I've always known I was a type A personality. It manifested itself while I was in high school. (Extra credit was to do a book report on 1 of 20 biographies and I did all 20). It has reared its ugly head throughout my working career. I have taken time off of work to raise and home school my children so I thought it had been tamed. WRONG!!!! As I am back in school, I have realized it is alive and well and thriving inside of me. I obsess over every 1/4 point and worry over every fraction of a grade. After years away from school, I am getting As and Bs and yet I obsess over every point given (or not given). If I survive this first semester back in school I will be amazed.... I lay awake and stress over every assignment...
And yet I have to give credit to a certain someone who pushed me to go back. Well, to you... I have to say Thank You and yes, I was stupid for not doing it earlier..... Without you Ab and I would never have pursued a higher education.... which we totally love. I am going go get 12 credits and he is going to get like 17 or 18.... and it's all due to your encouragement. Although I miss our daily phone calls and interactions, I still feel you in our lives as I study late into the night and on weekends (it's all positive) and know we never would have done this without you.. so THANK YOU!!! I was stupid for not doing this earlier!!
Friday, April 30, 2010
Irony
As we all know it's been a looooong time since I went to school. I convinced my husband to go back with me last semester. Semester is almost finished and we had to select classes for the upcoming Summer and Fall classes. I had to select Accounting as my major (from the fall semester) because well, I've been doing accounting for 15+ years... duh... it just makes sense... and the major classes can be taken on-line. So, my hubby took the major he wants and actually attended class for the Fall semester. Turns out we are maniacs when it comes to grades. I will redo stuff to raise my points 1/4 point. Yeah... I want the higher grade. Ok... so where am I going with this?
I am finally trying to switch my major. We are both trying to get degrees in Hospitality Management - his is in the Culinary Arts and mine is in the Hotel Management. My degree is via an accounting degree. In two semesters I will be over 50% finished with my degree requirements. Yeah, I totally overloaded. So, I am at a point where I want to change direction. Today was summer/fall semester enrollment. My husband has no idea what I sign him up for until it's a done deal. So I'm working on balancing ged credits with major credits (and for me that's difficult because I'm trying to switch majors). I spend way too much time cross referencing info between him and me.
I'm losing my focus... so I'm at a transition and am switching over (ever so minutely) for the fall. (I am falling on the sword so my husband can get the credits while I stay home with the kids). This fall is starting to change the tide to my time. I am actually taking 7 credits to what IIII want. Transitioning from accounting to hospitality.... Here is where the irony comes in..... Yes... here it comes....
Entry level classes is well duh... Intro to Hospitality and Basic Food Prep (Yes, it doesn't make sense to me either...). I'm digressing, but--- my husband wants to work at Club 33 at Disneyland as a chef, where as I want to run the Disneyland Resort itself. To get to the degree I have to take basic food preparation classes. (Don't ask because I don't understand it either!). So, I have to do what I want to do to get what I need to get.
Anyway, I am finally getting to take the Basic Food Prep, which my husband took one semester previous.... yes, here it comes.....
My husband has taken a total of 1 semester of Hospitality Management classes and has done so well that he has been asked to be a TA. Yes, take a wild guess as to what class he is asking to TA for...the 1 class that I am taking.
I am taking a total of 2 HM classes (I'm still balancing Accounting and my GE courses) for the fall, and the one teacher I am taking it with is the one teacher my husband was asked to TA for. AWKWARD!!!! Irony is this teacher is the only teacher my husband never attended class with.
When I signed up for classes I was specific in not taking classes with the same teachers my husband took his classes with - irony is the one teacher has the TA opening.
So - this should be an interesting semester!!!
I am finally trying to switch my major. We are both trying to get degrees in Hospitality Management - his is in the Culinary Arts and mine is in the Hotel Management. My degree is via an accounting degree. In two semesters I will be over 50% finished with my degree requirements. Yeah, I totally overloaded. So, I am at a point where I want to change direction. Today was summer/fall semester enrollment. My husband has no idea what I sign him up for until it's a done deal. So I'm working on balancing ged credits with major credits (and for me that's difficult because I'm trying to switch majors). I spend way too much time cross referencing info between him and me.
I'm losing my focus... so I'm at a transition and am switching over (ever so minutely) for the fall. (I am falling on the sword so my husband can get the credits while I stay home with the kids). This fall is starting to change the tide to my time. I am actually taking 7 credits to what IIII want. Transitioning from accounting to hospitality.... Here is where the irony comes in..... Yes... here it comes....
Entry level classes is well duh... Intro to Hospitality and Basic Food Prep (Yes, it doesn't make sense to me either...). I'm digressing, but--- my husband wants to work at Club 33 at Disneyland as a chef, where as I want to run the Disneyland Resort itself. To get to the degree I have to take basic food preparation classes. (Don't ask because I don't understand it either!). So, I have to do what I want to do to get what I need to get.
Anyway, I am finally getting to take the Basic Food Prep, which my husband took one semester previous.... yes, here it comes.....
My husband has taken a total of 1 semester of Hospitality Management classes and has done so well that he has been asked to be a TA. Yes, take a wild guess as to what class he is asking to TA for...the 1 class that I am taking.
I am taking a total of 2 HM classes (I'm still balancing Accounting and my GE courses) for the fall, and the one teacher I am taking it with is the one teacher my husband was asked to TA for. AWKWARD!!!! Irony is this teacher is the only teacher my husband never attended class with.
When I signed up for classes I was specific in not taking classes with the same teachers my husband took his classes with - irony is the one teacher has the TA opening.
So - this should be an interesting semester!!!
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