~ mini pumpkins ~
Day Four in my new job/new office. All is going well. I am quite enjoying my new space...my office is well laid out in order to facilitate my being able to focus and feel content while working. At the same time, I am missing my friendly coworkers. Most of the people who work in my suite are out travelling a lot of the time, so I find that I am all alone, or almost all alone frequently. When they are here, one of the quirky office rituals that I have not yet fully integrated into is their obsession with playing the Jumble game in the newspaper over lunch. Additionally, because of my aloneness, the bathroom situation is not bothering me as much. I am also trucking away learning InDesign. I've got this ginormous project of laying out a several hundred page manual, and while I'm very excited about the project, I'm a bit anxious about reconciling my learning curve and the project timeline. I'm also thinking about cutting down school to just one class next semester, which means that it'll take that much longer to graduate, but I haven't been very excited about my lack of spare time. I am also VERY unenthusiastic about the change in weather. I loathe the cold...why can it not be summer all of the time?
These days, I find that I am a very bad friend and a very bad family member. I wish that sleep was not necessary for my functioning, because I continually think about how much betterly I could manage my life if I could just cut out sleep. Unfortunately, with the change in weather and the additional stress, I find that my desire for sleep has increased. When I think about my very long to do list, which includes visiting with my family and making time for friends, along with writing a bazillion papers and reading a million books and articles, I kind of just want to cuddle up in my bed with my soft blankets and comfy pillows and sleep it all away.
Fern,
I am totally with you on that sleep thing. It seems to me that you are doing a great job of balancing everything. You are spread thin, but you do seem to be making time for everything. Some how, some way.
I, too, am thinking of cutting down my course load next semester--but mostly so I can have tons of time to study for the GMAT. I am terrified of the GMAT, by the by. This is definitely something I would like to talk with you about on Saturday?
Now, if only it were nap time!
xoxo
Amy
Posted by: amy | October 18, 2007 12:39 PM
I wonder how the GMAT compares to the GRE, 'cause that was one of the top ten worst experiences of my entire life. If it is anything like the GRE, then the GMAT will only test your ability to take the GMAT and will not test your ability to succeed in graduate school. Which, in my HUMBLE opinion, blows the big one.
Posted by: Jennifer | October 18, 2007 1:59 PM
My guess is that the GMAT is incredibly similar to the GRE, but with more math. Of course, I should probably investigate what this GMAT actually *is*, because I do not currently know.
If I were to make an assumption, it would be that it will be a horrific experience, but one which I must just get through. I am a good standardized test taker (or, at least I was the last time I took a standardized test. In 1992.), so I hope that works in my favor. My goal is to pull off at least a 600 (BSU expects a 500). But, um, we'll see. Recent testing experience has taught me my expectations can sometimes be too high (stupid math).
Posted by: amy | October 19, 2007 1:52 PM