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I started this blog as part of my skills module. As I’ve mentioned before i found this really hard to get started particularly the reflective writing aspect. Looking back over the course for the module and my blog posts I feel I achieved what skills module leader Frances was trying to teach us. This moduleContinue reading “Skills”

As a student of Glasgow caledonian university I am required to carry out a skills module. Back last year when I started this module we had a session on cultural awareness and what it means to be culturally aware. Both my primary and secondary school weren’t very culturally diverse and it wasn’t until uni startedContinue reading “Ramadan”

I seen this picture on facebook and the caption really got to me. Got me thinking about my grandparents and how much I miss them. Then it reminded me of a movie I watched years ago called ‘In Time’ where time was the currency of life and the rich could live forever not worrying aboutContinue reading “Times running out”

Sitting on my balcony studying on this beautiful day I see a young boy with his gran and granda on the path below. They have a set of walkie talkies and the gran and granda are in front trying to talk through them to the grandson. I can hear the young boy shouting “you’re notContinue reading “Technophobe”

Following on with a graduate attribute next I watched the youtube video on confidence. In this clip Dr. Ivan Joseph speaks about confidence been a skill and how practice and becoming good at something can help us gain confidence in what we are doing. He also talks about the voice in your head and howContinue reading “Confidence”

Being a student of GCU means that it is important that we work towards GCUs graduate attributes one of which is global citizenship. Before writing this post, I was thinking about what makes me a global citizen. Not fully understanding what global citizenship means I started my research on the GCU website. The link onContinue reading “Global Citizenship”

Orlaith-Graces birthday was the 24th March. Back in February when i realised she was going to have another birthday in lockdown I decided to get creative. We started experimenting with cake and cupcakes recipes for her birthday. This was win win for me as i didn’t have to pay the the usual expensive birthday cakeContinue reading “Entrepreneurial Mindset (Hey lil Cupcake)”

Early Nov I started a new job. My first real science job. As you can imagine I was buzzing that I was going to work for the medical device manufacturing company Omega making Covid tests and contributing to the global fight against Covid-19. My first impression where good. Its out in Alva so the driveContinue reading “Omegacoaster”

After living back with my parents for a year I have finally been able to move into my own flat. A new home for me and Orlaith-Grace. Its is amazing the difference this past month has had on my mood. Although been back with my mum and step dad had some good points (mainly theContinue reading “New Home, New Chapter”

As a student living through the covid-19 pandemic the online learning has had a negative impact on my studies. This has been made more difficult having a daughter needing home schooled. I feel so intimidated by online learning that I put it off which only leads to more anxiety. Moving forward it is clear thatContinue reading “Online learner”