Holidays

I know we have some time still to the holidays, but this year I am thinking about them early.  I normally don't think much of the holidays as my family lives elsewhere and I haven't spent the holidays with them since I was 19, but this year is different.  I have an almost one year old niece to celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas with.  I am looking forward to the holidays this year, even if I cannot be in attendance on the days, I am looking forward to sending better gifts than my normal cards.

Days like today make me wish I lived back home.  :(

Like finding $20 in my pocket...

You know what is even better than finding $20 in your pocket? No? Well, I am going to tell you.

Last week I was given a take-home midterm for one of my anthropology courses that is due tomorrow. The test wasn't hard, but took a very long time to complete (over a full eight hours of research and answering essay questions) so when I completed the test yesterday, I was not looking forward to completing the weekly anthropology reading and questions due tomorrow. Well, I just looked at my assignment schedule and realized that the next anthropology assignment due is next Thursday!! Not tomorrow!! Now, that is better than finding $20 in my pocket.

Midterms!!

I only have one class with midterms this semester. It is very nice that out of my five classes, only one has a large test. Although, I guess with English having two major assignments due could be considered a midterm. Either way, very happy it is not a test that I need to study for. :)

I am also surprised that we are halfway done with the semester. It has flown by!

Honor's Society

A double post, but oh well.

For the past two semesters, the honor's society has emailed and mailed me information on how to join. I have gone back and forth on whether or not to join. I do believe joining the honor's society will be beneficial in my college life, but I am worried that if I join now, what if I mess up this semester and bring my GPA down? I guess I would have to really mess up as my GPA is fairly high, but I keep thinking that joining is setting myself up for disaster. My boyfriend and mother both urge me to join, but I am scared. I guess I keep thinking of highschool and how my freshman and sophomore year I did really well but then let it all fall away with junior and senior year. I believe that I am more mature than I was then, but I still am afraid something will happen.

:(

Procrastination

I just don't understand my mindset at this point in school. During the summer, I had my week set with how I did my homework but it seems I cannot get my mind around doing homework early in the week. Every week I have waited until the weekend and then stressed myself out to get all my work completed on Saturday and Sunday. I really hope that next week I can change that, just need to be hard on myself and not allow myself to read or watch tv when I should be doing homework. I think I can do it.

With that said, I am now going to start doing my Office homework and then get started on my English homework. I know I can get it done, it is just stressful. Maybe 13 credits wasn't the smartest idea? We will see.

Another day....

Well, I am sitting at work thinking about the paper I should start for my English class. I guess I just have a lot going on right now that I cannot seem to concentrate enough to sit down and start either the research or a rough draft for the paper. Maybe I will get on it today? Probably not.

In other school news, I have an appoitment at 1pm with the assistant dean to add the additional anthropology course to my schedule this semester. I really hope she allows it because if not, I will be taking 13 credits my final semester before I graduate. I really don't want to be overly stressed that semester. Speaking of graduation, if everything goes as planned, I should have my associates degree Fall 2010 after taking 13 credits this semester and 10 credits both Spring and Fall 2010. I may also take a summer course if the one I want is offered. I am also seeing if my work will pay for the English and Math courses I still need to take, it would sure be a blessing if they did.

Well, I guess I will update my blog again later.

Classes

Well, I have decided to take an additional class this semester. It now puts my credit hours at 13 along with working full time. I hope I can do it and still manage As or a lower grade as long as I tried my hardest to obtain that grade.

As for the paper, I honestly have no update as of right now. I am going to compose my paper on the different arguments of global warming. I am planning on spending the majority of Saturday at the main Denver library, hopefully there will not be another even downtown!

Wish me luck on my full schedule!! At this rate, I should have my associate degree by next summer.