I’m starting to feel the crunch of the semester this week. I have a mid-term exam next week that consists of nine essay questions with a 2.5-hr window in which to write/type. (The test is timed, and there is no grace to pause or restart.)

In fact, I’m using a vacation day to catch up on reading and prep for the exam. My evenings are ok for reading and brief assignments, but sometimes I have to carve out a few hours to really focus. If I can’t do that on a weekend, then I am thankful that I have vacation time to use. Some vacation, eh? Ha!

As soon as that exam is finished, I have two term papers to write. One of them is 20-30 pages, and from what I know of that prof, I should probably err on the 30 end. Oi vey. I have begun some preliminary research for the term papers, but my first priority is to knock out the exam. The prof gave some general topics that we need to be mindful of, so I am going to take that as a hint and write up some generic paragraph prompts to help the essays go more smoothly during crunch time.

Prayers for clarity of mind and time to focus are much appreciated!