b's get degrees.

any other grad students out there feel like they are sinking all the time? like no matter how many hours you study/research/write/plan you are never caught up?


me too. and then this past weekend, i didn't do any school work. i redecorated my room, went thrift store shopping, visited with my mom and played with the hubby. it felt really good while i was doing it, but sunday night i had immediate 'hang-out remorse.' i had a midterm, a quiz, and three clinic (speech pathology) lesson plans to finish for this week.

and i did really poorly on my quiz and was really hard on myself. then, it hit me. 


i am in absolutely no danger of failing this course in anyway. a three-point-oh average keeps me in good standing with my university, and i have so many a's on my transcript i could get c's from here on out and pretty much be fine. so why was i upset? because with this quiz grade, it will be a bit harder for me to get an a.


so, to summarize:
-i now have a great, redesigned room that i love to spend time in.
-i had a great halloween weekend with the person, and kittens, that i love most in the world.
-i found a great new blouse at the thrift store for only five bucks.
-i slept more this weekend than i have in months.
-i saw my mom, had a nice dinner (and a nice lunch).
-and i spent three days feeling completely relaxed and blissful in my life (i even had time to paint my nails and straighten my hair!).


and if i get all of that in exchange for the possibility of a b, i'd say it's well worth it. 

-unless at my first job interview they ask me directly 'what letter grade did you receive in each of your courses.' 
then i'm screwed.