Work and School

So haven't posted in forever, and I thought I would just start writing in here. My first post, I'll post a little about my current situation with Work and School.

I'm not going to school this year because I thought should go back part time and not full time. My last semester was really bad. I started working later at work, staying later and getting more hours. I thought I could handle the heavy load of school and work, working 30+ hours and going to school, but it didn't work out.

My hours at work worked against me, and the time I would spend after work trying to do homework wasn't enough. Near the middle of the semester I started working more, adding about 2-3 more hours each day, and I kept thinking I could handle the load, but by the time I realized I was wrong, it was too late to drop my classes. I tried to focus on the two classes I knew I was doing good in, and ended up bombing one course and barely passing the other. And of course, I failed the other two, which sucked because like all other semesters, I started out at the top of my game, and then slowly start to fade.

I could blame this on work, but I know that's only part of it. I really do need to focus on school, and I know I could have just told everyone at work that school was my #1 priority, but instead I thought I could pull off both. I mainly hoped to work enough to where I could get insurance, but both failed.

Instead, I found out I wasn't able to get insurance because on the records at work, I wasn't listed as "full-time." So they switched me from Part-time to Full-time, and I'll be able to obtain benefits come this January. So even though I failed a semester, I didn't get anything from work, other then a bigger paycheck.

I still need to apply for school in the fall, but I know I'll go back part-time at school. Having only 2 classes while working worked for me well back in Porterville, and if this doesn't work, I'll have to figure out something else. But I miss going to school. I missed going to class, talking to people, debating with other students, and just learning in general. I miss waking up in the morning and getting ready for class. I really realized years ago how much I love school, and not going this semester has really bummed me out.

I've been reading a little lately, which has included a lot of graphic novels/comics. I've recently started taking comic's a little more seriously (especially since I've had to read some for my classes the last few years). I'll probably post another blog about some books later on.

Also, just in case people were wondering, yes, this update was vastly void of anything involving my relationship status, that's mainly because I'll be writing that post soon. I am madly in love with my wife, and these last four months have been the greatest four months of my life.