The Life Assurance Company for which my father worked had bought a big country house with the aim of storing documents to ensure their safety in the event of Edinburgh being bombed. I do not remember anything of this but what I do remember was that there were a number of cottages in the grounds which were available as holiday lets for staff. I certainly remember enjoying several holidays there at (I think) Easter time, probably for only a week and probably additional to the summer holiday. I also remember babysitting for one of the other families.
However, that is not the purpose of this post. Shortly before I was due to sit Part 1a of the exams for the Faculty of Actuaries, I was taken down to one of the cottages and had breakfast, walk, study; lunch, walk, study; evening meal, walk, study, quick walk.
This was very good for me and certainly proved to be a good way of studying hard. I think that the fact that my father worked in a ‘sister’ company to the one I worked for – and that the list of ‘passes’ was circulated round all the companies - was some part of my father’s motivation for organising this for me, but I am also very grateful because I PASSED! I believe there was a 33% pass rate, so it was great news.
My father took me out for dinner to a good restaurant to celebrate.
Made it all worthwhile.
And then (as predicted) I went and got married, left Edinburgh, got pregnant – and never went back.
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3 comments:
lovely to read your blog as ever.. and thanks for helping me sort out mine!! Im now doing the same for the Penguin guy, who wants a picture like mine on his blog.. then wants to make it available to view :-)
hugs and love.. oh and we are feeling better.
A xxx
That's the way it is with the young ones!
I see that you are a midwife, Elaine. Do you practice at all now? My niece had her baby with a midwife and wants the next one born with a midwife attending also.
Thanks to both.
To mrshappyanna
So glad to have helped, and even more glad that you are feeling better.
To Sharon
I left midwifery many years ago (about 1980, when I trained as a Health Visitor.
I am now retired, and no lonnger licensed to work as a nurse,, a midwife, or a Health Visitor)
Having said that, I did love working as a midwife, but practised only in a hospital where help was at hand.
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