I’ve been stressed this term because things haven’t gone academically as well as I normally expect of myself. It’s not going terribly, but I’m not meeting my own self-imposed standards. This has made me stress out, hide, and worry a great deal.  I think it doesn’t help the course I’m in is fairly dragged out. Everyone else has courses that last 6 weeks, and so are already on their second course. Me? I’m in the course that lasts 12 and have had little feedback so far.  So I’m stressed. I’m spending time reminding myself that I’m working on Degree #3 (am I a sucker for punishment? Perhaps…) and really, I sincerely HOPE to all that’s true and good that I’ll NEVER have to go to school again (except for work-related courses, such as for a specialty).  So I need to get through school but don’t need to stress as much as I have been.
But, other plans I have are shaping up. Plans to get myself more experience in this field.  Plans for my summer. I don’t have a long break but I will be using the break productively — IE making money, so at least I’m not living on debt during those weeks.  The wheels that have been set in motion are good ones. I may not have a life during my break but at least I will be continuing to progress in my career development. In all aspects of it.
For the moment, I need to get an assignment done and try not to be too disappointed that I’m going to miss an epic event in Seattle. Ah well, there are good reasons to miss it beyond school (distraction) even if there are many more reasons to go…