Comments on: Long Time, No Talk!

By: trish

trish — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:53:34 +0000

Holy moly! I think I might be dizzy.

I don’t have any advice, except that unfortunately you won’t have much down time. To get all that stuff done, you’ll have to really plan out your days. I’m sure you got some good suggestions in the comments…I just want to tell you, It will end!

By: Susan

Susan — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 14:25:58 +0000

Me, too, I came to this late – it is overwhelming at first, but it will sort itself out – you are more than capable and bright enough – and cheers to dating too, which is probably what has thrown you off – unplanned romance! tee hee

By: Daphne

Daphne — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:31:42 +0000

Yay! Happy date news! And i concur with everyone else — the next two years will fly by and then you’ll be on your way. And definitely keep your health up — you know I know how important that is! And, have some fun too (oh right, you ARE! Miss Date Girl!)

By: verbivore

verbivore — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:13:46 +0000

Boy do I see myself in the list making! I am coming to this post a bit late but wanted to at least say that as I’ve come to ‘read’ who you are through your posts, I see an incredibly capable and intelligent young woman with a lot on her plate but who enjoys the intellectual stimulation of all those projects you listed above. I’m sure you’ll figure it out – even if panic attacks intervene from time to time. Some time they help us hit the reset button, force us to make the right lists and then step out into the fray once again. Good luck – the next two years will fly right by.

By: Andi

Andi — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:08:52 +0000

Boy, have I been where you are – in fact, you and I seem to be in the same place – just on opposite coasts.

How’s about a little healthy eating and a yoga accountability? I’ll ask you how your diet and practice are going, and you can do the same for me. Me first – how are your diet and practice going?

By: lena

lena — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:43:23 +0000

I know this probably sound silly, but when I dont have enough time to do all of the things I want to do, I combine them. I’ll cook as I’m doing the dishes. I’ll spend time with my boyfriend and we’ll read aloud to each other. I clean and listen to audio-books or literature related podcasts as I’m doing it.

It makes for a multi-tasked life, but I manage to get all of that done, and even squeeze in some homework

By: Tara

Tara — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:40:20 +0000

It sounds as though you have a lot on your plate Eva. Thinking back to when I was in college hmm…well, I really focused on school during the weekdays, and to tell you the truth I didn’t do much reading…I was already reading enough required stuff so I did needlework instead to relax. I wish you luck and am glad you’re still checking in here.

By: Megan

Megan — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:49:45 +0000

Wish I was better qualified to offer some advice, but it happens that I’m particularly dismal at maintaining any sort of balance in my life. So, to some extent I’m sure I know how you feel!

I guess, I’d say that if you had to pick one thing not to let slip, it would be your health because hey, if you’re not relatively well-rested and healthy, all the rest of that stuff goes down the tubes anyhow, right? So give priority to the things that will keep you healthy, and then I guess you’ll have to pick and choose from the rest because as nice as it is to do everything, it’s mostly impossible. Sometimes it helps me to look at my life and ask myself which things are actually “have-tos” and which things I’ve made into have-tos because I have wildly unfair/unattainable expectations of myself that I can’t let go of (i.e. I don’t *really* have to write a book review this week, but I do pretty much have to get 8 hours of sleep a night or I’ll get sick or at least not be able to stand living in my own grumpy presence). So I guess the sage advice of this wildly unbalanced book blogger is to take a step back to have a look and see which have-tos are really have-tos and do those things. The other things you’ll simply need to choose to get to when you have the time.

Oh, and forget about staying sane – that’s just not even possible! Embrace your insanity!

By: Debi

Debi — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:31:59 +0000

Oh Eva, my heart goes out to you! I wish I had some advice, but I’m afraid I really don’t. I’m in one of those “life periods” myself, where it’s an actual physical impossibility to get done all the things I “need” to. Yeah, the “need” is the problem…how to figure out what can slide and what can’t. I have breakdowns on a fairly regular basis these days. Just yesterday Rich found me a heaping, sobbing mess. Homeschooling is just killing me. Anyway, I don’t mean to be whining about myself here. But I did want you to know that I’m sending you HUGE HUGS! I have no doubt whatsoever that you’ll get it all figured out. Not that life will be all smooth-sailing, of course, since that’s not how life works. But I know you’ll get those priorities figured out, and that you’ll come up with strategies to help keep your sanity. On top of everything though, take care of YOU!

By: mariel

mariel — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:12:20 +0000

Sounds like you’ve planned it all out! I tend to wing it far too often when I’m busy, which is probably why I never get anything done! So best of luck with everything. I hope you have some time in there for some relaxing and fun!!