Work/ School Balance

So with this delayed post, you will find that I have been sick. It has been fun. Not really. I have been managing work and the final projects due for school. Why didn’t I call out of work? Because unless I’m dying I go to work. I think everyone was ready to kill me as I tried to talk at the drive-thru and started coughing or losing my voice. But, I suffered through on allergy and cough meds. Until I couldn’t. I did end up going to the doctor and getting “the good stuff” also known as an antibiotic and cough meds. The day after I started them my voice was back and they all let me work the drive-thru again…until I had to yell because someone couldn’t hear me. See, my voice does this thing where as I get louder my pitch goes higher. I can’t help it. I still can’t be heard and everyone at work starts complaining because my voice at that pitch is grating. Then I turn to someone else and they take over. I know this, I don’t take it personally because my sister does the same and it does start hurting your ears.

Anyway, back to the topic at hand. I managed to get my article done on Saturday and turned in. My drawing final needed more work, but it wasn’t terrible. I ended up staying in bed all day Sunday and doing nothing because I needed it. I needed to survive Monday at work.

Monday rolled around and I worked a long shift. I got home and pulled out my sketch pad, erasers, pencils, and charcoal. I would draw and stop to cough. Draw and cough. Draw and cough. After an hour I had a pretty good drawing and couldn’t go anymore.

Tuesday came and I had a shorter shift. I spent ten minutes making minor adjustments and that was it. I was done. I took my picture of it and hit submit, did my discussion comments, and passed out in bed.

I was done. After eight weeks of two classes I struggled in because they were both outside of my comfort zone I was able to close the book on them and move on. I felt like a huge weight had been lifted. I could sleep and not worry about those two classes again.

How did I do all this? Well, I just did it. There are things in life I’ve learned to just suck it up, get it done, and move on. If I don’t and let everything that went wrong consume me I’ll never get anywhere. I managed to get an assignment turned in while I was sick with Covid and get an “A” in the class. I have too much going on in my life to let things like being sick stop me. Have there been times where pushing through has bitten me in the behind? Plenty of times. But, I’m still here and still pushing through. If I let life consume me I’ll never get anywhere.

Just a little side note, I’m not saying work yourself to death. If you’re sick get better and all that. Don’t ignore a heart attack or something because I said I pushed through a virus. I had suspected pneumonia a few months ago when a lung wasn’t working well and actually did stop school and missed work because I felt like I was dying.