One of the things I really don't like doing is asking for extra time on course assignments. In fact I rarely ever do - even if I really should and the tutors even suggest taking some. I'm stubborn. Thankfully the course I'm studying doesn't have exams (woohoooo) but we do have countless written assignments. From the first month of the course there has not been a single day where I have had the pleasure of thinking "ooo I don't HAVE to do any course work today". That or get that guilty feeling when I've had the time to do some writing but somehow I've ended up spending the entire day doing everything else possible not to get any work done. My apartment has never been so clean and tidy.
Last week though I had a rough few days in a row that started with a cluster of focal seizures right in the middle of class. Not pleasant/fun/exciting in any way. That lead to a massive decline in energy, motivation, ability to think straight for the few days RIGHT before a massive deadline. Any energy I did have left went into sitting and writing something I'm really hoping makes at least some sense to hand into my tutor for that particular unit. And I did, right on time. Then went home and slept for an eternity.
Today though I'm back to my usual self, went into class and did the usual classroom things.. like learning and trying not to get distracted by friends taking endless hilarious selfies. Needless to say I didn't get much done.. my concentration is bad at the best of times. So here I find myself looking over the assignment brief with a deadline of two days time and I'm writing on here instead. There's a ton of information we need to cover in order to get the grades and just looking through the relevant textbooks makes me want to sob. This assignment was set a few days before I went into a seizure melt down mode and so this evening I've messaged my tutor to ask for a POSSIBLE extension on the basis that those few days could have been far more productive than they were for obvious reasons. Urgh. Possible in that hopefully I won't need an extension.. but be prepared for me asking for one on deadline day and not wanting to explain why in front of the entire class. I'll aim for the deadline and hope I've completed it by then (and not blown away somewhere in these stormy winds!!!).
I also bought some bright new lipstick to make myself look and feel better. So that was nice. x
