15/11/14

Hi all!!

It's been over a year since my last post. In that time I've finished college, shaved my head, started university and moved away from home.

I passed college with the grades Merit, Merit, Pass. This equates to two B grades and a C grade. The way BTEC courses are graded they have five grades:
- Distinction* (D*) - which is an A* or A+ - what ever you want to call it
- Distinction (D) - which is an A grade
- Merit (M) - which is a B grade
- Pass (P) - which is a C grade
- Fail - which is exactly what it says on the label.

In my last post I mentioned a fundraiser for Keech Cottage Hospice. I did a bake sale and shaved my head that November.

Initially I wanted to be a vet, but I didn't get the grades I needed. So I'm studying to be a vet nurse. I did 3 weeks work experience in two different practices. The experience was AMAZING!!! I'll be posting my diary from the 3 weeks experience on my other blog (http://trainingforvetship.blogspot.co.uk/).
The course so far is amazing, I absolutely love it. I've made loads of friends too.

Moving out to be closer to university was stressful. Very, very stressful. But surprisingly I'm managing OK! I'm living with my landlady, her husband and their Jack Russell Terrier (called Rocky). My landlady and her husband take good care of me, making sure I'm coping well.

Three weeks ago I hit a bump in the road. I started a course of anti anxiety tablets which were all side affect and no help. I had mood swings (apparently making one of my friends think I have Bipolar Disorder, thankfully I don't), abdominal cramps, memory loss, abnormal dreams, anxiety attacks (that were worse and more frequent than is normal for me) and quite a few other side affects.
I have since been take off the tablets and I'm visiting the doctor on the 19th to try something different.

I'll be trying to update more frequently from now on!!

J

22/08/2013

Hi all!

Not only is it five days until my 17th! but it's also less that a month until my team's fundraiser for Keech Cottage Hospice!!!

I have some sad news though.
The powers that be in the NCS Scheme have sad that the head shave has to be a personal thing rather than part of our Social Action thingamajig. Sad face.

But I will still be shaving my head for Keech none the less.

But we are still going to hold the BAKE SALE in The Mall (formerly the Arndale Centre) in Luton on the 20th of next month!!!
We'll be selling home made cakes and cookies and stuff!!!

Seeya then!!

J xx

Hello again old friend.

OK, so, I've been on the National Citizens Service (NCS) Program for three weeks now.

At the start I thought that I'd be terrified constantly and I wouldn't make any friends and It'd be boring as hell....

I couldn't have been more wrong!! so far it's been two weeks of residentials (one week - 5 days, 4 nights - at Worksop College in Sherwood Country, and a second week in Shuttleworth College - also 5 days and 4 nights) and a thrid week, this week, for the final planning of our Social Action Project (S.A.P).

If I haven't mentioned our S.A.P. is a sponsored head shave (yes, I'll be losing my hair for Keech Cottage Hospice) and  a bake sale (all on the 20th of September this year).

To my surprise I've coped rather well with the whole thing!!

J

IMPORTANT NOTICE FROM ME

Hi all,
I'm doing a sponsored head shave for Keech Cottage Hospice in Luton, please follow my third blog for more info!!!

www.HYPERLINK "http://keech-head-shave.blogspot.com/2013/08/14082013.html"keech-head-shave.blogspot.com/

If you want to donate please go to my just giving page www.justgiving.com/Jeannette-Margiocchi

Thanks!!!
Jeannette

 

A new start

The new start for me is college.
I recently started a Level 3 NVQ (national vocational qualification) in Animal Management at Shuttleworth College.
I've had too adapt to being in a group of 22 students (including myself), it's been hard, but it's OK!

I've made some good friends, and the others don't seem to have many problems with me!

I've also found out that the college has an Autism coordinator, her name is Di Lack, she's lovely!

If you're worried about not getting support at school, college or university all you need to do is ask a senior member of staff who will be able to talk to you about the support you can get and can refer you to the autism coordinator!

It'll be OK guys!

Keep on trucking!

It's safe to say that the world's a scarey place, and it can get over whelming some times.

But I've got to say that those feelings of stress, anxiety and anger are perfectly normal! it's OK to feel like that, my advise is to find a way to relieve those feelings, like singing, dancing or something that will make you lose your self in such a way that'll make you forget.


Just remember, keep on keeping on!

Another helpful site, and another great soul!!!

Ok, so, my good friend Harry-Joe has got a you tube channel ( http://www.youtube.com/HJsDocumentaries ) in which he talks about his aspergers, his ambitions and life. He's a big insperation to me, and I think that he could be really helpful to others!