It’s been a heck of a last few days. New York last Friday was fantastic and I can’t wait to return–although I can wait to consume mass quantities of baked goods for a while. But I got a little run down after a whole day in the City with the kids. Then Saturday was spent … [Read more…]
That went fast. Winter break, that is. Just as I was settling into a routine that made me happy, BAM!, time to go back to school. Here comes the end of blissfully baking the day away–and the start of mountains of homework again. What was I thinking? I could have graduated last semester. I should … [Read more…]
Procrastination… The putting off of things you need to do until the very last minute. It’s almost a disease, uncontrollable in nature, unstoppable. You swear you’ll do things differently next time. You won’t wait again. And yet, the next time you’re handed a difficult task, something you don’t feel like doing, you wait. And wait. … [Read more…]
Just when I’m on the verge of finally completing my B.A. in English–at the ripe old age of 33, amongst kids practically half my age–I get pulled back in. It started with a student film project that my Shakespeare professor is co-hosting, coming about just when I upgraded to the Canon 7D, which is a … [Read more…]
Even though I have always done well as a student, there was a time in my life when I did not complete homework assignments on a regular basis. I know this is a shocking revelation – besmirching my academic reputation publicly takes guts! – but it is true. In my younger years, I often managed … [Read more…]