Time to Complete Courses?

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You know that old adage 'you can have it all'? Well, it's a lie. You just can't. That means that you have to decide which things are your priorities, and then go with that. Maybe you spend every lunch eating a sandwich at your desk while doing courses/studying for exams instead of going out to eat. Maybe you meal plan better and have spouse/kids help with more than they're used to. Maybe you don't watch TV for 6 months. Maybe you don't go on vacation for a while. You WILL have to give some things up to go to school.

With me, during the capstone, I spent every Monday sitting next to my daughter at the kitchen table studying, when I would rather have been doing other things. But, it was the best time in my busy schedule to do my studying, so that's when I did it. I tried really hard not to let life get in the way during the 4-6 hours I spend there.

I also spent my evenings after everyone else went to bed doing schoolwork (I'm a night owl). My husband is studying for an IT exam, he is a morning person so he gets up at 5am every day, runs, showers, then spends an hour studying before work. He also reads on the plane rather than sleeping like he normally does.

Point is, we all decide what's a priority, and then make the time for those things. You need to decide that school is a priority and just schedule time to get it done. Or not. You can also decide that everything else is a priority, and put school on the back burner for now, and decide it's a priority some other time in your life (or never). It's totally up to you.