Mid Semester Goals

It is almost Thanksgiving and right after that I will be cramming for finals and then suddenly it will be over and I will either be crying hysterically or extremely relieved. To prevent the crying I think now is a good time to reevaluate my goals for this semester and set new ones so that I can survive the last few weeks.

Class attendance was one of my big goals when the semester started and I planned my schedule to help me make it to class. The last two weeks I have skipped a few classes but with the new week starting it is time to become motivated again and get to class. Day light savings just happened so that should help for a few days getting to my earlier classes.

Keeping my grades up is really really really important this semester. My GPA is a little lower than it should be and as a result my scholarship is in suspension this semester. I am still getting my scholarship but if I don't get my GPA up I will lose it for next semester. I only have to raise my GPA .025 points but if I let it drop at all I am going to be screwed.

My mental health and fitness were a big concern for me even at the beginning of this semester. I knew "winter blues" were going to be a hassle for me which is one of the reasons that I don't have any 8AM classes at all. I was doing fantastic with my fitness when the semester started out but I have been slacking, that will change tomorrow. I need to keep moving and keep leaving my room on a regular basis.

My homework load is absolutely insane and if I don't stay on top of it I will crash and burn. I have been slacking a bit lately but it is time to get back into gear and get ahead of my work. I will be much happier and less stressed if I can get ahead of my work so that is one of my biggest goals. If I can get this done everything else will fall into place.


This is the last 16 days until Thanksgiving and the last 38 days until the end of school. I can push through and do this.

It Has Been One of Those Days

I'm writing this mostly to help me wind down from my crazy day. As you know if you read my last blog post I am extremely stressed and at the same time unmotivated. I was looking forward to today because I get about thirty extra minutes on Tuesday and Thursdays to sleep in or do something a little extra with my make up(and by extra I mean eyeliner and mascara instead of just mascara). I woke up at 9:39, 9 mins after the start of my first class. I showed up to class looking like a monster and thirty minutes late. The only reason I even bothered going was because it is an hour and twenty minute class so I figured I should go for the remaining fifty mins and at least get something accomplished.
Then I went to the library to print my Reset Form for my ticket(more on that nonsense later) which I found a bit overwhelming(not printing the form just the entire process and paperwork blah blah blah). I also managed to lose my daily planner around this time. My programing class was not much better, normally I finish the two hour lab in about thirty minutes or an hour. I worked until the last second on the problems they gave us today. I was so incredibly frustrated and I was getting very mad at myself. Thankfully I finished the problem correctly but I was on edge when I finally left that class. I also had a physics lab that other than starting at four in the afternoon when I am dead tired, always has convoluted and unclear instructions that make the lab long and tedious and frustrating.  So I went to that and of course piled on more tension and stress.(I would say pun intended but it is physics two so that pun doesn't really apply).

Anyway. Long story short I had a long and stressful day and I am not dealing with my stress well. I look forward to a better tomorrow and I thank you for reading my vent.

Winter Blues

The days are getting shorter, the leaves are falling, and everybody is preparing for the holidays. I am just trying to make it through the days. I have fallen into a mid semester slump, for a lot of reasons.

List of Things Not To Do

     Take 18 hrs of classes

     Take one/any of your classes "distance" or "hybrid"

     Stop going to the workout classes you were enjoying

     Stay up really late for no particular reason

     Stop talking to people 

     Procrastinate
     Stay inside all the time

It is for these reasons(that are entirely my fault) that I haven't posted anything new. I also think that as they days are getting shorter and colder, the lack of sunlight that I am receiving is resulting in some seasonal depression. The lack of sunlight along with not being able to see my boyfriend or my family is really putting me into a slump. I am behind on my class work and stressed to no end. In fact as I am typing this I'm thinking of all the other things I could be doing other than typing this blog post but, I need to do something that is productive and for me.

List of Things To Do

     Enjoy typing this blog post 

     Make a homework task list

     Go to a workout class tomorrow

     Talk to my friends

     Have a hot drink

     Take better care of myself

If you have tips for staying on top of seasonal depression please let me know. Hopefully I won't go on a hiatus with my posts again. I am looking forward to my next blog post because I'm going "to the land down under".