February, Please Fly By

This month, the shortest of the 12, is dragging on for me. It's been a month with too many tasks to do and too many sad events to deal with.

I do not like being "over booked." I like to stay busy, but not so busy I can't catch up with my "to do" list and take a little breather. Some of the busyness has been my own doing, but some is just life happening. For the most part, I have good time management skills. However, it there is too much to fill the hours, where is the time to manage?

First, I must scale back a little. I have taken on too many online classes, so I am looking forward to 2 of them finishing the end of the month. An online class is just as much (if not more) work than a face to face class for the instructor.

Second, I must slowly catch up on reading/commenting on blogs (and blog report #1), reading all the interview notes/questions (I am almost done), then offering feedback on all the interview essay drafts. These are fun to read but take time.

Third, I have a number of house projects that need attention. They have been put on hold since last summer due to lack of time. Day to day life is crazy enough w/o all the extra projects to work on.

Fourth, this month started just after my cat died, and on Feb. 6, my mother-in-law passed away. It's been difficult to deal with all of this sadness, but life does go on. I hope we can make our lives as full and productive as possible. I don't want to regret what I have and have not done.

Now, I look forward to this next weekend in Ft. Lauderdale seeing my family and watching my husband run a marathon. I wish I could leave all my work here, but I will have to log in to all my classes over the weekend.

I will breathe a sigh of relief when the calendar changes to March. Spring break, then official spring, will be right around the corner...no March Madness for me (except the basketball games).