I have an assignment due that requires me to interview two counseling professionals. However, these professionals work during the time period that I do, and being a new employee, I have no personal or sick days. My compensatory time is also allotted for the Spring semester.
It’s a conundrum. I could theoretically walk into the field earlier and head off to work on time, but no professional in their right mind would ever oblige to meet me at 7 am, when they are either not expected for a couple more hours, or are arriving and getting settled into their daily tasks.
A conundrum is worth thinking about and moping around for awhile, but it needs action to solve. Strict deadlines must be adhered to – my research still needs to be solidified, conducted, and analyzed as well. I am interviewing someone who is willing to meet me today. I hope to hedge out what his greatest material needs as a professional are, and purchase something for him in gratitude. I will not feel comfortable until I have the second interview guaranteed and an appointment arranged; perhaps I am an organizational freak.
Sleeping does not even provide me with any relief. I think about work, school, or fall asleep so late these days that I do not manage deep REM levels to hold any memorable dreams. Something has to change. I have to adapt. There is no option allowing for failure. Well, there is, and it would not necessarily be failure, but I am too determined and I have worked too hard to give up now. Perseverance requires resiliency. As long as I stay self-aware and on task, things will be fine. Academia does not bother me. Time constraints do.
