lordy loo, the stuff I gotta do... had this day off, didn't really accomplish much, so HERE is the list I need to attend to over the next month, next two weeks being the most immediately intense, although there will be no real cessation until the February and April breaks: anatomy exam Wednesday 21st (eek, when am I going to cram for this?)grades due 27thtake home exam due 24thevaluation due Feb 7thfive documented massages due Jan 31sttutorial with massage instructor 26thmaster class viola/cello rehearsal 22ndbill students for second semester cello lessonsre-calculate budget and pay billsreschedule supervision meeting with department head March stuff I need to think about now music classroom open houseshost community orchestra concert, write and read performance notes at concertcollate recertification documents to submit before year's end feeling just a bit overwhelmed and REALLY tired. wish me luck.
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I\'d cram for it as soon as you finish writing the list. The grades, hey you gotta do what you gotta do--every kid needs a grade. Get busy on the take home, no computer procrastination. Ewww evaluations! The word alone gives me hives. 5 massages you can do in a snap--hubby, your mom/dad, whatever friends you can catch sitting still....It doesn\'t sound like you can to anything much about the tutorial. The master class, that\'s just time that you body has to be someplace so bring your take home exam along. Can you outsource any of your billing? If not, that\'s always been a weekend thing for me. And how about an early AM meeting with the chair? Nice and short that way because they\'re always running off for a full schedule too. March stuff I\'d think about in a general way; music open houses? That doesn\'t sound like it has to be solidified just yet. And the community concert you can do anything with until you get to that date. And the recert doc... by year\'s end?? You\'re either a little late or really early! You must mean the school year, but that\'s June. You could collect it over Spring recess.
Breath deeply and sort the mental socks, which is school, which is massage, which is other? Then attack it like a well-balanced meal. Apportioning things out helps keep you from getting overwhelmed. Like a time signature in music, count your beats.
The mental socks. I love it. Will you come and be my personal secretary?
No, but I\'ll come do the laundry. hehe
taking deep breaths with you... sometime it feels like it is you against the world but know I am on your side. Although I can\'t help I can be your cheerleader.. \"YOU CAN DO IT\"