Saving Time For My Career

I didn't have class today in English which didn't change the fact that I had to go to my other classes and work. Wednesdays are my hardest days it is the day I go to my philosophy class, Intro to religion class and my English class afterwards I go to work. I wasn't planning on writing in my blog today but because we didn't have class it was our assignment.

Working is the means to a end and also a pain in your schedule.Although, having a job is not the same as having a career treating it the same helps with moving up to a higher position, gaining the experience and making money. Working for a Intern position will help me get into a better career it kind of wont fit in my schedule.

Summer is coming up and I found great internship positions I could pick up 2 new classes or I could take a internship position for the summer. Living with my sister gives me the opportunity to pursue my career I wouldn't be dropping out of school I would be giving school a rest until I finish the summer position. I went and created a profile on USAJOBS I have multiple hits on the websites and I will take a chance to start my life.

If it is something to want you will make time for it, if it's not meant for you the right thing will come along. Time maneging has gave me a chance to look at my day and plan ahead. If i didn't start thinking about my future then it would be further then closer. Managing is hard and it has many aspects that I wasn't focusing on. Love, work, education, the social side of me helped me evaluate my future time managing.

Final Draft Thoughts

When I first started my blog I focused on blogging about my time and what to do to mange it well. After writing a couple of blogs it was hard to think of different ways to say I am a procrastinator. Then I couldn't figure out how to find people in my community. This topic was not well thought out and not as easy as I protrade it when I began the class and asked what topic I was going to write on. It is kind of to late to jump to another topic having poored my heart out in this topic (Time Management).

I have found new ways of incorporating other topics within my topic. The challenge still remains how to tie other relating topics in without taking away from the main discussion such as I have not only picked up another class this semester but I have proudly joined a gym. My running around and completing task is irrelevant when my body and health is out of condition. I wanted to tie in certain points that make my topic well rounded and a guide to keeping up and staying healthy.

My analyzes blog will have main topic blog will be about the challenges I endured through out the semester and how it helped me to help others. So far the main blogs that i will incorporated in my blog are;

Spring break, I Days Worth Of Work, No Time To Mess Up, No Time To Mess Up, and  To Relationship or not to Relationship. These topics have great meaning to me and are the spinners of my blog presentation. Everyone can relate to at least one topic because they are major issues in life. The point of my presentation is to stay neutral and unbiased to gain the support and help from fellow readers.

Another major part in my blog are my sources used to write my paper a very helpful source was the article is The 11 steps to time management although I only mention the ones that protain to the blog I was writing on at the moment the remaining ones were useful as well. If someone where going to do a blog about time management in future class I would not discourage I would encourage.

"11 Time Management Tips." About.com Small Business: Canada. Web. 28 Feb. 2012. http://sbinfocanada.about.com/cs/timemanagement/a/timemgttips.htm.

I Days Worth Of Work

Today I feel like I used my time wisely, although I did mess up by going out last night and staying out a little later on a school night. I couldn't wake up for my first class today Psychology, but I did make it to my second class Introduction to religion. I took a look at my work schedule after class today to make sure I am not late to work again today like I was on Sunday, and I found out I had a couple of hours before work so I went to All Tune and Lube and got a much needed oil change.

One of the 11 steps to time management is Prioritizing; it is 1st rule to a productive work schedule:

1) Realize that time management is a myth.

No matter how organized we are, there are always only 24 hours in a day. Time doesn't change. All we can actually manage is ourselves and what we do with the time that we have.

I now know that I should start logging my work hours better, and then I would have known that I had this extra time in my day. I have to go to work late again tomorrow so I can fit my math lab hours that I am missing in tomorrow before I go to work. A major factor that most people have with time management is procrastination. If I had typed up my blog yesterday before I went out I wouldn't have to write and critique my blog so late tonight. Making a dramatic change in my life is the first way of stopping procrastination. I will set a time and date to write in my blog and stick to it for a week and see if I work out in my weekly schedule.

There are only 24 hours in a day, I manage to mess up once in a while and miss use a hour, but for the most part I work hard on fitting more in my schedule. I try to focus on the most important task to least important. I wrote my paper today by hand so that I could revise and correct later, which at the time I thought it was utilizing free time well. I am now off work and it is 10pm and all I have to do know is type my paper. I found an hour that was not being used in between getting my car oil changed, because of the helpful advice from my fellow blogger and teacher "not to wait to the last minute to think about my blog". Although I am typing it know which is another free hour in my day I found time to research my info a little more.

"11 Time Management Tips." About.com Small Business: Canada. Web. 28 Feb. 2012. http://sbinfocanada.about.com/cs/timemanagement/a/timemgttips.htm.

"Business Cartoons for Newsletters and Presentations | Randy Glasbergen - Today's Cartoon." TODAYS CARTOON by Randy Glasbergen. Web. 28 Feb. 2012. <http://www.glasbergen.com/business-computer-cartoons/?album=1>.

No Time To Mess Up

A little about me I am born in Kentucky and raised in Tennessee. I am 25 years of age and born in July, which makes me a cancer. I love fish and don't mind the outdoors. I am second to the last child out of six children and am very family orientated. I am a preacher’s child so I practice Christianity. A little bit about my personality as an Artisan

The Artisan temperament is probably the one that stands out the most. These include actors, sports players, singers, crafts people, as well as the trades people, builders, repair workers, and sales people. Their world is tools. The tool they use might even be their body in the case of a boxer or a singer. They have an instinctive knowledge of how to use a tool to its best advantage. They use tools in very practical ways. If a tool will get the job done, they’ll use it even if that wasn’t its original purpose.

Our temperament is known in metaphor is known as a fox, we don't plan our day we just go about the day knowing what needs to be done or similar to the fox knowing how to survive. I have never one much for planning I just go throughout my day already knowing how it should go. If it wasn't for blogging purposes I probably wouldn't evaluate my day. Which means it would probably take longer for me to graduate.

I love to party, but I have been in school to long so I am running out of time in the biologic time clock. It is supposed to be; carrier at 26, married at 27, baby by 28 and working on my 2nd at 30, retired at 45 and sailing on a boat by the time your kids Graduate at 48. If I manage to finish my bachelors by the time I am 28, I will only be off the time line by 2 years. I find not having time for boyfriend through me off a extra year so I think I am at the age I need to put my plan in motion. Maybe I do need to start going back out more if I don't how will I meet the right guy? Well I guess make to the planning board I guess I lost somewhat focus of the future plans trying to keep up with my current plan.

I guess I have a time line already planned for my life, but I am just putting together a plan to get me out of school. I guess you can say I have my priorities messed up. Wow it took for me to have to write a blog to put something in motion. It is okay now I guess know what I have to do to succeed.

Managing to Clear My MInd

I have uncovered several techniques and tried them all to help manage my time. I have decided to chose the hardest days to be my day off work and also managed to pick up more hours in the math lab. I fell that writing done what I have to do and what I need to do have helped me establish a pattern that works for me. I still haven't had time for me I guess it shouldn't matter because all my hard work will pay off in the future, but I fell like a time for me has to be established somewhere in the the mix to help me clear my mind.

Although work is very steady with no down time if I eat in between leaving school it will hold me over tell I get off late eat a sneak tell I get off and use my 45 minute lunch to catch up on my netflix or do a little shopping at the store that is hard to get to during the day but are near my job. I also found that if I start using my calender to schedule what needs to be done through out the week it really helps. I

I want to get healthy, but its not a change in a diet alone its a change in lifestyle as well. I guess its hard because in between lunch and work its so easy to pick something up on the go then it is to make something when your barely making it to class in morning on time. I guess I could make my food at night but it would require me to get out of class on time to make it to my job site enough time to eat it up and eat it. Its kind of hard to come to work early and eat because they are always busy and they beg you to clock in early. I guess I could get a salad or substitute my carbs and chose better off the menu, but eating healthy alone is only a start when can I go to the gym. I found this gym that stays open 24 hours but motivation have been on of my weakness. First I think I will try running in my neighborhood then maybe I will spend money at a gym.
I get off work early on Sunday's so I sat up all my bills that need to be paid through out the week with a schudle like mine something is liable not to get paid. I am proud of myself I fell like the schedule is coming togather pretty soon I will have the full layout of a semester time management tool learn, party and look good will be the name of it.

A look at my day

While writing my blog again at the last minute I was thinking what could I have removed out of my day to make time for me to wrote my blog earlier either in the week or today. Class was cancel this morning I got up checked my email and laid back down with excitement that is. I was more so excited that there was no work as well then class. I could have winged it through class but work I needed a break.

I went back to sleep only to be awaken by my sister said " your late for class" I told her it was canceled she said "good then you can take me to my doctor's appointment". That ended my sleep in morning, but I got up caught up on some of my shows on dvr then started my day. I washed my car for about 2 hours then came home and watched a little more TV then went to bed for about two more hours. Now I'm up writing in my English blog.

Now lets stop and take a recap of my week before today so you I can shine light on my laziness today. I have class Monday through Thursday from 9:30 am to 1pm then I make It to work at 1:30 pm  to 9:30pm I am off sometime Monday sometime Wednesday. I do homework at night when I get off and on my days off from work I am in the math lab getting caught up In my math class. I think I mange my time enough to have a lazy day.

In a stress management website link

"Take the time. Too often we put the pleasantries of life on the back burner, telling ourselves we don’t “have time” or can’t “make time” for them. However, actually, time is the only thing we do completely own. While we can’t “make” a day that’s longer than 24 hours, each of us starts the day with exactly that amount of time. Take a part of your time to recognize the good things in your life. "

Stress Management Tips. 2005. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.stressmanagementtips.com/tips.htm>.

To Relationship or not to Relationship

Did you know? While 75% of chocolate purchases are made by women all year long, during the days and minutes  before Valentine's Day, 75% of the chocolate purchases are made by men.  Over $1billion of chocolate is purchased for Valentine's Day.

I have been for single for about a year now and it's not that bad. I don't really think about a relationship maybe only around this time of the year. Valentines day that is.(This link has a little knowledge on the holiday)

"Valentine's Day is a celebration of love and lovers. The roots of Valentine's Day goes back to ancient times, when people paid honor to the Roman God of Fertility. This was known as the Feast of Lupercalia, and was celebrated even then on February 14th".

I guess this day only matters when you have someone to love. In that case it just another day filled with hopes that one day you will be able to share it with someone you love.

 Another milestone in my busy life. While going to school and working I really didn't have time to meet a nice guy. If I did have a guy threw out the year I'm pretty sure I ran him off famous words of my ex " You never have time for me". I guess I have time to find that special someone, but for now I am doomed to be alone. Men are a job alone so adding one in my life means not only do I have a full time job and in school full time that means I would have two full time jobs.

I think I may have came up with a solution on being single. I will just be single until I finish my degree. I recently found that studies say women believe that dating is the same as being in a relationship. I can date without titles being given. As long as the the opposite sex has the same intention from the start., Friends first is always a good thing, you able to grow together first then when you have accomplished what is needed to be accomplished you move to the next step.


"About Valentine's Day, History of Valentine's Day, Saint Valentine and Cupid from Holiday Insights." 2012 February Holiday Fun, about February Holidays, Much More! Holiday Insights. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. http://www.holidayinsights.com/valentine

Managing my Schedule

When I first started working on my time management I found what worked for me and what could be eliminated from my daily schedule to keep me organized. It was hard at first catching up with my work and job after taking the week to go home for the emergency I had in my prior post. I finally put together a schedule that will work for me as I finish my degree path.

First, I have decided to put a homework plan in motion. My philosophy class is the hardest to catch up with most of what can be learned is by being in class. My teacher doesn't use a specific book so its hard to answer a take home quiz with no notes being that I missed two classes. I found myself trying to keep up with math it is the hardest subject I have faced in the year I have attended. I found that staying after school on the days I don't have work at least two hours puts me ahead of the class so that if I fall back again I will  already be ahead next time.  When I have a blog that is due in English I still find it hard to fit in instead of doing it the day when it is due.

Second, I have decided to stay full time at work instead of part time. I mentioned this because I was kind of  hoping for some feed back. Did I make the right ddecision? I want to move out of my sisters house, but if I move out and I'm not full time at work  I would struggle. Everyone knows struggling makes it hard to study stay focus. I asked my boss to give me the lowest hours for  full time employee and Monday and Tuesday off. He Said he would try it's only for a little while until I graduate and get a carreer.

Weighing my options

I have been out of class for a week visiting my hometown Tennessee. I have a ill father that needed (click on link to see info on device) Cardiac Defibrillator in his heart.  It's hard to take in right know with being a full time student needing to take off work for a week and I missed a week of class. These are the factors that add to my stress.  I love my father and I wanted to stay longer to support my mother, but I have so much going on back in Virginia, which is where I live now. I move forward two steps in life and fall back 5 steps that's the story of my life will the stress ever end? When I was home with my parents I felt like the world had stopped and then began to move slow (not just because it was the country), but because when I was younger mom and dad took care of everything I never saw the struggle. I wish I was a little more prepared and not sheltered.

On January 12th  I received a letter in my email from my fathers doctor requesting me to come home immediately. My father surgery took place on the January 23rd and I also had to go to court on the same day here in Virginia. I got paid on Friday which left me no time to pay the ticket before 3:30 pm instead of going to court that Monday. On top of that situation I am just starting a full load of classes. I missed two of all four of my classes and have a exam in my philosophy class this coming Wednesday with no notes, which I don't have anyways. I could drop my philosophy class with no refund because that seems to be the hardest to catch up in. What should I do?  Continue on the path that I'm going, who knows I might surprise myself and pass.

I took one week of work at the last minute. Retail is not a easy place to request time off with especially short notice. Filling a position is hard in the line of service I am in. I work for sprint wireless and I have quotas monthly I have to meet these quotas to receive a commission check. I get paid every 2 weeks as well, but my main source of of income is my commission check. I am behind tremendously in quota not only because I took a week off, but because I switched locations and I wasn't use to the selling techniques in this store. Switching locations made it a little easier not having to drive 1 hour there and 1 hour back at 10:00PM, but this store is a lot busier. I guess I the saying can't have your cake and eat it it to fits this situation perfectly.

I feel like even though things are going everyway but right that its for the better. I need to learn how set a plan in motion to keep my life organized. I  actually turned down going to hooters with my co-workers tonight and to applebees with my home girls. If you know me which your learning a little now about me, you need to know that was the hardest decision ever for a huge social butterfly as myself--just playing. I think and worry daily about my fathers situation and I really believe my dad knows my heart and knows I desire nothing more then being with my father FYI (for your information) I am a daddies girl. I really believe he wants me to finish my education though which is very important to make it in today's society.

                                                        Work Cited

Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators. What are implantable cardiac defibrillators?, Jan30, 2012.1996-2012 MedicineNet, Inc.‹http://www.medicinenet.com/implantable_cardiac_defibrillator/article.htm/›.

The Social Side Of Me

When I do have free time  and I generally stay in the area there are a couple of places that I hang out, here are the links to there website K2 and Waters Edge. I have few friends because just having the few friends is hard enough. How do you manage keeping myself focus? I try to keep my mind on my books so that I don't have to work in retail any longer, but the rate I'm going looks like sprint will be my profession for a little longer. I usually club on the weekends due to the fact its the only time I'm free to let go and enjoy life. Well I when say weekend I mean Friday night only. That's because I usually close at work on Saturday which gives me time to sleep in until my shift. I move things around to help me breath a little. I have eliminated the opposite gender completely. I have no time for lies, promises, and deceit. Well I guess not all men are like that, but the ones I have came across have fit that description. Well enough man bashing for one blog. I have found a new take on social outings. My friends and I go out after work that is when I don't have any homework for a drink. While I'm not going to tell you what kind or how much due to the fact that this is a class blog. We then meet on Monday night to catch up on all are shows such as Bad Girls Club, Love Games etc. all are highlights of the week, thank goodness I don't have much homework that's due on Tuesdays. My co-workers go bowling on Wednesday and Thursday hookah. I join to brighten my horizon or should I say broaden. I really close minded when it comes to different social atmospheres. I don't know why, because I am as country as they come. I go to D.C a little more. Its its like Dorthy living Kansas. I look around each corner and need a GPS to get around. If you have never been to D.C. you haven't been to the capital of elite social life, okay maybe I am over exaggerating.

First Start

Starting off working  was hard enough adding school is even harder. Then when you had a social life such as partying, boyfriend, friends, etc. it goes beyond hard. I decided to dedicate my blog to managing my time wisely. My original chosen profession was the military (which is the ideal career), but because I was very athletic in high school it was hard for me to swallow the fact that I would be jumping, crawling and even walking fast didn't seem ideal. I was a skinny non exercising child with ideas of joining the military, imagine that? After waiting trying to make up my mind about becoming discipline I moved around. I noticed around 20 that I was picking up weight, school never crossed my mind. By the time I was 22 I decided I had reach the point of no return (metabolism wise). I then decided I would just go to school. I went a little stopped and partyed went a little again stopped and partied. I am 25 still no degree and as of 7 months ago screwed my head on right. I am full force in school. I attend class Monday-Thursday 8:30 am-12:30 pm,because also need to make a living I work full time for srint wireless from 1:30 pm to 9:00. On the weekends i work all day to hit my 40 hours. My friends go out and invite me and while i'm working I have enough energy to say yes, but when by the time the shift ends the energy level goes down. Doing homework is crazy test in morning do I study at night or do I study in the morning. I plan doing this blog to try and get feed bac from my classmates or even outside bloggers. I will design  my blog with a study time line as well as polls. I asked my family  to read my blog and give feed back as well, because they know me best and can tell me where I am going wrong in this new quest to graduate.