Where the Rubber Meets the Road

I have forgotten what it is like to be a student.  Actually, no, what I am facing is the combination of being a student and a full-time worker, and the head of a family....Two assignments due, need to buy food, treasured SIL visiting San Francisco and we get to visit/hang out in SF on Sunday, garden needs fixing, work needs working, etc. etc.  I've forgotten how to automatically sacrifice other things for school needs.

Also I've forgotten what it's like to have a "reading/writing assignment" vs.  reading for pleasure and writing about what I please.  Now I need to write about an idea that wasn't mine, and, while I "get" the questions and their merits, I need to actually come up with something to say about an idea I didn't originate.  This is much more difficult than just blathering on about whatever comes to mind.

Still all doable at the moment, but I certainly can't afford to lose track of things.  However, as they say in the current internet meme of the month, this is a First World Problem.  :-)  I have food, shelter, live in a nice, safe neighborhood, etc. and am just lacking a bit of time and concentration.  Poooor me....

By the way, I've decided to throw in a bit of free graphics, as this blog is way too word-oriented.