experiences

This semester was horrible for me. I don't think I've ever done so poorly in school. There's just so much going on in my personal like that takes me away from school and I dislike that but things happen I guess it's apart of life. My grades aren't to my best ability. Previously in school I was on honor roll and had perfect attendance so many times, I want to go back to that place. I've learned so much from this semester I've learned how to adjust in different environments, I've learned how to take responsibility, and I see now the things that I have to do differently in my future semesters.

I really want to do well and succeed, I've worked hard and overcame a lot of obstacles so I know that I can get through this. I have to work harder, I've made changes so next semester will be less difficult for me.

Assesment

As I look back on the beginning of the semester I feel like in some ways I'm meeting personal goals but life happens and things happen that we can't fix or change sometimes. I feel like I could be doing a whole lot better I'm trying but I know I have to definitely kick it up a notch. I have to find solutions to something's that I deal with so that it doesn't affect school. I really want to do well and obtain my BSN.

I feel like I'm doing better than I was in the beginning of my language class. I struggled a lot to understand the material but I'm getting there i understand it's a process and I just have to give it my all. In other classes I think I'm doing well, I'm not that verbal in class but I do understand the material , I do take notes it's just how I learn I learn by just listening to the professorate other students thoughts . 

In next semester I'm going to definitely turn it around. I'm going to be in the classes of subjects that I enjoy and I'm not going to let myself, my daughter  or people that care down. I need this I need to do great and im going to give it all I have . I know I can do this. 

Out of my comfort zone

Something that I did outside of my comfort zone and new was go to a boot camp class. I'm not really in to working out but I've always wanted to really get into it . I've always said I wanted to get back into shape like I used to be when I was in dancing school. I was in dancing school for years and I stayed active and healthy. I feel like that has changed since I gave it a break, I really think about joining again sometimes.

The boot camp made me feel as though I was back in dance because in the beginning of classes we always work out and stretch . I decided to go to the boot camp because my mom and her friends are into it. I see there results and they've changed their lifestyles as far as eating habits and exercising. 

In the boot camp class consisted of running, climbing,jumping jacks, workout routines...etc.  this was just a trial run for me I'm thinking of being fully committed to it . It's hard work but I'm used to this kind of workout. I really need this because it'll help me get back on track and stay healthy 

Mindset

So far I think Mindset is an interesting book. It speaks a lot about how people think .  So far it's an easy read. It's not to complex it's easy to understand and it gives a lot to think about and consider.I think the main idea is about this book is about what kind of midset you have. It breaks down the different mindsets and shows how what mindset you have affects you in everyday life . In chapter two is success about learning or proving you're smart It talks about how were all born with the intense drive to learn , infants stretch their skills daily and they never decide if something is to difficult. They put in the effort and strive to accomplish the most difficult tasks of their life , they get up and keep going. This relates to motivation because of the time and effort that infants put in to move forward in life. When we get older and are able to evaluate things that's where fixed mindset can come in and we can become afraid to take opportunities and we somewhat lose that learning ability when we were once infants. We have to get into the growth mindset and not be afraid to take chances , put in time and effort and work toward making our skills better. This books really helps us to evaluate what mindset we have and gives a lot to think about so we can have the growth mindset .

Movie

I ran into a lot of complications while doing this movie. At first i've never done this so I didn't now what i was doing at all. I had to use iMovie and it seemed so foreign to me I became very frustrated. I didn't Have a camera so i couldn't record anything. My phone's camcorder is not good quality so i was unable to use that. Students that i had asked to interview were too bust or they just declined. I finally was able to interview through text of two students that i know that attend SCSU. It's kind of funny how we're all majoring in the something Nursing. I wasn't able to interview faculty. I emailed the health center to see if i could get an interview. I didn't get a response yet. I really dreded doing this but i tried to make the best out of my resources. For the future project I am going to really be on it the first day I can't afford to be stressed like this again I'm going to definitely make sure i'm able to get interviews with faculty.

Video project

I thought alot about how I am going to be able to do my project without a video camera. My phones built in camcorder is not that great, so I am going to have to structure my video with lots of words, music and whatever else there is to make it decent. My topic is going to be on what SCSU has to offer as far as clubs and organizations. I like the fact that there are clubs that focus on Ethnicity and culture. There are alot of clubs/organizations that are Hispanic, Black, Carribean..etc There is something that everyone can be apart of and if there isn't it is possible to start your own. I'm going to ask members and possibly presidents/ representatives the clubs questions about what their club offers, what times of things they do within the community, when were they founded and why should people join. This will help alot with letting students know whats out there. I've organized alot of my ideas i am just going to start asking around to build up my project.

Breaking down my week

Ive never really noticed where time went. Alot of times it seems as though time just flies by. Ive noticed that I have to find a structured routine. Sometimes my days are all over the place. i need to figure out when im going to do homework or when im going to go to sleep. sometimes i only sleep for 5 hrs a night and sometimes i sleep 8 hrs a night. I dont  know when to tell myself its time to sleep i kind of just let it happen & i might not go to sleep until 3am. i learned alot about myself this week.

During the week from Sunday September 16th through Saturday September 22nd i found out alot about how i managed my time. I spent 49 hrs sleeping, 10 hrs studying, 15 hrs relating watching tv, 112 hrs taking care of my daughter, 12 hrs in classes, 2hrs exercising, 30 hrs socializing, 4hrs transportation, 7hrs personal grooming, 2hrs cleaning, and no work or family commitments this week. I used the my daily hourly schedule off of the website. This helped me realize that i spend way more time socializing than I do studying and this can become a big problem for me. Its hard not to socialize especially when you have a phone or other electronic devices. I want to spend a lot less time just relaxing. I need to focus on studying alot more. Ftting more time in to go to the library or find non distracting places where it's possible for me to study and do homework.So i'll take away about 10 more of from just relaxing and social time and use that to do school oriented things. I feel like i did procrastinate alittle, i know i cant just wait until the last minute to do things.