Today has been the best day of school so far. I give total and complete credit to Nyquil:) I tried to get most of my homework done very early last night and was in bed at 9:00 p.m. That is the earliest I have been in bed for about four months.
I was falling asleep in my classes yesterday, because of lack of sleep and the hardworkouts in cross country. Because of all this stress I am coming down with an intense cold. The cold makes it very hard for me to sleep, when I actually have time to go to bed, because I cannot breathe! So the Nyquil allowed me to sleep, and to sleep for nine hours straight!
All this sleep made it possible for me to completely concentrate in each class today! I was also able to spend more time on my homework in between classes instead of taking the usual nap. My goal is to go to bed earlier than I have been for weeks to come.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
classes
Today was my first day of psychology. I have mixed emotions about this class. My professor actually put little electric currents through a peer's body to help make a point. The volunteer was helping my professor teach about positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, positive supression, and negative supression. All in all, it was a very exciting first day.
Because I am starting so late, though, I have a lot to do to catch up. I need to read about four chapters of a book that I do not own yet, and learn the concepts by next Thursday. I may have to take extra time to accomplish this.
The reason I am starting so late is because I was actually planning on taking a Spanish course. They removed me from my Spanish course, because my college credit finally transfered and there was no need. I wanted to take on psychology, because I am very interested in the field of psychology. My interest may have been sparked because of my mom. She is a psychiatrist and loves it. She loves helping people and her job has enabled me to become involved in it at a young age. She mainly helps people outside of our house, but sometimes she participates in a learning environment called respite. Respite is when a client or family member of a client is brought inside a safe environment to learn how other families function correctly. It has been very cool to watch kids change throughout the months or even years when they get involved with my family. They become a part of my family.
Because I am starting so late, though, I have a lot to do to catch up. I need to read about four chapters of a book that I do not own yet, and learn the concepts by next Thursday. I may have to take extra time to accomplish this.
The reason I am starting so late is because I was actually planning on taking a Spanish course. They removed me from my Spanish course, because my college credit finally transfered and there was no need. I wanted to take on psychology, because I am very interested in the field of psychology. My interest may have been sparked because of my mom. She is a psychiatrist and loves it. She loves helping people and her job has enabled me to become involved in it at a young age. She mainly helps people outside of our house, but sometimes she participates in a learning environment called respite. Respite is when a client or family member of a client is brought inside a safe environment to learn how other families function correctly. It has been very cool to watch kids change throughout the months or even years when they get involved with my family. They become a part of my family.
Blogs
My first assignment for this class was over time management. I talked about what you could do to help organize yourself and manage your time efficiently. At the beginning of the term I found this job very easy, I even had free time. Now that I've gone deeper into each of my classes, I am finding it a lot more difficult.
I am a hypocrit in a way, because I was preaching about something that I, myself, find unable to accomplish. I have fallen behind on these blogging assignments. If I would have taken my own advice and had been more organized, this may not have occured. Now, I have to make up for my missing assignments by writing four this week. I do not know if they will even count, but it is worth the effort.
Some things I have changed since I have realized how unorganized and stressed I have gotten is the idea of writing lists. I try to write on my dry erase board all the activities, homework assignments, extra credit, and random requirements I need to accomplish that day and erase them as I achieve them. This activity not only helps me visually see what I have finished, but also keeps me on top of things. I also copied all my sylibi into my planner. I am hoping this will keep me aware of what I need to go over before each class period and when assignments are due.
I am a hypocrit in a way, because I was preaching about something that I, myself, find unable to accomplish. I have fallen behind on these blogging assignments. If I would have taken my own advice and had been more organized, this may not have occured. Now, I have to make up for my missing assignments by writing four this week. I do not know if they will even count, but it is worth the effort.
Some things I have changed since I have realized how unorganized and stressed I have gotten is the idea of writing lists. I try to write on my dry erase board all the activities, homework assignments, extra credit, and random requirements I need to accomplish that day and erase them as I achieve them. This activity not only helps me visually see what I have finished, but also keeps me on top of things. I also copied all my sylibi into my planner. I am hoping this will keep me aware of what I need to go over before each class period and when assignments are due.
Monday, September 20, 2010
School
The fact that school has actually started has finally hit me. It has a been like a nice little vacation with a bunch of really cool friends. Now that my first assignment was completed I have snapped back into reality. I need to work on my time managment skills and be more organized. Becuase I am slightly behind in this aspect of life, I feel rushed and out of control most of the time.
I stayed up until 2:15 last night trying to finish a bio paper that I forgot about. I, then, got up at 6:00 to finish it. I knew about the paper and wrote it in my planner but forgot to start it. I, also, have an IS paper due today and I still need to finish that. I will have time between classes, but I'm still pushing it and it makes me uncomfortable.
I was never like this in high school. Even with two sports at the same time, a job, and school, I finished things before the actual due date. I have no idea what is different now. I've made a deal with my closest friends that we will not "hangout" until we have everything done in every class for that day and two days after. I hope this helps the three of us! Wish us luck!
I stayed up until 2:15 last night trying to finish a bio paper that I forgot about. I, then, got up at 6:00 to finish it. I knew about the paper and wrote it in my planner but forgot to start it. I, also, have an IS paper due today and I still need to finish that. I will have time between classes, but I'm still pushing it and it makes me uncomfortable.
I was never like this in high school. Even with two sports at the same time, a job, and school, I finished things before the actual due date. I have no idea what is different now. I've made a deal with my closest friends that we will not "hangout" until we have everything done in every class for that day and two days after. I hope this helps the three of us! Wish us luck!
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Roommate
I have had a terrible roommate. We met on soar day and decided to be roommates after ten minutes. We really hit it off! My parents thought I should room with a fellow cross country runner, but I didn't mind the fact that she was in basketball. I thought of it as a way to meet even more people. Boy was that right.
She has people in the room everytime I'm here. I meet about five more people each time I come home. My room is the "party room". We have a three person room with only the two of us so there is plenty of room for a large gathering. I have not received more than 5 hours of sleep for the past two weeks, because she keeps me up late and I have to work early in the mornings. This lack of sleep is hurting my running and my attention span for classes.
Another thing she does is let her friends use my belongings. On two occassions I've found open pop cans and a cup that have spilled in my fridge. Both of them were from her friends, and they were my drinks. I've, also, found wrappers and containers on my desk from her dinner, and I know strangers have been in my bed when I was gone.
Because of all this I will be moving out shortly. I have talked to her three times now and each time she claims things will change. I cannot believe her anymore. As soon as I can I will move out! Yay!
She has people in the room everytime I'm here. I meet about five more people each time I come home. My room is the "party room". We have a three person room with only the two of us so there is plenty of room for a large gathering. I have not received more than 5 hours of sleep for the past two weeks, because she keeps me up late and I have to work early in the mornings. This lack of sleep is hurting my running and my attention span for classes.
Another thing she does is let her friends use my belongings. On two occassions I've found open pop cans and a cup that have spilled in my fridge. Both of them were from her friends, and they were my drinks. I've, also, found wrappers and containers on my desk from her dinner, and I know strangers have been in my bed when I was gone.
Because of all this I will be moving out shortly. I have talked to her three times now and each time she claims things will change. I cannot believe her anymore. As soon as I can I will move out! Yay!
Monday, September 13, 2010
Cross Country
I have five seasons of cross country under my belt. I had gotten used to the 2.5 mile races and the very low mileage my high school team put in each year. Yet, my team competed for the state title every year. College cross country is a whole different story.
I have doubled my mileage per week! It takes a lot of effort and determination for me to make myself run that far. Every person on the team has blisters on their feet from all the miles they put in. No one can escape them. The workouts in college are much more intense so far, also. Not only do we run farther, we also run faster. We have coaches that run with us to push us along. Another motivation is the fact that the boys and the girls teams run the same thing everyday. This makes it possible for teammates to run with.
Of course, when workouts get more streneous, the body starts to break down. My body, unfortunately, could not quite take this much change so fast and I got injured. I have had to miss the first two meets, because of two mystery injuries and tendonitous in my right foot. These injuries made it harder to train, because I had to do most of it on my own at the W. Luckily, I am almost completely recovered and ready to race! :)
I have doubled my mileage per week! It takes a lot of effort and determination for me to make myself run that far. Every person on the team has blisters on their feet from all the miles they put in. No one can escape them. The workouts in college are much more intense so far, also. Not only do we run farther, we also run faster. We have coaches that run with us to push us along. Another motivation is the fact that the boys and the girls teams run the same thing everyday. This makes it possible for teammates to run with.
Of course, when workouts get more streneous, the body starts to break down. My body, unfortunately, could not quite take this much change so fast and I got injured. I have had to miss the first two meets, because of two mystery injuries and tendonitous in my right foot. These injuries made it harder to train, because I had to do most of it on my own at the W. Luckily, I am almost completely recovered and ready to race! :)
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