I spotted these t-shirts over on Zazzle.co.uk earlier on and I’m tempted to get one.  Thursdays have to be my favourite part of the week at the moment, with video and photography classes spanning my entire college day.

I don’t particularly mind Wednesdays.  Databases and ActionScript are on the agenda this year.  I’m finding programming a challenge, but I suppose it would be dull if it wasn’t.

My Mondays and Tuesdays, however, are marred with excessive amounts of time given to Personal Development and Team Building classes.

I’ve always enjoyed Team Building workshops and weekends.  I’ve been on plenty of them with the Civil Defence, with Irish Mensa, and with a couple of organisations that I’ve worked for over the years.  I’ve built bridges out of paper, directed blindfolded team members through minefields, and used buckets, balls and rope to conduct successful rescue … Read More »

Yesterday I came across an interesting Audioboo shared on Bernie Goldbach’s Facebook page. It was a recording by Paul O’Mahony (Omaniblog) entitled ‘Education Today in Tipperary: the Goldbach papers (1) – an open letter to multimedia man.

In this Audioboo, Paul O’Mahony describes the world’s perception of those in education:

“The outside world has a perception of education….people in education are having a doss. They’re having time out from the hard job of earning their living and they’re all just taking it easy….”

I wondered who Paul was referring to.  It had to be third level LECTURERS who were the culprits!!! While their students were keeping themselves busy, swotting and studying for exams,  lecturers were having an easy time of it!

“…and all these students are just going out and getting drunk and having it off with each other….they don’t do anything hard when … Read More »

Do you have a five year plan?

Someone asked me this question in a telephone conversation yesterday and caught me completely off guard….as well as ringing multiple alarm bells in several panic stations in my head!

“Holy Mother of God”  I thought to myself, “I’ve never planned anything in my life, and certainly not as far ahead as four or five years!”  I think the longest time I ever spent ‘planning’ anything was the two years I took to plan every miniscule detail of our wedding.

I change my mind so often (or become distracted by things along the way) that plans usually end up drastically altered.

A friend of mine is a Life Coach.  I happened to mention to her one day that I had this problem with ‘planning’ things.

“I seem to find myself just moving from A to B, usually … Read More »

Who’d have thought that, as I near the ripe old age of 40, I’d actually be ENJOYING full time education? Twenty three years ago, when I finally managed to free myself of teachers and school and homework, I never thought I’d return to study full-time. But the path of life can take some unexpected twists and turns along the way so here I am again. I have my moments when I lose patience with college work and assignments, etc., but I also have good days. Yesterday was one of those days!

Cookery Fun
From 9 o’clock yesterday morning my kitchen was transformed into a mini television studio as I, and other members of the 1st Year Creative Multimedia Course at Tipperary Institute, filmed various cookery demonstrations. Eddie O’Brien from Knocklofty House in Clonmel was there to talk us through as we … Read More »