I understand fresh! I forgot how tiring and stressful school is during my year off. My plate isn't as full as yours, but I've gone from worrying about whether or not work is going to let me have any time off on the weekends or holidays, to trying to make sure I have all of my classes straight, and I do the correct homework on time, and being more or less coerced to joining up the club for my major (which I need to be active and involved in; and considering signing up to be a leader in it.) Taking care of my mom who's starting on the road to major surgery, and meeting my aunt for the first time ever last week. I'm also helping my friend deal with her unexpected pregnancy and oh yeah, I start work again today. Somehow I get to squeeze in time to see my boyfriend too, to keep me a little sane. I've been sleeping in my car between classes because a 15 credit semester is apparently exhausting, and I forgot that being a commuter, an 8am class means I need to be up around 6 to be at the school early enough to find parking.
Like I said, my load isn't as big as yours...but it seems to be ever-expanding. Lists have been very helpful, but also a little bit depressing if it gets to the end of the day and nothing has been crossed off.
Well...all that ranting made me feel better, lol.
PS I forgot to add that my boyfriend's mom and that pregnant friend both want to start a knitting class with me, and my aunt I just met wants to come to painting classes with me, so that'll be my two free nights a week gone if I decide to do that as well.
