Thank goodness there are only two weeks left in this summer semester. I still feel overwhelmed and unfocused, and the end of every semester always brings out the crazy in me. My stress level goes through the roof and I seem more like a chicken with my head cut off rather than myself. At this point, I am in desperate need of some "me time," without having to worry about meeting due dates and being punctual.
I just want to have some time to myself to remember all of the things I used to enjoy doing - taking pictures, going out to lunch with friends, finishing books quicker, getting my nails done, taking spontaneous road trips, etc. etc. I have never been one to be great with time management, so a lot of my extra curricular activities seem to go out the window while I am so focused on school.
I know that being back in school and trying to finally finish my education IS now part of who I am and that it is hard work. At the same time, I really need to work on those time management skills so I can still be successful with school, but also enjoy other aspects of my life. I miss certain parts of my life, and now that I am realize which parts of it I want back, it should be easier to get to the place I want to be and move forward.
Time - Pink Floyd
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Monday, August 1, 2011
Thursday, June 17, 2010
I Want to Break Free
So I have been reading the book Running With Scissors by Augusten Burroughs for quite some time now. I love books by Burroughs and have read several of them. Last night while I was reading, I came across a part in the book that really got me thinking. It went like this:
"More than anything, I wanted to break free. But free from what? That was the problem. Because I didn't know what I wanted to break free from, I was stuck."
I put the book down and I really began to think about these lines. I was thinking, wow, this is exactly how I feel. I always feel stuck, and especially now that I am in between jobs, still struggling with exactly what I am majoring in at school, bad credit, and unfortunately still living at home. How do I get out of this rut? Why do I feel so stuck? With my 24th birthday around the corner in exactly 9 days, I realize that this is NOT where I want to be in life, nor is it where I ever imagined I'd be. I may feel stuck, but there are a few things I know for sure:
"More than anything, I wanted to break free. But free from what? That was the problem. Because I didn't know what I wanted to break free from, I was stuck."
I put the book down and I really began to think about these lines. I was thinking, wow, this is exactly how I feel. I always feel stuck, and especially now that I am in between jobs, still struggling with exactly what I am majoring in at school, bad credit, and unfortunately still living at home. How do I get out of this rut? Why do I feel so stuck? With my 24th birthday around the corner in exactly 9 days, I realize that this is NOT where I want to be in life, nor is it where I ever imagined I'd be. I may feel stuck, but there are a few things I know for sure:
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