- 4 quizzes
- 4 Article Reviews
- 2 Five + Page research papers
- 2 other papers
- 1 Class Presentation
- 10 exames
- 7 Study guides
- 1 Annotated Bibliography
- 2 physics homework assignments
- 12 hours of DCFS training
- and I worked on top of it all.
I kept telling myself, and all who would listen, that if I could just make it to November life would calm down. There wouldn't be as much going on at school, and I could have a life again. So, of course, Tuesday November 1, 2011 a professor of mine offers me a second job, a professor that is on the board of admissions for the masters program I am applying to, a professor that I really respect and want to respect me. So what did I say? Yes! Really, could I pass up the opportunity to create less time in my schedule?
Things I want to improve: (1.) Social Life (2.) Gym time (3.) Time Management Skills
As I left class Tuesday, I just thought to myself, "God must be trying to teach me something!" Then I thought of the Blue Collar Comedy group and the "here's your sign" routine; that shameful embarrassment is exactly how I felt. I had just maneuvered the most stressful 14 credit month of my life, and when I am expecting to get to work on those items on my list Heavenly Father sends me a message on a silver platter.
What He wants me to improve: Time Management Skills (so that I can have a social life and gym time).
I am sensing a pattern here. It is all about the priorities. Time is the most precious gift that we have been given in this life. Just last week I ran into E on campus; we started talking about the mission and I noted how little we seem to get done in comparison to a transfer. In the mission, life happens only a day at a time, a week at a time and possibly 6 weeks at a time, but the division of life into manageable time periods makes it all so effective. So I am going back to transfers... month long instead of 6 weeks. November is the first month. I am setting my goals, I am planning my time, and I am making myself accountable to God for what I do. I think it is all very doable as long as I don't procrastinate, go to bed at a reasonable hour, get out of bed at a reasonable hour, and refrain from "vegging"... ever.
I have decided that I need to make new friends whose schedules fit better with mine so that I can be social, and I have to fight the urge to stay in when the opportunity to be social presents itself. For example last night there was a surprise birthday party for S and as I was getting ready to leave the house I thought...I should just send C a message and say something came up and I couldn't go. This happens frequently when it comes to me being social, I will be excited about something up until the minute comes to actually commit myself and then I chicken out and back down; I revert to my anti-social ways. But, I am proud to say that last night, I resisted the urge. I went, I had fun, I made friends.
So in honor of a new approach to the same old life: November here I come!
