First off, WordPress is telling me that one person found my blog by searching for “sarcastic humor” and another person found me by searching for “loneliness humor”. Sounds about right.
OK, so I’ve swung the pendulum in the completely opposite direction and found myself probably a bit too busy. I’ve never been too great at moderation.
The time math is 18 hours of class + 30 hours of recommended study time + 11 hours of internship = more than a full-time job.
My social life is pretty sparse lately. I’m behind on chores and am having to get pretty creative at putting together outfits with the remaining clean clothes in my closet. And oh yes, I actually bought new underwear last week just because I was out of clean! The car is ridiculously overdue for a wash, and the birds appear to have all agreed that my car is the target for the season. I’m about 2 weeks behind my goal of meeting with a financial aid advisor at school, and I have yet to submit a single scholarship application. Hobbies or exercise or men? Who has the time?
I’m glad that I had a clue before this quarter even started that expecting a 4.0 again was fallacy. I still have high expectations for my work effort and performance, but the material is just more challenging. And as I rise through higher-level classes the profs are less likely to provide extra credit options. There is no time for beating myself up over less than perfect grades.
Luckily this is a shorter quarter and then I’ll have 6 weeks (mostly) off. I have a feeling my online course will take me into September to complete, and I’ll still have my internship through the end of September. I expect I’ll only have one class Fall quarter. So I just need to hang in there and keep reminding myself that I’d rather be challenged in this life than depressed in my last. It’s all about perspective at this point.
