Graduate classes are so different from undergrad. The workload is bigger and though there are no exams, the writing of papers are somewhat foreign to me after 30 years. Somehow, I’m feeling it was alot easier to study for an exam than write a paper in APA format. I’m sure I’ll get the hang of it after this first paper is done. I just have to get started since its due the first week in March.
This has to be the fastest year in history for me. Every month flies by as though we were in a race. The idea of having to return to work is so anxiety provoking that my chest closes on me at the thought. This has been the most creative and best year I’ve had in a long time. Everyone should get a year off, three quarters thru their life…lol I learned that I need to laugh more, take some things less seriously, other things more seriously and nothing is more important than my children, my husband and my parents, which I already knew. And that good friends are the ones who truly stick with you through thick and thin, in sickness and in health.
I’ve discovered that taking care of your elderly parents is not for sissys and that I am not necessarily going to grow old the way they did. That having a pet in your life is a very good thing. Having a hobby is important but having love and someone to love back is not just for the books. Count me in as one of those people who believe in romance and forever after. to be continued
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February 29th, 2008 at 3:08 am
Somehow I missed this great blog post!!! I so agree on all counts and I’m sorry you feel the way you do about returning to work. Would it be possible to work only part-time, so you could spend the time you need to look after your parents awhile, and continue developing the hobbies you’ve enjoyed?