so, today is the second day of summer school. i'm taking a 5-wk lifespan psych course, and a 10-wk chem course. although i've taken random classes here and there for the last several years @ the local CC, my grades never meant much -- although i always got As and Bs. i have an undergraduate degree and i was basically taking classes that i just wanted to take for the fun of it (e.g., dance, music, acting, tennis, etc...) but, i'm now focused on completing my pre-reqs to begin applying to nursing schools in the next few months, so i'm buckling down hard.
my husb. KNOWS how important it is for me to get A's in these pre-reqs. heck, when we were undergrads together 15 years ago, it was important for me to do well. but now we have a 4 1/2 yr. old son on top of it. my husband works full-time, and generally gets home around 6:30ish each night. so, the "burden" (for a lack of a better word) lies on me to pick up our son from school and entertain/engage him as i get dinner ready, etc... but something's got to change!
it's 10pm where i am. both of them are sleep. the kitchen is a mess. the family room is a mess. i got "booted" from the bedroom where i was studying because i left for TWO MINUTES to look up a conversion on the internet in another room. my husband moved my books, turned off the light and eased his way into the bed. so i'm now in the family room which has two days of laundry that I WASHED AND FOLDED sprawled across a sofa. (can't he just put the clothes away???) can't work on the dining room table -- it has a trainset that he so brilliantly thought to set up there. i walked into the kitchen and he has an open package of cookies on the stove, pots and pans from the dinner i threw together, and all the dinner dishes stacked up in the sink. (can he just load the freakin' dishwasher???) again, IT'S A MESS IN HERE!!!! and it's only MY SECOND DAY OF SUMMER SCHOOL!!! to top it all off, i've gotta straighten up BEFORE i resume studying. it's hard to focus with a stack of fruit of the loom undies, socks, et al staring in my face!
it's getting late. i'm tired -- and i choose to write to you for comfort :-)! seriously, i still need to read a chapter in my chem. book, and read over tomorrow's lab....
now that i've vented and given you my life's story, i ask: how are you managing your time and household as you finish and excel in your pre-reqs??? i really could use some suggestions. it's clear to me that i need to have a conversation with my sleeping husband, but i'm a little too fired up right now to do it. i might yank him out of the bed by his skivvies and treat him to the wedgie of his life :-) ... so, i'm turning to you -- my community in "pre-nursing" cyberville! i think it's important to get this under control before the REAL work starts in nursing school...
looking forward to your thoughts and suggestions...
