I would guess most people have experienced the sensation of everything hitting at once or not at all. It is amazing how that happens.
I am getting ready for my third semester at Goddard which in itself sets my life flying as I prepare my family to tend to themselves for the week plus that I am away. Also, as all of us students who manage the responsibilities of adulthood as well, I must consider how to plan my life around my studies.
But also, there is always more. Usually it all hits after I get home. There were health crises of one sort or another, within a week or so of my returning home from residency at school. This semester I have the “luxury” of knowing in advance I will be juggling my school load around contract work which will take me on road trips regularly. I also know I will be substitute teaching. This semester I know in advance there will be medical issues to address, hopefully not from a full crisis mode. This semester, I know I have a summer ahead with a teen and a not quite mature 20 year old child who will both need shuttling and cajoling. This semester my eyes are more open to the possibility of confusion than previously. And still I am likely to be surprised.
I want to do better. This semester I start my senior study. This semester I have to meet requirements to continue to my final semester. This semester I will be working my ass off.
