanders off in search of alcohol*

Tired dot com

Still so very tired, still not sleeping very well, still getting bad headaches...

On a bit of a downer at the moment and feeling sorry for myself.  I had thought the new meds were helping, but after a week or so the headaches were coming more frequently than before, and more strongly.  I've been reducing some other meds which have been helping me sleep, so now although I am so tired, I just can't drop off.

I'm back to the doctor this week so hopefully she will adjust what I am taking.

Younger son is back at school now after the summer break.  Year 10 so it's the beginning of his GCSEs .  Hoping he will just get on with the school work and fingers crossed that it'll be uneventful!

Horses both doing well.  Hunter has very obviously been beaten in the past and he is terrified of the farrier.  So we are working on his confidence with having his feet touched.  It was so awful to see him so scared but he is trying so hard to trust us.  You can see it in his eyes.  He knows we wont hurt him but the memories must be there still.

I have been debating whether I am capable of a photography degree.  I did start one, well started a module which could have  (should have) been the start of a degree, but "life got in the way".  I have been looking again and have found a part time distance learning one which looks good.  But with my head I'm not sure that I could do it.  Really need a course in self-confidence I think....

Sue x

No change

Things are pretty much the same.  Still hot, although not as hot as the end of July.

We had ten days in Malta which was lovely - hot and relaxing.

While we were away there were some pretty big thunderstorms, which means that at least there is some grass in the paddocks :)

Lara is looking good, you wouldn't know she had had such a bad winter to see her now.  Fingers crossed it continues...

Hunter is still his usual adorable self.  Scared of everything despite being 16.3hh.

Migraine-headaches are still with me.  I have just gone on to some new meds which we hope will help.  I'm so sensitive to noise when I have a headache now, I realise how lucky I have been not to have suffered from these before.  Once we get the balance of meds right I'm hoping it won't be too much of an issue....

Sue xx