It's 2:11 am, I'm just sitting down, and I've just recently gotten home from work. This week I've had to work till midnight and 1 am, all while still functioning at school, and being a decent person. Tonight, I had to work from 5pm till 2 am and I will be working at 12pm later today until 9pm. I then also have to work Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday of next week. That will be a total of 70 hours of work in a matter of two weeks. This equals lots of money, but this also equates to my descent from sanity.
I don't know how I can possibly balance my 3 extra extracurriculars, school/homework and somehow fitting sleep in there. I realized this evening that I want nothing more than an evening free of stress, and free of worry, however this seems more like a fantasy than anything that may lay on the horizon of the near future. I forced myself to write this blog now, because I know if I don't, I'll end up writing some half-assed blog tomorrow. So this is my confession/relationship, of me going insane! I'm not sure how I can juggle all of this stuff! It's insane, plus this is my first job, and this is the first year I've had multiple extracurriculars, along with that, the stress of university is staring me down.
I don't know what else to write about! I'm going insane, so my question to you guys this week, is what can I do to manage my life during this hectic time. Any techniques you busy people have to help you get through the rough patches? Where to you look to for inspiration when you've got writer's block, or when you're lost, or can't concentrate?
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gah! this made me stressful just reading it. therefore, its safe to say, you described your lifestyle very effectively.
ReplyDeletebasically i manage to do everything by sacrificing my social life. which is never fun. when i face writers block i like to listen to music or even go for a walk/drive. the inspiration comes eventually. i also like to start major assignments early because i like to break up my work load, so im not spending hours infront of the computer. i also like to get my work out of the way (if possible) earlier in the week so that i can have at least sunday off.
you did a good job with this piece. very relatable.
aww van :(
ReplyDeleteAll the way through this piece i felt myself getting more and more overwhelmed. so, like rebecca, i have to say that you did a good job building up stress factor!:P
i might add some complaints about being on your feet for an entire shift (and then some).. talk about where you work maybe?
honestly, with those hours, its tough to balance. what i have done recently is that i use my spare/library to my advantage. i will not print anything off the night before, i'll print it off at school. that way i can get to bed earlier (if only a few minutes)! and i'll do a blog post, if i can.
most importantly, i have to prioritize..
give yourself an evening off if you can!! :)
or watch an hour of tv. meet a friend at Tim's after school. give yourself time to sit back before jumping into more homework.
browsing through newspapers or magazines at breakfast helps me with writer's block sometimes.
van i know exactly how you feel, i helped my friend with her little sisters 7th birthday party, then went to work for 5 hours. i literally was loosing my sanity. the only good part of loosing grip on reality is that atleast it is entertaining. everything is funny.
ReplyDeleteI think you presented your situation very well, ands in an interesting way. Also it is quite humorous in your presentation of your current situation.
good luck at work van
Ahhh yeah.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure we can all relate to the stress level.
Since I know that I am easily stressed out I opted not to get a job this year (although I might change my mind by the end of the year due to my serious lack of income...)
But without a job I find I have a pretty okay balance of workload, extra cirriculars and me-time. (for now anyway).
As for this piece I agree that you feel stressed out just reading it. It was a very eloquent rant. However you used insanity repeatedly throughout the piece. The repetition might have been intentional, but if it wasn't really effective.
Everything else was nicely done though :)