The MBA Adventure... Continued

September 22nd, 2007

It's been over a month since I started my MBA program with the University of Idaho. I never thought I'd be working full time while attending graduate school, so it's been interesting to see how my lifestyle has had to adjust to these demands on my time.

The first thing I'll say is that I haven't seen a lot of my garden for the last month. Granted, autumn is descending and there isn't as much to do outside, but most nights I am putting in at least two or three hours of study, leaving little time for puttering around the yard. My wall project (started last autumn) hasn't moved an inch since June, and it looks doubtful that I'll have much time for it before the ground freezes this year. Choir also started up in September, so now two of my nights each week are spent rehearsing. Luckily, soccer is over (until after Thanksgiving) and I've been able to dedicate some weekend hours to catching up on homework.

One of my strategies for dealing with the increased insanity is to pare down scheduled events to their bare minimum attendance. For instance, last night we had an orientation for some local exchange students (including Nadine), so I dropped by and visited with the group for about half an hour, then went home and hit the books. It's amazing how much you can get done if you don't stay for the whole activity. That's what my life is like right now: bite-sized pieces of activities that used to take up whole evenings.