{"id":198,"date":"2016-09-06T04:14:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-06T04:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/wordpress\/autisticme\/?p=198"},"modified":"2023-11-26T16:32:40","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T22:32:40","slug":"school-work-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/autisticme\/2016\/09\/06\/school-work-life\/","title":{"rendered":"School, Work, Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

I realize my blogs<\/a> (not only The Autistic<\/a> Me<\/strong><\/em>) have been slow throughout 2016. Life has a way of consuming more hours than exist in the day. My to-do list exceeds any realistic amount of time I might have each day, week, or month.<\/p>\n

If all goes well, in December I will complete my Master of Fine Arts<\/a> in Film and Digital Technology. I’ll have completed the degree in a year, with a few extra units. I completed five classes this summer, which was an insane workload for anyone.<\/p>\n

During the summer, we also juggled personal health issues for my wife and me. I ended up with an overnight stay in the hospital just as my classes were ending and I was starting a new part-time teaching post. That is how this year has been.<\/p>\n

In the coming months, I’ll write some reflections on 2015 and 2016, but right now I’m simply trying to keep up with school, teaching, and a part-time job I took to help pay some bills. It is all a bit overwhelming some days.<\/p>\n

I don’t like disorder and I hate feeling like I can’t take a break without falling further and further behind. Yet, I do need to take more breaks or I’ll burn out. That’s an important balance to find. Even when I do take time for myself, I end up working late to make up for the break. Doesn’t everyone seem to lose ground after a day off or two? I can’t imagine taking a weekend or even a week off \u2014 I’d never catch up!<\/p>\n

The entire autism<\/em> part of my life is on hold. I’m so focused on getting through each week of classes (teaching and studying) that I can’t pause to read articles about autism, read any blogs, or follow any communities. It would also be too draining to let myself get sidetracked when I need to complete this degree.<\/p>\n

The blog will be more active, I promise, but every now and then it does drop a few notches on my list of priorities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I realize my blogs (not only The Autistic Me) have been slow throughout 2016. Life has a way of consuming more hours than exist in the day. My to-do list exceeds any realistic amount of time I might have each day, week, or month. If all goes well, in December…<\/p>\n

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