A Non-Random Tuesday for a Change

Hey everyone. With it being Tuesday, I would usually do a Random Tuesday blog, but I'm just going to stick with a quick update/status check. I definitely enjoy doing the Random Tuesday blogs, but they feel like they take longer to put together and it's late enough as is.

Truth be told, I'm not in the best place right now. I'm still trying to balance grad school with other aspects of my life and it's still a struggle. The past two weeks have been work chaos, which has fortunately slowed down, but I've figuratively shot myself in the foot with not doing much Monday & today for classes. The grad classes include making initial discussion posts by Wednesday nights, so it feels like it'll probably be another Wednesday where I'm scrambling to get everything in on time.

Now I know that finding a new balance that includes grad school takes time and I'm sure I'm not the only student in the cohort in a similar boat, but since this week's lack of work was from me doing personal stuff instead, I'm definitely kicking myself. Also, this has nothing to do with Michelle's visit because she flew out Sunday and I theoretically had plenty of time Monday and today to really get ahead of the game.

Another reason I'm feeling like crap is that I'm arriving at the conclusion that I probably can't attend the Academy graduation this weekend. We have Hall Director interviews late in the week and I have grad school things due Saturday and Sunday nights. So, it seems like a real big stretch to block out 18 hours just for driving and still get everything done. In case you're wondering, plane tickets are over $800, which I also can't afford at this point. It really sucks because it was something I had mentally planned on doing since I left last May and I was looking forward to seeing the group of students who I knew as first-years. I'm thinking I could send some sort of note to them to say that they have a lot to be proud of.

So yeah, that's where I'm at. It also doesn't help that I've had a nagging cough since this morning, so that's not a good sign. I know that getting plenty of rest will help me in all regards, so I should do that. I apologize for this post being a negative complaint fest.

Tomorrow will be Cellophane Tape Day and National Senior Health & Fitness Day.

DFTBA