In time

Dear Fellow Students,

I like to think of myself as having great time management skills. I thrive off of being an organized and disciplined person. I believe that things work out better when there are lists and calendars to keep things going smooth and efficient. But, sometimes things do not always go the way I may have planned and I end up having to alter the lens, which I am looking out of, and accept change with open arms.
I use lists and calendars for everything, from reminding me to meet my new protégé, vote for SGA elections, or meet friends and study groups in Pilla. I can write down my grocery list, take my children to the store with a good intention of getting in and out, and discover that extra items have ended up in my cart and out of my budget; I can make out my homework list, sit down to study, and realize that there are no Dove ice cream bars in my freezer, and the study moment has suddenly come to a screeching halt! The point to all of this is that we can "plan" to be well-prepared and something will challenge us to alter our path into uncharted waters.
This weekend was no different. I had prepared to tackle my seven graduate school applications and then remembered that homework had to come first. So, out came my pen and paper to make my list. My list got longer and longer, and before I knew it, I had incorporated at least two weeks of class assignments into my plan. Yet, this was okay because this method has been a very successful means of managing my schoolwork with everything else. But, it works for me and this has been my secret to surviving college. I do not think it matters what your age is, we all need a plan and I encourage each one of you to be willing to review and sometimes change your plan or you will be sure to become overwhelmed and disappointed.
I want to also take this opportunity to put a plug in for a great workshop that I noticed in our student E-mail this morning. It is a workshop in time management that will offer some good tips and ideas. We all need to take advantage of our valuable resources here on campus. Please, take the time to check out one of the meetings in Mullen 313 on either September 13 at 3 PM or September 19 at Noon, I am positive that the experience will be rewarding.
So, in conclusion and keeping with my new found blog tradition I offer you this quote from the famous humanistic theorist, Carl Rogers, “The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn…and change.”
Reach out and blog!

Yours truly,
Kimberley H.