The past week was ridiculously busy. I finished up my job, moved out, repacked, and moved in in the space of a few days. I'm mostly settled in, but I haven't had much actual time to myself yet. It's a shame too, because the apartment is really nice and comfortable...
Classes start tomorrow, and I'm not really sure how I feel. At the start of the spring semester last year, I was really really nervous and unsure of myself - I was convinced that I wouldn't be able to handle the courseload I'd chosen. I had nightmares the whole week before classes started, and wasted a lot of energy worrying about being able to do well enough. Thankfully, I'm not as worried this time around. The hard classes are harder than the ones last semester, but I'm taking a less technical load so at least I'll have some balance.
At the risk of sounding cliche...balance is going to be the goal for this semester. I want to put a lot into classes, and I want to find a couple other things to get involved in, but I don't want to be overloaded. I know there's a healthy medium, and I don't want to overcommit myself...at the same time, I don't want to reach that nasty resentful state of mind that I get into when I'm holding myself back. I want to take more time for my friends, to be there when people need me, to be more connected to the place I'm in and the events around me instead of just sharing space with other people.
It's a new start, and I'm excited.
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