Thursday, September 03, 2009

I go back and forth...

...between being excited for classes and for what I'm going to learn this semester and TOTALLY tired of school. I know this will be a good, growing, stretching, learning, enlightening year, I just hope I have the energy to make it happen. :)

Time with family and friends the last 3 weeks was good...but never enough. I didn't get to see everyone I wanted to - blame it partly on the fact that I was DEATHLY ILL for almost HALF of my vacation time! Ok, fine, not DEATHLY ill, but ill enough that I wanted to die. :) Green stuff coming out my eyeballs, horrible sinus pressure, no voice...yeah, it was pretty awesome. :)

So I came back to school pretty excited to be back, but then not enough time to get settled into the new apartment, or life, again before school started. And I've been messing with my class schedule, so I still feel pretty unsettled. I think I decided today what classes I'm actually going to take, so that is a nice feeling, but I also feel like I'm already behind in Arabic, and I'm gonna have to bust my tail to not get behind in my other classes. The second day and already I'm worried about being behind? That ain't good, people. Maybe I worry too much, ya think? :)

On the other hand, it IS really fun to be back with my friends in this town, and to start to get my head back into this field that I enjoy and have enjoyed so much, and to start to get settled into my cute new house.

And as I flip back and forth between excitement and something close to panic I am reminded of that quote by President Hinckley where he talks about life being like an old-time railway journey - twists and turns, and only occasionally beautiful views and thrilling bursts of speed. The trick, he says, (and this is what I need to remind myself when I feel down,) (this plus "go eat something," :P ) is to thank the Lord for letting you have the ride.

6 comments:

Chad and Barbi's family said...

Yeah, and what about the fact that you haven't come and seen us yet since you've been back? JK I know you are a busy woman.

Danielle said...

I hear ya, friend. Excited, but EXHAUSTED about/with/over/regarding school.

It was so, so nice to see you - and Amy and Kathleen - when y'all were in town.

Good luck with Arabic, and I hope you're feeling 100% healthy again.

Amy said...

I lurv you! You can do it! (But definitely eat more regularly!) :) And - I say this to you because it's what I have to remind myself of - get eight hours of sleep a night. Just do it. Don't ask yourself to live a full and stressful lifestyle on less.

Go team Margaret + her body! Rock on! (Headbangs)

Amy said...

Plus also, how come YOUR getting-into-school blog is so interesting? I thought briefly about writing one and didn't. I think my blog is dying.

KATE said...

I think you and all your amazing schooling is awesome! I know I couldn't do it honey, hang in there. tomorrow you'll be excited for it again :)

Amy said...

Time for another post! I miss you! (Sunday is a good day for blog posts...)