By that do ‘they’ mean no rest for procrastinators? It kind of follows because it makes me think of that old saying “Idle hands do the devil’s work” – something to that effect. Well I haven’t been idle but I suppose I can admit to procrastinating on a few things. I am so wore out, burnt out. I am ready for a vacation, I am ready for Mackinac.
My husband wanted to plan a trip for this past week-end – it was my stepson’s Spring Break- but we decided it would be too stressful with me in school and we wouldn’t have enough time to go to the places we were thinking of. Now I wish we would have just done it, taken off. I would have been stressed out about school though, that is true. Instead my husband and stepson have the house all tore up because they are painting my stepson’s room. We have wanted to do that for a few years now and finally it is happening. It will be nice when the house is put back together though.
I have been busy and I feel like a social butterfly, he he. Really I am so introverted and love to stay home but I do get tired of always saying no, plus I have noticed that I am turning into more of an extrovert, more of a social butterfly. Unusual. Socializing seems to beget more socializing, ha.
Last Monday we had dinner with some family so that night was basically shot. Tuesday my niece was born so I spent the evening at the hospital so that night was done for. My poor sister-in-law had 12 people (in addition to her and the new babe) in her hospital room last Tuesday. I think I crashed Wednesday night because I was so tired. Thursday at school I tried to study and get some things done but fate conspired against me . I kept running into people at school that I knew and they must be feeling like social butterflies also because they wanted to talk. Thursday night I worked and that kicked my butt. Friday my husband, stepson and I went out to dinner with some friends and to a movie afterwords. It has been fun but has not helped me with my school work. By the time Saturday and Sunday rolled around I was exhausted and had trouble getting motivated.
Saturday was the Psi Chi Induction ceremony and I am proud to announce I was sworn in as UM-Flint’s Psi Chi secretary. Wahoo! Well I almost ran away when they were reading the list of duties I have to perform as an officer. Much more than President and Vice-President, let me tell you. I wanted to cut up and act silly up there but I had to stay calm because it was a serious event. I was going to joke and say “Can I get a copy of this list!?” or pretend faint or something. I think I am going to track down the President and make him give me his damn office, I am going to need it. The Induction was nice though but it did cut into my day. And it got me thinking of all the things I want to do within the psychology department.
So now I have tons of school work to do and I did I say I am exhausted? I have three papers that weigh heavily on my mind – two for my English class and the worst one for my Advance Psych class. It is the research paper detailing my group experiment- we each have to write our own of course. Ugh! I have done half of it – the Introduction and the Methods section but the Result section is what is giving me problems. I basically have to refresh my stats knowledge, then learn a heck of a lot more and THEN learn how to use the PASW (or SPSS) software to process it all. YIKES!! It is too much. My group doesn’t even have all our data in yet but we should this week. THe bad thing is our Professor wanted our Results and Discussion this week, at least some preliminary stuff so she could give us feedback. I am no where close to ready to write that yet. I want to get all our data in first, then work on everything else. Otherwise I feel I am doing double work and stressing out over how much I don’t understand. Whew.
I am formulating a plan of action. I must work my butt off this week to get all the little things done then I can work on my big projects this week-end and next-week. This semester has been really good, and I have felt better this semester than I have in a long time but I am ready for it to be over. I am ready, so ready. Mackinac is calling my name and I can’t wait to shed some responsibility and feel good having fun. BUT no rest for me now…agh.
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