So, this month meant me going back to school after half term which I was both happy about and slightly not looking forward to. I was looking forward to the fact that I would be more productive during the day but I wasn’t looking forward to controlled assessment deadlines coming in. As soon as I walking into my Resistant Materials class I was told that I had five weeks left until my assessment would be submitted for marking. I has gotten me to get my skates on through and I’m doing my best to make sure that I’m keeping on top of everything going on.
I’ve been throwing myself into a lot of revision and trying
to make sure that I’m doing as much preparation as possible ready for May and
June. That hasn’t been going to badly and I’ve been making sure I’m attending
all after school revision classes which have been helping as well. So, school
so far hasn’t been going too badly.
Earlier in the month my sister and I ended up signing up for
the local 10K run which is slightly daunting but I’m really looking forward to.
We decided that we’re going to try and run it in an hour and fifteen minutes so
we’ve been going out on runs to train for that. I can say that it is helping my
fitness a lot and I always feel pretty happy after going for a run.
I also finally got signed up for the eDofE. I’m doing the
Duke of Edinburgh and have been training since November but we hadn’t enrolled
online so that we can track all of our skill, physical, and volunteer work. So,
we had a meeting where they gave us loads more paperwork and everyone has
pretty much decided what they’re doing for each of the sections and the
timescale for each one.
I posted up my first Women in Science and Engineering post
this month and am looking forward to posting a more in the coming months. I was
speaking to the head of technology in my school who said that he was more than
happy to put up some of my posts on his display outside his room which made me
extremely happy. The whole reason I’m doing this is to raise awareness of these
amazing women and that it’s not unusual for women to go into this line of
worse. So, t have him say that he wanted them up meant because hopefully people
will start to realise that even though science and engineering is male
dominated there are a lot of women in these two fields who have done a lot to
contribute.
I’ve also done yet another training day for Duke of
Edinburgh which was amazing. It was the first time that it was actually warm
and wasn’t tipping down with rain which is always a nice surprise. It was a
pretty short walk this time but I would have loved to walk for a little bit
longer. We ended up having to draw our own maps and learning some first aid
whilst we were out there.
Book-wise, this month has been slightly slower than February
but that books I’ve read or am in the midst of reading have been awesome!
I’ve finished:
- The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani
- Soulmates by Holly Bourne
- Larby Lodge by G & P Gallacher
And I’m currently reading:
- Undone by Cat Clarke
I’ve gotten 13 out of 50 books done for my 2014 reading
challenge and am currently one book ahead of schedule! I’ve got a feeling that
next month might be a little bit of a slow reading month since exams are going
to be so close by but I shall have to wait and see!
So, what did you all get up to in March and what plans do
you have for April?
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