I am so happy that fall break is this weekend--I need it! Thankfully, most of my teachers got the tests out of the way so I won't have as much homework to do compared to a normal weekend. Despite that, I can't really afford to take four days off. I'm technically not behind in any of my classes but I feel like I've been working hard to keep up. I would like to use some of this time off to tie up some loose ends and finish up some projects and assignments that aren't due until the end of next week. I'm hoping to get a lot of it done on Saturday but I will be working six hours at Homestead (the IPFW Wind Ensemble will have a booth set up during the marching band competition). No matter what, I am going to make myself take a day and either do something fun or do absolutely nothing...hopefully to reset myself.

I am starting to look ahead at my class schedule for next semester and even next year. I want my senior year to be pretty light with classes because I will have other big things to worry about: I will have my senior recital in the fall, I will need to be applying for internships, and I will need to start making some big decisions on where I need to be/go after my internship. It's scary but exciting! I feel as though this semester has really flown by and I can't imagine how fast my next three semesters will go by as well. I was joking with my friends the other day about how I feel as though I should have an assistant that tells me what I need to know, exactly when I need to know it so I won't forget to do anything important (like study for these midterms!).

My sessions are going pretty well. I am certainly learning more about myself and this practicum is stretching me. I had a chat with Dr. Jackson about some issues I have been having and she said something I hadn't thought about in a while: "Don't let yourself get in the way of what you're doing. Sometimes we can be our biggest enemy in helping people." That's important for me to remember, especially during this practicum.

Speaking of which, I should head on out to my session!