What now?
Working 24 hours a week and going to school full time is hard. Really hard. I thought 20 hours a week and part-time school was bad, but I had no idea.
I keep looking for something to drop, even at this late date, but doing so will only make the last year of school harder, and if I have to juggle another semester like this one, I might just snap.
One of my coworkers in micro who was hired at the same time as me might take a different job. The technical specialist in the department (who used to be the micro supervisor, but that's a whole other story) told me I have to stay forever and never leave. This department is full of people who have worked here over ten years, but I don't see that being me. I can laugh it off now but it's going to be an awkward conversation one day when I decide to go.
I don't have any plans to do so in the near future, but that is how I am. I get bored, I move on. I'm aiming for five years here, if my sanity will allow. I miss being a generalist, doing a little bit of everything. It's funny, I always used to think I'd specialize in one area, but I like them all too much to choose.
On the school end, I am less impressed with the CLS program the longer I'm here. I just want to be done with it. Every day I question why I decided to come back, but I've come too far and have too much money put into this thing to just quit. On the plus side, I have met some good people in the program, and we're just starting to relax and understand each other. One of them is in the same boat as me, an MLT just trying to get that 4 year degree and finding the whole thing frustrating. The others are kids out of high school. They study every night and worry about their grades, because they want to go to med school or vet school. This is the end of the road for me. No more school. I'm done.
A happier note now. My sister and I turned in an application for an apartment that we like. It's close to my work and school, which is fantastic. The layout is good and there is even a garage. We just have to wait a few days while they check us out. It would be really nice to be done apartment hunting. I don't mind it, but trying to find the time with the aforementioned schedule is an exercise in aggravation.
Sorry if the post seems a little melancholy, I'm just tired from being sick and coming off a week of exams.
I keep looking for something to drop, even at this late date, but doing so will only make the last year of school harder, and if I have to juggle another semester like this one, I might just snap.
One of my coworkers in micro who was hired at the same time as me might take a different job. The technical specialist in the department (who used to be the micro supervisor, but that's a whole other story) told me I have to stay forever and never leave. This department is full of people who have worked here over ten years, but I don't see that being me. I can laugh it off now but it's going to be an awkward conversation one day when I decide to go.
I don't have any plans to do so in the near future, but that is how I am. I get bored, I move on. I'm aiming for five years here, if my sanity will allow. I miss being a generalist, doing a little bit of everything. It's funny, I always used to think I'd specialize in one area, but I like them all too much to choose.
On the school end, I am less impressed with the CLS program the longer I'm here. I just want to be done with it. Every day I question why I decided to come back, but I've come too far and have too much money put into this thing to just quit. On the plus side, I have met some good people in the program, and we're just starting to relax and understand each other. One of them is in the same boat as me, an MLT just trying to get that 4 year degree and finding the whole thing frustrating. The others are kids out of high school. They study every night and worry about their grades, because they want to go to med school or vet school. This is the end of the road for me. No more school. I'm done.
A happier note now. My sister and I turned in an application for an apartment that we like. It's close to my work and school, which is fantastic. The layout is good and there is even a garage. We just have to wait a few days while they check us out. It would be really nice to be done apartment hunting. I don't mind it, but trying to find the time with the aforementioned schedule is an exercise in aggravation.
Sorry if the post seems a little melancholy, I'm just tired from being sick and coming off a week of exams.