overwhelmed!

whoa nelly.

first week of nursing school down and it is no joke.

i really need to prioritize and get time management under control.

this first week we didnt have lab so i only had 1 or 2 classes for 2-3hrs a day. it was the life. i would get home, tune into abc family (i know, don't judge, but who doesn't like watching sabrina the teenage witch and full house reruns?!), and then spend my afternoon napping, followed by watching real housewives or jersey shore, maybe even more abc family.

last night, i was starting to feel a bit stressed. i was going over my syllabus for each class and making a list of what i needed to get done by next week, and its too much. silly me for not realizing earlier.

so, time to get organized. i cleaned out my laptop (hoping for optimal speed and to last for another 2 years), bought a printer (print all my articles/PPT slides ahead of time), and bought binders and other miscellaneous office supplies to get everything in order. i felt better already.

that is until tonight. for my pathopharm/physiology class, its 5 credits and is basically the toughest course in nursing school. before school even started, we were assigned to read over 100 pages!!! so in order to make sure we keep up with our readings, we have a quiz before the next lecture class. so i have this class monday and tuesday nights, and the quizzes are open from wed-fri. 1 quiz, 3 minutes. no retakes. no problem? yah, right. how am i supposed to read 100-200 pages in a two day span when i have other classes assigning me just as much work? im already drowning in work.

i was planning on working part-time while in school, so i can have extra money. but at this point, i dont think i will be able to work until i get a better grasp of school and settled in.

this weekend i hope to be more productive even though i am scheduled to work the next three days. thank goodness theyre only 4hr shifts each.