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The start of something new!
Here I am, writing on a brand new website, just less than a week after migrating my site – it is all very surreal indeed! If you are reading this post then you probably have noticed this is not the usual Life as a Cerebral Palsy website, nor is it under the same URL (hello www.chloetear.co.uk). However, I can promise you it is still me. When it daunted me that not being a student meant I needed a new blog name I almost felt a bit lost. My blog, Life as a Cerebral Palsy Student, was the start of a passion-fuelled hobby that essentially became an extension of myself. I’m…
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The end of an era, the beginning of something new.
Ending university is a big step for everyone. The three years have flown by and I cannot believe I am in a position to say I’ll be graduating this summer! I have throughly enjoyed my course and the last 3 years have been pretty significant years in terms of the work I have done. I guess this is the biggest life update of all life updates, so I hope you are ready! This is a long post, but I promise it is worth reading to the end! *TWO exciting announcements heading your way!* Despite absolutely loving my degree and having a really interest in psychology, it became apparent in my second…
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What has 2018 taught me?
Initially, I wasn’t going to have a second blog post for December, I had anticipated to wait until 2019 before I wrote anything new. It has been a busy last few months and with winter weather going against me, it has been a hard few months. I’ve attempted to rest, read books and write more content outside of publishing. For the most part it is working, yet I couldn’t stay away for long! It would feel odd to see 2018 end and not actually saying goodbye. It has been a year of new adventures and new challenges, surely they deserve a justified send off! So, here are 15 things I…
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Not so superhuman now!
I feel like it has been a lifetime since I have done a life update, probably because they don’t seem to do as well. However, that is what you are getting today! I am somehow in my final year of university and the first semester is coming to an end. Not to mention it’s nearly Christmas! Over the years I have been asked: How do you do it all? How do you manage to write a blog and study? However, I am no super human, I have no magic wand and I am yet to freeze time. I have written this blog for five and a half years, if you…
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UK Blog Awards 2019
Hello! How are you all doing? Just thought I would put together a short piece about a very exciting announcement!I have been nominated for a UK Blog Award! To be recognised at this level is a huge honour and it is amazing to know that your blog is a source of education for others. It is also super exciting to be alongside non- disabled bloggers and to have my content recognised as an equal. The aim of my blog has always been to raise honest awareness about what it is like to live with a disability, I hope I do achieve that aim. Your vote and continued support would mean…
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Working as an intern at Scope
You finish university for summer, all assignments are handed in and you feel free. You may have holiday’s planned, a list of exciting adventures and can’t wait to catch up with friends you haven’t seen in a long time. I very fortunately can say I did all of that over summer, I also embarked on a 3- month internship at Scope. Finding employment when you have a disability can be incredibly difficult. Aside from employers being less inclined to hire us in the first place, we need to find something that we would be able to do. I know there are jobs out there that I would be very capable…
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Let’s get down to business: #WhatMakesMe
Summer is almost a distant memory, I move back to university in less than a week and I am wondering if it is too early for hot water bottles! Believe it or not, I am about to start my final year of university- and final year of education for that matter. If you follow me on social media, then you will probably have seen that this summer has been far from boring! I somehow have managed two holidays, seen Wicked, had seven articles published, spoke at a conference, caught up with friends, been to a festival, met Vicky Pattison and spent two months working as the online community intern at…
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Work placement with RNIB
Part of my university degree is to complete a six-week placement at the end of your second year. With my degree being in psychology and child development, it will come as no surprise that most of the cohort end up in schools or nurseries. However, after thinki§ng about the career I would like after university, and looking at the experience I already had, I felt something a little different would be more appropriate. This is where RNIB came in. The charity support blind and partially sighted people in many ways and I had worked on campaigns with them in the past. I felt doing a placement with RNIB would allow…
