- submit NSF Graduate Research Fellowship application (personal statement, research plan, previous research statement)
- study for and take computer science GRE
- network processing test
- software engineering test
- 431 programming assignment
- mentoring plans for five people
- event reports for about 50 hours worth of stuff
- plan Girl Scouts event
- software engineering project specifications due
- volunteer time at Adult Day Care Center
- memorize piano piece
- play in piano repertoire class
So...I'm doing okay so far, except that I'm so stressed out that I can barely bring myself to eat :P It's okay though, I keep making myself eat little things. I've also started running in the mornings again and that makes me feel better. I'm also trying to get back to going to bed at 12 and getting up at 7 or 7:30. I can work better this way. I've also scheduled out my week and am trying to stick to it so that I get everything done in time.
More than anything right now I appreciate the supportive people around me. I have awesome family, friends, and professors, and I plan on writing a whole bunch of thank you notes very soon to everyone who's helped me so much this semester. I know that a lot of them don't realize how much they mean to me and I need to be sure to communicate that. It's like the world has bent around me in so many ways this semester; I ask for things and they're done. I don't deserve the kindness others show me. I am so thankful to God for letting all these people be a part of my life.
I also need to apologize to a lot of people...and probably to the same people I'll be thanking. I get so focused in on the things that I need to be doing that I forget to care about others, and the people I am closest to get the worst of that. They hear all my whining and have to deal with me when I'm difficult to work with and don't get much in return for it. I want to be a better student/friend/family member/church member/Christ follower/servant...okay, a better person overall. I need better balance. I'm working on it and getting better but I'm not there yet.
I'm truly thankful and truly repentant. I'm changing for the better. You'll hear about it as I have time to blog. In the meantime, thanks so much to all of you who have been there and put up with my stupidity. I love you all.
Mk. Back to class. Hope all is going well for you :)
1 comment:
running is good! especially when it starts getting colder :)
good luck getting everything done! your friends don't mind being a shoulder for you, that's what they're there for. they'll take you back.
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