my sense of balance (balancing act/tiebreaker)
It is kind of ironic that 'balancing act' is the tiebreaker. At least, for me it does because for the past six months, I've been doing a balancing act between work and school.
I'm twenty-one years old, I go to college and I've had my job for three years so this balancing act isn't new, believe me. But, this year, life has gotten a little rougher for me.
First off, my mom lost her job in May, so that really cut back our monthly income. Then my grandma, who had gotten sick back in the beginning of the year, took a turn for the worst in June. She needed constant care and because, we didn't want to put her in a nursing home (and because we couldn't afford it), we took care of her at home. That ended up being a 24/7 job and so, I had to balance helping my grandmother with going to work 40 hours a week. She was at home till about two months before she passed away back in October. I miss her, but she is in a better place.
Though, my balancing act never stopped. Mom didn't find a job yet and school began. So, to keep making a good amount of money, and to insure I get insurance through my job for my mother and I, I have to work 25 plus hours a week. So, that is 25 plus hours a week at work, plus the 14 hours I go to school and then there is the homework I have. This semester, I've had to do an argumentative essay, many different news stories, a huge research paper (15 plus pages), a poster to go along with the research paper, team-led discussions in which a group and I had to discuss a chapter for the entire 50 minutes of class, law debates and of course, the reading assignments.
I know, that lists looks like a normal list of class stuff, but it is the balancing act. It is the doing all that homework, going to the classes, trying to work 25 plus hours a week and having that me time because, everybody needs that me time once in a while, I think (I know I need it). I'm not trying to complain here, I'm just stating my life and perhaps my balancing act isn't as bad as some other people's, but it is new to me. I haven't had this much to balance at one point in my life. It is new to me, to balance this much at this one time.
And, to be perfectly honest, I don't think I've balanced well because I'm rushing to get my final projects done by tomorrow night and studying for my final exams. Though, I don't think I'll ever know how to do it right 'cause there really isn't a right way to balance everything. Well, maybe there is, but for me, I don't think I'll actually get it. I've just got to do it and hope it works out for the best.
tiebreaker for therealljidol
I'm twenty-one years old, I go to college and I've had my job for three years so this balancing act isn't new, believe me. But, this year, life has gotten a little rougher for me.
First off, my mom lost her job in May, so that really cut back our monthly income. Then my grandma, who had gotten sick back in the beginning of the year, took a turn for the worst in June. She needed constant care and because, we didn't want to put her in a nursing home (and because we couldn't afford it), we took care of her at home. That ended up being a 24/7 job and so, I had to balance helping my grandmother with going to work 40 hours a week. She was at home till about two months before she passed away back in October. I miss her, but she is in a better place.
Though, my balancing act never stopped. Mom didn't find a job yet and school began. So, to keep making a good amount of money, and to insure I get insurance through my job for my mother and I, I have to work 25 plus hours a week. So, that is 25 plus hours a week at work, plus the 14 hours I go to school and then there is the homework I have. This semester, I've had to do an argumentative essay, many different news stories, a huge research paper (15 plus pages), a poster to go along with the research paper, team-led discussions in which a group and I had to discuss a chapter for the entire 50 minutes of class, law debates and of course, the reading assignments.
I know, that lists looks like a normal list of class stuff, but it is the balancing act. It is the doing all that homework, going to the classes, trying to work 25 plus hours a week and having that me time because, everybody needs that me time once in a while, I think (I know I need it). I'm not trying to complain here, I'm just stating my life and perhaps my balancing act isn't as bad as some other people's, but it is new to me. I haven't had this much to balance at one point in my life. It is new to me, to balance this much at this one time.
And, to be perfectly honest, I don't think I've balanced well because I'm rushing to get my final projects done by tomorrow night and studying for my final exams. Though, I don't think I'll ever know how to do it right 'cause there really isn't a right way to balance everything. Well, maybe there is, but for me, I don't think I'll actually get it. I've just got to do it and hope it works out for the best.
tiebreaker for therealljidol