I have so much I want to write about! But let me give you a few simple updates concerning my life.
I survived my two weeks of Limbo and have moved back up to "my" beloved Logan. I have wonderful roommates, and I cannot express my love and appreciation for them enough! Taylor and I are rooming together again and thank heavens we are. She keeps me sane and up to date with the new social world I now live in. Shananaba and Michelle are roomies and spend time singing and talking with each other and making us all smile. And I have yet to introduce you to the fantabulous Hilary and Melissa. I will have to do that in the very near future!
I got a job! And I must say that I owe a lot of that to Bill.I can't thank him enough for letting me know about it! How glad I am that he happened to be eaves dropping at the precise moment when he heard about the job opening. ;) The Friday I moved up, Bill set up an interview for me with USU Housing Facilities. And now, I am the happy custodian of the 4th and 5th floors of Valley View Towers. I have some epic tales to tell. :) My co-workers in VV Towers are excellent. It wasn't hard to slip in and get into the swing of things. Yet 20 hours a week keeps me on my toes when trying to integrate time to do school work...and life.
I ran a half marathon! But that deserves a whole post of its own.
I've started school. I've dropped two classes for the sake of my sanity and time management. I've finally managed to catch up on all my work that I couldn't do because I didn't have my textbooks the first week of school. Whew! What a relief...it only took a month to get back on track.
I've received a calling in my new Young Single Adult Ward. I'm a relief society instructor. :) Haha. I was telling Taylor that that would be the last calling in the world that I would want, and the next day, I was called into the Bishop's office and extended the calling. I came out laughing. Oh irony. I've already taught one lesson, and it wasn't as hard as I expected it to be. The Lord knows what he is doing and how best to help us grow.
Bill and I have known each other for four and a half months now. :)
What else? I'm the Public Relations Officer in my IWA Chapter (Institute Women's Association) and have the opportunity to mingle and grow closer to at least a dozen new girls this year. Our chapter decided to bloom this semester and accordingly, there are many new faces to come to recognize!
I continue to participate as a committee member of the marketing team for Dance United, but my life is so busy, that I don't really know how helpful I am...but I make an appearance every Thursday.
This weekend is General Conference! I don't believe words can quite describe how excited I am for Saturday and Sunday.
And in a nutshell, I love my busy life. It's busy. Really busy. But being busy keeps me focused...so I shouldn't complain or try to pull the "woe-is-me" card. I asked for everything I've gotten myself into.
Today in Institute, Bro. Jacobs talked a lot about managing our time. It rang so true to my heart thanks to my experiences of late. He pointed out all the hours we have in a day and disected it into categories.
24 Hours in a Day
6 hours of sleep
4 hours of work
3 hours of school
2 hours of study
2 hours of eat and munch time
.5 hour of scripture study
+ 1 hour of institute
18.5 hours
I am still left with 5.5 hours in my day. At least! What in the world do I do with that time? That's quite a chunk to get something done. Am I doing productive things? Am I doing good things? Better things? Or Best things?
"It takes time to develop the attributes that will help you to be a well balanced person."
Bro. Jacobs also showed this quote:- M. Russell Ballard
"One of the ways Satan lessens your effectiveness and weakens your spiritual strength is by convincing you to spend time on things that matter very little."
- M. Russell Ballard
I hope to develop the ability of managing my time. I can do hard things! I know I can. And right about now -at this very moment in my life- I finally feel like I'm getting it all under control.
Five minutes until midnight. Good-bye September.
Hello my October.
Hello my October.
4 comments:
Jessica, you and your blog rock my world. Your friendship means more to me than words can express! You're so unafraid to be who you are and I love it! I mean, come on, who doesn't love a confident woman? :)I feel like I might have needed your Institute lesson cuz those quotes? Uhh... GUILT TRIP! haha thanks for being awesome. Please don't change!
Welcome back! I'm glad you finally took time for yourself this weekend. :) I've missed you. But thanks for being so amazing! You inspire me so much. I've been super lazy in my classes and I just look at you and how perfectly you manage everything, and I tell myself I need to try harder.
General Conference is amazing! Pres. Uchtdorf's talk was about this very principle! My dad loved it, and I loved it! And I have a feeling it was for you too. :) He said so many wonderful things! "Slow down a little and steady the course" was my favorite. As much as I'd love to speed through these next two years I need to treasure each day and do my best with it. Which is not so easy... But I think we can all learn some more simplicity in life. :)
Thanks a lot for the quotes. I guess I should spend my time more wisely. I have also learned in the past that if you don't want a calling (scouts) you usually get it. I personaly am looking forward teaching the gospel doctrine class, I hope they call me soon.;) I am glad you are staying busy. Love ya.
Great post, Jess! I too just got called as a RS instructor! I haven't taught yet, but I'm excited! You sound busy and happy! I love you so much!
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