Andi

Ahhhhh… the first couple weeks of classes… always the worst. Well, at least for me. Typically the first few weeks of classes are just stress, on stress, on stress. Some people think it should be the easiest because you aren’t into many major projects yet, but I beg to disagree.

This is the time where so many new things are being thrown at you all at once, and it feels close to impossible to stay organized. For a crazily organized person, such as myself, I go crazy these first few weeks of first semester. Then, for me personally, it’s not just classes that stress me out. As a member of the Hawkeye Marching Band I have practice nearly everyday, then right after practice I go to work, so I can afford the crazy rent in Iowa City since I live off-campus. Then, just adding to the chaos, I’m also a member of a sorority. So that means recruitment. Which also means, more craziness. Any time I previously had off during the weekend, is now engulfed by recruiting new girls and putting my absolute best foot forward.

So overall I just feel like I haven’t had a second to breathe! And as soon as I do get home,and look forward to some downtime, I have to jump straight into homework. I am in a long-time battle with procrastination, and one of my goals this year is to stay on top of my homework. It’s stressful and time consuming to try and keep ahead/on-schedule with all my school work, but hopefully by staying on top of it these first few weeks I’ll be able to form a good habit. (I hear it takes 28 days to form a solid new habit).

Hopefully once recruitment ends, and band and work schedules settle in, I’ll be able to just take a big deep breathe and relax. I’m looking forward to my third year at Iowa, but I know it’s going to be a tough one.

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