Where does the time go?

Uhhh whoops. Sorry dear followers (few and far between you may be)--it turns out that keeping a blog during a doctoral program is more of a challenge than I thought.

So I haven't blogged in about seven months. You'll be happy to know that life is much the same. I find myself busier this year than last year--which I could have sworn isn't possible. This semester I have classes (love those three hour classes...), clients (whaaat? I'm ready for this?), and research (ok, this isn't so terrifying). Somehow those things take up, oh, all of my time.

Let's take a look at today. Gave a Second Step lesson in a kindergarten classroom (think, social-emotional development and violence prevention). I really don't mind these lessons because kids are adorable and it's nice to be able to see them. Some days are better than others. Take today for example. Child mentions being hurt by father. Uhhhhhh. Fabulous. What's even better? The District of Children and Family Services abuse hotline is "busy" today. That's right, not only did I have to leave a message, they still haven't returned my call. The bright side here (yes, there is one) is that I'm really not certain I should even be concerned. No visible signs of abuse, none of the warning signs, and he couldn't/wouldn't explain what he meant. He very well could have meant that someone hurts his feelings. I just have to take care of all of my responsibilities and do my duty by reporting what I know.

I barely remember the rest of my day. Doing clerical work for my GA, working on some homework, and class. This is generally how my week looks. Honestly, everything is coming to a close in the next month and I should probably be more freaked out than I am now. Maybe it's apathy. Maybe it's lack of sleep. At any rate, I'm glad that I'm not so freaked out. Some of this stuff is scary, and I don't always feel like I know what I'm doing, but I'm doing it.

At this rate, I'm just pushing through this week. Friday night, I get to go home for Thanksgiving break. Hooray, right? Right. Not having classes or clients will be fabulous. I suspect that I will do more sleeping and relaxing than work. Not that I'll have time, because I truly need to write some papers and do some IQ testing. At least I get to do it from the comfort of my home? And let's get real--Thanksgiving is a pretty awesome holiday. And I guess I miss my family, because they're not too bad either.