work and part-time studies
Gosh it’s hard to balance things…
Lately I feel like I’m working and just studying part-time, instead of the other way around. I worked on an editing job for Katie and now I’ve another lined up, I’m in conversation with the MPhil student regularly, I’m working 2 days at the cafe, and oh yeah, trying to get an MSc at Edinburgh Uni. That’s okay, I think I’ll feel like I work all the time after my 2 days at the cafe. It’s sure slowing down; November isn’t tourist season. But when it’s slow, we get to do exciting things like fold napkins, polish cutlery, and fold/address invitations for Christmas bookings. 
But I also end up drinking/sampling lots of tea and eating too much bad-for-you food that is lying around. At least I drank my 7 glasses of water today. Then there’s the benefit of bringing things home: yesterday we had rum/cream tarts and today I brought home a mocha/chocolate tart, a raspberry tart, and two ‘chocolate pillows.’ (just so you know, ” ” aren’t called quotation marks but inverted commas–plus here they use single quotes: ‘ ‘, not double ones, ” “).
But I think eventually I’ll get used to the juggling act. At least I don’t feel like I’m getting more sick and I don’t think my school work is suffering. The good thing is that I can turn down editing jobs if I need to. Please continue to pray that Bryce and I will be able to get all the school work needed done and have time to spend with one another. Thank you!