Major Adjustments

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It has been one of those weeks.  You know the ones--where everything goes wrong..  We all have them. That week where Murphy's Law is in full effect. This week was that week for me.  It was also a really important week for me so you can imagine my stress level.

I've felt a lot like the woman in the cartoon to the right.  I have had a million things to do and not enough time to do them in.  I felt left behind by my own schedule. 

I like things to be neat, orderly, and well scheduled.  This week did not work out that way.  Every scheduled meeting date and time got changed last minute.  Books I needed for courses weren't ordered by the bookstore.  My financial aid refund was late coming in.  Parking Services lost my parking permit. Yes, lost it. My work schedule got changed last minute (because my other meetings were changed last minute and my boss graciously allowed me to move my start time). The computer network crashed. My email crashed. My car failed inspection and then I got pulled over because my tag was expired and of course you can't renew it without a current inspection. Eek!  Help!  Mayday! Mayday! 

In the end, though, everything worked itself out.  I made it to all of my meetings, albeit haphazardly and flustered.  My refund arrived. Parking Services eventually found my permit. My first day of work went off without another hitch.  I successfully located Center City Campus and my uptown class.  The IT people were able to repair the crazy computer network.  I was finally able to get into my student email account.My husband fixed my car and it passed inspection.  My tag is no longer expired.   I still haven't gotten all of my books, but I'm headed to the bookstore next so cross your fingers!  

My schedule, my job, my graduate program, my professors, and just about everything else is different.  Different is scary, but it's also invigorating.  I can adjust to all this wackiness.  I will learn to juggle my new schedule and responsibilities.  I can learn about these new people and places in my life.  I was overwhelmed this week, but I think everything's gonna be just fine!