Full Time
Juggling full-time school and full-time work means one thing for me, a chaotic life. My to-do list is difficult to keep up with as it expands every week. To make matters worse, it’s hard for me to maintain my concentration on the task at hand. When I’m at work I want to do school stuff, when I’m at school I want to do work stuff, and on weekends I would rather spend my time with family, friends, and most of my bed (oh how I miss my bed!).
It’s hard to stay on top of all the work I need to complete,such as writing papers, posting in a discussion, planning for a team meeting and so on. I’m managing—but not as well as I would like to be. Basically, I’m overwhelmed. It’s difficult for me to ask for help, especially since most times I can't even point what I need help with, so I try to take on everything! This is not necessarily the best route but I’m not sure what else to do. Thankfully, I know that this time won’t last forever and finally it is slowly, very very slowly, coming to an end.
While some of my classmates have yet to be in the “real world" and struggle to relate to topics we are working on, I have the privilege of thinking about how, for example, I can best use my writing/editing skills to get ahead in my career at the law firm. Similarly, I don’t have to go too far to find a professional setting where I can work on my assignments—I’m there five days a week and I have excellent co-workers who are constantly giving great advice/words of encouragement to keep me moving forward.
I feel that as stressful as it may be to try to stay on top of my many to-do lists, I’m learning more than I ever would be otherwise and I am keeping up with new findings and practices within my field.
Regardless of how much I just want to relax, I know that this experience is benefiting me more than I can comprehend. And just in case my co-workers or instructors are reading this—SORRY! I’m trying to be as productive and timely as possible. There just are not enough sticky notes in the world to make me perfect.
I feel that as stressful as it may be to try to stay on top of my many to-do lists, I’m learning more than I ever would be otherwise and I am keeping up with new findings and practices within my field.
Regardless of how much I just want to relax, I know that this experience is benefiting me more than I can comprehend. And just in case my co-workers or instructors are reading this—SORRY! I’m trying to be as productive and timely as possible. There just are not enough sticky notes in the world to make me perfect.
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