One kid in the house, another away at college. Planning a wedding, working full-time as well.
Interesting (a little funny) story – I was talking to the kid who is away at college and was asked “how did your test go?” I explained how I didn't feel like I put in enough time and while I wasn't completely lost the entire exam, I was way too weak in my SIMS to pull out a pass. To which the response was “I knew you were pretty busy because you paid everybody off to get out of the house for the day, hahaha” The last two tests, I kicked everybody out the on my last Saturday before exam day. They went shopping and did dinner and a movie. Other than buying software to help study, that was probably the best money I spent.
Getting my significant other on the same page was paramount to my half-way-there success. When I'm down to the last three weeks I remind him, “next week is going to be the beginning of crunch time”. Then the final week I tell him again that I'll be really busy and need to stay focused. It's been important to communicate with him these things because otherwise he would be completely in the dark. I also try to prioritize getting some together time with him every day – even if it's just 10 or 15 minutes where I give him my undivided attention. Studying is temporary and my relationship is forever. He's been incredibly helpful, he's picking up my slack around the house and has been incredibly supportive. It helps me a lot because he doesn't understand exactly what I'm going through but is doing his part to help me succeed.
I wish there was a magic formula that worked for everybody, wouldn't that make things so much easier? 🙂
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