Remind me again why I decided to go back to school?
As has been pointed out to me several times lately by several different people, it has been awhile since I posted. Yes, I realize this and quite honestly it doesn't really bother me, but I am very grateful that there are people out there that actually care whether I write anything or not. Thank you.
Since it would be ridiculous of me to try and catch anybody up on what has been happening in the last two months, I am not even going to try. On the other hand this is what is happening this week. Be warned I am not in a very good mood right now.
I am freaking out and trying to figure out why I decided that it would be a brilliant idea to go back to school while working full time (at a job that is horrible for my health I might add hence why I have been sidelined with a cold for the last four days). School starts unofficially in six days, classes officially start in eight. In order to try and be slightly prepared for the week I emailed my mentor through the iSchool to get an idea of what the week may like. She is a third year student who is planning on graduating this year. She gave me some great pointers and a little better idea of what it should be like. Essentially she told me the first week is completely overwhelming, as is the rest of the quarter. In her words, it's the term they make ridiculously hard to weed out those students who aren't really sure they want to be in the program. I'm freaked out and stressed and I haven't even gotten my book list, much less the books, or my syllabi yet. This does not bode well. I am hoping that once I actually start at school and realize what is going on and can plan my time, then I will be better.
In other news I am feeling a bit better today than the last few days. I can actually breathe through my nose and sound almost human. This is progress. Hopefully by Monday I will be back to my normal self. I do not want to be sick on top of school. The weather is amazing and warm and I am hoping to spend sometime in it. I am getting the chance to have coffee with some friends and am knitting up a beautiful shawl using Mountain Colors Barefoot in Indian Corn. And most wonderful of all I am on 20 days off from work. Yay!!!!! Thank goodness for vacation. Heaven knows I need it.
Off to find chocolate.
Since it would be ridiculous of me to try and catch anybody up on what has been happening in the last two months, I am not even going to try. On the other hand this is what is happening this week. Be warned I am not in a very good mood right now.
I am freaking out and trying to figure out why I decided that it would be a brilliant idea to go back to school while working full time (at a job that is horrible for my health I might add hence why I have been sidelined with a cold for the last four days). School starts unofficially in six days, classes officially start in eight. In order to try and be slightly prepared for the week I emailed my mentor through the iSchool to get an idea of what the week may like. She is a third year student who is planning on graduating this year. She gave me some great pointers and a little better idea of what it should be like. Essentially she told me the first week is completely overwhelming, as is the rest of the quarter. In her words, it's the term they make ridiculously hard to weed out those students who aren't really sure they want to be in the program. I'm freaked out and stressed and I haven't even gotten my book list, much less the books, or my syllabi yet. This does not bode well. I am hoping that once I actually start at school and realize what is going on and can plan my time, then I will be better.
In other news I am feeling a bit better today than the last few days. I can actually breathe through my nose and sound almost human. This is progress. Hopefully by Monday I will be back to my normal self. I do not want to be sick on top of school. The weather is amazing and warm and I am hoping to spend sometime in it. I am getting the chance to have coffee with some friends and am knitting up a beautiful shawl using Mountain Colors Barefoot in Indian Corn. And most wonderful of all I am on 20 days off from work. Yay!!!!! Thank goodness for vacation. Heaven knows I need it.
Off to find chocolate.