Freaking out a little!

It's now Monday evening and I have so much to get done for tomorrow's evening class and my classes on Wednesday and it's now to the point where I'm wondering if/how I'll get everything done on time.

Tomorrow, for my class, I just have to write a summary, which I'm already half-way done with, and I could really use a good grade on this one because the last few have been okay, but we really don't have much as far as grades go in this class. But that's not really what worries me. What worries me is the fact that I have to spend time on that when I have so many things that need to be done for Wednesday. First of all, I have a final in my Psych class first thing in the morning (8:30 AM). The good thing about that is that after the final, I'm done with that class...the bad thing is that I really need a good grade on the test and I'm running out of time to study.

For my second class on Wednesday, I have a debate due. It's only worth 35 points, but we've only got about 200 points for that class, so this could make the difference between an A and a B for that class. I really want to do well, but I'm running out of time and I keep losing my focus when I try to work on it.

The only good news I got about Wednesday is that the History paper that was due can now be turned in on next Monday, instead, which is a huge relief for me because I want to do well on that, too, and this gives me more time to concentrate on it and opens up a little of time for my other Wednesday assignments.

I'm just to the point right now where I'm almost ready to give up and just turn in what I've got so far because I'm getting stressed out. I usually work best under pressure (which is probably why I usually procrastinate), and I just hope that it holds true for the end of this quarter! I know that the last thing I need to be on the computer doing is posting this blog, but my brain needed a break and I figured this would help me collect my thoughts so that I remember what all I've gotta get done.

Ok...break's over!

Class cancelled

My History 152 class was cancelled this afternoon (the prof wasn't able to make it in for whatever reason), and I didn't realize it until I came back into the room after grabbing a snack from the vending machine...that's when I happened to notice the obnoxious pink sheet of paper posted on the wall by the door that told us class was cancelled. At least I didn't come to campus specifically for that class.

I thought that something productive would get done because I had those 2 extra hours...yeah right! I was actually more productive when I was waiting for the class to start than after I got home. In my last blog, I was complaining about being behind and procrastinating and how I was going to hopefully stop that, and it doesn't look like I'm off to a very good start, does it?

I did actually start a rough draft of my debate for next Wednesday. True, it's only a paragraph, but it's a paragraph more than I had before I started it, and I, personally, think it's pretty good. Of course, I am prone to be slightly biased about my work (but I guess that's not entirely true because I usually think my stuff sucks...it's the teachers that like it, mostly).

Anyways. I do have plans to work hard this weekend and get everything caught up so that I don't have a frantic couple of days at the beginning of next week trying to cram everything in. But, you know what they say about "the best-laid plans of mice and men"...they often get screwed up (to put it less poetically).

I need to stop...

I realized this weekend that I have gotten into the bad habit of pushing off homework during the weekend in favor of hanging out with friends and having fun...and that's such a bad thing for me right now! I have so many things due in the next few weeks that need more attention than just a few hours on the day before they're due...and I want to be able to focus on those things and get them done (and hopefully get good grades on them), but I don't know that that's how it'll turn out.

I want to say that this weekend, I'll "get my act together" and at least get my stuff for next Monday done, but I'm not seeing much hope for that. If I fail this quarter, I guess that'll be the kick in the ass that I need to get myself straightened out, but I really don't want to fail, so I'm hoping that I'll learn the lesson soon, without having the negative repercussions that 4 bad grades will have on my GPA.

If I really start to work hard this week and for the remaining 3 or 4 weeks left in the quarter, then maybe that'll be just enough to ensure that my grades won't suffer as much this quarter as I feel like they will at this point (though I don't know that I'll be Dean's Listing this time)? I guess it can't hurt to try, and it seems like a better alternative to giving up and completely failing...right?

Spring '08

I scheduled my classes for next quarter earlier and it doesn't look like Spring is going to be a good quarter for me (not that this one really is, either).

So far:

Mondays-

1. English 271 (Intro to English Language Study...oh boy): 10:20-11:40
2. Edu P & L 600 (Basic Media Skills): 11:45-12:45

Tuesdays-

1. Edu P & L 370 (Computers in the Classroom: An Intro): 4:00-8:00

Wednesdays-

1. English 271: 10:20-11:40
2. Edu T & L 674 (Family Participation in School Programs): 5:30-8:00

Thursdays-

1. Edu PAES 650 (Intro to Exceptional Children): 1:00-4:00

Fridays-

1. English 271: 10:20-11:40

This doesn't include my work schedule or the lab time that I have to schedule for my "Basic Media Skills" class. The quarter hasn't even started and it's already shaping up to be a pretty tough one. Not only do I have 5 classes, but it's also going to be Spring, and I won't want to do anything (even more than right now)...and that can only be a bad thing.

Here I am, on the computer instead of doing the studying for my Psych midterm that I desperately need to do. I tried to be a good girl today and I started reading the 3 chapters that I have to have done before Monday (and before I can study the guidelines that the prof gave us), but that only lasted for about an hour before boredom set in and I needed to find something else to do.

I had to pass up going to hang out at Kate's apartment in Van Wert because 1) my Mom didn't really want me that far from home incase there was an emergency and she needed me home and 2) because I desperately needed time to do my studying.

So, when my brother asked me to drop him off at a friends house (a few seconds after sitting back down to commence reading), I decided to head over to Jake's after I got him dropped off. Of course I got no studying/reading done while I was over there because I didn't bring my stuff with me (doh!), but I did make some much-needed progress on my newest crocheting project (a blanket for my cousin, Grace).

I had planned on coming home at a decent hour, but we were invited to dinner at El Azteca by Mary and her b/f. That was a pretty fun time (we had to squeeze 6 people into a "big booth"- me, Jake, Mary, her b/f, her b/f's brother, and Jake's mom- that was fun). When we got back to their house, "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" was on TV, and of course we had to watch that. So, I left Jake's house when he left to head in to work (around quarter til 10).

And now I'm on the computer. So, needless to say, this hasn't been a very productive day for me. :)

Lent 2008

This year for Lent, I'm only giving up one thing, but I think it's going to be pretty difficult. I decided to give up candy (except for chocolate, cuz I may -need- some before Lent is over). It may not be a huge sacrifice to some, but I've noticed that I've been consuming way to much of it over the course of the last few months, and I think it's going to be a challenge.

The other thing that I would really like to give up is not an option...school. I really wish that we had a long break coming up within the next week (which we definately do not) because I'm feeling so overwhelmed right now. I know it's because I've been slacking off this quarter and everything's catching up to me, but it seems like, as the quarter draws ever more near to the end, that I'm having a more difficult time than ever keeping on track and getting my assignments finished. I think I'm experiencing a case of "Senioritus," even though I'm only a Junior. Whatever it is, hopefully it can be shaken off before Spring quarter!

Never again!

I would just like to say that I'm never going to drink cappuccino (at least, not caffinated) again!! I was up until about 4 am Saturday morning after drinking a cup of cappuccino Friday night around 9:45. Not only was I awake and unable to sleep, but I also started to overheat and sweat and I was so uncomfortable! I never want to have an experience like that again!

Speaking of experiences... For the last week or so, I've been working on compiling a list of "things I would like to do before I turn 30." I was inspired to write this list based on something that I saw on msn.com. It was a list of like 7 things that a person should do before age 30, and I decided that it might be cool to set some long-term goals for myself. I don't have the list completed yet, but I plan on posting it when it's finished. I hope everyone will give me some suggestions to add to my list once it's up!