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Monday, July 14, 2008
Spinning Wheels
This summer has been very busy with me starting the ASTL program and other things going on. My friend just had twin grandsons on July 2, they were born two months early and are in Baptist Hospital and will be for many weeks to come. One twin is doing well, he is off of everything except a feeding tube and will get to come home in a few weeks. The other however, has had some difficulties and will have some type of disablity due to the lack of blood flow to his brain(Mom developed TTTS, twin to twin transfussion syndorm). When I am at home I spend almost all my time in front of my computer (which is very difficult when Kade my 2 1/2 year old grandson is here). I feel that I so much to do and so little time to get it done. I don't even know where to start. I feel that sometimes I just spin my wheels not getting anything accomplished.
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Diana,
I have a wonderful saying for this...I sorta stole it from Dory! Just keep swimming! Just keep swimming! That's exactly how I feel! So much to do and so little time!
I know what you mean about it being hard to spend all this time in fornt of a computer with a child around... I have a 2 year old and a 9 month old. They're so demanding, and I feel guilty being right in front of them, but busy! Right now, my nieces are pushing them up and down the hall in strollers so I can get some classwork done!
I can relate to the "spinning wheels" syndrome. Sometimes I feel that I have spent hours on the computer without accomplishing anything. However, we probably are learning more than we think. :) Sometimes its hard to realize if we don't have anything tangible to see.
I think a lot of us feel the same way that you're feeling, so rest assured you're not alone. I sometimes feel lost in cyber-space. It seems there is so much to do and so many ways to go about getting it done...like I'm navigating through a maze (and sometimes doing so blindfolded). I can also relate to having small children around when trying to work. My son isn't here for the month of July, but in June I really suffered from mom guilt because I couldn't spend as much time one-on-one with him. It's all a balancing act, isn't it?
I hope those twins are doing ok. I can relate to your post but my conflicts, other than work responsibilities, are funerals - two in the last two weeks. On top of that I have lost my mother-in-law, father, and younger brother in the last few years. The latter was May 11 of this year. I feel like I havn't even had time to grieve. But if I want to pay for gas, milk, etc. and become a better teacher I must finish what I started.
Try making out a timeline or a calendar of all the assignments and when they are due. Then develop a game plan from that...today I will work for 30 minutes on this, this afternoon I will work 30 minutes on this, and so forth. And always provide yourself some time to recoop from the computer. If you don't you will be exhausted and your brain will not perform as efficiently as it possibly could. That is what I did while working on my dissertation, and before long, it was all done.
Hang in there! You can do it! Like Dr. Hebert said keep a calendar of all the assignments and when they are due. I have to do the same thing or I get very overwhelmed!!! Remember that we are here to help and encourage each other. Call on one of us when you feel like you are sinking! We'll lift you up!
Is it getting better?
I feel the same way not enough time to do everything. But it will all work out. When you look back on it it want seem as bad.
I totally understand how you feel! It is so hard to constantly work on things for school when you have kids running around the house. I have three children 2 boys (6 & 8) who are constantly fighting with each other and a little girl (2) who is constantly wanting Momma :)
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