My goal of 11 last night didn't work. I was still up until 12. I have got to break this terrible cycle! It's been really hard to keep my eyes open...not a good sign.
I cannot wait until 2:15 when my classes are finished today. The weekend needs to come so badly. I've been swamped this week, and I've been doing more homework this semester than ever before in my life! I'm always reading, writing a paper, or preparing to speak. My busiest days are Mondays. They look like this:
8-10 work
10-12:30 homework
1:05-2:15 American Public Address
2:30-4:10 Contemporary Literature
4:10-5:45 homework
6:30-9:30 Philosophy through Film
This past Monday I got back to my room at 9:45 and sat down to do more homework, but as you can see, even on days when I have 6 hours of class, I do about 4 hours of homework.
My easiest days are Tuesdays. They look like this:
8-10 Poetry Aloud
10-12 work
12:00-12:45 lunch
1:00-6:00 homework
6:00-6:45 dinner
7:00-9:00 dance
On these days I end up doing about 5 hours of homework.
It is really hard work, and sometimes its really is all worth it though. I'm proud to boast that last semester my GPA was a 4.0. I also work really hard throughout the week so that I don't have to do homework on weekends. It's really nice when Mark comes up to visit or when I go home to see him to not have to do homework. So even though I work hard throughout the week, I really do have a 2 day weekend where I'm not stuck writing a paper instead of grabbing coffee with a friend. That's one of the nice things about college. You can budget your time however you want.
Right now I need to go find some work to do. Have a good weekend!
Friday, January 30, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Bid Day, Mark, Exhaustion
This past weekend I pledged Alpha Delta Pi! It was Bid Day on Saturday, and I had so much fun! All the sisters are wonderful and this month is going to be packed full with fun events for me to bond with everyone!
I'm also excited because Mark is coming up to see me tomorrow! I haven't seen him in two weeks, so it will be nice to have him here. Although, he's making me go showshoeing with him this weekend. I'm still not sure how I feel about that.
Other than that stuff and classes being in full swing (and I mean FULL) nothing is really new.
I need to start getting more sleep. I'm so tired; my body feels
heavy
like
lead.
Tonight my goal is to go to bed at 11:00. We'll see how well that works out...
I'm also excited because Mark is coming up to see me tomorrow! I haven't seen him in two weeks, so it will be nice to have him here. Although, he's making me go showshoeing with him this weekend. I'm still not sure how I feel about that.
Other than that stuff and classes being in full swing (and I mean FULL) nothing is really new.
I need to start getting more sleep. I'm so tired; my body feels
heavy
like
lead.
Tonight my goal is to go to bed at 11:00. We'll see how well that works out...
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
It's good to be back!
Winter break was much-needed, and it felt good to go home. Now that I'm gone most of the year in Ripon, I appreciate everything at home so much more! The stores we have, my friends, my mom. It's all so different from Ripon! Plus, I got to do a lot over break. I spent time over the holidays with my family as well as Mark's family, I went to my friend apartment in Milwaukee for New Year's Eve, I visited family that I haven't seen in 6 yrs. down in Missouri at my cousin's wedding, Mark took me to see Dirty Dancing on broadway, and I had my Ripon friends JoAnn and Kailey come visit me in Racine. I didn't get to work much, but I was still a very busy girl!
Even though I got to do whatever I wanted whenever I wanted, you can only do nothing for so long (you know the feeling?). It's good to be back in Ripon...back to doing something productive! Yesterday I registered for classes, bought books, worked for Admissions for a little bit, and hung out with friends. This morning I had my first class: Poetry Aloud. It's my only class on Tuesdays, and I think it's going to be really interesting. In fact, tomorrow night I have to go to my first ever poetry reading right here on campus. I'm pretty excited about it! I'm also registered for Contemporary Literature, Philosophy Through Film, American Public Address, and Speakers Bureau for a grand total of 17 credits. Every class except for poetry is a 300 level class, so this semester will probably be a tough one...but I'm so interested in all of them that I know it'll be worth the hard work!
The dance team had our first practice on Sunday night when we got back on campus, and we have practice again tonight. The team is going to another competition in Sun Prairie this semester, so right now we're learning a routine for competition that I helped coreograph. We're hoping that with the revisions of our other routine (Viva la Vida by Coldplay) and by bringing our hip hop routine to competition we'll place better than we did last semester. Either way, I know we'll have fun.
I should probably get back to work. There will definitely be more updates later in the week after I attend the rest of my classes.
Even though I got to do whatever I wanted whenever I wanted, you can only do nothing for so long (you know the feeling?). It's good to be back in Ripon...back to doing something productive! Yesterday I registered for classes, bought books, worked for Admissions for a little bit, and hung out with friends. This morning I had my first class: Poetry Aloud. It's my only class on Tuesdays, and I think it's going to be really interesting. In fact, tomorrow night I have to go to my first ever poetry reading right here on campus. I'm pretty excited about it! I'm also registered for Contemporary Literature, Philosophy Through Film, American Public Address, and Speakers Bureau for a grand total of 17 credits. Every class except for poetry is a 300 level class, so this semester will probably be a tough one...but I'm so interested in all of them that I know it'll be worth the hard work!
The dance team had our first practice on Sunday night when we got back on campus, and we have practice again tonight. The team is going to another competition in Sun Prairie this semester, so right now we're learning a routine for competition that I helped coreograph. We're hoping that with the revisions of our other routine (Viva la Vida by Coldplay) and by bringing our hip hop routine to competition we'll place better than we did last semester. Either way, I know we'll have fun.
I should probably get back to work. There will definitely be more updates later in the week after I attend the rest of my classes.
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