This week has been a very political orientated week, as if you were unaware it was the week of the 2015 General Election. Due to this things it seems have been temporarily thrown off kilter.
Within my family and the circle of people I know, the topic of politics isn't really one that comes up that often,and most times that it does it'll be to talk about something relevant in the news at that time. This is why I feel as though this week has been slightly different, as politics is now the topic to talk about. This week has also been the week where you find out just how much or little you yourself actually know and understand politics.
As much as politics may be considered, by some a boring subject, and how complicated it can be, it has actually been really nice to have conversations and at times debates surrounding this subject. Even better when you are able to have these debates, without starting a family war or breaking up friendships, because they understand talking about these things is necessary and not everyone's going to agree.
If anything this week has felt like I'd gone back to university again, doing all if this research, talking in-depth and debating with people about this subject, leading up to this big end date that felt somewhat like an exam. "Did I do enough preparation? Did I tick the right box? Could I have done more?"
Having said all of this, about how nice it has been to have such an important subject brought up and talked about so much, I do have a feeling that come next week things will be back to normal once again, until another election comes around or most likely someone does something wrong and people start to get upset. Ever the optimist though, perhaps this won't happen and people will stay engaged for longer. We'll just have to see I guess
