Working on personal statement...

My original ucas personal statement wasn't actually that bad. Needs a bit of improvement here and there but the whole point is there. Will be working in it tomorrow. Hoping to get it finished this week!

Things have moved on but not yet up!

After three and a half years I made the decision to leave Testo. It wasn't easy, I'd been debating it and stressing myself out for months. I started working at the Ramada Farnham hotel back in October 2011 as a way of making some extra money to help with our growing bills and over time was working 60 hours a week. I was never seeing my kids and poor Nick probably forgot what I looked like so I made the decision that despite loving my colleagues I just wasn't fussed about the job. I felt like Thomas was being put in nursery so I could work and it didn't make sense and I had to cancel two of his appointments because of work and that's when I realised that he should be my priority. I left at the end of July and we're all alot happier. I stayed at the hotel but its not exactly turning out how I hoped. Everyone is moving on and while I know my plans for the next year, 12 months sounds like an eternity next to them. My study so far: GCSE English Language retake - A* A Level Sociology - AS taken and graded U so retaking in January A2 to be sat in June 2013. BTEC Hospitality Level 3 - Pass or fail to be confirmed May 2013. Decided against retaking my GCSE Maths, I retook it once and got a D so don't see much point of taking it again. Hoping university will let me in without it if not will obviously have to think again. Plans for next 12 months and beyond. Work hard, pay off my debt and put some money towards are next house. Have a little but only about £5k need about £20k. Hoping to get some work experience in and looking to start university (finally I hear you say). I have three choices. 1. University of Winchester - Event management with Media studies 2. University of Chichester - Event Management with marketing 3. Chichester College - Event and hospitality management (foundation degree) Obviously continuing on to University of Chichester for full degree. I want a 1st too. I don't do things by halves. I want to prove that mothers can do these things. For the last year I've been working full time hours, studying three courses and looking after my children if thats not hard work I don't know what is! Getting my A* in English though made me realise what I'm capable of because I nearly actually cried. To be told that I was unlikely to be graded higher than a C and then get an A* was totally out of this world! I know I don't have to go to university for a career in events, but I want one. I've always wanted one I just never had the confidence or even knew whether I whole heartedly wanted to study media but over the last 10 years especially I've come to realise that I just don't want to work in event management, I want to have an amazing career and a family. Cos I do want both and I know its possible, whether that be when my children are 18 or 8, it will happen.