This semester thus far...

When I first announced that I was going to be working full-time and going to school full-time, back in August, people acted horrified. Honestly, I was a little scared too, and it wasn't just because it was going to be busy, but what I was REALLY worried about was trying to get into a routine as soon as possible. That was my number one priority!
Being a mom in school and working requires a very strict routine, and I believe that is the only way to make this busy schedule work. I'm BIG into routines. Everything has a time to be done. My baby.. I should say toddler now because he's really not a baby anymore.. my toddler takes a nap at the same time every day, and goes to bed at the same time every day. We eat at the same time every day. There's a right time for doing homework, taking a shower, giving my son a bath, etc... I know. It sounds like I'm the most strict mom in the world, but the truth is, life is a lot better that way. Sure, we do things spontaneously, such as going out to the playground to let my son play or going to playgroups, but overall, life has a routine. Which is why I can make this whole thing work between school, my job, and family life.
So this semester I'm taking my first batch of pre-med classes. It's exciting to finally be able to work on classes I am interested about instead of the ol' boring general classes. Good thing I got those out of the way and I never have to worry about that ever again! Right now I'm taking Cell Biology, Chem I, Anthropology 1010, and Trigonometry. The first three classes are my major requirements; Trig is necessary to get to Calculus I, which is a major requirement.
Here's a sample of my schedule, along with work:
Sunday- day off
Monday- class from 10-10:50, work 7pm-7am
Tuesday- Zombie Mommy Day. Do laundry, try to sleep as much as possible, class from 5:30-6:50.
Wednesday- class at 10-10:50, then again from 5:30-8:20.
Thursday- class from 5:30p-6:50, then again from 8p-9:15.
Friday (the most horrible day of the week)- class from 10-10:50, again from 2-4:30p, then work from 7pm-7am :(
Saturday- sleep all day, work again 7pm-7am.
So there. It's busy. Working nights has its pros and cons, though. The cons is that I'm literally taking 2 days of sleep to recoup from each shift. The pros is that my husband and I don't pay for daycare, and I get paid extra for the night shift, and if it's slow, I get to do my homework. It's quite lovely, to be honest.
Now you ask... "How are my classes?" The answer is quite simple: they're busy (for obvious reasons!).
My Anthropology class is easy. This is the class that gets put on the back burner for the most part. I'm ahead of the teacher in reading by 4 chapters. He's slow. But it's an easy A.
My cell biology class has a lab. The lecture is ok. My teacher is straight forward, and he's really good. The lab, though, had a tough start. The experiments weren't written correctly, and it was just a mess. But we started a research project and I'll write more about it on the next post.
My chem class is chem class. The lecture is online, so I don't have to study too hard for the tests hahah I go to chem lab, though and it isn't too difficult.
My trig class, like chem, is trig class. It's busy work. The homework is all done online, which takes a long time to get through because the online format is picky about how you type in your answers. It's a real pain in the "you-know-where".
Anyway. I'll write more later. This is super long, already!