Final Assignment for the Open University Wilma had been preparing for her final assignment for her 5th year in Criminology at the Open University. The first step was to create an annotated bibliography for the materials she planned to use in her writing. She chose to focus on the broad topic of addictions and how … Read more
Round one! Let’s get ready to rumble, in the blue corner we have Wilma Mayhem. In the red corner, there is the scammer! Who will come out as the winner? This could be as messy as Rhea Ripley Vs Liv Morgan in the World Federation Wrestling. Wilma is just continuing her studies on Crime, Harm … Read more
Life change Have you ever done something life-changing? In 2020, I decided to join the Open University to pursue a degree, despite feeling that I was unintelligent. It wasn’t the ideal time, as the pandemic was starting, and everything was shutting down. During this period, I was also blogging and using assistive technology. Beginning with … Read more
Can you believe it’s already December? Time has flown, starting my fifth year at the Open University; this year is Crime, harm and the State. This semester, I’ve delved into the intricate world of drugs, focusing specifically on opioid dependence—a topic that resonates deeply with me due to a serious accident I endured. After undergoing … Read more
A Year since meeting Martin Bloomfield It has been about a year since I was introduced to Martin through LinkedIn. This was during a quiet period for me. I had finished a project aiding Dyslexia Scotland with their career journeys. I was waiting to find out about completing my training for their helpline of course … Read more
Last year Dyslexia Scotland invited me to talk about becoming a blogger. This is for their YouTube channel and is called dyslexic career journeys. This amazing project was brought about to aid young people in their career journeys once they leave school. Thirteen different individuals talk about their careers from the police force, media, government … Read more
Through Dyslexia Scotland I met a young man called Rossie Stone. He founded Dekko Comics, an educational comic to aid children between 9 and 13 years. Throughout our conversations, he told me how he struggled with dyslexia at school. He decided to study for a degree in art at the University of Dundee. He had … Read more
Do you know of a dictation software called Dragon? Neither did I until I engaged with neurodiverse training back in 2017. When I first heard about this software, my brain went to Middle Earth or Harry Potter! There was also the fire-breathing dragon from Chorlton and the wheelies. In the beginning, the software was developed … Read more
Which Guitar? I have known since the beginning of going out with my partner he has a great passion. It is called guitars! No matter where I go in the world my partner can find a guitar shop! I now have a sad life where I can tell a Telecaster from Stratocaster. I know a … Read more
An Invitation Last year Dyslexia Scotland invited me to talk about becoming a blogger which is on their YouTube channel under career journeys. I wanted this to look professional and asked my friend for advice. They had already aided me when I tried to get the company, I worked for to buy Dragon software. Looking … Read more
