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End of Week 2 – Winter Term ’15

Jan17

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!

End of Week 6

Nov8

I feel this is the point where I start to see the end of term and my to do list for final projects begins to make me panic.  The feeling is more of being underwhelmed rather than overwhelmed because on some level I want to throw my hands up and just let others take over as I feel I cannot contribute or if I do that I am needing others to give input and I feel I am not receiving it in a timely fashion.  I do realize I set unrealistic standards and some of my failings are to due to poor communication.  What do I do now to work towards feeling less underwhelmed and more successful?

To start myself on the right foot again, getting some reading done will help and making sure I have set aside the time to do it.  This weekend has gotten packed with local activities, housesitting, working the I & You show, homework, play reading, and dealing with my car being in the shop and not having enough funds to cover this emergency expense.  I can see where I am getting anxious as I was to complish everything and do it well, be everywhere and make myself and others happy but am I doing justice to anyone in the end?  There are TV shows I want to catch up on but they play at times where I have to be working and are they really important?  (To me they are as they help me escape.)  I have a group project and our team wants to meet but when and where has gotten complicated as our schedules are all over the place and I feel I complicate it with all of the other things I have agreed to do.  Where do I cut back?  I have entrenched myself somewhere and I do not always know how to get out or make sure I am prioritizing my projects correctly.  Ehhh…

Hoping for more productivity in Week 7 and to set a schedule for my new job with University Theatre, I like consistancy and predictability, not knowing when things will happen makes me batty.  An early Victory Mimosa may be in order.