Work/ School Balance

I’ve had a busy few weeks. Those busy few weeks have resulted in stress and no time. I guess this is the life of a 40-year-old college student with a full-time job. I don’t regret anything that is going on in my life. I am working toward something important to me, well, two things. A house and a degree. I’ll admit, I never expected to be 40 and doing all of this. I guess that’s what happens when you decide to change your entire life on a whim.

Okay, going to college wasn’t exactly a whim. I just made the decision and did it. I will never regret doing it though. Most people finish college in their 20s and still don’t know what they want. I know what I want, I just don’t have the degree to do it. I’m getting there though.

So, what has happened to cause these busy few weeks? I learned on Friday that my house has been ordered! To get to this point I’ve had to do a lot of coordinating with septic people, well people, the electric company, the engineer, and the company (Oakwood Homes) where I’m getting the house from. I have had phone calls from Oakwood, emails with the electric company, and emails from the contractors. It has taken a lot of time, but again, worth every moment.

What does this mean? It means I have to step up my packing game and really start looking at what I need for my house. I still have to have my well and septic installed and get the work done to be set up for electricity. So there is still work to be done, but all the work I’ve done so far is starting to show results. I think I’ll celebrate once I see digging where the house is going.

The other thing I’ve been working on is applying for graduation (YAY!) I’m waiting on the approval and I still have a few classes to go. My big one is in just a few weeks, so wish me luck! I’ve also been looking at graduate programs. I think I’ve finally settled on the college I want to go to. I can’t apply yet because they haven’t opened it up for the spring semester, but it’s coming. I also have to prepare by finding people who would be willing to write recommendations, which you’d think would be easy, but not for me.

So, here I am, my room getting emptier and emptier while also in school and working. I’m dreaming of my house and school while stressing about money and figuring out what I need for the house. My wish list grows and shrinks as I buy something for the house (or given something) and find something else to add.

Everything happening to me is great and I am grateful for it all, but sometimes the stress of it is enough to make me want to crawl in a ball and wish for it all to be over.