It’s only one week into school, and I’m not sure I’m going to make it.   Seriously, I have three class days, and I’m already so overwhelmed and frustrated, I just want to cry (or yell…that might help some).  Pray for me, okay?

I started grad school last night.  Apparently, the prof had told someone she wouldn’t be there and asked him to let us know, but half of us didn’t get the message.  Um…oops.  I’ve already discovered that communication is not UD’s strong point.   But she apologized, and we got started.  The workload for this course freaked everyone out (I’m glad it wasn’t just me), so that didn’t help my ‘overwhelmed’ feeling very much.  But then we spent the rest of the night being “introduced” to the library and OhioLINK (a consortium of Ohio libraries that is a godsend for researchers).  But since I teach that stuff and have used it for years, the class was not hard.  I did learn a couple of things, but I did show the teacher a couple of things as well!

Today, my to-do list seems a mile-long.  I have been working since 8:30, but on problems that came to my attention with my email this morning, so I haven’t actually gotten to my to-do list yet.  And now it’s 10 am, and I still have too much to do.  Yikes…

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  1. Sorry about the panic you felt. I agree with Terri: scream, then make a detailed to-do list for your entire life, then start at the top. It will be fine, and you’ll be excellent.

  2. Of course I also know that you, no more than I, would ever entrust your paper to someone else! Something in that sentence is very wrong………..never mind about the paper!!!

  3. So the prof did show?

    THAT’S why I hate syllabi – – – the instant panic they bring. I always freaked  out first…stewed, cried…then began to get methodical and make a plan. It WILL be OK. Breathe.

    Oh – – –  I’m pretty good at writing, so I’d be glad to do a paper or two….

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