Looking back on my previous learning plans, I had a lack of balance in my wellbeing. Learning about Te whare tapa wha I realized that I have neglected a few 'walls'. Luckily this wasn't to my detriment, however having this knowledge has had me have more of a focus on my wellbeing and ensuring I have time for myself outside of course and life to round out my wellbeing. I do feel lucky that I have such great people around me who are incredibly supportive. I don't feel as though my walls need strengthening as such, But that I do need to ensure i take time for myself so that i feel as though i have a break in the week that isnt course or parenting. This is my only real need, as i can feel stressed and overwhelmed if I don't have time to do things I enjoy. Its been very insightful with what I have learnt about human skills, from bias' to stress profiles to name a few, has helped me reflect on my own mind and how I think. I have found it helpful to try and catch my inner voice when it tries to give negativity, and change how its framing a sentence which in turn changes perspective. This has helped me overcome my lack of coding confidence somewhat, where I feel less like an imposter, and more like a junior dev still learning the ropes. Feel free to see below my new learning plan!
I feel like my only real need or want is free time, time to spend doing things I enjoy. To do this my partner and I have an arrangement between us where Saturday is "my day", and Sunday is "her day". This means that on these days when one of us has it "off", the other does baby duties and dinner that day, freeing up a huge amount of time. This has allowed both of us to maintain and improve our wellbeing, and for me personally, gives me time to do any assessments I wasn't able to do during course hours, and free time to do whatever it is i want to do for relaxation and enjoyment.
My stress profile can look like frustration. When i end up getting stressed it comes across as frustrated ramblings to myself. muttering about how annoying or frustrating something is. I know that when I reach this stress level, I need to leave what im currently doing and take a step back and change my environment. I usually go for a small walk to clear my mind and stress.
My long term goal is likely very similar to my foundations learning plan, an obvious one is to complete this Devacademy course, but ultimately my goal is a remote work situation so I can still have time with my family.
I think my biggest strengths will be my eagerness to learn, with my limitations being my confidence in my abilities.
Similar to my limitations, I think the feeling of being an imposter where I still dont feel confident in my abilities.
I would like to improve my confidence overall with my ability to write code
My expectations are similar to that of foundations such as the accessability of facilitators for help when required. But also there is expectation on my peers when working collaboratively to be present and timely.
My long term goal would ideally be to land a remote job in web development to allow me to spend more time with my daughter and to also get an income to start looking to buy a house. Long term I would love to have a home with a large backyard to have chickens and ducks!
I have great problem solving skills and can follow instructions very easily, however I have noticed I get easily disuaded or demoralized when I see others work being significantly better than my own when we are learning the same stuff. However I am telling myself that some people may just be design minded, which is a limitation of myself as I don't think I am very creative or design savvy.
I would like to feel more confident in what I do, especially around coding. I have found the handbook materials easy to follow when given instructions, but find it hard to plan something out for me without instruction. Not that I need a word for word on the code, but more what the overall design is going to look like.
I have managed to work productively by managing my time with Toggl, ensuring I do a set amount of work before a quick break. Sometimes those breaks may be earlier if I find things building up for myself, so that I may sit and think about it, while also getting some fresh air and a change of environment. I have already asked for help a couple of times. I try not to spend too long working it out for myself, but I will try every avenue I can to solve a problem myself before asking for help.
My expectation from the facilitators is to give constructive feedback where necessary, help in a timely fashion, and guidance where they think it is needed.
I have already started to try and schedule my life, but with a 5 month old daughter things can go off script very quickly. Currently I know every wednesday we have a playgroup from 12-3pm, which I usually go with my partner and Daughter. I do have the option to stay back if I feel I need to get in more work time. I also do grocery shopping on thursdays which I can't get away from, but with good time mangement and adding time onto others days that has been taken away on thursday should ensure I will have enough time to get all the neccessary work done.