Well, I have never written a “blog” before, so this is a first for me! I am not sure if there is a “right” or “wrong” way, so here I go. I am a little amazed at how much I have learned about myself in the past few weeks. First off, when I tell people I am working part time, sometimes full time and going to school full-time, I have been told “Oh, at least it’s online”. Um, yeah no….your ideas of online schooling being “easier” are wrong! My strength of determination and perseverance is what is getting me through the transition of being back in school. I have gotten better with note taking (highlighters for the win) and I always have my music going! It has helped me stay more focused, especially while doing ALL the reading. Trying to study while your husband and kid are up and about is kind of challenging( ear buds for the win). Come midterm week, we shall see \u00a0if the changes \u00a0help during study\/prep time.<\/p>\n
I completed my associates degree with some online courses but it was mostly in person classes. I do miss the “personal connections” I made in the classroom, but I have appreciated the supportiveness and positivity that have come from my online fellow student peers. It has been a few years since I’ve been in college, so the transition isn’t happening as quickly as I had hoped. Online classes are not easy and I think somewhere in the back of my mind I had hoped it at least wouldn’t be “harder”; but it is. I find time as my biggest “struggle”. I am a mom, wife, student, friend, sibling, employee and the list goes on and I just don’t have any<\/strong> time anymore. I work 6+ hours, come home and take care of needed home stuff, study\/do school work until 12\/1 am and the cycle continues. I am exhausted daily and \u00a0a new level of exhaustion is constantly reached. My best friends lost their Mom and Grandma the beginning of my second week of this term and I had to sacrifice school time to help and support them the first few days. I then spent that next week and some of this week, playing catch up. I am by no means on here “complaining”, I am loving that I am back trying to complete my bachelors. I just wish I could add a few more hours into the day. It’s easy for people to say, well just try to have more “you time\/family time” but that’s extremely hard to do without playing catch-up. I am thankful for the supporters I have in my life, I am not sure if I could add “student” to my full plate without them. I can’t imagine being a full time online student without a great support team. I hope all those who are reading have the support they need and if not “Keep doing it, you can do this!!”<\/p>\n I am not a writer and haven’t been the greatest at writing papers, but I will admit that it has been neat and somewhat therapeutic blogging. I have actually enjoyed the time I have spent writing this out. \ud83d\ude42 Hope I have done this right! Have a good night and weekend everyone!<\/p>\n Kara Culpovic<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Well, I have never written a “blog” before, so this is a first for me! I am not sure if there is a “right” or “wrong” way, so here I go. I am a little amazed at how much I have learned about myself in the past few weeks. First off, when I tell people… Continue reading