the next two weeks will be killer.

ahhh! i'm going into stress mode starting....NOW.

i just finished putting my assignments, meetings, work schedules, etc. into my day planner and got increasingly more overwhelmed. i'm not usually one to get too stressed out about things, but these next two weeks are a slight exception.

i have my first exam of the semester on thursday. i'm worried about it because it's for my western civilizations class....and i have absolutely no interest in ancient Greece or Rome. i really don't have any prior knowledge on the subject...which is definitely not normal for me in a history class. the professor emailed a study guide over the weekend, but there's so much material on it i almost think it would have been more helpful if she didn't give us anything at all. oh well...i'll get it done and i'll take the exam and it'll be over with by 12:15 on thursday.

dance marathon, the largest contributor of my stress will not be over until around 9:00pm next saturday. for those that don't know dance marathon is a 24 hour stand for the children of the NC children's hospital. [yes, that means that i will be standing up for 24 hours straight] i know i can stand and stay awake for 24 hours because i was a dancer last year, but this year is different. the committee that i'm on requires us to handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff that actually makes the marathon function. i'm worried that i'm not going to be rested enough and i won't contribute to the committee like i should. i'm trying to get as much sleep as i can now since i know i won't have any time when it's marathon time. next thursday i have to help set up for the marathon from 6pm until 2am...and then be back at the site by 2:00 or 3:00 on friday. the marathon actually starts at 7:30, so all the dancers will start arriving and that's when the stress will really set in. at 7:30 pm on saturday all the dancers will be able to sit down [and i will too!!], but we'll still have to clean up...which i have a feeling will be a lengthy process. i'm nervous and excited all at the same time!!

on a better, more positive note, kotr will be here this thursday!!!!

however...a large chunk of my weekend will still be dedicated to DM. we have a meeting on thursday at 6:30, a date auction at 11:00, and i have to assemble decorations for the marathon on sunday. oh well though...it's FOR THE KIDS!