Random post: Cramming

"Cramming" before class. Reminds me of my undergrad days. 

Weekend...what weekend?

So it was a pretty hectic work week and even though we technically had no classes last Thursday, that just meant more homework. The whole week, I felt like I was just reacting, fighting fires left and right. It's stressful but I realize that a big part of my new job will depend on how well I react to whatever is thrown at me.

This weekend, I plan to work on my life plan. It's a requirement for my Lasallian Leadership class and although it will only fall due two weeks from now, I have actually been thinking about my various goals so might as well use that.

If there was one life lesson I kind of wish that I learned when I was still young; it is that Time is a finite resource. I am not really a "Planner", my thinking being, if you make plans, you are closing yourself off to other opportunities. Back in HS or college, I would have crammed the lights out of this assignment (the irony is not lost on me). I think I will always be more of the spontaneous type but I also realize the importance of having plans and goals.

As they say, if you fail to plan, you plan to fail.

I have been giving my personal miss statement a lot of thought lately, and since one's goals and plans should be integrated with one's personal mission statement, I am actually looking forward to this project.

If that's the only thing I have for the weekend, I would have been a happy camper. Unfortunately, I have readings I need for my two subjects, a paper due on Thursday, and a group case study I need to start working on. I also desperately need to squeeze in some time for leisure reading.For my sanity's sake. 

I have come to accept that it will be a long time before I get a real "weekend". Oh well, it's the things we do for the things we are passionate about...