{"id":14685,"date":"2018-03-02T23:21:13","date_gmt":"2018-03-02T22:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/postgraduate\/?p=5914"},"modified":"2021-11-12T15:44:58","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T14:44:58","slug":"a-day-in-my-life-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/2018\/03\/02\/a-day-in-my-life-7\/","title":{"rendered":"A good routine can be rewarding"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Spiwe Ncube<\/p><\/div>\n

I am Spiwe Ncube from Zimbabwe and I am studying MSc Clinical and Developmental Neuropsychology. I am not much of a \u2018going-out\u2019 person but I do spend time chatting with friends and family on calls or WhatsApp in-between my studies. It doesn\u2019t really matter what day it is \u2013 you can always find me in the library, in class, or at home studying. This is what a typical lecture day would look like for me.<\/p>\n

That dreadful 4:30 am alarm!<\/strong><\/p>\n

I know, I know! I am the one who set the alarm in the first place but when it goes off, I am like \u201cNo, already?\u201d My day starts with a ten-minute motivational self-talk, prayer, and putting a smile on my face. Sometimes though, I need breakfast to get my smile up. Starting my day with a smile gives me an energy boost and positivity towards the tasks for the day.<\/p>\n

Where does the time go?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Between 5:30 and 8:00 am is when I usually do some light reading on notes I made the previous day. Sometimes I watch the news in-between reading. I also use this time to meditate or do breathing exercises if I feel I am too stressed. What amazes me is that at times I have been late to several classes despite being up so early. I don\u2019t spend hours putting on make-up or anything, I just lose track of time, apparently.<\/p>\n

Balancing work and play<\/strong><\/p>\n

I rush for lectures and typically spend most of the day on campus. Don\u2019t worry \u2013 there are usually breaks in-between classes, like lunch break. During lunch, I join some of my classmates. It is during this time when I do try to socialise despite my \u201cintrovert\u201d personality and, most importantly, I do enjoy their company. My friends are in other programmes so it\u2019s rare that we can meet often on campus.<\/p>\n

Sometimes, I get lucky and have time to attend an arts & crafts workshop in the afternoon. Anyone who knows me can tell you that I am not good at those kinds of things (really, I am terrible!). However, the workshops are therapeutic for me and I am getting better at it now. Check out the Art at BU Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Although my days are very similar, whether studying, chatting with my friends during breaks, or delving into a new craft, my time at BU is always rich and rewarding!<\/p>\n

Spiwe Ncube, Zimbabwe, MSc Clinical and Developmental Neuropsychology, 2017\/18<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I am Spiwe Ncube from Zimbabwe and I am studying MSc Clinical and Developmental Neuropsychology. I am not much of a \u2018going-out\u2019 person but I do spend time chatting with friends and family on calls or WhatsApp in-between my studies. It doesn\u2019t really matter what day it is \u2013 you can always find me in… Read more » about A good routine can be rewarding<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1268,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[336,1658],"tags":[862,1807,2263,2367],"class_list":["post-14685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogs-archive","category-blog-archive","tag-a-day-in-the-life","tag-clinical-and-developmental-neuropsychology","tag-spiwe-ncube","tag-zimbabwe"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1268"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14685"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14685\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18664,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14685\/revisions\/18664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}