Finding the balance

As they would say in my beloved second language, "Es de buen nacido, ser agradecido..." (which roughly translates as "It's a good trait to be grateful"). I fully believe in the fact that good manners cost nothing, and something that I am particularly proud of as a Brit is our tendency to be overly polite (compared to other nations) linguistically and behaviourally speaking. For example, we do say our Ps and Qs after everything, which is something you don't see as often here in Spain. Nobody here would bat an eyelid if you said "Give me a coffee" in the imperative at the local café, or answered the phone with a seemingly impatient "Yes?". Anyway, I digress. What I want to say is thank you.

After my last entry, I received several messages on Facebook from friends wishing me luck on my new venture, and some also gave me some very-much-welcomed (and needed) words of advice too. A huge thank you to everyone who got in touch with me, or even mentioned in passing that you had read the blog, I really appreciate it. Honestly, it's such a nice feeling to know that people are behind you and support you, and although it's going to be really difficult, you have all reassured me that I am doing the right thing...

... which is nice when you have had a week like this one! It hasn't been easy and I haven't been able to update this blog as frequently as I would have liked to due to an increasing workload. (The Daily Kayleigh is becoming "The Sporadic Kayleigh" at best, but it doesn't quite have the same pizazz). On top of that, I only have a 1GB dongle at home which reaches its capacity basically as soon as you even look at it so you can forget doing anything too adventurous like watching a video or have any prolonged internet usage. I do plan on replying to all the messages I have though, especially those with advice in, and think carefully about what I can do next.

I have spent today working on my BBC work experience application form, trying to make sure that I include all the relevant keywords while also keeping within the word limit. It's finding the balance between being concise, but not too brief, and demonstrating your experience and enthusiasm all at the same time. So, as I have said, I've spent hours on it today but will finally submit it tomorrow when I can read over it with fresh eyes. The little voice of the niggling pessimist in me says it will only get discarded anyway, so why bother? But, as my Dad says "If something is worth doing, it is worth doing well". That is something that, although there are momentary flickers of doubt, I also truly believe in.

I am currently finishing up my contract here as the Head of Studies in a language academy here in Spain, and although I want to completely dedicate myself to getting ahead in broadcasting, I know I can't yet until I see this through. It's an integrity thing; I can't do anything half-heartedly (apart from cleaning obviously) and hopefully I never will. So, I am divided between the two things and am trying to give as much of myself as I can to each one. Thank goodness summer is just around the corner, eh?