Its been a while

It's been a while I know and I apologise. Sometimes days between blogging pass and turn into weeks which turns into months but anyway I hope to not leave it so long next time.

Here is a little slice of what we have been up to recently.

I am proud to say that I have completed the first year of my Legal Exec. Diploma. Yay for me! On 25 October I had my exam at the Massey University in Wellington. I have not sat exams since I was 15 (and I didn't do very well in those!) so I was quite nervous at the thought of it. Throughout the year I have been handing in progress reviews which were all completed in September. Then it was time to review all the work that I had done previously and get my head down and revise for the exam. It can be difficult juggling work, home, children, husband and revising but with a clear plan I was able to get through it all and come out of the exam smiling. I won't know the result until just before Christmas but I feel positive and that it went OK. Now I can let out a huge sigh of relief and look forward to the next few months study free!

The day after the exam I was in hospital for a scheduled surgery that I have been waiting a long time for. I was told it could be up to six months for an appointment but I believe that a very polite phone call I made and a cancellation bumped me up the list with only 7 days notice of the op.

Thankfully I am now fully recovered and have been able to get back into the gym which always makes me happy.

I quite often talk to various people about my commute to work each day. I spend 20 minutes on the train and then a further 20 minutes walking along the seafront. Wellington Harbour can be stunning and delightful some days but it can also be miserable and awful. One day a few weeks ago though I was making my way to work and saw this little fella enjoying a nice morning snooze on the rocks:

Although the weather was grey and dark it put a little smile on my face for the rest of the day.