An Excuse for Everything

Posted Friday, November 13, 2009 3:49 AM

Ah, perhaps I was a little too harsh on myself that last post. But just a little. Now for my excuses. First off, I am a student. I'm in the fourth year of a very harrowing and completely mind-numbing nursing program in the Fraser Valley. Let me remind you that being in school is much more than a full-time job, it is something you take home with you everyday. The program director did give me fair warning during my interview and told me that for every hour of class, I should expect to do two hours of out-of-class work. I take all the blame for not believing her on that fateful day two years ago. Second, I work part-time. For a little while I worked Saturdays and Sundays, but have more sanely cut that down to working only on Saturdays. Third, I am a creature of slumber and I need 7 hours as an absolute minimum.

So, that's 6 hours a day in class, plus the 60 hours a week I need to spend studying writing papers and so forth, plus the 8 hours a week I spend at work, plus the 7 hours blissful slumber every night. That gives me 35 hours a week to myself. Hmm, I forgot to subtract travel time to and from school which I'll be generous and say the round trip to school and to work is only 2 hours a day. Okay, so now that leaves me with 23 hours a week. I happen to like to fill these hours with internet surfing, indoor climbing, going to the gym, bellydancing (a fairly new hobby I've just picked up) preparing meals and general lazing about aka "me time".

Still not enough to garner a little sympathy? You know, I suppose you're right. Time to start getting it together, but where in the world do I start?