Most of my free time is consumed by reading, studying and taking quizzes for my Psychology class. It is exhausting to say the least. There are so many times I have kicked myself wondering why I did not finish college before having children? I am so happy I did wait merely because I am going to college for free. In MN and VA, where I previously lived, they did not have the scholarship programs that GA offers such as the HOPE Scholarship. I am actually quite blessed that I did wait because I have dodged the bullet of student loans.
I do all of my studying at night once the kids go to bed. I have to really balance my life right now because once the kids go to bed, that is my special time with my husband. I try to reserve a specific time for studying and then a specific time for hubby. Sometimes, I will study once my husband has gone off to bed. This works well for me because I have always been a night owl. I have the ability to sleep in...thankfully...because I am not a morning person. I resemble something from the Night of the Living Dead in the morning (prior to 8am).
I am taking this Psych class online. I was thinking this would be an easy A because I took a year long, advanced Psych course in high school. This is a subject that interests me and I have done well in the past. I was wrong on the easy part! This course is not easy. I have weekly deadlines to meet. For example, each week, we have to read 1-2 chapters which can vary between 50 - 100 pages. We have to take a timed quiz online for each module which means 6-16 quizzes per week. Last week and this week combined, I had 36 quizzes in total to take. The deadline is always Sunday night. I am assuming the heavy workload is because we don't have to sit in class lectures a couple times a week. I do love taking online courses because I can do the school work as my schedule permits and work around my schedule versus planning my schedule around school. So far I have not had any problems with meeting the deadlines. I am not a procrastinator so I have no problem with balancing my school workload. It's just a heck of a lot of work. I have learned quite a few interesting things thus far. For example, after you burn your tongue, it takes a week to 10 days for the complete development of new taste buds on your tongue.
This is all in addition to watching my children all day, being a Stay At Home Mom, working PT as an Office Manager at my mother in-law's office M-F afternoons, being a Homemaker by grocery shopping, cleaning, cooking, dishes, laundry, making play dates, taking my children and the dog to various appointments such as the Dr....the list goes on and on. Soon I will be adding more activities to our schedule. Alexis will be starting ballet again soon through ACC and also start Gym & Learn (Gymnastics & Pre-K). Yet I still manage to fit in time for fun. Such as quilting which is my newest hobby. I try to do a little each day. It's so relaxing and I love that it is an instant gratification hobby. I try to make time for Mom's Night out with the Moms from the Moms Group I attend. That is always guaranteed to be a good time. Weekends are family time. We do fun family oriented activities together usually on weekends. Some days I am more exhausted (like when Isabelle will occasionally wake up in the middle of the night hungry) than others but for the most part, I have finally found my balance. I enjoy being busy. I am very satisfied with how everything is going right now. Just thought I'd let you know.
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