Summer semester is only 3 weeks along and I'm already feeling burned out and overwhelmed. I should have taken my own advice and either taken the summer off or just taken two classes instead of three.
Oh, and my chemistry class is of the devil! That is all.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Getting in the Swing of Things
This is the second week of the summer semester and all my classes are in full swing. I can already tell that environmental chemistry is going to be my least favorite. The lectures are insanely long. We're talking 3-4 hours worth of lectures for each chapter. I just can't stay interested in chemistry for that long. It's just not in me! My goal for this class is simply to pass, hopefully with at least a B.
My psychological stats class is pretty easy so far because it's just reviewing things I learned last semester in intro to stats. I'm pretty confident that as long as I keep up with the pace and watch the lectures, I'll do well. She's a good teacher and explains things really well.
As for middle childhood, I think it will be really interesting. Right now the professor is having some technical difficulties, so a lot of the course content isn't posted. She's just got us doing the reading and discussions and working on a library assignment that is due next week.
I made it through my first week without missing any deadlines and I've figured out the schedules for the classes. Chemistry is due on Wednesdays, stats on Tuesdays, and middle childhood is due on Fridays. My two girls got sick over the weekend. So in between playing nurse and hauling around my clingy 2 year old I've been trying to listen to lectures, do my reading, and remember how to convert parts per million to molarity.
So far, so good.
My psychological stats class is pretty easy so far because it's just reviewing things I learned last semester in intro to stats. I'm pretty confident that as long as I keep up with the pace and watch the lectures, I'll do well. She's a good teacher and explains things really well.
As for middle childhood, I think it will be really interesting. Right now the professor is having some technical difficulties, so a lot of the course content isn't posted. She's just got us doing the reading and discussions and working on a library assignment that is due next week.
I made it through my first week without missing any deadlines and I've figured out the schedules for the classes. Chemistry is due on Wednesdays, stats on Tuesdays, and middle childhood is due on Fridays. My two girls got sick over the weekend. So in between playing nurse and hauling around my clingy 2 year old I've been trying to listen to lectures, do my reading, and remember how to convert parts per million to molarity.
So far, so good.
Monday, May 9, 2011
My 5 day break and Jumping Back In
I'm thrilled to report that I received 200/200 on my stats exam and 98/100 on my development and aging exam! I love ending the semester strong. I earned A's in all three of my spring semester classes.
Since summer semester starts today, I only had a few days off in between. I wish I could say that I used the time to get something grand accomplished such as my spring cleaning or some big project or something, but I mostly did the opposite. I used the time to do absolutely nothing! I read a book that was NOT a text book, and enjoyed spending time with my kids and husband.
I dug right into my summer semester classes today. I'm taking PSYCH 2800--Statistics in Psychology, FCHD 3520--Children in the Middle Years, and CHEM 3650---Environmental Chemistry. It's going to be an interesting semester. The first two classes are required for my major and the chemistry class fulfills a depth requirement that the university has set for undergraduate degrees. I'm most worried about the chemistry class. I've never been very good at the sciences and I took CHEM1010 a long time ago.
So, that's whats happening in my neck of the woods. Wish me luck!
Since summer semester starts today, I only had a few days off in between. I wish I could say that I used the time to get something grand accomplished such as my spring cleaning or some big project or something, but I mostly did the opposite. I used the time to do absolutely nothing! I read a book that was NOT a text book, and enjoyed spending time with my kids and husband.
I dug right into my summer semester classes today. I'm taking PSYCH 2800--Statistics in Psychology, FCHD 3520--Children in the Middle Years, and CHEM 3650---Environmental Chemistry. It's going to be an interesting semester. The first two classes are required for my major and the chemistry class fulfills a depth requirement that the university has set for undergraduate degrees. I'm most worried about the chemistry class. I've never been very good at the sciences and I took CHEM1010 a long time ago.
So, that's whats happening in my neck of the woods. Wish me luck!
Thursday, May 5, 2011
One more down.
Well, I did it. I survived spring semester. I took my finals on Tuesday. I don't have my final grades yet, but I'm confident that I did well. This marks the end of my 3rd semester and one entire year of classes. Now I have a little break until Monday when summer semester begins.
I went against my own advice and registered for 3 classes again this summer. Mostly because I just want to get done with my degree as soon as possible. My goal is to graduate in December 2012. If I take 3 classes per semester through next summer and then do my senior capstone project in the Fall of 2012, I should make it.
So the line-up for this summer is....
Environmental Chemistry
Statistics in Psychology
Children in the Middle Years
I know, right? You're all wishing you could join me in my madness. I took a peek online and my Environmental Chemistry class is up and running. I read through the syllabus and introduction, but I'm not letting myself get started on the coursework until Monday. I need and deserve a few days sans schoolwork. Besides, that's the class I'm most worried about so I'm really not too enthusiastic about jumping in.
I'll post my final grades as soon as I get them. But for now I'm just reveling in the joy of one more semester down and 5 more to go.
I went against my own advice and registered for 3 classes again this summer. Mostly because I just want to get done with my degree as soon as possible. My goal is to graduate in December 2012. If I take 3 classes per semester through next summer and then do my senior capstone project in the Fall of 2012, I should make it.
So the line-up for this summer is....
Environmental Chemistry
Statistics in Psychology
Children in the Middle Years
I know, right? You're all wishing you could join me in my madness. I took a peek online and my Environmental Chemistry class is up and running. I read through the syllabus and introduction, but I'm not letting myself get started on the coursework until Monday. I need and deserve a few days sans schoolwork. Besides, that's the class I'm most worried about so I'm really not too enthusiastic about jumping in.
I'll post my final grades as soon as I get them. But for now I'm just reveling in the joy of one more semester down and 5 more to go.
Friday, April 22, 2011
My Support Staff
I just had to post about how wonderful and supportive my husband is with my schooling. This week has been a good example. I had a few hundred pages to read this week, an exam to take, a short paper to write, lectures to watch, and a 7 page paper to write for my adult development class. Let's just say that on Monday I was feeling more than overwhelmed.
I managed to get almost everything done by yesterday afternoon. When Nate came home from work he asked if I'd gotten my paper done yet. It was the last thing I had to do and I had hardly started on it. He immediately informed me that he was going to make dinner so that I could get to work.
I was expecting macaroni and cheese or something equally as simple and quick, but my fabulous husband proceeded to whip up a delicious made from scratch meal. We had lemon chicken with rice and a homemade pound cake with lemon icing for dessert. I'm not gonna lie. It was better than what I was going to make. =) He even cleaned up the kitchen afterward.
I'm so grateful for a husband who doesn't hesitate to jump in and help out when I need it. There's no way I could do all this on my own.
I managed to get almost everything done by yesterday afternoon. When Nate came home from work he asked if I'd gotten my paper done yet. It was the last thing I had to do and I had hardly started on it. He immediately informed me that he was going to make dinner so that I could get to work.
I was expecting macaroni and cheese or something equally as simple and quick, but my fabulous husband proceeded to whip up a delicious made from scratch meal. We had lemon chicken with rice and a homemade pound cake with lemon icing for dessert. I'm not gonna lie. It was better than what I was going to make. =) He even cleaned up the kitchen afterward.
I'm so grateful for a husband who doesn't hesitate to jump in and help out when I need it. There's no way I could do all this on my own.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Ace!
I just got my results back for my latest Adult Development & Aging exam. Can you say 100%?! I'm lovin' it! Top that with the fact that I just finished my shortest and easiest stats module of the semester and today is a good school day. Two more weeks!
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
What are you going to do with that?
When people first find out that I'm going to school I usually get three questions.
1) What's your major?
2) When you will be finished?
3) What are you going to do with that?
My major is Family Life Studies, I will be done in approximately 2 years (I decided to go back to 2 classes per semester), and I really hate question number 3.
I didn't go back to school with some lofty career goal in mind. I really didn't go back to school with any goal in mind other than to learn and to get my ever elusive bachelor's degree.
I'm a stay at home mom and I love being home with my kids. For me, getting a college education was always just a given. It was non-negotiable and I was well on my way until the man of my dreams interrupted me and we got married and started having babies! (side note: I love my husband and my babies to death and I in no way harbor any ill feelings towards them for detouring me on my educational path. They simply educated me in an entirely different way which has molded me into who I am now.)
Now the stars have just aligned in a way that allows me to finish a degree online while still being a stay at home mom. So what am I planning to do with my degree? I plan to frame that sucker, put it on my wall, and use all my new found knowledge to make my life and the lives of my family better. Whether that will include working full-time or simply applying the things that I learn to my own life, relationships, financing, etc. remains to be seen. I'll cross that bridge when I get there. So until then.....just don't ask.
1) What's your major?
2) When you will be finished?
3) What are you going to do with that?
My major is Family Life Studies, I will be done in approximately 2 years (I decided to go back to 2 classes per semester), and I really hate question number 3.
I didn't go back to school with some lofty career goal in mind. I really didn't go back to school with any goal in mind other than to learn and to get my ever elusive bachelor's degree.
I'm a stay at home mom and I love being home with my kids. For me, getting a college education was always just a given. It was non-negotiable and I was well on my way until the man of my dreams interrupted me and we got married and started having babies! (side note: I love my husband and my babies to death and I in no way harbor any ill feelings towards them for detouring me on my educational path. They simply educated me in an entirely different way which has molded me into who I am now.)
Now the stars have just aligned in a way that allows me to finish a degree online while still being a stay at home mom. So what am I planning to do with my degree? I plan to frame that sucker, put it on my wall, and use all my new found knowledge to make my life and the lives of my family better. Whether that will include working full-time or simply applying the things that I learn to my own life, relationships, financing, etc. remains to be seen. I'll cross that bridge when I get there. So until then.....just don't ask.
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