ot up at 3 this morning to finish it. Oww.Next semester will not be like this.
That is a promise I am making to myself.
For some reason, I have always felt that I need to have an overflowing schedule. This year, I am taking 18 credits (the max for BYU), plus I'm a TA for a 3-cr
edit class. I do all the readings that the students do, so I'm effectively taking 21 credits. In addition, I volunteer for a hospice center. I'm currently assigned to three patients, who are scattered across the valley. I also have another job on the side (which frequently gets neglected), 5 great roommates, two ward callings, a boy (hee hee, betcha didn't know that!), a set of fun friends and wardies, and a fab fam. That is quite the lot of things to occupy me. It's probably too much. No, it's definitely too much. My perfectionist self needs to be quiet so I can have a schedule that is Less Than Full to Bursting.
The problem is, I love having all of those things in my life. It's hard to let any of them go. I have to come up with a solution of some sort.
Here is my plan:
- Take fewer credits next semester. I've narrowed it down to 16, but I think I might be able to whittle it further. I
can still have school in my life, just not backbreaking school. - Have alone time. It's hard to deal with so many people (even though I love them) all the time. I need to spend time with Me.
- Sleep. Things take a lot longer if you're exhausted. I might as well sleep and be more efficient.
- Change the volunteering situation. This one hurts. I love doing the hospice visits, but it's time for me to explore other areas of social work, preferably at places that don't re
quire so much driving. Right now I'm looking @ Wasatch Mental Health, which is almost right next door. - Realize that not everyone close to me lives or dies by how much time I spend with them. I am not always available to everyone at the same time. They need to learn that, and so do I.
4 comments:
Who took your family picture? Cute! And (ahem), boy??
The family picture was taken with my dad's camera on a tripod. It turned out pretty well, I think, for not having anyone behind the camera!
And... Yup! A boy! He has the same name as your hubby... :)
I had just heard about this boy last week and I am so excited! I hope you will make the time to hang out with him :) Good for you for making an effort to do better next semester. You are great- good luck!
I cannot express how happy I am Jessica is back in my small blogging universe! I missed you on here buddy! so um... I still need to interigate you about david... especially because I heard about him from briana and not you... ahem. hahaha but anyway I said I would call you but I think I'd rather talk in person cuz I'm not much of a phone talker. So let me know when you're free because I need to hear EVERYTHING! I feel so out of the loop now!
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