Thank you, Kelly Sue DeConnick.
As most of you know, I'm on my last semester of college. By the end of May, I will have a Bachelors Degree in Sociology with a Criminal Justice emphasis.
I got an email when I returned from classes this morning telling me that one of the classes I’m taking this semester won’t count towards the credits I need for my major, because it’s too close to a class I transfered in from Alfred State (where I got my associates degree). I was told I would have to talk to the department chair about doing a late add of a different sociology course in order to be able to graduate. I have contacted them and am waiting on an email back, but now I have to rearrange my schedule to fit in this new class, which involves finding someone to take my Monday evening shift at my job, or at least work it until I can get there. And that's only if I can get into the other class, if I can't, I'll either have to take something over the summer or do another entire semester. God only knows what my parents will say about that, or how the hell I'll even afford it...
Right as I'm in the middle of freaking out to scifigrl47, deducecanoe, kayfinallymakesone AND the entire CCYB chat(Which, btw, thank you all for listening, I don't know how you put up with me), I get a text. All I can see on the lock screen of my phone is "Take a deep breath & think...". I open my phone and read the rest of the message: "Take a deep breath & think about your priorities. Roughly half a work day left. Are you distracted? What strategies are help you focus? #nag"
The message is from kellysue's "bitchesg" reminders and it was really what I needed right then. I took a deep breath and thought about what I needed to do: homework for tomorrow, the Sherlock Holmes essay for deducecanoe, get this class thing straightened out... and eat something. Its 2:20 and I haven't eaten since 9:30, no wonder I am freaking out.
So thank you, Kelly Sue DeConnick, because your message probably saved me from a complete nervous breakdown. I'm still freaking out, but not as badly as I was before I got the text.
Now, if you all will excuse me, I really need to go get something to eat.