09-02-2008, 09:33 AM
I'm glad you enjoyed Vermont. I live in western Massachusetts and Vermont is less than 1 hour away. I go for the same relaxation and solace. Vermont is one of those places you could go to visit and just never come back.
I applaud you for realizing you need to take a more even keel, to slow your pace down. On this forum, it seems like every week a bunch of people are graduating, and in less time than I've spent working on my degree. But it's not a competition. I have to remind myself of that. I did 4 CLEPs in August and earned 24 credits. But you know what, I'm not gonna touch a book for a week or two, and won't schedule an exam till the last week of the month. Why? Because I overdid it.
For me, my difficulty is a chronic illness. Your family situation sounds like enough stress for a dozen people. If people like us want to reach that 80th or 90th birthday, we need to recoup from time to time.
Slowing down isn't stopping, taking a break isn't giving up. Feeling compelled to keep a certain pace and never allowing yourself to reassess is a sure way to burn out. You've realized all that and made a sound decision. Good for you, my hat is off to you!
"Mastering others is power, mastering yourself is true strength." -- Lao Tzu
I applaud you for realizing you need to take a more even keel, to slow your pace down. On this forum, it seems like every week a bunch of people are graduating, and in less time than I've spent working on my degree. But it's not a competition. I have to remind myself of that. I did 4 CLEPs in August and earned 24 credits. But you know what, I'm not gonna touch a book for a week or two, and won't schedule an exam till the last week of the month. Why? Because I overdid it.
For me, my difficulty is a chronic illness. Your family situation sounds like enough stress for a dozen people. If people like us want to reach that 80th or 90th birthday, we need to recoup from time to time.
Slowing down isn't stopping, taking a break isn't giving up. Feeling compelled to keep a certain pace and never allowing yourself to reassess is a sure way to burn out. You've realized all that and made a sound decision. Good for you, my hat is off to you!
"Mastering others is power, mastering yourself is true strength." -- Lao Tzu
Master of Management, Cambridge College, 2011. 4.00 GPA.
BS in Business Administration, Charter Oak State College, 2009. 75 semester credits earned by exam, 45 in the classroom. 3.91 GPA.
AS in General Studies, City University of Seattle, 1999. 50 quarter hours earned by exam, 40 in the classroom. 3.95 GPA.
BS in Business Administration, Charter Oak State College, 2009. 75 semester credits earned by exam, 45 in the classroom. 3.91 GPA.
AS in General Studies, City University of Seattle, 1999. 50 quarter hours earned by exam, 40 in the classroom. 3.95 GPA.
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