PERSONAL: 2018 Review.
It's almost the
time of year where people start writing reviews of the year so I thought I'd
get slightly ahead of the game and present a very quick round up of 2018.
The Lows
There are a few
that I won’t detail for personal reasons – this year has been a tough one, and
I’m still processing a lot of the things that have happened. However, a short summary of the lows :
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Spending
vast amounts of time hunting highly specific paperwork.
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The
DLA-PIP transfer. I’m not going to call
it Kafkaesque. It’s worse than that.
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Getting
barged out of the way while attempting to get to a train, causing me to miss
the train and a talk I was excited about hearing.
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While
it could have been worse dealing with the worst case of student mental health
(lack of) support I have ever seen.
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The Highs
There have been a
surprising number of these linked to all sorts of things.
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Getting
a working diagnosis for both my conditions.
I can’t understate how big a deal this was for me and the difference it
has made.
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Taking
part at the Medievalist with Disabilities disIMC Roundtable at IMC 2018,
including getting to meet some people in person who I felt like I’d known for
years.
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Getting
a plan together for my thesis and actually starting the first draft of a
chapter in this version.
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Getting
both the papers I submitted for IMC 2019 accepted!
It’s been a
difficult year, but there has been a whole bundle of positives to hang on to
and a lot of things to look forward to in the coming year including a planned
visit to the BL Anglo-Saxons exhibition in January, a bundle of papers to
finish, and more research to do!
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