Oh my word, I am still reeling from the surprise at being selected as a finalist. The date is looming now and I am nervous about what is going to happen on the night! Civil servant colleagues are keeping me grounded, telling me to practice my ‘loser face’ and ‘polite clapping’. Time is marching on…. all I am hoping for is  a job offer of sorts so I can ditch navy blue uniform and administrative tedium, swapping the civil service for the sheer joy and delight  of  doing what I really want. Or maybe I should bite the bullet and do the masters? I wonder if Sheffield and Nigel Dunnet would consider me for long distance study?

Metis 2014