week 7 already?
It looks like i'm continuing my long tradition of updating this journal when i have a very important test/project i should be working on. This time it's my first exam on thursday. i've done all the readings but i feel so unprepared. I'll probably panic and stay up the night before rereading all the articles again.
I've lucked out when it comes to my assistantship - the professor i'm working for is really nice and fair. He lets me set my own hours - which helps in weeks like these. And the things i have to do for him are varied....so i dont get bored. The other assistants are all really cool as well. that makes it more fun.
speaking of people...I really like the people in my program. The teachers are flexible, and everyone in the group gets along with everyone else. the second years have also been really cool about showing us new kids around and even threw a party for us the first weekend. aw.
I've started feeling swamped with all the work and other stuff going on. it's like i'm stretched too thin. I went home this weekend and was completely worn out with all the stuff i did. granted, it was all fun and stuff i needed to do, but my weekends never feel like breaks anymore. I try to spend as much time as i can with chris, but i dont think he's satisfied with the time i give him. I've been going to church every week that i'm here (honestly, trying to recruit kids for my assessment class - and not having a lot of luck with that). in my practicum class we've started going to the schools. i love the experience and the kids are so sweet...but that comes with a lot of stress as well. we havent been assigned our "special friends" yet...and the semester is ticking by. we should have started on the whole special friend project weeks ago. my apartment is a constant mess. I havent had time to work out in days. at night i'm too worked up with everything that's going on to get to sleep. i'm way behind on the readings....waaaay behind. and the longer i research my research topic, the more i feel misguided and that i should change it. but at this point, it's too late to change topics so i jsut have to run with what i have. UGH.
This week i've decided to live without television (for the most part). I'm not the type of person who has certain shows they have to watch every week....but i am the type to turn it on when i sit down to eat breakfast or lunch or while i'm relaxing after school. i get caught into the weirdest shows. parental control? next? sweet sixteen??? why am i drawn to these shows??? anyway, i've had enough. I'm sick of wasting time so my new tv diet has started....i can only watch tv when i'm working out (down in the work out room). that way, when i actually do watch tv, at least i'll be doing something productive. we'll see how long this lasts. I've never been very good with diets of any kind. but so far i havent cheated at all.
well kids, this little update has been fun....but i have to go look through some articles before i go to bed.
goodnight moon.
I've lucked out when it comes to my assistantship - the professor i'm working for is really nice and fair. He lets me set my own hours - which helps in weeks like these. And the things i have to do for him are varied....so i dont get bored. The other assistants are all really cool as well. that makes it more fun.
speaking of people...I really like the people in my program. The teachers are flexible, and everyone in the group gets along with everyone else. the second years have also been really cool about showing us new kids around and even threw a party for us the first weekend. aw.
I've started feeling swamped with all the work and other stuff going on. it's like i'm stretched too thin. I went home this weekend and was completely worn out with all the stuff i did. granted, it was all fun and stuff i needed to do, but my weekends never feel like breaks anymore. I try to spend as much time as i can with chris, but i dont think he's satisfied with the time i give him. I've been going to church every week that i'm here (honestly, trying to recruit kids for my assessment class - and not having a lot of luck with that). in my practicum class we've started going to the schools. i love the experience and the kids are so sweet...but that comes with a lot of stress as well. we havent been assigned our "special friends" yet...and the semester is ticking by. we should have started on the whole special friend project weeks ago. my apartment is a constant mess. I havent had time to work out in days. at night i'm too worked up with everything that's going on to get to sleep. i'm way behind on the readings....waaaay behind. and the longer i research my research topic, the more i feel misguided and that i should change it. but at this point, it's too late to change topics so i jsut have to run with what i have. UGH.
This week i've decided to live without television (for the most part). I'm not the type of person who has certain shows they have to watch every week....but i am the type to turn it on when i sit down to eat breakfast or lunch or while i'm relaxing after school. i get caught into the weirdest shows. parental control? next? sweet sixteen??? why am i drawn to these shows??? anyway, i've had enough. I'm sick of wasting time so my new tv diet has started....i can only watch tv when i'm working out (down in the work out room). that way, when i actually do watch tv, at least i'll be doing something productive. we'll see how long this lasts. I've never been very good with diets of any kind. but so far i havent cheated at all.
well kids, this little update has been fun....but i have to go look through some articles before i go to bed.
goodnight moon.