I am feeling sore and brain drained as I write this.

Yesterday’s Jazz 1 class was awesome as I was getting a great workout but I sorta tweaked my left knee and I need to be careful with it as I injured it about 7 years ago and did not care for it properly.  So I need to make sure I keep my knee aligned with my foot/ankle and I should then be okay, no weird twists or side movements for me.

This morning I got up and set to work on getting as much of my readings done for Week 3.  I have a bit more to do for a specific assignment but it feels so daunting!  I am thankful my Kindle has a Text-to-Speech option so I can listen and read along to a couple of textbooks I have downloaded to it.  The double exposure should help in retention but a lot of my other readings are scans or PDFs so the feature does not work for them.  Bummer.

I am planning on making Sunday “Self-Care” Day and get in some jogging, shopping, and all around chores done so that Monday can be another “school day.”  I am sure a number of people are taking the 3-day weekend to goof off but I am bound and determined to keep working on school things as I may have bitten off more than I can chew this term.  The perspective I gain this is term is really knowing how much can I do before a complete meltdown.  As I think about it, around Week 2 or 3 of Fall Term had a similar feel as I had a grant to turn in for Free Shakespeare in the Park…

My dream for this term is to have as much accomplished a week to two weeks in advance of the deadline so I can focus on a lot of personal loose ends that I keep putting off or not having time for so they are no longer nagging me.  But until then, I shall pace myself on what I can do a few days ahead and to use my time wisely.

Ciao!