LETS REFLECT

The two weeks off for reading week were not that enjoyable. Although, not getting up for a lecture, that on other hand, was fantastic. But having my mind relaxed for so long, started to bring me less joy while the days passed. Not having a routine – that was the problem. I was home in Croatia for a month, which less face it, with Christmas, New Year, friends and family, i did not do a lot of work for uni. But when l came back to Nott i had a module project to complete, which was stressful but again, after a month of doing nothing... l liked being back. After that we didn't have uni, but we got 2 weeks off which were called the `reading weeks´ in which we got some books to read and documentaries and films to watch. When you think 2 weeks is so little time, but the days passed so slow and i started to be bored most of the time. I did my tasks, but i wasn't feeling enthusiastic about it or productive. Plus my bank account, was suffering heavily, shopping, takeout, going out for drinks, buying shanks, just so i can be entertained for a while. A part of me wanted to go back to uni and be productive, have tasks and actually start to feel tired for a change. That sounds so wrong! But it was true!

I wasn't afraid of reading and i was not thinking „ Oh, God, not books, please! „ but i was kind of excited because, some of the recommended books, honestly, intrigued me. As well as documentaries and films - which is more my style. I found a book which l would definitely come back to million times called „Hegarty on Creativity : There are no rules“ and the films, l really loved the films! Zac Posen : House of Z and Franca : Chaos & Destruction were the best. They were beyond inspiring and beautiful, all about freedom and expression, i never thought such things could exist and + me watching it. Overall, i managed to get through those week, like the rest of my course mates, l suppose. I learned a lot from the previous two weeks, not just about the tasks i needed to do, but how l am going to go forward into the second module, more productive, inspired and with a different mindset. And don`t worry, me complaining „ohh poor me i don`t know what to do, l am bored“ kind a thing in those two weeks, i regretted it soon after!