Friday was hell. But you know what, I stayed positive despite rude guests, a terrible headache and news that one of my favorite managers is leaving next month, among other things. In the end I got all of my coursework finished, and I didn't completely lose my crap at work in front of guests.
I feel like the last three weeks my head has been filling up with all these things that I either suddenly realized I need to do or have remembered a long list of things to do that I should already be doing (I lost my planner and all of my dates for events and such). I think a lot of it has to do with pressuring myself to get my act together so I can really do well this next school year. The other part of me thinks it might just have to be with trying to please everyone from school, work and the Legion all at once. But in all honesty, I think it's both of things and a smidgen of CRAZY added.
For the last week all I wanted to do was blog or at least write something short to share with whoever comes across this space. I've neglected myself that because I wanted to stay on track and stay focused instead of spending hours writing a few posts when I got into the writing groove. It worked for the most part, except for when I spent some time doing homework thinking about writing instead.
Word vomit. That's what this is, but after the crazy week I've had I feel like I need to get it out of my system. So here it is.
I have the next three weeks free before my next semester of school starts. Well, I shouldn't say free because I'm still grabbing a couple of short shifts a week and volunteering more. I'm also focusing on putting together what I'm calling "the career book" to help keep everything from my resume to cover letters and recommendation letters down to notes about job prospects. I thought this little break between semesters would be a fantastic time to sit down and start putting it all together so when I start interviewing this semester (I'll discuss this more this week) I can have some to lean on!
Also, on this little break, I'm going to be focusing on getting into a workout routine of some sort so I can rely on it when school starts. Other little odds and ends are finishing out my Summer Bucket List and figuring out how to plan meals for when classes start since I'm going to be working a mid shift and taking mostly night classes (against my will).
I realized this morning as I was waiting for my safety staff meeting to start that I'm trying to cram a lot into these three weeks. Maybe I should just relax? I could, but I don't think I would manage anything productive. I'd probably end up falling into some sort of funk where all I do is lay in bed and watch Netflix. Don't get me wrong, that sounds wonderful, but I have things to accomplish!
So there's my crazy for the last week or so. Nothing too important. Only that I survived my summer classes, which is an accomplishment.
There's your dose of Jess' Crazyy Thoughts, Jess signing out!
for your workout routine i'd suggest looking into a group class that fits around your school schedule. paying in advance gives you motivation to attend, plus starting now helps get you into the routine of "go to the gym for zumba before class" before the added stress of classes that might get you to push it back.
ReplyDeleteas for meals, if you have free time on sunday, decide what you're going to eat and pre-make meals as far in advance as possible. i used to make my lunches for monday-weds on sunday night, as well as a big casserole-type thing i could reheat for dinner for a few days. that way i wasn't tempted to order out and had at least monday and tuesday night for any other odds and ends i had to sort out for the week rather than trying to decide what i was going to eat.
:)