Who could have guessed that working and studying at the same time could be so difficult?
Some would say that it's blindingly obvious but I've had no issues for the last 18 months coping fine with both at the same time. So what's changed?
I have a new job - that's what's changed. But it's not just a job that's new to me - it is a newly created post in a newly created team to delivery a newly established programme. So I'm creating the job at the same time as trying to do the job (and the same applies to the programme etc). I also have a team of 10 people who are a mix of secondees and contractors and am in the process of recruiting permanent staff (the looming deadline of IR35 doesn't help here either!). And my office is 400 miles from my home so I have a weekly commute too. Actually - just writing this make me realise how nutty it is. No wonder I have had a bag of charity knitted squares sitting in my kitchen for 4 months waiting to be given to a friend to make into blankets.
I'm just about keeping up with this module. By dint of keeping my weekends empty not looking after my garden (OK it helps that it's winter) and doing almost no exercise (really missing my weekend bike rides) I am only 3 weeks behind and should be able to scrape my EMA in on time with enough to pass. The bigger issue is looking ahead to the next module. Will work calm down enough to give me space to study or will I have to take a break? Really really don't want to lose the momentum but may have to.
