On the Eve of a New Semester
The spring semester begins tomorrow. I suddenly realized this afternoon that I never did make it to the university last week to purchase the textbooks I’ll need for this semester. Oops. So now I’m bookless except for the one book I ordered online for my Statistical Analysis class. Thankfully, I only have one class on Mondays so I might be able to stop by the bookstore tomorrow afternoon on my to class and get what I need.
Upon receiving the aforementioned book, I opened it and quickly flipped through it to see if it looked remotely familiar. It made me want to weep large crocodile tears of grief and complete despair. It all looks so foreign and complicated—and I’ve already had one round of this stuff. I can only hope that this instructor will have a better method of explaining the material, so it is more graspable. A statistician I am not!
When the fall semester ended, I told myself that I would do some serious sewing to revamp my wardrobe. As I look back over my break, I sadly realize that I got a grand total of one—that’s right, one—dress done. And it’s a Sunday dress that was partially done from Thanksgiving break. My productivity in the sewing department was very bad. (I learned about Productivity during the Winter Term. Isn’t that grand? Of course, common sense will tell you the same thing.)
On a brighter note, I did get the medical aid bookkeeping that was handed over to me in November pretty much caught up. I’ve got a few loose ends yet, but most of it’s as up to date as I can get it right now. Receiving that responsibility in the middle of the semester wasn’t exactly conducive to diving right in and learning all the ins and outs. It’s only been since I finished my Winter Term that I’ve had the time to spend any type of quality time on it. So that, to me, is a Happy Thing. Now I’m going to make a concerted effort to stay On Top of things.
My schedule this semester will be similar to last semester, with some minor time adjustments. My first class is Accounting Information Systems on Mondays and Wednesdays at 3:25. The later time will allow me to get an extra two hours in at work on those days. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I will be in class from 9:35 to 2:05 taking Intermediate Accounting II, Statistical Analysis, and Basic Marketing Concepts. Additionally, on Tuesdays at 5:30 I will have a Principles of Financial Management class. The timing of my Tuesday, Thursday classes will make it impractical to get any hours in at work. Then, I’ll work a full day on Fridays because I have no Friday classes.
The statistics and marketing classes are the most frightening to me on this end of the semester. I don’t anticipate any major hiccups with the accounting classes, although it seems like I should have already learned most of it; and I’m hoping that I’ll enjoy the finance class, since I’m planning to get a minor in finance.
It would seem like I’m starting things out normally—deficient on sleep. Some things never change.
Upon receiving the aforementioned book, I opened it and quickly flipped through it to see if it looked remotely familiar. It made me want to weep large crocodile tears of grief and complete despair. It all looks so foreign and complicated—and I’ve already had one round of this stuff. I can only hope that this instructor will have a better method of explaining the material, so it is more graspable. A statistician I am not!
When the fall semester ended, I told myself that I would do some serious sewing to revamp my wardrobe. As I look back over my break, I sadly realize that I got a grand total of one—that’s right, one—dress done. And it’s a Sunday dress that was partially done from Thanksgiving break. My productivity in the sewing department was very bad. (I learned about Productivity during the Winter Term. Isn’t that grand? Of course, common sense will tell you the same thing.)
On a brighter note, I did get the medical aid bookkeeping that was handed over to me in November pretty much caught up. I’ve got a few loose ends yet, but most of it’s as up to date as I can get it right now. Receiving that responsibility in the middle of the semester wasn’t exactly conducive to diving right in and learning all the ins and outs. It’s only been since I finished my Winter Term that I’ve had the time to spend any type of quality time on it. So that, to me, is a Happy Thing. Now I’m going to make a concerted effort to stay On Top of things.
My schedule this semester will be similar to last semester, with some minor time adjustments. My first class is Accounting Information Systems on Mondays and Wednesdays at 3:25. The later time will allow me to get an extra two hours in at work on those days. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I will be in class from 9:35 to 2:05 taking Intermediate Accounting II, Statistical Analysis, and Basic Marketing Concepts. Additionally, on Tuesdays at 5:30 I will have a Principles of Financial Management class. The timing of my Tuesday, Thursday classes will make it impractical to get any hours in at work. Then, I’ll work a full day on Fridays because I have no Friday classes.
The statistics and marketing classes are the most frightening to me on this end of the semester. I don’t anticipate any major hiccups with the accounting classes, although it seems like I should have already learned most of it; and I’m hoping that I’ll enjoy the finance class, since I’m planning to get a minor in finance.
It would seem like I’m starting things out normally—deficient on sleep. Some things never change.
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