10.23.05
Falling Behind
I know that I’m not the only student who falls behind somehow and then panics to try to get caught up. I need to take a look at my own organizational skills and how better to keep myself on top of things. I used to create a big calendar like graphic that lived on my desktop and line things out when I had completed them. Every time I looked at my computer, it was there, in my face. For some reason, I have moved away from that and I think that is part of the reason for falling behind. I need to take a hard look at this because I have many, many years ahead of me and this can’t keep happening or it will bite me hard when I can least afford it.
Of course, it doesn’t help that the last 3 weeks have been tough personally. Death and breast cancer took up residence for a while and I am still recovering from the trauma. When my friend goes for her mastectomy, I told her I would visit every day but I might have to take my homework and read it to her so I could try to keep up. She laughed.
This is the stuff I want to figure out. When I get worn out or am going through a dysthymic episode, how do I take care of myself without falling behind? This is one of the reasons for Breathing History; to ask others how they do it, how they handle it, to discuss survival methods.
What’s your coping mechanism?