A long break
I've been pretty busy and have not posted much here.
The spending fast in February was a pretty good success so far as it goes. I've discovered that I hate being THAT frugal, and that I need alcohol in a public place at least bi-weekly to properly blow off steam. February allowed me to prioritize my spending needs and wants. The grocery store is now my friend. Tony has not presented me with final spending figures for the month as is his accountantly custom, but in all I'm sure we saved a bundle on food and entertainment. Some of the things I wanted to do with my time during February became muddled because not going out much is NOT fun, and I spent so much time internally whining that some productivity was thereby lost. Being so depressed and less pressed for time, I ended up not losing the weight I was counting on, but c'est la vie. I did end up plowing through three of the books sitting on my beside table, so there's something. And I managed to plow through a lot of schoolwork. At the same time, by breaking my semblance of a routine during February, I feel like I'm really socially out of touch with many of my lovely friends. I intend to correct this as soon as midterms versus time permits.
My midterm projects are horrific. I had three of them hit all at once this week, along with the other weekly or semi-weekly projects and readings that still need to get done. In one way it's good because a lot of the pain of finals is front loaded this semester, but at the same time it kind of sucks because I'm off my game. In addition to pounding out a 15 page paper on my darling refugees, I've had to put together a group presentation on systematic rape as genocide and how International Law is supposed to prevent it, and a research project that simply kicks my butt. I've spent hours and hours on each of these projects, and while the work is nearing completion (it'd better seeing as how all this stuff is coming due), none of my day-to-day stuff is getting done. For instance, I have a Cross-Examination to prepare, a legal dialog to write in Spanish, online exercises and an exam next week. That's on top of the reading I'm supposed to do for each class which is obviously not going to get done. That's also on top of the various bankruptcy files I'm supposed to process for my lawyers. I'm feeling pretty overwhelmed. Next week is going to be arduous and tiring, but luckily Spring Break happens the week after.
Exercise, so far as it goes, has been on the back burner since my sciatica has been acting up. Even with massive doses of ibuprofen, ice to the back (not fun in winter), and stretching, I'm already getting bloated and more fat. Unfortunately, the long hours spent hunching over a computer do not help. So that's lame.
OK, I think most of the bitching is out now. At this point I just want to not be in pain and to have a rest from the incessant schoolwork. Spring break can't come soon enough.
The spending fast in February was a pretty good success so far as it goes. I've discovered that I hate being THAT frugal, and that I need alcohol in a public place at least bi-weekly to properly blow off steam. February allowed me to prioritize my spending needs and wants. The grocery store is now my friend. Tony has not presented me with final spending figures for the month as is his accountantly custom, but in all I'm sure we saved a bundle on food and entertainment. Some of the things I wanted to do with my time during February became muddled because not going out much is NOT fun, and I spent so much time internally whining that some productivity was thereby lost. Being so depressed and less pressed for time, I ended up not losing the weight I was counting on, but c'est la vie. I did end up plowing through three of the books sitting on my beside table, so there's something. And I managed to plow through a lot of schoolwork. At the same time, by breaking my semblance of a routine during February, I feel like I'm really socially out of touch with many of my lovely friends. I intend to correct this as soon as midterms versus time permits.
My midterm projects are horrific. I had three of them hit all at once this week, along with the other weekly or semi-weekly projects and readings that still need to get done. In one way it's good because a lot of the pain of finals is front loaded this semester, but at the same time it kind of sucks because I'm off my game. In addition to pounding out a 15 page paper on my darling refugees, I've had to put together a group presentation on systematic rape as genocide and how International Law is supposed to prevent it, and a research project that simply kicks my butt. I've spent hours and hours on each of these projects, and while the work is nearing completion (it'd better seeing as how all this stuff is coming due), none of my day-to-day stuff is getting done. For instance, I have a Cross-Examination to prepare, a legal dialog to write in Spanish, online exercises and an exam next week. That's on top of the reading I'm supposed to do for each class which is obviously not going to get done. That's also on top of the various bankruptcy files I'm supposed to process for my lawyers. I'm feeling pretty overwhelmed. Next week is going to be arduous and tiring, but luckily Spring Break happens the week after.
Exercise, so far as it goes, has been on the back burner since my sciatica has been acting up. Even with massive doses of ibuprofen, ice to the back (not fun in winter), and stretching, I'm already getting bloated and more fat. Unfortunately, the long hours spent hunching over a computer do not help. So that's lame.
OK, I think most of the bitching is out now. At this point I just want to not be in pain and to have a rest from the incessant schoolwork. Spring break can't come soon enough.