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Well, I did it. I´m in school and let me tell ya, the beginning 2 weeks were a bee-otch! I was confused, overwhelmed, frustrated and felt like I was in over my head. We were getting about 5-6 hours of homework EVERY day and on top of that, as soon as I was done in class, I drove the 30 miles home and went to work until 4pm. It was too much.
One day, after school on my way home, I stopped along the road and called my husband, crying. I told him I just can´t do this, it´s too much, it´s too hard and I think I´m going to quit. Well, DH has an amazing skill in that he can calm me down and put things in perspective for me. Bless his heart, he told me to see if I could take a leave of absence from work for the entire semester. He said not to worry about money. He said I know you can do this. You are smart enough. You are not quitting.
So the next morning I went and talked to my employer and we decided that I would take leave for Sept and Oct and I would go back in and talk to her at the end of October. Absolutely no issues with work and if I wanted to pick up some hours, just let her know. She is more than willing to work with me. I was so relieved after talking to her. Now my stress level is way down, I have time to get my homework done (which now is becoming easier and I do it quicker). I am understanding what we are learning and my homework is getting good marks.
So, I am sticking with it and moving Full Speed Ahead!
“Anyone can give up, it's the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that's true strength.”
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Re: Courage
I am so very proud of you! What a blessing to have your employer work with you to achieve your dreams.
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So happy that you are continuing on and bless your employer too.
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I was a college professor for a number of years, and we seemed to have the highest dropout rates about the 3rd week of September. I would always counsel students to try to figure out how make it past this time and then they would have adjusted to the demands of school, work and family. There are things that must be given up, and social time and leisure activities are usually the one are where there is wiggle room. The others, work, family, school and SLEEP, need to be adjusted so everything can get done. Kids don't want to give up social life, that's why a lot of them don't make it!
Best of luck to you!
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You absolutely need to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity! Go For It!!!!
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Missouri Star
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You write so beautifully in English; you should learn Russian, too!
Toni ... If I keep sewing long enough, will they make their own dinner?
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The Guild President
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Good for you for working this out and bless your wonderful husband for supporting you
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Quilting Royalty
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That's good news. I'm glad you were able to work it out and pursue your dreams.
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Thank you. 

Originally Posted by
GuitarGramma
You write so beautifully in English; you should learn Russian, too!
“Anyone can give up, it's the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that's true strength.”