I have been debating a tough decision for the past month. My time is running out and I must quickly decide what I am going to do with my summer. I will be honest, this is my first semester of school since 2005 and I am not as young as I used to be. I am also a mother, wife, and an employee. When I was in college before, I was just an employee, and I did not work all that much. With all that being said, I need to decide if I am going to take summer classes or not. I really want to just move on with this school stuff so I can graduate as soon as possible, but however, I am SO burnt out and worn out that summer seems to be the only relief in sight, other than after I have received my degree. If I take off this summer, I could focus on working more and saving up money that we lost when I was unemployed for almost six months. However, if I take at least one summer class, that is tough, I could be one step closer to my goal. The goal being, the owner of a Bachelor's degree.
My other reasons for thinking I should take the summer off, is that I feel like I get to spend little to no time with my husband and son. My son is just a year old, and this summer would be a great time to tackle potty-training and start teaching him things that I am so often to busy to teach him for being wrapped up in school. My poor husband has had to pick up so much slack for me since I have started back to school. He is so awesome for cleaning the house, putting away laundry, and helping me keep the dishes clean. However, he is a guy, and he does this at random times and it gets pretty bad before he does it. If I don't take classes this summer, at least I could be a decent wife, and maybe we could even get in a date or two.
As I already stated, I don't even have a clue which one I will do right now. Take at least one class or take the summer off. However, I just hope I make the best decision for everyone involved, so that we can be the happiest possible.
In my opinion, you need to take off this summer! You have the rest of your life to work! and with that, you don't get summers off. so you need to enjoy them while you have them! I was considering doing a summer class but then I talked myself out of it! Which you should too. Enjoy your summer.
ReplyDeleteI think you should take the summer off as well. Spend some time with your family. While you do want to finish your degree, you know you have time for that. But your son will only be little for so long and I think you've got to enjoy all the time you can. Good luck in your decisions :)
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