finishing at CSC

Hi all,

It has been a while since my last post I know, for that i apologise. But enough of the apology’s… actions speak louder than words so they say, so i shall try and make it up through words which are actions rather than words… yes confusing lol.

My life has changed quite a bit in the last couple of months! I have moved out of Thornville Court, the student flat with a loada geeky mates staying over constantly playing games and bumming around in the living room, who i have grown to love lol.

And I now live in a cute homely 2 bedroom flat in the more established residential suburbia of Horsforth, with my girlfriend. As expected nearly every aspect of life id different! I am enjoying the experience so far though, it’s nice to eat properly, have a general similar routine day after day, have more time for myself – I can’t imagine what life would be like seeing my gf a couple of times a week now, which is what our relationship was like only a couple of months prior to this post being written. We have got quite close, I am hearing my readers awwwww’s here lol.

The last 3 weeks though I have dedicated my energy, mind and time to work though. I finish here at CSC tomorrow, after a 12 months industrial placement. I have definitely enjoyed my time here, learnt an unquantifiable amount, both hard & soft skills, and have some great contacts and experiences to talk about in later interviews. Communication skills, organisation & time management skills, confidence as a software engineer and general ‘profecionalism’ have all increased. I really do feel part of the IT industry now, it feels like a career rather than an interest.

All these skills (and money *cough*) I have picked up this year will help me in my final year at university, i have no doubt.

What are my plans now? Well i have 4 weeks off, and a to-do list the size of an A4 page. It is amazing how much things you don’t get round to doing when working full time!

I’m going to think about my FYP and talk to tutors to get some ideas, see friends I have generally ignored by accident since moving house, have a general rest and get ready for my final yr at university! I’m going to Scotland with the Mrs for a few days which will be nice too =D

more posts to come!

working and learning

When working nine til six five days a week I find it really hard to sit myself down and read or code in my spare time, and I have loads of ideas and little jobs to code as well as loads of subjects I want to read up on, i miss being a student!