I have been waiting for this semester to finish as soon as I got each syllabus in August. It's been a very hard but very rewarding semester. I have written too many papers, but I have also learned a lot. This set of classes is probably the set I've enjoyed most during my time at OCC. Each class has been extremely helpful to me in many different realms. I am so thankful for it, but I am even more thankful that it is over!
This Christmas break should be very relaxing. My job does not employ students over break which is a curse and a blessing. It will be interesting to live with only one income for a month, but who am I kidding... I really don't make that much to put an actual dent in anything. God has also been blessing me with plenty of babysitting opportunities... Which to me is such a great thing. The families I get to babysit for are very generous and have wonderful kids. So hopefully God will continue to provide those opportunities over break. A little income would probably be good!
During this break I will be focusing on getting ready for next semester. No, I don't mean reading lots of books for next semester's classes, or studying ahead of time. It will be a focus on rest and rejuvenation. Like I said, this past semester was hard. Next semester I am taking a few more hours and will have about the same level of time and energy invested as they are pretty time consuming classes. So while I am on break I will be reading books for fun... and I don't mean fiction books (although I am sure there will be some of that). I want to read a lot of different psychology books. I think I have general ideas of what I am interested in so I hope that reading some of these books will help me discover more of what I am passionate about. I will also be completing some projects around the house (like cleaning the second bedroom which has been abandon since August) and hopefully getting rid of some useless stuff that I didn't have the heart to get rid of sooner.. Oh and I really need to finish wedding thank you's! For awhile I got kind of frustrated that I didn't finish them this summer, but then I remembered: I took summer school. I have been in school since last January. Only a week or two break here and there. So this month long break from school is MUCH needed! So if I haven't thanked you yet for the wedding gift you bestowed upon us- don't worry, it's coming! So that's another project.
Oh and don't worry, I will also be spending some much needed relaxing time with my husband. Again, I have been in school non stop since we got married so I am looking forward to having time when we don't have to spend it together working on my homework =)!
The moment I finished my last final yesterday I felt a weight (which was REALLY heavy by the way!) lift from my shoulders immediately... and to think, I will be completely done in May. That is a feeling I cannot fathom!
