Balancing Act Update

I'm pretty sure that I'm missing a weekly blog somewhere so I'm doing another one today to make up for it. So, earlier this semester I wrote a blog entitled "The College Balancing Act;" in it I wrote about trying to balance my workload and different jobs among other things. I'm returning to that topic today and giving an update on my progress. I'd like to commend myself so far. No mental breakdowns yet! Just kidding. Anyways, I now have the Kohl's job situation under control; no more working there every single weekend. The history department job and my possible Site Monitor position for Big Brothers, Big Sisters are quite manageable. They don't require too much time so I don't feel so bogged down. When it comes to actual academics, I think I'm handling it fairly well. This is by far my toughest class so that's a relief. Life is still a balancing act though. At times I'm completely overwhelmed (see previous blog) but I think I'll be able to make it through the rest of the semester without crashing. Only seven or eight weeks left to go. Let's hope that my optimism isn't in vain during the remaining weeks and it doesn't get pummeled anytime soon!

Overwhelmed

So I feel as if a ton of bricks just hit me going about 50 miles an hour. I was all refreshed this morning and ready to go. I figure that I relaxed over Fall Break and now I'm ready to hit the books as they say. Well my optimism didn't last all that long. First I realized that our rough draft is due next Tuesday. That was blow number 1. Then I find out that our Spanish workbook may or may not be due tomorrow; plus our composition is due monday along with our midterm. There's another hard hit. After absorbing all of the assignments I have to do tonight and this weekend, I feel as if I just want to pass out and never wake up again. The worst part of all this is that I still have two more classes to go today. Who knows how much more will be added on to my already huge workload. Yahoo for this weekend!! I will officially have no life whatsoever. I'll be stuck in my room with books and papers stacked around me in towering piles. Let's just hope that next week I'll be able to fare better. If only I hadn't been so optimistic this morning. I don't think I'd feel so let down right now. Oh well, that's college for you. I hope the rest of you aren't so bogged down!

A Mid-Term Realization

Since I've been told by every teacher that it's mid-term time, I came to realize that the semester is pretty much half over. I don't know where in the world the time went. It feels as if the semester just started a week ago or something. They weren't lying when they said that it would be over before you know it. Today it dawned on me, I have a ton of work to do before the semester is over. Almost all of my classes have some sort of long paper due on the last day of class. That's only about 2 months away!!! I really really need to get started so I'm not freaking out at the end of November. I thought that this long Fall Break would be my time to relax but it looks like that's going to change a bit. Don't get me wrong, I won't be working the whole weekend. That would be absolutely crazy. I just need to motivate myself to get in gear within the next few days. That will probably be easier said than done. Whenever I'm not in class or on campus (since I commute) I seem to lose all of my motivation. It's so hard to persuade myself to accomplish anything. Well this weekend I think all I'll have to do is look at a calendar to remind myself how little time I have left. Hopefully that will push me to actually do some homework!

Full Appreciation of My Mother

Last week my mother broke her right leg. Since then, my responsibilities have increased about ten-fold. I now have not only my homework but everything else that my mom normally does. Before this I never realized how much my mom does around the house. She not only takes care of the dog and rabbit but does all of the cooking, dishes, cleaning, etc. I'm not complaining. This experience has been a lesson. It has shown what life will be like once I live on my own. In the end, I've come to truly appreciate my mother and all that she does for me and my family.

Life in the City

This past weekend I discovered that I could never live the life of a "country girl." My parents and I went up to the Warrens Cranfest in central Wisconsin. It's a town of approximately 300. The three-day Cranfest is their liveliest time of each year. Simply spending a day in that small of a town made me realize how much I appreciate the city. Living in a place where there's not even a movie theater or fast food restaurant would drive me completely 100% insane. I thrive on movement and action. I need to hear an occasional ambulance or fire truck. The silence of the country would suffocate me. I'm sure after quite some time I would get used to it but I have a feeling it would take a really really long time. Don't get me wrong, a vacation to the lake every few years is fine. I can appreciate the quiet and lack of activity for a week or so but permanently moving out there isn't my idea of a good time. Living in the country, I'd feel completely shut off and isolated from the rest of the world. An internet connection and a television definitely wouldn't cut it. I need the bustle that defines a city.