A Little Bit More Information

Hi everyone!

I mentioned before that I am currently at university studying Animation, Graphic Design and 3D Design.

I am well aware that it is a cliche to say that 'ever since I was a little girl I've always wanted to be an animator', It is true though, well... mostly, I don't think I actively wanted to be an animator, I just knew that I adored animated films and cartoons and was always drawing and designing my own little characters, making stories and adventures for them.

I was only ever interested in Art and Creative subjects in school, which made exams somewhat tricky I'll confess, however I got by and managed to get into a course that offered a National Diploma in Art in Design, after completed that I went on and got a Foundation Diploma before finally getting into University.

Somewhere along the lines of school I started to get pains in my left knee, I was told that it was simply growing pains and was advised to just take some painkillers every so often. However over time it spread to my right knee and became much more severe. 7 years later I have finally got a diagnosis of Chondromalacia Patellae.

Unfortunately because it has been undiagnosed for so long a lot of damage has been done to my knees and it is very likely that the condition will eventually spread to my hips and spine (big fun!) As you can imagine this means that most of the time I am in constant pain. So what does this mean for my university work?

It's a struggle.

It's a terrible position to be in, where you are in an environment where you are able to learn such amazing skills and been given opportunities that will directly affect your future, only to struggle to manage everything.

I feel like I am drifting through what should be the best years of my life.

I have made some amazing friends at university but I feel as though I am missing out on so many other opportunities because of this stupid condition.

I have so many goals and so many things that I want to accomplish, I want to work in the animation industry, there are so many ideas that I have which I want to make into a reality.

All I can do at the minute it to push onwards with everything and hope that it doesnt become too much to handle.