Oops. So, I guess I lost track of time, because it has been awhile since I have written. I apologize.

So, school has started and everything is beginning to fall into a schedule. I was hoping that things would be relaxed and calm for a few weeks since it is the beginning of the semester. I mean, it is the end of the semester that is supposed to be busy, right? I guess not, because I must say that this seems to be the busiest I have ever been! I don't know if it is because we are still playing catch up from having two days off of school for bad weather, or if I am just THAT busy. Either way, I feel like I have been running for two weeks straight...

I am taking 17 hours this semester, which I didn't think would be much of a problem (I have been taking between 16 and 18 hours every semester of my college career). Something is obviously different from those other semesters. I have a feeling that it has something to do with art classes. I am considering adding art as a minor, and I thought taking a couple of classes in that area would be a good idea before making up my mind entirely.  I have learned, from my own experiences and others, that it is a good idea to sample classes in an area of study you are interested in before you jump in head first. The idea of taking one or two classes in a field of study helps make sure it is something you really want to do before you spend a lot of time and effort on a bazillion classes. If you were to just jump in, you could end up  with a number of classes you don't need  because you decided that you aren't really interested in that subject anymore. I probably should have taken this piece of my own advice a little more seriously, and rather then being an over-achiever , taken just one art class...

It is not because I don't like the classes, but because they are very work-heavy. It is suggested that for every hour a student spends in class, they should spend 2 to 3 hours outside of class studying or doing work for that class. With art, however, the proportions are not that nice. I have been spending, at the least, 3 to 4 per hour of class, probably much more.  Guess I should have done my research and figured out what I was getting myself into.

Oh, well. Things will hopefully slow down a bit or at least have the illusion of slowing down, as a little more of the semester goes by and I get more accustomed to life as an art student.