A Typical Day In My Life

Here goes...a typical day in my life since I started with my doctoral degree in psychology. However, bear in mind, that every day looks very different. Its just that the schedule remains the same!

I am picking a day from my 3rd year (Its a 5-year program and am currently in my 4th year)

7:45 am: Wake up, snooze, whine, drag self out of bed, get dressed.

8:15: Rush out in a hurry, speed to class (10 miles away)

8:30-11:30: Class that I try not to sleep in.

11:30: Meet with advisor or whatever or whoever or just hurry out before advisor catches you to ask you about your progress on dissertation.

11:45: Reach home, pack a diet coke, string cheese, crackers, cereal bar, chocolate, and whatever else you can set your hands on.

12:00 pm: Either walk to work (if on campus) or rush out again and speed to practicum (15 miles away). I used to call my practicum clinic " factory" because it made me slog!

12:30 pm-8:00 pm: Work, work, work, work, see time, sigh, eat, work, work, text message, work.

8:30: Come home, go to the kitchen to either find nothing cooked or something disgusting on the gas stove, put noodles to cook, change, eat.

9:00: study, study, talk on the phone, study, study, cry.

2:00 am: fall asleep instantly as soon as lights are off.

Its not easy taking 15 credits, working 36 hours, working on your thesis, studying for qualifiers, having crazy roommates, be sleep-deprived, live like a pauper, avoiding your advisor at any given time, and all that jazz.

And yet, all that I have to think about during these times is...

In July 2009, I will be DR. SOLITAIRE!!!! :)