The Race to the Finish Line

I feel as if I am gearing up for a marathon.  Although this is my first semester back in school after a nice long 5 year break, the feelings of impending doom and the weight of all the final assignments are as familiar as if I had never had a break at all.  Along with all the regular assignments, my classes also consist of final tests to study for and final projects to complete.  Then you toss in my second daughter graduating from high school, dealing with her stress and the added stress of planning and cleaning for her grad party and of course the stress in general with teenagers anxious for summer vaca (and mine as well!).  I feel about ready to implode. (Yes, implode not explode, as I tend to internalize everything.)

I have been using my spare time to work ahead on all my 'regular' assignments, so I can concentrate more fully on the added 'final' assignments coming due.  Checking and rechecking my due dates to make sure nothing is missed.  Getting all the little assignments done early gives me time to procrastinate (justifiably) working on the bigger, more time consuming final assignments, as well as giving me a some sense of accomplishment to defer the feeling of drowning in paper work for little while. 

This big push towards semester-end is also to allow time to enjoy (guilt-free) the down times:  visiting with my neice who is here from California, and going to Oshkosh tomorrow to applaud my eldest daughter's much worked for win at the national Model United Nations competition in NYC. (Go UWOSH MUNS!  Bringing back top honors in 7/9 categories!!!!)  Yeah, I am a proud mommy, even if I don't understand half of what that is all about!

So, "Yea, Me!!"  All homework that is due by tomorrow midnight is now done!  Homework for all of next week is also completely finished (or nearly so).  The semester may actually end on a positive note!  I see the finish line up ahead, and I still have stamina left for the final push.  And, now I can go enjoy the rest of the weekend!!