One Fire at a Time

Makin' my way through school. Workin' fast, courses pass and I'm nurse-bound.

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I miss being able to go out to study, like to a library of coffee shop. I was able to focus so much better when I wasn’t at home. Not thinking about the hundreds of things I could be cleaning or being surrounded by the countless distractions I’ve surrounded myself with over the years was a real privilege. I guess I’ll have to work on my ability to focus. *sigh* Thanks COVID.

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I’m hitting a brick wall at a very inconvenient time to do so.

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I’m supposed to be transitioning back to night shift schedule so I can start a stretch of noc’s tonight. Last night at about eight I told my boyfriend I was going to take a nap on the couch for a few hours so that I could stay up the rest of the night. When he woke up to go to work this morning, I was still taking that nap. No regrets.

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A fatal mistake

Instructor:  You're setting a high bar for the term. 

Me: Shit.

[studyabroadtalkblog]

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A&P last term with my seventyNINEPOINTNINE percent. 

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Things I do at my desk

Spending more time on making notes look pretty instead of focusing on the content.

Aimless mind wandering.

Planning for future terms and courses that I won’t get to if I can’t pass the classes I’m enrolled in now.

Random doodles.

Rearranging my desk for the 11th time this week.

Googling unrelated things.

And sometimes, actual work happens.

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Looked at an old to-do list to remind myself that I accomplished something.

I’m enrolled in 12 credits this term, which is the most I’ve taken at one time (because I’m also working). It’s only the first week and I’m already overwhelmed. But registration and getting this term started was a hassle. So hopefully now that things have settled in for the term, I can get into a groove and knock a few more boxes off that daunting application. I really wish I didn’t have to work while going to school.

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Fishing for motivation

I’m taking prerequisites for a nursing program. It’s hard. I knew it would be. And here I am, looking for an outlet. Full disclosure: I struggle with anxiety that I’ve mastered keeping under wraps. But the world being what it is these days (wildfires, COVID, etc.) I find myself stuck inside, at my computer, with a never-ending to-do list and my stress-o-meter slowly rising. All I can do is take some deep breaths, and put out one fire at a time.