Sometimes in life when you want to achieve something and it feels like their is a massive mountain to climb, it can happen! When you take those small tentative steps, it is the beginning of something great and as it says on my University poster, 'a thousand miles begins with one step'. If you want to fulfil your ambitions then go for it, sometimes it takes hard work, determination and goal settings. For myself, I have decided to write a children's book, it will probably take me a year, but I wrote the first page yesterday and I'm feeling inspired already, I've also decided to undertake a large oil painting, which will also take a long time.It also helps that I enjoy these things. When I was doing my degree, I never thought I would end up with a 2:1, in fact I was 2% away from a first, but I did it through determination, a little bit of courage, planning and knowing I wanted to give my kids the best life possible. I left school with practically nothing in terms of qualifications, believing that I was stupid. In the eighties schools were not as 'right on' as they are now and pupils either did well or they didn't and it was accepted.  Life is for living, so go live it and be true to yourself.