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Time Wasters :        I think my biggest time wasters are when I get ahold of my phone or when I lay down and tell myself it’ll only be for a couple minutes or I’ll wake up when my timer goes off. Usually it’s a combo of all of them. I have to be careful when I lay down because I know if I get to comfortable or settled in there my whole night routine goes out the window. I also tend to watch Netflix or videos when I work for background noise, the only downside is if it’s a show I really enjoy I will get settled on it more to catch all the details. Unknown:      The reason for my scheduler being so vague is because I leave myself a lot of time in between my activities not knowing what everyone else’s looks like. My family has always planned things last minute or notifies people of an upcoming event when it’s the day of or like less than 24 hours before. I always have to make sure I have hours of breathing room but still have my planned activ...

Part 1: Is this different than I thought it would be? To be honest people talk about college as stressful or the greatest and happiest moments of their lives…I hate it here. There is a lot to do and it’s a blessing and a curse to be able to go to class whenever you want or do assignments whenever you want. It’s asking me not to do it you know. What am I struggling with? I find it very difficult to wake up and have the will to go to class and sit and listen to lectures and have huge work loads, basically everything I did in high school. I thought me graduating was me saying goodbye but I guess not. It’s hard to balance school, homework, work, my music life, and family/partner time. What’s missing from my college experience? I feel like movies can glorify college or any experiences really and I expected college to be more welcoming or hype. I don’t know if its because its community college so its college but on a “lower level”. I’m glad that I am not getting it all right now and then it...

  Activity: Assess Your Sleep Habits Objective Examine your current sleep habits, Directions Take a few minutes to review and assess your own sleep habits. Are you getting enough?  Check the appropriate boxes: Usually Sometimes Never I get 7–8 hours of sleep at night.               * I feel sleepy or have trouble focusing during the day.      * I take a nap when I feel drowsy or need more sleep.     * I fall asleep or have trouble staying awake in class.      * I fall asleep while studying.                * I stay up all night to study for exams or write papers.      * Hours I’ve sleep this week; Thursday: 6 Friday: 8 Saturday: 8 Sunday: 7 Monday: 5 Tuesday: 9 Wednesday: 8 Total: 51 hours of sleep Summary: Over the course of the entire week my sleep habits have been very on and off in terms of consistency. I try to make it my goal to get ...