Driving myself around the bend!

Even though I am doing pretty well in my ongoing revision, using an excellent CD, and getting 47/50 correct at the minimum, I am still really worried! I need to get 20/25 in each of 4 categories (as I’ve said before us PDIs have to do 100 questions, not 50 in theory) with an overall pass mark of 85%.  If only I had done the second mock test, that had to be returned to the College for their records, after more revision rather than after a dry spell.  I got 19/25 in one of the categories although I attained 88% overall.  It would still mean a fail.  And I’ve not looked at the Hazard practice CDs since being advised not after having done exceptionally well in the mock.  They worried I may become over-familiar with the videos and preempt the hazards by clicking too soon.  Nice boost really, but what if they are wrong?

I am so worried that I’ll fail.  Specially now my business cards have arrived!  Good old Vistaprint!  I’m really impressed with them!  So, with the outlay so far I’d better pass!

Volunteers to design my logo and website…

I’ve been tagged!

Who knew this could happen in blogging as well as emails! Apparently I should then tag 6 people through their blogs, but I’m not sure I know 6 people with blogs! ho hum… Well, as a nosey, nosey lass I’ll bite…

The rules, lifted directly from Roterbaron’s blog, are as follows: Each player answers the given questions about themselves. At the end of which, a further 5-6 people are tagged and informed accordingly on their own blogs. The unfortunate ‘beneficiary’ is requested to let the person who tagged them know when they’ve posted their answer so they can be subjected to pointing and ridicule.

1. What was I doing 10 years ago? 1998. I was living in Bradford doing my first professional Librarianship post for Dixons City Academy and planning my wedding for the following year. I do believe we got our 2nd dog Sonnii that year, so we had two dogs and a cat. That about it!

2. What are 5 things on my to-do list for today (not in any particular order): As I am typing this in the evening I shall list 5 things I actually have done/still to do today!

i) Get my elder lass to practise her disco solo having taken younger lass to Nursery.

ii) Make our new coffee table, that I bought on impulse at Netto!

iii) Try to ensure elder lass behaves whilst I ‘bounce’ on the door at the dance comps run by her dancing school (top talent there!)

iv) Do some driving instructor test 1 revision

v) Sleep

3) Snacks I enjoy: Cake. Puddings with custard/cream. Pringles. Doritos. Popcorn (toffee or VERY sweetened). Cake. Cake and more Cake.

4) Things I would do if I were a billionaire: Make sure my family and closest friends were set up. Leave work, plan my time how I wanted. Extend my house or maybe move. Visit exotic locations and extremely commercial ones. Set up charities. Adopt loads of children – or more likely foster.

5) Places you have lived: Basingstoke. Greenwich. Brockley. New Cross. Deptford. Bradford. Doncaster.

6) Victims: Hmmm. Have to find some!

Song Of The Day ~ Little Yellow Fish. See aim # 1 for the day!!!

Such a nervous bunny

I know, far too long since my last post, AGAIN!  Not my fault, I had the wedding of the century to attend and fab it was too.  I can recommend handfasting to anyone as the ceremony was the most personal, genuine and inclusive I have ever been to.  Beautiful, just like the bride.

So now it’s back to real life and no excuses.  I’ve been procrastinating which is my main talent.  I last attended college over 3 weeks ago, for my Mock Hazard Perception tests.  Turns out I am a genuis, I passed with very comfortable margins and got the best scores of that day.  And was advised not to practise as I would learn too many of the video clips and may anticipate, therefore click on the identified and then emerging hazards too soon, and fail.  All I have to do now is book, pay for and pass my part one tests.

So why haven’t I?  And why have I not even LOOKED at any work since then?  Initially I was too busy (see first paragraph), but now…  I think I’ve scared myself with placing too much pressure on myself.  It’s cost me so much money that if I fail, at any stage, I cannot afford retakes.  So if I just keep putting it off and wasting time ordering free business cards and such-like, I can’t fail can I?

But that’s a failure too.  Sooooo…. I’m gonna have to bite the bullet and go for it.  I get paid on Thursday (probably not as much as I should due to HR not amending my contract, one month’s raise due already!  Will be two months if they don’t get it right this week :-S) and have received my registered trainee driving instructor details.  I’ll book it on Thursday, get around to contacting my class buddy Joanne, and get on with revision and my new career.

Please…  lots of nagging and motivation needed!  Gotta be driving my own student’s round the bend by Autumn !