Welp I hate being the bearer of bad news so thankfully this is only kinda bad news. As you probably know, I was not very good about posting last week. And I am here to tell you it will happen again this week. At least I’m giving you a heads up!! Here’s why:
I signed up for an online alternative certification program to get my special education teaching credential. This program normally takes 9-15 months to complete. Being the young, fresh-out-of college individual I am, I decided to see if I could cram it into 3 months. I worked for the school district last year which meant I didn’t have to work during the summer, but I still got paychecks. Bingo presto. So I went at it. And let me tell you what…this has been the most depressingly boring summer ever. I literally studied all day either reading from a textbook or from my laptop. My still very pasty legs are a testament to my obvious lack of sunshine. The only thing keeping me sane was this thought: “I am giving up this summer so I can have summers in the future.” Anyway before summer was through, I successfully passed 2 of the 3 tests I needed. Yay me! Unfortunately, this final test was going to be the hardest. The program did not provide study materials so it was up to me to figure out what to study. I don’t know about you but I consider Special Education a very broad topic. So I freaked and bought about 8 books from their huge list of recommended readings. I decided I would need more time on this test that the others. So I gave myself two months to study instead of one.
Currently I am one month in and I can tell you right now the time extension was a mistake. I hardly study (I’ve only read 2 ½ books) and I find other things to do with myself. I STARTED A BLOG FOR GOODNESS SAKES!! I am the queen of procrastination…which I think is ok because I tend to perform better under a time crunch. This morning I was talking to Mr. Dizzy about how not motivated I am for this test as compared to the other ones. He suggested rescheduling. Why I never thought of that, I’ll never know, but I sprinted up to my laptop quick as a bunny. Low and behold, there was ONE date left with ONE time left this month. So I rescheduled.
When is it? Next Friday.
Yup, that’s 6 ½ days away. Yup, I have 5 ½ books to read. Yup, I am making desserts all day Monday for my mom’s Bunco party (taste testers for wedding desserts! More on that next week!!). Am I crazy? No. I am actually quite relieved. I can handle a book a day. And it’s so nice to think IT WILL BE DONE in less than a week!! Once I finish this test (and hopefully pass! Keep your fingers crossed) my life can start again. I can look for a second job, I can read real books, I can relax on a weekend without feeling guilty, and most importantly…I can start working on wedding stuff!!!!!! So until next Friday I will be doing this:
Image via Kidikadi Pulse
Wish me luck!!
Does anyone else purposefully procrastinate to motivate themselves? Did anyone else have a “wasted summer?”
Good luck!!!
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