The first TMA for my present module requires me to write two short essays. The first was drafted some time ago but today I spent some time going over it and polishing it so that it now reads pretty well. It certainly answers the question posed and I think there is sufficient use of references to make it worthy of a reasonable mark. It probably still needs a little work on it to try to cut out a few words as it is a little over the required word count, but not seriously enough to attract penalty. I still have several weeks before it needs to be submitted so what I will probably do is take another look at it next week by which time it will be like looking at it afresh and will therefore be easier to amend as necessary.
Later I went over the notes that I had already made for the second essay and started to draft something out to see whether there was enough information in my notes to compose a meaningful answer to the second question. From this first draft it looks as though I may have judged it quite well. I have even managed to find some interesting data from sources outside the course material to help with my argument so I am feeling quite happy that I can work at this essay over the next day or two and produce something that flows quite well.
I have also managed to do a bit more knitting so my jumper is nearing completion. It is progressing so well that I hope to have it finished and sewn together by the time the weekend is over. It will be nice to have something new and warm ready for the winter.
And this is my third post of the day. Okay, so they have been shorter than many that I write, but the fact that I have been able to write three posts, each covering a completely different subject is an indicator that I am feeling quite good. When I am feeling really bad, it can be difficult to write something, and when I have got something to say it may take some considerable time to actually compose the post. However, today each of them have flowed from my fingers quite easily and that also helps me to feel better about myself.
This blog has been one of the better things that I have undertaken in the last few years. In some respects I wish that I had started earlier, but perhaps I wouldn't have been ready for the commitment at that time. I think I am now, and I know that it has been useful in helping to promote my self-confidence. So I will continue to blog, and write whatever comes into my mind at the time. While I may still find it difficult to talk to people face to face, at least I am managing to articulate how I feel and what I think through the written word.
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