Today I had the pleasure to attend a talk with the Northern Society of Costume and Textiles, called The Gentlewomen's Wardrobe, Fashions in the Era of Anne Lister, by the great Lucy Adlington of the History Wardrobe.
Lucy talkked the auduience through the items worn by woman in the era, along with aditional information about their lives.
My degree officially starts today the 1st October, but last week was so busy, yet satisfying and oddly relaxing, I've missed being really busy.
Starting Monday with a one-to-one session on getting into teaching with lots of great advice, do I want to be a teacher, honestly I am not sure yet. That said I am really enjoying teaching, and new experiences, training and qualifications are always a bonus.
The chat was really useful and certainly gave me some thinking points and areas for further investigation.
Tuesday was a successful day at work with my students, most of whom had never touched a sewing machine before, all designing and making their own bags. I was really impressed with this and very proud of them all.
Wednesday started with a two-hour online training session on Period dignity and Menopause from BECTU, found this surprisingly interesting and learned a lot, much of which I have already passed on to others.
From this, I dashed to a coordinators meeting for our academic society, and this went well. Then onto another meeting, while also taking part in an online Postgrad catch-up meeting
Thursday a meeting with my volunteer manager and mentor, for the sports volunteering I am doing, followed by a little spare time to dash into town to buy materials for the session I was running later in the day. Then a meeting with a theatre company about a project for the academic society. I did however manage to have a brief lunch with a friend before delivering a session on Yarncrafts for the school of applied sciences, this was well received with some students asking for another session.
Friday a day off, that isn't a day off in the way other people have a day off, that means a day of floristry ready for a family wedding.
Friday evening a little light research and reading, some more time booking training on SkillsForge, and some Society organisation.
