Monday, September 8, 2008

stressed?

where do i begin? this has definitely been a stressful two weeks. 

my schedule on monday/wednesday is:
8am: wake up, feed karsen breakfast
10am: karsen's naptime
noon: feed karsen lunch
1pm: matt comes home from chemistry
2pm: karsen's 2nd nap, clean house, do homework
5:15pm: matt leaves for calculus
6pm: karsen's dinner
6:30pm: karsen's bath time
7pm: karsen's milk/play/cuddle time
8pm: karsen's bedtime
8:15pm: matt comes home, make matt's dinner
9pm: clean house, do homework
11pm: go to bed

tuesday/thursday:
8am: wake up, get karsen's milk/cereal bar
8:30am: shower, get ready for school
9am: get karsen dressed
10am: drive to school
11am: human genetics
1pm: political science
2:30pm: social psychology
4pm: drive home
5pm: matt leaves, jump back into being a mommy
6pm: karsen's dinner
7pm: karsen's milk
8pm: karsen's bedtime
9pm: matt comes home, make dinner, do homework, housework
12am: bedtime

i am so busy and have no time for me. i dont know how i am going to make it through the next 4 months. but if i do, i will be a college graduate.

now onto discussing my human genetics class. 

it is definitely the one class i don't mind going to. i really, really enjoy the subject of genetics. i am so fascinated by how one single gene can have drastic effects on life. i had my first class on thursday, the tuesday class was cancelled b/c the professor was in chicago. my professor, dr. snider, is an older man, very knowledgeable. he has his Ph.D from Harvard. he talks a mile a minute, but once you figure out what he is talking about he is easy to follow. he covered a lot of information on thursday, 6 pages in his lecture notebook (which is all shorthand) and then i wrote about 4 pages of notes. i know that if  i had a lot of time to get my degree in something other than psychology, it would be biology w/ a focus in genetics. kinda like what i was doing at tech. if i was planning on going to grad school it would either be for human genetics, and i would study sex-linked characteristics, or it would be forensic psychology. two completely different subjects that i am so incredibly fascinated with. the human genetics class on thursday was a very informative one that i learned a LOT in. he was discussing PKU which is a disease that has been discussed in many of my psychology and biology classes that no one ever explained, they just all said it was a horrible disease. now i know why it is so bad and feel like a really intelligent person now b/c i can draw bridges between psychological effects of pku and biological effects of it. oh i love genetics. i am such a nerd. 

i just wish that i had more help with karsen. matt has really stepped up to the plate and does a wonderful job with karsen on t/th when i am in class. its just the m/w that i need help with. oh well. i guess i have to get over it. 

1 comment:

Jan Kelley said...

Ramona.....i know you are working so hard...,.,i remember when i went back to Abilene Christian with my 1 year old son and how hard it was to get everything done,..the most important thing always was my son, and whenever i had any help at all, i was so appreciative....this time will pass and you are doing a great job.....i am sorry i am not there to help at all...in december you will have a degree.....have you thought anymore about putting Karsen in Mother's Day Out at my church....that would be so good for him and you could have some time for yourself to take care of you....why dont you call them...i think Karsen, would really benefit from it..do you want me to call about getting him in?..he might cry at first, but i am sure he would love to be with other kids....think about it....love you and oh, so proud of you....jk